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
MCR ROCKS Double Show: Wonderwall vs Cortinas
Freight Island, Manchester
Friday 20 November 2026
Wonderwall return by popular demand after their incredible Good Friday performance, joined by Cortinas for a massive Oasis vs Courteeners night....
The Slates - Atherton
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Friday 20 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...The Speed Of Honey // Ishango Bone
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 20 November 2026
A night of local winter delicacies. Two Manchester bands bringing the noise on a Friday night...Tygers of Pan Tang
Holy Diver, Stockport
Friday 20 November 2026
Tygers of Pan Tang take to the Holy Diver Stage this November for a back to back set of classic Tygers heavy anthems...Wheezed (Weezer Tribute) At Fuel Cafe Bar Manchester
Fontaines DC
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
The London-based, Dublin-raised five piece are back with their fourth album, ROMANCE - and stop off with what's set to be an unforgettable live show. Set for release on 23 August 2024 via XL Recording, ROMANCE builds upon sonic sensibiliti...Twilight Rave
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
Bella, where the hell you been loca? Join us as we celebrate Twilight at the club where every day is Hoa Hoa Hoa season. Step into the shadows and relive the magic, mystery, and eternal romance of Twilight. Get ready for a night of anthems...BODEGA
The Abbey, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 November 2026
With widescreen multi-tracked guitars and a giant sounding rhythm section complementing sharp songwriting and yearning vocal melodies, the Brooklyn art-punk incendiaries attempt to interrogate the external factors that make them who they a...Arctic Numpties - Tribute to Arctic Monkeys
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
Barnsley and Sheffield's premium tribute to Arctic Monkeys, playing hits from all their albums. ...Opus Kink
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
Described by the NME as "Horn-fuelled filth-funk, where punk and jazz combine in grimy circumstances", "Barnstorming, infectious" by BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq, and "One of the most enjoyable genre fusions I've ever seen" by Nels Hylton o...
The Bracknall
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
With a sound that wrestles Brit Pop nostalgia into gritty modern-day Indie Rock, the Bracknall are a grass roots guitar band from the unlikely London suburb of Collier Row: steadily emerging in the last three years as one of British Rock &...The Bracknall - Manchester
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 21 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...Cottons - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 21 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...Snug Live Sessions w/The Red Stains + Longshots
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
The Red Stains bring their chaotic and brilliant sound to The Snug, with support from Longshots...
A night with The Killerz a Killers tribute band
Poplar Social Club, Blackburn
Saturday 21 November 2026
Join Accrington MCC events, and and dance the night away in with one of the UK's top Killers tribute band The Killerz....Amplify trafford present Dark fidelity Hifi and guests
Stretford Public Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
amplify trafford promtions present manchester producer DFHF alongside guest live acts and djs in aid of stretford food bank...Edging (US) Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
Chicago Post Punks Edging hit Big Hands on November 21st...Zimmer90
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 22 November 2026
German indie-pop-disco duo and best friends Finn and Joscha deliver sophisticated and wistful pop music which recalls shades of Parcels, Air, Phoenix, and The Bee Gees in a restrained and irresistibly lush sound that straddles disco, yac...Terry Christian & Smug Roberts
Cuckoo Prestwich, Manchester
Sunday 22 November 2026
Smug Roberts & Terry ChristianTwo Manchester lads, one city and a big bag of stories. Join Smug Roberts and Terry Christian for No Country for Old Manc's, a night of comedy, conversation, music and memories as they look back at the Manches...
Tokyo Tea Room
Yes, Manchester
Sunday 22 November 2026
Now Wave presents Tokyo Tea Room at YES Pink Manchester on 22nd November 2026...Interpol + Bloc Party
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Monday 23 - Tuesday 24 November 2026
Bloc Party and Interpol announce a co-headline tour that will unite two era-defining bands. The tour will see two of the most influential acts of the last three decades performing songs from across their 20 year-spanning discographies, inc...Julia Wolf
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 23 November 2026
New York indie pop star Julia Capello, better known as Julia Wolf, blends elements of indie pop, alternative rock, and R&B which has seen her compared to Caroline Polachek, Lorde, and various shoegaze acts. Having originally found fame th...Graham Coxon (Blur)
New Century, Manchester
Monday 23 November 2026
A special, full band career-spanning show from one of the most innovative guitarists of his generation, Blur co-founder, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Graham Coxon. His passion for experimental and indie music ...Julia Wolf
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Monday 23 November 2026
New York indie pop star Julia Capello, better known as Julia Wolf, blends elements of indie pop, alternative rock, and R&B which has seen her compared to Caroline Polachek, Lorde, and various shoegaze acts. Having originally found fame th...Mystery Jets
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 24 November 2026
From synthesizer-fueled perfect pop to aching soft-rock ballads, with echoes of ELO, 10CC, Fleetwood Mac and Supertramp rubbing up against the band s own idiosyncratic, very British, psychedelic sensibility, Twickenham indie outfit Mystery...feeble little horse
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 24 November 2026
feeble little horse is naturally delighted to present their third full-length LP, bitknot. The album was written, arranged, produced, and recorded by Sebastian Kinsler, Lydia Slocum, and Jake Kelley across their respective homes in Pittsbu...Electric Six
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 25 November 2026
Detroit's fun-loving alternative garage rock collective Electric Six celebrate 20 years of their UK Top 10 debut album "Fire" in 2003. The high-octane collection, mixing garage rock, disco, punk, new wave, and metal into cleverly dumb, in-...The Hunna
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 25 November 2026
Alt-rock band The Hunna formed when frontman Ryan Potter and lead guitarist Dan Dorney met as teenagers at West Herts College, where drummer Jack Metcalfe had also been a student. The line-up was cemented with the addition of their friend ...The Big Moon
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 25 November 2026
The London indie-rock gals, on the verge of world domination, arrived like a breath of fresh air with their Mercury Prize-nominated debut album, 'Love in the 4th Dimension' back in 2017. Fronted by Juliette Jackson, they unleashed song aft...Clara Mann
Phoebe Bridgers
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 26 November 2026
A Californian singer/songwriter with a dreamy and hook-filled indie folk pop heart, Phoebe Bridgers' witty lyrical perspectives, sadly beautiful songs, and commanding melodies quickly jettisoned her to worldwide acclaim. A critical darli...Dylan John Thomas
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 26 November 2026
The Glaswegian indie folk rocker has an incredible story, going from foster care and busking, to appearing on The Voice UK and supporting Gerry Cinnamon and Liam Gallagher. Named after Bob Dylan, his influences include Johnny Cash, Bo...Martin Luke Brown
