HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Hard Rock & Metal Concerts in Manchester
Sanctum Sanctorium - The Dark Side Of The 80s
Manchester Academy
Sat 19 Dec 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Sat 19 Sep 2026 - Sat 15 May 2027
Baest
Star and Garter, Manchester
Tuesday 6 October 2026
BAEST come from Aarhus in Denmark and have successfully established themselves as one of the country's most promising metal acts in recent years. While deeply rooted in straight-forward classic death metal inspired by genre legends like Di...Gilla Band
The White Hotel, Manchester
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Formerly known as Girl Band, the unpredictable trailblazing Dublin post-punk rock band have redrawn their own paradigm with a majestic exploration of the infinite possibilities of noise. Like little you've heard before, they deliver a kal...40000 Leagues Third Kulture Beam Noir Blood Dealer Dekaytah
Media City Studios, Salford
Wednesday 7 October 2026
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Amon Amarth
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 9 October 2026
Taking their name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth are poised to return to full action with a bloody, broadsword-wielding vengeance. Still ruth...The HU
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
Receiving critical acclaim from the likes of Sir Elton John, Metallica, Papa Roach, and Halestorm, Mongolian modern rock group The HU are rooted in the tradition of their homeland. The band's name translates to the Mongolian root word for ...Creeper
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 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 reach...The Amity Affliction
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
An Aussie metalcore group with highly confessional lyrics and a melody-driven emo-tinged sound, the Amity Affliction emerged in 2008 and have since soared to the top of the Australian charts four times. ...The Amity Affliction
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
An Aussie metalcore group with highly confessional lyrics and a melody-driven emo-tinged sound, the Amity Affliction emerged in 2008 and have since soared to the top of the Australian charts four times. ...Blaze Bayley (Wolfsbane / Iron Maiden)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
Lead singer of Iron Maiden during Bruce Dickinson's absence from 1994 to 1999, heavy metal singer Blaze Bayley was also the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994 (and currently since 2010). ...Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
The Met, Bury
Saturday 10 October 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 acclaime...Guns and Roses Tribute - FREE
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Sunday 11 October 2026
Rock out all night with epic Guns and Roses hits performed live...Kris Barras Band
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 14 October 2026
The Torquay southern-fried blues rocker returns with his towering call-to-arms anthems. The ex-MMA/cage fighter's bands is one of the most exciting hard-rock acts in the UK with multiple A-list radio hits, sold-out tours, live performance...
Alpha Wolf
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 15 October 2026
Tasmanian metalcore act Alpha Wolf have collaborated with Ice T and toured with Amity Affliction, The Devil Wears Prada, Beartooth, Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage, and I Prevail. ...Alice Cooper Book Tour
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Friday 16 October 2026
The definitive autobiography and an evening of unforgettable stories from Alice Cooper, the Godfather of Shock Rock and one of the world's iconic musicians, with a career spanning six decades. Alice Cooper announces the release of his defi...John 5
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 18 October 2026
For almost 30 years, John 5 has been one of the most in-demand guitar players on the planet. As well as a guitarist for hire, 5 has shared the stage as axe-man for Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Rob Halford. He has also worked with an impr...Airbag
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 22 October 2026
For fans of Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Marillion, Astra, and Ozric Tentacles, Argentine hard rock sibling trio Airbag boast magnificent singing and prog atmospheres which compete for the lion's share with dark and captivating guitars, an...Black Stone Cherry
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 24 October 2026 - Tuesday 2 February 2027
UK chart-topping proud Kentucky hard rockers, Black Stone Cherry, are back with their urgently-emotive pop-rock hooks; heartfelt, redemptive lyrics; headbanging riffs; powerful dynamics; thunderous drums; and thrilling musicianship. In th...The Devil Wears Prada (Band)
New Century, Manchester
Saturday 24 October 2026
Ohio metalcore act the Devil Wears Prada took their name from the novel and movie, but rebranded it to fit their anti-materialistic Christian ethics. Emerging among the crop of punishing metalcore acts to debut in the early 2000s, they man...Ten
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 24 October 2026
Mancunian melodic hard rock band Ten were formed in 1994 by frontman Gary Hughes following a prolific solo career. ...Bon Giovi - Tribute to Bon Jovi
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 24 October 2026
Fronted by the UK's leading Bon Jovi impersonator Lee Tomkins, who himself has supported Bon Jovi at Dublin stadium in 2008, the World's premier look-a-like and sound-a-like band cover every aspect of Bon Jovi's extensive career, performin...
Queen Tribute
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Saturday 24 October 2026
Get ready to rock with the ultimate Queen Tribute live-flashy hits, killer vocals, and epic vibes...The Ultimate Classic Rock Show
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Sunday 25 October 2026
Dust off your air guitars for an evening of the very best classic rock anthems from legends past and present! Let The Ultimate Classic Rock Show take you on a roller coaster journey of classic rock nostalgia. Performing hit after hit live ...Archspire
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Sitting at the apex of technical and extreme death metal, Vancouver, Canada, band Archspire are among the genre's masters. Serving up technical death metal at it's most extreme and intricate. The G-force levels of velocity and dizzying tec...
Static Dress
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 29 October 2026
Fresh from supporting Knocked Loose and Terror, the rising UK hardcore act go on tour. ...Tesseract
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 30 October 2026
Milton Keynes progressive metal act TesseracT are a band that sit outside the bounds of any genre specificity, pioneers of the ever-evolving rock and metal scene, with an unstoppable force of off-kilter riffs, soaring melodies and disorien...Flash - A tribute to Queen
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 30 October 2026
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 ...Evil Scarecrow
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 30 October 2026
This fabulous, fun and as-brilliant-as-they-are-bonkers band will be bringing their unique brand of metal, mayhem and madness to several shows across the UK. With a brand-new line up, version 5.0 of Evil Scarecrow continues to captivate, d...Tortured Demon
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 30 October 2026
Tortured Demon are a 4 piece Thrashcore band from Oldham whose slot at Bloodstock Open Air in 2021 cemented their reputation as a formidable live act, and resulted in a rapid increase in the band's popularity throughout the UK underground...
Korn
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 31 October 2026
In their 14 years of togetherness, Nu-Metal heroes Korn has both survived and thrived, and their songs are rife with detritus of decadence and lessons learned, such as their 90s and 2000s UK hits "Freak on a Leash", "Here to Stay", "Did M...
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
King George's Hall, Blackburn
Saturday 31 October 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 acclaime...Kamelot
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Florida symphonic metal act Kamelot have held their own, very special position in the world of rock and heavy music. Their elaborate melodic metal has always opened itself in a remarkably clever way to like-minded styles, integrating progr...The Home Team
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