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 Royston Club

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
The Royston Club are the Wrexham band tipped by Gigwise as 'the new band from Wales most likely to do a Catfish'. Despite only being active for two years, the young four-piece have already completed two UK headline tours totalling 30 dates,...Igorrr

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
 Boasting an idiosyncratic experimental style, combining black metal, baroque music, breakcore, and trip hop into a singular sound, Igorrr is the pseudonym of French multi-instrumentalist and electronic producer Gautier Serre of electroni...Spanish Love Songs

New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
Los Angeles based punk band Spanish Love Songs are self-described as "grouchrockers" making "music for fans of boxed wine, divorce, and crushing self-doubt", tapping into the emotions we all seem to feel but harbour. ...The Opera Boys - A Night at the Musicals

Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Thursday 23 October 2025
The Opera Boys return with a brand new show, featuring the biggest songs from the West End and Broadway. Immaculate 4-part harmony musical medleys are combined with stunning solo performances from shows that the boys themselves have perform...Echoes of the Bunnymen - An Aural Tribute to Echo & The Bunnymen

Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
Echoes of the Bunnymen are an aural tribute to the alternative Fab Four. "A bloody good tribute, go check them out" - Will Sergeant (Echo & The Bunnymen). After Will Sergeant bought tickets and surprised Echoes of the Bunnymen by showing up...Sunflower Bean

Yes, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
New York glam rockers described by Billboard as "even though no one in Sunflower Bean is of legal drinking age, the Brooklyn indie trio's Human Ceremony is one of the most fully realized, sonically eclectic debut albums (everything from ps...The Velvet Hands

Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
London-via-Cornwall indie rockers The Velvet Hands blend hedonistic hooks reminiscent of The Strokes with a slacker kind of storytelling plucked straight from Pavement's playbook, delivered with an easy-going, lackadaisical charm. ...25 YEARS OF LINKIN PARKS HYBRID THEORY

Satans Hollow, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
This October the album that helped to define a generation turns 25 years old. We are putting on a special event to pay homage to Linkin Park and their incredible debut album Hybrid Theory. We will be playing a whole bunch of Nu Metal classi...Wisp

Gorilla, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
Wisp is a 20-year-old Shoegaze artist originally from San Francisco. Inspired by the likes of Whirr and Deftones, she has released four singles - the first of which, 'Your face,' having now generated over 101m streams on Spotify since it's ...Jessica Winter
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
Now Wave presents Jessica Winter at YES Basement on 23rd October 2025...The History of Garage Orchestra

The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
This ultimate night of nostalgia reimagines UKGs most iconic tracks from the 90s and 00s through the power of a full live orchestra....Claremont & Paltin at The Talleyrand

The Talleyrand, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
Claremont & Paltin co-headline a night of live electronic music at The Talleyrand, Levenshulme....The Guilty Men

Disturbed

AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Emerging out of Chicago in 1994 with an insidious, infectious, and inimitable vision without comparison, Disturbed have quietly dominated hard rock on their own terms. They make the kind of heavy metal music that pushes you to hold on tight...blk.

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Ground breaking Irish music producer and techno DJ blk. is one of dance music's most in demand artists. ...Confidence Man

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Parading within a brand of dance pop that sounds like Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder gleefully discovering house music via Dee-lite, Confidence Man will make you feel good. Real good. With ponytails higher than the heavens and moxie turn...Counting Crows

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Introspective Californian roots rockers with a string of high-profile hits including Mr Jones and Accidentally In Love. It's easy to see Counting Crows as a band out of time. While their neighbours to the north spent the early 90s backing t...The Divine Comedy

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
 Having now completed his third full decade as a recording artist, The Divine Comedy (aka Neil Hannon) is back. With monumental tracks 'National Express', 'Something For The Weekend', 'Songs of Love', 'Our Mutual Friend', 'A Lady of A Ce...Spacey Jane

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Fremantle, Australia's very own garage pop outfit Spacey Jane went from backyards to bright lights, sharing the stage with the likes of Car Seat Headrest, Nothing But Thieves, Alex Lahey, The Jungle Giants & more. For relatively new kids on...New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester

The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Friday 24 - Saturday 25 October 2025
The brand-new stage production of New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester celebrates its 10th anniversary. The new touring production is written by Brian Gorman, produced & directed by Giles D Bastow and Sean Mason fo...The Jerseys - Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Friday 24 October 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 ...Kid Kapichi

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
With their big punch 'beat punk' sound, and explicitly political songs the Hastings four piece have been praised by Liam Gallagher as 'like Noel when he was good'. They tried to debut their Partygate polemic 'Party At No. 10' with a busking...Mama Afrika

Waterside, Manchester
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...Naima Bock (Goat Girl)

Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
The roots of Naima Bock's music are far reaching. Born in Glastonbury to a Brazilian father and a Greek mother, Naima spent her early childhood in Brazil before eventually returning to England and various homes in South-East London. This he...Split Frenz - Tribute to Split Enz

The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Tribute Band to the Mighty 'Split Enz'. 80's New Wave Pop Nostalgia. Recreating the 'New Zealand Beatles' who enjoyed the 1980 UK hit  "I Got You" before brothers Tim and Neil Finn would go on to create Crowded House. ...Asere

Joel Sunny

Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Where can I buy tickets for Joel Sunnyd?Tickets for Joel Sunnyd can be purchased safely and securely from Eventim UKWhen is Joel Sunnyd playing?Joel Sunnyd is playing at -Union Chapel, London on 23rd October 2025Gorilla, Manchester on 24th ...Youth Sector

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Now Wave presents Youth Sector at The Deaf Institute:Lodge on 24th October 2025...Lilly Hiatt

Gullivers, Manchester
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...Wailing Banshee w/ support from Neon Oracle

Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Wailing Banshee move up a level. Headline show at Rebellion Manchester. Support from Neon Oracle...Bon Jovi Tribute (From Jovi)

The Grand Bar, Warrington
Friday 24 October 2025
Join us for our Bon Jovi Tribute brought to you by the amazing From Jovi...Marti Pellow

AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Scottish singer Marti Pellow is back. The BRIT and Ivor Novello award-winning singer-songwriter was the lead singer of the Scottish pop group, Wet Wet Wet, from their formation in 1982 until their split in 1997, and then again when they re...Gary Barlow

The Penketh And Sankey Conservative Club, Warrington
Saturday 25 October 2025
One of Britain's most successful songwriters and record producers, as part of the Manchester group Take That, Frodsham's Gary Barlow has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records. Aside from his achievements with Take That, he ...Kettama

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Legendary Irish DJ and producer KETTAMA is known for his energetic, hard-hitting house music with influences from Chicago house, speed garage and techno. ...Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
GRAMMY-winning Nashville singer-songwriter Gillian Welch performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, bluegrass, country and Americana, is de...The Amazons

Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Following three huge Top 10 records and sold out shows across the globe, one of the UK's most exciting guitar bands, Reading 4-piece The Amazons, take their stratospheric anthems, loose blues grooves, religious references and falsetto backi...Candlelight - Tribute to Ludovico Einaudi

Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Listen to Ludovico Einaudi's legendary compositions like never before! This piano concert under the gentle glow of candlelight will undoubtedly be a memorable experience as a talented pianist performs some of the Italian composer's best wor...Chris Connor - The World Famous Elvis Show

The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 25 October 2025
Chris Connor is voted as The Greatest Elvis Tribute in the World by the first ever worldwide Elvis Presley fan poll and accepted the accolade in Memphis. Joe Esposito, Elvis' best friend and tour manager, says, "Wow! That boy is good - he...Little Man Tate

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Back together once more, the original line up of the Sheffield indie rock band - who enjoyed UK Top 40 hits "Sexy In Latin", "Man I Hate Your Band", "House Party at Boothy's", "This Must Be Love" and "What? What You Got?" - pick-up exa...Brandy Clark

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Before breaking through as a solo artist with 2013's award-winning "12 Stories", Grammy-nominated country singer-songwriter Brandy Clark had long been considered one of Nashville's most esteemed songwriters. Born in a logging town of 900 pe...Sanctum Sanctorium - The Dark Side Of The 80s

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Formed through a mutual love of 80's goth and alternative rock music. Sanctum Santorium are a live 5-piece tribute band that faithfully recreate classic hits by artists such as The Cult, Killing Joke, Sisters of Mercy, Billy Idol, Bauhaus a...Martin Harley

Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Known for his spellbinding slide guitar and ability to blend Americana, Blues, and Folk, Harley has captivated audiences for three decades, recording albums in Texas, Nashville, and his native Wales. His sold-out shows at venues like London...The Bohemians - A Night of Queen

The Met, Bury
Saturday 25 October 2025
The Show Must Go On' - and there's certainly no stopping this comprehensive re-enactment of Queens greatest hits! Internationally renowned Queen tribute band The Bohemians take you on a high energy roller coaster ride of a concert, featurin...Ten

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Mancunian melodic hard rock band Ten were formed in 1994 by frontman Gary Hughes following a prolific solo career. ...Go Gaga Bottomless Brunch
