WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular World Music Concerts in Manchester
Anuv Jain
Saturday 26 September 2026
Anuv Jain is an Indian singer, songwriter and composer. He is well known for his bass voice and simple chorded songs with lyrics mostly dealing with love and heartbreak. He mostly uses only a guitar or a ukulele, unaccompanied by percussio...
Laibach
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Laibach is a music and cross-media group from Slovenia established in 1980 in Trbovlje. The name of the band is the historic German version of the name Slovenia's capital Ljubljana. From the start Laibach has developed a "Gesamtkunstwerk" ...
SALSA DE CUBA: In the Cupra garage
Thursday 1 October 2026
Salsa de cuba bring their authentic live Cuban music to another one of Manchester's top event spaces - The Cupra garage and live studio...
Nooriyah + Adele Tondu + Imad:re
Friday 2 October 2026
Nooriyah Qais is a Saudi-born, London-based DJ, producer, curator and radio presenter. She is known for incorporating music from the South-West Asian and North African (SWANA) region into electronic and club music contexts. Adele Tondu is ...
Agnieszka Chylinska
Saturday 3 October 2026
The former vocalist of Polish rock band O.N.A. and current judge on the Polish version of the Got Talent franchise, Mam Talent! heads to the UK with her multi-Platinum Polish chart-topping hits including "Krolowa lez" and "Kiedys do Ciebi...
Karan Aujla
Thursday 8 October 2026
Few artists have transformed Punjabi music on a global scale quite like Karan Aujla. Blending Punjabi pop, hip-hop and North American influences, he has built one of the world's most dedicated fanbases, turning chart success into sold-out ...
K-Pop Party with DJ Emkay
Friday 9 October 2026
Get ready to "dance the night away" with the very best and latest K-Pop music with DJ Emkay from Seoul, Korea. ...
Bronka + Manuka Honey
Friday 9 October 2026
Underground bass and baile funk breakbeat DJ Bronka brings his Catrumano roots and high-tempo Brazilian electronic music to the UK. He's joined on the lineup by Manuka Honey, who brings a unique brand of sensuality and ecstatic motion from...
The HU
Saturday 10 October 2026
Receiving critical acclaim from the likes of Sir Elton John, Metallica, Papa Roach, and Halestorm, Mongolian modern rock group The HU are rooted in the tradition of their homeland. The band's name translates to the Mongolian root word for ...
Pishro + Arta + Koorosh
Sunday 11 October 2026
Persian rap from exiled Iranian hip hop star Reza Pishro, Canadian Arta Mir Hosseini, and Istanbul-living Iranian Istanbul Koorosh. ...
African Soul Rebels - Les Amazones d'Afrique + Gasper Nali
Tuesday 13 October 2026
African Soul Rebels, Music Beyond Mainstream's trailblazing live series, is reborn for a new era - celebrating fearless artists who reshape tradition, challenge borders, and put rhythm at the centre of resistance and joy. Leading the charg...
Fat Freddy's Drop
Saturday 17 October 2026
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by ...
Skai Isyourgod
Sunday 18 October 2026
Chinese rapper 揽佬SKAI ISYOURGOD combines Memphis rap and Cantonese culture. ...
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Sunday 18 October 2026
There has never been anything quite like The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, who over the past fifteen years have become the most famous bagpipe band on the planet... ever! Bagpipes with attitude, drums with a Scottish accent and a show that carrie...
RNCM Spotlight - Tarweedah
Thursday 22 October 2026
Drawing on folk influences, enjoy songs of resistance and joy from Palestine and Iran. ...
Brown Horse
Tuesday 27 October 2026
NOW WAVE PRESENTSBROWN HORSE...
Ebi
Saturday 31 October 2026
Prepare for an evening that transcends time and generations as Ebi, the legendary Persian icon, graces the stage. This is more than a concert - it's a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of a voice that has defined an era and touched the hearts...
Tracey Nelson
Monday 2 November 2026
Now Wave presentsTRACEY NELSON...
Shabaka
Monday 9 November 2026
Former Sons of Kemet star Shabaka Hutchings is a pioneering voice in the renaissance of British Jazz. Transcending conventional genres and drawing on a vast pallet of cultural influences the Brimingham-raised musician, composer and bandle...
MAD DOG MCREA
Saturday 14 November 2026
Plymouth's Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of Celtic folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and "shake your ass" music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless ...
Christmas in Ireland
Tuesday 24 November 2026
This Christmas, experience the heart, humour and spirit of Ireland, with Christmas in Ireland. Be transported to a magical Christmas Eve inside a traditional Irish pub, where friends, old and new, gather to share songs, stories and memorie...
Rhythm of the Dance - Christmas Special
Tuesday 24 November 2026
Rhythm of the Dance, which has brought audiences around the world to their feet for over 25 years, is returning with a brand new Christmas production. Let the magic of Christmas begin on this festive journey with all your favourite wint...
DakhaBrakha
Thursday 26 November 2026
ДахаБраха (pronounced "DakhaBrakha") is a music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine making a world of unexpected new music with its uncompromising vocal range and self-proclaimed "ethno-chaos." The group was created in 2004 at the Center o...
Leenalchi
Sunday 29 November 2026
LEENALCHI 이날치 is an alternative seven-piece South Korean pansori-pop band comprised of four vocalists, two bassists, and a drummer. Formed in 2019, they have become widely known through collaborations with various brands and advertis...
Gang of Youths
Tuesday 1 December 2026
Although the poetic, heart 'n' soul Australian indie rock group's music is eclectic - influences range from American minimalism and contemporary classical, to drawing upon the legacy of Britain's alternative/indie scenes, from drum 'n' b...
Hermanos Gutiérrez
Wednesday 2 December 2026
Latin instrumental band Hermanos Gutierrez (Spanish for "Gutierrez Brothers") are made up of Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers Alejandro Gutierrez (guitar and lap steel) and Estevan Gutierrez (guitar and percussion) from Zurich. The band's genre h...
Eluveitie
Wednesday 9 December 2026
Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie (pronounced "el-VAY-tee") come from Winterthur near Zurich, taking their name from graffiti on a vessel from Mantua (c. 300 BC), which has been interpreted as the Etruscan form of the Celtic *(h)elvetios ("t...
Ultimate 40. Live at Empire Rochdale
Friday 11 December 2026
Reggae returns to Empire Rochdale, deep grooves, warm rhythms and a laid-back atmosphere built for moving, skanking and soaking it all in....
CITY OF THE SUN
Monday 21 December 2026
New York's genre-bending trio City of the Sun have been breaking instrumental-rock norms since their inception in 2011. Made up of John Pita, Avi Snow and Zach Para. The band's sound has an array of influences including indie rock, America...
aespa
Thursday 14 January 2027
Global K-Pop force AESPA bring their acclaimed live production and immersive performance experience to arenas across Asia, North America, Latin America, the UK, and Europe. The upcoming tour reflects the next chapter of aespa's universe ...
Shen Yun
Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 January 2027
Shen Yun takes you on an extraordinary journey through China's 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture. Exquisite beauty from the heavens, profound wisdom from dynasties past, timeless legends, and ethnic traditions all spring to life thr...
