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 26 Sep 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Bread Shed
Fri 2 - Sat 24 May 2025
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Wed 1 - Fri 31 Oct 2025
Inhaler
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 26 May 2025
Fronted by Elijah Hewson, son of U2 legend Bono, the UK album chart-topping Dublin band serve up music teeming with expansive indie-rock grooves, soaring anthems, and swooping, epic singalongs. ...Asian Dub Foundation
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Monday 26 May 2025
Asian Dub Foundation are a genre unto themselves. Their unique combination of tough jungle rhythms, dub bass lines and wild guitar overlaid by references to their South Asian roots and militant high-speed rap has established them as one of ...Half Alive
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 27 May 2025
Californian indie pop act half-alive are best known for their single "Still Feel" and its perfectly choreographed music video. ...Soft Loft
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 27 May 2025
Now Wave presents Soft Loft at YES Basement, Manchester on 27th May 2025...Shotgun Jimmie + Dog Daisies
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Tuesday 27 May 2025
We?re delighted to welcome Shotgun Jimmie back to Manchester ? with special guests Dog Daisies!Shotgun Jimmie is a singer-songwriter/one-person-band based in Manitoba, Canada. He?s been touring regularly and releasing records on Toronto?s Y...Wunderhorse
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Arthouse indie-rock, but without the connotations, Wunderhorse is the alias of British musician Jacob Slater, who fronted The Dead Pretties, a London band who arrived in a haze of hedonism and hype, bowing out before the dust had time to se...Moin
Kairos Creature Club Live at Yes Basement
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Hypnotic artists Kairos Creature Club of the US stop off in Manchester on their European tour....Sextile
The White Hotel, Manchester
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Now Wave & Grey Lantern presents Sextile at The White Hotel on 28th May 2025...Wet Leg
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Amidst a night of hazy scenes in their native Isle of Wight, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers found themselves at the summit of a Ferris wheel. They decided to start a band. The band is called Wet Leg. Arming themselves with guitars, a pe...Lucy Spraggan
Darwen Library Theatre, Blackburn
Thursday 29 May 2025
Canterbury-born, Buxton-raised and Cheshire-living folk pop star Lucy Spraggan was the first contestant on the X Factor to perform her own compositions in 2021 with her introspective acoustic hip-pop style festival anthems since helping sc...
Words with Lucy Spraggan
Darwen Library Theatre, Blackburn
Thursday 29 May 2025
Words with Lucy Spraggan is back! After its sold-out debut in Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre, Lucy, who turned her journaling into her Sunday Times Bestselling memoir, Process, is taking the interactive journalling event on the road for ...Elephant Sessions
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Celebrating their 10th year as band in 2022, multi-award winning indie folk quintet Elephant Sessions have gone from humble beginnings in the Highlands of Scotland, to playing around the world and scooping prestigious awards for their true...Glass Caves
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
The band began busking on the streets of York, before heading to almost every corner of the UK, quickly amassing a loyal and devoted following, who appreciate their no-nonsense, back-to-basics brand of self-promo. Such was strength of those...The DSM IV
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Formed by Guy McKnight of cult favourites The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The DSM IV are one of the most electrifying live bands of the moment, having supported both Sleaford Mods and The Libertines across Europe, which offered them ...Chris Helme (The Seahorses)
The Gasworks, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Rising to fame in the 1990s as frontman of indie band The Seahorses York singer-songwriter Chris Helme is now producing acclaimed folk-infused tracks as a solo artist. His enviable back catalogue includes Britpop classics such as 'Love is t...Pyncher
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Echo Chamber present Pyncher: Manchester's answer to the tantalising charm of grubby 1970s New York. With only a handful of singles and their EP Chew - which catapulted them onto the radar of anyone with a taste for garage rock - to their n...Infrared @ The Peer Hat
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Infrared take to the stage at The Peer Hat for this months Bad Saint Promotions instalment. Awesome support booked, this should be an ace show....Lael Neale
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Lael Neale?s minimalist drone pop draws inspiration from the Transcendentalists, the high lonesome sound of primitive American gospel music & the alienation of modern life. Since signing with Sub Pop in 2020, she has split her time between ...CONVULSE : 35 Years of Decay
Rebellion, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Joining us at Rebellion, Manchester are Finnish death metal veterans CONVULSE. Support from Trenchfoot and Vulgore...Huey Morgan - The Fun Lovin' Criminal
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
The King of New York, Huey Morgan - the original Fun Lovin Criminal - is back playing with his brand new band!All the hit's that you love, are going to be played including - The Fun Lovin Criminal, Scooby Snacks, Loco, Korean Bodega, Love U...Oasiz - A Tribute to Oasis
The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Friday 30 May 2025
When a short clip of Oasiz front man Steve, performing as Liam, went viral on social media with over half a million views, many fans were convinced the clip was actually of Liam Gallagher himself which led to the story being covered in the ...
Tim Gallagher
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
Tim Gallagher is a Manchester-based artist, renowned for his signature falsetto vocal tone, which has quickly earned him global appeal across social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. His soulful style is likened melodically to mode...The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
Fatbird, Wigan
Friday 30 May - Sunday 28 December 2025
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...
Sea Fever
The Yard, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
Sea Fever - a five piece collective from Manchester. Fronted by Iwan Gronow (Haven, Johnny Marr) on vocals and guitars, alongside singer Bethany Cassidy (Section 25), New Order's Tom Chapman and Phil Cunningham - with Tom on bass, guitars, ...Declan Welsh and the Decadent West
FAC251, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
COVID T&Cs: Admission to this event is at all times subject to any terms, conditions or rules of the Promoter and the venue operator. You must also adhere to the Promoter or venue operator?s specific terms of entry and protocols surrounding...Jack Hyphen X Fordaze 3.0
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
JACK HYPHEN x FORDAZE - THEY ARE BACK - 2 Years on from the last party to complete the trilogy with another night of epicness...MRCY
Yes, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
For producer Barney Lister and vocalist Kojo Degraft-Johnson, music is a place to belong. Hailing from different ends of England and disparate cultures, they have come together as MRCY, creating a shared space of soulful self-expression tha...Capollos
Eagle Inn, Salford
Friday 30 May 2025
Capollos are a Scottish indie band for fans of Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes & Oasis. Making waves across the UK....Big Condo Records presents Early Doors
Peggy Mccools, Warrington
Friday 30 May 2025
Big Condo Records presents Early Doors with support from Seagoth, The Craven, The Vandangos and special guest Tayana Rain......Nessa Barrett
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
New Jersey pop rocker Janesa "Nessa" Barrett rose to fame on TikTok and began uploading covers, which led her to sign a recording contract with Warner Records and scored an international hit with "I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead" in 2021....The Sherlocks
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
Sheffield alt-rock stalwarts The Sherlocks became the first unsigned act since fellow Sheffield rockers Arctic Monkeys to sell out the city's iconic Leadmill venue. Undergoing a rebirth with brothers Kiaran and Brandon Crook introducing two...Mood Swings: Y Most Things Total Tommy and Green Star
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
MOOD SWINGS: Y, Most Things, Total Tommy and Green Star at YES Basement...
The Motor Show Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
The Motor Show bring their countrified vibes down to Big Hands on May 31st...Cat Power Sings Dylan - The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 2 June 2025
Last November in London, Atlanta indie rocker Cat Power took the stage at Royal Albert Hall and delivered a song-for-song recreation of one of the most fabled and transformative live sets of all time. Held at the Manchester Free Trade Ha...Cat Power Sings Dylan - The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
