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 - Fri 31 Oct 2025
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 14 September 2025
Slick NYC group The Fun Lovin' Criminals have sold over ten million records worldwide since their debut album 'Come Find Yourself' reached no.7 in the UK charts in 1996, a record that inhabited the UK charts for an amazing 100 weeks. Herald...
Siobhan Winifred
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Carving out a unique space of her own, Siobhan Winifred has cultivated a passionate following for her deftly pop-tinged, rousing indie-rock. Born & raised in Dorset, UK and of Irish lineage, Siobhan was influenced at a young age by the lyri...Daddy Long Legs
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 16 September 2025
New York City?s most beloved blues bashers Daddy Long Legs have been huffing and puffing and blowing houses down on a nightly basis on their infinite world tour and always bring an elevated level of rough and ready intensity to contemporary...As We Were - The History of Oasis and Beyond
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Thursday 18 September 2025
As We Were is a brand new show narrated by Terry Christian which celebrates one of the most influential bands to have come out of the UK since The Beatles. It charts the rise, the rift and the reunion of the Gallagher brothers and is bought...The Tubs
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 18 September 2025
Now Wave presents The Tubs at YES Pink Room on 18th September 2025...Tokyo Team Room
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 18 September 2025
Now Wave presents Tokyo Team Room at YES Basement on 18th September 2025...Republica
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 19 September 2025
Formed in the early 90's, Republica have achieved sales of over 3 Million, albums going Top 5 in UK, US and Europe and achieving Platinum Sales Worldwide. The track 'Ready To Go' went to No. 1 in 18 countries and has been featured in Hollyw...A Head Full of Coldplay - A Celebration of the Music of Coldplay
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 19 September 2025
A vibrant, colourful and energy driven celebration of the music of Coldplay featuring all the hits from Yellow, and The Scientist, to Adventure of a Lifetime, and My Universe. The band's love for the music comes across in ways you rarely...The Smiths Ltd - The Smiths Tribute Band
The Met, Bury
Friday 19 - Saturday 20 September 2025
The Smiths Ltd was formed in Manchester, UK the hometown of The Smiths. After an extensive search to find the perfect Morrissey, the band played their first gig in Manchester to an audience of avid Smiths fans. The response was spectacular...The Dear Hunter
The Night And Day Caf?, Manchester
Friday 19 September 2025
It's been almost a decade since Casey Crescenzo brought The Dear Hunter - both the band and the character of the same name - to life with his 2006 debut full-length, Act I: The Lake South, The River North. Although it was evident from his s...
The Clone Roses & DJ Dave Sweetmore
Waterside, Manchester
Friday 19 September 2025
Book Now Making their welcome return to Sale Waterside are the UK?s leading tribute to The Stone Roses ?The Clone Roses? The Clones have performed at some of the most iconic venues in the UK, respec...
The Beths
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 20 September 2025
The Beths, from Auckland, New Zealand occupy a warm, energetic sonic space between joyful hooks, sun-soaked harmonies, and acerbic lyrics. Fronted by lead vocalist and guitarist Elizabeth Stokes, they deliver an astonishment of roadtrip-rea...Chloe Moriondo
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 20 September 2025
A truly one-of-a-kind artist, Michigan indie-pop and jittery pop-punk singer/songwriter Chloe Moriondo inhabits an entire cast of unruly characters: a larger-than-life vigilante who collects ill-behaved boys like figurines, a champagne-popp...The Smiths Utd - A Tribute to The Smiths
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 20 September 2025
Lincoln-based tribute band The Smiths Utd play all the hits from The Smiths and Morrissey solo. ...Lord Huron
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sunday 21 September 2025
 Good-time Californian indie folk rock bootscooters with guitars, cymbals, pianos, pedal steel, mandolins, microphones, saxophones and a gigantic string and woodwind orchestra deliver tales of hard luck, heartbreak and redemption. Lord Hu...OneRepublic
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 24 September 2025
The GRAMMY nominated American pop rockers led by Ryan Tedder are famed for the worldwide hits 'Counting Stars', 'Love Runs Out' and 'Apologize' (which was later remixed by Timbaland). ...
The Wants
Golden Lion, Todmorden
Wednesday 24 September 2025
People Like Us presentThe Wants Wednesday 24th September 2025Golden Lion / Todmorden...Rowena Wise
Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Described by Clash as ?carefully etched indie folk?, Rowena Wise delivers songs that have a newfound sense of honesty, holding space for all of life?s beauty and mess. Her storytelling islike a close friend, offering heady ruminations on lo...British Birds
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Hatched in 2023 via tape loops and cheap nylon stringed guitars, Chorley-based British Birds soar from the depths of psych-tinged melancholy to the heights of disco-doused dystopia and back. From within the precariously soundproofed walls o...
The Crane Wives
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Born of the 2010's folk boom and now comfortably stationed in their rock and roll era, Michigan's The Crane Wives epitomise the evolving landscape of indie folk. Their high-energy performances have been described as "charged with emotion an...Corella
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
A popular act on the festival scene, Corella is a refreshing indie quartet from Manchester whose signature catchy melodic hooks, propulsive multi-layered guitar riffs, and reminiscent lyrics, relay a coming-of-age story of their own. The gr...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 26 September 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...Manchester Music Tours - The Smiths Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
The Smiths fans from across the globe will have the opportunity to experience once again how this iconic band made their mark in Manchester and the world. Iconic places that will be visited on the tour include; Strangeways prison, which bec...WAX HEAD live at The White Hotel
The White Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Feral psych-punk force Wax Head return to Manchester on September 27th at The White Hotel. Special guests to be announced...That Night In Manchester
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Sunday 28 September 2025
That Night in Manchester is a brand new musical regaling the audience with a nostalgic and emotional journey through the heady days of the 80s and 90s Manchester indie scene. The audience will be taken back to the vibrant and exhilarating ...Pure Reason Revolution
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 28 September 2025
Melding prog and pop through dreamy moods, epic riffs and angelic harmonies, the University of Westminster-formed rockers Pure Reason Revolution drawing on influences like Porcupine Tree, Nirvana, Justice, Kraftwerk, Fleetwood Mac, Talk Tal...
Ellur
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Hailing from Halifax, Ellur is an infectiously authentic indie-pop artist who sings about the challenges and thrills of modern day romance and break-ups with compelling originality. Since writing her first songs when she was just 11, Ellur ...Vistas
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Formed at school in Edinburgh and developing a tight bond while fawning over records from The Strokes, Two Door Cinema Club and more, Vistas are as tight-knit a bunch as you'll find, and this sense of community and togetherness defines thei...Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 1 - Friday 31 October 2025
Respectfully performing songs from one of the 1990s and 2000s most loved bands, the UK's leading Radiohead tribute....Noel Burke (ex-Echo & The Bunnymen) Performs Reverberation
