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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

The Weeknd

Two Manchester dates for the multi-platinum selling, chart-topping Canadian R&B artist's world stadium tour.

Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Thu 11 & Fri 12 Jun 2026.

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Lola Young

UK singles chart topping Croydon R&B pop rock singer-songwriter who scored a no.1 hit in 2024 with "Messy".

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Weds 10 & Thu 11 Jun 2026.
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Moovin Festival

Big names, booming basslines, boutique festival in a bull field.

Lloyd

"Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" R&B star.

The All American Rejects

NOklahoma pop punks who have scored Platinum-certified UK Top 20 hits "Gives You Hell", "Dirty Little Secret", and "Swing, Swing".

Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Genre-defying North Carolina rockers described as "a mix of jam and indie and whatever else you can throw into the soup…very earnest, beautiful, political, loving rock n’ roll."

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Mon 8 Jun 2026.

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Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Former Drive by Truckers star, the Alabama Americana singer is widely renowned as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation with his track "Maybe It’s Time" featured in the award-winning 2018 film, A Star Is Born.

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Mon 8 Jun 2026.

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Later Youth

The new solo project from Manchester's The Travelling Band frontman Jo Dudderidge is winning rave reviews and clocking up 5 star reviews from the music press, with Mojo describing it as "chock full of more hooks and melodies than most indie conventions."

Westside Gun

New York rapper, fashion designer and professional wrestling promoter.

Aldous Harding

Cardiff-based New Zealand indie, folk singer Hannah Harding, known by her stage name, Aldous Harding, produces rich and timeless songwriting.

Wu Lyf

The return of the mysterious popular Manchester band with Ellery James Roberts back in the fold.

Booka Shade - Farewell Tour

Pillars of electronic music, German house duo Walter Merziger & Arno Kammermeier perform an unmissable farewell performance.

Ibrahim Maalouf

Grammy Award nominated French-Lebanese trumpeter who was first spotted by legendary producer Quincy Jones during a concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2017.

OCT

On Company Time are a musical comedy trio blending sharp satire with chart-worthy bangers.

Elevation Rhythm

Transport yourself to Deep South America, as the popular Christian music collective from Charlotte, North Carolina, come to Europe.

Soul Asylum

One of the most successful American Alternative Rock bands of the 1990s, the Minneapolis folk-influenced grunge act scored the Grammy-winning mega-hit Runaway Train alongside Somebody to Shove, Black Gold and others.

This Is Bounce UK x Corruption Bounce

2 hard dance bounce giants come together for a fully themed rave where music, visuals and energy collide.

Julian Marley & The Uprising

Roots reggae from the son of reggae legend Bob Marley.

Theo Katzman

A solo show from the funky Vulfpeck drummer and guitarist.

Teddy Thompson

The son of folk legends Richard and Linda Thompson has been called “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation,” by The New York Times.

Poppy Ackroyd

The Brighton based composer, pianist and violinist delivers gorgeous, poetic lucidity, expands on the sounds usually expected of a solo piano artist.

Jesse Malin

The New York rocker has collaborated with Bruce Springsteen, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams and many more.

Police Dog Hogan

Fusing country-roots-Americana to a wholly British sensibility.

Tom Waters Band Featuring Geoff Achison

The young rising star in the world of rhythm & blues, jazz, funk, blues, Latin and roots music, and his band are joining forces with Aussie guitar legend Geoff Achison.

Priyanka Barve

Bollywood Classics and Ghazals.

A Music Festival in Aid of The Christie Charity

A charity night featuring The Black Mile, Issy Sutcliffe, The Session, Shared Space MCR, Liam McClair, Manchester Wellbeing Cancer Choir, Clint Boon (DJ Set), Timo-G, Andrea Trout, Dave Fortune, Dan Peter Parker, Mel Pop & Barrie Striker, Dave & Andy Vox Pop.

RNCM Artist of the Year - Pop Final

Students from the RNCM's Popular Music department perform their original music, skillfully re-arranged for orchestra, giving audiences the chance to discover the remarkable emerging artists who are shaping the future of music.