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 Citadel Theatre
Sat 14 Mar - Fri 10 Apr 2026
UK Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Tribute Band
The Grand
Sat 14 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
PRESIDENT
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Despite never having released any music, anonymous masked metal band PRESIDENTÂ first appeared on the line-up of the 2025 Download Festival, confusing fans as no other details were released as to who the band was. Shortly afterward, the ban...Lady Pank
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 17 April 2026
One of the most popular groups in the history of Polish rock, 1980's rockers Lady Pank come to the UK. The chart-topping Wroclaw act garnered some attention in the United States in 1985, when MTV placed the video for the band's single "Mi...CODA - A Tribute To Led Zeppelin
The Met, Bury
Friday 17 April 2026
If you like your Led Zeppelin tribute band with big hair, all the stage moves and excitement of the original band, an incredible attention to detail unrivalled by any other Led Zeppelin tribute band, a singer with all the range and power of...Letz Zep - Led Zeppelin Tribute
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 17 April 2026
The Official Number One tribute to Led Zeppelin and Baby, they ain't foolin'. Letz Zep are a truly international act, their tours have taken in over 40 countries on six continents. ...Tyketto + Little Caesar
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 18 April 2026
Melodic New York glam metal act Tyketto, creators of the ultimate 1980's rock anthem of a generation, Forever Young, have always believed that bands and fans are stronger together. Indeed, their 1994 sophomore album, Strength In Numbers, a...Disgracing - EP Launch - Manchester
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Saturday 18 April 2026
Launch show for Descension into Despair, Disgracing's debut EPSupported by Gorge from Italy and Hacked Up...The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Sunday 19 April 2026
After mesmerising audiences across the USA and Europe, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is set to electrify the UK once again. Prepare for a spellbinding 90-minute spectacle that infuses iconic Rock & Metal anthems with a hauntingly beauti...Creeper
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 23 April 2026
 The Southampton horror punk band's devoted fanbase were devastated when frontman Will Gould announced the end of the band during a sold-out Koko show in 2018. But now, the band are reborn. Larger-than-life, darker-than-death, they reache...Skillet
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 25 April 2026
One of Christian music's top-selling rock bands, Memphis, Tennessee, hard rockers Skillet capture the raw energy and multitextured sonic landscape for which they have become known. A mixture of dissonant chords, anthemic builds and memorabl...The Scratch
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 25 April 2026
Dublin's The Scratch were born from a shared love of metal and traditional Irish music and have moulded triumphant melodies with the groove and intensity of metal. Their debut album released in 2020 reached #9 in the Irish Album Charts, #2 ...
Party Cannon + Internal Bleeding
Rebellion, Manchester
Saturday 25 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Party Cannon + Internal Bleeding...Dragged Into Sunlight
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 30 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Dragged Into SunlightPlus support:VacuousPlague Pit...YES
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
 After their hugely successful 'Classic Tales Of Yes' UK Tour in 2024, Progressive Rock legends, YES, return to perform their 1971 classic album, Fragile, in its entirety, including such timeless songs as 'Heart of the Sunrise', 'South S...The Bon Jovi Experience
The Met, Bury
Friday 1 May 2026
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...Hypocrisy
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
The Swedish melodic death metal band deliver precise, ferocious musicianship. Commonly inspired by the fusion of the modern and the ancient, Hypocrisy find a way to combine innovative ideas with classic sound in order to deliver something m...
Smash Into Pieces
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
Multiple award-winning Swedish rock-export Smash Into Pieces have past half a billion Spotify streams & YouTube views. They have evolved into one of the fastest rising Scandinavian alternative rock bands after making a big breakthrough in t...The Issey Chivers Quartet
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Friday 8 May 2026
The Quartet will play a range of jazz standards from the great American songbook, as well as visiting other styles such as Bossa Novas. Expect to hear some new arrangements, as well as some original compositions by the band. Issey Chivers i...Moretallica - UK Metallica Tribute
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 9 May 2026
Moretallica are the most exciting Metallica tribute in the UK, giving the most authentic performance and the most energetic show. 2024 is Moretallica's 11th year of touring. To celebrate this, they will be playing songs from all 11 of Meta...Carnal Rot Dawn of Animosity and others
Aatama, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
Putrid Promotions first show a night of BDM, Grind and Slam. Headliner TBA. Supports; Carnal Rot, Dawn of Animosity, Erectomy and Asbestosis....Battle of the Slams
Star and Garter, Manchester
Sunday 10 May - Saturday 6 June 2026
8 bands battle it out over 2 shows for a chance to perform at Offal Fest 2026Both shows are non-profit and completely for the scene...The Neverland Express + Caleb Johnson - Celebrating Meat Loaf
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 15 May 2026
The only show that was officially endorsed by Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman, celebrate the legendary rocker and experience his hit songs performed brilliantly by his backing band The Neverland Express plus American Idol winner, Caleb Johnson. ...
Machine Head
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 15 May 2026
 Perhaps no metal band has been as instrumental as Bay Area 90s metal greats Machine Head in proving that heavy music could be both true to its core roots while also having an eye looking forward toward other genres and new futures. Front...Karnivool
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 15 May 2026
Aussie alternative and progressive metal quintet Karnivool formed in high school in Perth, Western Australia in 1997. The band's earliest incarnation was mainly focused around playing covers of bands that influenced them - from grunge to de...Opal In Sky
Rebellion, Manchester
Monday 18 May 2026
Opal In Sky continue their tour in Manchester with support from Give 'Em Blood...Death Metal Violence - Manchester
Star and Garter, Manchester
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Death Metal Violence Tour hits Manchester at The Star & GarterFeaturing Dysentery, .357 Homicide & Anhedonia...The AC/DC Experience - Tribute to AC/DC
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 23 May 2026
 Hailing from Lancashire, The AC/DC Experience perform classics from both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras such as "Highway To Hell", "Shoot To Thrill", "Back In Black", "Whole Lotta Rosie", and many, many more. ...Ultimate Power
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 23 May 2026
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...Plini
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 23 May 2026
Described by Steve Vai as "one of the finest, forward thinking, melodic, rhythmically and harmonically deep, evolution of rock/metal instrumental guitarist I have ever heard," Australian guitarist and songwriter Plini Roessler-Holgate was n...ACID REIGN & support - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Thursday 4 June 2026
The Bread Shed PresentsACID REIGN Support from Enquire Within & more TBA...The Bon Jovi Experience
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 5 June 2026
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...
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. ...Codex Gigax: Cut Throat City Northern Exclusive Show
