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Corrosion Of Conformity

Rebellion, Manchester
Thursday 11 June 2026
Other than a few surprise appearances, this will be the first time Keenan has toured with the band since 2006. This will also be the first time the "Deliverance" lineup of the group has played together since 2001. COC recently emerged from ...

Voivod + Midnight

Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 12 June 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Voivod + MidnightPlus special guests:Cryptosis...

This Will Destroy You

Gorilla, Manchester
Thursday 18 June 2026
This Will Destroy You are a Texan group who compose lengthy, atmospheric instrumental pieces utilizing a variety of guitar effects and dynamic changes. They incorporate influences such as shoegaze, ambient, doom metal and post-rock into the...

Ultimate Ozzy UK - A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 20 June 2026
UK based Ozzy Osbourne tribute band, playing covers from Ozzys solo career and monumentous Black Sabbath back catalogue. ...

I Killed the Prom Queen

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 21 June 2026
Australian melodic metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2026. ...

Codex Gigax: Cut Throat City Northern Exclusive Show

The Star And Garter Manchester, Manchester
Sunday 21 June 2026
Brought to you by Show No Mercy, Codex Gigax come to the UK for the first time ever....

Queensryche

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 22 June 2026
One of the most distinctive bands of the 80s, American progressive metal band Queensryche scored UK Top 40 hits with "Silent Lucidity", "Best I Can", "Bridge", and "I Am I" between 1990 and 1994, selling over 20 million albums worldwid...

The Black Crowes

Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 25 June 2026
  Although essentially a modern blues rock group, chart-topping Atlanta, Georgia brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, better known as The Black Crowes, cite many musical influences, such as psychedelic pop from the 1960s, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the ...

Bilmuri (Attack Attack!)

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 26 June 2026
Johnny Franck, also known as Bilmuri, is an American hard rock singer-songwriter best known as the former clean vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Attack Attack! ...

femtanyl

New Century, Manchester
Friday 26 June 2026
Canadian digital hardcore act femtanyl, lead singer Noelle Stockwood and multi-instrumentalist Juno Callender, are popular in online spaces, especially among the furry fandom. They take inspiration from a wide variety of sources including g...

Lone

Yes, Manchester
Friday 26 June 2026
Find tickets and full event details for Lone live in the UK, including venues, performance dates, and accessibility information. Where can I buy tickets for Lone?Tickets for Lone can be purchased safely and securely from Eventim UK. We reco...

Megadeth Uk

St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 26 June 2026
Megadeth UK was formed in December 2007 by Richie and Darryl when their previous band disbanded. Both had been watching Megadeth since 1987 and are dedicated to bringing Megadeth's music to the masses of the UK, Europe and beyond. The set l...

Outbreak Fest

Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 June 2026
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...

Classic Albums Live - Led Zeppelin II

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Do you remember dropping the needle on the world's greatest albums? Classic Albums Live does. Since 2003, Classic Albums Live has been performing iconic albums, live on stage, using the world's best musicians. Classic Albums Live is the mod...

Sammy Hagar (Van Halen)

AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 4 July 2026
For almost forty years, Sammy Hagar has been one of rock music's most dynamic and prolific artists. From first bursting onto the scene in San Francisco as the lead singer of seminal hard rock band Montrose to his multiplatinum solo career ...

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 4 July 2026
The "Godmother of Punk", California hard rocker Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, with whom she has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she's had eight platin...

5th Element St.Helens Rock Music Club

The Brickhouse, St Helens
Saturday 4 July 2026
5th Element one of the most in longest running & in demand Rock Bands on the Northwest scene...

Def Leppard

Co-op Live, Manchester
Monday 6 July 2026
  Blending glam metal gloss with hard rock heft and pop hooks, Sheffield titans Def Leppard have spent over five decades defining - and defying - the sound of stadium-sized rock, selling over 100 million records in the process. Tapping int...

Sammy Hagar (Van Halen)

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Tuesday 7 July 2026
For almost forty years, Sammy Hagar has been one of rock music's most dynamic and prolific artists. From first bursting onto the scene in San Francisco as the lead singer of seminal hard rock band Montrose to his multiplatinum solo career ...

Alkaline Trio

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 8 July 2026
With multiple world tours and numerous chart successes under their belts, Chicago's high-energy melodic cult rockers Alkaline Trio have cemented their legacy as one of dark punk's greatest forces. They have scored UK Top 40 singles with "Me...

Bring Me the Horizon

Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Friday 10 - Saturday 11 July 2026
Sheffield Metalcore giants-turned-arena rockers Bring Me The Horizon have been on a journey of stratospheric proportions, playing sell-out shows around the globe as well as scoring BRIT and Grammy nominations. From being named Best British...

Cancer Bats performing as Bat Sabbath - Tribute to Black Sabbath

Rebellion, Manchester
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Canadian hardcore punk band Cancer Bats perform as their alter ego Bat Sabbath, a tribute to Black Sabbath. ...

Breaking Benjamin

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Thursday 16 July 2026
Forming in 1998, and led by vocalist and guitarist, Benjamin Burnley, Pennsylvania hard rockers Breaking Benjamin have forged their own path through their angst-fuelled lyrics, crunching guitars and swelling choruses, that has seen them sel...

Breaking Benjamin

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 16 July 2026
Forming in 1998, and led by vocalist and guitarist, Benjamin Burnley, Pennsylvania hard rockers Breaking Benjamin have forged their own path through their angst-fuelled lyrics, crunching guitars and swelling choruses, that has seen them sel...

S8nt Elektric

Holy Diver, Stockport
Friday 17 July 2026
S8NT ELEKTRIC has quickly become a force in the heavy music scene for their colorful and adrenaline-fueled approach to the genre....

Steel Panther

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 21 July 2026
The comedic glam metal band from Sunset Strip, Los Angeles are a living, breathing study in the art of "hair metal". With tongues firmly lodged in their cheeks, Steel Panther celebrate and ridicule all that was good and bad about the "great...

Wolfmother

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 30 July 2026
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...

RADAR Festival

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 31 July - Sunday 2 August 2026
The progressive rock and metal festival is back with a stella line-up: FRIDAY 31 JULY -THY ART IS MURDER +CHELSEA GRIN +SIKTH +VIANOVA + GRAPHIC NATURE + PINTGLASS + GHOST IRIS + HACKTIVIST +CAGE FIGHT + CLT DRP + SIXTH WONDER + ROZEMARYS...

AN AFTERNOON OF ROCK

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 1 August 2026
An Afternoon of ROCK & METAL brings a daytime rock and metal party to all you over 30s. With a mix of well known rock, hair metal, pop-punk, grunge and nu-metal hits from across the decades, there will be something for everyone. Come and ro...

Firevolt Rock Festival

Whitebottom Farm, Stockport
Thursday 6 August 2026
  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.  ...

Biohazard + Life of Agony

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 6 August 2026
Celebrating their 35th anniversary as a band, Brooklyn based hardcore metal legends Biohazard have returned, reuniting their original lineup of Billy Graziadel, Bobby Hambel, Danny Schuler and Evan Seinfeld. Biohazard pioneered a genre, wi...

Arch Enemy

Rebellion, Manchester
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Sweden's extreme metal titans Arch Enemy return with more guttural force, powerful signature guitar riffs and clean vocal surprises. ...

Primus

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 17 August 2026
  Described by Kirk Hammett, guitarist of fellow Californian band Metallica, as "unique, they're a square peg in a round hole", since 1984, Primus have followed in the footsteps of boundary-pushing artists like Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd t...

Primus

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Monday 17 August 2026
  Described by Kirk Hammett, guitarist of fellow Californian band Metallica, as "unique, they're a square peg in a round hole", since 1984, Primus have followed in the footsteps of boundary-pushing artists like Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd t...

Hollywood Vampires

AO Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Hollywood Vampires is the rock supergroup which lives and breathes the spontaneous magic of three megastars - the legendary Alice Cooper, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, and Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp. With some of the purest, most una...

Sabbotage - A Tribute to Black Sabbath

The Spinning Top, Stockport
Friday 21 August 2026
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...

AFI

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 22 August 2026
Californian rockers AFI (A Fire Inside) formed in 1991, originally as a hardcore punk band, before since delving into many genres, starting with horror punk and following through post-hardcore and emo into alternative rock and gothic rock. ...
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