ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Indiepalooza Tribute Festival
King George's Hall
Sat 13 Feb - Sat 29 May 2027
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Manchester Academy
Fri 13 Nov 2026 - Fri 16 Jul 2027
Fat Dog
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
South London's Fat Dog are the most exciting breakthrough band of the past few years, conjurers of the sort of frenzied and wild live shows not seen in the UK for years. Their brilliant and mind-bending music is a thrilling blend of electr...underscores
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
Filipino-American Hyperpop star April Harper Grey hails from San Francisco and started making music as underscores in school, sharing a steady stream of SoundCloud one-offs and building a community of like-minded fans. In 2021, the debut a...Chloe Slater
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
Manchester-based Bournemouth indie rocker Chloe Slater was originally inspired by Taylor Swift and started playing acoustic guitar at the age of 13, and then electric guitar. She moved to Manchester, aged 18, to study music before her care...Embrace
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
West Yorkshire brothers Danny and Richard McNamara have come a long way since the days of out-of-tune criticisms and gags about being Oasis' little brothers. With three UK number 1 albums to their name, and smash hit Top 10 singles "Nat...UK Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Tribute Band
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
This world-famous tribute band takes you on a journey spanning 25 years of music from the now legendary rockers Foo Fighters and their charismatic leader, Dave Grohl. They absolutely nail the true vibe of a Foos live experience, all perfo...The 9075 - Tribute to The 1975
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
Catch the world's first tribute to The 1975 direct all the way from Italy playing the biggest hits from the bands' extensive catalogue....Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses / Ian Brown)
Stage And Radio, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
Aziz Ibrahim is best known as a guitarist with The Stone Roses and Ian Brown, co-writing songs such as "My Star", "Corpses in Their Mouths", "Longsight M13", "One Way Ticket to Paradise" and numerous other tracks from "Unfinished Monkey Bu...Manchester Music Tours - The Smiths Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026 - Saturday 16 January 2027
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 be...The Cases - Manchester
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...
Alright - Manchester
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Lomens Oceanvein & Endings Manchester
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
A night of Alt Rock at The Peer Hat, Manchester With:LOMENSOceanveinEndings...
MCR MADE- The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
MCR MADEA live tribute to the music of Manchester...Snug Live Sessions w/Witness + The Jesus Bolt
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
Witness perform Before The Calm in full to celebrate its first-ever vinyl release, joined by The Jesus Bolt at The Snug, Atherton....Bragolin Method Cell & Carrellee live @Kable Manchester
Kable, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
Strange Manchester presents:Bragolin (NL) UK debutMethod Cell (UK)Carrellee (USA) UK debutTickets £17.50 adv £22 doorLocation : Kable, Manchester...Kieran Arnold Album Launch
Wax And Beans, Bury
Saturday 14 November 2026
Kieran Arnold FULL BAND Headline Gig at Wax & Beans, Bury to celebrate the release of his debut album. Support from Scott Marsden of Holy Coves...Painkiller // Annex Motive Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
Cardiff based group Painkiller make their Manchester debut at Big Hands Supported by new local group Annex Motive...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Sunday 15 November 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 gui...Genevieve Miles
Eagle Inn, Salford
Sunday 15 November 2026
Genevieve Miles brings her witchy alt rock to The Eagle Inn, Manchester...Boko Yout
The Abbey, Manchester
Sunday 15 November 2026
Now Wave presents Boko Yout at The Abbey, Manchester on 15th November 2026...Shed Seven
King George's Hall, Blackburn
Monday 16 November 2026
Perpetual underdogs, Shed Seven seldom received critical acceptance, yet the York-formed indie legends were one of the leading lights of Britpop with two gold albums, 15 Top 40 singles and a legion of loyal fans. Their thunderous indie-roc...Barbican Estate
WIDOWSPEAK
Yes, Manchester
Monday 16 November 2026
Now Wave presents Widowspeak at YES Pink Room on 16th November 2026...Beabadoobee
AO Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Born in the Philippines and raised in London, Beatrice Laus emerged as a British alternative music icon with her flawless output of confessional bedroom pop songs and DIY folk aesthetic. Her third album, "This Is How Tomorrow Moves" became...Eagles of Death Metal
New Century, Manchester
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Palm Desert, California rock band EODM (Eagles Of Death Metal) formed in 1998 by best friends Jesse Hughes (a.k.a. The Devil/Boots Electric) and Queen of the Stones Age's Josh Homme (a.k.a. Carlo Von Sexron/DP Pete/Baby Duck/Zombie Zebra)....
Eagles Of Death Metal
New Century, Manchester
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Palm Desert, California rock band EODM (Eagles Of Death Metal) formed in 1998 by best friends Jesse Hughes (a.k.a. The Devil/Boots Electric) and Queen of the Stones Age's Josh Homme (a.k.a. Carlo Von Sexron/DP Pete/Baby Duck/Zombie Zebra)....Tropical Fuck Storm
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 17 - Friday 27 November 2026
It?s been two years since our favourite Australian post-apocalyptic acid punk disco scuzzheads, Tropical Fuck Storm, toured Europe. And while we can?t blame EVERYTHING terrible that?s happened since then on their absence, it does make you ...Haute & Freddy
Good Health Good Wealth
Enter Shikari
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
The precocious St. Albans Trance-Metal tykes deliver a genre-bending mashup which has made them the masters of their trade, scoring multiple UK Top 5 albums and winning the most prestigious music awards over their extensive career. The po...The Fray
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
From the sleepy sprawl of America's 'Mile-High City', Denver, Colorado, United States, comes The Fray, a foursome whose melodic pop-rock songs and soaring vocals resonate with sprawling tapestries and tales of hopefulness and heartache. T...For Vini - The Music of The Durutti Column
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
Celebrate the iconic musical moments of Vini Reilly and The Durutti Column, with the band's collaborators Keir Stewart and Bruce Mitchell. For half a century, The Durutti Column have occupied a musical world entirely their own, blending di...Kid Kapichi
New Century, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
With their big punch 'beat punk' sound, and explicitly political songs the Hastings duo have been praised by Liam Gallagher as 'like Noel when he was good'. They tried to debut their Partygate polemic 'Party At No. 10' with a busking pe...Kid Kapichi
New Century, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
With their big punch 'beat punk' sound, and explicitly political songs the Hastings duo have been praised by Liam Gallagher as 'like Noel when he was good'. They tried to debut their Partygate polemic 'Party At No. 10' with a busking pe...The Rifles
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
London indie outfit the Rifles rose to popularity in the mid-2000s with a jaunty garage rock & roll sound that's equal parts Jam-like swagger and a playfulness not unlike contemporaries the Kooks. First grabbing public attention with th...
Digging for Kanky Presents: Raining Stones
The Yard MCR, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
Manchester trio Digging for Kanky celebrate the release of their debut album, Raining Stones, with a special live show at The Yard. Supported by Cartr...CD Promotions Presents: Idol Giants
The Grafton Arms, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
Come down to the Grafton Arms on the 19th November to see Idol Giants, Route 86, Gone Fishing and Pete & The Lovehearts...Play For Planet 3
Rat And Pigeon Manchester, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
Gigs for good in Greater Manchester. Enrich your soul and our soil....Single File Traffic
