ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Manchester Academy
Fri 26 Sep 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Wed 1 Oct 2025 - Fri 30 Oct 2026
Run Remedy 'Xtian Skate Night' album release show
Carlton Club, Manchester
Wednesday 27 August 2025
'Darlin, would you like to roll... out of the way of this lonely gray salvation?'Run Remedy + the Lesbian BOYBAND choir + Bryony Lloyd + skaters...The Bug Club
Golden Lion, Todmorden
Thursday 28 August 2025
"If you ever wondered what Tiny Tim might might have sounded like fronting AC/DC, have a listen. It's 100% fun." - Dusted. The Monmouthshire duo deliver a beefy slab of signature Modern-Lovers-meets-Nuggets garage rock, featuring B-52's ca...
Gurriers
Projekts Skatepark, Manchester
Friday 29 August 2025
Dublin's newest alternative addition, Gurriers, embody the emerging Irish genres of post-punk, noise rock and shoegaze. ...Gurriers
Projekts Skate Park, Manchester
Friday 29 August 2025
Dublin's newest alternative addition, Gurriers, embody the emerging Irish genres of post-punk, noise rock and shoegaze. ...Factory 251 Fridays
FAC251, Manchester
Friday 29 August - Saturday 6 September 2025
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...Sea Fever & Jon DaSilva Forthepeoplefestival Closing Party
Cringlewood Social Club, Manchester
Friday 29 August 2025
The festival closes with Sea Fever Manchester-based band known for their atmospheric electronic live sets & special guest DJ Jon DaSilva (Hacienda)....Manchester Psych Fest
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
Multi-venue festival at O2 Ritz, Manchester Albert Hall, Gorilla, CANVAS, YES and Deaf Institute. Ticket gains access to all venues. Venue capacities are based on first come first serve so please arrive early for specific acts. ...Manchester Psych Fest
Various Venues, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
Multi-venue festival at O2 Ritz, Manchester Albert Hall, Gorilla, CANVAS, YES and Deaf Institute. Ticket gains access to all venues. Venue capacities are based on first come first serve so please arrive early for specific acts. ...Festwich Tribute Festival
Heaton Park, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
The tribute act festival that brings you blistering sets from the best rock and indie bands in the universe. Now with 3 stages over 2 days. ...Manchester Music Tours - Oasis Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
You have the opportunity to see first-hand where Manchester's most famous brothers grew up. Acclaimed by Noel and Liam themselves, the tour includes visits to the iconic Boardwalk where the band rehearsed and performed their first gig. Cana...
Snug Live Sessions w/ Hauspoints + Pomona + Kaleido
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
Hauspoints, Pomona and Kaleido hit The Snug on Sat 30th August. Three killer live sets. one big night of music in Atherton. Do not miss it....The Irrepressibles
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 31 August 2025
Manchester-based Yorkshire composer and indie singer-songwriter Jamie Irrepressible sets out on an intimate UK tour of beautiful churches and concert hall venues with his creative guise The Irrepressibles. The artist changed his name from "...Only The Poets
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Monday 1 September 2025
With delicate guitar tones and catchy pop elements, the unsigned indie band from Reading were picked by One Direction star Louis Tomlinson to support him on his 2020 UK and European tour. ...QUIDS IN MONDAYS
FAC251, Manchester
Monday 1 September 2025
QUIDS IN EVERY MONDAY @ FACTORY MANCHESTER£1 TICKETS ONLINEMIDDLE FLOOR MONDAY - SHOWCASING ALL YOUR FAVOURITE CHEESY HITS...Shimmer Presents: Blythe + Support at Lock 91
Lock 91, Manchester
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Blythe headline a night of raw, modern grunge at Lock 91, Manchester on the 2nd September...Blondshell
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 4 September 2025
Los Angeles indie rocker Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum, better known as Blondshell, moved from a pop-leaning career under the name BAUM, to a more rockier output as Blondshell in 2022. Transforming into a songwriter without fear. The loud-quiet e...Big Condo Records Presents Red Jaspers
Peggy Mccools, Warrington
Thursday 4 September 2025
Big Condo Records Presents Red Jaspers with support from Zenith, Frayed Connection, Lustrian, Sevenglaz and Harley Rose...Cucamaras
Yes, Manchester
Friday 5 September 2025
Nottingham's hottest prospects, the four piece have been making waves with their definitive, genre-spanning sound that incorporates elements of post-punk, indie and art pop to create something remarkable and unique. Garnering rapturous prai...
Sweetface Showcase at Cafe Blah
Cafe Blah, Manchester
Friday 5 September 2025
Sweetface Presents four up and coming acts in Cafe Blah, Withington...Dope Lemon (Angus Stone)
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 September 2025
One half of Angus & Julia Stone, Dope Lemon (aka Angus Stone) has amassed over 400 million streams from his two widely acclaimed albums, Smooth Big Cat (2019) which came in at #2 on the Australian ARIA Album charts, and Honey Bones (2016), ...The Southmartins - A Tribute to The Beautiful South & The Housemartins
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 6 September 2025
The Southmartins are a tribute act to the songs of Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, The Beautiful South and The Housemartins. The seven-piece collective has built up a loyal following playing arenas, festivals, clubs and pubs (including Paul ...Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 6 - Tuesday 9 September 2025
Where can I buy tickets for Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners ?Tickets for Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners can be purchased safely and securely from Eventim UKWhen Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners are playing?Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners are playin...Teenage Dads
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 6 September 2025
Where can I buy tickets for Teenage Dads ?Tickets for Teenage Dads can be purchased safely and securely from Eventim UKWhen Teenage Dads are playing?Teenage Dads are playing at -YES Manchester (Pink Room) on 6th September 2025Exchange, Bris...Factory 251 Saturdays
FAC251, Manchester
Sunday 7 September 2025
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...Noasis - The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band
FAC251, Manchester
Tuesday 9 - Friday 19 September 2025
Noasis is the definitive tribute band to Manchester's five piece Oasis. Since their formation in 2006 and with over 800 performances to date Noasis has justly earned its reputation as the best tribute on the circuit packing out venues up an...Greg Freeman
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Now Wave presents Greg Freeman at YES Basement on 9th September 2025...Turnover
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 10 September 2025
West Virginian indie rockers Turnover demonstrate an eclectic mix of personalities from emo and pop punk to a lo-fi, jazzy sound, with driving drums and delay-drenched guitar. ...
Surprise Chef
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Now Wave presents Surprise Chef at YES Pink Room on 10th September 2025...Red Rum Club
Gorilla, Manchester
Thursday 11 September 2025
A band truly like no other, Liverpool-based alternative/indie sextet Red Rum Club craft catchy songs with western-inspired undertones. The group's retro-centric style has scattered steamy, brass-flecked singles onto radio playlists, across ...Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis
