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
Outbreak Fest
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 June 2025
Finding its roots in hardcore and punk, Manchester's three day Outbreak Fest has built a major platform to the UK's consistently thriving counterculture, while also providing a rite of passage for major touring acts across the world such as...GUN
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Sunday 15 June 2025
MTV EMA award winning glam metal band GUN were formed in Scotland by guitarist Giuliano Gizzi. During their career GUN have achieved 3 UK top 20 albums and 8 UK top 40 singles including a cover of Cameo's "Word Up" which reached the UK top ...GUN
The Night And Day Caf?, Manchester
Sunday 15 June 2025
MTV EMA award winning glam metal band GUN were formed in Scotland by guitarist Giuliano Gizzi. During their career GUN have achieved 3 UK top 20 albums and 8 UK top 40 singles including a cover of Cameo's "Word Up" which reached the UK top ...Nine Inch Nails
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Pulling the harsh sounds of industrial rock into the mainstream, Trent Reznor and his band Nine Inch Nails became the face of industrial music in the '90s with "Head Like a Hole," "Closer," and "Hurt" becoming hits worldwide and their alb...Halocene
Rebellion, Manchester
Tuesday 17 June 2025
The Nashville rock duo, famed for their metal covers on Youtube and Twitch, are renowned for their mesmerizing live performances, delivering riveting shows that leave an indelible impact on all fortunate enough to witness their sonic grande...Power Trip
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 18 June 2025
Following the death of vocalist Riley Gale in 2020, at the age of 34, from a fentanyl overdose, Grammy-nominated Dallas crossover thrashers Power Trip return. Their crushing, soul mangling, neck bustin' music appeals to fans of both hardc...SatchVai Band - Joe Satriani & Steve Vai
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Thursday 19 June 2025
Guitar legends Joe Satriani and Steve Vai announce they are touring together for the very first time in the same band, the SatchVai Band. ...The Julian Gregory Quartet & Sarah Greene
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Friday 20 June 2025
The Julian Gregory Quartet has been in existence for well over thirty years and comprises of current or former members of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra who also have a passion for jazz, folk and blues music. Julian is a very talented and v...Iron Maiden
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 22 June 2025
One of the most influential and successful bands in history, with over 200 million sales, the legendary East London heavy metal heroes return. With a career spanning over four decades, Bruce Dickinson and the boys are best known for th...Hardy
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Sunday 29 June 2025
Mississippi country metal singer-songwriter Michael Hardy has made his mark as "a promising purveyor of keeping the spirit of classic heavy Southern rock alive" (American Songwriter). A juggernaut artist-writer whose influence has already...King Diamond
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 30 June 2025
With an incomparable stage presence and theatrical production, influential Danish heavy proto-power-metal act King Diamond returns with a blistering metal 'horror-opera" concept that draws from themes from the occult and both his personal ...
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...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 - Manchester
