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 14 Nov 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
St Mary's Chambers
Sun 28 Dec 2025 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
A/lpaca (IT) Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Italian Kraut-psych pioneers A/lpaca return to hands...
Atmos Bloom
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Now Wave presents Atmos Bloom on 6th December 2025 at Rat & Pigeon...Brokenwingclub: Kahula // OCEANLESS // Nico Harmony // VENTR
Kamera At Lloyd And Platt, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025 - Saturday 5 December 2026
Anthemic band Kahula headline an evening supporting grass roots venues at the new 100 cap Kamera Ballroom above the old Lloyds CHORLTON £10 ENTRY...King Princess
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
Genderqueer Brooklyn pop singer-songwriter King Princess, aka Mikaela Straus has seen the likes of Mark Ronson, Foushee, and the late Taylor Hawkins appear on her records and has opened tours for Harry Styles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cas...Everyman - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Kanadia - Intimate Show: Eagles Inn Manchester
Eagle Inn, Salford
Sunday 7 December 2025
Alt-rock band KANADIA, are celebrating their new album playing two intimate shows, catch new tracks and fan favourites up close. Tickets are only £2....
Max Fry
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Now Wave presents Max Fry at YES Basement on 9th December 2025...The Band CAMINO
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Blending indie rock and electropop, the Memphis-formed, Nashville-based trio, self-described as "your mom's favorite band", come to Europe. ...Divorce
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 10 December 2025
For Nottingham quartet Divorce, home is a feeling. Initially meeting as teenagers through the city's close-knit DIY scene, the band came together as Divorce in mid-2021, releasing a slew of genre-defiant singles that quickly caught the atte...
The Charlatans
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
The West Midlands-formed, Northwich-relocated Madchester legends have notched up seventeen Top 40 studio albums - three of them number ones - alongside 22 Top 40 singles, including nineties Top 10 hits "One to Another", "The Only One I Know...Stereolab
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
South London's Anglo-French premiere exponents of experimental lounge electronica air a breezy melodious approach with Laetitia Sadier's lilting Gallic vocals meandering merrily throughout with an irresistibly melodious bass-driven joy and ...
Sunflower Bean
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
New York glam rockers described by Billboard as "even though no one in Sunflower Bean is of legal drinking age, the Brooklyn indie trio's Human Ceremony is one of the most fully realized, sonically eclectic debut albums (everything from ps...My Life Story
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
My Life Story are heading to Manchester, performing Joined Up Talking in full plus a set of tracks from their sparkling back catalogue...Big Girl Christmas Headline Show - with Swamp Chicken and Dr Yad
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
The Big Girl Christmas Headline show at the Rat & Pigeon Manchester on December 11th....Stereophonics
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
As Stereophonics celebrate over 25 years as one of the UK's most loved bands, Kelly Jones continues to cement his place amongst the great British songwriters. The Welsh rockers have developed an enduring success and deep-seated bond with th...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
A live tribute to Coldplay and performing all the Coldplay hits and more in a brilliant sound and look-a-like show. The vocals, mannerisms and atmosphere these guys deliver are second to none. Giving the audience that same high energy perfo...Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout)
The Yard, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Martin McAloon will be performing a large selection of hit songs from Prefab Sprout's extensive archive celebrating over 40 years of his brother, Paddy McAloon's writing. This will be a rare opportunity to hear these incredible songs perfor...Georgian
Yes, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Now Wave presents Georgian at YES Basement on 12th December 2025...The Slow Readers Club
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Manchester's The Slow Readers Club deliver an energetic blend of driving drums and infectious guitar lines with evocative verses and anthemic choruses, imbued with their idiosyncratic brand of insightful and confronting lyricism, all set a...Inspiral Carpets
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Regarded as one of the main components of the Madchester movement in the early 90s, indie chart-topping Oldham legends Inspiral Carpets return after taking a hiatus following the tragic loss of drummer, Craig Gill. Although 90s frontman ...808 State
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Graham Massey's Manchester dance legends and Acid House pioneers have been described as "masters of their art" (Q), "pioneers" (Future Music), "for sonic trailblazing and inestimable influence, among our most important groups" (Record Colle...Britpop Curious
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
DJs spin Britpop all night long. Expect to dance to the likes of... Blur / Pulp / Suede / Oasis / Elastica / Sleeper / Placebo / Garbage / Manic Street Preachers / Catatonia / Shed Seven / Supergrass / Longpigs / James / Super Furry Animals...
Alright - Manchester
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Casino - Manchester
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...The Fairway Live
Eagle Inn, Salford
Saturday 13 December 2025
Indie boys The Fairway are back playing a hometown headline show at Eagle Inn in Salford...Delights
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Dubbed as "kaleidoscopic guitar janglers", Manchester-based 4-piece guitar band Delights formed in 2017 while at sixth form together. The band draw their inspirations from an eclectic catalogue of music, influenced both by what their par...Neck Deep
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025
The "biggest band you've never heard of" has stepped onto the world stage, but it won't be long before that adage is a distant memory. The Wrexham underground heroes turned breakout stars with three UK Top 10 albums continue carving out the...Spector
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025
London quartet whose debut album Enjoy It While It Lasts mixed mingling 80s new wave with 90s indie rock, reaching number 12 in the UK Albums Chart and topping the Official Record Store Chart on the week of its release. ...The Wonder Stuff
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Stourbridge indie rockers The Wonder Stuff boast an extensive catalogue which includes UK Top 20 hits "The Size of a Cow", "Unbearable", "Caught in My Shadow", "Don't Let Me Down, Gently", "Circlesquare" and the chart-topping cover "D...Michael Aldag
Gorilla, Manchester
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Rising to fame on TikTok during Lockdown, the Liverpool-based, Wirral musician is known for his anthemic pop songs. ...
The Clause
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 18 December 2025
The Clause are an indie four-piece from Birmingham who bring together the swagger of the 60s, the rolling groove of the 80s and the riotous verve and attitude of the 90s. Pearce Macca (front man), Niall Fennell (drummer) Jonny Fyffe (bass...Loose Articles - Christmas Do
Rebellion, Manchester
Thursday 18 December 2025
Now Wave presents Loose Articles - Christmas Do at Rebellion, Manchester on 18th December 2025...Arkayla
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 19 December 2025
Bursting onto the scene with a string of captivating singles, Arkayla are tipped to be the next band added to a long list of brilliant musical exports hailing from Manchester. Drawing on the grit of The Strokes, the lyricism of The Smiths, ...Doves
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Doves had something of an usual genesis in '90s Madchester. Founding members Jimi Goodwin, Jez Williams and Andy Williams were all members of Sub Sub, best remembered for their 1993 hit single Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use). After a fire at ...Black Grape
