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
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
Michael Buble Tribute (Baubles Bubbles and Buble)
The Grand Bar, Warrington
Thursday 4 December 2025
Join us for our Michael Buble Tribute brought to you by the amazing Baubles, Bubbles and Buble...Madness
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Madness may have been at the forefront of the late '70s ska revival, but the band quickly moved beyond the constraints of two-tone. By the time the '80s were in full swing, their embrace of everything from Motown to pure pop had made them o...Sabaton
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Swedish Heavy metal act, Sabaton embark on a groundbreaking tour that will be bigger and better than anything they have ever embarked on before. The band has put together a show unlike anything you've experienced. Throw traditional thinki...Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
Lowry, Salford
Friday 5 December 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
The critically acclaimed parody musical, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch returns to the Lowry for a five-week Christmas season. This splash-hit show has sold out twice previously, so get your tentacles round tickets fa...Amy Macdonald
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Scottish singing sensation Amy Macdonald fell in love with music at the age of 12 when she was inspired by hearing rock stalwarts Travis perform at Glasgow's popular T In The Park festival. On a family trip soon after, she even decided to t...The Bootleg Beatles
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
The world's Premier Beatles band continues to draw critical acclaim with their flawless recreation of the greatest songbook in history. Tracing the Fab Four's journey through the swinging 60s, every tiny detail is forensically observed fro...A Tribute To Manchester
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
A Tribute to Manchester: 10th Anniversary Special featuring The Clone Roses, Oasish, The Smiths Ltd, Mani (Stone Roses) DJ Set, DJ Dave Sweetmore. ...Inspiral Carpets
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 5 December 2025
Regarded as one of the main components of the Madchester movement in the early 90s, indie chart-topping Oldham legends Inspiral Carpets return after taking a hiatus following the tragic loss of drummer, Craig Gill. Although 90s frontman ...Alabama 3
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
South London's beloved roots-futurists Alabama 3 are adored the world over for 1997's inaugural smash 'Woke Up This Morning', whose marriage of Howlin' Wolf samples and trip hop beats provided the theme music for long-running HBO series 'Th...Dreadzone + The Orb
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
A co-headline tour from two London ambient and dub electronica legends. Formed in 1993 in London by ex-Big Audio Dynamite drummer Greg Roberts and musician Tim Bran, Dreadzone scored a Top 20 hit in 1996 with "Little Britain". The Orb - Ale...Rioghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Still residing as BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year, Rioghnach Connolly's taste for musical adventure is eclectic. Along with her folk-hop & barrelhouse-pop companion players, as Honeyfeet, they collectively drive a broad terrain of music...
China Crisis
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of the synth pop band which started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1979. China Crisis found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums an...Ohasis - Tribute to Oasis
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 5 December 2025
Ohsais play the songs in the most current live arrangements, with amazing accuracy. Nailing the Oasis look was very important, as image is everything; and was everything to Oasis. The band take the stage show very seriously, meticulously re...Rianne Downey
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Country-indie lullabies with bite, sent to listeners from the equally beautiful and brutally honest heart of Scotland. Music to help us all get by when life isn't easy. Growing up on the outskirts of Glasgow, the music-obsessed youngster i...Elton John: Step Into Christmas with Rocket Max
The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Friday 5 December 2025
Step into Christmas at The Bowdon Rooms as we welcome back Rocket Max as Elton john...
NIGHT TAPES
Yes, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Now Wave presents Night Tapes at YES Pink Room on Friday 5th December 2025...Novelty Island plus Special Guests
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Novelty Island return to The Castle as part of their Autumn tour following the release of the bands highly anticipated third album, 'Jigsaw Causeway'....Snapped Ankles
The White Hotel, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Now Wave presents Snapped Ankles at The White Hotel on Friday 5th December 2025...The Wilderness Yet
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Friday 5 December 2025
Deep-rooted in a lifetime love of traditional music, The Wilderness Yet continue to grow with the seasons as they explore the many branches of song from the British Isles. With their ?simply exquisite? three-part harmonies (BBC R6 Music), a...Jamiroquai
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
After six years away from touring, the legendary Jamiroquai return to bring their unmistakable grooves to some of the largest venues across the UK and Europe. Jamiroquai need no introduction, having dominated the global music scene for over...Pete Tong - Ibiza Classics
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
DJ, broadcaster and global dance music legend Pete Tong has announced the return of his critically acclaimed Ibiza Classics show featuring long-time collaborator Jules Buckley and The Essential Orchestra. Ibiza Classics debuted in 2015, ...
Don Broco
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 December 2025
Filtering their charismatic '80s pop-inflected rock seamlessly, almost restlessly, through metal, funk and electronics, the UK chart-topping Bedford four piece have become one of rock's most diverse and charismatic bands, playing huge shows...The Saw Doctors
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
The Saw Doctors are one of Ireland's most successful rock bands, racking up Twenty Top 30 hits including three number 1's and Ireland's biggest ever selling single. This unlikely group of rock superstars continue to win over new fans and we...The Lancashire Hotpots Big Bash
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
The fifth annual Big Bash from Bernard and the boys features Abba Arrival + Black Lace + Pet Shop Boys tribute act, Pound Shop Boys. Strap yourself in for an unbeatable night of music and laughs. The good times are back!...MJ Cole
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
One of the godfathers of Garage, in 2025 MJ Cole celebrates 25 years of his seminal Mercury Prize nominated album Sincere! Originally released in 2000 under the iconic Talkin' Loud label, MJ Cole's ground-breaking album - and its unforgett...Year's End Festival - The Twang & more
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Year's End Festival is back Saturday 6th of December 2025! Thousands of fans, Lots of great live music across multiple venues around Manchester city centre! ...Thea Gilmore
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Nantwich-based, Oxford-born indie folk star Thea Gilmore is a formidable performer on stage and among the finest singer songwriters of her generation - a frank and fearless pursuer of home truths who has constantly adapted to remain relevan...From Big Country
Sunbird Records, Blackburn
Saturday 6 December 2025
After splitting with Bruce Watson in October 2024, original Big Country drummer Mark Brzezicki and long time vocalist Simon Hough formed From Big Country with The Icicle Works bassist Chris Leyhe and Steeleye Span guitarist Ken Nicol. Fo...Arctic Numpties - Tribute to Arctic Monkeys
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Barnsley and Sheffield's premium tribute to Arctic Monkeys, playing hits from all their albums. ...Metallicish - Tribute to Metallica
Drew Baldridge
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Drew Baldridge was literally moving cows with his brother on the family farm in Patoka, Illinois, when he fully realized his musical destiny. After years of living in Nashville and experimenting with his sound, Drew understood his new direc...Harleymoon Kemp
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Harleymoon won Best New Artist at BCMA and was nominated as UK Best Female. Her latest single "Back in Tennessee" was picked up as the only UK artist track to be playlisted on Absolute Radio Country. ...Buble by Candlelight - A Tribute by Josh Hindle
George Lawton Hall, Oldham
Saturday 6 December 2025
Join us this Christmas for an evening of Michael Buble's greatest hits performed by the award winning tribute - Mr Josh Hindle...
Twisted Lick Christmas Rock Special
The Brickhouse, St Helens
Saturday 6 December 2025
Twisted Lick one of our original first ever bands to grace the stage take of the Christmas Special Rock Night...King Princess
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
Genderqueer Brooklyn pop singer-songwriter King Princess, aka Mikaela Straus has seen the likes of Mark Ronson, Foushee, and the late Taylor Hawkins appear on her records and has opened tours for Harry Styles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cas...Katatonia
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
Considered by many to be one of Sweden's most prominent metal bands, Katatonia's long, storied career has seen them shift from a rough, sludge-like doom metal sound to a more streamlined approach that embraces prog rock, assonant vocal h...Ice Nine Kills
Co-op Live, Manchester
Monday 8 December 2025
Like the undead slashers celebrated in their songs, visionary heavy metal trailblazers and multimedia raconteurs INK carve out a fresh, bloody homage to the VHS celluloid classics that possessed singer Spencer Charnas at an early age, with...Rob Brydon & His Fabulous Band
