ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rock Concerts in Manchester
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
Stockport Plaza
Fri 27 Mar - Sat 25 Apr 2026
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Lowry
Thu 30 Apr 2026 - Thu 21 Jan 2027
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Manchester Academy
Fri 20 Mar - Sat 17 Oct 2026
DMA'S
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Sunday 15 February 2026
Renowned for their euphoric live performances, Sydney trio DMA'S aren't like most bands and have carved out a niche in an otherwise typically saturated guitar music scene. Their Madchester influences and swaggering mash-up of Screamadelica...Avatar
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 15 February 2026
A mix of Nu Metal, melodic Death Metal and their always expanding dark roots, Gothenburg, Sweden's AVATAR the band, featuring His Royal Highness The King ("Kungen") and his elite backing orchestra offer superior examples of how metal should...Of Monsters and Men
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 15 February 2026
Icelandic indie-folk collective Of Monsters and Men deliver a tapestry of stories, moments, and conversations through their beautiful songs. Of Monsters and Men went from Reykjavik to the global stage with their breakout 2011 debut My Head ...Sorry
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 15 February 2026
Welcome to the world of Sorry. A London indie rock band (previously named Fish; and not to be confused with the Marillion frontman) whose warped melodic sounds blur the lines of genre conventions and their two critically acclaimed records, ...Francis Dunnery's It Bites
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Sunday 15 February 2026
The original frontman of the Cumbrian art-rockers, famed for their 1986 Top 10 hit "Calling All The Heroes", presents the "Best of It Bites" covering his period with the band between 1982 and 1990. ...Mark Morriss (The Bluetones)
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Sunday 15 February 2026
One of Britain's finest songwriters, the phenomenal frontman of UK chart-topping indie stalwarts The Bluetones performs an intimate solo show. Combining his impressive solo material with the bands hits - such as Top 10 singles Slight Retu...Thundersmack
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 15 February 2026
Unleashing a sonic whirlwind straight from the heart of New York City?s vibrant musical landscape, Thundersmack is the brainchild of two extraordinary musicians, Michael Wilbur and Leo P. Fusing the gritty energy of NYC subways with inimita...
Ruby Roberts
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 15 February 2026
Where can I buy tickets for Ruby Roberts?Tickets for Ruby Roberts can be purchased safely and securely from Eventim UK. When and where is Ruby Roberts performing?Ruby Roberts will perform on February 15, 2026, at The Lodge ? Deaf Institute ...RAYE
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 17 - Wednesday 18 February 2026
Four times BRIT nominated, London R&B star RAYE is one of the most streamed artists in the world with over 2.3 billion streams of her music. With multi-Platinum singles to her name, her debut album reached UK no.2 in Febraury 2023. She is a...The Best of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells I, II & III
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 17 February 2026
The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III, which celebrates the brilliance of these iconic and seminal musicalpieces, features an expansive live group, led and arranged by Oldfield's long-term collaborator Robin Smith, which will see extended s...Counterparts
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 17 February 2026
 Counterparts are a Canadian melodic hardcore band who muse on many of the topics vocalist Brendan Murphy has in the past: life's darkness, self-destructive tendencies and the self-flagellation they beget. ...
Shawn James
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Chicago folk blues man Shawn James enjoyed his breakthrough in 2016, when his 2012 song "Through the Valley" was covered by the character of Ellie in the reveal trailer for the 2020 video game The Last of Us Part II. The song topped Spotify...
Wavves
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Now Wave presents WAAVES at YES Pink Room on 17th February 2025...Ben Ottewell & Ian Ball (Gomez)
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball are best known as members of Gomez, the Southport rock act whose debut album, Bring It On, won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998. As Gomez never had a designated frontman, Ottewell, Ball, and Tom Gray all sang, and t...
The Besnard Lakes
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 18 February 2026
The Besnard Lakes return with their seventh album The Besnard Lakes Are the Ghost Nation. In doing so confirming their status as one of the most peerlessly consistent bands over the 20 years plus of their existence ? with a purity of vision...Bandroom3
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 19 February 2026
Bandroom3 are a Manchester-based Chinese music community, a band, and a music brand all in one. They host a diverse array of shows, featuring original works, cover sessions, and themed gigs. They welcome bands and solo artists to apply and ...Infinity Song
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 19 February - Saturday 7 November 2026
When we say family, there is no marketing or hyperbole attached. These are the sons and daughters of Detroit's esteemed Boyd's. Homeschooled academically and musically by parents who founded the Boys & Girls Choir of Detroit, they have perf...Tei Shi
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 19 February 2026
Now Wave presents Tei Shi at YES Basement on 19th Feb 2026...Florence + The Machine
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
The insanely captivating Florence Welch - the festival headlining Boudicca, wielding anthems like a flaming sword - is at the peak of her powers, coming into a fully realised self-knowledge, poking sly fun at her own self-created persona, p...The K's
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
 Now with a UK no.1 album to their name, The K's were formed in Earlestown in 2017 after the lads grew up together in the shadows of two huge North West neighbours, Manchester and Liverpool. Jamie Boyle (vocals/guitar); Ryan Breslin (guit...
Go Your Own Way - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 20 February 2026
Go Your Own Way is a brand new spellbinding show featuring the music from the legendary multiple Grammy Award Winning Fleetwood Mac. Their rock n roll legacy is beautifully performed by a highly talented and acclaimed ensemble of musicians ...The Paper Kites
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
Known for their ethereal, moody sound, Australian indie-folk rock outfit The Paper Kites' music has been featured on numerous television shows including Grey's Anatomy, Forever and Reign. The Australian band's melancholic, mid-tempo music ...Big Special
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
Described by Rolling Stone as "the punk duo who want us to dance through the darkness," Black Country natives Joe Hicklin (vocals) and Callum Moloney (drums) produce a sound that comes from vital, frustrated young working-class voices that ...Coleen Nolan
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 20 February 2026
From a child star, as the youngest of the 'Nolan Sisters' to TV Personality/Presenter, Best Selling Author and Agony Aunt, Coleen Nolan has done it all, or so it would seem. However, there is still one thing that that needs ticking off the ...Red Sky July (Texas / Alisha's Attic)
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
Red Sky July are husband and wife duo Ally Mcerlaine (guitarist with the Scottish pop rock group Texas) and Shelly Poole (one half of 1990's pop duo Alisha's Attic) along with esteemed vocalist Haley Glennie-Smith. The band's sound is a bl...Wait And Bleed - Nu Metal Party
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
Calling all Maggots, join us for a night of Nu Metal anthems. We are going to take you back to the days of early 2000s where Hip-Hop and Metal merged into one genre that rule for almost a decade. We are here to bring it all back again!Expec...Teen Spirit - 90s Rock Night
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
A 90s Rock night with DJs playing: Nirvana + Pearl Jam + Red Hot Chili Peppers + Rage Against The Machine + Guns N' Roses + Foo Fighters + Green Day + Blink 182 + Pixies + Weezer + Oasis + Blur + Faith No More + Radiohead + Offspring + Sub...Adult DVD
Yes, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
A band formed originally as a product of lockdown boredom, the Leeds six piece began in the form of friends Harry Hanson and Greg Lonsdale experimenting with synths and writing over the internet together. As musical ideas blossomed into ful...
Doctor Doctor // Fire Blanket
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
Get down to Big Hands on February 20th. Come get your garage-rock dose prescribed by London rockers Doctor Doctor and local punks Fire Blanket...Rule tha World - Live at Empire Rochdale
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Friday 20 February 2026
Take That tribute, Rule the World live at Empire Rochdale sing, dance, and relive the hits in an unforgettable night...James Arthur
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
Multi-Platinum Middlesborough-born, Brit billion-certified artist James Arthur started writing and recording songs when he was just 15, uploading his music to SoundCloud and YouTube. Now, looking back on a decade-long career, which includes...The Fratellis
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026 - Saturday 30 January 2027
The brashly melodic BRIT Award-winning indie rock trio from Glasgow mix the tried-and-true sounds of glam rock, stripped-down acoustic-driven tracks, and Class of 1977 punk with fun, energetic 70's Cali-rock, rockabilly and glorious hints ...Candlelight - A Tribute to Taylor Swift
