ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Indiepalooza Tribute Festival
King George's Hall
Sat 13 Feb - Sat 29 May 2027
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Manchester Academy
Fri 13 Nov 2026 - Fri 16 Jul 2027
Malcolm Todd
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sunday 28 February 2027
Los Angeles indie pop star Malcolm Todd first shot to fame in 2023 when his singles "Art House" and "Roommates" went viral on TikTok. His song "Earrings" reached no.13 in the UK in 2026. ...Cage the Elephant
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Sunday 28 February 2027
Platinum-selling London-based Kentucky alt-rockers Cage The Elephant are influenced by classic rock, '90s alternative, blues, punk rock, and funk music. They are best know for the hit singles "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", "Cigarette Da...Switchfoot
New Century, Manchester
Sunday 28 February 2027
In 2023, San Diego Christian alt-rock act Switchfoot's seminal album, The Beautiful Letdown. The triple-platinum record included the UK Top 30 hit "Meant to Live", and changed the lives of the band members and a generation the world over. ...8lanco
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Monday 1 March 2027
Live Nation Presents8lancoThe Lodge (Manchester)...Marika Hackman
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 3 March 2027
Devon-raised alt rocker Marika Hackman has won widespread critical acclaim, with praise from The Times, The Sunday Times, The Observer, Uncut, MOJO, and more, alongside support across BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 1, Radio X and NTS. She ha...Arthur Hill
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Thursday 4 March 2027
 Arthur Hill is a multifaceted talent making waves both in the music industry and the world of TikTok. Hailing from Buckinghamshire, Arthur has seamlessly blended his musical prowess with a flair for comedic content, captivating audience...Nessa Barrett
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Thursday 4 March 2027
New Jersey pop rocker Janesa "Nessa" Barrett rose to fame on TikTok and began uploading covers, which led her to sign a recording contract with Warner Records and scored an international hit with "I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead" in 2021...The View
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 4 March 2027
Dundee's The View came from humble beginnings to assert themselves as one of the most exciting young rock bands that only happens once in a generation. Plucked from their somewhat bleak youth training jobs and blasting straight into a numb...Editors
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
The UK album chart-topping electronica-infused Birmingham rockers are famed for their Top 10 hits with "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" and "Munich", while "Papillon" and "No Sound But the Wind" topped the charts in Belgium. Permea...Django Django
New Century, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
Over the course of their extraordinarily accomplished discography to date, London art-rockers Django Django have constantly headed left where others have gone right. Described by The Guardian as "capable of making music that sounds close t...The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
The Roundhouse, Bolton
Friday 5 March 2027
Gary Digan Aka is the UKs Premier & Definitve Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon. With his Strong Scottish Accent, his infamous live shows are a mixture of up-beat acoustic guitars, soulful harmonica and heartfelt vocals. The anthemic sing along tr...The Howlers
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
London's Desert Rockers The Howlers are quickly emerging as one of the UK's must see bands brandishing support from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, KEXP and much more ...
Anna Erhard
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
With an eclectic mix of distorted guitars and lo-fi, the Swiss-born, Berlin-based artist sounds like Wet Leg and Fiona Apple had a subdued lovechild. ...
The Menzingers
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 6 March 2027
Philadelphia-based Alt-Rock outfit The Menzingers have shown their strength as rough-and-tumble storytellers, turning out bar-room garage-punk 'n' refined power-chord rock which is equally rooted in frenetic energy and lifelike detail. The...REM - A Performance by Stipe
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 6 March 2027
The definitive R.E.M. tribute. R.E.M. remain one of the world's most enigmatic bands. With a string of peerless albums; one eye on the underground and one eye on the soaring chorus; it's safe to say we will never see their like again. Fro...Aka... Noel Gallagher - Noel Gallagher Tribute Band
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 6 March 2027
In March 2015, the second Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album, "Chasing Yesterday" was released, and after years of deliberation, Matt put together a band of musicians to recreate the former Oasis leader's songs and shows, and fulfill...Manchester Calling: The Total Stone Roses + The Smiths Presumably + Oaysis
Bar Pop Basement Show Bar, Manchester
Saturday 6 March 2027
Featuring live performances by #1 tribute bands: The Total Stone Roses, The Smiths Presumably and Oaysis, if you're keen to hear your favourite Manchester anthems performed LIVE by exceptional tribute acts, surrounded by like-minded music ...Dan Croll
Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 10 March 2027
Dan Croll is an award-winning indie-pop/folktronica artist. A graduate of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, his 2012 debut single 'From Nowhere' achieved great success. Since then, he's worked with major figures in the industry t...Dutch Uncles
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 10 March 2027
 Manchester's much-revered electro art rock quartet return. Taking inspiration from Yellow Magic Orchestra, Prince, Steely Dan, Ennio Morricone, The Blue Nile, Kate Bush and Roxy Music. Without loosing any of their esoteric tendencies, t...Keo
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 11 March 2027
Keo are brothers Finn and Conor Keogh with drummer Oli Spackman and guitarist Jimmy Lanwern, who can trace their roots back to Plymouth, Portugal, Ireland and the US - with the Keogh brothers spending their youth touring much of the UK, Ir...Kula Shaker
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 12 March 2027
By reviving the swirling, guitar-heavy sounds of late-'60s psychedelia and infusing it with George Harrison's Indian mysticism and spirituality, Kula Shaker became one of the most popular British bands of the immediate post-Brit-pop era. ...China Crisis
Cinemac, Macclesfield
Friday 12 March 2027
 Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of the synth pop band which started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1979. China Crisis found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums a...Dave McCabe (The Zutons) + James Jay Lewis
Bask, Stockport
Friday 12 March 2027
Making his return to the Bask stage, The Zutons main man Dave McCabe Special guest James Jay Lewis joins him....Britallica (Britney Spears Metal Tribute) - Live in Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 12 March 2027
Britallica is the world's first metal tribute to Britney Spears, a high energy mashup of pop princess anthems and headbanging metal attitude....
SERENITY
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 12 March 2027
Born Again Concerts proudly presents20th ANNIVERSARY - MELANCHOLIA TOUR 2027SERENITYwith special guests SECRET SPHERESymphonic metal masters Serenity will embark on a major European tour this spring in support of their new album Melancholi...Sleeper
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 March 2027
 The Platinum-selling Manchester-formed Britpop band are back. Sleeper enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the mid 90s: achieving 8 Top 40 singles across 3 Top 10 albums with well over 1,000,000 sales. They garnered front cov...Coldplace - Tribute to Coldplay
The Edge Wigan, Wigan
Saturday 13 March 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 al...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 13 March 2027
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound ...Definitely Oasis - Manchester
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 13 March 2027
Definitely Oasis the UK'S Closest sounding and looking Oasis tribute return to Manchester to perform Oasis classics & B sides.14+ (U18s with adult)...Thomas Dollbaum
The Abbey, Manchester
Saturday 13 March 2027
Now Wave presents Thomas Dollbaum at The Abbey on 13th March 2027...Twenty One Pilots - East Is Up (Manchester Tribute Gig)
Eagle Inn Manchester, Manchester
Saturday 13 March 2027
We are the official Scottish Twenty One Pilots tribute act 'Twenty More Pilots' and we are coming near you for our East Is Up tour in Manchester |-/...Movements
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 14 March 2027
Movements have constantly reinvented themselves since forming in 2015 and the California post-hardcore quartet take their sound to expansive and sometimes unexpected places. Fusing post-hardcore and punk influences with a healthy dose of p...SOFY
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 16 March 2027
Leicester indie pop artist who first found fame when featured on the FIFA 23 soundtrack ...Turnover
New Century, Manchester
Wednesday 17 March 2027
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. Â Â ...Martin Stephenson and The Daintees
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Wednesday 17 March 2027
County Durham singer-songwriter Martin Stephenson's early love of literature and music led to the formation of the first Daintees line-up in his early teens. Never pandering to a particular scene, Stephenson's lightness of touch on a varie...
anaiis
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wednesday 17 March 2027
?Her powerful voice soothes with words of affirmation over a soft, skipping neo-soul bassline? - CRACK MAGAZINE?A live-sounding organism that sits on the edge of modern soul? - CLASH MAGAZINEBorn in Toulouse, France, anaiis moved around of...
Shygirl
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 19 March 2027
Experimental South London pop artist Shygirl reveals her inner self-reflection in experimental vocal tones and deconstructed dance melodies, exhibiting a new level of intimacy and emotional depth in her songwriting. Simultaneously assertin...
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