ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Manchester Academy
Fri 13 Nov 2026 - Fri 19 Feb 2027
Korn Again + Deaftones - Cinemac Macclesfield
Cinemac, Macclesfield
Saturday 18 July 2026
Korn Again and deaftones live at Cinemac Macclesfield. A night of crushing riffs and atmospheric metal...MancUnion plus special guests at Elton Liberal Club
Elton Liberal Club, Bolton
Saturday 18 July 2026
We are hosting a charity gig and giving 100% of ticket sales to Andys Man Club.4pm until 10:45pm...
Dark Matter presents Seamus Fogarty + special guests
Golden Lion Todmorden, Oldham
Thursday 23 July 2026
London-based Alt-folk alchemist Seamus Fogarty touring his new album Ships on Scottish label Lost Map Records....The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
Fatbird, Wigan
Friday 24 July 2026
Gary Digan Aka is the UKs Premier & Definitve Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon. With his Strong Scottish Accent, his infamous live shows are a mixture of up-beat acoustic guitars, soulful harmonica and heartfelt vocals. The anthemic sing along tra...Everyman - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 24 July 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...MancUnion live at Fuel Cafe Bar - Manchester
Fuel Cafe Bar, Manchester
Friday 24 July 2026
MancUnion live set at Fuel Cafe Bar in Manchester- plus support act TBA...Starsailor
The Old Market Square, Warrington
Saturday 25 July 2026
Selling out some of Manchester's biggest venues long before they had even released a record, Starsailor burst onto the scene in 2001 when their single "Fever" earning them the title of "Britain's best new band". Formed at Wigan & Leigh Musi...Starsailor
The Old Market Square, Warrington
Saturday 25 July 2026
Selling out some of Manchester's biggest venues long before they had even released a record, Starsailor burst onto the scene in 2001 when their single "Fever" earning them the title of "Britain's best new band". Formed at Wigan & Leigh Musi...The U2 Experience - Tribute to U2
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 25 July 2026
Four outstanding and highly experienced musicians united by a common passion - their love of the music of the legendary U2 across the decades - have joined forces to deliver a breath-taking show that will have you imagining that U2 are perf...GEE TEE (AUS) // Gold Cup Live at Yes Pink Room
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 25 July 2026
Gee Tee bring their Egg Punk back to Manchester, supported by local legends Gold Cup...
Siames
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 31 July 2026
Argentine electropop rockers Siames are known for their animated music videos. ...The Loft
Gullivers, Manchester
Friday 31 July 2026
Creation Records originals The Loft release a brand new single, Campervan, on 5 March, followed by the new album, Badges, on 8 May. The record features 10 new songs, recorded at producer Sean Read?s (Dexys, Edwyn Collins, Iggy) Famous Times...The Coldplay Tribute. Lve at Empire Rochdale
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Friday 31 July 2026
The Coldplay Tribute lights up the night with soaring melodies, shimmering guitars and uplifting anthems....Green Day and Avril Lavigne Pop Punk Night Elevation13 Hyde
Elevation13, Stockport
Saturday 1 August 2026
Experience the UK's most authentic tributes to Green Day and Avril Lavigne, high-energy, pop-punk hits and nostalgia all night long....Spanish Horses
Animals As Leaders
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Sunday 2 August 2026
When unknown virtuoso guitarist Tosin Abasi released his debut solo album under the moniker ANIMALS AS LEADERS in 2009, few would have predicted the now ground-breaking, critically-acclaimed, genre defying instrumental Washington D.C. trio'...
The Sidiki Dembélé Ensemble ft. Yahael Onono
Freight - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 8 August 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Unit 17 - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 14 August 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 Panamas
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Saturday 15 August 2026
The 5 piece Indie rock band from Stockport have been together with the same lineup for 10 years, and have been recording and releasing music for 5 years. The band's sound has been described as "what happens when you cross the indie sound of...Greg Freeman
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 20 August 2026
Now Wave presents Greg Freeman at YES Pink Room on 20th August 2026...
The Cure
Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
Friday 21 August 2026
Establishing an introspective and gloomy gothic rock style in the 1980s, influential Crawley rockers The Cure emerged from the post-punk and new wave movements of the late 1970s. From scoring their first hit in 1979 with 'Boys Don't Cry'...Infest
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 21 August 2026
After 24 great live (+1 hybrid) years in Bradford, InFest moves to Manchester for 2025 with a weekend of EBM, Industrial, synthpop, noise, darkwave and post-punk from: Friday -Eisfabrik // Auger // Harpy // William Bleak // Junkie Kut // Pe...Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses / Ian Brown)
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Friday 21 August 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 Bus...Lewis Capaldi
Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
Saturday 22 August 2026
Despite his young age BRIT Award-winning Glaswegian acoustic soul pop singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has already topped the charts around the world with his debut becoming the biggest selling album of both 2019 and 2020 in the UK - a follo...Pretty Green - A tribute to The Jam
