ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Fri 30 Oct - Sat 5 Dec 2026
Fri 13 Nov 2026 - Fri 16 Jul 2027
Sat 13 Feb - Sat 29 May 2027
YAANG + Formal Sppeedwear + Autocamper
Friday 9 October 2026
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....
The Crooks - Manchester
Friday 9 October 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...
Col&Ric Live
Friday 9 October 2026
Manchester, we're back Col&Ric return to The Eagle Inn on 9 October with new music and support from Canguru....
Born at Midnite
Friday 9 October 2026
Born At Midnite comes to The Abbey...
The Leather Gallery (FR) // Cob
Friday 9 October 2026
Post punk power from French band The Leather Gallery, supported by one of the most exciting local groups Cob...
Band Of Horses
Saturday 10 October 2026
Delivering strikingly beautiful woodsy, dreamy indie folk rock with sophisticated arrangements which ooze amorphous tension, longing and hope, the raw ethos that lies at the heart of the Charleston, South Carolina band is the emotionally ...
The Amity Affliction
Saturday 10 October 2026
An Aussie metalcore group with highly confessional lyrics and a melody-driven emo-tinged sound, the Amity Affliction emerged in 2008 and have since soared to the top of the Australian charts four times. ...
The Amity Affliction
Saturday 10 October 2026
An Aussie metalcore group with highly confessional lyrics and a melody-driven emo-tinged sound, the Amity Affliction emerged in 2008 and have since soared to the top of the Australian charts four times. ...
Crash Test Dummies
Saturday 10 October 2026
Hailing from Manitoba, Canada, Crash Test Dummies are a Juno Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated folk/alt-rock band. Beginning in 2017, the group reunited for a 25th anniversary tour of its most commercially successful album, "God ...
Ben P Williams
Saturday 10 October 2026
Moulding the classic song-writing sound of Paul Simon with the laid-back nature of Jack Johnson, Manchester musician Ben P Williams draws inspiration from the greats while injecting his own wit and imagination for lyrics which perfectly en...
HUBRIS
Saturday 10 October 2026
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HAWXX w/ Support
Sunday 11 October 2026
Feminist Punk Metal act HAWXX return to Manchester at Gulliver's with Leeds based Omoia and STRANGE Woman...
TV Smith
Sunday 11 October 2026
??TV Smith was founder member, singer and songwriter for the Adverts, who formed in late 1976 and were one of the leading bands in the first wave of British punk rock. In early 1977 they performed regularly at the newly-opened Roxy Club in...
Arab Strap
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Arab Strap's music features frank, unflinching narratives about sex and drugs spoken/sung in a thick Scottish brogue, often backed by drum machines, electronic loops, and sparse guitar melodies. A major part of the Glasgow music scene that...
Winyah
Tuesday 13 October 2026
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Ulrika Spacek
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Ulrika Spacek is a London-based experimental rock band formed in Berlin by long-time friends from Reading, Rhys Edwards and Rhys Williams. The band's music has drawn various interpretations, a cross pollination of hypnotic fuzz, Verlain-...
Quiet Houses
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Find tickets and full event details for Quiet Houses live in the UK, including venues, performance dates, and accessibility information. Where can I buy tickets for Quiet Houses?Tickets for Quiet Houses can be purchased safely and securely...
Tommy Barlow
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Now Wave presents Tommy Barlow at The Abbey on 14th October 2026...
Blossoms
Thursday 15 October 2026
Stockport quintet Blossoms burst onto the Manchester scene in the 2010s, quickly rising from local clubs to festival stages and the top of the UK Album charts within a few short years. Their catchy, synth-forward blend of Brit-pop and ind...
Ditz
Thursday 15 October 2026
Abrasive but accessible, Brighton experimental rockers Ditz made one of the most important British guitar debuts when they first appeard on the scene in 2016. The band has been compared to IDLES, Yak, Daughters, Gilla Band and even Foals ...
Crush
Thursday 15 - Saturday 17 October 2026
With lush expansive guitar tones, dense instrumentation and textures, Crush are a Manchester based four piece making heady and hypnotic music. Harbouring echoes of shoegaze bands such as Slowdive, the band was formed in 2018 whilst studyin...
Hollow Hand
Thursday 15 October 2026
Find tickets and full event details for Hollow Hand live in the UK, including venues, performance dates, and accessibility information. Where can I buy tickets for Hollow Hand?Tickets for Hollow Hand can be purchased safely and securely fr...
Bucket
Thursday 15 October 2026
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Gordi
Thursday 15 October 2026
Now Wave presents Gordi at The Abbey, Manchester on 15th October 2026...
The Mountain Goats
Friday 16 October 2026
The Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific former California nurse John Darnielle and whatever cast of musicians he's working with at the moment, which means the indie folk sound may change from p...
Mercury Rev
Friday 16 October 2026
Purveyors of a cosmic brand of the popular American songbook Buffalo New York act Mercury Rev merge jazz, folk, sweeping orchestration, and a dose of 60's rock. Their 1998 album Deserter's Songs remains one of the essential records of the ...
Gurriers
Friday 16 October 2026
Dublin's newest alternative addition, Gurriers, embody the emerging Irish genres of post-punk, noise rock and shoegaze. ...
SOFY
Friday 16 October 2026 - Tuesday 16 March 2027
Leicester indie pop artist who first found fame when featured on the FIFA 23 soundtrack ...
Mercury Rev - All Is Dream 25th Anniversary Tour
Friday 16 October 2026
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small b...
