ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
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
Manchester Academy
Sat 13 Sep 2025 - Sat 18 Apr 2026
Low Girl
Gullivers, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
The Hemel-Hempstead based newcomers offer irresistible alt-pop, which has been playlisted by BBC 6Music and picked up support from BBC Radio 1, DIY Magazine and Radio X. With a slot already confirmed at SXSW, a support tour with Pom Poko an...
Lola Kirke
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Born in London and raised in New York, Lola Kirke may not be *exactly* who you picture when you imagine a vital voice in Country, but with her forthcoming four song EP "Country Curious," produced by one of the newest stars of the genre, Ell...HAUSER
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Instrumentalist and founding member of 2CELLOS known simply as HAUSER is bringing his 'Rebel Is Back Tour' to the UK. HAUSER is celebrated for his renditions of classical, pop and rock music, with an eclectic style pairing cello pyrotechnic...Everything Everything
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Twice Mercury Prize nominated, 5 time Ivor Novello nominated and critically acclaimed off-kilter indie rockers Everything Everything set about revolutionising modern pop music, pushing the ribbon on melody & rhythm with a heavy helping of e...Gary Numan
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
London-born Gary Anthony James Webb helped turn the UK's budding new wave scene on its head in the late '70s. He launched his music career by starting the band Tubeway Army, who released their eponymous debut in 1978. At the time, he adopte...Heather Small
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
As Part of M People, hits such as Moving On Up, One Night In Heaven and Search For The Hero and albums like Elegant Slumming, Bizarre Fruit and Fresco achieving massive worldwide success, Heather Small became one of the seminal British voic...Starsailor
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Selling out some of Manchester's biggest venues long before they had even released a record, Starsailor burst onto the scene in 2001 when their single "Fever" earning them the title of "Britain's best new band". Formed at Wigan & Leigh Musi...Lambrini Girls
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
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 ...9 Below Zero + Dr Feelgood
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Two of the finest UK Rhythm 'n' Blues bands on one incredible bill. South London's Nine Below Zero toured with The Who and The Kinks between 1980 and 1982 and also appeared on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test', and 'The South Bank Show'. Dr. Feel...9 Below Zero + Dr Feelgood
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Two of the finest UK Rhythm 'n' Blues bands on one incredible bill. South London's Nine Below Zero toured with The Who and The Kinks between 1980 and 1982 and also appeared on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test', and 'The South Bank Show'. Dr. Feel...The Pigeon Detectives
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
With platinum and gold selling accolades across their back catalogue, Leeds band The Pigeon Detectives return with their high octane live show, peppered with sing-a-long hits that have passed the test of time with flying colours attracting ...Too Much Too Young - The Music of 2 Tone And Beyond
The Edge, Wigan
Saturday 29 November 2025
Pack your bags and get ready to board the Night boat to Cairo as we celebrate the iconic story of 2-Tone and beyond! 'Too Much Too Young' is the non stop Ska party that tells the story of one of the most influential musical movements in Br...
From Big Country
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 29 November 2025
After splitting with Bruce Watson in October 2024, original Big Country drummer Mark Brzezicki and long time vocalist Simon Hough formed From Big Country with The Icicle Works bassist Chris Leyhe and Steeleye Span guitarist Ken Nicol. Fo...Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
Uppermill Civic Hall, Uppermill
Saturday 29 November 2025
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 reno...The Gerry Cinna-man Experience + Cortinas
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
The ultimate tribute to Gerry Cinnamon is back with special guests Cortinas!...Jared James Nichols
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Jared James Nichols is an American blues-rock guitarist and singer from East Troy, Wisconsin, best known for his high-energy "pick-less" electric guitar playing technique ...Old Mervs
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Australia's fastest rising indie-rock duo, loveable larrikins Old Mervs bring their high-energy shows to cities across Europe....The Belair Lip Bombs
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Often compared to The Strokes, Australian indie rock band The Belair Lip Bombs have been described by the NME as genre-defying with elements of "punk, post-punk, jangle pop and new wave". ...Oasish - Oasis Tribute
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 29 November 2025
Official UK no.1 Winner at the National Tribute Music Awards in 2016 and 2017, Oasis tribute band Oasish formed in 2004 and have gone on to perform at Wembley Stadium, The National Indoor Arena, Manchester Academy and are the only band to ...Cameron Winter (Geese)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 30 November 2025 - Monday 30 November 2026
In 2024, Cameron Winter stepped out from the whirlwind of life on the road as vocalist of New York rock band Geese to unveil his solo debut Heavy Metal, which has taken the world by storm. Expect a live show that's intimate, unpredictab...Declan O'Rourke
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 30 November 2025
Descibed by Mojo as "a masterful lyricist and staggering guitarist", Irish folk rocker Declan O'Rourke makes a welcome return, this time celebrating the 20th Anniversary of his debut album 'Since Kyabram'. In October 2004, amongst a thrivi...Tors
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 30 November 2025
Devon harmonic indie trio Tors have supported Tom Walker and Billy Locket. Brothers Matt and Theo Weedon are the grandsons of UK chart-topping guitar legend Bert "Guitar Wizard" Weedon, whom, alongside a successful solo career penned the mu...OCTOBER DRIFT
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 30 November 2025
With influences as varied as The National, Radiohead, Interpol and Nick Drake, Somerset indie rockers October Drift's heavy, pop-inflected rock is delivering a rejuvenating injection of fresh blood to the genre. An immersive wall of distort...Home Counties
Yes, Manchester
Sunday 30 November 2025
Since forming in January 2020, Home Counties have distinguished themselves as a key act to watch, with radio support from Jack Saunders, Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1), Steve Lamacq, Amy Lame, Tom Robinson (BBC 6Music) and Matt Wilkinson (Beats...The Rasmus
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Monday 1 December 2025
One of the greatest rock bands ever to come out of Finland, The Rasmus, with their new line-up - female guitarist Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen replacing Pauli Rantasalmi in 2022 - embark on a European tour. Having topped the charts in Germany, A...
Dirty Three
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 1 December 2025
Emerging once again from the unending waves crashing upon our fragile time-craft (adrift on the eternal ocean, and taking on water), Aussie instrumental rockers Dirty Three are (a) back, (b) tangled in seaweed, rank with saltwater and posse...Hans Zimmer
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 2 December 2025
The multiple Oscar and Grammy Award winner Hans Zimmer enters The Next Level - and brings Europe with him! The Next Level promises a completely new show featuring groundbreaking electronic soundscapes and a spectacular light production t...Amine
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 2 December 2025
At the age of 21, Adam Amine Daniel burst onto the scene with his 6x-platinum single, "Caroline." But, the Portland-born rapper has come a long way since then; a fact made clear by his critically acclaimed releases. "Good For You" drew pr...Martin Kerr
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Martin Kerr sings what you? re thinking. A folk troubadour for the post-truth age, his outspoken and poetic takes are connecting with millions of listeners around the world. He blends the urgent issues of the day with deeply personal nar...Mumford & Sons
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Grammy and BRIT Award-winning folk act Mumford & Sons return with their 5th studio album, 'Rushmere' The chart topping Londoners are best known for their multi-Platinum selling hits "I Will Wait", "Little Lion Man", "The Cave" and "Beli...Max McNown
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2025
A singer-songwriter from Bend, Oregon, Max McNown creates the kind of songs that perfectly soundtrack our most intimate moments: times of intense heartache and tremendous loss, immense upheaval and life-changing revelation. Within just a ye...House Gospel Choir
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2025
An electrifying House meets Gospel experience born out of a love for sound system culture, the healing power of house music and the London-based choir seeking to channel the magic of people working together to raise the vibrations. Working ...
Nothing More
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 4 December 2025
Founded in San Antonio, Texas, the three-time Grammy nominated rockers Nothing More deliver unapologetically massive anthems with introspective, philosophical lyrics. Since the group's initial emergence in 2003, they have made US rock ra...
Ella Eyre
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 4 December 2025
With a double platinum number one single under her belt, a BRIT Award, two MOBO Awards, two further platinum selling singles and a top 5 album, London R&B neo-soulstress Ella Eyre is best known for her collaborations with Rudimental on thei...Porridge Radio
Gorilla, Manchester
Thursday 4 December 2025
Beginning as Dana Margolin's sadcore bedroom project, Porridge Radio developed into an idiosyncratic post-punk 4-piece after she moved to Brighton and met her future bandmates. They inelegantly knot together Margolin's vicious, furious emot...
Madness
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Madness may have been at the forefront of the late '70s ska revival, but the band quickly moved beyond the constraints of two-tone. By the time the '80s were in full swing, their embrace of everything from Motown to pure pop had made them o...Sabaton
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Swedish Heavy metal act, Sabaton embark on a groundbreaking tour that will be bigger and better than anything they have ever embarked on before. The band has put together a show unlike anything you've experienced. Throw traditional thinki...Amy Macdonald
