GIGS IN MANCHESTER
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
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
The Bridgewater Hall
Fri 23 Jan - Sat 25 Apr 2026
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Sat 13 Dec 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Lowry
Thu 30 Apr 2026 - Thu 21 Jan 2027
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Manchester Academy
Sat 13 Dec 2025 - Sat 17 Oct 2026
Alex Warren
Co-op Live, Manchester
Monday 27 April - Monday 4 May 2026
One of the most followed Gen Z celebrities on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, Californian singer-songwriter and comedic video creator Alex Warren is known for his vulnerable pop melodies, passionate vocals, and lyrical candor. From being ...Big Thief
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Monday 27 April - Thursday 28 May 2026
Brooklyn indie rockers with folk roots whose songs search for a deep level of self-acceptance, grounded on dried-out, cracked desert dirt. Big Thief's music, rooted in the songs of Adrianne Lenker, paints in vivid tones characters and visc...Knats
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Knats, a quintet led by two lifelong best mates from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Stan Woodward (Bass) and King David-Ike Elechi (Drums), alongside their younger sidekick and virtuoso Trumpeter, Ferg Kilsby, making Geordie Jazz with sophisticated a...Jim Henson's Labyrinth in Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Experience the 80s Cult Classic on Screen with the Iconic Soundtrack Performed by a Live Band on Stage with David Bowie's Legendary Vocals. An Exciting Fusion of Film and Live Music, audiences are invited to experience an epic evening as Ji...GoldLink
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 29 April 2026
D'Anthony Carlos, better known by his stage name GoldLink, is an American rapper and singer from Washington, D.C. who is best known for his 2016 single "Crew", which went 7 x Platinum in the USA, and was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performa...Katherine Priddy
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Since emerging with her debut EP 'Wolf' in 2018, the Birmingham-based folk artist has quickly become one of the most exciting names on the British scene. Declared 'The best thing I've heard all year' by Richard Thompson, who later invited h...
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
The Edge, Wigan
Thursday 30 April 2026
After a sensational 2025 that saw over 60,000 Tina Turner fans across the UK singing, dancing, and having the time of their lives, What's Love Got To Do With It? is back and bigger than ever for 2026! This electrifying tribute show celebrat...Legends of Motown
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Thursday 30 April 2026
Legends of Motown is a high energy tribute show jam packed with all of Motown's biggest hits, with stunning vocals and amazing live band, celebrating the music of the iconic and timeless Motown era. Undoubtedly the golden era of music, the ...Odyssey
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 30 April 2026
Chart-topping icons of Disco - Odyssey will perform their greatest hits from the 1970s and 80s, including "Native New Yorker", "Use It Up & Wear It Out", "Looking for a Way Out", "Don't Tell Me Tell Her", "Inside Out", and "Going Back to My...YES
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
After their hugely successful 'Classic Tales Of Yes' UK Tour in 2024, Progressive Rock legends, YES, return to perform their 1971 classic album, Fragile, in its entirety, including such timeless songs as 'Heart of the Sunrise', 'South S...Ninja Sex Party
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
American musical comedy synth rock duo Dan Avidan and keyboardist Brian Wecht are better known as Ninja Sex Party characters Danny Sexbang, an idiotic, exuberant, hypersexual Jewish man who tries to hit on women with varying degrees of suc...
IST IST
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
Regularly condemned as too 'out there' to be successful; through sheer determination, hard work and a bulging catalogue of songs, Ist Ist continue to silence the doubters and move from strength to strength. Displaying an arrogance akin to t...Luke Combs UK - Tribute to Luke Combs
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 1 May 2026
The World's leading tribute to the Grammy-nominated country megastar Luke Combs! Experience the heart and soul of country music as we pay homage to one of the genre's biggest stars. A night of incredible songs, authentic Southern vibes, an...GIRL POWER LIVE
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 1 May 2026
Girl Power Live Get is the ultimate celebration of female musical icons! Girl Power Live brings together the timeless hits of the most legendary women in music, performed by an electrifying 8-piece live band. From the powerful anthems of Wh...The Bon Jovi Experience
The Met, Bury
Friday 1 May 2026
The Bon Jovi Experience are the world's first and unquestionably finest tribute to the great Bon Jovi. They are the only tribute to have been featured on the band's official website, not to mention being the only tribute to have been reques...Hypocrisy
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
The Swedish melodic death metal band deliver precise, ferocious musicianship. Commonly inspired by the fusion of the modern and the ancient, Hypocrisy find a way to combine innovative ideas with classic sound in order to deliver something m...Beatles Complete - Tribute to The Beatles
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Friday 1 May 2026
Direct from the world famous Cavern Club, Liverpool, Beatles Complete present a night of Beatlemania packed with massive hits from the most influential band of all time. This Liverpool based 'beat combo' are the youngest ever Beatles band...EXTC
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
It's been a long time coming (over 40 years, in fact) but Terry Chambers, the drummer for XTC, is back on the road with his new band, EXTC (named and approved by Andy Partridge), bringing the XTC songbook to audiences worldwide - including ...Electromantics
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 1 May 2026
Electromantic's are a 1980's Electronica/New Wave Tribute band from Merseyside. Gold is the lead vocalist / frontman, Green is the second vocalist / guitarist / keyboard player and Red is the main keyboard player / backing vocalist. They ar...Pictish Trail
Yes, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
Eschewing the blueprint of the predictable singer-songwriter in favour of something untidily intriguing, bold, weird, wild, wired, sonically luxurious yet never losing touch with his DIY-'til-I-die roots, Isle-of-Eigg dwelling electro-acous...EXTC 'This is Pop'
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
AGMP PresentsXTC's legendary drummer, Terry Chambers, is back on the road with his band EXTC (named and approved by XTC frontman, Andy Partridge). Emerging out of the post-punk and new-wave explosion of the late 70s, XTC experienced global ...The Cases - Manchester
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Cat Clyde
Gullivers, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
Cat Clyde is a singer/songwriter based out of rural Ontario, Canada. A combination of driven, soulful blues and sweet, folk- tinged, dulcet tones that carry a particular sense of familiarity provide the structure on which she creates her un...Memorials
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
MEMORIALS draw inspiration from folk, dub, post punk, experimental tape music, 60s soul, garage rock and 70s spiritual jazz, twisting these influences into their own unmistakable sound. The duo of Verity Susman and Matthew Simms (ex-Electre...
Clubland
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
In a spectacular 3-hour action-packed show, re-live the classic tunes in a party atmosphere and enjoy the Clubland experience which is set to bring all those amazing times back. Clubland began as a series of compilation albums in 2002 an...Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals)
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
40 years since double Brit-Award winners, The Fine Young Cannibals (FYC), stormed into the UK charts with their debut single and album in 1985, lead singer, Roland Gift presents Fine Young Cannibals at 40. As they celebrate 40 fine years, ...Puressence
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
Legendary Mancunian rock group Puressence are back, after performing their first live date in over 11 years with a huge hometown show at the Albert Hall in June 2024. James Mudriczki, Kevin Matthews, Lowell Killen, and Anthony Szuminski...Natalie Jane
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
New Jersey alt-pop star and former American Idol contestant Natalie Janowski has clocked millions of streams and reached no.68 on the UK singles chart in the process with the single "AVA". ...Blur 2 & Pulp'd
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 2 May 2026
?Blur 2 are the definitive and original Blur tribute band, renowned throughout the UK asthe leading and number 1 tribute band to Britpop legends, blur.??Pulp?d are best described as the worlds number 1 tribute band to Britpop royalty.... Pu...
Discharge
Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 2 May 2026
Discharge Take to the Holy Diver stage with support from Force Fed Lies....HEART OF RUST Tribute to Neil Young & Crazy Horse
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 2 May 2026
Heart of Rust have been playing their tribute to Neil Young and Crazy Horse for over 16 years now. The line up has changed over the years but the sound and spirit remain. Currently this is, David Henderson, Jamie Uchima, John Bremner and Tr...Paul Carrack
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
As a solo artist and member of Ace, Squeeze, Roger Water's Bleeding Heart Band, and perhaps most famously, Mike + The Mechanics, among others, Sheffield vocalist Paul Carrack has enjoyed hit after hit, earning him the nickname by the BBC, "...MC Hammersmith
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 3 May 2026
The multi-award winning freestyle rap comedian is the world's leading gangsta rapper to ever emerge from the ghetto of middle class west London. He presents his latest show "Hippity Hoppity Get Off My Property" - an evening of improvi...Smash Into Pieces
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
Multiple award-winning Swedish rock-export Smash Into Pieces have past half a billion Spotify streams & YouTube views. They have evolved into one of the fastest rising Scandinavian alternative rock bands after making a big breakthrough in t...
Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
Renowned for her distinctive and award-winning vocal prowess, eclectic Bristol folk Americana singer-songstress Lady Nade possesses one of the most singular voices in the UK music scene. As a black woman, she acknowledges Nina Simone's trai...Sorrel Nation (with band)
