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
Fri 26 Sep 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Wed 1 Oct 2025 - Fri 30 Oct 2026
The Beths
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 20 September 2025
The Beths, from Auckland, New Zealand occupy a warm, energetic sonic space between joyful hooks, sun-soaked harmonies, and acerbic lyrics. Fronted by lead vocalist and guitarist Elizabeth Stokes, they deliver an astonishment of roadtrip-rea...Elder Emo - An Emo Party for Elder Emos
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 20 September 2025
Alternative Anthems & Throwback Events Present Elder Emo - An Emo Party for Elder Emos by Elderly Emos. Did you grow up on My Chemical Romance? Do you miss Myspace? Do you get backaches at gigs? Do you want to be in bed before midnight? The...Chloe Moriondo
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 20 September 2025
A truly one-of-a-kind artist, Michigan indie-pop and jittery pop-punk singer/songwriter Chloe Moriondo inhabits an entire cast of unruly characters: a larger-than-life vigilante who collects ill-behaved boys like figurines, a champagne-popp...The Smiths Utd - A Tribute to The Smiths
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 20 September 2025
Lincoln-based tribute band The Smiths Utd play all the hits from The Smiths and Morrissey solo. ...Hot Take 7th Birthday Special
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 20 September 2025
Now Wave presents HOT TAKE YES 7TH BIRTHDAY SPECIAL - TICKETS £7.77...
The Bad Wires - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 20 September 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Lord Huron
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sunday 21 September 2025
Good-time Californian indie folk rock bootscooters with guitars, cymbals, pianos, pedal steel, mandolins, microphones, saxophones and a gigantic string and woodwind orchestra deliver tales of hard luck, heartbreak and redemption. Lord Hu...Riding The Low
St Marys Church Stockport, Stockport
Sunday 21 September 2025
Riding the low and the Maddocks play at the historic St Marys church in Stockport for the first time....Déjà Vega
St Marys Church Stockport, Stockport
Tuesday 23 September 2025
Deja Vega are vocalist and guitarist Jack Fearon, drummer Tom Webster and bassist Mike Newton. After forming in Cheshire, they made the short journey to Manchester, a fitting backdrop to their gritty, guitar-led psychedelia. Rhythmic and r...
OneRepublic
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 24 September 2025
The GRAMMY nominated American pop rockers led by Ryan Tedder are famed for the worldwide hits 'Counting Stars', 'Love Runs Out' and 'Apologize' (which was later remixed by Timbaland). ...N&D Showcase: Alta Zuma
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Wed 24 Sep - 7:30 pmAlta Zuma+ Leila's Dream + Summerhouse£8 adv...
The Wants
Golden Lion, Todmorden
Wednesday 24 September 2025
People Like Us presentThe Wants Wednesday 24th September 2025Golden Lion / Todmorden...Rowena Wise
Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Described by Clash as ?carefully etched indie folk?, Rowena Wise delivers songs that have a newfound sense of honesty, holding space for all of life?s beauty and mess. Her storytelling islike a close friend, offering heady ruminations on lo...Badly Drawn Boy
St Marys Church Stockport, Stockport
Thursday 25 September 2025
Dunstable-born, Bolton-raised, Manchester-living Mercury-prize winning folk rocker Damon Gough has always been one to wear his heart on his sleeve, and his truly personal and heartfelt catalogue of glorious, colourful warming, honest pop so...HIGHWAYVES + INFRARED + THE MEMOS @ Night and Day Manchester
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
HIGHWAYVES, Infrared & The Memos live at Night and Day Cafe in Manchester...British Birds
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Hatched in 2023 via tape loops and cheap nylon stringed guitars, Chorley-based British Birds soar from the depths of psych-tinged melancholy to the heights of disco-doused dystopia and back. From within the precariously soundproofed walls o...The Crane Wives
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Born of the 2010's folk boom and now comfortably stationed in their rock and roll era, Michigan's The Crane Wives epitomise the evolving landscape of indie folk. Their high-energy performances have been described as "charged with emotion an...Corella
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
A popular act on the festival scene, Corella is a refreshing indie quartet from Manchester whose signature catchy melodic hooks, propulsive multi-layered guitar riffs, and reminiscent lyrics, relay a coming-of-age story of their own. The gr...The Covasettes
St Marys Church Stockport, Stockport
Friday 26 September 2025
If you'd asked indie rockers The Covasettes when they first met at uni in Manchester what they'd expect to be doing in 2024, they could never have predicted what was to come. Fast forward to today and the lads have quite the list of achieve...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 26 September 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...
Neotribe - Day One ft GANS Meryl Streek YAANG and more
Sunbird Records, Blackburn
Friday 26 September 2025
Neotribe - our all independent music all-dayer returns for 2025 with its 3rd instalment starting on Friday 26th 2025...Manchester Music Tours - The Smiths Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
The Smiths fans from across the globe will have the opportunity to experience once again how this iconic band made their mark in Manchester and the world. Iconic places that will be visited on the tour include; Strangeways prison, which bec...Mood Swings: Silver Gore Knitting Isabel. Croithe
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Now Wave presents MOOD SWINGS: Silver Gore, Knitting, Isabel. Croithe...Snug Live Sessions w/ Kahula + Olivia Booth
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Local indie band Kahula hit The Snug with support from singer Olivia Booth. Expect infectious tunes and a night full of energy...
The New Eves - Matinee Show
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Now Wave presents The New Eves - Matinee Show at The Castle Hotel on 27th September 2025...WAX HEAD live at The White Hotel
The White Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Feral psych-punk force Wax Head return to Manchester on September 27th at The White Hotel. Special guests to be announced...Neotribe -Day Two ft AK/DK SILVERWINGKILLER and many more...
