RAP & HIP-HOP CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
                
            
         
     
 
     
     
     
    
        
                        RAP & HIP-HOP CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
            
        
        
     
     
                    
        
                
 Most Popular Rap & Hip-Hop Concerts in Manchester
            
        
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
            
            
                
                
                    
                                         Sat 22 Nov 2025 - Sat 14 Feb 2026 
                 
                
             
         
                
                
                
             
    
    
    
        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                        
                                 Live Hip Hop, Afrobeats and RnB + DJs 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Friday 31 October - Saturday 20 December 2025 
                                                                        DJs and live musicians play old and new school hip hop, afrobeats and RnB goodness from Kendrick Lamar and J Hus to Wizkid and Lauryn Hill. ...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
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                                     Friday 31 October 2025 
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                                     Sunday 2 November 2025 
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                                 Joey Valence & Brae 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Monday 3 November 2025 
                                                                        Pennsylvania rap duo Joey Bertolino and Braedan Lugue (a.k.a. Joey Valence & Brae), scored a TikTok viral hit during Lockdown with their song "Crank It Up," a celebration of rap music's early boom bap sound. ...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Pa Salieu 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Tuesday 4 November 2025 
                                                                        At only 23-years-old, Coventry's Pa Salieu is blending his West Midlands upbringing and Gambian heritage into a unique brand of rap that has seen him carve out space as an exciting new voice in British music. Breakout song 'Frontline' becam...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Bob Vylan 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Wednesday 5 November 2025 - Thursday 5 February 2026 
                                                                        Bob Vylan are a two-piece band that mix punk, rock, grime, and rap amongst other genres, to create a unique style of poetical political music that speaks openly on a wide range of topics. After releasing their critically acclaimed album 'We...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                        
                                 Scarlxrd 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Friday 7 November 2025 
                                                                          SCARLXRD is the moniker of Wolverhampton-born rapper Marius Lucas Antonio Listhrop, whose music generally blends elements of heavy metal and trap. Pronounced as "Scarlord", he likes to replace the letter "o" with "x" not only in his stag...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Jay Prince 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Friday 7 November 2025 
                                                                        Now Wave presents Jay Prince at YES Pink Room on Friday 7th November 2025...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 MC Grammar 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Sunday 9 November 2025 
                                                                        Multi-award winning rapping teacher and World Book Day ambassador MC Grammar is back with his new show Books, Beatz and Barz. Get ready for book bangers, epic rhymes and non-stop vibes! It's the ultimate family party - so grab your caps, s...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Clipse 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Monday 10 November 2025 
                                                                        Virginian gangsta rap brothers Gene "Malice" and Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton are best known for featuring on Justin Timberlake's global smash hit "Like I Love You". They also scored their own UK Top 40 hit "Ma, I Don't Love Her" (featurin...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
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                                     Monday 10 November 2025 
                                                                        Virginian gangsta rap brothers Gene "Malice" and Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton are best known for featuring on Justin Timberlake's global smash hit "Like I Love You". They also scored their own UK Top 40 hit "Ma, I Don't Love Her" (featurin...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Kae Tempest 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Monday 10 November 2025 
                                                                        Acclaimed non-binary English spoken word performer, poet, rapper, Sunday Times bestselling novelist and playwright Kae Tempest (formerly Kate Tempest) has redefined what it means to be a wordsmith in the Modern Age. In 2013, they won the Te...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Clipse 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Monday 10 November 2025 
                                                                        Virginian gangsta rap brothers Gene "Malice" and Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton are best known for featuring on Justin Timberlake's global smash hit "Like I Love You". They also scored their own UK Top 40 hit "Ma, I Don't Love Her" (featurin...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Pan Amsterdam 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Monday 10 November 2025 
                                                                        Now Wave presents Pan Amsterdam at YES Pink Room on 10th November 2025...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Black Star 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Saturday 15 November 2025 
                                                                        Iconic New York rap duo Black Star - made up of Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) and Talib Kweli - celebrate 30 years in music, performing hits from their debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star and sophomore album No Fear Of Time. Two of ...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Strandz 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
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                                 Hamilton Leithauser 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Sunday 16 November 2025 
                                                                        Best known as the frontman for the Walkmen, Hamilton Leithauser embarked on a solo career once that band went on hiatus following its 2011 album Heaven. Leithauser assembled a crack team of supporting musicians to work on his new material, ...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 CupcakKe 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Tuesday 18 November 2025 
                                                                        Chicago rapper Cupcakke is known for her known for her hypersexualized, brazen, and often comical persona and music. ...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Bricknasty 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Wednesday 19 November 2025 
                                                                        Initially evolving from a chance encounter on Soundcloud between frontman/guitarist Fatboy and producer Cillian McCauley, Irish soul jazz act Bricknasty expanded to a fully fledged physical band with the introduction of Dara Abdurahman (bas...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 The Northern Boys 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Wednesday 19 November 2025 
                                                                        The Northern Boys are an unapologetically unorthodox Hip Hop and Comedy UK trio....
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 DJ Premier + The Alchemist 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Thursday 20 November 2025 
                                                                        DJ Premier and The Alchemist are embarking on a joint UK/EU tour, "He's the Preemo, I'm the Chemist World Tour" Celebrating the history of hip-hop through their iconic beats. DJ Premier, known for his work with Gang Starr and his distinct ...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Murs 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Thursday 20 November 2025 
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                                 Murs: the Last Run 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Thursday 20 November 2025 
                                                                        The Blues Kitchen is delighted to host Hip Hop mogul Murs on his final tour, celebrating an astounding career spanning over two decades....
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Fatboy Slim 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Saturday 22 November 2025 
                                                                        As one of the world's most renowned pioneering dance music DJs and record producers, multi-million selling Brighton artist Fatboy Slim, a.k.a. Norman Cook, is a winner of numerous awards including ten MTV Music Awards, three BRITs, an Ivor ...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Loyle Carner 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Sunday 23 - Tuesday 25 November 2025 
                                                                          Described by The Observer as "one of hip-hop's most affecting new voices" and "a shining light for UK hip-hop" by Metro, Brit and Mercury Prize nominated Lambeth rapper Lyle Carner has scored two UK no.3 albums, which demonstrate his jaz...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Obongjayar 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Monday 24 November 2025 
                                                                        The Nigeria-raised London Afrobeats star is best known for his song "I Wish It Was Me", being sampled by Fred Again on the 225 million streamed, Platinum-selling UK no.4 hit, "Adore U". His music incorporates elements of Indie, soul, and el...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Nothing,Nowhere 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Tuesday 25 November 2025 
                                                                        The Massachusetts rapper cuts deep, emerging from darkness, shedding external expectation, and moving forward into the glow of pure creation. Whether it be anesthetized beats and intoxicating lulls, the cold piano-laden longings or the emo...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                                                                        
                                                        
                                 Lil Tracy 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Wednesday 26 November 2025 
                                                                        For years, Jazz Butler has consistently remained an innovator of alternative hip-hop. Best known as Lil Tracy, Butler has also gained acclaim for his music under various names including Yung Bruh, Souljawitch, Tracy Minajj, and others. As a...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Yung Lean 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Wednesday 26 November 2025 
                                                                        Widely cited as one of the most influential figures in the early cloud rap era, Swedish rapper Yung Lean, continues his journey from polarizing viral sensation to pioneering mainstay in modern hip-hop and electronic music. ...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Betty Boo 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Wednesday 26 November 2025 
                                                                        Platinum-selling, BRIT and Ivor Novello Award-winning London Hip Hop pioneer and 90's icon Betty Boo first came to mainstream prominence in the late 1980s following a collaboration with the Beatmasters on the song "Hey DJ/I Can't Dance (To ...
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                         
                                                                    
                                                        
                                 Stray From The Path 
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Thursday 27 November 2025 
                                                                        Long Island hardcore band Stray From The Path's politically fused rap metal music has been described as a "Rage Against the Machine-worshipping take on hardcore."   ...