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 12 Dec 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
St Mary's Chambers
Sun 28 Dec 2025 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Band On The Wall
Mon 29 Dec 2025 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
Tips for 26: Bathing Suits + more
Yes, Manchester
Friday 30 January 2026
Now Wave presents Tips for 26: Bathing Suits, Bleach 9:3 + Tommy Barlow...Tips for 26: Mary in the Junkyard + more
Yes, Manchester
Friday 30 January 2026
Now Wave presents Tips for 26: Mary in the Junkyard + Formal Sppeedwear + Green Star...HotWax - Friday 30th January 2026 Sunbird Records Darwen
Sunbird Records, Blackburn
Friday 30 January 2026
As part of our celebrations for Independent Venue Week 2026 we are delighted to be welcoming back to Sunbird Records HotWax....
We Survived January - Blondine - Onion Mash- More TBC
Habitat Studios, Manchester
Friday 30 January 2026
'WE SURVIVED JANUARY'Get ready for an unforgettable night featuring:BlondineOnion MashMore TBCBrought to you by Crash Audio Promotions...Miles Kane
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 31 January 2026
The NME Award-winning Birkenhead-born co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets is back at his very best: energetic, infectious and full of swagger, charmingly authentic, and like nothing else you'll hear in pop music today. A former member of...These Smiths - The Smiths Tribute Band
The Sound Lounge Darwen, Blackburn
Saturday 31 January 2026
A tribute to The Smiths and Morrissey from their home city of Manchester. Formed shortly after the lead singer appeared on the UK television show Stars In Their Eyes, they are renowned a the closest sounding tribute to the real thing. ...Tips for 26: GANS + more
Tips for 26: Sydney Minsky Sargeant + more
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 31 January 2026
Now Wave presents Tips for 26: Sydney Minsky Sargeant, Rabbitfoot + Pollyfromthedirt...Snug Live Sessions w/ Freight + The Cove + The Locks
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Saturday 31 January 2026
Warrington-based indie outfit Freight bring their sound to The Snug for a headline show that's set to light up the start of 2025....
The Dream Syndicate
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 1 February 2026
When Los Angeles neo-psychedelia rockers Dream Syndicate emerged in the early 80s, frontman Steve Wynn declared that "we're playing music we want to hear because nobody else is doing it" - he added, "I'll comprise on what I eat or where I s...GONDOLAS @ Night & Day Cafe
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Sunday 1 February 2026
Liverpool garage-rock band GONDOLAS bring their infectious energy to a headlining Manchester gig at Night & Day Cafe...Ezra Furman
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 2 February 2026
Described by Consequence Of Sound as, "a ball of energy, bouncing around genre borders with glee. There's the rebellion of '90s indie rock, a string of sunshine-y '80s pop, and the snarl of '70s punk," incendiary and inspiring Chicago tran...
Martyn Joseph
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 4 February 2026
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 ...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...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...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...
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....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, ...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
