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
INME
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
InMe's debut album 'Overgrown Eden' reached #15 in the UK Album Chart and #1 in the Rock Album Chart upon its release in 2003. Since then, the Essex-based alt rockers have enjoyed a highly successful career, scoring UK Top 40 hits with "Cru...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Sunbird Records, Blackburn
Saturday 28 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...Laid - James Tribute Band
The Met, Bury
Saturday 28 March 2026
Fully endorsed by the band themselves, Laid are the UK's no.1 tribute to Manchester legends, James. Laid have hit the tribute scene with lightning pace, receiving high praise everywhere they play, performing all the hits including "Sit...The 9075 - Tribute to The 1975
Lion's Den, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 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....
Formal Sppeedwear
The White Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
Now Wave presents Formal Sppeedwear at The White Hotel, Salford on 28th March 2026...INME- The Bread Shed Manchester
Snug Live Sessions w/ Arcane Moon + Support
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
Arcane Moon bring their powerful indie rock sound to The Snug this March - don't miss out...Snug Live Sessions w/Chimaeras + Dead Kalm
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
The Snug Live presents Chimaeras - a band formed from the loose threads of several Manchester outfits, coming together 30 years later....On The Irwell
Old Pint Pot, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
A Manchester showcase featuring Naomi Kalu, Pomona, Scatterchild, Tay Temple and Plastic Plant....SHLUG // I Create Deathrays
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
Welsh dark wave group SHLUG hit Big Hands, supported by local death ray creators, I Create Deathrays....Nordic Giants + Arabrot
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 29 March 2026
Seeing Nordic Giants has been described as akin to a religious experience: the multi-screen visuals, powerful strobes and exquisitely timed accompaniment create a whole that is far greater than the sum of its parts. For the instrumental po...
Weird Frequency Presents : WATW
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Sunday 29 March 2026
We Are The Weirdos29th March 2026The Peer Hat, ManchesterSupport: Leibniz, Victim Unit, Will Walton...Aqualung
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Monday 30 March 2026
Southampton songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Matt Hales, aka Aqualung, first came to attention in 2002 when the debut single 'Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)' became a surprise UK Top 10 after being discovered vi...Off Symmetry with Kulku and The Universal Veil
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Thursday 2 April 2026
After a series of successful UK and European tours in Spring 2025 - including acclaimed performances at Cafe OTO (London), The Cube (Bristol), Stereo (Glasgow), and Les Ateliers Claus (Brussels), as well as festival appearances such as Brai...The Ultimate Stone Roses & Oasis Tribute Night - Freight Island
Freight Island, Manchester
Friday 3 April 2026
Live tributes to legendary Manchester bands The Stone Roses and Oasis, plus DJ Paul Ezi Eden (MCR ROCKS)...5 Seconds of Summer
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 4 April 2026
The chart-topping Aussie band 5 Seconds Of Summer (aka 5SOS) have earned a reputation for bringing punk energy to a pop-esque sound, while also weaving in elements of R&B, electronica and dance in their music. They've been recognised with n...MIKEY KENNEY
Gullivers, Manchester
Saturday 4 April 2026
Mikey Kenney is an original. A passionate and well-respected advocate for traditional music - a brilliant Liverpool-style fiddler drawing primarily on his native North West English and Irish heritage - but grounded in a present-day, urban...A Tribute to Jilly's Rockworld
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 4 April 2026
A celebration of a Manchester institution, the legendary Oxford Road rock club opened in the 1970s - originally known as Fagan's before being renamed Jilly's in 1983 - attracting punks, rockers, goths, metalheads, skaters, moshers and ind...Concrete Club
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 4 April 2026
Manchester indie band Concrete Club formed at the end of 2022 and haven't slowed down since. They've completed a UK tour, headlined multiple sold-out shows, featured on BBC Introducing Manchester, and taken the stage at Manchester's iconic...The Smiths Utd - A Tribute to The Smiths
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 4 April 2026
Lincoln-based tribute band The Smiths Utd play all the hits from The Smiths and Morrissey solo. ...
The Boojums Live at The Castle
The Castle Hotel, Warrington
Saturday 4 April 2026
From garage punk to grunge rock, the Nova Scotian trio never miss the spot. - Backseat Mafia...Joshua Radin
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Joshua Radin emerged in 2004 as an empathetic, engaging, and often enthralling troubadour. Over the years, he's tallied north of 1 billion streams, moved 1 million-plus albums worldwide, and scored a gold certification for the single "I'd R...STONE
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 7 April 2026
In true Gen Z fashion, STONE are a diffusion of the limitless cultures and subcultures they've had access to growing up in the digital age. In keeping with the idea of 'punk' being more an ethos than any one genre or scene - the band cite i...Searows
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Kentucky-born, Oregon-raised indie folk singer-songwriter Alec Duckart, aka Searows, was the first signing to Matt Maltese's brand-new record label 'Last Recordings on Earth'. Duckart's intimate, hushed and compelling music soon found an a...Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 9 April 2026
The Hampshire punk and folk artist was initially a vocalist in the punk rock band Million Dead, before turning his focus towards a folkier, acoustic-based solo career. Since that time, he has reached international acclaim as a chart-topping...Apollo Junction
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Friday 10 April 2026
Apollo Junction are a Yorkishire indie band on the rise with a passionate, growing fanbase that call themselves the 'AJFamily' - there's been engagements on stage, lifetime friendships formed, coaches to gigs hired and an online community t...Stanleys
The Night And Day Caf?, Manchester
Friday 10 April 2026
Emerging from Wigan, Stanleys are the next in a long line of illustrious musicians to emerge from the town. Bands and artists ranging from George Formby (Senior and Junior) to The Verve, Starsailor to The Lathums are proud to call Wigan hom...Manilla Times
Yes, Manchester
Friday 10 April 2026
Emerging indie rockers Manilla Times, hailed as one of XS Manchester's "Ones to Watch 24", deliver infectious anthems brimming with energy and nostalgia. Originating from small towns in Ireland and North Wales, the band-comprising Jack M...Cathedrale (FR) // Pomona
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 10 April 2026
French post punk group return to Big Hands, supported by local experimentalists Pomona...Feedher
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Friday 10 April 2026
The best, and only, Feeder tribute band in the world....
Belle & Sebastian
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 April 2026
What began as a government-funded recording project by a group of Glasgow shut-ins with no aspirations beyond getting a few songs recorded grew into one of the world's most lasting and beloved indie pop bands. Initially inspired by the inst...Happy Mondays
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 11 April 2026
Pioneers of Madchester, Salford legends Happy Mondays are back twistin' our melons with their first tour in five years and the first since the sad passing of bassist Paul Ryder in 2022. Dubbed 'The Been There Done That Tour', it will inclu...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 11 April 2026
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...The Mercians
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 11 April 2026
Your girlfriend's favourite indie band, the latest rockers to come out of Leicester have recently supported former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan on his UK Tour. ...The Slates - Manchester
