TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Traditional Folk & Acoustic Concerts in Manchester
Tue 30 Jun - Sun 5 Jul 2026
Fri 19 Jun - Fri 23 Oct 2026
Sat 27 Jun - Thu 2 Jul 2026
Cold Beer and Tennessee Whiskey
Friday 24 April 2026
The ultimate Luke Combs and Chris Stapleton tribute show. With leading UK tributes to two moderns country legends...
Jethro Tull
Saturday 25 April 2026
With Ian Anderson as ever central to the performance, this tour will encapsulate the seven decades in which Jethro Tull have written and performed music. Through their 23 studio albums, they have continued to push the boundaries of their mu...
Nadia Reid
Saturday 25 April 2026
New Zealand folk artist Nadia Reid has praised the world over for her intimate, complex songwriting. She is described by The Guardian as "an understated, wise guide through uncertain territory", while her lyrics are called "allegorical... b...
Nadia Reid
Saturday 25 April 2026
New Zealand folk artist Nadia Reid has praised the world over for her intimate, complex songwriting. She is described by The Guardian as "an understated, wise guide through uncertain territory", while her lyrics are called "allegorical... b...
Guy Davis
Saturday 25 April 2026
New York multi-instrumentalist Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, musician, actor, author, songwriter, so much more than 'just a bluesman', a troubadour of the folk tradition, and a master of...
Josienne Clarke sings Sandy Denny
Saturday 25 April 2026
Indie-folk singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Josienne Clarke is often said to draw on traditional British folk inspirations, but is a thoroughly modern, multifaceted artist who follows her own compass. Blessed with a voice of cryst...
The Scratch
Saturday 25 April 2026
Dublin's The Scratch were born from a shared love of metal and traditional Irish music and have moulded triumphant melodies with the groove and intensity of metal. Their debut album released in 2020 reached #9 in the Irish Album Charts, #2 ...
Book of Churches
Saturday 25 April 2026
Now Wave presents Book of Churches on 25th April 2026 at The Castle Hotel...
Jethro Tull
Sunday 26 April 2026
With Ian Anderson as ever central to the performance, this tour will encapsulate the seven decades in which Jethro Tull have written and performed music. Through their 23 studio albums, they have continued to push the boundaries of their mu...
Everly Pregnant Brothers
Sunday 26 April 2026
A national treasure in their native Sheffield, comedy folk act The Everly Pregnant Brothers playful tampering of classic songs has won them friends and fans far and wide. Formed after a drunken dare in 2009, the bunch of disparate chaps who...
Big Thief
Monday 27 April - Thursday 28 May 2026
Brooklyn indie rockers with folk roots whose songs search for a deep level of self-acceptance, grounded on dried-out, cracked desert dirt. Big Thief's music, rooted in the songs of Adrianne Lenker, paints in vivid tones characters and visc...
Katherine Priddy
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Since emerging with her debut EP 'Wolf' in 2018, the Birmingham-based folk artist has quickly become one of the most exciting names on the British scene. Declared 'The best thing I've heard all year' by Richard Thompson, who later invited h...
Modern Nature
Wednesday 29 April 2026
A meandering blend of bucolic folk, experimental jazz, and psych-tinged indie rock, Modern Nature is a project led by Blackpool-born musician Jack Cooper, formerly of the acclaimed indie rock outfit Ultimate Painting and the Manchester ba...
Lizzie Reid
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Now Wave presentsLizzie ReidCastle Hotel ManchesterApril 29th 2026...
Granny's Attic
Thursday 30 April 2026
With exceptional musicianship and boundless energy, Granny's Attic are Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon, anglo concertina, vocals), George Sansome (guitar, vocals) and Lewis Wood (violin, vocals). The trio are much loved by audiences up...
Cat Clyde
Friday 1 May 2026
Cat Clyde is a singer/songwriter based out of rural Ontario, Canada. A combination of driven, soulful blues and sweet, folk- tinged, dulcet tones that carry a particular sense of familiarity provide the structure on which she creates her un...
Tom Smith (Editors)
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...
The Choir of Man
Tuesday 5 - Saturday 9 May 2026
Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award-nominated, worldwide smash hit is now on its first ever UK tour. Welcome to THE CHOIR OF MAN, the best pub in the world... Come ready to drink in the excitement!Brimming with hits from artists suc...
Stephen Sanchez
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Nashville-based folk pop troubadour Stephen Sanchez came to fame when his cover of Cage the Elephant's "Cigarette Daydreams" helped him attract over 122,000 on TikTok before he reached no.14 in the UK singles chart in 2021 with the Platinum...
Chris Brain
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Chris Brain is a Yorkshire-based folk singer-songwriter whose work sits firmly in the British pastoral tradition, shaped by close attention to place, memory and emotional nuance. His fourth album, Red Sun Rising (2026), is a quietly powerfu...
James Morrison
Thursday 7 - Saturday 9 May 2026
From the West Midlands town of Rugby, the Brit Award winning Best British Male Solo Artist singer James Morrison became an overnight sensation in the U.K. with the release of his debut album, 2006's "Undiscovered", which wasted little ti...
Gabrielle Aplin
Friday 8 May 2026
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin's delicate, yet powerful, folk-pop songs have seen her score UK chart success. She rose to prominence the following November when she was selected to record the soundtrack for a John Lewis televis...
Albert Lee
Saturday 9 May 2026
Undoubtedly one of the finest guitarists the world has ever seen, Double Grammy Award Winner Albert Lee is also an accomplished piano player and has a fine singing voice. He has a soulful voice but can equally 'tear it up' rock 'n roll styl...
Jenny Colquitt
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...
Cowboy Junkies
Sunday 10 May 2026
Described by All Music as "one of the most unique and enduring bands in alternative rock", multi-million selling Canadian folk rockers Cowboy Junkies combine folk, blues and rock in a way that had never been heard before their debut in 198...
This Flight Tonight - A Tribute To Joni Mitchell
Monday 11 May 2026
Acclaimed singer/songwriters Zervas & Pepper present 'This Flight Tonight' an intimate acoustic tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell. Featuring songs such as 'California', 'Blue', 'Woodstock' 'Both Sides Now', 'Coyote', 'Big Yellow Taxi', ...
Styrofoam Winos
Monday 11 May 2026
Now Wave presents Styrofoam Winos at The Castle Hotel on 11th May 2026...
Billy Lockett
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Northampton piano man has been playlisted on Radio 1, supported Lewis Capaldi, Electric Light Orchestra, Birdy, Lana del Rey and KT Tunstall, and performed on Made In Chelsea, James Corden's Late Late Show. He has written, recorded, perform...
Carly Pearce
Thursday 14 May 2026
2018's Radio Disney The Freshest! Country Best New Artist winner and a 2019 ACM Awards New Female Artist of the Year and iHeartRadio Music Awards Best New Country Artist nominee, Kentucky's Carly Pearce continues to be a loyal advocate of C...
Nick Mulvey
Thursday 14 May 2026
The reliably brilliant acclaimed Cambridge folk artist, songwriter and a founding member of future-jazz stars Portico Quartet has come a long way - both experientially, musically and philosophically. Musician, composer and producer, Nick's...
Lucy Spraggan
Thursday 14 May 2026
Canterbury-born, Buxton-raised and Cheshire-living folk pop star Lucy Spraggan was the first contestant on the X Factor to perform her own compositions in 2021 with her introspective acoustic hip-pop style festival anthems since helping sc...
A TRIBUTE TO THE CARPENTERS
Thursday 14 May 2026
It's time to get over that rainbow and make the smallest of dreams come true as the Entertainers present A Tribute to the Carpenters, featuring Gordy Marshall's The British Carpenters and starring the fantastic Sally Creedon as Karen Carpen...
Mitski
Friday 15 May 2026
With electronic drum pads pulsating underneath fervent guitar lines, critically beloved Japanese-American indie folk singer-songwriter Mitski has cemented her reputation as an artist capable of using her talent to perform the alchemy that t...
Peatbog Faeries
Friday 15 May 2026
Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary multi-award winning Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance-floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influe...
The Longest Johns
Saturday 16 May 2026
The Longest Johns are a British folk musical group from Bristol known for performing folk music and sea shanties in the English tradition, and they also compose and record their own music. They gained popularity from their rendition of the ...
The Springsteen Sessions
Saturday 16 May 2026
Glasgow-based Dougie Robertson's Springsteen Sessions are without doubt the most authentic, honest, hard hitting, hard working and accurate sound of the Boss in the UK. From the time The Springsteen Sessions hit the stage, they take you ...
Proud Mary
Saturday 16 May 2026
The English blues rock band from Royton, Oldham, who were discovered by Noel Gallagher, and the first to sign to his Sour Mash label, releasing their debut album "Same Old Blues" in 2001 to critical acclaim. They have toured extensively wit...
Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley
Saturday 16 May 2026
Two of the UK's most iconic voices have finally combined as a duo and will be touring a new album in 2025. Show of Hands' Miranda Sykes and Devon folk star Jim Causley have known each other for nearly 20 years and in 2024 they united with...
Kiefer Sutherland
Monday 18 May 2026
Ol' fashioned denim-and-dusty-boots country rock from the quintessential Brat Packer. Kiefer Sutherland will be instantly recognisable to most as the award-winning star of the hit series 24, as well as the star of countless indellible big s...
