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The Best Manchester Gigs This Week

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK CALENDAR

With over 4000 shows listed on Manchester Theatres, it can be hard to decide which show to go and see - as you will probably know if you are one of the 200,000 members who receive our Sunday night "What's on in Manchester over the next seven days" e-mails [subscribe here].

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Our Top 10 What's on in Manchester Gigs This Week

Olivia Dean

The London soul-pop star is back for two more nights at the Co-op Live after playing both the BRITS and MOBO FskillAwards only a few days ago.

Co-op Live, Manchester
Sat 25 & Sun 26 Apr 2026.
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YUNGBLUD

Doncaster-anthemic alt-pop hero Dominic Harrison.

AO Arena, Manchester
Sat 25 Apr 2026.

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Blue

The first of two 25th anniversary Manchester dates from Duncan James, Antony Costa, Lee Ryan and our very own Simon Webbe.

Louis Tomlinson

Doncaster's One Direction heartthrob returns to Manchester.

Jethro Tull

Iconic flute player Ian Anderson's legendary prog rock act are best known for their 1971 album "Aqualung" and 1969 Top 10 hits ""Living in the Past," "The Witch's Promise" and Sweet Dream".

Alfie Boe

The Tony-Award winning Blackpool tenor is one of Britain's best loved musicians with over one million records sold and four UK no.1 albums.

Sara Landry

The American techno DJ headlines Teletech.

AVIVA Studios Warehouse, Manchester
Fri 24 Apr 2026.

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Winson

The Dutch hardcore techno DJ headlines Teletech.

AVIVA Studios Warehouse, Manchester
Sat 25 Apr 2026.

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Tucker Wetmore

Washington born Country singer.

Skillet

Memphis hard rockers who are one of Christian music's top-selling bands.

Amber Mark

German-American R&B singer born on a Tennessee farm and raised in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Darjeeling.

Hunxho

Atlanta rapper who serves up laidback rhymes and silky harmonies with provocative hip-hop and bedroom ready R&B.

Cooper Alan

North Carolina country star.

Nubiyan Twist

9 Piece Yorkshire Jazz collective who effortlessly create a unique, infectious sound drawing on jazz, hip-hop, afrobeat, latin, soul, reggae and dance music.

Dry Cleaning

South London act who channel ambitious post-punk and complex new wave pop with a side order of low slung Americana and spoken word vocals.

M60

Anthemic Mancunians who make a guitar-led noise with an undeniable Manc twang.

Splean

One of the most popular bands in Russia, the St Petersburgh folk rockers were cancelled in their home country for expressing their opposition to the war in Ukraine.

Nadia Reid

New Zealand folk artist described by The Guardian as "an understated, wise guide through uncertain territory"

Luuk Van Dijk

Amsterdam house DJ Luuk Van Dijk presents a Get Closer day & night party, with guests TSHA, Jordan Peak, D Stone b2b Storm Mollison, Elias Mazian, Tarzsa.

Day Sessions

Dance to music from the 80s and 90s at this day-time clubbing event for over 25+ in the cathedral.

Manchester Cathedral
Sat 18 Apr 2026 + more dates.
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Evgeny Grinko

Having fled Russia after publicly opposing the war in Ukraine, the former noise rock artist turned classical composer brings his multi-million streamed compositions to Manchester.

Imelda May

The Irish superstar singer who explores blues, soul, gospel, folk, rock, acoustic, cinematic drama and explosive balladry.

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Sun 19 Apr 2026.

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YĪN YĪN

Dutch quartet known for melding disco, funk, psychedelia, and Southeast Asian sounds into their signature groove with influences from Italo Disco and global travels.

Mr. Scruff

Manchester's very own world music DJ brings his special form of Trouser Jazz to Rossendale.

Girls Don't Synch

The all-female UK Garage, house and bass DJ collective from Liverpool.

The Rolling People

Manchester four piece named after The Verve's Urban Hymns album track, taking their influences from Manchester's rich music history.

Jane Weaver

Manchester-based, Widnes-raised melodic-protagonist is an unshakable figure in the UK’s experimental folk pop music landscape having emerged from Damon Gough and Andy Votel's Nothern Quarter Twisted Nerve record label.

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Fri 17 Apr 2026.

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The Roop

The Lithuanian pop rockers have entered Eurovision three times, finishing eighth with "Discoteque" in 2021 and winning the replacement show in 2020 with "On Fire" when the original contest was cancelled.

The Bros. Landreth

Four bandmates. Two brothers. Canadian roots-rockers who serve up the bluesy wail of electric guitars, the swell of B3 organ, and the harmonized swoon of two voices that were born to mesh.

Saults

With a viral guitar solo, and 100 million views, brilliant French sibling duo Antoine and Greg Saults are inspired by 70’s and 80’s pop music and praised by The Who's Pete Townshend as playing "in the same league as The 1975."

Oysterband's John Jones, Ray Cooper & Al Scott

The powerful and charismatic singer of Oysterband, one of the most influential and enduring folk-rock and roots bands on the UK music scene.

Tanner and the Tones

A 19 piece powerhouse jazz big band from Manchester that brings the timeless energy of jazz to life.

Macharia - Soul Safari

With music in Swahili, Kikuyu, and English, Macharia invites the audience on a journey of self-discovery, transformation, and cultural storytelling as she blends her own original compositions with Kenyan coastal and Kikuyu folk traditions.