HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Hard Rock & Metal Concerts in Manchester
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Manchester Academy
Fri 19 Dec 2025 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
Manchester Academy
Sat 22 Nov 2025 - Fri 10 Apr 2026
Still Remains
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Still RemainsMichigan-based metalcore band Still Remains is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their acclaimed Roadrunner Records debut, ?Of Love and Lunacy.? Formed in Grand Rapids in 2001, the ban...Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Scottish power trio Moving Pictures play for over two hours covering all the Rush classics such as Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio and Xanadu (with doubleneck guitars) plus some deeper cuts such as By Tor and later belters such as Far Cry a...FIREVOLT Xmas Party 2025- THE BREAD SHED
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
FIREVOLT XMAS PARTY 2025With Scarlet Rebels, The Karma Effect & Thieves of Liberty...Halestorm
AO Arena, Manchester
Monday 24 November 2025
Founded by sister and brother, Lzzy and Arejay Hale, in 1997, Pennsylvania heavy metal act Halestorm have scored three UK Top 10 albums. In 2012, they became the first female-fronted band to both nominated and win the Grammy for Best Hard...HARDLINE - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Hardline headline The Bread Shed with special guests:Sevi; and Heaven's Reign...Pintglass
Rebellion, Manchester
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:PintglassPlus supports:Negative FrameOnly Pain...Electric Six
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Detroit's fun-loving alternative garage rock collective Electric Six celebrate 20 years of their UK Top 10 debut album "Fire" in 2003. The high-octane collection, mixing garage rock, disco, punk, new wave, and metal into cleverly dumb, in-y...Stray From The Path
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Long Island hardcore band Stray From The Path's politically fused rap metal music has been described as a "Rage Against the Machine-worshipping take on hardcore." ...Evil Scarecrow
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
This fabulous, fun and as-brilliant-as-they-are-bonkers band will be bringing their unique brand of metal, mayhem and madness to several shows across the UK. With a brand-new line up, version 5.0 of Evil Scarecrow continues to captivate, de...LLNN + Pupil Slicer
Rebellion, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:LLNN+Pupil SlicerPlus supportWorn Out...Bad Omens
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
American metalcore band Bad Omens slither through boundaries, only to ultimately choke convention in the process. The quartet materialise with ghostly atmospherics, striking hooks, and the tingles of sensual high-register harmonies uplifted...The Raven Age
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Formed by guitarists George Harris - the son of Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris -and Dan Wright, melodic London metal heads The Raven Age are as brilliantly catchy as they are deviously heavy, delicately balancing classic and modern metal...ASYLUM CLUB NIGHT W/ LUNA TUNES
Postern Gate, Warrington
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 November 2025
After one of the most incredible Halloween's ever, we are bringing multi festival superstar, Luna Tunes to Warrington...Still Dangerous - A Tribute to Thin Lizzy
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 29 November 2025
Still Dangerous are a UK based band that play the greatest hits from legendary rockers Thin Lizzy. With blisteringly precise dual guitars, heavy drums and the signature vocals of Phil Lynott. ...Tom Thorp & Ilumetris
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Saturday 29 November 2025
Enter the murky and fantastical world of mythical beings as internationally award winning saxophonist and composer Tom Thorp takes a journey through stories and characters from world mythology, with his quintet ILUMETRIS. In this new and ex...The Rasmus
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Monday 1 December 2025
One of the greatest rock bands ever to come out of Finland, The Rasmus, with their new line-up - female guitarist Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen replacing Pauli Rantasalmi in 2022 - embark on a European tour. Having topped the charts in Germany, A...Chelsea Grin
New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Salt Lake City deathcore stalwarts Chelsea Grin have solidified their place in the metal world, building one of the most impressive and active online fan bases in the genre. Since 2018, no founding members remain in the band and, despite no...Aephanemer
Rebellion, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:AephanemerIntegrating elements of melodic death metal, classical symphonies and Slavic traditional music, thesouthern French band Aephanemer have developed a sound that could likely influence a whole...Nothing More
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 4 December 2025
Founded in San Antonio, Texas, the three-time Grammy nominated rockers Nothing More deliver unapologetically massive anthems with introspective, philosophical lyrics. Since the group's initial emergence in 2003, they have made US rock ra...Sabaton
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Swedish Heavy metal act, Sabaton embark on a groundbreaking tour that will be bigger and better than anything they have ever embarked on before. The band has put together a show unlike anything you've experienced. Throw traditional thinki...Don Broco
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 December 2025
Filtering their charismatic '80s pop-inflected rock seamlessly, almost restlessly, through metal, funk and electronics, the UK chart-topping Bedford four piece have become one of rock's most diverse and charismatic bands, playing huge shows...Metallicish - Tribute to Metallica
Katatonia
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
Considered by many to be one of Sweden's most prominent metal bands, Katatonia's long, storied career has seen them shift from a rough, sludge-like doom metal sound to a more streamlined approach that embraces prog rock, assonant vocal h...Ice Nine Kills
Co-op Live, Manchester
Monday 8 December 2025
Like the undead slashers celebrated in their songs, visionary heavy metal trailblazers and multimedia raconteurs INK carve out a fresh, bloody homage to the VHS celluloid classics that possessed singer Spencer Charnas at an early age, with...
Three Days Grace
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Combining elements of angst-fueled alternative rock, metal, and grunge, the Canadian rockers quickly established themselves as lynchpins of the post-grunge movement. Emerging in 2003, the band have topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock singl...Ultimate Power
Yes, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
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...Of Mice & Men
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Californian metalcore band OM&M mix post-hardcore tracks with more melodic metal, nu metal, alternative metal, and hard rock. They reached the UK Top 20 with their 2014 album Restoring Force. ...Orange Goblin
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Originally formed in London under the name 'Our Haunted Kingdom' back in 1995, celebrated UK metal greats Orange Goblin entered the world of heavy music as wide-eyed enthusiasts, eager to channel the fire & fury of their favourite bands. Em...Clutch
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 19 December 2025
While musical trends have come and gone since Clutch originally formed in Maryland, USA in 1991, they've always thrived by just sitting back and doing their own thing. Coming from American punk and hardcore influenced roots, they moved more...Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 19 December 2025
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...Absolva
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Manchester hard rock, British heavy metal. ...Guns N' Yorkshire Roses - Tribute to Guns N' Roses
The Sound Lounge Darwen, Blackburn
Saturday 20 December 2025
Hailing from God's own county, Yorkshire, England, Guns N' Yorkshire Roses are an authentic tribute to the band Guns N' Roses, focusing on the classic era from 1987-1993. Featuring veteran members of the Yorkshire music scene, the band have...Queen One Vision - A Tribute to Queen
The Conservative Club Penketh Warrington, Warrington
Wednesday 31 December 2025
With superb attention to detail in music, costume and production, Queen One Vision deliver all of your favourite Queen hits, with a power and energy that is guaranteed to Blow Your Mind!! A full live band concert featuring Eddie Devlin as t...Born of Osiris + Attila
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 13 January 2026
US metalcore groups Born of Osiris and Attila announce a co-headline tour. ...Paleface Swiss
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 15 January 2026
Switzerland's finest metal band. The guys from Zurich have destroyed everything that wasn't nailed down. Whether it was their last US tour as direct support for The Ghost Inside or the nearly sold-out tour with West Coast outfit Lionheart...Beyond The Black
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 15 January 2026
German Symphonic Metal shooting stars Beyond the Black are a stratospheric success story. Already their 2015 debut album hit like a bomb in their home country. 'Songs of Love and Death' besieged the German Top 15 for weeks and led up to the...Slaughter To Prevail
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 17 January 2026
Russian deathcore band from Yekaterinburg, Slaughter to Prevail, relocated to Orlando, Florida in 2022 after condemning the Russian illegal invasion of Ukraine. Their song "1984", inspired by the George Orwell novel, was released in protest...Justin Hawkins Rides Again
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 17 January 2026
Justin Hawkins - founding member, singer, lead guitarist and frontman of The Darkness - arrived in the public's consciousness along with his band's debut album Permission To Land in 2003. 22 years and eight studio albums later, Justin bri...London Symphonic Rock Orchestra
