GIGS IN MANCHESTER
GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Gigs in Manchester
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Lowry
Thu 30 Apr 2026 - Thu 21 Jan 2027
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
St Philip's Church Salford
Sat 14 Mar - Thu 18 Jun 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Manchester Academy
Fri 20 Mar - Sat 17 Oct 2026
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The Monastery, Manchester
Friday 13 - Sunday 15 March 2026
Give a gift she'll never forget this Mother's Day! At Concerts By Candlelight, it's not just a show - it's a core memory waiting to be made! Picture this: The lights dim at the beautiful Manchester Monastery. The stage glows with hundreds ...Mamma Mia!
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Friday 13 - Saturday 21 March 2026
Sophie's quest to discover the father she's never known brings her mother face to face with three men from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding they'll never forget. Whatever age you are, you can't help but have the time of you...Opera North - Peter Grimes
Lowry, Salford
Friday 13 March 2026
The sea is raging. So are they. The death of a young boy at sea threatens to tear apart a close-knit coastal community. Suspicions circle menacingly around fisherman Peter Grimes, legally cleared of guilt, yet still a threatening outsider i...Kesha
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 13 - Saturday 14 March 2026
Kesha is back with The Tits Out Tour - her first headline run in the UK and Europe in over a decade - in celebration of her eagerly awaited new album . (PERIOD). . (PERIOD) arrives one year after Kesha returned on her own terms with smash c...Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
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. Founded in 1979 in Arles, France, by French born Catalan musicians fr...Philharmonia Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Celebrating their 80th anniversary in 2025, The Philharmonia is a world-class symphony orchestra for the 21st century, based in London at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. The Philharmonia was founded in 1945 by EMI producer Walter Le...Luminiscence
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 13 March - Friday 5 June 2026
Arriving in the UK for the first time, after dazzling over 1 Million people in Europe, the incredible immersive projection concert LUMINISCENCE transforms Manchester Cathedral into a fully immersive world of sound, story, and light. Featuri...Cavetown
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Cavetown began life as a YouTube channel from Camebridge teenager Robin Skinner, who attracted a healthy following by covering songs from the likes of Justin Bieber, twenty one pilots and The Libertines on his ukelele and sharing them on...Massaoke - Sing The Musicals
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Friday 13 March 2026
DIRECT FROM LONDON'S WEST END The national tour of the greatest musicals of all time performed by a sensational live band and character singers, giant screen with sing along lyrics make this the must-see show of 2026! MAMMA MIA!, THE GR...Stiff Little Fingers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
During the first wave of U.K. punk rock, plenty of bands sang about a world full of violence and chaos, but Stiff Little Fingers didn't have to imagine a dystopian world - formed in Belfast in 1977 at the height of "The Troubles," police br...Notion
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
An unforgettable club night from one of bassline's most prominent new-generation artists, Bristol-based producer and DJ Notion, whose music is described as pop somewhere between Bass House and UK Garage. ...Candlelight - A Tribute to Adele
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 13 March - Saturday 18 April 2026
Whether you're looking for a beautifully unique concert or a romantic candlelit evening, this music experience is for you. The performance will feature incredible tributes to Adele's greatest songs, played by an all-female, electric-acousti...Eden
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Acclaimed Dublin singer/songwriter, musician, producer and model Jonathon Ng (a.k.a. EDEN) formerly operated as The Eden Project, which typically featured more conventional styles of electronic dance music such as dubstep and drum and ba...Gandeys K-Pop Dragon Circus
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Friday 13 - Sunday 15 March 2026
Step into the spectacular world of Gandey's K-Pop Dragon Circus - a dazzling fusion of East meets West, where magic, music, and myth unite beneath the big top. Leading the adventure is the charismatic Ringmaster Joel, joined by his mischiev...Marsolo
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Upcoming Dutch house music DJ and electronic music producer Marijn van Vliet (aka Marsolo) is known for his emotive, groove-driven sound that blends vintage, sample-based drums with warm synths and euphoric rhythms. Marsolo's tracks are des...
Shape of You - The Music of Ed Sheeran
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 13 March 2026
Bringing the UK's favourite singer-songwriter to the stage in an outstanding new show that features the very best of Ed Sheeran. Drawing from an awesome anthology that includes the multi-million selling albums Divide and Multiply and th...Abel Selaocoe & The Bantu Ensemble
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Manchester-based South African cellist Abel Selaocoe is a rapidly rising star who is redefining the parameters of the cello. The RNCM alumnus and Honorary Associate Artist moves seamlessly across a plethora of genres and styles, from col...Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay and Ed Sheeran
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 13 March - Saturday 11 July 2026
Discover the music of Coldplay and Ed Sheeran performed by a string quartet at this awe-inspiring location under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...PARADISE FOUND - A DEDICATION TO THE LEGEND OF MEAT LOAF
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 13 March 2026
The UK's ultimate Meat Loaf theatre rock show, Paradise Found delivers a two hour high octane tribute performance featuring an electrifying all-star headline band. Blazing through Meat Loaf's greatest hits outa hell & legendary singalong a...Asha Banks
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
St. Albans actress and singer Asha Banks began her career as a child actress in the West End, cast as young Eponine in the long-running musical Les Miserables at the age of seven, before going on to star in 1984, Annie, Charlie and the Cho...Chesney Hawkes
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
With his era-defining smash hit The One and Only, film star good looks and boy next door charm, Chesney Hawkes was one of the UK's biggest pop stars of the '90s. Three decades on, and now certifiably the kind of bloke you'd love to have a p...Opera North Pre-Show Talk: Peter Grimes
Lowry, Salford
Friday 13 March 2026
Pre-show talk for "Peter Grimes". Pre-show talks are free but ticketed - please book a ticket to avoid disappointment....Mamas Gun
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Mamas Gun is a five-piece London based soul pop band who have toured and performed all over the world, particularly broadening their profile in South East Asia in places such as South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore. They have sup...Club Hollanov - Heated Rivalry Appreciation Party
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
An unofficial Heated Rivalry party. Superficial DJs will be spinning your fav songs from Heated Rivalry plus all your fav 00s/10s hits + pop anthems! - Heated Rivalry visuals!- Themed Drinks!- Hollanov masks for first people through doors!-...Noasis - The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band
The Met, Bury
Friday 13 March 2026
Noasis is the definitive tribute band to Manchester's five piece Oasis. Since their formation in 2006 and with over 800 performances to date Noasis has justly earned its reputation as the best tribute on the circuit packing out venues up an...Parcel O'Rogues
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 13 March 2026
Music and mayhem from the seven piece Irish/Celtic rock band from Oldham. ...Snake Eyes
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
The Brighton "grit pop" trio combine "wonderfully anthemic grunge energy with sticky melodies to create a cracking piece of modern british rock" - Rock Sound, "blurring the edges between noise rock and more straight-forwardly melodic indie...Still Dangerous - A Tribute to Thin Lizzy
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Friday 13 March 2026
Still Dangerous are a UK based band that play the greatest hits from legendary rockers Thin Lizzy. With blisteringly precise dual guitars, heavy drums and the signature vocals of Phil Lynott. ...Twin Lizzy - Thin Lizzy Tribute
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Friday 13 March 2026
Twin Lizzy are one of the UK's leading tributes to the music of Thin Lizzy and Phil Lynott. The Chorley-based band are known for playing the greats plus some lesser known tracks together with the on stage energy Lizzy was known for....Music Makers
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 13 March - Monday 11 May 2026
Monthly music and sensory play sessions for babies and toddlers, with songs and musical activities. For parents with baby and toddler, babies are welcome to attend toddler sessions, but we would ask that toddlers not attend baby sessions, a...
Live Hip Hop, Afrobeats and RnB + DJs
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Friday 13 March - Friday 14 August 2026
DJs and live musicians play old and new school hip hop, afrobeats and RnB goodness from Kendrick Lamar and J Hus to Wizkid and Lauryn Hill. ...Armand Hammer
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Now Wave presents Armand Hammer at Gorilla, Manchester on Friday 13th March 2026...Cardinals
Yes, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Now Wave presents Cardinals at YES Pink Room on Friday 13th March 2026...
RIP Magic
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Now Wave presents RIP Magic at The Castle Hotel on Friday 13th March 2026...Brokenwingclub: Kahula + Support
Kamera At Lloyd And Platt, Manchester
Friday 13 March - Saturday 5 December 2026
Arena-sounding rock with influences from New Order, Radiohead, Kings of Leon, and Stereophonics. thoughtful songwriting & reverb-soaked anthems....Brokenwingclub: Kahula // OCEANLESS // Nico Harmony // VENTR
Kamera At Lloyd And Platt, Manchester
Friday 13 March - Saturday 5 December 2026
Anthemic band Kahula headline an evening supporting grass roots venues at the new 100 cap Kamera Ballroom above the old Lloyds CHORLTON £10 ENTRY...Kerrang'd - Live at Empire Rochdale
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Friday 13 March 2026
Kerrang'd live at Empire Rochdale Pure rock energy, anthems that hit hard, and a night that every rock fan will enjoy....Levels @ Ambers Manchester
Ambers, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Levels goes to Manchester and hosts an intimate party at one of Manchesters favourite clubs 'Ambers' along with their no phone policy...No Nothings // Silvers
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Speedy Garage Rock n Roll hits Big Hands with No Nothings and Silvers...
Sounds of Highlife
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Friday 13 March 2026
Get ready for a musical experience like no other. Step out on a powerful journey through the heart of West Africa with the rich sounds of ancient Yoruba Orisa music and the joyful energy of highlife rhythms. Led by two-time Grammy Award-win...Third Summer Sessions 005: Dryadic + more
The Grafton Arms, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Third Summer Sessions debuts at the Grafton Arms with a folky lineup featuring Bristol's Dryadic + some of the best local talent around...BBC Philharmonic - Four Last Songs
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
Nicholas Carter, one of the leading opera conductors of his generation, makes his Bridgewater Hall debut. Wagner's Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde explores love and death through unresolved dissonance and ecstatic bliss, showc...Opera North - The Marriage of Figaro
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 14 March 2026
Mozart's comic masterpiece is a match made in mayhem! It's supposed to be the happiest day of Figaro and Susanna's lives, but this is opera, so there's plenty of time for some plot twists before they say 'I do'. With Count Almaviva looking ...Alex James' Britpop Classical
