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
Sat 1 Nov 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Fri 31 Oct 2025 - Fri 30 Oct 2026
Antarctic Monkeys - The Official Arctic Monkeys Tribute Band
O2 Ritz
Fri 31 Oct 2025 - Sat 4 Jul 2026
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
St Mary's Chambers
Sun 28 Dec 2025 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
HAIM
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
The sister trio HAIM have been cultivating their soft indie rock sound and celebrating their sunny San Fernando Valley roots for more than a decade. Often compared to Fleetwood Mac and Wilson Phillips, they're a band with an innate ability ...The Lovely Eggs
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
Lancaster indie rock duo the Lovely Eggs were formed in 2006 by Holly Ross and David Blackwell following the breakup of all-girl punk band Angelica, which Ross fronted between 1994 and 2003. Blackwell, a member of psychedelic drone outfit ...Reef
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
UK Album Chart-topping Glastonbury hard blues rockers REEF return with their thrilling blast of unadulterated funky rock'n'roll joy. Their energetic shows serve up nineties Top 10 classics such as "Place Your Hands", and "Come Back Brigh...Tide Lines
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
Scottish folk pop band Tide Lines rounded off a huge 2023 with a unique conceptual tour throughout Scotland entitled Elements. Such was the success of these special, stripped back shows, the band are now getting set to take Elements on t...C Douglas / Brainleak
Golden Lion, Todmorden
Thursday 30 October 2025
C DouglasBrainleak Thursday 30th Oct 2026Golden Lion / Todmorden...Maddox Jones - Still Waiting For The World To Turn tour
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
Join Maddox Jones on his remarkable rise, soulful pop, real stories, and a night with one of the most honest voices in music today....Maunders School Of Music Halloween...almost
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
Maunders school of popular music presents its fancy dress Halloween show...King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
From lo-fi garage/surf-rock to thrash metal, Stu Mackenzie's Australian psychedelic rock band have morphed into a prolific, constantly-evolving group, releasing over 48 albums between September 2012 and June 2023, seventeen of which entered...Antarctic Monkeys - The Official Arctic Monkeys Tribute Band
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 31 October 2025
The Official International Arctic Monkeys Tribute Band formed from a jamming session, and became a phenomenon in their own right, travelling the UK and Europe with numerous tours. The demand is now more than ever. Firmly established on the ...Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
Respectfully performing songs from one of the 1990s and 2000s most loved bands, the UK's leading Radiohead tribute....YAANG + Formal Sppeedwear + Autocamper
Yes, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
Hot Take is a brand new monthly night from promoters Now Wave, bringing you the freshest new sounds from Manchester. Manchester punk trio YAANG + FORMAL SPPEEDWEAR + AUTOCAMPER....Spotlight: Elin Grace (indie-folk singer)
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
PerformersElin Grace vocals and guitarAboutFolk meets jazz and classical in Elin Grace?s story-rich songs. Raw, intimate lyrics are paired with lush arrangements for band, woodwind and strings.?TicketsFree admission, no ticket requiredPromo...Hot Take: Open Fly Dierotica + Blondine
Yes, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
Now Wave presents HOT TAKE: Open Fly, Dierotica + Blondine...
One Dimensional Creatures Album Launch Halloween Extravaganza
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
Interzone Promotions and BKD Music present a Halloween launch party for the new One Dimensional Creatures album Tolerance Paradox plus special guests....Hallowed Be Thy Trash
Aatma, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
Here to raise the dead on All Hallows Eve with music from local bands, as well as some spooky activities. DanzticThird Warning PartyValue 1 more...Asylum's Halloween Special
Postern Gate, Warrington
Friday 31 October 2025
Our biggest & Scariest night of the year in 2025, Asylum invites you to join us in the Upside Down.. finally ON Halloween...C Douglas Live w Brainleak @ Fuel Cafe in Withington Manchester
Halloween at Holy Diver Misfits - famous Monsters UK
Holy Diver, Stockport
Friday 31 October 2025
The Kings of Creep are on the way this Halloween at Holy Diver Costumes mandatory...Halloween Hoolie
Billingtons, Oldham
Friday 31 October 2025
Join us in the ballroom on the 31st of October for an evening of live music from the Trifids, Shelf, Odious Rat & Paul Thomas....The Big Hands Halloween Show
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
Sour Grapes Records presents... Deaf Deaf Deaf // Wehmut // PomonaIt's a post-punk Halloween takeover at Big Hands...The Halloween Special @ Habitat After Dark
Habitat Studios, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
Crash Audio Promotions are putting on their first event @ Habitat Studios 3 bands on the night TBC £8 tickets £10 on the door...Fat Dog
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
Described by the NME as "2023's wildest live band", South London indie act Fat Dog's music has been described as containing elements of dance, punk and klezmer. ...The Enemy
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
Since 2007, the socially anchored, Coventry power rock trio led by lead singer and main songwriter Tom Clarke haven't been afraid to shed a tonne of bravado as a shield for some deep-seeded insecurities - mainly Tom's own personal hang-ups....A Tribute to Jilly's Rockworld
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
A celebration of a Manchester institution, the legendary Oxford Road rock club opened in the 1970s - originally known as Fagan's before being renamed Jilly's in 1983 - attracting punks, rockers, goths, metalheads, skaters, moshers and ind...The Smyths - Tribute to The Smiths
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
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...
Glacmanis
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
Alternative/indie rock duo from Manchester, pronounced "Glass-Manis". ...Butler, Blake & Grant
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
Bernard Butler, Norman Blake and James Grant are three of the most renowned and respected musicians in Britain. Norman- the centrifugal force in Teenage Fanclub; Bernard-renowned for his song writing with Suede and several artists, and most...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 1 November 2025
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...Amplifier
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025 - Saturday 19 September 2026
Described as "Soundgarden, Tool, Black Sabbath, Oceansize and Pink Floyd taking copious amounts of mind-altering substances and venturing on a trip through time and space (to another dimension), and back again," Manchester progressive rock...Sleeping Together
Roadhouse- Manchester Calling - The Bread Shed
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
Roadhouse are thrilled to announce a full day of live music at Manchester's legendary Bread Shed. All-dayer event....Sunbeam - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Paddang (FR) // Don Gonzo
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
Toulouse based psych fuzz group Paddang hits Big Hands, supported by Don Gonzo...As December Falls
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 2 November 2025
The rising Nottingham pop-punk/emo rock act is one of the hottest underground British bands today, led by the distinctive frontwoman Bethany Curtis. ...Dallahan
The Met, Bury
Sunday 2 November 2025
Forged in Scotland and Ireland's traditional music scene, but drawing on the music of the Balkans and North America, Dallahan take their listeners on a journey. Traversing styles and countries of the world in a dazzling live show, they crea...N&D Showcase: Adult Leisure
Radio X is 10 - Blossoms + Hard-Fi + Jake Bugg + Circa Waves
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 3 November 2025
To celebrate 10 years of the brand, Radio X will host an exclusive gig in Manchester this November - with Blossoms, Hard-Fi, Jake Bugg and Circa Waves billed to perform, and Radio X's Sunta Templeton set to provide the tunes in between acts...John Butler
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Monday 3 November 2025
A solo tour from the Californian-Australian guitar maestro who is best known as the eponymous frontman of the multi chart-topping John Butler Trio, a funky Australian roots jam band that have scored Platinum-selling hits with "Better Than...N&D Showcase: The August List
