HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Hard Rock & Metal Concerts in Manchester
Sat 30 May - Fri 4 Dec 2026
Sat 14 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Fri 1 May - Fri 4 Sep 2026
PRESIDENT
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Despite never having released any music, anonymous masked metal band PRESIDENT first appeared on the line-up of the 2025 Download Festival, confusing fans as no other details were released as to who the band was. Shortly afterward, the ban...
Nocny Kochanek
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Polish chart topping heavy metal band founded in Warsaw in 2012 who have been described as producing traditional heavy metal typical of bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Music critics also describe their work as similar to the son...
Lady Pank
Friday 17 April 2026
One of the most popular groups in the history of Polish rock, 1980's rockers Lady Pank come to the UK. The chart-topping Wroclaw act garnered some attention in the United States in 1985, when MTV placed the video for the band's single "Mi...
CODA - A Tribute To Led Zeppelin
Friday 17 April 2026
If you like your Led Zeppelin tribute band with big hair, all the stage moves and excitement of the original band, an incredible attention to detail unrivalled by any other Led Zeppelin tribute band, a singer with all the range and power of...
Letz Zep - Led Zeppelin Tribute
Friday 17 April 2026
The Official Number One tribute to Led Zeppelin and Baby, they ain't foolin'. Letz Zep are a truly international act, their tours have taken in over 40 countries on six continents. ...
Tyketto
Saturday 18 April 2026
Melodic New York glam metal act Tyketto, creators of the ultimate 1980's rock anthem of a generation, Forever Young, have always believed that bands and fans are stronger together. Indeed, their 1994 sophomore album, Strength In Numbers...
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight
Sunday 19 April 2026
After mesmerising audiences across the USA and Europe, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is set to electrify the UK once again. Prepare for a spellbinding 90-minute spectacle that infuses iconic Rock & Metal anthems with a hauntingly beauti...
Hiraes
Tuesday 21 April 2026
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Creeper
Thursday 23 April 2026
The Southampton horror punk band's devoted fanbase were devastated when frontman Will Gould announced the end of the band during a sold-out Koko show in 2018. But now, the band are reborn. Larger-than-life, darker-than-death, they reache...
Skillet
Saturday 25 April 2026
One of Christian music's top-selling rock bands, Memphis, Tennessee, hard rockers Skillet capture the raw energy and multitextured sonic landscape for which they have become known. A mixture of dissonant chords, anthemic builds and memorabl...
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 ...
Dragged Into Sunlight
Thursday 30 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Dragged Into SunlightPlus support:VacuousPlague Pit...
Thraa
Thursday 30 April 2026
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YES
Friday 1 May 2026
After their hugely successful 'Classic Tales Of Yes' UK Tour in 2024, Progressive Rock legends, YES, return to perform their 1971 classic album, Fragile, in its entirety, including such timeless songs as 'Heart of the Sunrise', 'South S...
The Bon Jovi Experience
Friday 1 May 2026
The Bon Jovi Experience are the world's first and unquestionably finest tribute to the great Bon Jovi. They are the only tribute to have been featured on the band's official website, not to mention being the only tribute to have been reques...
Hypocrisy
Friday 1 May 2026
The Swedish melodic death metal band deliver precise, ferocious musicianship. Commonly inspired by the fusion of the modern and the ancient, Hypocrisy find a way to combine innovative ideas with classic sound in order to deliver something m...
Smash Into Pieces
Sunday 3 May 2026
Multiple award-winning Swedish rock-export Smash Into Pieces have past half a billion Spotify streams & YouTube views. They have evolved into one of the fastest rising Scandinavian alternative rock bands after making a big breakthrough in t...
Motorhead Tribute
Sunday 3 May 2026
Get ready for a full-throttle afternoon of classic heavy rock as Motorpace bring the sound of Motorhead to Empire Warrington....
The Issey Chivers Quartet
Friday 8 May 2026
The Quartet will play a range of jazz standards from the great American songbook, as well as visiting other styles such as Bossa Novas. Expect to hear some new arrangements, as well as some original compositions by the band. Issey Chivers i...
Moretallica - UK Metallica Tribute
Saturday 9 May 2026
Moretallica are the most exciting Metallica tribute in the UK, giving the most authentic performance and the most energetic show. 2024 is Moretallica's 11th year of touring. To celebrate this, they will be playing songs from all 11 of Meta...
Carnal Rot Dawn of Animosity and others
Saturday 9 May 2026
Putrid Promotions first show a night of BDM, Grind and Slam. Headliner TBA. Supports; Carnal Rot, Dawn of Animosity, Erectomy and Asbestosis....
Battle of the Slams
Sunday 10 May - Saturday 6 June 2026
8 bands battle it out over 2 shows for a chance to perform at Offal Fest 2026Both shows are non-profit and completely for the scene...
The Neverland Express + Caleb Johnson - Celebrating Meat Loaf
Friday 15 May 2026
The only show that was officially endorsed by Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman, celebrate the legendary rocker and experience his hit songs performed brilliantly by his backing band The Neverland Express plus American Idol winner, Caleb Johnson. ...
The Neverland Express + Caleb Johnson - Celebrating Meat Loaf
Friday 15 May 2026
The only show that was officially endorsed by Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman, celebrate the legendary rocker and experience his hit songs performed brilliantly by his backing band The Neverland Express plus American Idol winner, Caleb Johnson. ...
Machine Head
Friday 15 May 2026
Perhaps no metal band has been as instrumental as Bay Area 90s metal greats Machine Head in proving that heavy music could be both true to its core roots while also having an eye looking forward toward other genres and new futures. Front...
Karnivool
Friday 15 May 2026
Aussie alternative and progressive metal quintet Karnivool formed in high school in Perth, Western Australia in 1997. The band's earliest incarnation was mainly focused around playing covers of bands that influenced them - from grunge to de...
DC/UK - AC/DC Tribute
Saturday 16 May 2026
Previously known as AC/DC UK. AC/DC, one of the world's leading tributes AC/DC found their first incarnation well over a decade ago. Since then, the band have established themselves as one of the globe's forerunners in the tribute scene, be...
Putrid Pile - Manchester
Saturday 16 May 2026
Brutal Death Metal legend Putrid Pile returns to Manchester for an intimate show at Soup with the sickest lineup possible...
Opal In Sky
Monday 18 May 2026
Opal In Sky continue their tour in Manchester with support from Give 'Em Blood...
Death Metal Violence - Manchester
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Death Metal Violence Tour hits Manchester at The Star & GarterFeaturing Dysentery, .357 Homicide & Anhedonia...
Rockstock Tribute Festival
Saturday 23 May 2026
Stockport's ultimate tribute festival experience, held over two days at Woodbank Memorial Park. For years, Rockstock has been the go-to destination for music fans seeking an electrifying, affordable, and family-friendly celebration of rock ...
The AC/DC Experience - Tribute to AC/DC
Saturday 23 May 2026
Hailing from Lancashire, The AC/DC Experience perform classics from both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras such as "Highway To Hell", "Shoot To Thrill", "Back In Black", "Whole Lotta Rosie", and many, many more. ...
Ultimate Power
Saturday 23 May - Saturday 27 June 2026
Why go anywhere else when you can go to a place where everyone has a sole aim: to embrace the greatest power ballads ever written, all night long. The Ultimate Power DJs will take you on a ride through the very best of the genre: from forgo...
Plini
Saturday 23 May 2026
Described by Steve Vai as "one of the finest, forward thinking, melodic, rhythmically and harmonically deep, evolution of rock/metal instrumental guitarist I have ever heard," Australian guitarist and songwriter Plini Roessler-Holgate was n...
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Saturday 30 May 2026
Live/Wire is the AC/DC Show. The hugely successful and unique six-man tribute to rock music's greatest band, AC/DC - complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll, in a show critically acclaimed...
