HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
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
Pentagram
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 5 July 2025
According to Kerrang, "when it comes to enormo-doom heaviness, few do it better" than the highly influential Virginian heavy hard rock act, fronted by the mysterious Bobby Liebling, while Metal Hammer add "they take the offensive with a mo...Black Sabbath Show with Sabbra Cadabra
The Brickhouse, St Helens
Saturday 5 July 2025
Ozzy's Back one of the best debuts from last year Ozzy's Back with The Black Sabbath Show - Sabbra Cadabra...STICK TO YOUR GUNS
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Southern California melodic-hardcore band Stick to Your Guns show influences of Propagandhi, Boysetsfire, Metallica, Trial, Hatebreed, and Inside Out. ...
Nick Shoulders
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 10 July 2025
All Bad, the latest album from Nick Shoulders, released via Gar Hole Records (a label founded and co-owned by Shoulders), ultimately encapsulates everything that makes Shoulders? inimitable form of country music so vital: a heady balance of...Mike Skinner (DJ Set)
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 12 July 2025
Now Wave presents Mike Skinner (DJ Set) at YES Pink Room on 12th July 2025...
DAMMIT: A (daytime) Elder Emo event
Postern Gate, Warrington
Saturday 19 July 2025
Well I guess this is growing up... now we do daytime events for all you elder emo's Best of all.. free entry...UGLY KID JOE
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 20 July 2025
Californian hard rockers Ugly Kid Joe are best known for their early 1990's hits "Everything About You", and cover of "Cats in the Cradle". Heavily influenced by Black Sabbath, their sound ranges from rock, hard rock, funk metal and hea...Rock For Heroes - The Ultimate Rock Anthems
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 25 July 2025
Classic rock anthems, incredible musicians, sensational vocalists and a Rocktacular experience; with a lot of laughs thrown in! All the ingredients that make up the phenomenal, 'Rock for Heroes'! Performed by a superb 7-piece band, the sh...Flash - A tribute to Queen
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 25 July 2025
Celebrate the musical legacy of Freddie Mercury and Queen with hit after hit, anthem after anthem performed live with identical instruments and in authentic costumes on a huge stage set with visuals and effects to bring back that grandeur a...
Guns 2 Roses - Tribute to Guns n' Roses
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 26 July 2025
Guns 2 Roses the UK's longest running Guns N Roses tribute have existed since late 2002 and in 11 years have become biggest GNR tribute in history. Some tributes tried but not one has and will come close to the authenticity, charisma and hu...
Wolfmother
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 30 July 2025
Australian Grammy-winning rockers Wolfmother's burst on to the scene in 2005 with their self-titled debut album, which featured classic songs like the UK Top 40 hit "Woman" (which earned them Best Hard Rock Performance at the 2007 Grammys...Midnight + Night Demon
Rebellion, Manchester
Thursday 31 July 2025
Cleveland's blackened speed tyrants MIDNIGHT and Ventura, California's traditional metal masters NIGHT DEMON are joining forces on the road for a co-headlining European tour. This unholy alliance of American heavy metal heavyweights forged ...Yngwie Malmsteen
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 1 August 2025
Widely recognised as one of the best guitarists of all time, Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish-American guitarist who first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal. As a teenager he was heavily influenced by ...A Foreigner's Journey - The Music of Foreigner and Journey
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 2 August 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 ...10 Years of Tapestry Promotions
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 2 August 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:10 YEARS OF TAPESTRY PROMOTIONSJoin us to celebrate 10 years of promoting shows. 2 stages, great bands and a large merch ares and outdoor bbq!...Maximum Torque Rock Night
The Brickhouse, St Helens
Saturday 2 August 2025
St. Helens Rock Music Club welcome back Maximum Torque after an amazing debut last year...Firevolt Rock Festival
Whitebottom Farm, Stockport
Thursday 7 August 2025
Formally FIRESTORM Festival, Manchester's Best Camping Rock Fest, bringing you the best rock bands on 2 stages over 3 days on a picturesque farm through Etherow Country Park. 2024's headliners include Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons +...3 INCHES OF BLOOD - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Monday 11 August 2025
Tapestry Promotions brings: '3 INCHES OF BLOOD' to The Bread Shed, Manchester, alongside: 'Spirit Adrift'...
Kerry King (Slayer)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 12 August 2025
The legendary co-lead guitarist and songwriter of thrash metal band Slayer, Kerry King, embarked on a new chapter after the band's final show in 2019, with his debut solo album From Hell I Rise, released in May 2024. Featuring 13 powerful t...PELICAN
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Pink Dot Presents?PELICANAges 18+It?s been a long journey for Pelican?from their sludgy reductionist beginnings in the DIY spaces of Chicago, through their tenure as forerunners to the burgeoning international community of artists fusing po...Forbidden
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Forbidden...FORBIDDEN - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Tapestry Promotions brings: 'FORBIDDEN' to The Bread Shed, Manchester40 Years Of Twisted Evil - European Tour 2025...Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons
Holy Diver, Stockport
Friday 15 August 2025
A hard-hitting, old-school rock outfit led by Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell, Phil Campbell & the Bastard Sons were formed after the death of Motorhead frontman Lemmy in 2015. Following the inevitable disbandment of Motorhead, Cam...WRATH OVER EUROPE Pyrexia & Kakothanasy - The Bread Shed
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 16 August 2025
Rancid Offal Promotions and Butcher Booking are proud to bring New York Brutal Death Metal royalty Pyrexia back over to UK soil to destroy Manchester...Wrath Over Europe - Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 16 August 2025
Rancid Offal Promotions and Butcher Booking are proud to bring New York Brutal Death Metal royalty Pyrexia back over to UK soil to destroy Manchester...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...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...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...
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
