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 12 Dec 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
St Mary's Chambers
Sun 28 Dec 2025 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Band On The Wall
Mon 29 Dec 2025 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
Tru Alt Presents: Midwest Emo Night @ The Peer Hat
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Come down to Midwest Emo night to see the most ground-breaking acts in Manchester. Featuring Hospital Radio, Snorkelling and Gambling With Dogs....FNW Presents: Ishango Bone at Lions Den
Lion's Den, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Frank New Wave and Lions Den host Ishango Bone with support from Dikk. co and Jumbled and DJ Harvey Barker....
The Slow Readers Club
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Manchester's The Slow Readers Club deliver an energetic blend of driving drums and infectious guitar lines with evocative verses and anthemic choruses, imbued with their idiosyncratic brand of insightful and confronting lyricism, all set a...Inspiral Carpets
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
 Regarded as one of the main components of the Madchester movement in the early 90s, indie chart-topping Oldham legends Inspiral Carpets return after taking a hiatus following the tragic loss of drummer, Craig Gill. Although 90s frontman ...808 State
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Graham Massey's Manchester dance legends and Acid House pioneers have been described as "masters of their art" (Q), "pioneers" (Future Music), "for sonic trailblazing and inestimable influence, among our most important groups" (Record Colle...Britpop Curious
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
DJs spin Britpop all night long. Expect to dance to the likes of... Blur / Pulp / Suede / Oasis / Elastica / Sleeper / Placebo / Garbage / Manic Street Preachers / Catatonia / Shed Seven / Supergrass / Longpigs / James / Super Furry Animals...Manchester Music Tours - Joy Division Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025 - Saturday 31 January 2026
A four hour musical journey covering all things Joy Division and Factory Records! The chance to visit many of the important venues and locations around Manchester and surrounding areas that helped shape and influence the Joy Division sound....Alright - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Casino - Manchester
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...
Mercy Kelly - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...The Fairway Live
Eagle Inn, Salford
Saturday 13 December 2025
Indie boys The Fairway are back playing a hometown headline show at Eagle Inn in Salford...Delights
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 16 December 2025
 Dubbed as "kaleidoscopic guitar janglers", Manchester-based 4-piece guitar band Delights formed in 2017 while at sixth form together. The band draw their inspirations from an eclectic catalogue of music, influenced both by what their par...Swallow The Sun
Rebellion, Manchester
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Swallow The Sunplus support:SaturnusOpia...Neck Deep
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025
The "biggest band you've never heard of" has stepped onto the world stage, but it won't be long before that adage is a distant memory. The Wrexham underground heroes turned breakout stars with three UK Top 10 albums continue carving out the...Spector
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025
London quartet whose debut album Enjoy It While It Lasts mixed mingling 80s new wave with 90s indie rock, reaching number 12 in the UK Albums Chart and topping the Official Record Store Chart on the week of its release. ...The Wonder Stuff
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025
 Stourbridge indie rockers The Wonder Stuff boast an extensive catalogue which includes UK Top 20 hits "The Size of a Cow", "Unbearable", "Caught in My Shadow", "Don't Let Me Down, Gently", "Circlesquare" and the chart-topping cover "D...Michael Aldag
Gorilla, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Rising to fame on TikTok during Lockdown, the Liverpool-based, Wirral musician is known for his anthemic pop songs. ...The Clause
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 18 December 2025
The Clause are an indie four-piece from Birmingham who bring together the swagger of the 60s, the rolling groove of the 80s and the riotous verve and attitude of the 90s. Pearce Macca (front man), Niall Fennell (drummer) Jonny Fyffe (bass...Feral Family - With The Social Club + TBA special guest
Aatma, Manchester
Thursday 18 December 2025
Feral Family advocated by Radio X, Steve Lamacq, Amazing radio and total Rock + esteemed with The Social club + TBA guests. Let's ave' it...Loose Articles - Christmas Do
Rebellion, Manchester
Thursday 18 December 2025
Now Wave presents Loose Articles - Christmas Do at Rebellion, Manchester on 18th December 2025...Arkayla
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 19 December 2025
Bursting onto the scene with a string of captivating singles, Arkayla are tipped to be the next band added to a long list of brilliant musical exports hailing from Manchester. Drawing on the grit of The Strokes, the lyricism of The Smiths, ...
K-ESTATE Mad Friday Mashup
Wellington House, Manchester
Friday 19 December 2025
K-ESTATE host an XMAS knees up in Ancoats on 19th December. £1tickets when they're gone, they're gone...Doves
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Doves had something of an usual genesis in '90s Madchester. Founding members Jimi Goodwin, Jez Williams and Andy Williams were all members of Sub Sub, best remembered for their 1993 hit single Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use). After a fire at ...Black Grape
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Featuring Happy Mondays legend Shaun William Ryder and Ruthless Rap Assassins frontman Paul "Kermit" Leveridge, Black Grape could only have been made in Manchester. The swagger, fun and cryptic humour seem hewn from a city historian AJP Tay...
The Bug Club
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
"If you ever wondered what Tiny Tim might might have sounded like fronting AC/DC, have a listen. It's 100% fun." - Dusted. The Monmouthshire duo deliver a beefy slab of signature Modern-Lovers-meets-Nuggets garage rock, featuring B-52's ca...Sea Fever
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Sea Fever - a five piece collective from Manchester. Fronted by Iwan Gronow (Haven, Johnny Marr) on vocals and guitars, alongside singer Bethany Cassidy (Section 25), New Order's Tom Chapman and Phil Cunningham - with Tom on bass, guitars, ...The Bug Club - Christmas Special
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Now Wave presents The Bug Club - Christmas Special at YES Pink Room on 20th December 2025...The Bug Club - Christmas Special Matinee Show
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Now Wave presents The Bug Club - Christmas Special at YES Pink Room on 20th December 2025...The Man From Delmonte
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
After a 34 year hiatus, 1980s Manchester indie art pop favourites The Man from Delmonte return. Between 1988 and 1991 they shone brightly creating some of the most memorable pop songs of the "Madchester" era. Water in My Eyes, My Love is Li...Da Lata + support
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Monday 22 December 2025
Da Lata is the brainchild of Chris Franck (founding member of London-based trip hop band Smoke City) and DJ Patrick Forge....James Walsh (Starsailor)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Saturday 27 December 2025
Front man of multi-million selling band Starsailor, Chorley's James Walsh has proven his own worth as a singer-songwriter in his own right. He's written songs with Eliza Doolittle, Melanie C, Suzanne Vega, and Professor Green - to name a fe...The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
Fatbird, Wigan
Sunday 28 December 2025
Gary Digan Aka is the UKs Premier & Definitve Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon. With his Strong Scottish Accent, his infamous live shows are a mixture of up-beat acoustic guitars, soulful harmonica and heartfelt vocals. The anthemic sing along tra...Dream Wife
Yes, Manchester
Monday 29 December 2025 - Thursday 29 January 2026
Since forming in 2015 as a college art school project, Dream Wife - a name chosen as commentary on society's objectification of women - have become one of the foremost up-and-coming bands out of the U.K. They have garnered praise for their ...
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Monday 29 - Tuesday 30 December 2025
The songwriter and frontman of Manchester three-piece, I Am Kloot also possesses an enviable back catalogue as a solo artist - previously known around his hometown as Johnny Dangerously - and continues to work on new material under the guis...The Velvetines
