GIGS IN MANCHESTER
GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Gigs in Manchester
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Thu 29 Jan - Fri 26 Jun 2026
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
The Bridgewater Hall
Fri 23 Jan - Sat 25 Apr 2026
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Lowry
Thu 30 Apr - Wed 27 May 2026
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Manchester Cathedral
Wed 29 Oct 2025 - Fri 6 Feb 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Manchester Academy
Sat 13 Dec 2025 - Sat 18 Apr 2026
James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly
St Helens Theatre Royal
Sun 2 Nov - Sun 21 Dec 2025
Sunny Afternoon
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Friday 17 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Following a phenomenal two years in the West End and a sensational first UK and Ireland tour, the "indisputably terrific" (The Times) OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING BEST NEW MUSICAL, charting the euphoric highs and agonizing lows of THE KINKS, is ba...Busted vs McFly
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 17 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Pop rock legends Busted and McFly have announced a joint UK tour. Speaking of the tour, McFly threw down the gauntlet and commented: "Busted gate-crashed our show and challenged us to a VS tour next year. They're old men now, and we are gon...AR Rahman
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Described by Time Magazine as the "Mozart of Madras", A.R. Rahman is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer, best known in the UK for composing the Oscar-winning soundtrack to "Slumdog Millionaire". Nicknamed Isai ...Jamie Jones - Paradise
Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
World renowned DJ and producer, Hot Creations label boss, founder and curator of the Paradise global event series and a member of cross-genre band Hot Natured, over the last decade Jamie Jones had pioneered his own distinct sound that has ...BLACK POWER DESK
Lowry, Salford
Friday 17 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Inspired by the historic Mangrove Nine Trial and brought to life by an original score performed by a live three-piece band, Black Power Desk is a musical soundtrack charting a fiercely emotive and politically charged era of often overlook...Larkin Poe
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Rebecca & Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe are singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist sisters creating their own brand of Roots Rock 'n' Roll: gritty, soulful, and flavoured by their southern heritage. Originally from Atlanta and currently livi...Bury Tomorrow
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Forming in Hampshire in 2006, metalcore outfit Bury Tomorrow rapidly propelled the genre into the British mainstream. Now comprising co-vocalists Daniel Winter-Bates and Jason Cameron, bassist Davyd Winter-Bates, drummer Adam Jackson, ...Sleeper
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
The Platinum-selling Manchester-formed Britpop band are back. Sleeper enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the mid 90s: achieving 8 Top 40 singles across 3 Top 10 albums with well over 1,000,000 sales. They garnered front cove...Man In The Mirror - A Tribute To Michael Jackson
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 17 October 2025
Join us for a Thriller of an evening, as we celebrate the legendary music of the KING OF POP. This is the "Man in the Mirror" - The brand new must-see, electrifying tribute concert to Michael Jackson. Starring CJ, one of the world's greates...The Groove Chorus
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Get ready to dance all night with The Groove Chorus! Featuring a choir of 40 singers and a 9-piece live band, they serve up dance anthems with a disco twist. Naturally, they are joined by a resident pole dancer, special drag queens, and lot...Barry Steele's The Roy Orbison Story
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Friday 17 October 2025
Barry Steele is widely recognised as one of the world's leading vocalists playing homage to legend Roy Orbison. He has stunned audiences across the globe with his uncanny similarity and ability to authentically revive the exquisite toe-tapp...Bingo Lingo
Freight Island, Manchester
Friday 17 October - Friday 19 December 2025
Taking bingo, shaking all the dust-out and turning it into one mad, confetti-filled, party-bingo night of mayhem, this is Bingo like you've never experienced before. You'll be sat at a table with all of your friends playing bingo in a f...We Are Scientists
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
New York indie rock legends We Are Scientists are glued to the indie dance floor but also showcase a darker, more electronic pop rock sound. UK Top 40 hits include "After Hours", "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt", "It's a Hit", "Chick Lit" ...Stax of Soul & The Soul Review
Milnrow Cricket Club, Rochdale
Friday 17 - Saturday 18 October 2025
The original. A reputation that needs no introduction. Born in Manchester in 1983, 9-piece 100% live band Stax of Soul feature incredible musicians (including a powerful brass section), meticulously and energetically recreating the very...Pop Will Eat Itself
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
With the help of John Peel, the industrial/alt-rock Stourbridge band's earliest singles became surprise chart hits in the late 80s and early 90s thanks to their many samples of other songs and musical scores. Tracks like "Get the Girl! Kill...
SL
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025 - Thursday 26 February 2026
South London rapper SL shot to fame, aged just 15, when his first single "Gentleman" became a street anthem, amassing almost 90 million views on YouTube, while his follow-up "Tropical", was certified Platinum despite only peaking at no.73 ...Jah Makin It Happen - A Reggae Musical
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
An inspirational theatrical production that tells the story of a Jamaican family's journey from Jamaica to the UK during the Windrush era. Told through the vibrant sounds of reggae, the musical portrays the family's challenges, resilience, ...Vieux Farka Touré
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Malian blues and jazz singer, composer and guitarist Vieux Farka Toure returns to the UK to tour, for the first time, his traditional acoustic quartet. He'll bring his own compositions to the stage as well as well loved classics of his le...Charlie Simpson (DJ Set) After Party
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Get ready for a night you won't forget... We're keeping the Busted vibes alive long after the final encore with an exclusive DJ set from Charlie Simpson himself! That's right - straight from the stage to the decks, Charlie will be spinning ...The Happy Fits
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
The New Jersey indie rockers come to Europe. Following the departure of Ross Monteith, and addition of Nico Rose and Raina Mullen, it is the first chapter of a brand new band, chronicled by four once-broken artists that grew together to cre...Tommy Holland & The Rising Sun Band - Elvis: As it Was
The Met, Bury
Friday 17 October 2025
Tommy Holland and The Rising Sun band recreate some of Elvis' most dynamic performances in a two-part show. With his impeccable attention to detail Tommy faithfully recreates the sound, the look, and the feel of Elvis. The Movie years: Fe...The Dreggs
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Australian folk pop duo Paddy Macrae and Zane Harris describe their music as "acoustic folk with a little 'singer-song writer'. ...Saved By The 90s
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Calling all you 90's kids! The UK's ultimate 90's night is back to Spice Up Your Life and take you back in time to a very special era that will make you feel Larger Than Life! You will be Dancing In The Moonlight to the greatest 90s hits (...The Phonics - Tribute to Stereophonics
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 17 October 2025
Described by Kelly Jones himself as "Awesome" The Phonics are the Uk's most authentic tribute to Stereophonics. Fresh from their UK o2 academy tour, you will hear all of the biggest hits from every Stereophonics album including their latest...Teen Spirit - 90s Rock Night
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
A 90s Rock night with DJs playing: Nirvana + Pearl Jam + Red Hot Chili Peppers + Rage Against The Machine + Guns N' Roses + Foo Fighters + Green Day + Blink 182 + Pixies + Weezer + Oasis + Blur + Faith No More + Radiohead + Offspring + Sub...Darren Alboni as Mick Hucknall - Simply Red Tribute
The Grand Bar, Warrington
Friday 17 October 2025
Quoted to be the No.1 Mick Hucknall impersonator by the Simply Red Fan Club, Darren Alboni has been performing as the legendary Manchester soul star since 1991 after appearing on, and winning, his heat in Granada Television's "Stars In Thei...The Oasis Experience - Tribute to Oasis
Fatbird, Wigan
Friday 17 October 2025
Described by Alan McGee as "the best tribute to Oasis in the world!, in fact I'll go one better, they're better than the real Oasis!", if you are a connoisseur of the Mancunian mayhem makers, you will definitely see the difference between T...Live Hip Hop, Afrobeats and RnB + DJs
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Friday 17 October - Saturday 20 December 2025
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. ...Sound Of The Crowd - A Night Of Retro Electro
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
If you like New Wave, Synthpop, Italo, Hi-NRG and all things Retro Electro from 1980 until now, then Manchester-based Welsh DJ Dinsdale Godfrey and Liam Moody will take you through the night playing anything from ABC to ZYX. Expect to hear...
The Camden Grunge Scene Presents: NeverUnder The Peer Hat
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
The Camden Grunge Scene finally arrives in Manchester with its main band, NeverUnder (+ supports TBA soon)....The Camden Grunge Scene: NeverUnder + Anomaly + Sigils
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
NeverUnder, one of the main grunge bands in the UK, takes over Manchester on October 17 They'll be joined by local band Anomaly and by Sigils...BEERHALL LIVE - Diecast
Diecast, Manchester
Friday 17 October - Saturday 20 December 2025
Made for everyone. Grab a pint at the Guinness Bar, dance the night away with live house bands, or check out HUGE events every season....Calum Baird
Foxtails Chorley, Chorley
Friday 17 October 2025
'Echoing early Billy Bragg with his dogged optimism' - Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music...Hang Linton: Apparitions Tour at The Rat and Pigeon
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Splicing dance-punk, avant-funk & breakbeats, Leeds-based Hang Linton comes to Manchester for a headline show at The Rat and Pigeon....Karkara (FR) Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
French psych wizards Karkara bring their hypnotising noise to Big Hands...
The Legends Of Them
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
A Hackney Showroom Production in Association with Brixton House & Royal Court Theatre "For the first time in my life, everything was silent" A memory: reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison. Ano...The Vamps
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
The Vamps had never really had the chance to be bored before 2020 struck. Since their platinum-selling debut album, 'Meet The Vamps', crashed into the UK charts at number 2 in 2014, the band have been holding onto a dream-like rush of album...The Hallé & Anna Lapwood - Flying Through Film
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
Radio 1's film critic, Ali Plumb, pilots this exhilarating musical journey: from the sound of wings, wheels and broomsticks slicing through the air, to engines roaring and planets in orbit, these musical scores bring to life the majesty and....jpg)
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Overmono
Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
Welsh electronic music duo Overmono headline with a live set in the Depot, joined by Skream & Benga, Sammy Virji, Joy Orbison, Interplanetary Criminal, and more. The Concourse will host Ewan McVicar B2B Special Request, KI/KI, Ben UFO, DJ F...The Stranglers
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
One of the UK's most exciting, credible and influential British groups, The Stranglers, are set for an extensive, full production tour - the last time they play together in this format! Covering tracks from their mighty, 45-year catalogue, ...Men I Trust
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 18 - 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...The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025 - Saturday 11 July 2026
Few things are more magical than hearing the world's most breath-taking classical music being performed live by a brilliant orchestra in beautiful surroundings, by the flicker of candlelight. This experience comes to life when the city's...Warren Mailley-Smith - Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 18 October - Saturday 8 November 2025
The perfect option for first-time classical concert goers, spectacular British concert panist Warren Mailley-Smith performs a selection of sensational works for solo piano, including Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27, No. ...Candlelight - Rings & Dragons
