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
The Grand
Sat 24 Jan - Sat 28 Nov 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
The Vaccines
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Sunday 1 - Friday 6 March 2026
Torchbearers for British guitar music, UK Album Chart-topping London act The Vaccines are back and continue to be a vital band in the British rock canon. Their anthemic discography - with a mammoth five UK Top 5 albums and a Platinum-sellin...Lucy Rose
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 1 March 2026
Lucy Rose is an elfin 20 year old songwriter with a voice that people instantly fall for. In her slight frame she combines purity of musical purpose, a beautifully grainy voice and a passionate, narrative songwriter's instincts with a thirs...New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester
Lowry, Salford
Monday 2 - Wednesday 4 March 2026
The brand-new stage production of New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester celebrates its 10th anniversary. The new touring production is written by Brian Gorman, produced & directed by Giles D Bastow and Sean Mason fo...Leith Ross
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Leith Ross is a songwriter, singer, and artist born and raised in a small town outside of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They've been a sensitive and overly artistic person since birth and when they started writing songs around the age of 12 it q...Echo & The Bunnymen
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 6 March 2026
One of the most influential British bands in modern history, Echo & The Bunnymen will celebrate the songs that have brought the group twenty top 20 hits and nine top 20 albums so far during their incredible 40-year career. The band's semina...Jo Whiley's 90s Anthems
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 6 March 2026
BBC Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley brings you all the best tracks from the greatest decade for music. Think Blur vs Oasis, Fatboy Slim, Primal Scream, The Verve, The Chemical Brothers, Faithless, The Prodigy and a whole lot more. ...Pastel
Yes, Manchester
Friday 6 March 2026
Pastel are a 5-piece tripped out shoegaze guitar band signed to independent Manchester label; Spirit of Spike Island. ...MALCOM @ The Lions Den
Lion's Den, Manchester
Friday 6 - Saturday 7 March 2026
Manchester's indie-rock outfit MALCOM headline The Lions Den for their biggest hometown show yet...The Smiths Ltd + Clint Boon (DJ Set)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
Formed in 2009, the ONLY Smiths tribute band from and based in Manchester have a unique selling point and an authenticity that is hard to beat. Committed to getting the same energy that Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce h...TVAM
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
 The project alias of Manchester based musician/producer Joe Oxley, TVAM's sound is not afraid to be a sheer melting pot of creative endeavours, with nuances of neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, electronica, ambience, Krautrock, and alternative r...
Keo
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...The C33s Live at The Castle
The Castle Hotel, Warrington
Saturday 7 March 2026
The C33s return Live at The Castle, support TBA...The C33s plus special guests live at The Castle
The Castle Hotel 66 Oldham St Manchester M4 1le, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
The return of The C33s......
Cabin Boy Jumped + RXPTRS - MANCHESTER
Lion's Den, Manchester
Sunday 8 March 2026
Cabin Boy Jumped Ship x RXPTRS co-headline show at Lions Den, Manchester...CMAT
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Wednesday 11 - Thursday 12 March 2026
CMAT is the stage name of Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, the North Dublin-born global country-pop star who after relocating to Manchester aged 17 and forming the band Bad Sea, returned home to live with her grandparents before settling down in ...Echo & The Bunnymen
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 11 March 2026
One of the most influential British bands in modern history, Echo & The Bunnymen will celebrate the songs that have brought the group twenty top 20 hits and nine top 20 albums so far during their incredible 40-year career. The band's semina...
sombr
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Thursday 12 March 2026
Join 20-year-old singer-songwriter, producer and Indie rock breakout star sombr on his European headline tour after a year of chart-topping new music. A New York-native, sombr - born Shane Boose - started making music in his bedroom while ...sombr
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 12 March 2026
Join 20-year-old singer-songwriter, producer and Indie rock breakout star sombr on his European headline tour after a year of chart-topping new music. A New York-native, sombr - born Shane Boose - started making music in his bedroom while ...Kyle Falconer (The View)
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 12 March 2026
 Fans of The View can look forward to an extraordinary evening of soul-stirring songs as lead singer Kyle Falconer takes to the stage. A Scottish musician who has captivated audiences for years with his soulful voice and undeniable talent...
Kyle Falconer (The View)
The Night And Day Caf?, Manchester
Thursday 12 March 2026
 Fans of The View can look forward to an extraordinary evening of soul-stirring songs as lead singer Kyle Falconer takes to the stage. A Scottish musician who has captivated audiences for years with his soulful voice and undeniable talent...Cavetown
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Cavetown began life as a YouTube channel from Oxford teenager Robin Skinner, who attracted a healthy following by covering songs from the likes of Justin Bieber, twenty one pilots and The Libertines on his ukelele and sharing them online. S...Eden
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Acclaimed Dublin vocalist/producer/multi-instrumentalist/model Jonathon Ng (a.k.a. EDEN) formerly operated as The Eden Project, which typically featured more conventional styles of electronic dance music such as dubstep and drum and bass. U...Noasis - The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band
The Met, Bury
Friday 13 March 2026
Noasis is the definitive tribute band to Manchester's five piece Oasis. Since their formation in 2006 and with over 800 performances to date Noasis has justly earned its reputation as the best tribute on the circuit packing out venues up an...Snake Eyes
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
The Brighton "grit pop" trio combine "wonderfully anthemic grunge energy with sticky melodies to create a cracking piece of modern british rock" - Rock Sound, "blurring the edges between noise rock and more straight-forwardly melodic indie...Alex James' Britpop Classical
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
After a spectacular world premiere that closed 2025's Big Feastival in front of over 20,000 fans, Alex James' Britpop Classical will hit the road for its first ever UK tour, bringing the biggest hits of the Britpop era to life with the epic...Louder Than War Live - Sea Power + more
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
John Robb's music and culture website Louder Than War launch its own festival in 2026. Based in Manchester, the debut event will be headlined by the great Sea Power and a full bill of bands will be announced soon over three stages at Manch...Thrice
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
The Californian rockers celebrate the 20th anniversary of their third album, "The Artist in the Ambulance", which brought them their first commercial success in 2003, reaching no.16 in the U.S. Billboard charts and spawning the hits "All Th...
The Juice
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
Five Manchester-based northern lads, dishing out scally rock with a sweet pop sheen. Backed by BBC Introducing Lancashire, after landing a slot performing on BBC 5 live on Scott Mills' & Chris Stark's Saturday morning show the lads have gon...JAY HEARTS The Dreams of Unwritten Endings Tour
Windle Social Club, St Helens
Saturday 14 March 2026
Come experience Jay Hearts on his first ever 3 date tour....The Boxer Rebellion
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 15 March 2026
London indie rockers The Boxer Rebellion are a rare breed of band. Known for their soaring melodies, deeply emotive songwriting, wide-screen sonics, and world-class live performances, their music will continue to last in the hearts and mind...Howling Bells
