HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Hard Rock & Metal Concerts in Manchester
Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
The Met
Sat 14 Mar - Fri 10 Apr 2026
A Foreigner's Journey - The Music of Foreigner and Journey
The Citadel Theatre
Sat 21 Feb - Sat 22 Aug 2026
Alter Bridge
AO Arena, Manchester
Thursday 26 February 2026
Formed by Creed band members Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips and Brian Marshall, and recruiting vocalist Myles Kennedy, Florida's Alter Bridge combine progressive metal and hard rock. It doesn't matter if you like to call it metal or hard r...SikTh
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 26 February 2026
Formed in 1999, Watford progressive metal forefathers SikTh incorporate many different elements of metal, rock and hardcore include avant-garde metal and mathcore with the complex nature of their instrumental playing abilities compl...
Sanctum Sanctorium - The Dark Side Of The 80s
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 27 February 2026
Formed through a mutual love of 80's goth and alternative rock music. Sanctum Santorium are a live 5-piece tribute band that faithfully recreate classic hits by artists such as The Cult, Killing Joke, Sisters of Mercy, Billy Idol, Bauhaus a...
John Doe x Spinfest Presents: A Night Of Brutal Slams And Groove
Old Pint Pot, Manchester
Saturday 28 February 2026
2 man violent slam .357 Homicide headline the old pint pot with very special guests, desecrated extinction, carnal rot, 12 gauge autopsy and erectomy....Michale Graves UK Tour
Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 28 February 2026
Michale Graves UK Tour is bringing the horror punk legend known for his work with Misfits back to the UK playing all the classics...Poppy
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 6 March 2026
The American singer, songwriter, musician, and YouTuber gained viral fame in 2014 by starring in performance art videos as an uncanny valley-like android entity who commented on and satirised internet culture and modern society. Embarking o...The Freddie & Queen Experience - Queen & Freddie Mercury Tribute
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 6 March 2026
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...
Lost Society
Star and Garter, Manchester
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Lost Society...Still Dangerous - A Tribute to Thin Lizzy
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Friday 13 March 2026
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. ...Louder Than War Live - Sea Power + more
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
John Robb's music and culture website Louder Than War launch its own festival in 2026. Based in Manchester, the debut event will be headlined by the great Sea Power and a full bill of bands will be announced soon over three stages at Manch...Thrice
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
The Californian rockers celebrate the 20th anniversary of their third album, "The Artist in the Ambulance", which brought them their first commercial success in 2003, reaching no.16 in the U.S. Billboard charts and spawning the hits "All Th...Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 14 March 2026
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...Fit For A King
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 19 March 2026
The Texas metalcore quintet deliver a delicate balance of sharp metallic intensity and soaring melodic energy. ...
Goremageddon 2026 Preshow
Aatma, Manchester
Friday 20 March 2026
An evening of grind chaos before a day of more grind chaos...Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 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...Witch Fever
Amber's, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Concocting a potent sonic assault that recalls the foreboding darkness of Black Sabbath, Savages' monochrome post-punk and the dirty breathlessness of Bleach-era Nirvana, the Manchester quartet create a confrontational racket that takes no ...Infected Rain + Butcher Babies
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Infected Rain+Butcher BabiesPlus support:Black Spikes...Kreator
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
German thrash titans, Kreator make a ferocious return that finds the band at full strength, blending classic thrash fury with fresh intensity and purpose. From their relentless tracks, hit with unrelenting speed, to darkly melodic songs ,...Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
The Grand, Clitheroe
Saturday 28 March 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...Bon Jovi Forever
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Saturday 28 March 2026
A high energy electric packed Bon Jovi tribute show guaranteed to raise your hands with a performance that will recreate a stadium style show to any sized venue with all the greatest hits, album tracks... and so much more. Every performan...Knowtfest - Stockport
Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 28 March 2026
Knowtfest brings crushing tributes to Slipknot, Lamb of God, Machine Head and Killswitch Engage for one explosive night of pure metal energy....The Awakening
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:The AwakeningPlus support:Black Lakes...Rituals + Inretrospect
Star and Garter, Manchester
Saturday 4 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Rituals+Inretrospect...Tyrannical Perceptions: Manchester
Aatama, Manchester
Saturday 4 April 2026
Manchester, brace yourselves for crushing breakdowns, fight riffs and a merciless night of distorted echoes....Exhumed + Gruesome
Rebellion, Manchester
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Exhumed + Gruesome...Mimi Barks
Star and Garter, Manchester
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Mimi BarksPlus special Guest:Swarm6ix...Suzi Quatro
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 9 April 2026
Following her last UK outing in November 2024 rock icon Suzi Quatro make a triumphant return to UK stages in 2026 with a 10-date tour across some of the country's most prestigious venues, celebrating an incredible 62 years in the music indu...WORLD PEACE
Star and Garter, Manchester
Thursday 9 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:WORLD PEACEBrutally chaotic and yet rigorously disciplined, San Francisco's WORLD PEACE have been turning headswith their unique brand of low-end mayhem since the release of their 2020 debut LP ?Come...Skynd
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 10 April 2026
The gothic industrial rock band consisting of lead singer, Skynd, and multi-instrumentalist, Father have pioneered the genre of true crime music with a grim aesthetic and songs largely based on disturbing deaths and murders. SKYND's lyrics ...Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 10 April 2026
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...Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
The Met, Bury
Friday 10 April 2026
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...The History of Rock Celebrates Led Zeppelin
