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
Manchester Academy
Fri 26 Sep 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Wed 1 - Fri 31 Oct 2025
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...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...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. ...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...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...
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...Death Valley Girls
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
"Tripped out, flipped out garage rock with psychedelic undertones on the one hand, upbeat synth dance melodies on the other, AND a bit of everything in between; Death Valley Girls have got it all." - NARC Magazine. "Death Valley Girls are ...Factory 251 Saturdays
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 10 - Saturday 31 May 2025
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...
Death Valley Girls Live at Yes
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Californian group Death Valley Girls will return to Manchester for the 3rd time, Supported by Berliners Bella & The Bizarre...
Next Up at Aatma
Aatma, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Empire Events and Bread Records join forces to bring you a Manchester showcase, featuring some of the hottest upcoming talent the city has to offer....Dekaytah Stage and Radio video shoot/academy warm up show
Stage And Radio Basement, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Manchester powerhouses Dekaytah play an intimate show with Beyond Extinction and Godeth supporting....Hawkwind
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 11 May 2025
Famed for their 1972 UK no.2 hit "Silver Machine", Hawkwind was formed in 1969 by Dave Brock, who still remains at the helm today. In 1970, the band played at the first-ever Glastonbury Festival, released their eponymously titled debut albu...Nap Eyes
Yes, Manchester
Monday 12 May 2025
Nap Eyes makes crooked, literate guitar pop refracted through the gray Nova Scotian rain. Their songs are equal parts shambling and sophisticated, with one eye on the dirt and one trained on the starry firmament, inhabiting a skewed world ...Seafret
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Monday 12 May 2025
Indie folk rock duo Seafret consists of singer Jack Sedman and guitarist Harry Draper, from Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Their debut studio album Tell Me It's Real peaked at No. 59 on the UK Albums Chart. ...Bria Salmena
Yes, Manchester
Monday 12 May 2025
Long celebrated as the frontwoman of Canadian post-punk outfit FRIGS and as a vocalist in Orville Peck's live band, Bria Salmena culminates her artistic evolution as a solo artist. Her music is anchored by her commanding voice-alternately ...The Waterboys
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 13 May 2025
Best known for songs including "The Whole of the Moon", "Fisherman's Blues" and "The Return of Pan", London-formed folk rockers The Waterboys have been led by Scottish singer and guitarist Mike Scott - their line-up otherwise ever-evolv...
Rose City Band
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 13 May 2025
Now Wave presents Rose City Band at YES Pink Room on 13th May 2025...Soccer Mommy
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Quietly catchy and surprisingly confrontational. Soccer Mommy is the indie pop project of Sophie Allison, a wise beyond her years young Nashville native and musical wunderkind. Her songs, which have confronted toxic relationships and infat...Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 15 May 2025
Discover the music of Manchester legends Oasis performed by violin under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...Whip Round
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Thursday 15 May - Thursday 26 June 2025
Your favourite weekly Alt club night is back with three rooms of Indie classics, post punk, new wave, and Kowgirl Karaoke ...Koti parti 003: underground electronic + hyperpop
Derby Brewery Arms, Manchester
Thursday 15 May 2025
Koti parti presents the best electronic, hyperpop from Manchester and beyond...Supergrass
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 May 2025
Tearing by at a breakneck speed, it has been 30 years since 'I Should Coco', the spectacularly eclectic chart-topping debut by Oxford Britpop rockstars Supergrass, was released in 1995. At the time, the band were barely out of their teens. ...China Crisis
Lowry, Salford
Friday 16 May 2025
Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of the synth pop band which started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1979. China Crisis found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums an...Jack Dolan & Co
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 16 May 2025
Jack Dolan & Co are a brand new band featuring frontman and former Guitarist from The Demo, Jack Dolan delivering indie rock and acoustic vibes from Manchester's vibrant music scene ...Panic Shack
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 16 May 2025
Now Wave presents Panic Shack at Band on the Wall on 16th May 2025...
Marseille - Manchester
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Friday 16 May 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Preoccupations
Yes, Manchester
Friday 16 May 2025
Now Wave presents Preoccupations at YES Pink Room on 16th May 2025...The Null Club
