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
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Fri 2 - Fri 30 Oct 2026
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...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....Louder Than War Live
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 13 March 2027
John Robb's music and culture website Louder Than War launched its own festival in 2026, with the debut event headlined by the great Sea Power and a full bill of bands over three stages at Manchester Academy. Now, it is back in 2027 - lin...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...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. ...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...Ian McNabb (The Icicle Works)
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 26 March 2027
Part of the Liverpool renaissance movement of the eighties, alongside acts such as Echo And The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, WAH!, Heat, OMD, Black, Dead Or Alive, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Lotus Eaters, and China Crisis, in 1981 ...The Lilacs
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 3 April 2027
Wigan band The Lilacs have hit the scene with a bang already performing on stages at Manchester Academy, o2 Ritz and London's O2 Academy Islington ...GOAT
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 30 April 2027
Masked Gothenburg-based experimental rockers Goat claim to hail from a small and very remote village called Korpolombolo in deepest darkest Sweden. Legend has it that for centuries, the inhabitants of the village of Korpolombolo were dedic...Tindersticks
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Thursday 6 May 2027
The Nottingham alternative rock band led by the singer Stuart A. Staples have recorded several albums which became popular years after their release. Their melancholic melodies develop themselves into intimidate and destructive pearls with...Mosh Spice (Spice Girls Metal Tribute) Holy Diver Stockport
Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 8 May 2027
Mosh Spice is the world's first metal tribute to the Spice Girls, a high energy mashup of pop anthems and headbanging metal attitude....Neighbourhood Weekender
Victoria Park, Warrington
Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 May 2027
Warrington's top indie rock and pop festival Neighbourhood Weekender returns. With a unique community feel, Neighbourhood Weekender is the biggest indie festival in the North West, welcoming both big names and breakthrough new music act...Indiepalooza Tribute Festival
New Century, Manchester
Saturday 29 May 2027
An indoor tribute festival with six tribute bands performing the hits of The Killers, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, Sam Fender, Kasabian and Kaiser Chiefs ...JOHN VINCENT III
