ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
The Citadel Theatre
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
UK Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Tribute Band
The Grand
Sat 14 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
The Cases - Manchester
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...
Puressence
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
Legendary Mancunian rock group Puressence are back, after performing their first live date in over 11 years with a huge hometown show at the Albert Hall in June 2024. James Mudriczki, Kevin Matthews, Lowell Killen, and Anthony Szuminski...Natalie Jane
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
New Jersey alt-pop star and former American Idol contestant Natalie Janowski has clocked millions of streams and reached no.68 on the UK singles chart in the process with the single "AVA". ...Blur 2 & Pulp'd
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 2 May 2026
?Blur 2 are the definitive and original Blur tribute band, renowned throughout the UK asthe leading and number 1 tribute band to Britpop legends, blur.??Pulp?d are best described as the worlds number 1 tribute band to Britpop royalty.... Pu...THE REBEL SCUM TOUR- The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
Scruff of the Neck presentsTHE REBEL SCUM TOURHyphen / Gen and the Degenerates / Mudrat / Native James...The Rogues - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Discharge
Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 2 May 2026
Discharge Take to the Holy Diver stage with support from Force Fed Lies....Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses / Ian Brown)
Traders, Stockport
Sunday 3 May 2026
Aziz Ibrahim is best known as a guitarist with The Stone Roses and Ian Brown, co-writing songs such as "My Star", "Corpses in Their Mouths", "Longsight M13", "One Way Ticket to Paradise" and numerous other tracks from "Unfinished Monkey Bus...
Tom Smith (Editors)
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Monday 4 May 2026
Hard to believe, but it's been 20 years since Editors first swept into view with their debut album 'The Back Room'. And while in that time we've been treated to two Smith & Burrows LPs - 2011's 'Funny Looking Angels' and 'Only Smith & Burro...
Melys
Florry
Skinshape
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 7 May 2026
Skinshape is the studio project of British musician and producer William Dorey....The Utopia Strong: Live at Hallé St Peter's
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 7 May 2026
An evening of mind bending electronic psychedelia in Manchester's very own cosmic cathedral....
Conan Gray
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
Attracting unanimous applause of everyone from Sir Elton John to Taylor Swift, Texan indie pop singer-songwriter Conan Gray has quickly cemented himself as one of the freshest voices in music during his meteoric rise with over 9 billion ...The Royston Club
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
The Royston Club are the Wrexham band tipped by Gigwise as 'the new band from Wales most likely to do a Catfish'. Despite only being active for two years, the young four-piece have already completed two UK headline tours totalling 30 dates,...The Clone Roses + Definitely Mightbe + The James Experience + Happy Mondaze
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
Following their hugely successful 25th Anniversary Tour in 2023 culminating in a 6000+ sellout headline show at Manchester's' Heaton Park, The Clone Roses return, performing all the Madchester anthems we all know and love. The band have pe...China Crisis
The Grand, Clitheroe
Saturday 9 May 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 an...These Smiths - The Smiths Tribute Band
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Saturday 9 May 2026
A tribute to The Smiths and Morrissey from their home city of Manchester. Formed shortly after the lead singer appeared on the UK television show Stars In Their Eyes, they are renowned a the closest sounding tribute to the real thing. ...Jenny Colquitt
The Met, Bury
Saturday 9 May 2026
Compared to the likes of Eva Cassidy, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morissette, and KT Tunstall, emerging Widnes artist Jenny Colquitt encompasses a unique combination of Americana, indie and folk rock and pop, which has seen her named as one of R...
ECHO SOUND FESTIVAL - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
Echo Sound presentsEcho Sound Festival Indie all-day festival...The Denabys Lions Den Manchester 9/5/26
Lion's Den, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
'One of the most exciting bands around, every show gets better and better' - singers dad...Yellow Days
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 10 May 2026
Noted for throaty, yearning vocals that accompany his swimmy indie soul-pop, Yellow Days is the performance alias of young Manchester-born, Surrey-raised musician George van den Broek. With influences that include Ray Charles, Mac DeMar...
Teddy Swims/Rag n Bone Man Tribute
Bo Jangles Theatre, Manchester
Sunday 10 May 2026
An Amazing Double Tribute ShowTeddy Swims & Rag n Bone ManOne Man, Two Iconic VoicesLive Drummer Accompaniment...
Styrofoam Winos
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Monday 11 May 2026
Now Wave presents Styrofoam Winos at The Castle Hotel on 11th May 2026...IORA joined by Special Guests at Chorlton Arts Festival
Wilbraham Saint Ninian's United Reformed Church, Manchester
Tuesday 12 May 2026
IORA and her acclaimed band debut new music, joined by special guests NOVA, an outstanding Northern choir led by Dan McDwyer....Billy Lockett
