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RAP & HIP-HOP CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER

Live Hip Hop, Afrobeats and RnB + DJs

The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
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. ...

Now Wave Presents - 454

Yes, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
Now Wave Presents 454 at YES Pink Room on 31st October 2025...

Joey Valence & Brae

New Century Hall, Manchester
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

New Century Hall, Manchester
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

Manchester Academy, Manchester
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...

JOSHUA CHISAMBO HEADLINE SHOW at Jimmy's with HEADS

Jimmys, Manchester
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Experience an evening with Joshua Chisambo at Jimmy's....

Scarlxrd

O2 Ritz, Manchester
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

Yes, Manchester
Friday 7 November 2025
Now Wave presents Jay Prince at YES Pink Room on Friday 7th November 2025...

MC Grammar

Lowry, Salford
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...

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Manchester Academy, Manchester
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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O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
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

Albert Hall, Manchester
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...

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O2 Ritz, Manchester
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

Yes, Manchester
Monday 10 November 2025
Now Wave presents Pan Amsterdam at YES Pink Room on 10th November 2025...

Black Star

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
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 ...

Hamilton Leithauser

Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
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

New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Chicago rapper Cupcakke is known for her known for her hypersexualized, brazen, and often comical persona and music. ...

Bricknasty

Soup Kitchen, Manchester
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

The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November 2025
The Northern Boys are an unapologetically unorthodox Hip Hop and Comedy UK trio....

DJ Premier + The Alchemist

O2 Ritz, Manchester
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: the Last Run

The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
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

Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
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

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
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

Gorilla, Manchester
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

O2 Ritz, Manchester
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

Manchester Academy, Manchester
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

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
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

Yes, Manchester
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

Manchester Academy, Manchester
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."   ...
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