ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rock Concerts in Manchester
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Lowry
Thu 30 Apr 2026 - Thu 21 Jan 2027
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
The Met
Sat 16 May - Sat 17 Oct 2026
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
The Bridgewater Hall
Fri 24 Apr 2026 - Fri 26 Feb 2027
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
The Met
Fri 27 Nov 2026 - Fri 19 Feb 2027
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The Illegal Eagles - Eagles Tribute Band
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Celebrating the music of the legendary West Coast Country Rock band, The Illegal Eagles return for another outstanding show promising more of their trademark musical prowess, acute attention to detail and incredible showmanship. This cri...The Illegal Eagles - Eagles Tribute Band
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 2 June 2026
In 2026, the Illegal Eagles celebrate an incredible 30 years on the road with their brand-new Hotel California Tour. Renowned for their flawless vocals, stunning guitars, and an uncanny ability to recreate the legendary sound of the Eagle...EMF
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Gloucestershire dance-rock quintet EMF formed in 1989. Their name supposedly stood for "Epsom Mad Funkers" (although it was widely speculated that the initials instead represented "Ecstasy Mother Fuckers"). Their light techno infused roc...LANY
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Wednesday 3 June 2026
LANY (an acronym for "Los Angeles New York") is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, formed in Nashville in 2014. The band consists of Paul Jason Klein, and Jake Clifford Goss. Signed to Polydor and Interscope, the band have ...Billy Bibby (Catfish And The Bottlemen)
FOREST BLAKK
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Find tickets and full event details for Forest Blakk live in the UK, including venues, performance dates, and accessibility information. Where can I buy tickets for Forest Blakk?Tickets for Forest Blakk can be purchased safely and securely ...The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 4 June 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...Peter Hook & the Light
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 4 June 2026
The legendary Joy Division and New Order bassist performs music from his entire career. The Mancunian bass player, musician, singer, DJ, nightclub owner, record company boss and author was a co-founder of the seminal post-punk band Joy ...Jon Spencer & The HITmakers
Gorilla, Manchester
Thursday 4 June 2026
The incredible, indelible Jon Spencer (Blues Explosion, Boss Hog, Pussy Galore, Heavy Trash, etc) is back with the incendiary HITmakers ! His most complex and groovy music in years, a dark, danceable odyssey - both a studied take-down ...Skinner
Rat & Pigeon, Manchester
Thursday 4 June 2026
Skinner is a musician based in Dublin who writes, records and produces songs about growing up and overcoming a dirt-flecked 21st century existence. The DNA of no wave and post-punk acts like The B52s, James Chance and the Contortions and ES...
Blue October
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 5 June 2026
Catching listeners off guard is typical of the Texan art-rockers who have made a career out of defying odds. From their mercurial ascent as a local band from Houston, to platinum-selling headliners, to the dramatic alcohol/drug-fuelled s...The Bon Jovi Experience
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 5 June 2026
The Bon Jovi Experience are the world's first and unquestionably finest tribute to the great Bon Jovi. They are the only tribute to have been featured on the band's official website, not to mention being the only tribute to have been reques...T.REXTASY
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 5 June 2026
Marc Bolan and T. Rex, were one of the most flamboyant, charismatic stars of the original glam-rock era. With Bolan's special ingredient of Rock-a-Boogie songs, the band had a string of huge hits throughout the 1970s. T. Rextasy have pe...Bring Me The Horizon UK Tribute
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 5 June 2026
A tribute to metal giants Bring Me The Horizon, performing the biggest anthems from across their career - from crushing classics to modern hits. Expect huge riffs, massive choruses, and the full BMTH energy live on stage. ...
THE BEVIS FROND + GERARD LOVE
Yes, Manchester
Friday 5 June 2026
We?re excited to be working The Bevis Frond and special guest Gerard Love!Formed in 1986 in Walthamstow, London, The Bevis Frond is essentially the enduring solo project of guitarist/singer-songwriter Nick Saloman ? though over time the liv...We Invented The Weekend Festival
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 June 2026
We Invented the Weekend festival is back for 2026! Across Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2026, Salford Quays and MediaCity will be buzzing with over 200 free activities in the UKs most ambitious, creative, original and fun-filled festival cel...UB40
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 6 June 2026
Formed in 1978, UB40 and named themselves after the unemployment benefit form. Their debut album, Signing Off, was released in 1980 and is considered by many to be one of the greatest reggae albums ever released by a British band. That coll...North West Calling
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 6 June 2026
All-day punk festival, North West Calling, is back and features another riotous line-up. 2026 Lineup - The Exploited, UK Subs, GBH, Peter & The Test Tube Babies, Subhumans, Gimp Fist, The Meffs, Dirt Box Disco, Riskee & The Ridicule, Red...PINK by Vicky Jackson
The Edge Wigan, Wigan
Saturday 6 June 2026
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 vocally...Mark Chadwick (Levellers)
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Saturday 6 - Friday 19 June 2026
One of the UK's most successful songwriters, Mark Chadwick has scored fourteen Top 40 chart singles and twelve Top 40 albums (including a Number 1) as part of The Levellers, the band he has fronted for over 25 years. Still going strong,...Space
The Grand - Clitheroe, Clitheroe
Saturday 6 June 2026
Liverpool indie band Space shot to fame in 1996 with with with hit single "Female of the Species", which was also the theme song to the TV series Cold Feet. They followed it up with UK Top 20 singles "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (with Cerys ...Blvckout
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 6 June 2026
Manchester-based Blvckout is known for their daring blend of heavy alternative rock, which is based on powerful drums, catchy hooks, and driving guitars. Their sound combines basslines that pierce the mix, soaring vocal lines with dense dis...
The Absolute Stone Roses (Tribute Band)
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 6 June 2026
A tribute band to the Manchester legends The Stone Roses who create a "Resurrection" of that iconic sound and vibe that you got at a Roses' concert. The band themselves are big fans with an obvious great love for The Stone Roses and have w...Cillirion - A Tribute to Fish-Era Marillion
Newton Functions, Warrington
Saturday 6 June 2026
A tribute to Fish-Era Marillion, bringing a musical spectacular of Marillion's back catalogue tracks. ...Mat Walklate & Alex Haynes
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Saturday 6 June 2026
This pairing is a convergence of talent from two highly distinctive British blues artists. Having already built individual reputations, Manchester-based Mat Walklate and Leeds musician Alex Haynes have come together, drawing on the deepest ...Cher Bottomless Brunch
The Brickhouse, St Helens
Saturday 6 June 2026
Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Lisa Hammond takes the stage, channeling the iconic CHER...Evening4Ricky - A Celebration of Ricky Hatton
AO Arena, Manchester
Sunday 7 June 2026
An unforgettable night of entertainment as Manchester comes together for Evening4Ricky. This will be a spectacular unique celebration of the life, spirit and legacy of one of the city's most beloved icons - Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton. Hos...Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band - The Songs of Bob Dylan & Joni Mitchell
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Sunday 7 June 2026
Step into a world of poetic lyrics, timeless melodies, and folk-rock magic as The Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band bring the legendary music of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell to lifel. Celebrate two of the most influential songwriters in music h...Trampolene
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Sunday 7 June 2026
Called "the saviours of indie guitar music" by The Guardian, with a psychedelic, cinematic feel to their music, and grandiose layers, brass, strings and distorted guitars, Trampolene are lead by Jack Jones, a spoken word poet, singer and so...Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 8 June 2026
Originally from Alabama but now based in Nashville, four-time Grammy Award-winning Americana singer, songwriter and musician Jason Isbell is widely renowned as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation with his track "Maybe It's Ti...Rainbow Kitten Surprise
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 8 June 2026
As if channeling another dimension where genres simply don't exist, Rainbow Kitten Surprise find harmony in unpredictability - weaving together lyrical poetry, hummable melodies, and a rush of instrumental eccentricities. The genre-defying ...Aldous Harding
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 8 June 2026
Cardiff-based New Zealand indie, folk singer Hannah Harding, known by her stage name, Aldous Harding, produces rich and timeless songwriting. She first drew praise for the gothic indie folk and stark emotionality of her 2015 debut that bro...Soul Asylum
Gorilla, Manchester
Monday 8 June 2026
One of the most successful American Alternative Rock bands of the 1990s, Minneapolis's Soul Asylum's folk-influenced grunge beared the roots of the Country-Rock revival with their triple-Platinum certified Grave Dancers Union album, whi...Cammy Barnes
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Monday 8 June 2026
Born in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland, Cameron "Cammy" Barnes has had success with multiple singles charting in the UK iTunes Top 20 singles chart and no.1 entries on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter & Country/Alt Charts. He has supported BRIT ...
Sounds of the 60's Live with Tony Blackburn
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Join Tony as he presents an evening of 60s classics performed live by the Sounds Of The 60s All Star Band & Singers. Featuring the hits of The Everly Brothers, Dusty Springfield, The Kinks, Elvis, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Otis Reddin...Sounds of the 60's Live with Tony Blackburn
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Join Tony as he presents an evening of 60s classics performed live by the Sounds Of The 60s All Star Band & Singers. Featuring the hits of The Everly Brothers, Dusty Springfield, The Kinks, Elvis, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Otis Reddin...Elevation Rhythm
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Transport yourself to Deep South America, as the popular Christian music collective from Charlotte, North Carolina, come to Europe. Affiliated with the Elevation Church, they have scored hits on the US Christian charts with "Goodbye Yester...Lola Young
