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
Los Bitchos & Friends
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 30 January 2027
Now Wave presents Los Bitchos & Friends at Band on the Wall on 30th January 2027...TV Priest
The Abbey, Manchester
Saturday 30 January 2027
Now Wave presents TV Priest at The Abbey, on 30th January 2027...MICO
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 1 February 2027
Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter Mico initially grew a fanbase online through Discord and Twitch, before breaking out commercially with his 2022 single "cut my hair", which became a top-30 radio hit in Canada. ...Dead Poet Society
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 3 February 2027
After a decade defining, redefining, and perfecting their art, Boston, Massachusetts, heavy indie rockers Dead Poet Society are poised to be rock's next breakout act. ...Walt Disco
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Wednesday 3 February 2027
Flamboyant Scottish goth-glam six-piece Walt Disco create grandiose songs with emotional resonance but always with a touch of the obscure. While not trying to inspire nostalgia or rely on the familiar, they instead contextualise the future...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 al...Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble
New Century, Manchester
Thursday 4 February 2027
A critically acclaimed artist steeped in solitude and fragility, Hayden Thorpe's singular voice and imaginative song craft is bore of the Lake District landscape in which he lives. Having first cultivated a devoted audience with his band W...DMA'S
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 5 - Saturday 6 February 2027
Renowned for their euphoric live performances, Sydney trio DMA'S aren't like most bands and have carved out a niche in an otherwise typically saturated guitar music scene. Their Madchester influences and swaggering mash-up of Screamadelic...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Waterside, Manchester
Friday 5 February 2027
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 perf...
Jake Bugg
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 February 2027
Raised on a steady diet of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Oasis, the Nottingham singer/songwriter's bluesy, Brit-pop-forward indie folk pairs working-class swagger with wry, weathered romanticism, with elements of country-roc...Afflecks Palace
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 6 February 2027
Formed in Manchester in summer 2019, and named after the city's famous Northern Quarter indoor market, Afflecks Palace are a 4-piece psyche guitar band described as "The birth of Nu-Madchester". The group take influence from The Stone Rose...
SECTION 25 Live at AATMA with special guests
Aatama, Manchester
Saturday 6 February 2027
Factory legends SECTION 25, live at AATMA, Faraday St, Northern Quarter, Manchester. With special guests THE JUNTA, and STEREO LISTENING BOOTH...Our Man In The Field
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tuesday 9 February 2027
Live Nation PresentsOur Man In The FieldThe Lodge...Billy Lockett
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 11 February 2027
Northampton piano man has been playlisted on Radio 1, supported Lewis Capaldi, Electric Light Orchestra, Birdy, Lana del Rey and KT Tunstall, and performed on Made In Chelsea, James Corden's Late Late Show. He has written, recorded, perfor...Greg Freeman
Nothing But Thieves
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 12 February 2027
Southend-on-Sea's Nothing But Thieves bring together the melodic hooks of indie-pop with anthemic, stadium-ready rock which has seen them top the UK album charts and reach no.1 in the USA Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Equally at home ...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 ant...South Arcade
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 12 February 2027
Oxford pop punk act South Arcade are making waves as one of the UK's most promising alternative bands, channeling the energy of early 2000s pop rock, that has seen them compared to Pale Waves, Avril Lavigne, and Bring Me the Horizon. ...The Cheap Thrills
Cinemac, Macclesfield
Saturday 13 February 2027
Fiercely independent. What started with modest beginnings in a Liverpool basement has now snowballed into the band taking on the largest capacity venues in their home city. In rock 'n' roll spirit, the Scouse trailblazers have also caused ...Giant Rooks
New Century, Manchester
Saturday 13 February 2027
Founded only in 2014, young alternative-pop quintet Giant Rooks ranks among the hottest newcomers in the German independent scene, reaching no.3 in their home country and the Top 20 in Switzerland and Austria with their debut album. The ba...Indiepalooza Tribute Festival
King George's Hall, Blackburn
Saturday 13 February 2027
An indoor tribute festival with six tribute bands performing the hits of The Killers, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, Sam Fender, Kasabian and Kaiser Chiefs ...
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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
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 13 February 2027
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...REM - A Performance by Stipe
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 13 February 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...Protomartyr
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 13 February 2027
Now Wave presents Protomartyr at Band on the Wall on Saturday 13th February 2026...Bella Kay
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 14 February 2027
Florida-based Texan indie pop star Bella Kay gained popularity in 2025 with her debut single "The Sick" that went viral and peaked at number 33 on the UK singles chart. Blending intimate bedroom pop with confessional lyrics, reflecting h...Julia Jacklin
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 14 February 2027
Melbourne's Julia Jacklin has carved out a fearsome reputation as a direct lyricist, willing to excavate the parameters of intimacy and agency in indie folk songs both stark and raw, loose, and playful. Deeply personal, timeless songs feat...Spanish Love Songs
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 17 February 2027
Los Angeles based punk band Spanish Love Songs are self-described as "grouchrockers" making "music for fans of boxed wine, divorce, and crushing self-doubt", tapping into the emotions we all seem to feel but harbour. ...Ride
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 18 February 2027
Since their 2015 reunion, 1990's Oxford shoegaze pioneers Ride continue to connect all the dots, taking the frenzied guitar attacks, hypnotic grooves and dreamy melodic hooks of their early work and setting it to a more expansive sonic tem...RIPE - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Thursday 18 February 2027
Scruff of the Neck presents RIPE. American alt pop and funk...Basement
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 19 February 2027
Ipswich alternative rockers Basement have scored UK Top 40 hits with "Promise Everything" and "Be Here Now." Since forming in 2009, Basement have always been the same five friends - vocalist Andrew Fisher, guitarists Alex Henery and Ronan...Stornoway
New Century, Manchester
Friday 19 February 2027
On listening to Oxford indie folk band Stornoway - now reunited after a six year hiatus - the yearning for adventure and the freedom of the coast and wild places is palpable. As is true of classic songwriting partnerships, lyricist Brian B...
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
The Met, Bury
Friday 19 February 2027
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 perf...Slow Fiction
The Abbey, Manchester
Saturday 20 February 2027
Now Wave presents Slow Fiction at The Abbey on 20th Feb 2027...caroline
New Century, Manchester
Sunday 21 February 2027
The eight-piece London-based folk rock collective, caroline, are back with their mesmerizing signature blend of interwoven guitars, rich instrumentation, and dynamic contrasts, which capture their unique ability to craft immersive, ever-ev...Iceage
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