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
Manchester Academy
Fri 26 Sep 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Bread Shed
Fri 2 - Sat 24 May 2025
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Wed 1 - Fri 31 Oct 2025
Oasis
Heaton Park, Manchester
Friday 11 - Sunday 20 July 2025
Manchester rock legends Oasis have ended years of feverish speculation with the confirmation of a long awaited run of comeback shows after 14 years of bitter seperation/ This will be one of the biggest live moments and hottest tickets of th...Oasis Official Aftershow
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 11 - Saturday 19 July 2025
Manchester Music Tours presents the Oasis Official Aftershow party with guest DJs including: Bez (Happy Mondays) + Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets) + Mani (Stone Roses) + Tin Tin (New Order's tour DJ) + Col White (Vinyl Revival) + Ricco (Cream...That Night In Manchester
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 11 July 2025
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 ...Definitely Mightbe - Tribute to Oasis
Definitely Maybe Bar, Manchester
Friday 11 - Sunday 20 July 2025
The longest established Oasis tribute in the world with over 2,000 shows under their belt. So, as good as the real thing? Well the lengendary Alan McGee thought so when he recently introduced the band live on stage! So they..... DEFINITELY ...Oas-is - Oasis Tribute Band
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 11 July 2025
What's the story? Some might say Oas-is are definitely, NOT maybe the best Oasis tribute out there! They are the only act to tour with a full video show, using some of the same equipment and visuals/footage that Oasis used on their tours...Wheezed at 33 Oldham St
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Friday 11 July 2025
Wheezed (Weezer tribute act) return to Manchester for their longest, most complete set to date...The Smiths Ltd - The Smiths Tribute Band
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 12 July 2025
The Smiths Ltd was formed in Manchester, UK the hometown of The Smiths. After an extensive search to find the perfect Morrissey, the band played their first gig in Manchester to an audience of avid Smiths fans. The response was spectacular...Maunders School Of Popular Music At 33 Oldham St
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Saturday 12 July 2025
All of our under 18's bands will be performing in one night. See everyone that has attended our fabulous band workshops...Ben Ottewell (Gomez) at The Green Room Altrincham
The Green Room, Altrincham
Sunday 13 July 2025
Join us for a special evening with Ben Ottewell, as he brings his soulful sound and powerful songwriting to The Green Room....Jessica Pratt
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 17 July 2025
The revered Californian folk artist Jessica Pratt has become one of the most singular and distinctive songwriters of her generation, largely through the bewitching sound of her acoustic guitar and vocals: a mystical, elusive blend that conj...Midway Still
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 17 July 2025
Midway Still are back and in Manchester in July...Geordie Greep (Black Midi)
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 18 July 2025
Frontman and lead guitarist of London math rock band Black Midi, Geordie Greep has long been considered part of the emerging wave of British rock music known as the Windmill scene. Influenced by Frank Zappa and classical music, his debut so...Billie Eilish
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 19 - Wednesday 23 July 2025
Born Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, the Southern California native went from being a teenager to an international pop star and generational icon in the span of a few short years. She's the product of artistic parents who are both enm...Maya Hawke
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
The daughter of Hollywood actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, New York folk singer, model and actress Maya Hawke gained recognition for starring as Robin Buckley in the Netflix series Stranger Things She has also appeared in the films Onc...
Bodega
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 23 July 2025
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 ar...Asylum's 4th Birthday Gig & Club Night
Postern Gate, Warrington
Friday 25 July 2025
Can you believe ASYLUM is turning FOUR in July? Well it's about time we brought back live music before the club night kicks off in style...The Complete Stone Roses - Stone Roses Tribute Band
Vibe Wigan, Wigan
Saturday 26 July 2025
The Complete Stone Roses are one of the UK's most well-known, most seen and most successful tribute bands. Selling out venues across the UK and Ireland regularly, they have helped to carry on the music of one of the UK's most influential b...Asthma Attack
Aatma, Manchester
Saturday 26 July 2025
Live music with genres including phonk/memphis/techno rap/house and more. 14+ (With guardian) £7 in pre-sale and £12.5 at the door....The Hoosiers
Uppermill Civic Hall, Uppermill
Friday 1 August 2025
The Hoosiers are an English pop rock originally formed in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States while on a football scholarship at the University of Indianapolis. The band consists of members Irwin Sparkes (lead vocals, lead guitar) ...Happy Mondaze
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 8 August 2025
Authentically from Manchester, Happy Mondaze were the first musicians to bravely emulate the Madchester legends. Currently touring the UK with a set of hits and fan favourites from the likes of Pills n thrills and Bummed. ...The Warlocks
Yes, Manchester
Friday 8 August 2025
Now Wave presents The Warlocks at YES Pink Room on 8th August 2025...The Gospel According to David Black
Lion's Den, Manchester
Saturday 9 August 2025
Vocalist and goth provocateur David Black, a candid spoken word performance with songs and anecdotes....PELICAN
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Pink Dot Presents?PELICANAges 18+It?s been a long journey for Pelican?from their sludgy reductionist beginnings in the DIY spaces of Chicago, through their tenure as forerunners to the burgeoning international community of artists fusing po...Fontaines D.C.
Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
Friday 15 August 2025
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 sensibilitie...
InFest
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 15 August 2025
After 24 great live (+1 hybrid) years in Bradford, InFest moves to Manchester for 2025 ...Infest
University Of Manchester Students' Union, Manchester
Friday 15 August 2025
After 24 great live (+1 hybrid) years in Bradford, InFest moves to Manchester for 2025 ...Sam Fender
Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
Saturday 16 August 2025
Having celebrated his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles, rocketing to the number one spot and a sold out headline winter tour, Sam Fender continues his path to dominance with further live dates, the biggest of his career. ...Sam Fender
Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
Saturday 16 August 2025
Having celebrated his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles, rocketing to the number one spot and a sold out headline winter tour, Sam Fender continues his path to dominance with further live dates, the biggest of his career. ...The Maccabees
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Thursday 21 - Friday 22 August 2025
After splitting in 2017, the UK chart-topping London indie rockers - best known for their hits "About Your Dress", "Love You Better", "First Love" and "Toothpaste Kisses" - return. ...
King Creosote
Todmorden Unitarian Church, Todmorden
Sunday 24 August 2025
Since the mid-late 1990s, Mercury Prize-nominated Scottish singer-songwriter Kenny Anderson, DIY pop voyager, ancestral seaside home restorer, squeezebox lothario, Fife for lifer, diamond miner, hijacker of hearts, and the man also known...Matt Berninger (The National)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Following the announcement of his new album, The National's very own vocalist and lyricist, Matt Berninger takes to the stage with his much-adored solo works. The Cincinnati, Ohio rocker reached no.21 on the UK album charts in October 2020...Gurriers
Projekts Skatepark, Manchester
Friday 29 August 2025
Dublin's newest alternative addition, Gurriers, embody the emerging Irish genres of post-punk, noise rock and shoegaze. ...Gurriers
Projekts Skate Park, Manchester
Friday 29 August 2025
Dublin's newest alternative addition, Gurriers, embody the emerging Irish genres of post-punk, noise rock and shoegaze. ...Manchester Psych Fest
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
Multi-venue festival at O2 Ritz, Manchester Albert Hall, Gorilla, CANVAS, YES and Deaf Institute. Ticket gains access to all venues. Venue capacities are based on first come first serve so please arrive early for specific acts. ...Manchester Psych Fest
Various Venues, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
Multi-venue festival at O2 Ritz, Manchester Albert Hall, Gorilla, CANVAS, YES and Deaf Institute. Ticket gains access to all venues. Venue capacities are based on first come first serve so please arrive early for specific acts. ...Festwich Tribute Festival
Heaton Park, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
The tribute act festival that brings you blistering sets from the best rock and indie bands in the universe. Now with 3 stages over 2 days. ...
Blondshell
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 4 September 2025
Los Angeles indie rocker Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum, better known as Blondshell, moved from a pop-leaning career under the name BAUM, to a more rockier output as Blondshell in 2022. Transforming into a songwriter without fear. The loud-quiet e...Cucamaras
Yes, Manchester
Friday 5 September 2025
Nottingham's hottest prospects, the four piece have been making waves with their definitive, genre-spanning sound that incorporates elements of post-punk, indie and art pop to create something remarkable and unique. Garnering rapturous prai...Dope Lemon (Angus Stone)
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 September 2025
One half of Angus & Julia Stone, Dope Lemon (aka Angus Stone) has amassed over 400 million streams from his two widely acclaimed albums, Smooth Big Cat (2019) which came in at #2 on the Australian ARIA Album charts, and Honey Bones (2016), ...The Southmartins - A Tribute to The Beautiful South & The Housemartins
