WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular World Music Concerts in Manchester
Mama Afrika
Friday 24 October 2025
Zimbabwean born singer, musician and storyteller Anna Mudeka tells the remarkable life story of an iconic South African singer, songwriter and civil rights activist, Miriam Makeba, charting her rise from the townships of Johannesburg to glo...
Lilly Hiatt
Friday 24 October 2025
The last few years have been a little hazy for Lilly Hiatt.?I was on the phone with a friend recently who said she wasn?t sure where I?d been,? Hiatt recalls. ?I realised I wasn?t really too sure of that either.?The search for answers ? whe...
Homegrown
Saturday 25 October 2025
UKs leading tribute to UB40...
Gogol Bordello
Sunday 26 October 2025
Since 1999, Gogol Bordello has been bringing their unique fusion of punk rock and Eastern European influences to the world, including their legendary theatrical and rambunctious live shows. From its inception, Gogol Bordello has been a b...
Too Many Zooz
Tuesday 28 October 2025
New York Brass house trio Too Many Zooz, consisting of Leo Pellegrino (baritone saxophone), Matt "Doe" Muirhead (trumpet) and David "King of Sludge" Parks (drums) shot to viral fame in 2014 when a video of one of their subway performances...
Hanabie
Saturday 1 November 2025
Hanabie. (花冷え。) is a Japanese metalcore band from Tokyo known for combining loud and heavy music with contrasting Harajuku aesthetics in a style self-described as "Harajuku-core". Their songs incorporate elements of metalcore, hardc...
The Witcher in Concert
Thursday 6 - Friday 7 November 2025
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the critically acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as the open-world RPG's timeless score is brought to life with a live orchestra performance featuring special appearances by Polish folk metal band Perci...
ANNA PHOEBE
Thursday 6 November 2025
FORM Presents ANNA PHOEBE+ Special Guests?Thursday 6th November 2025Low Four Studio, ManchesterAge Restrictions: 18+...
Jamie Duffy
Friday 7 November 2025
Irish composer Jamie Duffy is bringing his 2025 tour across the UK! At 23 years old, Jamie Duffy has rapidly emerged as a standout figure in the music scene, seamlessly blending traditional, popular, and classical influences to create a cap...
Willy Mason
Friday 14 November 2025
Willy Mason is returning on tour to Europe in 2025. Since 2020 Willy has been touring with increasing regularity, steadily honing his live sound and playing. His band includes Charlotte Anne Dole on drums (Cymbals Eat Guitars, Hammydown, Cu...
Hope Tala
Sunday 23 November 2025
Hope McDonald (aka Hope Tala), is a London-born singer-songwriter. Her musical style has been described as pulling from R&B, Latin, neo soul, and bossa nova. Tala's "All My Girls Like To Fight" was listed as one of Barack Obama's favourite ...
KNEECAP
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 November 2025
Belfast hip hop trio - Mo Chara, Moglai Bap and DJ Provai - sing in Irish and often reference their support for republicanism including on the single "Get Your Brits Out". ...
Jesse Cook
Friday 28 November 2025
An accomplished guitarist and producer, and equally prolific film maker, Canadian new flamenco musician Jesse Cook has evolved his talents to create experiences that delight audiences both in concert, and online. He composed his first al...
Hans Zimmer
Tuesday 2 December 2025
The multiple Oscar and Grammy Award winner Hans Zimmer enters The Next Level - and brings Europe with him! The Next Level promises a completely new show featuring groundbreaking electronic soundscapes and a spectacular light production t...
London African Gospel Choir - Paul Simon's Graceland Reimagined
Thursday 18 December 2025
Hot off the back of multiple sell-outs across the UK, the 23-strong London African Gospel Choir (LAGC) return with their totally uplifting rendition of Paul Simon's iconic 1986 Graceland album. Don't miss this astounding musical reinte...
Da Lata
Monday 22 December 2025
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Slaughter To Prevail
Saturday 17 January 2026
Russian deathcore band from Yekaterinburg, Slaughter to Prevail, relocated to Orlando, Florida in 2022 after condemning the Russian illegal invasion of Ukraine. Their song "1984", inspired by the George Orwell novel, was released in protest...
Jinjer
Thursday 29 January 2026
Leading Ukrainian modern metal juggernauts Jinjer are back. Known for their unmatched progressive groove metal sound, tireless touring and chart-storming albums, Jinjer have gathered tens of millions of cross-platform streams on their bigge...
Durand Jones & The Indications
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Inspired by not only the ubiquitous titans of soul music but also the should-have-beens and the never-weres, Indiana-based modern soul band Durand Jones & The Indications have been described as producing "Smartly restrained music steeped i...
The Besnard Lakes
Wednesday 18 February 2026
The Besnard Lakes return with their seventh album The Besnard Lakes Are the Ghost Nation. In doing so confirming their status as one of the most peerlessly consistent bands over the 20 years plus of their existence ? with a purity of vision...
Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
Friday 13 March 2026
One of three line-ups currently touring, Gipsy Kings featuring original vocalist Nicolas Reyes will be bringing their Catalan rumba, flamenco, and salsa party to town. Founded in 1979 in Arles, France, by French born Catalan musicians fr...
Imarhan
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Heralded as the "new wave Of Tuareg music" by Fact Magazine and The Guardian, the Algerian quintet's music is anchored in the meditative Desert Blues tradition which they have since eclipsed, finding bounce and drive by stirring their sound...
Manchester Folk Festival - Festival Pass
Thursday 19 March 2026
Manchester Folk Festival is an urban multi-venue festival based in Manchester's Northern Quarter. The festival takes place in March and brings together a diverse range of artists who represent the broad definition of contemporary folk mu...
MILOŠ
Sunday 22 March 2026
Born in Montenegro, Milos Karadaglic is one of the world's most celebrated classical guitarists. His career began its meteoric rise in 2011, with the release of his international best-selling Deutsche Grammophon debut album Mediterraneo. S...
La Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia & Thibaut Garcia
Monday 13 April 2026
Star guitarist Thibaut Garcia joins the OSG (Galicia Symphony Orchestra) to bring some gorgeous Spanish sunshine to theUK. Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez is an icon in Spanish music, and surely the greatest guitar concerto ever wri...
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...
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 ...
