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The Best Manchester Gigs This Week

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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

Kesha

The two-time GRAMMY Award-nominated pop icon, known for a string of iconic, chart-topping hit singles and party anthems, makes her first UK tour in over a decade.

Lily Allen

The London pop star performs her new West End Girl album in a theatre setting, her first dates for seven years, ahead of a worldwide arena tour.

Aviva Studios Hall, Manchester
Tue 10 & Weds 11 Mar 2026 + more dates.
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David Byrne

The legendary Scotland-born, Canada-raised, Maryland frontman of Talking Heads makes a Manchester residency.

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Mon 9 - Weds 11 Mar 2026.
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Tyler Childers

An arena gig from the neotraditional Kentucky bluegrass singer, the finest songwriter to emerge from the Bluegrass State since Chris Knight.

Ken Carson

Closely affiliated with Playboi Carti's Opium labelmate and frequent collaborator Destroy Lonely, Atlanta, Georgia rapper Ken Carson gained popularity on TikTok with Southern hip-hop tracks "Rock N Roll" and "Run + Ran".

Sombr

Drawing comparisons with Manchester's The 1975 and Harry Styles, the chart-topping New York indie rock breakour star makes his debut European headline tour.

CMAT

A homecoming for Irish country pop star Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson who started her career fronting Manchester band Bad Sea after movng to the city aged 17.

Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes

One of three line-ups currently touring, Gipsy Kings featuring original vocalist Nicolas Reyes will be bringing their Catalan rumba, flamenco, and salsa party to town.

Freya Skye

The first of three Manchester dates from the Buckinghamshire pop star and actress who has gone from representing the United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to appearing in Disney's Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires.

Alex James' Britpop Classical

The Blur bassist brings the biggest hits of the Britpop era to life with the epic scale of a full live orchestra.

Eric Bibb

Blues legend described by The Guardian as "one of the finest American exponents of acoustic blues, an engaging performer and rousing guitarist who is blessed with a quite remarkable voice."

Notion

An club night from the Bristol-based producer and DJ, one of bassline's most prominent new-generation artists who delivers Bass House and UK Garage inspired pop.

Morgan Seatree

A homecoming for the Mancunian house DJ who was inspired by the originators of the genre and holds a passion for that old school Chicago sound.

Dimitri Vegas

A solo performance from Belgian-Greek House DJ and (inter)national dance superstar Dimitri Thivaios, is famed for Platinum-selling European chart-toppers with his brother, Like Mike.

Echo & The Bunnymen

One of the most influential British bands in modern history, the Liverpool legends have enjoyed twenty top 20 hits and nine top 20 albums over a 40 year career.

Cavetown

Oxford indie folk star who began life as a YouTuber covering songs from the likes of Justin Bieber, twenty one pilots and The Libertines on his ukelele.

Del Water Gap

Brooklyn indie folk pop act inspired by Bob Dylan and Randy Newman, and who has written and toured with childhood friend Maggie Rogers.

Audrey Hobert

Gracie Abrams childhood best friend and co-writer has been described by Rolling Stone as "one of pop's great new voices" favourably comparing her to the Avril Lavigne, the Chicks, and Taylor Swift.

The Fureys

The farewell tour from the legends of Irish music & song.

49th & Main

Irish dance pop duo who mix funky house with indie pop.

MARO

Lisbon folk pop singer who represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin with the song "Saudade, saudade".

Marsolo

Upcoming Dutch house music DJ and electronic music producer Marijn van Vliet is known for his emotive, groove-driven sound that blends vintage, sample-based drums with warm synths and euphoric rhythms.

Patrick Topping

Newcastle Tech House DJ who has become one of the scene’s most popular DJs.

Eden

Irish electronic dance producer turned indie pop star.

Jason Donovan

The Neighbours and West End heart throb comes to town.

Chesney Hawkes

The one and only, one of the UK’s biggest pop stars of the ’90s.

Thrice

Influential Californian post-hardcore rockers

Stiff Little Fingers

Legendary Northern Irish punk band formed in Belfast in 1977 at the height of "The Troubles," police brutality and terrorist violence.

Louder Than War Festival

Sea Power (formerly British Sea Power before they dropped the 'British' due to their anger at Brexit) headline Louder Than War website's first festival, over three stages.

Beans on Toast

The foolhardy Essex cult folk legend and accomplished songwriter offers some hope and light relief from this bizarre world in which we find ourselves, singing simple songs about complicated subjects.

Alkinoos Ioannidis

Greek Cypriot composer Alkinoos Ioannidis (Αλκίνοος Ιωαννίδης) is famed for his politically-inspired Cypriot folk songs.

Cardiacs

The return of one of Britain's leading cult rock bands, whose sound folded in genres including art rock, progressive rock, art punk, post-punk, jazz, psychedelia and heavy metal.

Matthew C. Whitaker

The frontman of Mancunian cosmic prog-rave outfit HENGE delivers graceful compositions incorporating classical guitar, rich string arrangements, and subtle electronics.