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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

Amble

Channelling the power of tried-and-true friendship and tapping into the serenity of the surrounding countryside, Irish trio who harness a rare magic threaded into the fabric of their novelistic folk.

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sat 3 Oct 2026 + more dates.

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Josh Baker's You&Me

Manchester-based DJ, producer, and You & Me label owner Josh Baker headlines two stella nights of global house and minimal electronic dance music.

The Chicago Blues Brothers

The leading tribute to Jake & Elmore Blues.

Freya Ridings

Platinum selling London pop artist described by The Times as "the new Adele!".

Katherine Jenkins

Welsh opera singer cherished as one of Britain’s all-time favourite singers.

Jill Scott

One of the most vital and unmistakable voices in soul and R&B,.

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Thu 1 Oct 2026.

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Simple Plan

Canadian rockers who rose to MTV superstardom through pop-punk's modern resurgence.

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Fri 2 Oct 2026.

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Party101 with DJ Matt Bennett

Los Angeles actor Matt Bennett's DJ night which offers a throwback celebration of music from Nickelodeon and Disney Channel.

Don Broco

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.

Mike Joyce & Stephen Street

An Intimate Evening with Peter Cox

An intimate evening of stories from The Go West singer who relives the songs.

Cast

Part of Liverpool’s incredible musical heritage, one of the leading bands of the Britpop scene.

Gavin DeGraw

New York singer-songwriter who burst onto the scene in 2003 with his international chart topping hit "Chariot", which sold over a million copies.

The Wonder Stuff + Insprial Carpets

Two of the most popular bands of the Madchester era enjoy a co-headline date.

Dodgy

The return of the multi-million selling 90s Britopop favourites who, at their height, once played Old Trafford football stadium.

Bill Callahan

One of the finest singer/songwriters to emerge from the indie rock scene of the late '80s, the Yorkshire-raised artist uses the images of the American West in a flowing blend of country, funk, and soul.

Vashti Bunyan + Luke Hart

The Newcastle octogenarian folk legend makes a return 30 years after releasing Just Another Diamond Day.

Rhiannon Giddens

Nashville star who has stretching her brand of folk music, with its miles-deep historical roots and contemporary sensibilities, into just about every field imaginable.

Rong Indoor Festival

The huge trance festival returns in 2026 with another stellar line-up.

Agnieszka Chylinska

The former vocalist of Polish rock band O.N.A. and current judge on the Polish version of the Got Talent franchise, Mam Talent!

Devin Townsend

Canadian progressive metal singer and guitarist referred to in the rock press as a "multi-everythingist", from vocalist for Steve Vai to selling out the Royal Albert Hall.