Paahto & The Bull
Gullivers, Manchester
Monday 5 October 2026
Paahto & The Bull is the guitar-duo project of Patrick ?Paahto? Cummins and John Francis Flynn. Having met and played together since 2011 and having cut their teeth at The Maple Hotel on Dublin?s Gardiner Street, Paahto and John helped for...Sebastian Schub
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Tipped by The Guardian as one to watch, "charismatic German-born, London-raised busker turned songwriter is a natural in the spotlight." He describes himself as "like if Hozier and Jeff Buckley had a slightly German baby!" ...
Lemoncello
Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 7 October 2026
It?s hard not to feel seen by Lemoncello, a band whose live performances and recordings shimmer with the tones of modern Ireland. Their upcoming release, Perfect Place, evolves from the band?s folk-soaked roots and confidently explores int...The Hoosiers
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 8 October 2026
The Hoosiers are an English pop rock originally formed in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States while on a football scholarship at the University of Indianapolis. The band consists of members Irwin Sparkes (lead vocals, lead guitar)...Walter Trout
The Grand, Clitheroe
Friday 9 October 2026
Despite playing since 1969, starting out in New Jersey bars before making a name for himself with John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat and John Mayall, even now, aged 70, the iconic US blues-rock guitarist Walter Trout is still writing fresh chap...Jon Gomm
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 9 October 2026
Jon Gomm is a singer-songwriter and acoustic solo performer based in Yorkshire, known for his once-seen-never-forgotten virtuoso guitar style. This involves slapping, tapping and retuning as he plays, producing a huge, multi-layered sou...Soul II Soul Live in Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 9 October 2026
Join us in October as Soul II Soul perform a very special headline concert in the beautiful setting of Manchester Cathedral...
Creeper
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
The Southampton horror punk band's devoted fanbase were devastated when frontman Will Gould announced the end of the band during a sold-out Koko show in 2018. But now, the band are reborn. Larger-than-life, darker-than-death, they reach...
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 Benja...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...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 c...
The Wanted 2.0
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 16 October 2026
Following their remarkable career with The Wanted, which saw massive hits like Glad You Came, Chasing The Sun, and Heart Vacancy, Max George and Siva Kaneswaran return after the tragic death of Tom Parker as The Wanted 2.0. Promising t...Gurriers
New Century, Manchester
Friday 16 October 2026
Dublin's newest alternative addition, Gurriers, embody the emerging Irish genres of post-punk, noise rock and shoegaze. ...
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