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 14 Nov 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
St Mary's Chambers
Sun 28 Dec 2025 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
INFRARED (+ Special Guests) - The Deaf Institute Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025
INFRARED mark their Deaf Institute debut with a headline hometown show this November alongside incredible local bands...Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Aatma, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025
Literary inspired clubnight with some of Manchester's best live musicians, creative writers and djs...Ed Sheeran Vs Sam Fender - Live at Empire Warrington
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Friday 21 November 2025
Get ready to rock out as Ed Sheeran and Sam Fender face off live at Empire Warrington...FAC51 The Haçienda - Primal Scream + Masters at Work + Groove Armada + more
Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
The Hacienda returns to Manchester for a huge all day homecoming celebration taking over WHP at Depot Mayfield. ...The Lilacs
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Wigan band The Lilacs have hit the scene with a bang already performing on stages at Manchester Academy, o2 Ritz and London's O2 Academy Islington ...Turin Brakes
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
With characteristically robust pop melodies and spine-tingling harmonies, South London's Mercury Music Prize-nominated urban folk-pop act Turin Brakes have sold over a million records worldwide, including the UK Top 5 hit, in 2003, "Pain K...Cast
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Part of Liverpool's incredible musical heritage, rock band Cast were formed in the city in 1993. Founded by John Power, the former bassist with The La's, and Peter Wilkinson, Cast were a major part of the Britpop movement of the 1990s along...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 22 November 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...
Colin Hay (Men at Work)
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Possessing one of the most distinctive and recognisable voices on the planet, former Men at Work songwriter and frontman Colin Hay has gone on to establish himself as a solo artist with an ability to interpret other songs which he fell in ...Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra
The Met, Bury
Saturday 22 November 2025
Described by fRoots as "Newcastle's finest swing-honkytonk-rockabilly band", Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra are ten years into a remarkable story that began with four friends, hailing from Orkney to Warwickshire, studying at Newcastle U...Martyn Joseph
Mottram St Andrew Village Hall, Macclesfield
Saturday 22 November 2025
A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade, the jaw dropping guitar player has developed a unique percussive style with a powerful show stopping voice, which has seen him dubbed "The Welsh Springsteen". Take ...Humour
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Humour live together in Glasgow and formed across the 2021 lockdowns, writing and recording their material at home, with the music intended as a backdrop to Andreas' lyrics. Sometimes they're about letting people down, sometimes they're abo...Manchester Music Tours - Oasis Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 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...Definitely Oasis - Oasis tribute - St Helens
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 22 November 2025
After numerous sold out gigs 'Definitely Oasis' the UK'S Closest sounding and looking Oasis tribute return to St HelensAge limit - Over 18s event...Model/Actriz
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Now Wave presents Model/Actriz at Band on the Wall on 22nd November 2025...Sacred Skin
Golden Lion, Todmorden
Saturday 22 November 2025
Sacred SkinSaturday 22nd November 2025Golden Lion - Todmorden...Skåls and Bones Lute 22nd November
Snüff (IT) // All Girls Arson Club
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Italian lo-fi rock n rollers Snuff head for hands, supported by Sheffields All Girls Arson Club...The 9075 - Live at Empire Warrington
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Saturday 22 November 2025
Get ready for a wild night with The 9075 at Empire Warrington - a tribute to the 1975 that is Globally Recognised...Arthur Hill
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 23 November 2025
 Arthur Hill is a multifaceted talent making waves both in the music industry and the world of TikTok. Hailing from Buckinghamshire, Arthur has seamlessly blended his musical prowess with a flair for comedic content, captivating audiences...
Reverend And The Makers
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Sunday 23 November 2025
The Sheffield indie band, fronted by Jon McClure, nicknamed The Reverend, gained success in Britain with their debut album "The State of Things", which reached no.5 in 2017, and spawned the UK top 10 single "Heavyweight Champion of the Worl...Tune-Yards
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Sunday 23 November 2025
California-based, experimental pop duo tUnE-yArDs were formed by Connecticut-raised Merrill Garbus in 2006, and have become synonymous with creativity and forward motion. Known for explosive performances, surprising song structures and da...MARSEILLE
Yes, Manchester
Sunday 23 November 2025
FORM Presents MARSEILLE + Special GuestsSunuday 23rd November 2025Manchester, YES (Basement)Age Restrictions: 18+...My Bloody Valentine
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Monday 24 November 2025
Shattering the boundaries of genre and convention, Dublin shoegaze pioneers my bloody valentine emerged in the 1980s with a sound that felt like nothing before it. After a series of more typically indie releases, they pursued a far more si...The Primitives
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Monday 24 November 2025
The Primitives are an English indie pop band from Coventry, best known for their 1988 international hit single "Crash". Formed in 1984, disbanded in 1992 and reformed in 2009, the band's two constant members throughout their recording caree...Softcult
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 24 November 2025
Canadian grunge duo, twin siblings Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn, are known for their melding of grunge with shoegaze, as well as their DIY and riot grrrl-inspired ethics. ...EEVAH
Yes, Manchester
Monday 24 November 2025
Haifax-based alt-indie band EEVAH's distinctive fusion of anthemic rock hooks and driving synths has seen them draw comparisons from the moody atmospherics of The National, Wolf Alice, and The XX to the shimmering indie pop energy of HAIM ...People Person
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Monday 24 November 2025
People Person are a 4-piece Manchester based indie-rock band formed by schoolmates in 2022. Since then, People Person have taken their time writing and recording a plethora of tracks, whilst constantly refining their sound. ...CMAT
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 25 November 2025
CMAT is the stage name of Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, the North Dublin-born global country-pop star who after relocating to Manchester aged 17 and forming the band Bad Sea, returned home to live with her grandparents before settling down in ...Joe Talbot (Idles) Q&A
AO Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Joe Talbot talks intimately to Chris Hawkins via his most important musical chapters of his life, his stunning musical journey from resident DJ at one of Bristol's hottest clubs, through to headlining Glastonbury festival. With raw honesty ...An Evening with Lou Barlow
The Last Dinner Party
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Fresh from supporting Florence and The Machine the heavily-hyped Guildhall School of Music and Drama-formed all-female quintet - who "have been compared, variously, to Kate Bush, Sparks, Florence and the Machine, Queen and Abba, and dress l...Electric Six
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 26 November 2025
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-y...
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