ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Sat 24 Oct 2026 - Fri 12 Mar 2027
Fri 30 Oct - Sat 5 Dec 2026
Fri 13 Nov 2026 - Fri 16 Jul 2027
Sat 13 Feb - Sat 29 May 2027
Thu 22 Oct - Sun 15 Nov 2026
Kieran Arnold Album Launch
Saturday 14 November 2026
Kieran Arnold FULL BAND Headline Gig at Wax & Beans, Bury to celebrate the release of his debut album. Support from Scott Marsden of Holy Coves...
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Sunday 15 November 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...
Genevieve Miles
Sunday 15 November 2026
Genevieve Miles brings her witchy alt rock to The Eagle Inn, Manchester...
Boko Yout
Sunday 15 November 2026
Now Wave presents Boko Yout at The Abbey, Manchester on 15th November 2026...
Shed Seven
Monday 16 November 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...
Barbican Estate
Monday 16 November 2026
Mon 16 Nov - 7:30 pmBarbican Estate£12 adv...
WIDOWSPEAK
Monday 16 November 2026
Now Wave presents Widowspeak at YES Pink Room on 16th November 2026...
Beabadoobee
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Born in the Philippines and raised in London, Beatrice Laus emerged as a British alternative music icon with her flawless output of confessional bedroom pop songs and DIY folk aesthetic. Her third album, "This Is How Tomorrow Moves" became...
Eagles of Death Metal
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Palm Desert, California rock band EODM (Eagles Of Death Metal) formed in 1998 by best friends Jesse Hughes (a.k.a. The Devil/Boots Electric) and Queen of the Stones Age's Josh Homme (a.k.a. Carlo Von Sexron/DP Pete/Baby Duck/Zombie Zebra)....
Eagles Of Death Metal
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Palm Desert, California rock band EODM (Eagles Of Death Metal) formed in 1998 by best friends Jesse Hughes (a.k.a. The Devil/Boots Electric) and Queen of the Stones Age's Josh Homme (a.k.a. Carlo Von Sexron/DP Pete/Baby Duck/Zombie Zebra)....
Haute & Freddy
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Now Wave presentsHaute & Freddy...
Enter Shikari
Thursday 19 November 2026
The precocious St. Albans Trance-Metal tykes deliver a genre-bending mashup which has made them the masters of their trade, scoring multiple UK Top 5 albums and winning the most prestigious music awards over their extensive career. The po...
The Fray
Thursday 19 November 2026
From the sleepy sprawl of America's 'Mile-High City', Denver, Colorado, United States, comes The Fray, a foursome whose melodic pop-rock songs and soaring vocals resonate with sprawling tapestries and tales of hopefulness and heartache. T...
For Vini - The Music of The Durutti Column
Thursday 19 November 2026
Celebrate the iconic musical moments of Vini Reilly and The Durutti Column, with the band's collaborators Keir Stewart and Bruce Mitchell. For half a century, The Durutti Column have occupied a musical world entirely their own, blending di...
Kid Kapichi
Thursday 19 November 2026
With their big punch 'beat punk' sound, and explicitly political songs the Hastings duo have been praised by Liam Gallagher as 'like Noel when he was good'. They tried to debut their Partygate polemic 'Party At No. 10' with a busking pe...
Kid Kapichi
Thursday 19 November 2026
With their big punch 'beat punk' sound, and explicitly political songs the Hastings duo have been praised by Liam Gallagher as 'like Noel when he was good'. They tried to debut their Partygate polemic 'Party At No. 10' with a busking pe...
The Rifles
Thursday 19 November 2026
London indie outfit the Rifles rose to popularity in the mid-2000s with a jaunty garage rock & roll sound that's equal parts Jam-like swagger and a playfulness not unlike contemporaries the Kooks. First grabbing public attention with th...
Rymden
Thursday 19 November 2026
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Digging for Kanky Presents: Raining Stones
Thursday 19 November 2026
Manchester trio Digging for Kanky celebrate the release of their debut album, Raining Stones, with a special live show at The Yard. Supported by Cartr...
Play For Planet 3
Thursday 19 November 2026
Gigs for good in Greater Manchester. Enrich your soul and our soil....
Single File Traffic
Thursday 19 November 2026
Single File Traffic make their Manchester debut with support from Fruitless Forest and a The Lost Property People DJ set....
Elbow
Friday 20 - Sunday 22 November 2026
Elbow are an English rock band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1997. The band consists of Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner. They have played together since 1990, adopting the name Elbow in 1997Having built a des...
WH Lung
Friday 20 November 2026
Named after a Chinese cash & carry in their native Manchester, electronic pop group W.H. Lung serve up a vivacious concoction of krautrock, synth pop and infectious grooves, which has topped end of year lists with the likes of Piccadill...
Republica
Friday 20 November 2026
Formed in the early 90's, Republica have achieved sales of over 3 Million, albums going Top 5 in UK, US and Europe and achieving Platinum Sales Worldwide. The track 'Ready To Go' went to No. 1 in 18 countries and has been featured in Holly...
Ron Pope
Friday 20 November 2026
Critically-acclaimed Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Ron Pope has drawn comparisons to Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, while also refusing to put him squarely into one category. Uncompromising and relentless, Pope has evolved into one...
Audioweb
Friday 20 November 2026
Audioweb crossed the acid-fueled, psychedelic sound of Madchester house with deep dub, dancehall and reggae influences, earning a sizable following in the UK during the late '90s. Unlike many of their peers, they weren't given strong suppo...
Radio Free Alice
Friday 20 November 2026
Now Wave presents Radio Free Alice at Manchester Academy 2 on 20th November 2026...
JEWELIA
Friday 20 November 2026
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The Slates - Atherton
Friday 20 November 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...
Tygers of Pan Tang
Friday 20 November 2026
Tygers of Pan Tang take to the Holy Diver Stage this November for a back to back set of classic Tygers heavy anthems...
Fontaines D.C.
Saturday 21 November 2026
The London-based, Dublin-raised five piece are back with their fourth album, ROMANCE - and stop off with what's set to be an unforgettable live show. Set for release on 23 August 2024 via XL Recording, ROMANCE builds upon sonic sensibiliti...
BODEGA
Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 November 2026
With widescreen multi-tracked guitars and a giant sounding rhythm section complementing sharp songwriting and yearning vocal melodies, the Brooklyn art-punk incendiaries attempt to interrogate the external factors that make them who they a...
Opus Kink
Saturday 21 November 2026
Described by the NME as "Horn-fuelled filth-funk, where punk and jazz combine in grimy circumstances", "Barnstorming, infectious" by BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq, and "One of the most enjoyable genre fusions I've ever seen" by Nels Hylton o...
