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
Fri 2 - 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
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
FAC251
Sat 22 Nov 2025 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
Brokenwingclub: Kahula + Support
Kamera At Lloyd And Platt, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025 - Saturday 5 December 2026
Arena-sounding rock with influences from New Order, Radiohead, Kings of Leon, and Stereophonics. thoughtful songwriting & reverb-soaked anthems....Don Broco
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 December 2025
Filtering their charismatic '80s pop-inflected rock seamlessly, almost restlessly, through metal, funk and electronics, the UK chart-topping Bedford four piece have become one of rock's most diverse and charismatic bands, playing huge shows...Year's End Festival - The Twang & more
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Year's End Festival is back Saturday 6th of December 2025! Thousands of fans, Lots of great live music across multiple venues around Manchester city centre! ...Thea Gilmore
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Nantwich-based, Oxford-born indie folk star Thea Gilmore is a formidable performer on stage and among the finest singer songwriters of her generation - a frank and fearless pursuer of home truths who has constantly adapted to remain relevan...Arctic Numpties - Tribute to Arctic Monkeys
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Barnsley and Sheffield's premium tribute to Arctic Monkeys, playing hits from all their albums. ...Ogrepalooza with The Ogretones: The UK's 1 Shrek Tribute Band
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Leave your pitchforks at the door and get in our swamp... Ogrepalooza, is heading to Factory 251 on Saturday 6th December...A Zombie Night Before Christmas
The Sound Lounge Darwen, Blackburn
Saturday 6 December 2025
A charity gig in aid of Shad Chefs Man Hub Headline by Walter Mittys Head with support from Helle, Pre Emptied & Burlesque by Ginger la Rouge....A/lpaca (IT) Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Italian Kraut-psych pioneers A/lpaca return to hands...
Atmos Bloom
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Now Wave presents Atmos Bloom on 6th December 2025 at Rat & Pigeon...Brokenwingclub: Kahula // OCEANLESS // Nico Harmony // VENTR
Kamera At Lloyd And Platt, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025 - Saturday 5 December 2026
Anthemic band Kahula headline an evening supporting grass roots venues at the new 100 cap Kamera Ballroom above the old Lloyds CHORLTON £10 ENTRY...Guitar Dojo Winter Show - Ft 'The Kavanaghs'
Kas Dance Studio, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Urmston's hottest alternative music night showcasing multiple generations of Manchester's finest musicians. Family friendly and lots of fun...
Jamaica Fundraiser
Kath Locke Centre, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
An emergency fundraiser event in collaboration with ARMR Kitchen, encouraging attendees to donate essential supplies to Jamaica...MANCHESTER MUSIC TOUR SPECIAL
System of a Down - B.Y.O.B
King Princess
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
Genderqueer Brooklyn pop singer-songwriter King Princess, aka Mikaela Straus has seen the likes of Mark Ronson, Foushee, and the late Taylor Hawkins appear on her records and has opened tours for Harry Styles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cas...Everyman - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Kanadia - Intimate Show: Eagles Inn Manchester
Eagle Inn, Salford
Sunday 7 December 2025
Alt-rock band KANADIA, are celebrating their new album playing two intimate shows, catch new tracks and fan favourites up close. Tickets are only £2....
Max Fry
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Now Wave presents Max Fry at YES Basement on 9th December 2025...The Band CAMINO
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Blending indie rock and electropop, the Memphis-formed, Nashville-based trio, self-described as "your mom's favorite band", come to Europe. ...Divorce
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 10 December 2025
For Nottingham quartet Divorce, home is a feeling. Initially meeting as teenagers through the city's close-knit DIY scene, the band came together as Divorce in mid-2021, releasing a slew of genre-defiant singles that quickly caught the atte...The Charlatans
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
The West Midlands-formed, Northwich-relocated Madchester legends have notched up seventeen Top 40 studio albums - three of them number ones - alongside 22 Top 40 singles, including nineties Top 10 hits "One to Another", "The Only One I Know...Stereolab
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
South London's Anglo-French premiere exponents of experimental lounge electronica air a breezy melodious approach with Laetitia Sadier's lilting Gallic vocals meandering merrily throughout with an irresistibly melodious bass-driven joy and ...Sunflower Bean
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
New York glam rockers described by Billboard as "even though no one in Sunflower Bean is of legal drinking age, the Brooklyn indie trio's Human Ceremony is one of the most fully realized, sonically eclectic debut albums (everything from ps...
My Life Story
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
My Life Story are heading to Manchester, performing Joined Up Talking in full plus a set of tracks from their sparkling back catalogue...Big Girl Christmas Headline Show - with Swamp Chicken and Dr Yad
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
The Big Girl Christmas Headline show at the Rat & Pigeon Manchester on December 11th....Stereophonics
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
As Stereophonics celebrate over 25 years as one of the UK's most loved bands, Kelly Jones continues to cement his place amongst the great British songwriters. The Welsh rockers have developed an enduring success and deep-seated bond with th...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
A live tribute to Coldplay and performing all the Coldplay hits and more in a brilliant sound and look-a-like show. The vocals, mannerisms and atmosphere these guys deliver are second to none. Giving the audience that same high energy perfo...Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout)
The Yard, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Martin McAloon will be performing a large selection of hit songs from Prefab Sprout's extensive archive celebrating over 40 years of his brother, Paddy McAloon's writing. This will be a rare opportunity to hear these incredible songs perfor...Georgian
Yes, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Now Wave presents Georgian at YES Basement on 12th December 2025...Tru Alt Presents: Midwest Emo Night @ The Peer Hat
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Come down to Midwest Emo night to see the most ground-breaking acts in Manchester. Featuring Hospital Radio, Snorkelling and Gambling With Dogs....The Slow Readers Club
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Manchester's The Slow Readers Club deliver an energetic blend of driving drums and infectious guitar lines with evocative verses and anthemic choruses, imbued with their idiosyncratic brand of insightful and confronting lyricism, all set a...Inspiral Carpets
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Regarded as one of the main components of the Madchester movement in the early 90s, indie chart-topping Oldham legends Inspiral Carpets return after taking a hiatus following the tragic loss of drummer, Craig Gill. Although 90s frontman ...808 State
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Graham Massey's Manchester dance legends and Acid House pioneers have been described as "masters of their art" (Q), "pioneers" (Future Music), "for sonic trailblazing and inestimable influence, among our most important groups" (Record Colle...Britpop Curious
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
DJs spin Britpop all night long. Expect to dance to the likes of... Blur / Pulp / Suede / Oasis / Elastica / Sleeper / Placebo / Garbage / Manic Street Preachers / Catatonia / Shed Seven / Supergrass / Longpigs / James / Super Furry Animals...
Manchester Music Tours - Joy Division Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025 - Saturday 31 January 2026
A four hour musical journey covering all things Joy Division and Factory Records! The chance to visit many of the important venues and locations around Manchester and surrounding areas that helped shape and influence the Joy Division sound....Alright - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Casino - Manchester
