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
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
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 15 March 2026
Originally called Waikiki, the band changed its name and musical style preceding its move from Australia to England. Howling Bells' debut album, Howling Bells, was produced by Ken Nelson. The album charted in the Top 100 in the UK and just ...The Battle
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 March 2026
WORLD PREMIERE - PRIOR TO WEST ENDLondon, 1995. Two of the country's biggest bands release singles on the same day, commencing the battle of Britpop. On one side, clean-cut, art-school intellectuals from the South. On the other: raw and una...Waterparks
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Waterparks are a pop-punk trio from Austin, Texas who blend forbearers such as blink 182 and Fall Out Boy with elements of pop, hip-hop and electronica. ...Jack Garratt
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Technicoloured, joyful and celebratory, with shimmering dance music aimed squarely at the dancefloor; disco-funk, Daft Punk-esque vocal chops and zig-zagging basslines, the BRIT-Award winning Buckinghamshire indie pop singer-songwriter & m...Paul Draper (Mansun)
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 18 March 2026
The former frontman and songwriter of Mansun, one of the 90s most forward-thinking and iconic rock'n'roll bands, performs the Chester band's classic album 'SIX' live and in its entirety. Veering through genres, from warped, razored rock'n'...Alice Merton
Amber's, Manchester
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Growing up around the world, singer/songwriter Alice Merton was as influenced by other cultures as much as transience itself. Born in Frankfurt to a German mother and an Irish-born father, and raised in Germany, the U.S.A., Canada, and Eng...Imarhan
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Heralded as the "new wave Of Tuareg music" by Fact Magazine and The Guardian, the Algerian quintet's music is anchored in the meditative Desert Blues tradition which they have since eclipsed, finding bounce and drive by stirring their sound...Jack Garratt -Phase - 10 Year Anniversay
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 18 March 2026
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Arkells
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Thursday 19 March 2026
Hamilton, Ontario alt-rockers Arkells have built an undeniable reputation as one of the most passionate, high-energy, live-rock authorities working today with an unmistakable spirit and energy in their live shows. Their 2017 single "Knockin...
The Feeling
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 20 March 2026
Having reconsidered their identity, taken control of their sound and embraced the Queen-esque theatrical elements of their DNA, chart-topping Ivor Novello award-winning Sussex soft rockers The Feeling return with a whole new perspective. Ex...
CRUZ - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 20 March 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Scouting for Girls
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
Friends since they were five, London indie pop three-piece Scouting For Girls have never changed to chase success. Success came to them; their 2007 self-titled debut went on to become triple platinum and birthed the generation-bridging anth...The Cribs
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
Described by Q magazine as "The biggest cult band in the UK", the Cribs are three brothers from Wakefield, Yorkshire, who marry literate lyrics to nagging hooks and layers of droning, buzzing and stinging guitars. The Smiths' legendary gui...Ladytron
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
Liverpool electronic pop trio Ladytron return to push the boundaries of electronic pop in invigorating directions with songs loaded with their trademark analogue synths propelled by relentless rhythm, catchy hooks, rousing riffs, sweeping m...That Night In Manchester
The Edge, Wigan
Saturday 21 March 2026
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 ...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
The songwriter and frontman of Manchester three-piece, I Am Kloot also possesses an enviable back catalogue as a solo artist - previously known around his hometown as Johnny Dangerously - and continues to work on new material under the guis...The Magic Numbers
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
London four-piece The Magic Numbers comprise two pairs of brothers and sisters (Romeo and Michele Stodart, Sean and Angela Gannon) who are known for their unique harmonies, melodic hooks, songwriting craftsmanship and their timeless soun...
The Snuts
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Sunday 22 March 2026
The Snuts are all about big noises and raw honest performances. Close friends who grew up together in West Lothian, the four-piece love making music with their best mates. Comprised of frontman and guitarist Jack Cochrane, guitarist Joe McG...
Oscar Jerome
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Born in Norwich, Oscar Jerome studied at London's Trinity Laban before establishing his name as one of London's most favoured Jazz musicians. Following in his Father's footsteps as a guitarist, he quickly learnt the basics and became hooked...Gene
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 26 March 2026
Gene rose to prominence in the mid-1990s when they found themselves categorised by the UK music press as a Britpop band, drawing comparisons to The Smiths - largely because of the similarities to Morrissey in the demeanour and lyrical style...Jim Bob (Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 26 March 2026
More topical than an episode of Newsnight, with songs about Putin, the Taliban and whoever "Billionaire in Space" is about, the album-chart smashing Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine's fiery frontman returns. It's not all doom and gloom ...UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
The endlessly intriguing, brave psychedelic indie band from New Zealand, led by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ruban Nielson, offers break-beat, junk-shop charm. While legions of artists show fidelity to the roots of psychedelia, UMO...CASEY
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Casey are a five-piece melodic hardcore band from South Wales who offer a raw and visceral exploration of vocalist Tom Weaver's personal relationships, in the context of his own mental health, to devastating effect. Casey have no grand desi...Witch Fever
Amber's, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Concocting a potent sonic assault that recalls the foreboding darkness of Black Sabbath, Savages' monochrome post-punk and the dirty breathlessness of Bleach-era Nirvana, the Manchester quartet create a confrontational racket that takes no ...All The Young
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
There are fewer stories more harmonious to the plight of a modern rock and roll band than that of Stoke on Trent's All the Young. Catapulted into the indie mainstream from the doledrums of their hometown by Warner Brothers records back in ...
ALL THE YOUNG - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Scruff of the Neck presentsALL THE YOUNGIndie/power-pop band from Stoke, comprised of Jack and Ryan Dooley, Will Heaney and David Cartwright...Cry From Hell
The Ramp, Bolton
Friday 27 March 2026
Cry From Hell is an alt rap and emo event headlining Manchester based artists Lil Liar and Xorochi, who have recently released an EP of the same name....Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...Laid - James Tribute Band
The Met, Bury
Saturday 28 March 2026
Fully endorsed by the band themselves, Laid are the UK's no.1 tribute to Manchester legends, James. Laid have hit the tribute scene with lightning pace, receiving high praise everywhere they play, performing all the hits including "Sit...The 9075 - Tribute to The 1975
