TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Traditional Folk & Acoustic Concerts in Manchester
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Friday 19 March 2027
Incredible Mexican acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero have come a long way since first setting up camp in Dublin in 1999, despite not speaking any English. Their second album, Live: Manchester and Dublin shot them t...
Nick Cope's Family Show
Sunday 21 March 2027
Nick has lost his Bobble hat .. again ! Come and join Nick Cope for a delightful family concert and help him find his beloved hat with the wobbly bobble ! A joyous fun filled hour featuring all your favourite Nick Cope hits and more. Nic...
The Illegal Eagles - Eagles Tribute Band
Monday 22 March 2027
In 2026, the Illegal Eagles celebrate an incredible 30 years on the road with their brand-new Hotel California Tour. Renowned for their flawless vocals, stunning guitars, and an uncanny ability to recreate the legendary sound of the Eagl...
MILOŠ
Monday 22 March 2027
Born in Montenegro, Milos Karadaglic is one of the world's most celebrated classical guitarists. His career began its meteoric rise in 2011, with the release of his international best-selling Deutsche Grammophon debut album Mediterraneo. ...
RY X
Friday 2 April 2027
Australian transcendental folk artist RY X, born Ry Cuming, showcases a boundless ability to create thought-provoking atmospheric pop music, engulfed with his distinctively ethereal vocal lines, cloudy orchestral arrangements and accomany...
James Blunt
Saturday 3 April 2027
James Blunt's 2005 single You're Beautiful catapulted the former British Army officer into the spotlight. The track was the second single from his 11x Platinum-selling debut album Back To Bedlam, and hit the No.1 spot on the official U...
Dallahan
Sunday 4 April 2027
Forged in Scotland and Ireland's traditional music scene, but drawing on the music of the Balkans and North America, Dallahan take their listeners on a journey. Traversing styles and countries of the world in a dazzling live show, they cre...
KALEO
Tuesday 6 April 2027
Known for the way they gorgeously blend folk, country, rock and blues, the five-piece KALEO have become one of Iceland's most successful music exports. They released their debut eponymous album in 2013 and followed it with A/B in 201...
Emma Ruth Rundle
Tuesday 6 April 2027
Emma Ruth Rundle's forthcoming Engine of Hell is stark, intimate, and unflinching. For anyone that's endured trauma and grief, there's a beautiful solace in hearing Rundle articulate and humanise that particular type of pain not only wit...
Buffalo Traffic Jam
Thursday 8 April 2027
Having first connected at Montana State, folk duo Frankie Cassidy and Nathan Ross are anchored by vocals which deliver a kind of raw emotion that resonates deeply with audiences everywhere. Their 14-track debut album, 'Pictures of You', is...
Buffalo Traffic Jam
Thursday 8 April 2027
Having first connected at Montana State, folk duo Frankie Cassidy and Nathan Ross are anchored by vocals which deliver a kind of raw emotion that resonates deeply with audiences everywhere. Their 14-track debut album, 'Pictures of You', is...
Brandi Carlile
Friday 9 - Saturday 10 April 2027
Known as one of music's most respected voices, Brandi Carlile is an 11 times Grammy Award, 2 time EMMY-winning singer/songwriter, and a #1 New York Times Bestselling author. Throughout her acclaimed career, the Washington State country a...
Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners
Monday 12 April 2027
Proudly celebrating its incredible 10th Anniversary Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners is back for 2026!Performed by a phenomenal cast of Irish musicians, the show is packed full of classics like Whiskey in the Jar, The Iris...
Celebrating 40 Years of Paul Simon's Graceland
Tuesday 13 April 2027
Celebrate 40 years of one of the most influential albums of all time as The Simon & Garfunkel Story featuring the South African Cultural Choir bring Paul Simon's legendary masterpiece Graceland back to the stage in a breathtaking liv...
A Tribute to the Carpenters
Thursday 15 April 2027
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 Carpe...
Gracie Abrams
Thursday 22 - Sunday 25 April 2027
The daughter of movie director J.J. Abrams, the ethereal singer/songwriter Gracie Abrams specialises in a stylized, moody modern pop - a subtly shifting sound which has seen her emerge as one of the most compelling songwriters of her gener...
Flook
Thursday 22 April 2027
"In the pantheon of Irish/English folk groups they don't come much more revered than Flook." ~ Irish Post. Originally formed by flute playing friends Sarah Allen, Brian Finnegan, and Michael McGoldrick (who left in 1997 to join Capercailli...
Lisa LeBlanc
Friday 7 May 2027
Lisa LeBlanc has been dropping musical plot twists for 15 years. This includes a platinum-selling francophone folk album, an electrified English-language rock album, a multi-award-winning disco record and a live album with the Qu?bec Symph...
A Tribute to The Carpenters
Saturday 8 May 2027
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 Carpe...
Joshua Burnside
Saturday 8 May 2027
Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production metho...
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
Saturday 8 May 2027
Despite their slinky, swampy, razor-sharp, blues-drenched, guitar thrashed alt. rock songs, which suggest that the door is opening for bigger rooms and broader audiences, it's those sticky basement bar stages where the songs have always sh...
Don McLean
Wednesday 19 May 2027
Singer-songwriter best known for his hugely popular 70s hit, American Pie Few songwriters can boast a song that has endured quite like Don McLean's American Pie. On the face of it, the New York musician's opus should never have become a hi...
LOVE with Johnny Echols
Wednesday 19 - Thursday 20 May 2027
Iconic 60's Los Angeles psychedelic folk rockers LOVE, with original guitarist Johnny Echols, sees Arthur Lee's longest serving band perform classic songs from Love's first three albums Love, Da Capo, Four Sail and of course Forever Change...
Hounds of Love & Orchestra - Classically Kate Bush
Friday 21 May 2027
A celebration of the music of the iconic Kate Bush which sees the legendary singer-songwriter's eternal, era-defining songs - including Cloudbusting, Hounds of Love, Babooshka, Wuthering Heights and Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) -...
Kings of Convenience
Sunday 23 May 2027
Norwegian indie folk duo, Kings of Convenience (Erlend Oye and Eirik Glambek Boe) draw inspiration for rhythms, melodies and chords from all over: jazz, Brazilian music, house music. They are perhaps best known in the UK for their 2000 in...
The Illegal Eagles - Eagles Tribute Band
Thursday 27 May 2027
In 2026, the Illegal Eagles celebrate an incredible 30 years on the road with their brand-new Hotel California Tour. Renowned for their flawless vocals, stunning guitars, and an uncanny ability to recreate the legendary sound of the Eagl...
Forever Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band
Friday 28 May 2027
Experience the energy, musicianship, and spirit of The Boss as Forever Springsteen takes you on a downbound train through his legendary career. This powerhouse seven-piece band pays homage to the entire E Street Band in every note they pl...
Lindisfarne
Saturday 29 May 2027
Legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne return with a classic five piece line-up of long-time members, fronted by founding member Rod Clements. Lindisfarne emerged from Tyneside in the 1970s and quickly carved out a unique place for...
Osees (The Oh Sees)
Wednesday 9 June 2027
With a stage show that's best described as sweat-drenched, a blistering back catalogue and several name changes along the way - Orinoka Crash Suite (1997-2003), OCS (2003-05), The Ohsees (2006), The Oh Sees (2007), Thee Oh Sees (2008-16), ...
Lady Maisery, Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
Sunday 20 June 2027
Having bewitched audiences annually with their much-loved wintertime show, two of the most engaging and inventive acts on the English folk scene return with their hotly anticipated next alchemic collaboration: an essential incantation to t...
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Sunday 4 July 2027
Few shows have experienced the phenomenal global success of The Simon & Garfunkel Story, with multiple sold-out shows in over 50-countries worldwide and over 20 headline performances in London's West End, including multiple appearances at ...
Amble
Thursday 8 July 2027
Channelling the power of tried-and-true friendship and tapping into the serenity of the surrounding countryside, Irish trio Amble harness a rare magic threaded into the fabric of their novelistic folk. The group - Robbie Cunningham (lead v...
Carpenters Gold - Tribute to The Carpenters
Saturday 31 July 2027
Produced by London West End Director of 80's Mania, The Abba Reunion Tribute Show and Abba Mania. Carpenters Gold authentically performs their Greatest hits, such as Goodbye to Love, Solitaire, We've Only Just Begun, Top of the World, Yest...
Manchester Psych Fest
Saturday 4 September 2027
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. ...
Passenger
Wednesday 15 September 2027
Passenger, aka Mike Rosenberg, is a multi-award winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter from Brighton, England. A classic journeyman musician, cut from the same mould as Van Morrison, Neil Young and John Prine, Passenger has the unique...
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Wednesday 22 September 2027
Few shows have experienced the phenomenal global success of The Simon & Garfunkel Story, with multiple sold-out shows in over 50-countries worldwide and over 20 headline performances in London's West End, including multiple appearances at ...
This Is The Kit
Friday 1 October 2027
Described by Cerys Matthews on BBC 6music as "Absolutely gorgeous, like an aural bath with the warm water lapping over you", Ivor Novello-nominated This Is The Kit is the much beloved musical project of Kate Stables, the Paris-based Bristo...
The Houghton Weavers
Saturday 9 October 2027
THE HOUGHTON WEAVERS have been entertaining folk for 48 years with their unique blend of popular folk music, humour and audience participation. In their time together, the group have performed thousands of concerts, recorded over 30 albums...
Fisherman's Friends
Friday 26 November 2027
Britain's oldest boy band have two UK Top 30 albums to their name, two feature films, a stage musical, a book, a TV documentary and a festival. They've played for royalty and to tens of thousands of fans in sell-out tours year in year ...
