ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
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 2026 - Thu 21 Jan 2027
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Mon 1 Dec 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Manchester Academy
Sat 13 Dec 2025 - Sat 17 Oct 2026
Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay and Ed Sheeran
Hallé St Peter's
Sat 27 Dec 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Manchester Academy
Fri 19 Dec 2025 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
Doves
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Doves had something of an usual genesis in '90s Madchester. Founding members Jimi Goodwin, Jez Williams and Andy Williams were all members of Sub Sub, best remembered for their 1993 hit single Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use). After a fire at ...Black Grape
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Featuring Happy Mondays legend Shaun William Ryder and Ruthless Rap Assassins frontman Paul "Kermit" Leveridge, Black Grape could only have been made in Manchester. The swagger, fun and cryptic humour seem hewn from a city historian AJP Tay...
The Bug Club
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
"If you ever wondered what Tiny Tim might might have sounded like fronting AC/DC, have a listen. It's 100% fun." - Dusted. The Monmouthshire duo deliver a beefy slab of signature Modern-Lovers-meets-Nuggets garage rock, featuring B-52's ca...Absolva
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Manchester hard rock, British heavy metal. ...Guns N' Yorkshire Roses - Tribute to Guns N' Roses
The Sound Lounge Darwen, Blackburn
Saturday 20 December 2025
Hailing from God's own county, Yorkshire, England, Guns N' Yorkshire Roses are an authentic tribute to the band Guns N' Roses, focusing on the classic era from 1987-1993. Featuring veteran members of the Yorkshire music scene, the band have...
The Man From Delmonte
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
After a 34 year hiatus, 1980s Manchester indie art pop favourites The Man from Delmonte return. Between 1988 and 1991 they shone brightly creating some of the most memorable pop songs of the "Madchester" era. Water in My Eyes, My Love is Li...HIGH FADE
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 21 December 2025
Discover the electrifying, intoxicating High Fade: the most exciting thing to happen to funk since the '70s. Get your funk on. ...Dave Hill's Slade
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Monday 22 December 2025
The farewell tour from Dave Hill and the boys end with a Christmas gig at the O2 Ritz in Manchester. Slade's unique blend of pop and rock'n'roll, outrageous flamboyance and pure fun, and no less than 23 Top 20 singles, they have become a fi...
Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay and Ed Sheeran
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 27 December 2025
Discover the music of Coldplay and Ed Sheeran performed by a string quartet at this awe-inspiring location under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...Candlelight - A Tribute to Queen and ABBA by Piano
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 27 December 2025
Discover the music of Queen and ABBA performed by a classical pianist under the gentle glow of candlelight at this awe-inspiring location. ...James Walsh (Starsailor)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Saturday 27 December 2025
Front man of multi-million selling band Starsailor, Chorley's James Walsh has proven his own worth as a singer-songwriter in his own right. He's written songs with Eliza Doolittle, Melanie C, Suzanne Vega, and Professor Green - to name a fe...
Pil (Public Image LTD)
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 28 December 2025
After fronting the Sex Pistols, John Lydon formed Public Image Ltd in 1978 and, with a shifting line-up and unique sound, PiL have gone on to become widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential bands of all time. Their musi...The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
Fatbird, Wigan
Sunday 28 December 2025
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 tra...Tony as Robbie
Dream Wife
Yes, Manchester
Monday 29 December 2025 - Thursday 29 January 2026
Since forming in 2015 as a college art school project, Dream Wife - a name chosen as commentary on society's objectification of women - have become one of the foremost up-and-coming bands out of the U.K. They have garnered praise for their ...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Monday 29 - Tuesday 30 December 2025
The songwriter and frontman of Manchester three-piece, I Am Kloot also possesses an enviable back catalogue as a solo artist - previously known around his hometown as Johnny Dangerously - and continues to work on new material under the guis...Queen One Vision - A Tribute to Queen
The Conservative Club Penketh Warrington, Warrington
Wednesday 31 December 2025
With superb attention to detail in music, costume and production, Queen One Vision deliver all of your favourite Queen hits, with a power and energy that is guaranteed to Blow Your Mind!! A full live band concert featuring Eddie Devlin as t...Tina Turner Tribute Night - Manchester
Patricroft Conservative Club, Manchester
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Tina Turner Tribute Night, Patricroft Conservative ClubJoin us for an unforgettable New Year's Eve Party as we welcome 2026 in true rock n roll st...Queen by Candlelight - The Ultimate Tribute to Queen
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Friday 9 January 2026
Featuring a live cast of West End singers and a live rock band, experience Queen as you have never heard them before at this tribute night of Queen anthems, performed by candlelight. The concert will feature some of the most iconic songs of...New Purple Celebration - The Music of Prince
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 9 January 2026
Formerly known as Purple Rain, New Purple Celebration celebrate the life, legacy and The Music of Prince, with their brilliantly funky show featuring world class musicians delivering a non-stop 2 hour hit packed extravaganza. Expect to see,...Bowie Experience - David Bowie Tribute
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 10 January 2026
Bowie Experience is a spectacular concert celebrating the sound and vision of David Bowie. A must see for all Bowie fans, the latest production features all the hits from A to Ziggy. Bowie Experience continues to amaze audiences with an ast...Very Santana - The Ultimate Celebration of Carlos Santana
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 10 January 2026
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the most beautiful guitar melodies and the amazingly creative, unique, diverse, and very challenging songs of Carlos Santana. All of which are played skilfully by this band of top-quality and musically highly ed...
The Velvetines
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 10 January 2026
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 ...Jean Genie - David Bowie Tribute
The Met, Bury
Saturday 10 January 2026
One of only a few tribute artists to tour and perform with an original artist's band, David Bowie tribute act Jean Genie was created by John Mainwaring and John Ford in 1993. An original recording artist in his own right, John Mainwaring ha...Luke Combs UK - Tribute to Luke Combs
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 11 January 2026
The World's leading tribute to the Grammy-nominated country megastar Luke Combs! Experience the heart and soul of country music as we pay homage to one of the genre's biggest stars. A night of incredible songs, authentic Southern vibes, an...Born of Osiris + Attila
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 13 January 2026
US metalcore groups Born of Osiris and Attila announce a co-headline tour. ...Soulwax
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Wednesday 14 January 2026
From Electro to Techo, from bombastic rock to disco, legendary Belgian electronic collective Soulwax always seem to take two steps ahead on the music scene with tracks that keep you moving. Centred around the Ghent brothers also known as 2m...The Magic of the Beatles
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Thursday 15 January 2026
The Magic of The Beatles is one of the UK's leading Beatles tribute shows who play to ecstatic sell-out audiences all over the world. The stars of this lavish production not only look and sound like John, Paul, George and Ringo, they also g...Paleface Swiss
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 15 January 2026
Switzerland's finest metal band. The guys from Zurich have destroyed everything that wasn't nailed down. Whether it was their last US tour as direct support for The Ghost Inside or the nearly sold-out tour with West Coast outfit Lionheart...Candlelight - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 15 January 2026
Come and be whisked away to the Fleetwood Mac tribute of your "Dreams" with a programme selected from the band's impressive catalogue of most treasured iconic Rock masterpieces. A talented group of classical musicians will be melding sounds...Beyond The Black
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 15 January 2026
German Symphonic Metal shooting stars Beyond the Black are a stratospheric success story. Already their 2015 debut album hit like a bomb in their home country. 'Songs of Love and Death' besieged the German Top 15 for weeks and led up to the...Tommy Emmanuel
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 16 January 2026
If you like guitar playing, it simply doesn't get any better than Tommy Emmanuel. Widely acknowledged as the international master of the solo acoustic guitar, Tommy has achieved enough musical milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. Or ...The Wonder Years
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 16 January 2026
Having grown into the leaders of pop-punk since their formation, the Pennsylvania band offer no shortage of uplifting and inspiring lyrics to make you fight back against the negative things in your life. ...Candlelight - A Tribute to Adele
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 16 January 2026
Whether you're looking for a beautifully unique concert or a romantic candlelit evening, this music experience is for you. The performance will feature incredible tributes to Adele's greatest songs, played by an all-female, electric-acousti...The Magic of the Bee Gees - A Tribute to The Bee Gees
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 16 January 2026
Direct from London's West End. Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, when the feeling's gone and you can't go on, it's time to put on your dancing shoes, for the night out of the year you have been waiting for to celebrate th...Giovanni's Room
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 16 January 2026
Manchester band Giovannis Room are an eclectic group, with a variety of influences, ranging from and between Glen Campbell to The Velvet Underground. They have made their mark on the Manchester scene with there chaotic performances, and a f...
Biffy Clyro
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 17 January 2026
Festival-headlining Ayrshire favourites Biffy Clyro, with four UK #1 albums, make their highly anticipated return. One of Britain's most beloved bands, they are best known for the Platinum-selling hits "Mountains", "Many of Horror", and ...The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 17 January 2026
Few shows have experienced the phenomenal global success of The Simon & Garfunkel Story, with multiple sold-out shows in over 50-countries worldwide and over 20 headline performances in London's West End, including multiple appearances at t...Slaughter To Prevail
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 17 January 2026
Russian deathcore band from Yekaterinburg, Slaughter to Prevail, relocated to Orlando, Florida in 2022 after condemning the Russian illegal invasion of Ukraine. Their song "1984", inspired by the George Orwell novel, was released in protest...ELO Again - ELO Tribute Show
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 17 January 2026
ELO AGAIN are back with their stunning 'Re-Discovery Tour' celebrating the truly universal music of Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra. ELO AGAIN really give you a dramatic taste of what a legendary ELO concert would have been like...Justin Hawkins Rides Again
