ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rock Concerts in Manchester
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
The Grand
Fri 11 Jul 2025 - Sat 18 Apr 2026
Tom Robinson: Then and Now

The Met, Bury
Saturday 11 October 2025
Tom Robinson presents an evening of songs and stories from fifty years wandering the wilder shores of the record industry. Classic hits such as 'War Baby', 'Up Against The Wall', and '2-4-6-8 Motorway' rub shoulders with a Radio 1 ban for b...New Found Glory

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Florida pop-punk band New Found Glory are known for their fast-paced punk drums and emo lyrics. They reached the UK Top 10 with their 2002 album Sticks and Stones which spawned the Top 40 hit "My Friends Over You". ...Bleed From Within

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Glaswegian heavy metal band Bleed From Within "have breathed life into a kind of metal that has long become stagnant and they have done this on their own terms. No backing down and no comprising can be found." - Ghost Cult Magazine. "If you...Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs

New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs (マス オブ ザ ファーメンティング ドレッグス, Masu obu za Famentingu Doreggusu) is a post-hardcore/shoegaze trio from Kobe, Japan. In Japanese, they are also popularly known by a shortened form...Simon & Oscar (Ocean Colour Scene)

RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
In 2015 Ocean Colour Scene celebrated their 25th Anniversary with a sell-out acoustic tour of some of the most prestigious UK Concert Halls, it was not only their most successful for 15 years, but also their best received, with ecstatic aud...Grant-Lee Phillips

Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Veteran Californian folk rock singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips boasts a prolific output, a melodic prowess and an ear for lyric in everyday conversation. Offering a salve to a wounded world, struggling to regain equilibrium, Grant-Lee P...Cloudbusting - The Music of Kate Bush

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
'If you missed seeing Kate herself, Cloudbusting are the next best thing!' Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2Cloudbusting have been championed by BBC ONE as one of the most authentic tributes in the world. Their passion for Kate's music has won over s...Bilk

Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Bilk are three musicians creating a unique angsty blend of indie, rap, rock n roll and punk from the suburbs of Essex, UK. Their honest social commentary is as real as it gets, reflecting on the highs and lows of British culture today. ...Moments of Pleasure - The Ultimate Tribute to Kate Bush

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 11 October 2025
Tribute band Moments Of Pleasure are considered by many to be the next best thing to listening to Kate Bush herself! This 5 piece band features the stunning vocals of Lisa-Marie Walters, as seen on BBC, ITV and heard on BBC 5 and various B...Allo Darlin'

Yes, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
We're excited to be welcoming Allo Darlin' back - for their first Manchester show in over 10 years!Allo Darlin' were formed in 2008 after Australian Elizabeth Morris arrived in London and bought a ukulele from the Duke of Uke shop in Shored...Chloe Foy

Low Four Studio, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Chloe Foy has shared the title-track from her forthcoming debut album, Where Shall We Begin. Arriving on 11 June, the album closes the chapter on a formative period for the Gloucestershire-via-Manchester songwriter. After losing her father ...Francis Rossi (Status Quo)

RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 12 October 2025
Co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the legendary rock band Status Quo, Francis Rossi embarks on a solo tour performing fan favourites from a remarkable 50+year career. Also known as the GOMOR (The...The Greatest Star - Barbra Streisand Tribute Show

Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Sunday 12 October 2025
Starring Kearra Bethany, as seen on ITV's Starstruck, The Greatest Star takes you on a magical musical journey through time as you sit back and relax enjoy the sounds of this fabulous concert style production. Barbra Streisand is, by far, o...JADE
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Sunday 12 October 2025
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...ONE OK ROCK

AO Arena, Manchester
Monday 13 October 2025
Japanese rockers One OK Rock bring their world tour to Europe. With numerous number 1 albums in their own country and success on the US Billboard Rock Charts, they play varied styles of music, with songs ranging from alternative rock and em...Newton Faulkner

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Multi-Platinum selling Surrey-born acoustic singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner possesses a pop sensibility that allows him to sit easily alongside the likes of Jack Johnson, Paolo Nutini, and Ed Sheeran - who stole his original "ginger guy ...Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables & Lail Arad - The Songs of Joni Mitchell

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Line Up: Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables (This is the Kit) and Lail Arad. Following a revered debut at The Roundhouse's In The Round Festival in April 2024, 'The Songs of Joni Mitchell' returns with a new line-up. The show was conceived and cura...Skating Polly

Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Fusing elements of '90s-inspired alt-rock and riot grrrl with classic D.I.Y. punk and indie pop, savvy Oklahoma siblings Kelli and Kurtis Mayo, with step-sister Peyton Bighorse found national exposure in the early 2010s, earning both critic...Eileen Alister

Nova Twins

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
The London heavy rap rock renegades are the zeitgeist-capturing polymath pioneers that our times have been waiting for. Playing with genre and rich in different moods, textures, and layers, all the while retaining that purity and simplic...d4vd

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Houston indie musician David Burke, better known as d4vd (pronounced "David"), is an artist that's unable to be boxed into a specific genre, with familiar hits including his UK Top 40 hits 'Romantic Homicide,' a grungy, guitar-driven breaku...LEAP

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Indie rock sad boys LEAP are on the verge, in every sense of the word. Bubbling with anticipation, whether it's the palpable energy at their explosive sold out shows across the UK and Europe, or landing in Shazam's top 50 viral playlist, th...Graham Nash

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy award winning Salford singer-songwriter Graham Nash returns to Europe to perform songs spanning his sixty-year career from The Hollies to Crosby, Stills and Nash, to CSNY and his be...Mimi Webb

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
Weaving octave-destroying vocals, gut-wrenching ballads and confessional storytelling, Canterbury-born singer-songwriter Mimi Webb is proving herself to be a viral pop powerhouse. Her emotional tales of open-heart honesty have captured hear...Re-Take That - The Ultimate Take That Party Night

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 16 October 2025
Join the UK's favourite tribute act for the ultimate Take That party night with a live and fully interactive sing-a-long experience. Jason Orange calls the show "brilliant," while Dec of Ant & Dec says it's "the best Take That tribute act ...Panic Shack

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
Cardiff punks Panic Shack aren't interested in the keys to the boys' clubhouse or fighting with sharp-elbows for a seat at the table. They're with you, out there: in the pit, at the bar, in the group chat - and their sound, collar-grabbing ...Gaz Brookfield

The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Thursday 16 October 2025
Following a two-year hiatus from live touring, the Bristol folk and rock musician returns to the road with his biggest tour to date, in celebration of the release of his 8th studio album, Idiomatic. Joined by the other two-thirds of The Ori...Obie Trice

The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
A key player in Detroit's explosive early 2000s rap scene, Obie Trice comes to The Blues Kitchen Manchester on Thursday 16th October 2025....Busted vs McFly

AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 17 October - Wednesday 5 November 2025
Pop rock legends Busted and McFly have announced a joint UK tour. Speaking of the tour, McFly threw down the gauntlet and commented: "Busted gate-crashed our show and challenged us to a VS tour next year. They're old men now, and we are gon...Larkin Poe

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Rebecca & Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe are singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist sisters creating their own brand of Roots Rock 'n' Roll: gritty, soulful, and flavoured by their southern heritage. Originally from Atlanta and currently livi...Bury Tomorrow

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Forming in Hampshire in 2006, metalcore outfit Bury Tomorrow rapidly propelled the genre into the British mainstream. Now comprising co-vocalists Daniel Winter-Bates and Jason Cameron, bassist Davyd Winter-Bates, drummer Adam Jackson, ...Sleeper

Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
The Platinum-selling Manchester-formed Britpop band are back. Sleeper enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the mid 90s: achieving 8 Top 40 singles across 3 Top 10 albums with well over 1,000,000 sales. They garnered front cove...The Groove Chorus

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Get ready to dance all night with The Groove Chorus! Featuring a choir of 40 singers and a 9-piece live band, they serve up dance anthems with a disco twist. Naturally, they are joined by a resident pole dancer, special drag queens, and lot...Barry Steele's The Roy Orbison Story

Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Friday 17 October 2025
Barry Steele is widely recognised as one of the world's leading vocalists playing homage to legend Roy Orbison. He has stunned audiences across the globe with his uncanny similarity and ability to authentically revive the exquisite toe-tapp...Pop Will Eat Itself

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
With the help of John Peel, the industrial/alt-rock Stourbridge band's earliest singles became surprise chart hits in the late 80s and early 90s thanks to their many samples of other songs and musical scores. Tracks like "Get the Girl! Kill...Tommy Holland & The Rising Sun Band - Elvis: As it Was

The Met, Bury
Friday 17 October 2025
Tommy Holland and The Rising Sun band recreate some of Elvis' most dynamic performances in a two-part show. With his impeccable attention to detail Tommy faithfully recreates the sound, the look, and the feel of Elvis. The Movie years: Fe...Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders

Uppermill Civic Hall, Uppermill
Friday 17 October 2025
Andy Fairweather Low shot to fame as Lead Singer in Amen Corner singing massive hits like 'Bend Me Shape Me', 'Hello Suzy' and 'If Paradise is Half As Nice'. A hugely successful Solo career followed with Wide Eyed And Legless being the b...The Phonics - Tribute to Stereophonics
