ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rock Concerts in Manchester
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Fri 26 Feb - Fri 12 Nov 2027
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Manchester Opera House
Thu 21 Jan - Fri 26 Mar 2027
Candlelight - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Manchester Cathedral
Thu 26 Nov 2026 - Fri 19 Mar 2027
Editors
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
The UK album chart-topping electronica-infused Birmingham rockers are famed for their Top 10 hits with "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" and "Munich", while "Papillon" and "No Sound But the Wind" topped the charts in Belgium. Permea...Sleeping With Sirens
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
Florida post-hardcore trail blazers Sleeping With Siren mix heavy melody while still remaining edgy and heavy. Kellin Quinn's unique leggero tenor vocal range makes the band stand out from the rest, with their albums charting in the UK To...Django Django
New Century, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
Over the course of their extraordinarily accomplished discography to date, London art-rockers Django Django have constantly headed left where others have gone right. Described by The Guardian as "capable of making music that sounds close t...SHOWADDYWADDY
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 5 March 2027
'The Greatest Rock & Roll Band In The World' is a bold statement but Showaddywaddy has lived up to that title for the last 4 decades! Formed in the 1970s in Leicester from several local bands, they have sold more than 20 million records...Kalandra
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
Equal parts shamanic folk and progressive rock, Liverpool-formed Norwegian and Swedish act Kalandra cast an alluring spell over the third stage (Bixler) Thursday. Vocalist Katrine Stenbekk unfurled gorgeous, drawn-out melodies comparable t...Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world ren...THE MEFFS
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
Frantic female fronted Frank Turner-produced Britpunk duo from Colchester, louder than a four piece. ...The South - Featuring Alison Wheeler (The Beautiful South)
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 5 March 2027
When great British pop institution, The Beautiful South split in 2007, some members of the band didn't feel ready to hang up their microphones or instruments just yet... Founder and vocalist Dave Hemingway, together with lifelong sax playe...The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
The Roundhouse, Bolton
Friday 5 March 2027
Gary Digan Aka is the UKs Premier & Definitve Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon. With his Strong Scottish Accent, his infamous live shows are a mixture of up-beat acoustic guitars, soulful harmonica and heartfelt vocals. The anthemic sing along tr...The Howlers
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
London's Desert Rockers The Howlers are quickly emerging as one of the UK's must see bands brandishing support from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, KEXP and much more ...Anna Erhard
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
With an eclectic mix of distorted guitars and lo-fi, the Swiss-born, Berlin-based artist sounds like Wet Leg and Fiona Apple had a subdued lovechild. ...
Another Country
The Abbey, Manchester
Friday 5 March 2027
Now Wave presents Another Country $$$$ at The Abbey, Manchester on 5th March 2027...The Dead South
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 6 March 2027
A rock band without a drummer, a bluegrass band without a fiddler. To the gentlemen of The Dead South, a self-styled 4-piece string band from Saskatchewan, Canada, it's about how, not what, you play. The two-time JUNO Award winning, Canadi...
Dominic Fike
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 6 March 2027
Florida singer, actor and rapper, Dominic Fike graced the top ten in multiple countries in 2018 with his "Motown-tinged" debut single, "3 Nights" (which reached no.3 in the UK where it went double Platinum). With his alterntaive hip hop s...The Menzingers
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 6 March 2027
Philadelphia-based Alt-Rock outfit The Menzingers have shown their strength as rough-and-tumble storytellers, turning out bar-room garage-punk 'n' refined power-chord rock which is equally rooted in frenetic energy and lifelike detail. The...Lambrini Girls
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 6 March 2027
Brighton based noise-punk duo Lambrini Girls bottle everything wrong with the modern world and shake it up. If peppering political songs with humour is like sticking a sparkler in some bread, then their music is like a fireworks display in...PINK by Vicky Jackson
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 6 March 2027
Vicky Jackson's tribute to Pink has been a run-away success and has consistently been her most booked act since 2008. Whilst the Pink tribute show was not her first tribute act, Vicky found herself being compared both physically and vocall...NOUVELLE VAGUE
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 6 March 2027
15 years Anniversary Tour. Bossa Nova = Nouvelle Vague = New Wave. This transliteration was the starting point for Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux's unique project, which, by appropriating the punk and post-punk cannon and running it th...Medium Build
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 6 March 2027
Nicholas Carpenter, better known by his stage name Medium Build, is a Nashville-based, Atlanta-raised Americana singer-songwriter who has toured with Lewis Capaldi. ...REM - A Performance by Stipe
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 6 March 2027
The definitive R.E.M. tribute. R.E.M. remain one of the world's most enigmatic bands. With a string of peerless albums; one eye on the underground and one eye on the soaring chorus; it's safe to say we will never see their like again. Fro...U2 by U2UK
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Saturday 6 March 2027
Over their 20 year history, it's easy to see why U2UK are Europe's Premiere U2 Tribute show, winning the hearts of U2 fans all over by performing in Europe and beyond, including U2's after show party....Aka... Noel Gallagher - Noel Gallagher Tribute Band
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 6 March 2027
In March 2015, the second Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album, "Chasing Yesterday" was released, and after years of deliberation, Matt put together a band of musicians to recreate the former Oasis leader's songs and shows, and fulfill...Lael Neale
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 6 March 2027
In the wake of three critically acclaimed records on Sub Pop, minimalist lo-fi auteur Lael Neale announces As Killers Do ? the inaugural self-release under her new imprint Consensual Sound, due 20 November 2026. Recorded in the kitchen of ...Manchester Calling: The Total Stone Roses + The Smiths Presumably + Oaysis
Bar Pop Basement Show Bar, Manchester
Saturday 6 March 2027
Featuring live performances by #1 tribute bands: The Total Stone Roses, The Smiths Presumably and Oaysis, if you're keen to hear your favourite Manchester anthems performed LIVE by exceptional tribute acts, surrounded by like-minded music ...King Buffalo
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 7 March 2027
Rochester, NY's King Buffalo invade your ears with heavy driving riffs and a familiar groove. Psychedelic, blues and stoner overtones combine with thunderous bass and drums, reminiscent of heavy 70's rock. A wall of sound, a trio of soarin...King Buffalo + Spirit Mother
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 7 March 2027
Divergent promotions presents by arrangement with One Fiinix Live?King Buffalo + Spirit MotherSunday 7th March 2027Gorilla?King Buffalo will be playing at Gorilla on March 7th to support their recently announced new album "Doomslayer" rele...
N-DUBZ
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 9 - Thursday 11 March 2027
The London hip-hop trio are reunited ten years on. For six years from 2006 to 2012, N-Dubz dominated the UK charts and the UK media alike. Their first two albums Uncle B and Against All Odds were certified platinum in the UK. In 2009 the...Hot Chip
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 9 March 2027
London synthpop legends Hot Chip return. With an innovate rich, resonant songcraft, the five piece - comprised of Owen Clarke, Al Doyle, Joe Goddard, Felix Martin and Alexis Taylor - have established themselves among similar British lumina...Dan Croll
Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 10 March 2027
Dan Croll is an award-winning indie-pop/folktronica artist. A graduate of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, his 2012 debut single 'From Nowhere' achieved great success. Since then, he's worked with major figures in the industry t...Dutch Uncles
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 10 March 2027
Manchester's much-revered electro art rock quartet return. Taking inspiration from Yellow Magic Orchestra, Prince, Steely Dan, Ennio Morricone, The Blue Nile, Kate Bush and Roxy Music. Without loosing any of their esoteric tendencies, t...Carpenter Brut
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 11 March 2027
Influenced by martial, industrial, and metal sounds - while leaving room for more pop and atmospheric parts - Franck Hueso, better known by his stage name Carpenter Brut, is a French darksynth artist mixes sounds from horror films, m...Tesseract
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 11 March 2027
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...Keo
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 11 March 2027
Keo are brothers Finn and Conor Keogh with drummer Oli Spackman and guitarist Jimmy Lanwern, who can trace their roots back to Plymouth, Portugal, Ireland and the US - with the Keogh brothers spending their youth touring much of the UK, Ir...C2C - Country To Country
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 12 - Sunday 14 March 2027
Country to Country, Europe's biggest country music festival has become a staple in the UK festival calendar and has brought country music to the masses, with tens of thousands of fans attending each year. The festival continuously hosts...RUSH
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 12 - Sunday 14 March 2027
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted Canadian rock legends Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee celebrate their iconic catalogue while honouring late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. With UK hits including "The Spirit of Radio", "Tom Sawyer", "Close...Kula Shaker
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 12 March 2027
By reviving the swirling, guitar-heavy sounds of late-'60s psychedelia and infusing it with George Harrison's Indian mysticism and spirituality, Kula Shaker became one of the most popular British bands of the immediate post-Brit-pop era. ...China Crisis
Cinemac, Macclesfield
Friday 12 March 2027
Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of the synth pop band which started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1979. China Crisis found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums a...SERENITY
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 12 March 2027
Born Again Concerts proudly presents20th ANNIVERSARY - MELANCHOLIA TOUR 2027SERENITYwith special guests SECRET SPHERESymphonic metal masters Serenity will embark on a major European tour this spring in support of their new album Melancholi...Megadeth
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 13 March 2027
Legendary GRAMMY® Award-winning thrash metal pioneers Megadeth are bringing their farewell tour to Europe. Following the monumental success of their chart-topping final album, the band is hitting the road for one final, unforgettable chap...
Sleeper
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 March 2027
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 cov...Louder Than War Live
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 13 March 2027
John Robb's music and culture website Louder Than War launched its own festival in 2026, with the debut event headlined by the great Sea Power and a full bill of bands over three stages at Manchester Academy. Now, it is back in 2027 with ...Coldplace - Tribute to Coldplay
The Edge Wigan, Wigan
Saturday 13 March 2027
The World's Leading Tribute to Coldplay is a stunning live concert performance, celebrating the music of one of the most successful bands of all time. The only tribute to have worked for Coldplay, this outstanding band leads you through al...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 13 March 2027
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound ...Aladdinsane - The Sound & Vision of Bowie
