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
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Wed 1 Oct 2025 - Fri 30 Oct 2026
Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs (マス オブ ザ ファーメンティング ドレッグス, Masu obu za Famentingu Doreggusu) is a post-hardcore/shoegaze trio from Kobe, Japan. In Japanese, they are also popularly known by a shortened form...Simon & Oscar (Ocean Colour Scene)
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
In 2015 Ocean Colour Scene celebrated their 25th Anniversary with a sell-out acoustic tour of some of the most prestigious UK Concert Halls, it was not only their most successful for 15 years, but also their best received, with ecstatic aud...Bilk
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Bilk are three musicians creating a unique angsty blend of indie, rap, rock n roll and punk from the suburbs of Essex, UK. Their honest social commentary is as real as it gets, reflecting on the highs and lows of British culture today. ...Allo Darlin'
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
We're excited to be welcoming Allo Darlin' back - for their first Manchester show in over 10 years!Allo Darlin' were formed in 2008 after Australian Elizabeth Morris arrived in London and bought a ukulele from the Duke of Uke shop in Shored...The Cutter
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Now Wave presents The Cutter at YES Basement on Saturday 11th October 2025...Chloe Foy
Low Four Studio, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Chloe Foy has shared the title-track from her forthcoming debut album, Where Shall We Begin. Arriving on 11 June, the album closes the chapter on a formative period for the Gloucestershire-via-Manchester songwriter. After losing her father ...Black Coast
Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 11 October 2025
Black Coast take to the Holy Diver stage this October, with support from Mercury....Kidney Flowers // Q.U.A.L.M.S
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Glasgow legends head back to Big Hands, supported by QUALMS...Oklahoma Joe & Casino Club
The Star And Garter Manchester, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
A special co headline event, where new age punk meets rip-roaring indie rock. Two incredible bands on the rise making waves in the rock scene....
Newton Faulkner
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Multi-Platinum selling Surrey-born acoustic singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner possesses a pop sensibility that allows him to sit easily alongside the likes of Jack Johnson, Paolo Nutini, and Ed Sheeran - who stole his original "ginger guy ...Skating Polly
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Fusing elements of '90s-inspired alt-rock and riot grrrl with classic D.I.Y. punk and indie pop, savvy Oklahoma siblings Kelli and Kurtis Mayo, with step-sister Peyton Bighorse found national exposure in the early 2010s, earning both critic...Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
The mind-spinning indie-rock/folk/art of Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage developed when songwriter and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis began recording homemade cassettes in New York City in 1998; his critically acclaimed, unusual and word-dense...DIVINITAS + Support @ YES Basement
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
DIVINITAS kick off their Headline UK Tour with an intimate hometown show with support from Insurgent and Silence Reigns...d4vd
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Houston indie musician David Burke, better known as d4vd (pronounced "David"), is an artist that's unable to be boxed into a specific genre, with familiar hits including his UK Top 40 hits 'Romantic Homicide,' a grungy, guitar-driven breaku...LEAP
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Indie rock sad boys LEAP are on the verge, in every sense of the word. Bubbling with anticipation, whether it's the palpable energy at their explosive sold out shows across the UK and Europe, or landing in Shazam's top 50 viral playlist, th...
N&D Showcase: Dirty Freud
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Wed 15 Oct - 7:30 pmN&D Showcase: Dirty Freud+ Noelle£8 adv...Pale Waves
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
The Manchester indie-pop icons step up once more, fulfilling the promise of that widely-lauded UK Top 10 debut album My Mind Makes Noises, in 2018, and striding towards pop megastardom with the UK no.3 2021 follow-up Who Am I?. The slick f...
Panic Shack
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
Cardiff punks Panic Shack aren't interested in the keys to the boys' clubhouse or fighting with sharp-elbows for a seat at the table. They're with you, out there: in the pit, at the bar, in the group chat - and their sound, collar-grabbing ...Assemblage 23
Rebellion, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
ASSEMBLAGE 23 2025 UK TOUR, Plus Special Guest MARI KATTMAN...Mleko
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Now Wave presents Mleko at The Castle Hotel on 16th October 2025...Sleeper
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
The Platinum-selling Manchester-formed Britpop band are back. Sleeper enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the mid 90s: achieving 8 Top 40 singles across 3 Top 10 albums with well over 1,000,000 sales. They garnered front cove...We Are Scientists
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
New York indie rock legends We Are Scientists are glued to the indie dance floor but also showcase a darker, more electronic pop rock sound. UK Top 40 hits include "After Hours", "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt", "It's a Hit", "Chick Lit" ...Pop Will Eat Itself
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
With the help of John Peel, the industrial/alt-rock Stourbridge band's earliest singles became surprise chart hits in the late 80s and early 90s thanks to their many samples of other songs and musical scores. Tracks like "Get the Girl! Kill...The Phonics - Tribute to Stereophonics
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 17 October 2025
Described by Kelly Jones himself as "Awesome" The Phonics are the Uk's most authentic tribute to Stereophonics. Fresh from their UK o2 academy tour, you will hear all of the biggest hits from every Stereophonics album including their latest...Teen Spirit - 90s Rock Night
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
A 90s Rock night with DJs playing: Nirvana + Pearl Jam + Red Hot Chili Peppers + Rage Against The Machine + Guns N' Roses + Foo Fighters + Green Day + Blink 182 + Pixies + Weezer + Oasis + Blur + Faith No More + Radiohead + Offspring + Sub...The Oasis Experience - Tribute to Oasis
Fatbird, Wigan
Friday 17 October 2025
Described by Alan McGee as "the best tribute to Oasis in the world!, in fact I'll go one better, they're better than the real Oasis!", if you are a connoisseur of the Mancunian mayhem makers, you will definitely see the difference between T...
The Camden Grunge Scene Presents: NeverUnder The Peer Hat
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
The Camden Grunge Scene finally arrives in Manchester with its main band, NeverUnder (+ supports TBA soon)....The Camden Grunge Scene: NeverUnder + Anomaly + Sigils
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
NeverUnder, one of the main grunge bands in the UK, takes over Manchester on October 17 They'll be joined by local band Anomaly and by Sigils...Hang Linton: Apparitions Tour at The Rat and Pigeon
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Splicing dance-punk, avant-funk & breakbeats, Leeds-based Hang Linton comes to Manchester for a headline show at The Rat and Pigeon....Karkara (FR) Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
French psych wizards Karkara bring their hypnotising noise to Big Hands...The Vamps
