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 4 Feb - Fri 2 Apr 2027
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Manchester Cathedral
Fri 20 Nov 2026 - Fri 19 Feb 2027
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Fri 26 Feb - Fri 12 Nov 2027
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Manchester Opera House
Thu 21 Jan - Sat 11 Sep 2027
Rod Stewart
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 6 - Saturday 8 May 2027
The multi million-selling superstar and one of the most enduring musicians of his generation announces his farewell to life on the road. With his soulful and singular voice - courtesy of that distinctive rasp - Rod Stewart has enjoyed o...The Rocket Man - A Celebration of Sir Elton John
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Thursday 6 May 2027
Pack your bags, strap yourself in, for a night like no other and celebrate Sir Elton John with Jimmy Love. The Rocket Man is the world's favourite celebration to a musical icon, playing to audiences all around the world. So, catch a sta...Tindersticks
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Thursday 6 May 2027
The Nottingham alternative rock band led by the singer Stuart A. Staples have recorded several albums which became popular years after their release. Their melancholic melodies develop themselves into intimidate and destructive pearls with...Halina Rice
Gorilla, Manchester
Thursday 6 May 2027
Uniting elements of ambient, electronic, percussive and bass music, Halina Rice is a London-based electronic musician and AV artist renowned for her vivid and eclectic style, using multiple effects and sampling to create original and exp...Simple Minds
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 7 May 2027
Glaswegian rockers Simple Minds are one of the UK's most successful and inspirational bands, having achieved five No.1 albums and eight Top 10 singles at home, as well as landing numerous chart-topping positions around the world. In addit...Aswad
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 7 May 2027
Known for their groundbreaking blend of reggae, dub, and soul, Aswad are one of the most influential British reggae bands of all time. With hits like "Don't Turn Around," "Shine," and "Give a Little Love," Aswad has earned their place in m...Nashville Live Tribute Show
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 7 May 2027
Previously known as the The Legends of American Country Show, this hit country music tribute show returns for another fantastic night of toe-tapping classic country! The upcoming tour will showcase highly acclaimed tributes to Dolly Parton...King of Pop starring Navi featuring Jennifer Batten
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 7 May 2027
King of Pop celebrates the life and work of Michael Jackson, through note-perfect recreations of his many huge hits, starring the world's leading MJ tribute artist Navi, who is joined on stage by Jackson's iconic guitarist - Jennifer Bat...EXTC
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 7 May 2027
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...Arctic Numpties - Tribute to Arctic Monkeys
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 7 May 2027
Barnsley and Sheffield's premium tribute to Arctic Monkeys, playing hits from all their albums. ...Lisa LeBlanc
Gullivers, Manchester
Friday 7 May 2027
Lisa LeBlanc has been dropping musical plot twists for 15 years. This includes a platinum-selling francophone folk album, an electrified English-language rock album, a multi-award-winning disco record and a live album with the Qu?bec Symph...Hear'Say + Liberty X
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 8 May 2027
Hear'Say and Liberty X are to reunite for a joint arena tour of the UK and Ireland as they commemorate 25 years since the groups were formed on TV talent show Popstars. Kym Marsh, Myleene Klass, Suzanne Shaw, Danny Foster and Noel Sulliva...Thank You For The Music - The Ultimate Tribute to ABBA
The Edge Wigan, Wigan
Saturday 8 May 2027
Calling all Dancing Queens, this is your night to say, Thank you for the Music! This international smash-hit tribute show brings all ABBA's number one hits to the stage. The hugely popular show, now in its 20th year, with a brand-new show ...DragonForce
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 8 May 2027
Grammy-nominated London metal act Dragonforce are the fastest band in the world. Their platinum album "Through The Fire And Flames" brought them the international breakthrough, including the most difficult song on Guitar Hero III. Their br...
Duo Jatekok
New Century, Manchester
Saturday 8 May 2027
With their enthusiasm and contagious energy, they are the French piano duo who are currently making a name for in France and around the world. Since 2011, Nairi Badal and Adelaide Panaget have formed the Duo Jatekok, Hungarian for "game". ...A Tribute to The Carpenters
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Saturday 8 May 2027
It's time to get over that rainbow and make the smallest of dreams come true as the Entertainers present A Tribute to the Carpenters, featuring Gordy Marshall's The British Carpenters and starring the fantastic Sally Creedon as Karen Carpe...Barry Steele's The Roy Orbison Story
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 8 May 2027
Barry Steele is widely recognised as one of the world's leading vocalists playing homage to legend Roy Orbison. He has stunned audiences across the globe with his uncanny similarity and ability to authentically revive the exquisite toe-tap...Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) - Back To The 80s DJ Set
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 8 May 2027
The hottest 80s club night is coming to town as actor, TV personality and star of Spandau Ballet Martin Kemp will be spinning the biggest and best hits of that decade for what promises to be a pure 'Gold' night! ...Reggae Orchestra
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 8 May 2027
Experience dancehall, soca and reggae anthems reimagined by a breathtaking live orchestra with live singers, performers! Step into a world where the greatest dancehall, soca and reggae anthems are reimagined by a breathtaking live orchestr...Glasvegas
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 8 May 2027
For the uninitiated Glasvegas are James Allan (vocals), Rab Allan (lead guitar), Paul Donoghue (bass guitar) and Jonna Lofgren (drums). However, one could argue they should need no introduction. One of the most successful Scottish musical ...Joanne Shaw Taylor
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 8 May 2027
British Blues rock guitar prodigy Joanne Shaw Taylor has nothing to prove, but plenty to say. Born in the Black Country and discovered aged 16 by Eurythmics' co-founder Dave Stewart, Joanne has spent a decade releasing increasingly success...Dubioza Kolektiv
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 8 May 2027
The most popular band to come out of Bosnia, avant-garde dub rock group Dubioza Kolektiv are known for their crossover style that incorporates elements of hip hop, ska, reggae/dub, rock, punk, electronic music, and Balkan music, and for th...Eurovision Your Decision
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 8 May 2027
West End Wilma nominated Eurovision Your Decision is back! Part parody, part cabaret, part Euro-Pop fever dream, this love letter to Eurovision is guaranteed to be a fun night out - it has everything we love (and love to hate) about Eurovi...Joshua Burnside
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 8 May 2027
Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production metho...WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 8 May 2027
Despite their slinky, swampy, razor-sharp, blues-drenched, guitar thrashed alt. rock songs, which suggest that the door is opening for bigger rooms and broader audiences, it's those sticky basement bar stages where the songs have always sh...Steely Don - A Tribute to Steely Dan & Donald Fagen
Woodford Community Centre, Stockport
Saturday 8 May 2027
Steely Don are a ten/eleven piece band made up of professional and semi-professional musicians based in the North-West of England playing the music of Steely Dan & Donald Fagen. ...Mosh Spice (Spice Girls Metal Tribute) Holy Diver Stockport
Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 8 May 2027
Mosh Spice is the world's first metal tribute to the Spice Girls, a high energy mashup of pop anthems and headbanging metal attitude....Oysterband's John Jones Ray Cooper & Al Scott
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Saturday 8 May 2027
John Jones is best known as the powerful and charismatic singer with Oysterband, veterans of the folk and roots scene since the 1980s. They started as The Whitstable Oyster Company Ceilidh Band, one of the best ceilidh bands in the busines...Interstellar Live
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 9 May 2027
Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning sci-fi epic Interstellar will be presented live in concert on the big screen, accompanied by a spectacular live performance of Hans Zimmer's Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated revelatory score. With Nolan's...
Opera North - Tristan and Isolde
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 9 May 2027
This is the latest in Opera North's sequence of award-winning concert stagings. Tristan und Isolde is one of the most significant works in western art. After it, music could never be the same again. It is a hymn to a love that transcend...Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 9 May 2027
This very special series of live speaking events from Dep Purple frontman Ian Gillan will allow audiences to hear personal stories from his remarkable life and career in music. From his childhood in Hounslow to the global rise of Deep Purp...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Real Crafty Wigan, Wigan
Sunday 9 May 2027
The songwriter and frontman of Manchester three-piece, I Am Kloot also possesses an enviable back catalogue as a solo artist - previously known around his hometown as Johnny Dangerously - and continues to work on new material under the gui...THE DRIFTERS
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Wednesday 12 May 2027
Continuing the legacy of George and Faye Treadwell, the latest line-up of The Drifters are back on tour in the UK with a brand-new show, performing all the classic hits of the soul legends from the last six decades, such as 'Saturday Nigh...Loreen
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 12 May 2027
In 2023, Swedish singer and songwriter Loreen became only the second performer, after Johnny Logan, to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 2012 and 2023 with the songs "Euphoria" and "Tattoo" respectively. ...Valley
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 12 May 2027
Canadian indie pop band Valley received a nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the 2020 Juno Awards as well as a nomination for Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. ...
Sona Jobarteh
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 12 May 2027
Sona Jobarteh is the first professional female kora virtuoso to emerge from any of West Africa's five Griot dynasties, and a singer, composer and bandleader whose concerts fill some of the world's finest halls. In 2026 she sold out the Elb...Rachel Bobbitt
Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 12 May 2027
Rachel Bobbitt is a Nova Scotia-born, Toronto-based artist whose music blends intimate lyricism with cinematic, emotionally charged soundscapes. Her debut full-length LP, Swimming Towards the Sand, recorded in Los Angeles with producer Chr...Hootie & the Blowfish
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 13 May 2027
Led by Country music superstar Darius Rucker, South Carolina rockers Hootie & the Blowfish broke through in 1994 with Cracked Rear View, blending pop, folk, blues, soul and rock into a sound that resonated with audiences around the globe. ...Hootie & the Blowfish
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Thursday 13 May 2027
Led by Country music superstar Darius Rucker, South Carolina rockers Hootie & the Blowfish broke through in 1994 with Cracked Rear View, blending pop, folk, blues, soul and rock into a sound that resonated with audiences around the globe. ...Rend Collective
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 13 May 2027
Originally birthed out of Bangor, genre-blurring Northern Irish Christian folk rock worship band Rend Collective have never lacked imagination. From the bewildering array of children's toys and whimsical, handmade oddities they call instru...
Jessie Reid
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 13 May 2027
Jessie Reid is a Shropshire-based singer-songwriter whose soulful, folk-inspired music has been featured on Made in Chelsea, Love Island, and BBC 6 Music. With over 20 million Spotify streams, she played Glastonbury Acoustic Stage 2024 and...PINK by Vicky Jackson
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 14 May 2027
Vicky Jackson's tribute to Pink has been a run-away success and has consistently been her most booked act since 2008. Whilst the Pink tribute show was not her first tribute act, Vicky found herself being compared both physically and vocall...Oh What A Night! - Celebration of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
The Edge Wigan, Wigan
Friday 14 May 2027
Go back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - now immortalised in the multi-award winning show Jersey Boys, which has been packing theatres worldwide since its debut in 2005. Valli...Emilio Santoro as Elvis
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 14 - Saturday 15 May 2027
Internationally acclaimed youngster Emilio Santoro brings his award-winning Elvis Presley theatre show to the UK. Emilio has won both European and World Championships as Elvis in the past year, and wowed America's Got Talent viewers wit...Transmission - The Sound of Joy Division
