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
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....Brokenwingclub: Kahula // OCEANLESS // Nico Harmony // VENTR
Kamera Ballroom, Manchester
Sunday 3 May - 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...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
Old Town Promotions at the irish bar
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 8 May 2026
Four up and coming bands are playing at the Irish Bar in Warrington...Naked Soft Men (FR) // Wehmut
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 8 May 2026
Naked Soft Men, make their Naked Soft return to Big Hands. Joined by the clothed and strong Wehmut....Punk Rock At The Blossoms
The Blossoms, Stockport
Friday 8 May 2026
We're BACK with another Punk night and we bring you:With RATS RATS RATS - PUNK / NOISE CORE DUO and moreFree Entry...Conan Gray
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
Attracting unanimous applause of everyone from Sir Elton John to Taylor Swift, Texan indie pop singer-songwriter Conan Gray has quickly cemented himself as one of the freshest voices in music during his meteoric rise with over 9 billion ...
The Royston Club
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
The Royston Club are the Wrexham band tipped by Gigwise as 'the new band from Wales most likely to do a Catfish'. Despite only being active for two years, the young four-piece have already completed two UK headline tours totalling 30 dates,...China Crisis
The Grand, Clitheroe
Saturday 9 May 2026
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...These Smiths - The Smiths Tribute Band
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Saturday 9 May 2026
A tribute to The Smiths and Morrissey from their home city of Manchester. Formed shortly after the lead singer appeared on the UK television show Stars In Their Eyes, they are renowned a the closest sounding tribute to the real thing. ...Jenny Colquitt
The Met, Bury
Saturday 9 May 2026
Compared to the likes of Eva Cassidy, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morissette, and KT Tunstall, emerging Widnes artist Jenny Colquitt encompasses a unique combination of Americana, indie and folk rock and pop, which has seen her named as one of R...
ECHO SOUND FESTIVAL - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
Echo Sound presentsEcho Sound Festival Indie all-day festival...The Denabys Lions Den Manchester 9/5/26
Lion's Den, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
'One of the most exciting bands around, every show gets better and better' - singers dad...Packaging (US) Live at Big Hands
The maritime county
Elevation13, Stockport
Saturday 9 May 2026
THE MARITIME COUNTYLeeds, UK | Indie Rock | 4-PieceTMC BIOThe Maritime County are a hungry ,energetic ,upcoming indie rock band from Leeds....
YELLOW DAYS
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 10 May 2026
Noted for throaty, yearning vocals that accompany his swimmy indie soul-pop, Yellow Days is the performance alias of young Manchester-born, Surrey-raised musician George van den Broek. With influences that include Ray Charles, Mac DeMar...Big Condo Records Presents Happy Tomorrow live at Fuel Cafe Bar
Fuel Café Bar, Manchester
Sunday 10 May 2026
Big Condo Records Presents Happy Tomorrow live at Fuel Cafe Bar with Fish Night, Ivy Veins, Parisella and special guest Emzz......Teddy Swims/Rag n Bone Man Tribute
