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
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Bread Shed
Fri 2 - Sat 24 May 2025
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Wed 1 - Fri 31 Oct 2025
The Clone Roses + Definitely Mightbe + The James Experience + Happy Mondaze
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 17 May 2025
Following their hugely successful 25th Anniversary Tour in 2023 culminating in a 6000+ sellout headline show at Manchester's' Heaton Park, The Clone Roses return, performing all the Madchester anthems we all know and love. The band have pe...Cassia
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 17 May 2025
Combining a rich musicality with continent-spanning influences, Cassia have made their mark with their own brand of calypso-flavoured indie pop. The Macclesfield trio have built a cult following in the last few years, amassing millions of S...Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 17 May 2025
Combining global music, reggae, fusion and punk influences, Jah Wobble has entranced the world with his hypnotic bass riffs for over four decades and has become one of Britain's most influential and distinct bass players. Accompanied by h...Manchester Music Tours - Oasis Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 17 May - Saturday 30 August 2025
You have the opportunity to see first-hand where Manchester's most famous brothers grew up. Acclaimed by Noel and Liam themselves, the tour includes visits to the iconic Boardwalk where the band rehearsed and performed their first gig. Cana...Mood Swings: Acopia Daffo + More Tba
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 17 May 2025
Now Wave presents MOOD SWINGS: Acopia, Daffo + More TBA at YES Basement...Thousand Yard Stare
Gullivers, Manchester
Saturday 17 May 2025 - Saturday 7 February 2026
Thousand Yard Stare are back and heading to Gulliver's Manchester on Saturday 17th May...Toy Car - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 17 May 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 18 May 2025
 Steven Wilson is an self taught composer, musician, singer, songwriter and record producer from Hemel Hempstead. Currently a successful solo artist with three UK Top 5 albums to his name, he was the founder, guitarist, lead vocalist and...Interzone Presents ITS DARE with Tokeo
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Sunday 18 May 2025
Interzone Presents ITS DARE With Tokeo and Special guests Misery Prize Elekdead Shooting SilverA night of Rap - Metal - Punk & Alternative...Tommy Scott (Space) at The Green Room Altrincham
The Green Room, Altrincham
Sunday 18 May 2025
Tommy Scott, the legendary frontman of Space, brings his 25th anniversary shows to The Green Room for a special night....
Mannequin Pussy
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Mannequin Pussy's music feels like a resilient and galvanizing shout that demands to be heard. The Philadelphia rock band make cathartic tunes about despairing times. Abruptly turning from searing punk to inviting alternative pop, their m...
Brume x mjf: Jam/Verity Watts P E A C E /Fisherman Dice/NONUNONU
Carlton Club, Manchester
Tuesday 20 May 2025
A special MJF quadruple bill for the monthly Brume night at Whalley Range's favourite independent music venue....MALCOM at The Rat & Pigeon
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Manchester-based indie-rock outfit MALCOM return for a headline show at the Rat and Pigeon, Manchester....Jagged Baptist Club
The Rat & Pigeon, Manchester
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Los Angeles band Jagged Baptist Club's raw and rambunctious energy certainly makes them a force to be reckoned with, whilst the quartet's dazzling soundscapes have already drawn inspiration from the likes of Blur, Public Image Limited, The...Audioweb
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 22 May 2025
Audioweb crossed the acid-fueled, psychedelic sound of Madchester house with deep dub, dancehall and reggae influences, earning a sizable following in the UK during the late '90s. Unlike many of their peers, they weren't given strong suppor...Glass Caves
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Thursday 22 May 2025
The band began busking on the streets of York, before heading to almost every corner of the UK, quickly amassing a loyal and devoted following, who appreciate their no-nonsense, back-to-basics brand of self-promo. Such was strength of those...Ry X
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
Australian transcendental folk artist RY X, born Ry Cuming, showcases a boundless ability to create thought-provoking atmospheric pop music, engulfed with his distinctively ethereal vocal lines, cloudy orchestral arrangements and accomanyi...
Casey Lowery (Casey Lowry)
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
 One of the most talked-about names in bedroom guitar pop and all-conquering king of indie TikTok, the future hero from Chesterfield takes to the road. ...The Golden Dregs
Yes, Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
Now Wave presents The Golden Dregs at YES Pink Room on Friday 23rd May 2025...Toria Wooff
Yes, Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
Finding splendour in shadows, Toria Wooff sings tales of the beautifully strange. Announcing the release of her beguiling self-titled debut album, her gothic approach to the folk tradition has captured the attention of any who have caught h...
DARTZ (NZ) Live at Big Hands
DIEROTICA - Fuel Bar Withington
Fuel Bar Cafe, Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
CLAMPDOWN PROMOTION PRESENTS: DIEROTICA, WOKE NONSENSE, AND THE BRIDGEMEN, AT FUEL BAR ON MAY 23RD FOR A NIGHT OF GOTHGAZE AND PUNK...Ted Fish Debut Album Live
Ruby's Bar Whaley Bridge, Stockport
Friday 23 May 2025
Performing 'All Good Energy'. A 1 hour performance of my album including new, old and exclusive live music Support act TBC. Let's make some noise...Tate McRae
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 24 May - Wednesday 25 June 2025
Tate McRae started out as a child dancer, but has since turned her sights towards pop stardom. Born in Calgary, her family moved to Oman during the first six years of her life. Her mother taught dance lessons, and when they returned to Cana...Pixies
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 24 May 2025
With elements of indie rock and surf rock, 1980's Boston alternative rockers The Pixies have been cited by avowed fan Kurt Cobain as a heavy influence on Nirvana with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" a conscious attempt to co-opt the Pixies' sty...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 24 May 2025
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...Throwing Muses
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 24 May 2025
A very rare opportunity to witness one of the great cult American rock bands, Kristin Hersh brings the Throwing Muses live show to Europe in Spring 2025. Their first tour since 2011, the Muses will embark on a 2025 European tour as a three-...
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Bad Dreams: Chanel Beads + More Tba
The White Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 24 May 2025
Now Wave presents Bad Dreams: Chanel Beads + More TBA at The White Hotel on Saturday 24th May 2025...
Big Condo Records presents The Dylan Dunwell Band
Peggy Mccools, Warrington
Saturday 24 May 2025
Big Condo Records presents The Dylan Dunwell Band with support from Stolen from Rom, Boxdye, Triplicity and special guest Jay With An E......Zero Club - Pixies Special
Retro, Manchester
Saturday 24 May 2025
Zero Club keeps the party going following The Pixies at the O2 Apollo with a special clubnight at Retro...The Lumineers
AO Arena, Manchester
Sunday 25 May 2025
Denver-based band The Lumineers were founded by New Jersey natives Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites. Schultz grew up taking drawing classes with Fraites' older brother Joshua, who died of a drug overdose in 2002. Playing music together w...Prima Queen
Yes, Manchester
Sunday 25 May 2025
Astute, refreshingly frank songwriting duo and best friends - Louise Macphail, from Bristol in the UK and Chicago's Kristin McFadden - scream empowerment and strength, with the pair's fateful connection serving as a North Star for their s...Dee Rae
