WHAT'S ON AT MANCHESTER ACADEMY, MANCHESTER
What's On at Manchester Academy, Manchester
Manchester Academy is four independent venues all (almost) under one roof, located on campus at The University Of Manchester. The venues are Academy 1,2,3 and Club Academy. The original student union building was built in 1957, the Academy in 1990, with Buzzcocks being the first band to play there. Following a refurb, capacity grew to around 2600 for Academy 1, 950 for Academy 2, 450 for Academy 3, and 650 for Club Academy.
Manchester Academy attracts a varied wealth of local and worldwide artists, including Adele, Nirvana, Blur, Oasis, David Bowie, Bruno Mars, Inspiral Carpets, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga. It is often referred to as one of the UK’s greenest venues, making substantial steps towards minimising environmental impact and improving sustainability.
Enjoy exciting shows, events, concerts and premieres at these four live music venues. Events to look forward to include Throwing Muses, Tim Gallagher, Joeboy, Bootleg Blondie, A Thousand Horses, Manchester Psych Fest 25, and Goldie Lookin Chain. See what's on at Manchester Academy below and book tickets online.
Manchester Academy is four independent venues all (almost) under one roof, located on campus at The University Of Manchester. The venues are Academy 1,2,3 and Club Academy. The original student union building was built in 1957, the Academy in 1990, with Buzzcocks being the first band to play there. Following a refurb, capacity grew to around 2600 for Academy 1, 950 for Academy 2, 450 for Academy 3, and 650 for Club Academy.
Manchester Academy attracts a varied wealth of local and worldwide artists, including Adele, Nirvana, Blur, Oasis, David Bowie, Bruno Mars, Inspiral Carpets, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga. It is often referred to as one of the UK’s greenest venues, making substantial steps towards minimising environmental impact and improving sustainability.
Enjoy exciting shows, events, concerts and premieres at these four live music venues. Events to look forward to include Throwing Muses, Tim Gallagher, Joeboy, Bootleg Blondie, A Thousand Horses, Manchester Psych Fest 25, and Goldie Lookin Chain. See what's on at Manchester Academy below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Manchester Academy, Manchester
What's On at Manchester Academy, Manchester
Men I Trust
Academy 1
Sunday 19 October 2025
The Quebecois electo-pop band's rise to indie fame is a bit more abnormal than most. The group initially started without their lead singer, as a duo with programmed robotic electronic drums alongside boisterous synthesizers heavily insp...Sonata Arctica
Academy 2
Sunday 19 October 2025
Heavily influenced by Queen, Finnish power metal band messiahs Sonata Arctica have been many things in their storied career. Relentlessly touring powerhouses, champions of sublime melody, but first and foremost, however, they have been sta...Coheed and Cambria
Academy 1
Monday 20 October 2025
Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band formed in 1995. The group's critically acclaimed music incorporates aspects of progressive rock, pop, heavy metal, and post-hardcore. The southern California band Thrice merges hardco...Football Cliches Live
Academy 2
Monday 20 October 2025
Welcome to the most pedantic night of your footballing life;The Football Cliches podcast, created and presented by Adam Hurrey, was launched by The Athletic in 2020 to dive deep into the subconscious code of the world's most talked-about an...Jessie Murph
Academy 1
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Teenage Nashville Country pop star Jessie Murph was discovered by uploading vlogs and covers to TikTok and YouTube, clocking up millions of streams in the process. Her song "Pray" charted around the world, leading to a collaboration with ...ADMT
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Rising Doncaster singer-songwriter Adam Taylor, aka ADMT, mixes R&B beats with massive pop hooks as heard on his 2023 UK Top 30 hit "Best Friend". ...The Royston Club
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
The Royston Club are the Wrexham band tipped by Gigwise as 'the new band from Wales most likely to do a Catfish'. Despite only being active for two years, the young four-piece have already completed two UK headline tours totalling 30 dates,...
Spacey Jane
Academy 1
Friday 24 October 2025
Fremantle, Australia's very own garage pop outfit Spacey Jane went from backyards to bright lights, sharing the stage with the likes of Car Seat Headrest, Nothing But Thieves, Alex Lahey, The Jungle Giants & more. For relatively new kids on...Ultimate Power
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Why go anywhere else when you can go to a place where everyone has a sole aim: to embrace the greatest power ballads ever written, all night long. The Ultimate Power DJs will take you on a ride through the very best of the genre: from forgo...
Sanctum Sanctorium - The Dark Side Of The 80s
Academy 2
Saturday 25 October 2025
Formed through a mutual love of 80's goth and alternative rock music. Sanctum Santorium are a live 5-piece tribute band that faithfully recreate classic hits by artists such as The Cult, Killing Joke, Sisters of Mercy, Billy Idol, Bauhaus a...The 30+ Club
Academy 2
Saturday 25 October 2025
Love to dance but can't hack late nights? The 30+ Club reclaim the dancefloor for the over 30s, with the pop music, the atmosphere and bedtime to suit those who've 'still got it'. ...Ten
Academy 3
Saturday 25 October 2025
Mancunian melodic hard rock band Ten were formed in 1994 by frontman Gary Hughes following a prolific solo career. ...
Ben Ellis
Academy 3
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Welsh pop singer-songwriter and TikTok star Ben Ellis ismainly known for his acoustic covers of popular songs. ...Ben Ellis - VIP Upgrade
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 28 October 2025
VIP Upgrade does not include a show ticket....Ben Ellis Manchester Tickets
Graham Bonnet Band (Rainbow / Michael Schenker Group / Alcatrazz)
Academy 3
Wednesday 29 October 2025
After initially finding mainstream success with pop duo The Marbles - who reached no.5 in the UK with the single "Only One Woman", Graham Bonnet enjoyed a solo career throughout the 1970s, until truly making his mark with Ritchie Blackmore'...The Lovely Eggs
Academy 2
Thursday 30 October 2025
Lancaster indie rock duo the Lovely Eggs were formed in 2006 by Holly Ross and David Blackwell following the breakup of all-girl punk band Angelica, which Ross fronted between 1994 and 2003. Blackwell, a member of psychedelic drone outfit ...
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Academy 3
Friday 31 October 2025
Respectfully performing songs from one of the 1990s and 2000s most loved bands, the UK's leading Radiohead tribute....Ocie Elliott
Academy 3
Friday 31 October 2025
With songs gracing the soundtracks of Greys Anatomy and Sweet Magnolias, among others, folk duo Ocie Elliott pen tunes that feel lived-in. You can hear their memories, experiences, and emotions in the dusty acoustic guitars, the sparse prod...
SUNNY RAVE: Manchester w/ dj pressed
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
SUNNY RAVE is coming to Manchester for a five-star rave experience with Always Sunny-inspired costumes, cocktails, visuals, and artwork...
Emofest
Academy 1
Saturday 1 November 2025
Put on your eyeliner, lace up your high-tops and get ready to rock to all your favourite nostalgic emo anthems as the Emo Festival is the greatest tribute night to the music that was never just a phase... Teenage Nostalgia featuring all ...Hanabie
Academy 2
Saturday 1 November 2025
Hanabie. (花冷え。) is a Japanese metalcore band from Tokyo known for combining loud and heavy music with contrasting Harajuku aesthetics in a style self-described as "Harajuku-core". Their songs incorporate elements of metalcore, hardc...Glacmanis
Club Academy
Saturday 1 November 2025
Alternative/indie rock duo from Manchester, pronounced "Glass-Manis". ...Amplifier
Academy 3
Saturday 1 November 2025 - Saturday 19 September 2026
Described as "Soundgarden, Tool, Black Sabbath, Oceansize and Pink Floyd taking copious amounts of mind-altering substances and venturing on a trip through time and space (to another dimension), and back again," Manchester progressive rock...
Marc Scibilia
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
The Buffalo-bred, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Marc Scibilia makes soulful music on his own terms, channeling the national mood. Finding inspiration in folk, country, alternative, and anthemic pop music, he has crafted a distinctly Ame...Celeste
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Brighton-raised Celeste has been named the Brit Award Rising Star of 2020 and the number one breakthrough act on the BBC Music Sound of 2020 List for her modern take on the timeless, heartache-tinged soul of smoky jazz bars and velvet-voice...John Maus
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Minnesota synth-pop musician, composer, singer, and songwriter John Maus is known for his baritone singing style and his use of vintage synthesizer sounds and Medieval church modes, a combination that often draws comparisons to 1980s goth-p...Bob Vylan
Academy 1
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Bob Vylan are a two-piece band that mix punk, rock, grime, and rap amongst other genres, to create a unique style of poetical political music that speaks openly on a wide range of topics. After releasing their critically acclaimed album 'We...Sports Team
Club Academy
Wednesday 5 November 2025
The London-based collective met while studying at the UK's prestigious University of Cambridge. Drawn together by a shared love of '90s rock and a desire to shake up their stale local scene, the six-piece began to develop their energetic li...Little Comets
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Tyne & Wear act Little Comets have been described as playing "kitchen sink indie" music, which saw their 2009 debut single "One Night in October" reach no.3 in the UK indie charts. ...Bob Vylan Manchester Tickets
Little Comets - Manchester Academy 3 - NEW ALBUM TOUR
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Little Comets return to some beautiful places, playing music from their brand new studio album Expect absolute tunes and some classic bangers....Mabel
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 5 November 2025
An effortless storyteller with a pure and unfiltered singing talent and songwriting ability, Mabel McVey has an instinctive gift of melody far beyond her twenty two years. Indeed Mabel has made quite the impression since bursting on to the ...Mabel Manchester Tickets
Hard Life
Academy 1
Thursday 6 November 2025
Formerly known as Easy Life until being sued by easyGroup over the use of the "easy" in 2023, Leicester indie pop group act Hard Life reached no.2 in the UK charts with their first two albums. ...
James Marriott
Academy 1
Friday 7 November 2025
With influences such as Foals, The Strokes, Two Door Cinema Club, and Sam Fender, Swiss-born, Buckinghamshire-raised multi-disciplinary indie rocker James Marriott originally gained popularity on YouTube, with over 2 million subscribers,...Flipturn
Academy 2
Friday 7 November 2025
Florida indie rockers flipturn return as sonic architects, harnessing their impressive knack for hooks, shimmering soundscapes and "nostalgia-inducing lyrical delivery" (Uproxx). They have added more grit, craft and vulnerability than ever ...Pygmy Twylyte - The Music of Frank Zappa
Club Academy
Friday 7 November 2025
Navigating the vast Zappa oeuvre then is no mean feat, but Scotland's Pygmy Twylyte have embraced the challenge with gusto. So prolific was Frank Zappa's output, that it is nearly impossible to present a representative sample of his work in...The Plot in You
Academy 1
Saturday 8 November 2025
With an eclectic style and creative flair Ohio rock band The Plot in You have spent years crafting their unique take on modern rock, transcending genres from metalcore to alternative. ...The Bluetones
Club Academy
Saturday 8 November 2025
Formed in 1993, Britpop legends The Bluetones had an impressive run of hit singles throughtout the late 90's/early 00's, including 'Bluetonic', 'Slight Return', 'Marblehead Johnson', 'Solomon Bites The Worm', 'If' and 'Keep the Fires Burnin...Urzila Carlson
Academy 1
Sunday 9 November 2025
Multi award-winning South African-New Zealander Urzila Carlson is back with her brand-new show, You Don't Say. Urzila's chart-topping premiere podcast That's Enough Already! sees her discussing everything that frustrates her guest, and...
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