GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Gigs in Manchester
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Thu 29 Jan - Fri 26 Jun 2026
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Manchester Academy
Sat 13 Sep 2025 - Sat 18 Apr 2026
The Wants

Golden Lion, Todmorden
Wednesday 24 September 2025
People Like Us presentThe Wants Wednesday 24th September 2025Golden Lion / Todmorden...BigBandeoke LIVE

The Bread Shed, Manchester
Wednesday 24 September 2025
An interactive gig like no other. BigBandeoke fuses the power of a 13-piece big band with karaoke, for a night of live music and entertainment....Rowena Wise

Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Described by Clash as ?carefully etched indie folk?, Rowena Wise delivers songs that have a newfound sense of honesty, holding space for all of life?s beauty and mess. Her storytelling islike a close friend, offering heady ruminations on lo...Keyshia Cole

AO Arena, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Dubbed the "Princess of Hip-Hop Soul", Californian singer Keyshia Cole has gone from being a backing vocalist for MC Hammer to a multi-million selling artist in her own right. Best known in the UK for her hits "Let It Go" (featuring Missy ...Pierce the Veil

Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Platinum-selling San Diego powerhouse rockers are iconic in their genre, and rightfully so, after topping Billboard's rock and alternative album charts numerous times. They're back with more fuzzy guitars, massive melodic hooks, and distin...Sister Sledge featuring Sledgendary

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Known the world over for their era-defining hits like "We Are Family," "Lost in Music," and "He's the Greatest Dancer," Sister Sledge perform their infectious energy and timeless disco anthems. Formed in 1971 in Philadephia, the group c...Ruger

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Africa's pace-setter, Nigerian Afrobeats musician Ruger was introduced to the world in January 2021, with the release of "One Shirt"; a song which brought his striking signature style to the world and was followed by Platinum-selling hits i...Nekrogoblikon

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Los Angeles melodic death metal band Nekrogoblikon produce music centred around goblins. Nekrogoblikon burst onto the metal scene with their breakout video for "No One Survives," which introduced the world to John Goblikon, the band's unfor...The Stars Of Irish Country

Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Featuring the Queen of Country Music Philomena Begley who is celebrating 60 years in the music business and has had a glittering career that spans over 6 decades at the top, the accordion maestro and hugely popular Sean Wilson who makes ...Connor Selby

Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
One of the brightest talents on the UK blues scene, Essex blues guitarist Connor Selby has been voted "Young Artist of the Year" at the UK Blues Awards for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022). As a teenager, he devoured the music of ...British Birds

Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Hatched in 2023 via tape loops and cheap nylon stringed guitars, Chorley-based British Birds soar from the depths of psych-tinged melancholy to the heights of disco-doused dystopia and back. From within the precariously soundproofed walls o...John Hackett Band

Knutsford Little Theatre, Knutsford
Thursday 25 September 2025
The John Hackett Band embodies the spirit of progressive rock. From John?s pastoral flute textures, through the funky interplay between drummer Duncan Parsons and bassist Jeremy Richardson to the intricacies of Nick Fletcher?s lead guitar t...Firefriend and Dead Sea Apes - Glossop Globe

Lil Baby

Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
With over 76 million digital units sold and more than 155 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 - the 7th most in the chart's history - Atlanta rapper Lil Baby is among the highest certified artists in the United States. In the UK, he has scored...Worried About Henry

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Multi-genre bass music night Worried About Henry returns to Warehouse Project with a full three-room takeover of Depot Mayfield. In 2025, they bring some of the biggest names in DnB right now with them: Hybrid Minds, Andy C, Sub F...Rufus Wainwright & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 26 - Saturday 27 September 2025
Performed over two nights, the King of baroque pop returns with an epic reimagining of his Want One and Want Two albums, following a premiere performance at the BBC Proms, and tours across Europe and the US. Brand new arrangements, performe...James Morrison

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
From the West Midlands town of Rugby, the Brit Award winning Best British Male Solo Artist singer James Morrison became an overnight sensation in the U.K. with the release of his debut album, 2006's "Undiscovered", which wasted little ti...Ben Portsmouth - This is Elvis

Blackburn Cathedral, Blackburn
Friday 26 September 2025
Internationally renowned as one, if not THE best Elvis tribute in the world today, Ben Portsmouth will bring his unique style and charisma and will show audiences why he is regarded as the best in the business. A multi-talented musician, si...Tunde - Voice of The Lighthouse Family

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Alongside Lighthouse Family favourites such as Lifted, High and Ocean Drive, as well as previewing his new collection of 1970s songwriter era-inspired recordings, Tunde Baiyewu performs songs from singer-songwriters such as Bill Withers, E...Max Cooper

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
An epic, operatic, ambitious amalgamation between audio-visual show and IDM music, London-based Belfast producer Max Cooper's full A/V live show has been described as a marriage between the cosmic awe of a Carl Sagan film and the musical wo...Hits Out Of Hell - The Meat Loaf Songbook

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 26 September 2025
The World's premier show in tribute to Meatloaf, featuring the Ultimate 'Dead Ringer' to Meatloaf Craig Halford as seen on ITV's 'Stars in their eyes' and Channel 4's 'The Last Leg'. Experience all the hits from what is one of the best-sell...The Crane Wives

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Born of the 2010's folk boom and now comfortably stationed in their rock and roll era, Michigan's The Crane Wives epitomise the evolving landscape of indie folk. Their high-energy performances have been described as "charged with emotion an...Candlelight - Tribute to Green Day

Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Discover the music of Green Day performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight at this awe-inspiring location. ...Corella

New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
A popular act on the festival scene, Corella is a refreshing indie quartet from Manchester whose signature catchy melodic hooks, propulsive multi-layered guitar riffs, and reminiscent lyrics, relay a coming-of-age story of their own. The gr...A Night To Remember Motown Show

Uppermill Civic Hall, Uppermill
Friday 26 September 2025
Take a trip back to 1960s Detroit and be prepared for high energy and soulful vocal dynamics from show producer and director, Bizzi Dixon, The Voice UK finalist and West End Tour lead principal, harmoniously backed by the Motown Divas givin...The Covasettes

St Marys Church Stockport, Stockport
Friday 26 September 2025
If you'd asked indie rockers The Covasettes when they first met at uni in Manchester what they'd expect to be doing in 2024, they could never have predicted what was to come. Fast forward to today and the lads have quite the list of achieve...The Jerseys - Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 26 September 2025
Join The Jerseys as they celebrate the timeless music of the one-hundred million album selling Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Incredible falsettos, beautiful a capellas - the authenticity of the sublime harmonies of the 60s and 70s ...Kerry Ellis

Waterside, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Kerry Ellis is the Queen of the West End. From My Fair Lady to We Will Rock You, from Les Miserables to Wicked, in both the West End and on Broadway, she has starred in musical theatre's biggest roles, making shows her own and earning ...Robert Vincent

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 26 September 2025
A distinctive voice within the British Americana and folk-rock scene, blending elements of country, blues, and rock to create a sound that is both timeless and deeply evocative, award-winning Crosby artist Robert Vincent has been described ...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay

Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 26 September 2025
A live tribute to Coldplay and performing all the Coldplay hits and more in a brilliant sound and look-a-like show. The vocals, mannerisms and atmosphere these guys deliver are second to none. Giving the audience that same high energy perfo...Belly
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Whether you were there at the start or discovered Belly more recently, their influence has been steady, with a devoted fanbase and an undeniable impact on the alternative music scene....Moss Side Sauna Club

Yes, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Moss Side Sauna Club are setting out strong withtheir chaotic, darkly humourous romp through the underbelly of pop music...Neotribe - Day One ft GANS Meryl Streek YAANG and more

Sunbird Records, Blackburn
Friday 26 September 2025
Neotribe - our all independent music all-dayer returns for 2025 with its 3rd instalment starting on Friday 26th 2025...Simply Red

Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Manchester soul legends Simply Red are back! One of the UK's most treasured bands, frontman Mick Hucknall continues to offer a sensational pop masterclass with vivid, heartfelt, life-giving tracks that mix soul, funk, R&B and blues. Formed ...Self Esteem

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 27 - Monday 29 September 2025
After ten years in the indie pop duo Slow Club, Rebecca Lucy Taylor finds herself musically reincarnated as Self Esteem. Drawing influence from everything and anything - pop culture, the dark and light within her own life, her experiences o...Roy Harper

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Celebrated Manchester-born, Blackpool-raised folk icon Roy Harper makes his final tour, and will be joined by special guest, his son, Nick Harper. Roy Harper is a man whose name everyone knows, many people may not be sure why they know it, ...You&Me - 10th Birthday
