GIGS IN MANCHESTER
GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Gigs in Manchester
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Manchester Opera House
Fri 26 Jun 2026 - Fri 2 Apr 2027
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Lowry
Wed 27 May 2026 - Thu 21 Jan 2027
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Manchester Cathedral
Thu 18 Jun - Fri 7 Aug 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
The Met
Sat 16 May - Sat 17 Oct 2026
The Amity Affliction
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
An Aussie metalcore group with highly confessional lyrics and a melody-driven emo-tinged sound, the Amity Affliction emerged in 2008 and have since soared to the top of the Australian charts four times. ...Blaze Bayley (Wolfsbane / Iron Maiden)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
Lead singer of Iron Maiden during Bruce Dickinson's absence from 1994 to 1999, heavy metal singer Blaze Bayley was also the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994 (and currently since 2010). ...Crash Test Dummies
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
Hailing from Manitoba, Canada, Crash Test Dummies are a Juno Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated folk/alt-rock band. Beginning in 2017, the group reunited for a 25th anniversary tour of its most commercially successful album, "God S...Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
The Met, Bury
Saturday 10 October 2026
Live/Wire is the AC/DC Show. The hugely successful and unique six-man tribute to rock music's greatest band, AC/DC - complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll, in a show critically acclaimed...Tyber & Pete (The Dualers)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
Tyber & Pete from The Dualers, the 9 piece ska & reggae band from south east London. The bands unique Jamaican style rhythm & blues sound teamed with their lively vibrant performances has seen them consistently perform to sell-out crowds a...Pure Weller - A Tribute to the Music of Paul Weller
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Saturday 10 October 2026
A tribute to Paul Weller, Style Council & The Jam with a set containing classics from a career spanning 45 years ...
HUMANITY'S LAST BREATH- The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
Tapestry Promotions present HUMANITY'S LAST BREATH. Support TBC...INDIE v BRITPOP Double Headliner all4indie v Britpop United
Lion's Den, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
ALL4INDIE and BRITPOP UNITED live at Lion's Den for literally, a gig of 2 halves. The 1st being Indie classics, the 2nd being Britpop anthems....Just Tina. Live at Empire Rochdale
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Saturday 10 October 2026
Tina Turner tribute: powerhouse vocals, unstoppable energy, and allfire, soul, the iconic hits delivered with pure stage presence....
Pete & Bas
New Century, Manchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
South East London's finest grime duo Pete & Bas have been in and out of trouble since Black & White TV and are rumoured to have long-standing ties with both the Richardson and Kray families. The duo have been co-signed by a long list of ar...Breabach
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
Securely ranked among Scotland's most skilled and imaginative contemporary folk acts, Breabach unite deep roots in Highland and Island tradition with the innovative musical ferment of their Glasgow base. Their 15 year adventure has includ...Shawn Colvin
The Met, Bury
Sunday 11 October 2026
Over the course of three decades, South Dakota-born, Illinois and Ontario-raised folk singer Shawn Colvin has established herself as a captivating performer and a revered storyteller, well-deserving of the commendation of her peers and the ...Dom Martin
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
Belfast's multi award winning singer songwriter Dom Martin has been crowned UK Blues Acoustic Artist of The Year 2020, 2021 and 2022, and UK Blues Instrumentalist of The Year 2022, 2023, and 2025. His music is a smooth mixture of acous...The Hanging Stars
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
Channelling the sounds of The Byrds, Big Star and The Flying Burrito Brothers with hints of Mojave 3 and The Allah Las, accomplished London five-piece The Hanging Stars transcend their well-earned reputation as masters of a captivating mel...Jared Benjamin
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
Academy Events & IBA Events Presents: JARED BENJAMIN Jared Benjamin's incredible vocals and storytelling have captivated audiences across the globe. Jared will venture across the atlantic for his first ever UK tour in October.??Jared Benjam...HAWXX w/ Support
Gullivers, Manchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
Feminist Punk Metal act HAWXX return to Manchester at Gulliver's with Leeds based Omoia and STRANGE Woman...THE LONG RYDERS - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
The Bread Shed presentsTHE LONG RYDERSPioneers of the alt-country movement, return to the stage with the same fiery spirit that made them legends...TV Smith
The Green Room, Altrincham
Sunday 11 October 2026
??TV Smith was founder member, singer and songwriter for the Adverts, who formed in late 1976 and were one of the leading bands in the first wave of British punk rock. In early 1977 they performed regularly at the newly-opened Roxy Club in ...Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Monday 12 October 2026
Co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the legendary rock band Status Quo, Francis Rossi embarks on a solo tour performing fan favourites from a remarkable 50+year career. Also known as the GOMOR (The...Rich Hall
HOME, Manchester
Monday 12 October 2026
Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, and 2024 tour Shot From Cannons, Montana's transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling musical interludes and an ever-formidable k...Ben Ellis
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 12 October 2026
Welsh pop singer-songwriter and TikTok star Ben Ellis ismainly known for his acoustic covers of popular songs. ...Jim Jones All Stars
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Monday 12 October 2026
A bubbling swamp curse of unholy rhythm, Jim Jones All Stars is the latest ramalama rhythm and blues project from garage godfather Jim Jones (Thee Hypnotics, The Jim Jones Revue) which delivers a sonic blast of punk rock n' soul. Formed du...
The Choir of Man
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17 October 2026
Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award-nominated, worldwide smash hit is now on its first ever UK tour. Welcome to THE CHOIR OF MAN, the best pub in the world... Come ready to drink in the excitement!Brimming with hits from artists suc...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...Midnight Til Morning
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 13 October 2026
With a rapidly growing fanbase across the U.S., Australia, and beyond, Midnight Til Morning - Australians Conor Smith and Mason Watts, together with Americans Shane Appell and Zach Newbould - are fast becoming one of 2025's breakout pop act...Beth Orton
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 13 October 2026
The Norwich folktronica star's unmistakable voice and pure, audacious, playful and kinetic songs have made her one of the most unique and beguiling voices in music for the past two decades. Her debut LP - Trailer Park - pioneered a synthes...THE WONDER OF STEVIE
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Voted one of Britain's top soul singers, mesmeric vocalist Noel McCalla, award-winning saxophonist Derek Nash (Jools Holland's R&B Orchestra) and their world-class live band present a diverse catalogue of Stevie Wonder classics, taken from ...Big Big Train
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Following the tragic death of lead vocalist David Longdon in 2021, the award-winning British progressive rock band Big Big Train take to the stage with new frontman Alberto Bravin (ex-PFM). Formed in Bournemouth in 1990, they have retaine...Warren Zeiders
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Pennsylvania country music singer and songwriter Warren Zeiders found fame posting covers on TikTok before his original songs, including "Ride the Lightning", gained over 500 million views. He signed with Warner Records and re-released "Rid...Heaven 17
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Sheffield new wave duo Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh left the original lineup of the Human League in after having differences with Phil Oakey. They recruited Glenn Gregory (who's vocal's were remarkably similar to Oakey's) and Heaven 17 w...Mary Coughlan
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Wednesday 14 - Thursday 15 October 2026
Since she rose to international fame in 1985 with her seminal Irish jazz album Tired and Emotional, Mary Coughlan has been one wild Irish girl determined to live a life less ordinary. A prolific artist by anyone's standards, Coughlan is ce...Kris Barras Band
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 14 October 2026
The Torquay southern-fried blues rocker returns with his towering call-to-arms anthems. The ex-MMA/cage fighter's bands is one of the most exciting hard-rock acts in the UK with multiple A-list radio hits, sold-out tours, live performances...Ulrika Spacek
The White Hotel, Manchester
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Ulrika Spacek is a London-based experimental rock band formed in Berlin by long-time friends from Reading, Rhys Edwards and Rhys Williams. The band's music has drawn various interpretations, a cross pollination of hypnotic fuzz, Verlain-M...
John Craigie
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 14 October 2026
For over a decade, John Craigie has made music that brings people in, not with spectacle but with sincerity and songs that feel like conversations. His new album I Swam Here, out 6 February 2026 on Zabriskie Point Records, was written and p...Art Garfunkel
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 15 October 2026
As architect and lead singer of Simon & Garfunkel, he shaped modern popular culture with songs such as "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "The Sound of Silence," and "Mrs. Robinson." His voice defines eras and continues to influence artists and ...Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay and Ed Sheeran
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Thursday 15 October 2026
Discover the music of Coldplay and Ed Sheeran performed by a string quartet at this awe-inspiring location under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...Johnny Cash Roadshow
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Thursday 15 October 2026
The only show to be endorsed by the Cash Family, the Johnny Cash Roadshow is simply the biggest and best celebration of Johnny Cash in the world today. Award winning front man, Clive John, dedicates this year to a 50th anniversary tour of t...Alpha Wolf
