ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Indiepalooza Tribute Festival
King George's Hall
Sat 13 Feb - Sat 29 May 2027
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Manchester Academy
Fri 13 Nov 2026 - Fri 16 Jul 2027
Yur Mum - At The Blossoms
The Blossoms, Stockport
Friday 16 October 2026
Yur Mum are a proper in-your-face punk rock powerhouse, bringing raw energy, filthy riffs, catchy hooks and an unapologetic attitude to every show....Courtney Barnett
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 17 October 2026
In the hands of indie rocker Courtney Barnett, fragments of everyday life become rich and riveting. A deft lyricist and virtuosic guitarist, she is an emblem of millennial wit and one of Australia's most successful musical exports. Base...Neighbourhood Festival
Various Venues, Manchester
Saturday 17 October 2026
Manchester's best and biggest multi-venue festival is back. Since 2016, Neighbourhood Festival has established itself as the premier place to discover the next big act. Past events have hosted BRIT Award winners Sam Fender, Mabel and...Ian Prowse & Amsterdam
Unitarian Church Todmorden, Oldham
Saturday 17 October 2026
Ian Prowse is a singer/songwriter from Ellesmere Port who wears his heart on his sleeve and writes straight from the cuff. Formed in 1999 with former Blow Monkeys drummer Tony Kiley and cousin Johnny Barlow, his Liverpool pop rock outfi...Pet Needs
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 17 October 2026
Colchester's PET NEEDS play fractured party music. With explosive live performances of singalong anti-anthems, they began smashing sets on stages throughout the UK, screaming stories of disastrous job interviews, self-destruction and head...
AKA Noel Gallagher. Live at Empire Rochdale
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Saturday 17 October 2026
AKA Noel Gallagher steps into the swagger and songwriting style of Britpop's sharpest voice, delivering anthems packed with attitude....Britallica (Britney Spears Metal Tribute) Holy Diver Stockport
Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 17 October 2026
Britallica is the world's first metal tribute to Britney Spears, a high energy mashup of pop princess anthems and headbanging metal attitude....Church Andrews & Matt Davies
Pink Stockport, Stockport
Saturday 17 October 2026
Live experimental electronics & analogue percussion in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Includes...Dead Finks (DE) // Gold Cup
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 17 October 2026
New Zealand music via Berlin Dead Finks are joined by Gold Cup on Oct 17th...Tides of Ire + Malicious Compliance Tour 26
Fuel Cafe Bar, Manchester
Saturday 17 October 2026
Tides of Ire and Malicious Compliance join forces on a Midlands tour with support from Cages for Preachers....Starsailor with Strings
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 18 October 2026
Formed at Wigan & Leigh Music College, Starsailor will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their critically-acclaimed, multi-platinum debut album Love is Here with a special tour featuring a string ensemble arranged and conducted by Joe Dudd...Huey Morgan - The Fun Lovin' Criminal
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 18 October 2026
The King of New York, Huey Morgan - the original Fun Lovin Criminal - is back playing with his brand new band!All the hit's that you love, are going to be played including - The Fun Lovin Criminal, Scooby Snacks, Loco, Korean Bodega, Love ...Mid-Life Dirtbags
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Sunday 18 - Monday 19 October 2026
Sun 18 Oct - 7:30 pmMid-Life Dirtbags+ Guests£10 adv...
Bitchin Bajas (Drag City Records)
Cabaret Voltaire
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 19 October 2026
Stephen 'Mal' Mallinder and Chris Watson celebrate 50 years since Cabaret Voltaire first performed live. The first performance, at the Sheffield Students Union Refectory on 13 May 1975, the live launch of one of Britain's most influential ...LSD and the Search For God
The Proclaimers
King George's Hall, Blackburn
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid emerged 35 years ago with their debut album This Is The Story and Top 3 single Letter from America. Since then, their enduring appeal across generations has have over the years se...Transvision Vamp
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Iconic 80's alternative rock band Transvision Vamp enjoyed massive chart success with a string of hits including Baby I Don't Care, I Want Your Love and Revolution Baby. Fronted by Wendy James, her sexually charged and rebellious image won...Nadeem Din-Gabisi + Special Guests at renae (TOPP) - Manchester
Renae, Manchester
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Nadeem Din-Gabisi brings his acclaimed debut album OFFSHORE to Renae (TOPP) for his Manchester debut With Special Guests......Allie X
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Avant-garde Canadian indie pop singer and visual artist Alexandra Hughes has drawn frequent comparisons to Ellie Goulding and Chvrches for her "soaring pop, borderline theatrical Disney" songs. ...Alabaster dePlume
New Century, Manchester
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Mancunian jazz poet-performer Gus Fairbairn (a.k.a. Alabaster DePlume), who plays the saxophone out of the side of his mouth, is now known across the globe as the saxophonist who creates wonderful, wordless music, however back home he's...Twin Atlantic
Gorilla, Manchester
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Twin Atlantic are an alternative rock band from Glasgow fronted by Sam McTrusty, who spills his guts on everything from marriage, male friendship and the absurdity of social media to parenthood, medication and his mum. Bold, adventurous, a...
Personal Trainer
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 22 October 2026
Amsterdam's Personal Trainer is a rock band built around singer/songwriter Willem Smit. Live, they have an ever-shifting line-up with members from bands like Canshaker Pi, Pip Blom, Bull, Steve French, The Klittens, Home Counties and many ...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Golden Lion Hotel, Oldham
Thursday 22 October 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 gui...Cusp - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Thursday 22 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...The Proclaimers
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 23 October 2026
Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid emerged 35 years ago with their debut album This Is The Story and Top 3 single Letter from America. Since then, their enduring appeal across generations has have over the years se...The Mary Wallopers
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 23 October 2026
Described by The Guardian as "invoking the raucous ghosts of The Dubliners and The Pogues to startling effect", The Mary Wallopers are a folk group from Dundalk, Ireland, breathing new life into both well known & rare ballads. Travelling t...Antony Szmierek
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 23 October 2026
Manchester spoken word and indie hip-hop artist Antony Szmierek has a distinctive way of mixing introspective and poetic lyrics with cool nostalgic beats which have seen him compared to Mike Skinner and The Streets. "He is being lauded as ...The Coral
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 23 October 2026
When The Coral landed in the early '00s, there was every danger of being dismissed as just one more guitar-based "The" band in a scene overrun with them. But the Wirral sextet were anything but typical. From James Skelly's powerful, immedi...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
