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The Best Manchester Gigs This Week

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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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Alex Warren

Two nights from the "Ordinary" Californian singer-songwriter who is one of the most followed Gen Z celebrities on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

Co-op Live, Manchester
Mon 27 Apr & Mon 4 May 2026.
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YUNGBLUD

Doncaster-anthemic alt-pop hero Dominic Harrison.

AO Arena, Manchester
Sat 25 Apr 2026.

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Big Thief

The Brooklyn indie folk rockers come to Manchester for two nights.

AVIVA Studios Warehouse, Manchester
Mon 27 & Tue 28 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.

PIV

The Amsterdam house music label comes to Manchester with DJ sets from RUZE, Robbie Doherty, Prunk, DXNBY, Pirate Copy, Ozzie Guven and Elicia.

Son Little

Philadelphia, rhythm & blues musician who draws from soul, blues, folk, hip-hop, and R&B – without ever settling fully into any one space.

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.

Love With Johnny Echols

Arthur Lee’s ionic 60's Los Angeles psychedelic folk rockers still feature original guitarist Johnny Echols

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.

DJ Boring

DJ Boring presents his Colour Club Progress with guests Papa Nugs, SUCHI, and Ross From Friends.

Showaddywaddy

The 1970s Leicester rock'n'roll legends had hits with ‘Under The Moon of Love’, ‘Three Steps to Heaven’, ‘Hey Rock & Roll’, ‘When’, ‘Blue Moon’, ‘Pretty Little Angel Eyes’ and more.

The Albert Halls, Bolton
Sat 25 Apr 2026 + more dates.
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Lovely Laura & Ben Santiago

A slice of Ibiza in spectacular surroundings from the Northern Irish saxophonist and Britain's Got Talent star with her legendary Ibiza DJ husband.

Steeleye Span

Maddy Prior continues to lead the 1960s and 1970s British folk revival legends.

Greg Wilson

A 50th anniversary celebration of the legendary Haçienda DJ recognised as the UK pioneer of electro-funk & disco.

Chip Wickham

Deep classic jazz and hardbop with a modern twist from Gondwana Records' much loved Brighton-born, Manchester-educated sax and flute star, Chip Wickham.