ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
The Met
Fri 27 Nov 2026 - Fri 19 Feb 2027
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
UK Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Tribute Band
Manchester Academy
Sat 14 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Hamish Hawk
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 30 April 2026
Rich of voice and even richer of imagination, Edinburgh born indie singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk creates musical pen-portraits as vivid in lyric as they are in melody. He has established himself as a writer of heartfelt, headstrong, unasham...Demob Happy
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 30 April 2026
Demob Happy formed in Newcastle in 2008 when vocalist Matthew Marcantonio, drummer Thomas Armstrong and guitarists Adam Godfrey and Mathew Renforth met as teenagers in their native hometown. The band didn't have an easy start - battling in ...
Brokenwingclub: Kahula // OCEANLESS // Nico Harmony // VENTR
Kamera Ballroom, Manchester
Thursday 30 April - 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...The Cases - Atherton
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Thursday 30 April 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Ist Ist
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
Regularly condemned as too 'out there' to be successful; through sheer determination, hard work and a bulging catalogue of songs, Ist Ist continue to silence the doubters and move from strength to strength. Displaying an arrogance akin to t...Hypocrisy
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
The Swedish melodic death metal band deliver precise, ferocious musicianship. Commonly inspired by the fusion of the modern and the ancient, Hypocrisy find a way to combine innovative ideas with classic sound in order to deliver something m...Pictish Trail
Yes, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
Eschewing the blueprint of the predictable singer-songwriter in favour of something untidily intriguing, bold, weird, wild, wired, sonically luxurious yet never losing touch with his DIY-'til-I-die roots, Isle-of-Eigg dwelling electro-acous...The Phonics - Tribute to Stereophonics
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 1 May 2026
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...
The Cases - Manchester
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Northlink at the Nia
N.I.A.M.O.S Radical Art & Culture Centre, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
Northlink is a brand new movement where we link up the northern underground UK scene sharing ideas, music, art and most of all good people...Puressence
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
Legendary Mancunian rock group Puressence are back, after performing their first live date in over 11 years with a huge hometown show at the Albert Hall in June 2024. James Mudriczki, Kevin Matthews, Lowell Killen, and Anthony Szuminski...The Twilight Sad
New Century, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
Beloved Scottish post-punk band The Twilight Sad make their long-awaited return with recognisable urgent and guitar-rich arrangements from Andy MacFarlane, with James Graham's distinct, raw and impassioned vocals. ...Natalie Jane
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
New Jersey alt-pop star and former American Idol contestant Natalie Janowski has clocked millions of streams and reached no.68 on the UK singles chart in the process with the single "AVA". ...Pulp'd + Blur2 (Pulp & Blur Tribute Acts)
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 2 May 2026
Pulp'd are the Worlds number 1 tribute to Pulp, an authentic and explosive tribute to one of the biggest acts of the Britpop era. Blur2 are the definitive tribute to Blur. Bringing you all the classic Britpop anthems ...Factory 251 Fridays
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...THE REBEL SCUM TOUR- The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
Scruff of the Neck presentsTHE REBEL SCUM TOURHyphen / Gen and the Degenerates / Mudrat / Native James...The Rogues - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Discharge
Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 2 May 2026
Discharge Take to the Holy Diver stage with support from Force Fed Lies....The Heavenly Bodes // Rainy Day Cafe
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 2 May 2026
Cornish garage rockers The Heavenly Bodes stop by Big Hands Supported by lo-fi legends Rainy Day Cafe...
Balu Brigada
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
New Zealand indie rock band Balu Brigada, craft multi-dimensional alternative pop layered with levels of lush live instrumentation, cinematic production, and festival-ready hooks. Led by multi-instrumentalist brothers Henry and Pierre Beas...Balu Brigada
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
New Zealand indie rock band Balu Brigada, craft multi-dimensional alternative pop layered with levels of lush live instrumentation, cinematic production, and festival-ready hooks. Led by multi-instrumentalist brothers Henry and Pierre Beas...Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses / Ian Brown)
Traders, Stockport
Sunday 3 May 2026
Aziz Ibrahim is best known as a guitarist with The Stone Roses and Ian Brown, co-writing songs such as "My Star", "Corpses in Their Mouths", "Longsight M13", "One Way Ticket to Paradise" and numerous other tracks from "Unfinished Monkey Bus...Factory 251 Saturdays
FAC251, Manchester
Sunday 3 - Sunday 10 May 2026
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...Gilles Peterson Bank Holiday Special
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
We're incredibly excited to welcome Gilles Peterson on Sunday 3rd May to celebrate five years of The Blues Kitchen Manchester....Steam Packet Tour II - Manchester
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Tom Smith (Editors)
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Monday 4 May 2026
Hard to believe, but it's been 20 years since Editors first swept into view with their debut album 'The Back Room'. And while in that time we've been treated to two Smith & Burrows LPs - 2011's 'Funny Looking Angels' and 'Only Smith & Burro...
Melys
Florry
Flying Moon In Space
Golden Lion Todmorden, Oldham
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Six piece from Leipzig - Germany A blend of driving krautrock - psych pop - Texhno indebted electronics...Skinshape
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 7 May 2026
Skinshape is the studio project of British musician and producer William Dorey....The Utopia Strong: Live at Hallé St Peter's
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 7 May 2026
An evening of mind bending electronic psychedelia in Manchester's very own cosmic cathedral....Cam Davey
