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
Youth Sector
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Now Wave presents Youth Sector at The Deaf Institute:Lodge on 24th October 2025...Native Sun Live (US) at Big Hands
The Amazons
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Following three huge Top 10 records and sold out shows across the globe, one of the UK's most exciting guitar bands, Reading 4-piece The Amazons, take their stratospheric anthems, loose blues grooves, religious references and falsetto backi...Little Man Tate
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Back together once more, the original line up of the Sheffield indie rock band - who enjoyed UK Top 40 hits "Sexy In Latin", "Man I Hate Your Band", "House Party at Boothy's", "This Must Be Love" and "What? What You Got?" - pick-up exa...Etta Marcus
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Etta Marcus, a 20-year-old singer, songwriter, and musician hailing from South London presents her first EP, View From The Bridge. A personal and intimate experience that expresses universal sentiments of loss, regret and a desire to strive...MOOD SWINGS: Heavy Wild Milo Korbenski Norman D.Loco + more
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Now Wave presnets MOOD SWINGS: Heavy Wild, Milo Korbenski, Norman D. Loco, Lemonsuckr...PLUG IN MAYBE (Muse Tribute) - Warrington Irish Club - Sat 25/10
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Saturday 25 October 2025
LOVE MUSIC LIVE EVENTS presents the amazing 'PLUG IN MAYBE' at Warrington Irish Club A tribute to one of the UK's biggest bands, MUSE...THE AMAZONS: OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY (DJ SET)
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
The Amazons are keeping the chaos alive with an official afterparty at The Deaf Institute on Saturday 25th October 2025....Better Days
Rebellion, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
The Real Thing Artist Management and 0161 MUMC present an all day event of the highest quality...Little Strange Debut Album Launch at The Eagle Inn Salford
Eagle Inn, Salford
Saturday 25 October 2025
Join Manchester cine-rockers, Little Strange, at their intimate debut album launch on Saturday October 25th at The Eagle Inn, Salford....
The Utopiates - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Atlas Halloween Party
The Golden Lion Todmorden, Oldham
Saturday 25 October 2025
Atlas are taking over the Golden Lion, Todmorden for our second Halloween event. With the upcoming release of our new EP, we are celebrating...DAMMIT 2.0 : A (daytime) Elder Emo event
Postern Gate, Warrington
Saturday 25 October 2025
Warrington We're back And you thought it was just a phase......Gogol Bordello
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 26 October 2025
Since 1999, Gogol Bordello has been bringing their unique fusion of punk rock and Eastern European influences to the world, including their legendary theatrical and rambunctious live shows. From its inception, Gogol Bordello has been a b...John Smith
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Sunday 26 October 2025
Born in Essex, raised by the Devon seaside, and making his bones in the bars and clubs of Liverpool, John Smith boasts over 100 million Spotify streams. He has played to audiences all over the world in living rooms, festival tents and so...Mark Chadwick (Levellers)
The Met, Bury
Sunday 26 October 2025
One of the UK's most successful songwriters, Mark Chadwick has scored fourteen Top 40 chart singles and twelve Top 40 albums (including a Number 1) as part of The Levellers, the band he has fronted for over 25 years. Still going strong,...The Psychedelic Furs
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 27 October 2025
Formed in London in 1977, the highly influential The Psychedelic Furs have gone on to become legends of the alternative music scene with their unique blend of post-punk, new wave, new pop, and alt-pop. Over their career they've enjoyed five...Tom Odell
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Born in Chichester, Tom Odell knew from a young age he wanted to be a musician. Instead of going to university, he decided to study at Brighton's British and Irish Modern Music Institute, where he sang and played piano as part of the band T...U.S. Girls
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Now Wave presents U.S. Girls at Band on the Wall on 29th October 2025...
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Daffo
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Now Wave presents Daffo at YES Basement on 29th October 2025...GHOSTWOMAN
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Now Wave presents GHOSTWOMAN at YES Pink Room on 29th October 2025...Constant Follower
Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Constant Follower, the band formed around Scottish songwriter Stephen McAll, first emerged with the acclaimed debut Neither Is, Nor Ever Was on Shimmy Disc. The album was shortlisted for the 2022 Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award, foll...Haim
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
The sister trio HAIM have been cultivating their soft indie rock sound and celebrating their sunny San Fernando Valley roots for more than a decade. Often compared to Fleetwood Mac and Wilson Phillips, they're a band with an innate ability ...The Lovely Eggs
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
Lancaster indie rock duo the Lovely Eggs were formed in 2006 by Holly Ross and David Blackwell following the breakup of all-girl punk band Angelica, which Ross fronted between 1994 and 2003. Blackwell, a member of psychedelic drone outfit ...Reef
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
UK Album Chart-topping Glastonbury hard blues rockers REEF return with their thrilling blast of unadulterated funky rock'n'roll joy. Their energetic shows serve up nineties Top 10 classics such as "Place Your Hands", and "Come Back Brigh...Tide Lines
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
Scottish folk pop band Tide Lines rounded off a huge 2023 with a unique conceptual tour throughout Scotland entitled Elements. Such was the success of these special, stripped back shows, the band are now getting set to take Elements on t...Maddox Jones - Still Waiting For The World To Turn tour
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
Join Maddox Jones on his remarkable rise, soulful pop, real stories, and a night with one of the most honest voices in music today....Maunders School Of Music Halloween...almost
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
Maunders school of popular music presents its fancy dress Halloween show...King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
From lo-fi garage/surf-rock to thrash metal, Stu Mackenzie's Australian psychedelic rock band have morphed into a prolific, constantly-evolving group, releasing over 48 albums between September 2012 and June 2023, seventeen of which entered...Antarctic Monkeys - The Official Arctic Monkeys Tribute Band
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 31 October 2025
The Official International Arctic Monkeys Tribute Band formed from a jamming session, and became a phenomenon in their own right, travelling the UK and Europe with numerous tours. The demand is now more than ever. Firmly established on the ...
Asylum's Halloween Special
Postern Gate, Warrington
Friday 31 October 2025
Our biggest & Scariest night of the year in 2025, Asylum invites you to join us in the Upside Down.. finally ON Halloween...Halloween at Holy Diver Misfits - famous Monsters UK
Holy Diver, Stockport
Friday 31 October 2025
The Kings of Creep are on the way this Halloween at Holy Diver Costumes mandatory...The Halloween Special @ Habitat After Dark
Habitat Studios, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
Crash Audio Promotions are putting on their first event @ Habitat Studios 3 bands on the night TBC £8 tickets £10 on the door...Fat Dog
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
Described by the NME as "2023's wildest live band", South London indie act Fat Dog's music has been described as containing elements of dance, punk and klezmer. ...The Enemy
