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
The Grand
Sat 24 Jan - Sat 28 Nov 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Band On The Wall
Mon 29 Dec 2025 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
St Mary's Chambers
Sun 28 Dec 2025 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
Mustbejohn
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Emerging London-based Hertfordshire artist mustbejohn's unique sound draws influences from House, Garage, and UK Rap. ...Kavus Torabi
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Wed 04 Feb - 7:30 pmKavus Torabi+ Guests£15 adv...
Bob Vylan
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 5 February 2026
Bob Vylan are a two-piece band that mix punk, rock, grime, and rap amongst other genres, to create a unique style of poetical political music that speaks openly on a wide range of topics. After releasing their critically acclaimed album 'We...Hot Take: People Person Little Grandad + Zdenka
DMA'S
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 6 - Sunday 15 February 2026
Renowned for their euphoric live performances, Sydney trio DMA'S aren't like most bands and have carved out a niche in an otherwise typically saturated guitar music scene. Their Madchester influences and swaggering mash-up of Screamadelica...The Clone Roses (Stone Roses Tribute) + DJ Clint Boon
The Met, Bury
Friday 6 February 2026
Described as "the second best Stone Roses in the world" by Mani, the 25th Anniversary of the UK's leading tribute to The Stone Roses, The Clones have performed at some of the most iconic venues in the UK, respectfully replicating some of th...Stigma Presents Ashbury Heights
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 6 February 2026
STIGMATA Presents A S H B U R Y H E I G H T S 20th Anniversary 2026 UK Tour...The Terrace Cult Social Club
St Marys Chambers, Blackburn
Friday 6 February 2026
The Terrace Cult Social Club presents a night of Casual Culture and Music....Sleaford Mods
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 7 February 2026
Sprechgesang electro-punk duo Sleaford Mods pull no punches either live or on record and not one inch of their rhetoric - alternately cheeky and blood-and-guts, occasionally both - is inauthentic or posed. Thrown out of school and disdainfu...
Maximo Park
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 7 February 2026
Rakish Newcastle post-punks Maximo Park are a hyper-tuneful indie-rock outfit in the vein of XTC, Gang of Four, and particularly modern peers The Futureheads. They turn out the sort of breathless, keyboard-drenched art-pop numbers that ne...Bayboards
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 7 February 2026
Undeniably set to be a huge household name, Manchester's Bayboards have earnt notoriety through their electric live shows up and down the North of England, with the four-piece often dragging all of Manchester's indie kids out with them. Whi...
Flying Finish - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 7 February 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Thousand Yard Stare
Gullivers, Manchester
Saturday 7 February 2026
Thousand Yard Stare are back and heading to Gulliver's Manchester on Saturday 17th May...The Ambersons
Brickhaus, Warrington
Saturday 7 February 2026
The Ambersons live at the newly renovated Brickhaus at Friar's Court for a headlining show....The Macks (USA) Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 7 February 2026
American Garage rock rollers The Macks head to Manchester....Magdalena Bay
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sunday 8 February 2026
Few artists are at once artful and savvy enough to transcend the endless scroll, but LA-based Miami indie synthpop duo Magdalena Bay have used social platforms to dispatch their music, and what you might call their philosophy, in hypnotic, ...Tim Burgess (The Charlatans) - Live and In Conversation
AO Arena, Manchester
Sunday 8 February 2026
By popular demand, The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess returns for Q&A-Sides with Chris Hawkins, an intimate evening of acoustic music and conversation. Join us for an evening of storytelling and a live acoustic performance from best sellin...Twin Tribes
Sessa
Yes, Manchester
Monday 9 February 2026
Now Wave presents Sessa at YES Pink Room on 9th February 2026...The Beaches
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Named after the Toronto neighbourhood they grew up in, Juno award-winning Canadian indie rock girls The Beaches meld gritty, groovy instrumentals with sharp, specific lyricism as they explore the triumphs and disappointments of mid-20s gro...The Academic
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Irish chart-toppers The Academic grew up just outside the small rural Irish town of Mullingar, about an hour west of Dublin and set in the heart of Ireland's midlands. Meeting in school, the quartet became firm friends through their shared ...
Stealing Sheep
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 11 - Thursday 12 February 2026
Now Wave presents Stealing Sheep at YES Pink Room on 12th Feb 2026...Kula Shaker
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 12 February 2026
By reviving the swirling, guitar-heavy sounds of late-'60s psychedelia and infusing it with George Harrison's Indian mysticism and spirituality, Kula Shaker became one of the most popular British bands of the immediate post-Brit-pop era. T...Wyldest
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 12 February 2026
Wyldest is London-based dream pop producer Zoe Mead. Originally from Wiltshire, she merges ambient loops and samples with electronic drum beats and dreamy guitar riffs. The songs resonate catchy rhythms, melodies, with a dark edge and an ef...Wyldest
The Night And Day Caf?, Manchester
Thursday 12 February 2026
Wyldest is London-based dream pop producer Zoe Mead. Originally from Wiltshire, she merges ambient loops and samples with electronic drum beats and dreamy guitar riffs. The songs resonate catchy rhythms, melodies, with a dark edge and an ef...The Cost
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 12 February 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:The CostTHE COST was formed in Valencia, Spain in 2023 when drummer El Estepario Siberiano, bassist ChrisAttwell and guitarist & vocalist Peter Connolly met at their producer?s acclaimed recording st...
The Fratellis
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 13 - Saturday 21 February 2026
The brashly melodic BRIT Award-winning indie rock trio from Glasgow mix the tried-and-true sounds of glam rock, stripped-down acoustic-driven tracks, and Class of 1977 punk with fun, energetic 70's Cali-rock, rockabilly and glorious hints ...Good Neighbours
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 13 February 2026
Since playing their debut headline show in November 2023, the dup consisting of Scott Verrill and Oli Fox have come together to create an indie rock-euphoric dreamscape of sound and vision, racing through the London gig circuit and beyond w...Oasiz - A Tribute to Oasis
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Friday 13 February 2026
When a short clip of Oasiz front man Steve, performing as Liam, went viral on social media with over half a million views, many fans were convinced the clip was actually of Liam Gallagher himself which led to the story being covered in the ...Pure Reason Revolution
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 13 February 2026
Melding prog and pop through dreamy moods, epic riffs and angelic harmonies, the University of Westminster-formed rockers Pure Reason Revolution drawing on influences like Porcupine Tree, Nirvana, Justice, Kraftwerk, Fleetwood Mac, Talk Tal...R.E.M. - A Performance by Stipe
