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
St Mary's Chambers
Fri 27 - Sat 28 Nov 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
Loretta Rest - Live at Fuel 19/3/26
Fuel Cafe Bar, Manchester
Thursday 19 March 2026
Loretta Rest is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Brighton. Come see her debut Manchester gig, alongside her newly formed band...The Feeling
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 20 March 2026
Having reconsidered their identity, taken control of their sound and embraced the Queen-esque theatrical elements of their DNA, chart-topping Ivor Novello award-winning Sussex soft rockers The Feeling return with a whole new perspective. Ex...Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis
St Philip's Church Salford, Manchester
Friday 20 March 2026
Discover the music of Manchester legends Oasis performed by violin under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...Bill Ryder-Jones (The Coral)
St Mary's In The Marketplace, Stockport
Friday 20 March 2026
The co-founder and lead guitarist with The Coral on the band's first five albums, West Kirby musician Bill Ryder-Jones has enjoyed a solo career since 2011 producing minimal and alternative folk songs, with a musical belief of delayed grati...Callum Beattie
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 20 March 2026
Pairing heartfelt lyrics with unfiltered honesty, acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter Callum Beattie continues his song writing journey as he continues to weave passionate stories of the everyday lives of ordinary people. His mix of folk, ...
CRUZ - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 20 March 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Sex Pistols Tribute
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Friday 20 March 2026
Get ready to rock with the Sex Pistols Tribute - Pistol Whipped...Scouting for Girls
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
Friends since they were five, London indie pop three-piece Scouting For Girls have never changed to chase success. Success came to them; their 2007 self-titled debut went on to become triple platinum and birthed the generation-bridging anth...The Cribs
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
Described by Q magazine as "The biggest cult band in the UK", the Cribs are three brothers from Wakefield, Yorkshire, who marry literate lyrics to nagging hooks and layers of droning, buzzing and stinging guitars. The Smiths' legendary gui...Ladytron
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
Liverpool electronic pop trio Ladytron return to push the boundaries of electronic pop in invigorating directions with songs loaded with their trademark analogue synths propelled by relentless rhythm, catchy hooks, rousing riffs, sweeping m...That Night In Manchester
The Edge, Wigan
Saturday 21 March 2026
That Night in Manchester is a brand new musical regaling the audience with a nostalgic and emotional journey through the heady days of the 80s and 90s Manchester indie scene. The audience will be taken back to the vibrant and exhilarating ...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
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 Magic Numbers
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
London four-piece The Magic Numbers comprise two pairs of brothers and sisters (Romeo and Michele Stodart, Sean and Angela Gannon) who are known for their unique harmonies, melodic hooks, songwriting craftsmanship and their timeless soun...
Ora Cogan
Skiving // Threads
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
London group Skiving (FKA Human Resources) hit Hands with local legends THREADS...The Kahunas
The Snuts
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Sunday 22 March 2026
The Snuts are all about big noises and raw honest performances. Close friends who grew up together in West Lothian, the four-piece love making music with their best mates. Comprised of frontman and guitarist Jack Cochrane, guitarist Joe McG...Class of '79
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Sunday 22 March 2026
Sun 22 Mar - 7:30 pmClass of '79+ Nanobots£12.50 adv...Vulva Voce
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Sunday 22 March 2026
Vulva Voce come to Manchester as part of their UK Tour celebrating International Women's Month with support from Olly Becker....Bar Italia
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 24 March 2026
An exciting new London band inspired by brit-pop ...
Oscar Jerome
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Born in Norwich, Oscar Jerome studied at London's Trinity Laban before establishing his name as one of London's most favoured Jazz musicians. Following in his Father's footsteps as a guitarist, he quickly learnt the basics and became hooked...Gene
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 26 March 2026
Gene rose to prominence in the mid-1990s when they found themselves categorised by the UK music press as a Britpop band, drawing comparisons to The Smiths - largely because of the similarities to Morrissey in the demeanour and lyrical style...Jim Bob (Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 26 March 2026
More topical than an episode of Newsnight, with songs about Putin, the Taliban and whoever "Billionaire in Space" is about, the album-chart smashing Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine's fiery frontman returns. It's not all doom and gloom ...UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
The endlessly intriguing, brave psychedelic indie band from New Zealand, led by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ruban Nielson, offers break-beat, junk-shop charm. While legions of artists show fidelity to the roots of psychedelia, UMO...CASEY
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Casey are a five-piece melodic hardcore band from South Wales who offer a raw and visceral exploration of vocalist Tom Weaver's personal relationships, in the context of his own mental health, to devastating effect. Casey have no grand desi...Witch Fever
Amber's, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Concocting a potent sonic assault that recalls the foreboding darkness of Black Sabbath, Savages' monochrome post-punk and the dirty breathlessness of Bleach-era Nirvana, the Manchester quartet create a confrontational racket that takes no ...All The Young
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
There are fewer stories more harmonious to the plight of a modern rock and roll band than that of Stoke on Trent's All the Young. Catapulted into the indie mainstream from the doledrums of their hometown by Warner Brothers records back in ...
ALL THE YOUNG - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Scruff of the Neck presentsALL THE YOUNGIndie/power-pop band from Stoke, comprised of Jack and Ryan Dooley, Will Heaney and David Cartwright...Club Lex Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Club Lex, bring their club music to the Big Hands Club....Cry From Hell
The Ramp, Bolton
Friday 27 March 2026
Cry From Hell is an alt rap and emo event headlining Manchester based artists Lil Liar and Xorochi, who have recently released an EP of the same name....Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
