ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rock Concerts in Manchester
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
The Bridgewater Hall
Fri 23 Jan - Sat 25 Apr 2026
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Lowry
Thu 30 Apr - Wed 27 May 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Manchester Academy
Sat 13 Dec 2025 - Sat 18 Apr 2026
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Manchester Academy
Fri 19 Dec 2025 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay and Ed Sheeran
Hallé St Peter's
Sat 25 Oct - Sat 27 Dec 2025
Charlie Simpson (DJ Set) After Party

Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Get ready for a night you won't forget... We're keeping the Busted vibes alive long after the final encore with an exclusive DJ set from Charlie Simpson himself! That's right - straight from the stage to the decks, Charlie will be spinning ...The Happy Fits

Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
The New Jersey indie rockers come to Europe. Following the departure of Ross Monteith, and addition of Nico Rose and Raina Mullen, it is the first chapter of a brand new band, chronicled by four once-broken artists that grew together to cre...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...The Phonics - Tribute to Stereophonics

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 17 October 2025
Described by Kelly Jones himself as "Awesome" The Phonics are the Uk's most authentic tribute to Stereophonics. Fresh from their UK o2 academy tour, you will hear all of the biggest hits from every Stereophonics album including their latest...Teen Spirit - 90s Rock Night

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
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...The Oasis Experience - Tribute to Oasis

Fatbird, Wigan
Friday 17 October 2025
Described by Alan McGee as "the best tribute to Oasis in the world!, in fact I'll go one better, they're better than the real Oasis!", if you are a connoisseur of the Mancunian mayhem makers, you will definitely see the difference between T...The Vamps

Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
The Vamps had never really had the chance to be bored before 2020 struck. Since their platinum-selling debut album, 'Meet The Vamps', crashed into the UK charts at number 2 in 2014, the band have been holding onto a dream-like rush of album...The Stranglers

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
One of the UK's most exciting, credible and influential British groups, The Stranglers, are set for an extensive, full production tour - the last time they play together in this format! Covering tracks from their mighty, 45-year catalogue, ...Mike Sweeney's 60s Classics

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 18 October 2025
Manchester broadcasting legend Mike Sweeney takes to the stage for his final show packed with the very best of 60s music! Guest stars from top 60s bands including.... KARL GREEN FROM HERMAN'S HERMITS!!!! Mike will also be paying tribu...Candlelight - Tribute to Queen and The Beatles

Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
Discover the music of Queen and The Beatles performed under the gentle glow of candlelight by a string quartet in this awe-inspiring location. ...Idlewild

New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
Raucous cult Scottish Highlands curiosity turned chart bothering national treasures, Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, and Colin Newton, plus Allan Stewart, Luciano Rossi and Andrew Mitchell return. Their form of alternative rock woven together...Fairport Convention

The Met, Bury
Saturday 18 October 2025
Fairport Convention have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, havingformed in 1967 and goiing on to win a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, with Radio 2 listeners voting their ground-breaking album Liege & Lief "The Most...NewDad

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
Growing up in Galway, Ireland, the four members of NewDad thank a random band name generator for their unusual moniker. Dark and stormy with undeniably beautiful moments amid the mammoth guitars, there's a heaviness to the music, whic...The Velvetines

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
The Velvetines are a Hard Rock indie/alt band from Bolton, Lancashire. With Cameron Tonge fronting the band with lead vocals and rhythm guitar. To George Parmenter's infectious riffs and solos on lead guitar! And Zakori Waring's heavy bass ...Merry Hell

Mottram St Andrew Village Hall, Macclesfield
Saturday 18 October 2025
Joyful Wigan folk rockers Merry Hell have graced the UK charts with their trademark all-standing, all-dancing, roof-raising traditional folk music. Formed in 2010, the core members of the band include the three Kettle brothers, who were pre...Busted vs McFly - The Club Night

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
Busted and McFly hit the AO Arena on Saturday October 18th so we're throwing a party in their honour to keep things going until the early hours! Expect to hear -Busted | McFly | Avril Lavigne | The Jonas Brothers | 5 Seconds Of Summer | Goo...Barker
The White Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
Now Wave presents Barker at The White Hotel on 18th October 2025...Wet Wet Wet + Heather Small (M People)

Lowry, Salford
Sunday 19 October 2025
Iconic Clydebank pop act Wet Wet Wet have sold more than 15 million singles and albums to date and have featured in the UK Singles Chart and Album Chart for an incredible time period of over 500 weeks. Formed in 1982, their albums have been...Rick Wakeman (Yes)

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 19 October 2025
Legendary keyboardist Rick Wakeman is well known for being a member of the rock band Yes as well as having his own successful solo career. He made chart history in 2017 when his Piano Portraits album became the first solo piano album...Tamino

New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 19 October 2025
The spellbinding arrival of the classically trained Belgian-Egyptian indie rocker with a divine falsetto is enough to make even an agnostic ponder predestination. The grandson of one of Egypt's most famed singers, the great Muharram Fouad, ...Simply Dylan - A Tribute to Bob Dylan

Lowry, Salford
Sunday 19 October 2025
As straightforward as the title suggests: no frills, no gimmicks, no pretense; Simply Dylan is John O'Connell's personal exploration and celebration of the rich and diverse work of Bob Dylan.O'Connell, formerly of Groundpig, has had his nam...New Model Army

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 19 October 2025
Formed in Bradford in 1980, New Model Army's beginnings were inspired by Northern Soul, Punk Rock and the incendiary atmosphere of the times. Since then, they have had a long, creative and eventful journey. They have been massively influent...UK Pink Floyd Experience

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Sunday 19 October 2025
Celebrating over 50 years of one of rock's most influential bands, this highly authentic show recreates the atmosphere of Floyd. Featuring the iconic album "The Dark Side Of The Moon" and classics including "Wish You Were Here", "Shine On Y...Sonata Arctica

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 19 October 2025
Heavily influenced by Queen, Finnish power metal band messiahs Sonata Arctica have been many things in their storied career. Relentlessly touring powerhouses, champions of sublime melody, but first and foremost, however, they have been sta...Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff)

Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Sunday 19 October 2025
Miles Hunt is the singer of highly successful late 80s / early 90s indie band The Wonder Stuff, and also briefly of Vent 414. His solo career began in 1999 and he will perform tracks from his new album together with classic Top 20 hits s...Steve 'n' Seagulls

The Met, Bury
Sunday 19 October 2025
It could've been a cold winter day or warm summer night in Finland - but it was around the year 2010. Someone came up with an idea to combine bluegrass, Finnish folk and rock/metal music. The outcome was and has since been Steve'n'Seagulls....Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets)

The Green Room, Altrincham
Sunday 19 October 2025
Tom Hingley, ex Inspiral Carpets frontman will be performing songs from his solo career and the brilliant Inspirals back catalogue. ...Suzanne Vega

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 20 October 2025
A masterful storyteller, with literary lyrics that guide the listener through her poetic observations of the world around her, Vega's understated melodic beauty is immediately recognisable and as utterly distinct and thoughtful as it was wh...Coheed and Cambria

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 20 October 2025
Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band formed in 1995. The group's critically acclaimed music incorporates aspects of progressive rock, pop, heavy metal, and post-hardcore. The southern California band Thrice merges hardco...Beach Bunny

Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 20 October 2025
Chicago bedroom pop star Lili Trifilio's songwriting project are getting back to basics: urgent, guitar-based indie rock with pop melodies, echoing dynamic '90s indie rock courtesy of fuzzed-out guitars and crashing drums, while slashing...The Cat Empire

Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Formed in Melbourne, Australia and adored the world over, jazz/funk band The Cat Empire is a musical success story that continues to be written, crafting infectious, genre-embracing anthems and releasing chart-topping, multi-platinum albums...Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple / Trapeze / Black Sabbath)

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 21 October 2025
The former bassist and singer of Deep Purple, known to millions as the 'Voice of Rock', Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and the current front man for rock super group Black Country Communion, is pleased to announce that he will be per...Somebody's Child

New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Somebody's Child is a rising young Irish male singer-songwriter who has been making serious waves in the Irish music scene, having supported acts like The War on Drugs and headlined the 3Olympia Theatre. His music has drawn comparisons to ...Wendy James (Transvision Vamp)

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Most recognised as front-woman of iconic 80's alternative rock band TRANSVISION VAMP, Wendy enjoyed massive chart success with a string of hits including Baby I Don't Care, I Want Your Love and Revolution Baby. Her sexually charged and rebe...The Obsessed
Star and Garter, Manchester
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:The ObsessedTHE OBSESSED comes roaring back with their most rocking album of all time "Gilded Sorrow", to be released on February 16th, 2024 through independent Californian label Ripple Music. Expand...Amyl and the Sniffers

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Punk animals Amyl and The Sniffers have risen up from the sticky carpets of Melbourne's underground music scene to storm the world stage. Renowned for their chaotic, ball-tearing live show, Dec Martens (guitar), Bryce Wilson (drums) and Gus...Those Damn Crows

Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Modern Rock's unstoppable force, Welsh powerhouse Those Damn Crows have gone from strength to strength since achieving an official UK Top 15 with their sophomore album 'Point Of No Return' in 2020 and reaching no.3 with their 2023 follo...ADMT

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Rising Doncaster singer-songwriter Adam Taylor, aka ADMT, mixes R&B beats with massive pop hooks as heard on his 2023 UK Top 30 hit "Best Friend". ...Battle Beast

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Famous for their energetic shows, incredibly catchy choruses and odd sense of humour, Finland's Battle Beast are destined for glory after topping the charts in their homeland and hitting #11 in Germany. Having toured tirelessly since they w...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
