WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular World Music Concerts in Manchester
Lowry Flamenco Festival - Olga Pericet: Baile Sonoro
Lowry
Sat 13 - Sun 14 Jun 2026
K-Pop Live - K-Pop Tribute Show
St Helens Theatre Royal
Sat 13 Jun - Sun 23 Aug 2026
Wild Pink
Gullivers, Manchester
Sunday 6 September 2026
Still Coming Down is Wild Pink?s sixth studio album, and their most refined offering to-date. Continuing along the shredded and steely path forged by 2024?s Dulling The Horns ? named one of the year?s best albums by Vogue, Consequence, Past...Graham Parker
Waterside, Manchester
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Book Now Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the classic albums Howlin' Wind and Heat Treatment. Slinging his signature guitar and singing with inimitable soulful grit, Graham Parker has spent more ...INNA
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 13 September 2026
With billions of streams worldwide and a catalogue packed with international club anthems, Romanian Popcorn star INNA is one of Europe's most successful pop artists. Fans can expect a high-energy live set featuring her biggest hits includi...K-Pop Superstars
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Sunday 20 September 2026
K-Pop Superstars is the ultimate K-Pop tribute show, bringing the excitement, energy, and style of the global phenomenon to the stage. Featuring four incredible young performers, dazzling choreography, sparkling costumes, and non-stop hits ...She Her Her Hers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 25 September 2026
Japanese alternative band She Her Her Hers deliver a fusion of Chillwave, Shoegaze, Synthpop and Ambient. Composed of Hiroyasu Takahashi, Tomason and Daiki Matsuura, they became the first Japanese band to sign a contract with a Chinese lab...Anuv Jain
Manchester Academy, Manchester
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 percussion...Laibach
O2 Ritz, Manchester
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" -...Agnieszka Chylinska
Manchester Academy, Manchester
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 Ciebie...The HU
O2 Apollo, Manchester
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 h...African Soul Rebels - Les Amazones d'Afrique + Gasper Nali
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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 charge...Fat Freddy's Drop
O2 Apollo, Manchester
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 m...Skai Isyourgod
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 18 October 2026
Chinese rapper 揽佬SKAI ISYOURGOD combines Memphis rap and Cantonese culture. ...Red Hot Chilli Pipers
RNCM, Manchester
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 carries...Brown Horse
Shabaka
Band On The Wall, Manchester
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 bandlea...MAD DOG MCREA
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
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 p...Christmas in Ireland
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
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 memories...Rhythm of the Dance - Christmas Special
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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 winte...Leenalchi
Band On The Wall, Manchester
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 advertise...Hermanos Gutiérrez
Albert Hall, Manchester
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 ha...Manchester Ska Foundation. Live at Empire Rochdale
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Saturday 5 December 2026
Manchester Ska Foundation burst out with bright brass, bouncing rhythms and two-tone spirit, turning any room into a full-tilt skank...Eluveitie
O2 Ritz, Manchester
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 ("th...aespa
AO Arena, Manchester
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 f...LEVI.SCT


