TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Traditional Folk & Acoustic Concerts in Manchester
Simply Dylan - A Tribute to Bob Dylan
Lowry
Sun 19 Oct 2025 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Bridgewater Hall
Wed 18 Mar - Thu 4 Jun 2026
Creedence Clearwater Review - Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute
Manchester Academy
Thu 26 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Declan O'Rourke
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 30 November 2025
Descibed by Mojo as "a masterful lyricist and staggering guitarist", Irish folk rocker Declan O'Rourke makes a welcome return, this time celebrating the 20th Anniversary of his debut album 'Since Kyabram'. In October 2004, amongst a thrivi...Mumford & Sons
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Grammy and BRIT Award-winning folk act Mumford & Sons return with their 5th studio album, 'Rushmere' The chart topping Londoners are best known for their multi-Platinum selling hits "I Will Wait", "Little Lion Man", "The Cave" and "Beli...Max McNown
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2025
A singer-songwriter from Bend, Oregon, Max McNown creates the kind of songs that perfectly soundtrack our most intimate moments: times of intense heartache and tremendous loss, immense upheaval and life-changing revelation. Within just a ye...Will Varley
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Brixton-born political folk singer Will Varley stays true to the roots of folk by combining personal storytelling with political statements. He started his career in typical folk fashion by playing at open-mike nights in and around London b...Mermaid Chunky
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Now Wave presents Mermaid Chunky at YES Pink Room on 3rd December 2025...Amy Macdonald
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Scottish singing sensation Amy Macdonald fell in love with music at the age of 12 when she was inspired by hearing rock stalwarts Travis perform at Glasgow's popular T In The Park festival. On a family trip soon after, she even decided to t...Rioghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Still residing as BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year, Rioghnach Connolly's taste for musical adventure is eclectic. Along with her folk-hop & barrelhouse-pop companion players, as Honeyfeet, they collectively drive a broad terrain of music...Rianne Downey
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Country-indie lullabies with bite, sent to listeners from the equally beautiful and brutally honest heart of Scotland. Music to help us all get by when life isn't easy. Growing up on the outskirts of Glasgow, the music-obsessed youngster i...The Saw Doctors
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
The Saw Doctors are one of Ireland's most successful rock bands, racking up Twenty Top 30 hits including three number 1's and Ireland's biggest ever selling single. This unlikely group of rock superstars continue to win over new fans and we...The Lancashire Hotpots Big Bash
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
The fifth annual Big Bash from Bernard and the boys features Abba Arrival + Black Lace + Pet Shop Boys tribute act, Pound Shop Boys. Strap yourself in for an unbeatable night of music and laughs. The good times are back!...Thea Gilmore
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Nantwich-based, Oxford-born indie folk star Thea Gilmore is a formidable performer on stage and among the finest singer songwriters of her generation - a frank and fearless pursuer of home truths who has constantly adapted to remain relevan...Ed Sheeran
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
An era-defining artist, Halifax-born, Suffolk-raised folk pop superstar Ed Sheeran has not only racked up a slew of accolades and awards for his music, but also broken several records for his tours. He started out in music, while living in ...
Kate Rusby
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Often hailed as the "First Lady of Folk," the enchanting Kate Rusby has earned numerous accolades, including multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and a Mercury Music Prize. Her album 'Hand Me Down' peaked at #12 in the Official UK Album Charts,...The Albion Christmas Band
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Wednesday 10 December 2025
The Albion Christmas Band, a spin-off from the legendary 1970's folk rock act The Albion Band - alongside The Albion Country Band, and The Albion Dance Band - was originally formed in 2005 by musician Ashley Hutchings, a founding member of ...Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman
The Roundhouse, Bolton
Thursday 11 December 2025
Legendary Bolton broadcaster, writer and musician Mark Radcliffe met David Boardman a few years ago when he moved to Knutsford and they found each other in the Builder's Arms. David is a seasoned singer/songwriter, guitar teacher and fine a...Pogue Traders - Tribute to The Pogues
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
An 8 piece tribute band to the legendary Pogues. ...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...Harp & a Monkey
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Award-winning modern folk song and storytelling trio Harp & a Monkey perform traditional and original songs and stories with a heavy bias towards content from their native Greater Manchester. Critically acclaimed, but often criminally u...Jesca Hoop
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Beautiful, subtle and stark the Manchester-based Californian folk star serves up stunningly original songs - minimalist yet brimming with energy, emerging from a wealth of life experience, great emotional depth, and years of honing the craf...Robert Plant - Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 15 December 2025
Saving Grace are a folk co-operative between Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant with Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (percussion), Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone and acoustic guitars), and Matt Worley (banjo, acoustic and baritone guitar...Big Country
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Formed in Dunfermline, Scotland by the former-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson and childhood friend Bruce Watson, Celtic-inspired Big Country quickly broke worldwide with their ringing, bagpipe-like guitars and anthemic songs helping their...
London African Gospel Choir - Paul Simon's Graceland Reimagined
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 18 December 2025
Hot off the back of multiple sell-outs across the UK, the 23-strong London African Gospel Choir (LAGC) return with their totally uplifting rendition of Paul Simon's iconic 1986 Graceland album. Don't miss this astounding musical reinte...Toss The Feathers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 19 December 2025
Manchester's most exciting Celtic export since Phil Lynott, legendary folk rockers Toss the Feathers are known for their contemporary blending of traditional Irish music with various music styles. Originally formed in 1987 after Dave Smylie...Windborne
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
The most exciting folk vocal group in a generation, The Windborne Singers' captivating show draws on the singers' deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony, while the absolute uniqueness of their artistic approach brings old songs into the ...Tommy Emmanuel
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 16 January 2026
If you like guitar playing, it simply doesn't get any better than Tommy Emmanuel. Widely acknowledged as the international master of the solo acoustic guitar, Tommy has achieved enough musical milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. Or ...A Tribute To The Carpenters
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 16 January 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...The Lower Angel Band
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Saturday 17 January 2026
The Lower Angel Band live with strings at The Irish Club, Warrington...The 502s
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 22 January 2026
6 piece indie folk band The 502s are undeniable, immaculate rays of Florida sunshine. Led by earnest banjo-strumming songwriter Ed Isola, The 502s are a band of brothers whose sound has received critical acclaim as celebratory, wholesome, a...Jim Moray
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Thursday 22 January 2026
Described by The Guardian as "one of the most inventive figures on the folk circuit", over the past two decades of British folk music, Macclesfield multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Jim Moray has marked himself out as having a singul...Jeffrey Martin
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 22 January 2026
As a babe Jeffrey Martin sought out solitude as often as he could find it. He?s always been that way, and he has never understood the whole phenomenon of smiling in pictures, although he is a very happy guy. One night in middle school he st...Pierce Brothers
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wednesday 28 January 2026
For years twin brothers Jack and Patrick Pierce's high energy duo Pierce Brothers has been a staple of the Australian indie-folk / blues & roots scene. Exploding onto the world stage in 2014, the brothers started their journey as buskers on...Lucinda Williams
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 30 January 2026
Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams unabashedly has taken on some of the human, social and political issues of our day during the course of her celebrated four-decade, pioneering career. The Louisiana country and blues rocker ha...Half Man Half Biscuit
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 30 January 2026
Known for their satirical, sardonic, and sometimes surreal songs, Birkenhead indie rockers Half Man Half Biscuit parody popular genres, while their lyrics allude to UK popular culture and geography. Formed in 1984, their long career has se...Grace Petrie
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 1 February 2026
Like protest songs? Neither does Grace Petrie - and she's been singing them for 15 politically disastrous years. No longer able to meet the deadened eyes or desperate hopes of leftwing audiences, she reckons there's no better time for a...Ezra Furman
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 2 February 2026
Described by Consequence Of Sound as, "a ball of energy, bouncing around genre borders with glee. There's the rebellion of '90s indie rock, a string of sunshine-y '80s pop, and the snarl of '70s punk," incendiary and inspiring Chicago tran...Midlake
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Reaching no.18 in the UK charts with their 2010 album "The Courage of Others", Texan band Midlake are one of America's most successful and celebrated folk rock acts. With a fondness for the look and feel of past times, they are in part insp...Martyn Joseph
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 4 February 2026
A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade, the jaw dropping guitar player has developed a unique percussive style with a powerful show stopping voice, which has seen him dubbed "The Welsh Springsteen". Take ...Nashville
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 7 February 2026
Nashville: The Reunion Tour sees Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Sam Palladio take to the stage once more to perform classic songs from the hit TV series, as well as their own original material. Airing from 2012 to 2018, N...Of Monsters and Men
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 15 February 2026
Icelandic indie-folk collective Of Monsters and Men deliver a tapestry of stories, moments, and conversations through their beautiful songs. Of Monsters and Men went from Reykjavik to the global stage with their breakout 2011 debut My Head ...The Best of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells I, II & III
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 17 February 2026
The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III, which celebrates the brilliance of these iconic and seminal musicalpieces, features an expansive live group, led and arranged by Oldfield's long-term collaborator Robin Smith, which will see extended s...Florence + The Machine
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
The insanely captivating Florence Welch - the festival headlining Boudicca, wielding anthems like a flaming sword - is at the peak of her powers, coming into a fully realised self-knowledge, poking sly fun at her own self-created persona, p...Florence + The Machine
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
The insanely captivating Florence Welch - the festival headlining Boudicca, wielding anthems like a flaming sword - is at the peak of her powers, coming into a fully realised self-knowledge, poking sly fun at her own self-created persona, p...The Paper Kites
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
Known for their ethereal, moody sound, Australian indie-folk rock outfit The Paper Kites' music has been featured on numerous television shows including Grey's Anatomy, Forever and Reign. The Australian band's melancholic, mid-tempo music ...Kezia Gill
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
Derby-based multi-award-winning artist Kezia Gill has the song-writing ability of a country artist, the stage energy of a rock star, and the voice of the blues. With an impressive vocal range, multi instrumental talent and pulling influence...Courtney Marie Andrews
