WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular World Music Concerts in Manchester
Tue 14 Apr - Thu 25 Jun 2026
Gandeys K-Pop Dragon Circus
Tuesday 14 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Step into the spectacular world of Gandey's K-Pop Dragon Circus - a dazzling fusion of East meets West, where magic, music, and myth unite beneath the big top. Leading the adventure is the charismatic Ringmaster Joel, joined by his mischiev...
K-Pop All Stars Tribute
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Ride the K-pop wave influencing the World live on stage! From stadium-shaking anthems to breathtaking choreography, K-Pop All Stars celebrates the global phenomenon redefining pop culture. With explosive performances of today's biggest K-...
Nocny Kochanek
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Polish chart topping heavy metal band founded in Warsaw in 2012 who have been described as producing traditional heavy metal typical of bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Music critics also describe their work as similar to the son...
Marlon Williams
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Now Wave presents Marlon Williams at YES Pink Room on 14th April 2026...
Yin Yin
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Dutch quartet YIN YIN are known for melding disco, funk, psychedelia, and Southeast Asian sounds into their signature groove with influences from Italo Disco and global travels. Having toured major festivals worldwide, YIN YIN deliver a cap...
Yves
Thursday 16 April 2026
Ha Soo-young (하수영), better known as Yves (이브), is a South Korean singer who rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit Loona yyxy. She went solo in 2024. ...
Ásgeir
Thursday 16 April 2026
In 2012, at only 20 years of age, Asgeir Trausti released the fastest selling debut album in Icelandic history -Dyro i dauoabogn / In The Silence - featuring soul-searching folk songs with lyrics penned by his poet father, Einar Georg Ein...
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - Bernstein's On the Town
Thursday 16 April 2026
Influenced by Czech folk and expressionism, Haas's Study for Strings is an energetic, introspective work now seen as a key piece of 20th-century Czech music. Themes of fate, migration and Martinu's own journey echo through The Rock, reflect...
Lady Pank
Friday 17 April 2026
One of the most popular groups in the history of Polish rock, 1980's rockers Lady Pank come to the UK. The chart-topping Wroclaw act garnered some attention in the United States in 1985, when MTV placed the video for the band's single "Mi...
Macharia - Soul Safari
Friday 17 April 2026
Step into Soul Safari, an immersive concert with singer Macharia, blending her own original compositions with Kenyan coastal and Kikuyu folk traditions. With music in Swahili, Kikuyu, and English, Macharia invites the audience on a journey ...
Mr Scruff
Saturday 18 April 2026
A true national treasure, Manchester's Mr. Scruff is a producer, cartoonist and cross-genre selector who loves to play long DJ sets, and occasionally B2B sets with similarly wide-eared end excitable DJs. He has been DJing since 1984, a...
Whisper of Tagu - Burmese Cultural Showcase
Saturday 18 April 2026
Whisper of Tagu is a celebration of Myanmar Thingyan - the Myanmar New Year water festival Expect a day filled with a little water play, Myanmar cultural showcases, traditional dance and chants, Burmese street food, live performances from B...
Bongeziwe Mabandla
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Known as the enigmatic spirit of African Soul, South Africa's Bongeziwe Mabandla is a multiple award-winning artist who has recorded four acclaimed albums, performed on an array of national and international stages, become a sought-after cr...
Milap Dance - Timeless
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Timeless is Milap's celebration of Indian dance - a stage where exceptional artists offer fresh creative voices within centuries-old traditions. This year features Elena Catalano (Odissi), Kinga Malec (Kathak), and Santosh Nair (Bha...
Tangram Collective
Thursday 23 April 2026
Join trailblazing artist London-based music collective, Tangram, on a deep exploration between Chinese philosophy and Western classical music. Divine Intimacies presents a programme for Chinese and Western instruments showcasing how ancient...
The Hayes Sisters and Clive Gregson
Thursday 23 April 2026
A spectacular New Show for all Nanci Griffith fans! "Love at the Five and Dime" with The Hayes Sisters and Clive GregsonConsummate guitarist, mandolin player and song-writer in his own right, Clive Gregson toured as part of the Nanci Griffi...
Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses / Ian Brown)
Sunday 3 May 2026
Aziz Ibrahim is best known as a guitarist with The Stone Roses and Ian Brown, co-writing songs such as "My Star", "Corpses in Their Mouths", "Longsight M13", "One Way Ticket to Paradise" and numerous other tracks from "Unfinished Monkey Bus...
Florry
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Now Wave presents Florry at YES Basement on 6th May 2026...
Asim Azhar
Thursday 7 May 2026
The young Pakistani singing sensation is coming to the UK for the first time with his full band. Asim started off with covers of western pop songs on Social Media and from there onwards he has become one of the biggest names in Pakistani po...
Salsa De Cuba - RAMONA
Thursday 7 - Thursday 14 May 2026
Authentic live Cuban music in the heart of Manchester. Converted MOT station Ramona meets Salsa de Cuba for a night of dance, community and joy...
Reggaeton Party
Saturday 9 May 2026
Come and celebrate all things Reggaeton with UK's best Reggaeton DJ's playing all your favourite hits. ...
Styrofoam Winos
Monday 11 May 2026
Now Wave presents Styrofoam Winos at The Castle Hotel on 11th May 2026...
Pishro + Arta + Koorosh
Sunday 17 May 2026
Persian rap from exiled Iranian hip hop star Reza Pishro, Canadian Arta Mir Hosseini, and Istanbul-living Iranian Istanbul Koorosh. ...
Kraftwerk
Friday 22 - Saturday 23 May 2026
Influential German electronica icons Kraftwerk and the much-celebrated robots return, bringing with them their constantly upgraded Multimedia Tour which began back in 2012 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Part performance, part d...
Tinariwen
Friday 22 May 2026
Tinariwen is a collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of northern Mali. Considered pioneers of desert blues, the group's guitar-driven style combines traditional Tuareg and African music with Western rock music. ...
Back to the Roots
Saturday 23 May 2026
Megatone and BTC promotions presents a night called Back to the Roots A night of Roots and conscious music...
London Concertante - The Seven Sins of Tango by Candlelight
Sunday 24 May 2026
Discover tango like never before with The Seven Sins of Tango by Candlelight, a brand-new 2026 production featuring two champion dancers and a 10-piece ensemble from the world-renowned London Concertante. Straight from Argentina, this elec...
Johnny Drille
Sunday 24 May 2026
Nigerian folk singer and songwriter Johnny Drille first came into the spotlight in 2015 when he released a cover of "Awww" by Di'Ja. He was one of the contestants on the sixth season of Project Fame West Africa in 2013 and his debut single ...
Reinhardt Buhr
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Where can I buy tickets for Reinhardt Buhr?Tickets for Reinhardt Buhr can be purchased safely and securely from Eventim UK. When is Reinhardt Buhr playing?Reinhardt Buhr is playing at ?Stereo, Glasgow on 27 May 2026The Voodoo Rooms, Edinbur...
Nocturne
Saturday 30 May 2026
East of the sun and west of the moon comes a tale of finding your courage and staying true to yourself. ★★★★★ "The musical theatre highlight that came out of nowhere" - Theatre in Brighton (2025) Nocturne is a new original mus...
THE BEVIS FROND + GERARD LOVE
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...
Julian Marley
Monday 8 June 2026
Grammy Award Winning roots-reggae...
Ibrahim Maalouf
Wednesday 10 June 2026
Grammy Award nominated French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf returns with a new and highly innovative musical project, a great adventure that takes us to a world where folklore and modernity become one, a true blend of influences where ...
Ultimate 40. Live at Empire Rochdale
Friday 12 June 2026
Reggae returns to Empire Rochdale, deep grooves, warm rhythms and a laid-back atmosphere built for moving, skanking and soaking it all in....
K-Pop Superstars + Stars of Cbeebies
Saturday 13 June 2026
A double bill of fun featuring K-pop Superstars and the Stars of CBeebies. K-pop Superstars will bring the spectacle, style and infectious energy of Korea's biggest pop icons, paying tribute to global K-pop heavyweights such as K-pop Demon ...
MACFEST 2026
Saturday 13 June 2026
Musical evening at the Lowry, Salford Hello from Salford! Join us for a marvellous Eid musical evening at the Lowry in Salford Quays. Like our previous festivals, we have a musical feast for you with talented and highly entertaining singers...
K-Pop Superstars + Jurassic Earth & more
Sunday 14 - Saturday 20 June 2026
A huge, supersized double bill of family entertainment begins with Jurassic Earth - the UK's original live dinosaur show! Meet a spectacular cast of dinosaurs including a Velociraptor, Triceratops, the world's LARGEST walking T. rex, an...
Tamikrest
Monday 15 June 2026
An iconic Saharan rock band, Tamikrest was formed in 2006 by Ousmane Ag Mossa, Cheikh Ag Tiglia, and Aghaly Ag Mohamedine in Tinzawaten, on the border between Algeria and Mali. Inspired by the musical heritage of Tinariwen, and driven by th...
