HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Hard Rock & Metal Concerts in Manchester
Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
Manchester Academy
Sat 27 Sep - Sat 29 Nov 2025
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Manchester Academy
Fri 19 Dec 2025 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
Chekhov's Gun - THE INVASION TOUR - Manchester

The Peer Hat, Manchester
Sunday 24 August 2025
The progressive Scottish metal band Chekhov's Gun hit the great city of Manchester on their INVASION TOUR of England...Festwich Tribute Festival

Heaton Park, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
The tribute act festival that brings you blistering sets from the best rock and indie bands in the universe. Now with 3 stages over 2 days. ...C2 Presents Pit-Nic at The Alma

The Alma Inn, Bolton
Saturday 30 August 2025
An all-day event consisting of 13 bands - Hardcore- Thrash...Ozz Forever Fest

Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 30 - Sunday 31 August 2025
Ozz Forever Fest Dedicated to the Prince of Darkness. A full day of incredible Metal bands....Scene Queen

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 5 September 2025
Hannah Collins, formerly ROSE, is the "Pretty in Pink" blonde New York singer known for coining the style "bimbocore", a "hyperfeminine offshoot of metalcore" that "blends the reclaimed hyperfeminine aesthetics and vocal distortions of genr...Break Stuff: Deftones Special: W/ Deftunes (Live)

Mother Marys, Manchester
Friday 5 September 2025
Break Stuff: Presents Deftones Special: (25 YEARS OF WHITE PONY) W/ Deftunes playing LIVE...The Bon Jovi Experience

The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 6 September 2025
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...Sleep Broken - A Tribute to Sleep Token

Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 6 September 2025
UK Tribute to album chart topping London rockers Sleep Token, best known for their UK Top 10 hit "Caramel" ...Deathwish Rock & Metal Night

The Brickhouse, St Helens
Saturday 6 September 2025
Local legends & firm favourites Deathwish return to the Brickhouse Rock Night...Cave In

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 12 September 2025
The legendary long established Massachusetts metalcore band have remained one of the best contemporary rock, hardcore, and metal bands since making their monumental debut in 1998. Since bassist Caleb Scofield died in 2018, the band have con...Poison The Well

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 13 September 2025
The current hardcore scene wouldn't be what it is today without Miami metalcore act Poison The Well. They pretty much invented the "screamo /metalcore" genre. Their first two full lengths "The Opposite of December" and "Tear From The Red...Blackgold

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 13 September 2025
Masked British alternative rockers Blackgold fuse nu-metal, industrial rock, and hip-hop influences. Reminiscent of bands like Slipknot, their politically charged sound draws comparisons to Rage Against the Machine and Fever 333, with a ra...False Heads

Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Saturday 13 September 2025
Think QOTSA and The Pixies with a bit of The Ramones thrown in. With over 1 million streams on Spotify and over 500K on Apple Music and plaudits a plenty right in the middle of a global pandemic London's False Heads are a post-punk trio, wh...Torche

New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 14 September 2025
Florida stone metal act Torche have established themselves as a cornerstone of American heavy rock. Their songwriting prowess has always reverberated with music fans throughout their critically acclaimed discography. Torche's guitar work is...Sleep Broken - A Tribute to Sleep Token

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 19 September 2025
UK Tribute to album chart topping London rockers Sleep Token, best known for their UK Top 10 hit "Caramel" ...Asylum Presents: High Voltage

The Lion, Warrington
Friday 19 September 2025
Bringing a little bit of the '79 Iron Maiden spirit back to where it began...earthtone9

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 20 September 2025
Nottingham cult metal band earthtone9 combine a wide variety of influences from rock, metal, noise and hardcore. Characteristic are the constant mood changes within individual songs and albums. Often, heaviness and oppressive moments are ...Pierce the Veil

Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Platinum-selling San Diego powerhouse rockers are iconic in their genre, and rightfully so, after topping Billboard's rock and alternative album charts numerous times. They're back with more fuzzy guitars, massive melodic hooks, and distin...Nekrogoblikon

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Los Angeles melodic death metal band Nekrogoblikon produce music centred around goblins. Nekrogoblikon burst onto the metal scene with their breakout video for "No One Survives," which introduced the world to John Goblikon, the band's unfor...Hits Out Of Hell - The Meat Loaf Songbook

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 26 September 2025
The World's premier show in tribute to Meatloaf, featuring the Ultimate 'Dead Ringer' to Meatloaf Craig Halford as seen on ITV's 'Stars in their eyes' and Channel 4's 'The Last Leg'. Experience all the hits from what is one of the best-sell...W.A.S.P.

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
American West Coast heavy metal band W.A.S.P. emerged in 1982 from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Motley Crue, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band was a prominent target in the mid-1980s of the Parents Music Resource Center (P...Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world reno...The Freddie & Queen Experience - Queen & Freddie Mercury Tribute

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 27 September - Friday 24 October 2025
One of the UK's premier, internationally and critically acclaimed Queen & Freddie Mercury tribute bands, delivering a passionate and energy packed show chock full of Queen's greatest hits! Ian Adams as Freddie Mercury replicates Freddie M...A Foreigner's Journey - The Music of Foreigner and Journey

The Met, Bury
Saturday 27 September 2025
Legendary bands Foreigner and Journey are giants of the AOR (Adult Orientated Rock) and Classic Rock genres, attracting huge audiences as live acts since forming in the 1970's. Sadly for those in the UK, their shows over here have been few ...Angels of Darkness - A Tribute to The World of Goth

The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 27 September 2025
Birmingham's premier gothic rock tribute band deliver an almost encyclopaedic collection of music from the World of Goth: from A to Dead! Expect a "Weird beautiful mixture of exquisite excellence" paying tribute to not only 80s greats such ...Ultimate Ozzy UK - A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 28 September 2025
UK based Ozzy Osbourne tribute band, playing covers of Ozzy's most well-known tracks from his solo career and Black Sabbath. ...Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash)

Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Sunday 28 September 2025
Martin Turner is a founding original member of Wishbone Ash and lead vocalist, bassist and key creative force on iconic albums such as the original version of Argus along with Pilgrimage, There's the Rub and New England. Wishbone Ash was fo...Atreyu

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 1 October 2025
California's own hardcore-metal outfit Atreyu return, exceeding all expectations and expanding the boundaries of metallic rock yet again. ...Refused

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Thursday 2 October 2025
The farewell tour from the Swedish Hardcore-punk legends. Refused pull no punches with their signature riffs and melodic blend of punk and hardcore. Cited as an influence by many including Linkin Park, Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses and Velv...Man With a Mission

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 3 October 2025
Japan's greatest rock sensation flawlessly execute straight-up indie rock metal like the one and only pack of Wolves they are! Their distinguishing feature is that all of the members wear differently designed wolf masks during both their co...Sabbotage - A Tribute to Black Sabbath

The Spinning Top, Stockport
Friday 3 October 2025
Formed from the ashes of the already established Sabbath Tribute Snowblind in 2014, immediately it was obvious that this band would become the most authentic and by far the best Black Sabbath tribute in the UK. All of the band are highl...Wishbone Ash

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 4 October 2025
The 1970's Torquay Prog-rock legends are noted for their extensive use of harmony twin lead guitars which helped Andy Powell and Ted Turner to be voted "Two of the Ten Most Important Guitarists in Rock History" and to appear in Rolling Sto...Bon Giovi - Tribute to Bon Jovi
