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
Warrington Irish Club
Fri 13 Nov 2026 - Fri 16 Jul 2027
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Warrington Irish Club
Wed 16 Sep - Thu 22 Oct 2026
Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 23 October - Thursday 3 December 2026
Discover the music of Manchester legends Oasis performed by violin under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 23 October 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 ...Montello
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 23 October 2026
Montello are a four piece indie-rock powerhouse from Wigan, Greater Manchester. Formed in November 2023, they hit the local indie music scene performing small gigs around the North West of England, and have amassed a small but loyal cult ...Definitely Oasis - Oasis tribute - St Helens
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 23 October 2026
After numerous sold out gigs 'Definitely Oasis' the UK'S Closest sounding and looking Oasis tribute return to St HelensAge limit - Over 18s event...Montello - Manchester
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 23 October 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...
Earth Tongue (NZ) // T.B.A.Y.N Live at Aatma
Aatma, Manchester
Friday 23 October 2026
New Zealands Earth Tongue collide with Manchesters The Bear Around Your Neck, for some heavy hitting rock n roll....GRANDMASTER FLASH- The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 23 October 2026
Tapestry Promotions present GRANDMASTER FLASH- THE FOUR ELEMENTS TOUR. Support TBC...Stanleys - Atherton
The Snug, Manchester
Friday 23 - Saturday 31 October 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Transmission Joy Division Tribute. Live at Empire Rochdale
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Friday 23 October 2026
Transmission capture the stark pulse and emotional weight of Joy Division, delivering a brooding, immersive live set...Lake Street Dive
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 24 October 2026
Since forming in 2004, Lake Street Dive have matched their sophisticated musicianship with a fearless refusal to limit their sound, creating joyously soulful rock & roll with equal parts ingenuity, intelligence, and irresistible abandon...A Certain Ratio
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 October 2026
Mancunian Post-Punk legends ACR's greatest strength has always been their unpredictability. They've always moved with gleeful disregard for the boundaries of style and genre, their eye fixed firmly on constant progression. It's an ethos th...China Crisis
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 24 October 2026
Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of the synth pop band which started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1979. China Crisis found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums a...
Isolation - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 24 October 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Death Valley Girls // Sister Wives Live at The Abbey
The Abbey, Manchester
Saturday 24 October 2026
Death Valley Girls and Sister Wives hit brand new venue The Abbey...dodie
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 25 October 2026
Still in her twenties, Dorothy Clark has already done a lot of living. Some of that has played out online as she made a name for herself as a singer and writer, amassing millions of fans with her disarmingly honest videos and affecting, in...The Wedding Present
The Grand, Clitheroe
Sunday 25 October 2026
Stalwarts of the flourishing independent scene from the mid-eighties onwards and continuing to impact to this day, the Leeds-formed indie band, fronted by Manchester-raised David Gedge, were avidly championed by BBC Radio One's John Peel. ...The Wedding Present
The Grand - Clitheroe, Clitheroe
Sunday 25 October 2026
Stalwarts of the flourishing independent scene from the mid-eighties onwards and continuing to impact to this day, the Leeds-formed indie band, fronted by Manchester-raised David Gedge, were avidly championed by BBC Radio One's John Peel. ...Soft Loft
The Abbey, Manchester
Sunday 25 October 2026
Now Wave presents Soft Loft at The Abbey, Manchester on 25th October 2026...The Strokes
Co-op Live, Manchester
Monday 26 October 2026
Iconic New York indie band The Strokes return with their decade-spaning catalogue of indie and garage rock revival anthems. Inspired by Lou Reed and The Doors, they are perhaps best known in the UK for the Platinum-selling singles "Last ...Arlo Parks
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 26 October 2026
Inspired by an eclectic mix of artists from Radiohead to Portishead, and Sufjan Stevens to Solange, in Arlo Parks' world, words are as useful as photographs. Luscious, expressive vignettes pepper the poetic lyrics in the sweet, ruminative ...Lucia & the Best Boys
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Monday 26 October 2026
For nearly a decade, Lucia Fairfull has been carving out her place as an artist in the UK indie scene. The culmination of that hard graft and bold vision is music rooted in her Scottish upbringing and shaped by the creative community she h...Penelope Isles
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Penelope Isles are centred around siblings Jack and Lily Wolter, originally from the Isle of Man, and for several years now based in Brighton. Their debut album Until the Tide Creeps In was produced by the band at the Bella Union studios i...Brown Horse
Panchiko
New Century, Manchester
Wednesday 28 October 2026
The Nottingham indie band formed in 1998 but, unsigned, soon disbanded. It was only after a 4chan user found one of just 30 self-produced copies of their emo/industrial/dream pop single D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L in an Oxfam charity store i...Blood Red Shoes
Gorilla, Manchester
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Much loved and acclaimed Brighton duo BLOOD RED SHOES return with an incredible, surprise new EP, 'O', and news of a full UK and European headline tour for 2022. Now in their 17th year as a band, the new 'O' EP was created through a person...
Milburn
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 29 October 2026
The band, who kick started the Sheffield revival that would give birth to, amongst others, Arctic Monkeys and Reverend & The Makers, are back. When they first parted company in 2016, it seemed that they may be remembered only as an influen...BASHT
Gorilla, Manchester
Thursday 29 October 2026
Basht. are one of Dublin's most exciting rising rock bands, praised by Hot Press as "one of the most exciting young rock bands to emerge in Ireland in aeons." Stepping up to the scene they have supported Wunderhorse, Been Stellar, Goo Goo ...Runaway Club
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 29 October 2026
Delivering a mental health, discrimination and bullying message, Runaway Club are a diverse powerhouse rock band based in Glastonbury. Genre-bending rock anthems that blend Angel's fierce vocals and electrifying stage presence with Reece's...Maunders Halloween Gig
Fuel Café Bar, Manchester
Thursday 29 October 2026
Maunders School Of Popular Music Halloween Gig...The Reytons
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 30 October 2026
Like the Arctic Monkeys, who they are often compared, the South Yorkshire four-piece are born under a Sheffield sky with a penchant for pubs, pints and pandemonium, and are bursting with working class grit and tales from the local boozer t...Shed Seven
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 30 October 2026
Perpetual underdogs, Shed Seven seldom received critical acceptance, yet the York-formed indie legends were one of the leading lights of Britpop with two gold albums, 15 Top 40 singles and a legion of loyal fans. Their thunderous indie-roc...The Bluetones
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 30 October 2026
Formed in 1993, Britpop legends The Bluetones had an impressive run of hit singles throughtout the late 90's/early 00's, including 'Bluetonic', 'Slight Return', 'Marblehead Johnson', 'Solomon Bites The Worm', 'If' and 'Keep the Fires Burni...
Dallahan
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Friday 30 October 2026
Forged in Scotland and Ireland's traditional music scene, but drawing on the music of the Balkans and North America, Dallahan take their listeners on a journey. Traversing styles and countries of the world in a dazzling live show, they cre...Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 30 October 2026
Respectfully performing songs from one of the 1990s and 2000s most loved bands, the UK's leading Radiohead tribute....Matthew Mole
Lion's Den, Manchester
Friday 30 October 2026
Platinum selling artist Matthew Mole is a singer-songwriter from South Africa. His unique sound started out as a perfect, eclectic blend of folk with electronic undertones. With 6 SAMA nominations and two South African iTunes Chart-topping...Monks
Yes, Manchester
Friday 30 October 2026
Liverpool band Monks are a mix of 70's, 80's electro pop, along with elements of Disco and Rock. Since the boys were 17, they have released multiple tracks and toured the UK, gaining a loyal fan base. Getting recognition from artists s...Fever Dream Kills - Manchester
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Friday 30 October 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Formal Sppeedwear
