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
The Met
Fri 27 Nov 2026 - Fri 19 Feb 2027
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
UK Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Tribute Band
Manchester Academy
Sat 14 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Ron Pope
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 20 November 2026
Critically-acclaimed Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Ron Pope has drawn comparisons to Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, while also refusing to put him squarely into one category. Uncompromising and relentless, Pope has evolved into one ...Tygers of Pan Tang
Holy Diver, Stockport
Friday 20 November 2026
Tygers of Pan Tang take to the Holy Diver Stage this November for a back to back set of classic Tygers heavy anthems...Arctic Numpties - Tribute to Arctic Monkeys
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
Barnsley and Sheffield's premium tribute to Arctic Monkeys, playing hits from all their albums. ...Opus Kink
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
Described by the NME as "Horn-fuelled filth-funk, where punk and jazz combine in grimy circumstances", "Barnstorming, infectious" by BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq, and "One of the most enjoyable genre fusions I've ever seen" by Nels Hylton on...The Bracknall
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
With a sound that wrestles Brit Pop nostalgia into gritty modern-day Indie Rock, the Bracknall are a grass roots guitar band from the unlikely London suburb of Collier Row: steadily emerging in the last three years as one of British Rock & ...The Bracknall - Manchester
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...A night with The Killerz a Killers tribute band
Poplar Social Club, Blackburn
Saturday 21 November 2026
Join Accrington MCC events, and and dance the night away in with one of the UK's top Killers tribute band The Killerz....Zimmer90
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 22 November 2026
German indie-pop-disco duo and best friends Finn and Joscha deliver sophisticated and wistful pop music which recalls shades of Parcels, Air, Phoenix, and The Bee Gees in a restrained and irresistibly lush sound that straddles disco, yach...Interpol + Bloc Party
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Monday 23 - Tuesday 24 November 2026
Bloc Party and Interpol announce a co-headline tour that will unite two era-defining bands. The tour will see two of the most influential acts of the last three decades performing songs from across their 20 year-spanning discographies, incl...Julia Wolf
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 23 November 2026
New York indie pop star Julia Capello, better known as Julia Wolf, blends elements of indie pop, alternative rock, and R&B which has seen her compared to Caroline Polachek, Lorde, and various shoegaze acts. Having originally found fame thr...Julia Wolf
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Monday 23 November 2026
New York indie pop star Julia Capello, better known as Julia Wolf, blends elements of indie pop, alternative rock, and R&B which has seen her compared to Caroline Polachek, Lorde, and various shoegaze acts. Having originally found fame thr...Electric Six
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 25 November 2026
Detroit's fun-loving alternative garage rock collective Electric Six celebrate 20 years of their UK Top 10 debut album "Fire" in 2003. The high-octane collection, mixing garage rock, disco, punk, new wave, and metal into cleverly dumb, in-y...Del Amitri
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 27 November 2026
 Formed in 1982, Glaswegian semi-acoustic jangly rockers Del Amitri boast a back catalogue of pure pop gems that cover a gamut of rock styles and observations on life's ironies. With six million record sales worldwide, the Dels are best...Del Amitri
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 27 November 2026
 Formed in 1982, Glaswegian semi-acoustic jangly rockers Del Amitri boast a back catalogue of pure pop gems that cover a gamut of rock styles and observations on life's ironies. With six million record sales worldwide, the Dels are best...
Reverend and The Makers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 27 November 2026
The Sheffield indie band, fronted by Jon McClure, nicknamed The Reverend, gained success in Britain with their debut album "The State of Things", which reached no.5 in 2017, and spawned the UK top 10 single "Heavyweight Champion of the Worl...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 27 November 2026
A live tribute to Coldplay and performing all the Coldplay hits and more in a brilliant sound and look-a-like show. The vocals, mannerisms and atmosphere these guys deliver are second to none. Giving the audience that same high energy perfo...Ocean Colour Scene
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 28 November 2026
In their 30 years together, multi-Platinum selling Birmingham indie legends OCS have enjoyed five Top 10 albums, six Top 10 singles and a mantelpiece full of awards. But behind all the swagger and the style there are great songs, with words...The Smyths - Tribute to The Smiths
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 28 November 2026
The Smyths are a joyous celebration of arguably the greatest band of all time, Manchester legends The Smiths. Thrillingly accurate, the group have amassed a huge following and regularly sell out huge venues both here and abroad. 2023 marks...The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience + Catfishing The Bottlemen (Tributes)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 28 November 2026
Tributes to Gerry Cinnamon and Catfish & The Bottlemen ...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 28 November 2026
A live tribute to Coldplay and performing all the Coldplay hits and more in a brilliant sound and look-a-like show. The vocals, mannerisms and atmosphere these guys deliver are second to none. Giving the audience that same high energy perfo...Young Knives
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 28 November 2026
 Mercury Prize-nominated Ashby-de-la-Zouch duo Henry Dartnall and his brother, The House of Lords (Thomas Bonsu-Dartnall), emerged during the post-indie-rock-revival of the 00s, scoring two UK Top 40 albums in the process.  ...
Cameron Winter (Geese)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 30 November 2026
In 2024, Cameron Winter stepped out from the whirlwind of life on the road as vocalist of New York rock band Geese to unveil his solo debut Heavy Metal, which has taken the world by storm. Expect a live show that's intimate, unpredictab...Bleachers
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Wednesday 2 December 2026
Scoring a UK Top 5 album in March 2024, New Jersey indie pop rockers Bleachers are sonically sad yet joyful, producing music for driving on the highway to, for crying to and for dancing to at weddings. There's something reassuringly touchab...Cassia
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 3 December 2026
Combining a rich musicality with continent-spanning influences, Cassia have made their mark with their own brand of calypso-flavoured indie pop. The Macclesfield trio have built a cult following in the last few years, amassing millions of S...Placebo
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 4 December 2026
 Formed in London by androgynous American-Belgian vocalist Brian Molko and Swedish-Luxembourgish bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal, influential rock outift Placebo were darlings of David Bowie, Michael Stipe and others. While the duo had bo...The Pogues
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 4 December 2026
Following the death of Kent frontman Shane MacGowan in 2023, Celtic punk legends The Pogues return to celebrate their greatest hits. Original members, Mancunian accordian player James Fearnley, Stoke banjoist Jem Finer, and Eastbourne tin w...The Chameleons & Manchester Camerata
New Century, Manchester
Friday 4 - Saturday 5 December 2026
 After celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, legendary underground Manchester band Chameleons return. The Middleton-formed band serve-up a career spanning set. Helmed from the front by long-standing custodian "Vox", previously know...The Orb + Ozric Tentacles
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 4 December 2026
Two giants of underground psych-dance culture come together for an evening of audio-visual sensory overload. Get ready to here the ambient soundscapes and pulsing rhythms of The Orb and Ozric Tentacles' blend of instrumental psychedelic ro...
Shed Seven
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 5 December 2026
Perpetual underdogs, Shed Seven seldom received critical acceptance, yet the York-formed indie legends were one of the leading lights of Britpop with two gold albums, 15 Top 40 singles and a legion of loyal fans. Their thunderous indie-rock...Westside Cowboy
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 5 December 2026
With echoes of fellow Manchester bands, The Travelling Band and Alfie, "Britainicana" indie band Westside Cowboy formed after meeting at The University of Manchester. With millions of streams on Spotify, they have supported Geese on the Eur...Hard-Fi
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 5 December 2026
 Known for their Top 20 hits "Suburban Knights", "Hard to Beat", "Living for the Weekend", "Cash Machine", "Better Do Better", and "Tied Up Too Tight", UK chart-topping rockers Hard-Fi are back, catchier, louder and more defiant than eve...Portugal The Man
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 8 December 2026
Over the past decade,Portugal. The Man has established themselves as one of rock's most prized possessions and a live phenomenon, with over 1,600 shows under their belts and a storied reputation as festival favourites. Originally heralding ...808 State
New Century, Manchester
Friday 11 December 2026
Graham Massey's Manchester dance legends and Acid House pioneers have been described as "masters of their art" (Q), "pioneers" (Future Music), "for sonic trailblazing and inestimable influence, among our most important groups" (Record Colle...808 State
New Century, Manchester
Friday 11 December 2026
Graham Massey's Manchester dance legends and Acid House pioneers have been described as "masters of their art" (Q), "pioneers" (Future Music), "for sonic trailblazing and inestimable influence, among our most important groups" (Record Colle...Artemas
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 12 December 2026
Garnering global attention with hundreds of millions of streams with his singles "if you think i'm pretty," and the internationally chart-topping I Like the Way You Kiss Me" London-based Oxfordshire-Cypriot Artemas Diamandis has only been r...Kodaline
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 15 December 2026
Critically-acclaimed Irish indie folk quartet Kodaline broke onto the scene when their debut single "All I Want" topped the Irish charts in 2013, heralding their Platinum selling album In a Perfect World, which also spawned the hits "High ...Ladytron
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 15 December 2026
Liverpool electronic pop trio Ladytron return to push the boundaries of electronic pop in invigorating directions with songs loaded with their trademark analogue synths propelled by relentless rhythm, catchy hooks, rousing riffs, sweeping m...Keywest
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 15 January 2027
Known as Ireland Biggest and most popular independent artist, Keywest are a chart topping street Band from Dublin. Their 1st debut album went triple platinum, their 2nd album went #1 (even knocking Ed Sheeran off the top spot). They have ...The Milk Carton Kids
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 16 January 2027
Los Angeles indie folk duo The Milk Carton Kids, singer-guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan, have been compared to Simon & Garfunkel. Their songs invite listeners to lean in close and hover in the small moments the music magnifies. ...Dave Hause and The Mermaid
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 16 January 2027
Having spent 3 years on tour with The Gaslight Anthem, AFI, Frank Turner, Social Distortion, Chuck Ragan, The Bouncing Souls and more, it's safe to say that Philadelphia folk punk rocker Dave Hause is doing something right. His music is raw...The Fratellis
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 29 - Saturday 30 January 2027
The brashly melodic BRIT Award-winning indie rock trio from Glasgow mix the tried-and-true sounds of glam rock, stripped-down acoustic-driven tracks, and Class of 1977 punk with fun, energetic 70's Cali-rock, rockabilly and glorious hints ...Jose Gonzalez
New Century, Manchester
Friday 29 January 2027
Despite only releasing three solo albums in the last 18 years, Jose Gonzalez, has packed out distinguished venues from Sydney to Talinn - via Berlin, Barcelona and Rio De Janeiro - and even sold out London's 4,000 capacity Albert Hall in th...
Coldplace - Tribute to Coldplay
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Thursday 4 February 2027
The World's Leading Tribute to Coldplay is a stunning live concert performance, celebrating the music of one of the most successful bands of all time. The only tribute to have worked for Coldplay, this outstanding band leads you through all...Scouting for Girls
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 12 February 2027
Friends since they were five, London indie pop three-piece Scouting For Girls have never changed to chase success. Success came to them; their 2007 self-titled debut went on to become triple platinum and birthed the generation-bridging anth...OASIS96 - OASIS TRIBUTE
Scam Fender - Sam Fender Tribute Band
King George's Hall, Blackburn
Saturday 13 February 2027
A band of lads from Newcastle that play Sam Fender songs. ...The Southmartins - A Tribute to The Beautiful South & The Housemartins
