GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Gigs in Manchester
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Sun 1 Jun 2025 - Fri 26 Jun 2026
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
A Night at The Oscars - A Musical Revue

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 9 - Sunday 11 May 2025
Every year Hollywood pats itself on the back and celebrates its best films, best performers and best songs! A Night at the Oscars tells the story of the Golden Age of Hollywood through song, dance and stories! Enjoy the fabulous music of Ge...Bryan Adams

AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
For most people, a No.1 hit like (Everything I Do) I Do It For You would define their entire career. For Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, it's possibly not even his most popular song. Pre-worldwide chart domination with the theme song from R...Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 9 - Sunday 18 May 2025
A frenetic adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet haunted by Radiohead's Hail to the Thief. Shakespeare's great tragedy and Radiohead's seminal album collide for a feverish experience that fuses theatre, music, and movement. In this frenetic di...Gary Barlow

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
One of Britain's most successful songwriters and record producers, as part of the Manchester group Take That, Frodsham's Gary Barlow has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records. Aside from his achievements with Take That, he ...Opera della Luna - The Mikado

Lowry, Salford
Friday 9 - Saturday 10 May 2025
Opera della Luna's 30th Anniversary celebrations continue with a revival of the company's legendary production of The Mikado, its most colourful and popular production ever. This astonishing and inventive company have achieved nation-wide r...Tangerine Dream

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Described by The New York Times as 'the best synth band in the world', seven-time Grammy nominees Tangerine Dream are a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. They have released more than one hundred albums with th...The Dolly Show - Tribute to Dolly Parton

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 9 May 2025
As seen on BBC ONE and voted the U.K's No 1. Dolly Parton tribute by the Agents Association of Great Britain! Undeniably one of the BEST Dolly impersonators you will ever see, West End star Kelly O'Brien performs the beloved hits of country...Clearwater Creedence Revival - All Star Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
The best tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival you're ever going to see. Selling out at venues all over the world, the band features road-hardened players who, collectively have performed with Stax legend Steve Cropper, Big Country, De...Genesis Connected - Genesis Tribute Band

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 9 May 2025
Celebrating the music of Genesis and the biggest selling acts connected: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Mike & the Mechanics, this show has an incredible mix of material, from atmospheric anthems to chart toppers. Hits spanning from the la...The RAH Band

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Richard A. Hewson's legendary '70s and '80s synth-boogie group, The RAH Band, return to the stage in celebration of the 40-year anniversary of iconic 1985 album, Mystery. This extraordinary event, fully endorsed by Richard himself, will se...Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble

Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
A critically acclaimed artist steeped in solitude and fragility, Hayden Thorpe's singular voice and imaginative song craft is bore of the Lake District landscape in which he lives. Having first cultivated a devoted audience with his band Wi...Zimmer90

Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
German indie-pop-disco duo and best friends Finn and Joscha deliver sophisticated and wistful pop music which recalls shades of Parcels, Air, Phoenix, and The Bee Gees in a restrained and irresistibly lush sound that straddles disco, yach...Emma-Jean Thackray

Yes, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
The Yorkshire-raised, South East London based bandleader, multi-instrumentalist and producer draws glowing lines between '70s jazz fusion and P-funk, the cosmic invocations of Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane and the gorgeous orchestration of the ...High Fade

Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 9 May 2025
Discover the electrifying, intoxicating High Fade: the most exciting thing to happen to funk since the '70s. Get your funk on. ...Gustaffson

Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Liverpool-born, Warrington singer & songwriter Andrew Gower formed Gustaffson in 2020 with lifelong friend & guitarist James 'Webbo' Webster. He's been writing music since the age of 15, however, Gower is best known for his work as an actor...Gruff Rhys - American Interior Screening + Q&A

Savoy Cinema, Stockport
Friday 9 May 2025
In 1792, John Evans, a farmhand from Snowdonia travelled to America to discover whether there was a Welsh-speaking Native American tribe walking the Great Plains. Over 200 years later, distant relative Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) retra...U2 by U2UK

St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 9 May 2025
Over their 20 year history, it's easy to see why U2UK are Europe's Premiere U2 Tribute show, winning the hearts of U2 fans all over by performing in Europe and beyond, including U2's after show party....Chetham's Lunchtime Concert

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Chetham's School of Music, in the heart of Manchester, is the largest specialist music school in the UK, and the only one in the north of England. It is made up of 330 students aged between 8 and 18 and the campus is a melting pot of differ...La Fiesta

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 9 May - Friday 6 June 2025
A free-to-dance global music night featuring Afrobeat, Reggae, Latin, and Jazz with live band. Free entry, every Friday! ...University of Manchester Gamelan Ensemble - Music from West Java

Martin Harris Centre, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Students on the Gamelan Performance module play a lively selection of music from West Java, Indonesia. ...Mat Walklate & Alex Haynes

The Met, Bury
Friday 9 May 2025
This pairing is a convergence of talent from two highly distinctive British blues artists. Having already built individual reputations, Manchester-based Mat Walklate and Leeds musician Alex Haynes have come together, drawing on the deepest ...Adult DVD

The White Hotel, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
A band formed originally as a product of lockdown boredom, the Leeds six piece began in the form of friends Harry Hanson and Greg Lonsdale experimenting with synths and writing over the internet together. As musical ideas blossomed into ful...Factory 251 Fridays

FAC251, Manchester
Friday 9 - Friday 30 May 2025
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...Live Hip Hop, Afrobeats and RnB + DJs

The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Friday 9 - Saturday 31 May 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. ...Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester
Friday 9 May - Saturday 11 October 2025
Enjoy this Manchester walking tour with your expert guide Joe, exploring the city where the legendary Britpop band was born. ...Amelia Coburn

Yes, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Amelia Coburn is darkness and light. Her acclaimed debut album Between The Moon And the Milkman, produced by Bill Ryder-Jones, showcases her as a truly singular voice in the world of music. Unbound by one mood or modern trends she pairs dar...DICE

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Where can I buy tickets for DICE ?Tickets for DICE can be purchased safely and securely from Eventim UKWhen DICE are playing?DICE are playing at -The Deaf Institute - The Lodge, Manchester on 9th May 2025Where are DICE playing?DICE are play...Lyn Lapid

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Where can I buy tickets for Lyn Lapid?Tickets for Lyn Lapid can be purchased safely and securely from Eventim UKWhen is Lyn Lapid playing?Lyn Lapid is playing at -The Deaf Institute, Manchester on 9th May 2025Where is Lyn Lapid playing?Lyn ...Bad Dreams: Adult DVD + More Tba

The White Hotel, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Now Wave presents Bad Dreams: Adult DVD + More TBA at The White Hotel on Friday 9th May 2025...Platt Fields Sportsday 2025 Jamboree

Fuel Cafe Bar, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Come and celebrate the summer with live music and games, all the proceeds will be donated to a charity doing humanitarian work in Gaza....Warm Exit (BE) Live at Big Hands

Clubland

AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
In a spectacular 3-hour action-packed show, re-live the classic tunes in a party atmosphere and enjoy the Clubland experience which is set to bring all those amazing times back. Clubland began as a series of compilation albums in 2002 an...Gregory Porter

Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Gregory Porter, international best selling artist and two time Grammy Award-winning jazz/soul singing sensation, is honoured to announce a thirteen date UK tour. With his irresitable warm baritone vocals, Porter continues to perform to ...The Hallé - An Alpine Symphony

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Sir Mark Elder, Halle Conductor Emeritus, returns to conduct this exploratory programme: a symphony detailing an ascent through the foreboding landscape of the Alpine mountains and a world premiere. Richard Strauss's colossal 'An Alpine Sym...Northern Live - Do I Love You

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Saturday 10 May 2025
Keeping the faith to the original sounds of the underground movement that started on the dance floors in the North and eventually swept the nation including an 11-piece band with 4 lead vocalists performing over 30 original hits, expect ...Choir! Choir! Choir!

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Choir!Choir!Choir! return with a brand-new show where the crowd is the star! Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman (a.k.a. "DaBu") started Choir! Choir! Choir! as a weekly drop-in singing event in 2011. Equal parts singing, comedy, and community-...Choir! Choir! Choir!

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Choir!Choir!Choir! return with a brand-new show where the crowd is the star! Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman (a.k.a. "DaBu") started Choir! Choir! Choir! as a weekly drop-in singing event in 2011. Equal parts singing, comedy, and community-...Massaoke - Sing The Musicals: The Live Band Sing-along Party

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 10 May 2025
Direct from London's West End, the first national tour of the greatest musicals ofall time performed by Massaoke, a sensational live band and character singers, with a giant screen displaying sing along lyrics. Expect to hear songs from Mam...PUP

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Noisy, biting, and recklessly fun Toronto punk band PUP have earned love and accolades from The New York Times, Pitchfork, and SPIN, which helped to cement them as one the most energetic and exciting up and coming bands in the punk communit...Day Fever

New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 10 May - Saturday 21 June 2025
The day-time clubbing event started by Line of Duty actress Vicky McClure, her husband, Welsh actor and filmmaker Jonny Owen and Sheffield indie kings, Reverend & The Makers has swept the UK since it's launch in 2024 "The day-time disco tha...We Three Kings of Rock 'N' Roll

George Lawton Hall, Ashton-under-Lyne
Saturday 10 May 2025
A welcome return for the two-hour uplifting Rock & Roll Show, three artists celebrate the music of three Rock & Roll Icons Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, & Elvis. Darren Page, an artiste in his own right, but his vocal range sits just right in...Make Them Suffer

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Dynamic Aussie extreme metal outfit, Make Them Suffer employ a punishing blend of deathcore and blackened symphonic death metal. Some bands are bred through major labels and are handed their success, Make Them Suffer are a prime example of ...Dub Pistols

The Grand, Clitheroe
Saturday 10 May 2025
Barry Ashworth's merry gang of outlaw reprobates are simply unstoppable. The former Ibiza original, Madchester club promoter and his London collective have added a much-needed swagger to the UK dance scene in recent years and they remain...Noah Gundersen

Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
With a poignant, ruminative approach to his indie folk songs, Noah Gundersen moved from Olympia to Seattle, Washington, to pursue a career in music. The yearning, acoustic folk of his first few releases gradually made way for electric guita...The Orb
