HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Hard Rock & Metal Concerts in Manchester
Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
Manchester Academy
Fri 10 Apr - Sat 28 Nov 2026
UK Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Tribute Band
Manchester Academy
Sat 14 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Novelists
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Female fronted Heavy Metal from Paris & Marseille. The band's sound has been described as metalcore, with guitar styles heavily inspired by progressive metal and djent. ...Exhumed + Gruesome
Rebellion, Manchester
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Exhumed + Gruesome...Mimi Barks
Star and Garter, Manchester
Wednesday 8 April - Monday 14 September 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Mimi BarksPlus special Guest:Swarm6ix...Suzi Quatro
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 9 April 2026
Rock icon Suzi Quatro marks over 62 years in the music industry with a hit-packed, high-octane celebration of one of rock and roll's most enduring careers. Fans can expect all their favourite hits: '48 Crash', ''If You Can't Give Me Love',...WORLD PEACE
Star and Garter, Manchester
Thursday 9 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:WORLD PEACEBrutally chaotic and yet rigorously disciplined, San Francisco's WORLD PEACE have been turning headswith their unique brand of low-end mayhem since the release of their 2020 debut LP ?Come...Skynd
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 10 April 2026
Australian gothic industrial rock band Skynd, consisting of lead singer Skynd and multi-instrumentalist Father, have pioneered the genre of true crime music with a grim aesthetic and songs largely based on disturbing deaths and murders....Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 10 April 2026
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world reno...Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
The Met, Bury
Friday 10 April 2026
Scottish power trio Moving Pictures play for over two hours covering all the Rush classics such as Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio and Xanadu (with doubleneck guitars) plus some deeper cuts such as By Tor and later belters such as Far Cry a...The History of Rock Celebrates Led Zeppelin
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Friday 10 April 2026
The History of Rock show is back and bigger than ever! Celebrating a rock line-up like no other, headlined with the spotlight on Led Zeppelin, one of the greatest bands of all time! A thrilling ride through the history of rock, the iconic...STAHLZEIT - Rammstein Tribute Show
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 11 April 2026
The Most Spectacular RAMMSTEIN Tribute Show, German act Stahlzeit incorporate pyrotechnics , costumes, and stage decorations which resemble those of Rammstein into their stage show. ...
PRESIDENT
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Despite never having released any music, anonymous masked metal band PRESIDENT first appeared on the line-up of the 2025 Download Festival, confusing fans as no other details were released as to who the band was. Shortly afterward, the ban...Nocny Kochanek
Rebellion, Manchester
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Polish chart topping heavy metal band founded in Warsaw in 2012 who have been described as producing traditional heavy metal typical of bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Music critics also describe their work as similar to the son...Lady Pank
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 17 April 2026
One of the most popular groups in the history of Polish rock, 1980's rockers Lady Pank come to the UK. The chart-topping Wroclaw act garnered some attention in the United States in 1985, when MTV placed the video for the band's single "Mi...CODA - A Tribute To Led Zeppelin
The Met, Bury
Friday 17 April 2026
If you like your Led Zeppelin tribute band with big hair, all the stage moves and excitement of the original band, an incredible attention to detail unrivalled by any other Led Zeppelin tribute band, a singer with all the range and power of...Letz Zep - Led Zeppelin Tribute
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 17 April 2026
The Official Number One tribute to Led Zeppelin and Baby, they ain't foolin'. Letz Zep are a truly international act, their tours have taken in over 40 countries on six continents. ...Tyketto + Little Caesar
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 18 April 2026
Melodic New York glam metal act Tyketto, creators of the ultimate 1980's rock anthem of a generation, Forever Young, have always believed that bands and fans are stronger together. Indeed, their 1994 sophomore album, Strength In Numbers, a...Disgracing - EP Launch - Manchester
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Saturday 18 April 2026
Launch show for Descension into Despair, Disgracing's debut EPSupported by Gorge from Italy and Hacked Up...The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Sunday 19 April 2026
After mesmerising audiences across the USA and Europe, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is set to electrify the UK once again. Prepare for a spellbinding 90-minute spectacle that infuses iconic Rock & Metal anthems with a hauntingly beauti...Creeper
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 23 April 2026
The Southampton horror punk band's devoted fanbase were devastated when frontman Will Gould announced the end of the band during a sold-out Koko show in 2018. But now, the band are reborn. Larger-than-life, darker-than-death, they reache...
Skillet
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 25 April 2026
One of Christian music's top-selling rock bands, Memphis, Tennessee, hard rockers Skillet capture the raw energy and multitextured sonic landscape for which they have become known. A mixture of dissonant chords, anthemic builds and memorabl...The Scratch
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 25 April 2026
Dublin's The Scratch were born from a shared love of metal and traditional Irish music and have moulded triumphant melodies with the groove and intensity of metal. Their debut album released in 2020 reached #9 in the Irish Album Charts, #2 ...Party Cannon + Internal Bleeding
Rebellion, Manchester
Saturday 25 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Party Cannon + Internal Bleeding...Dragged Into Sunlight
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 30 April 2026
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Dragged Into SunlightPlus support:VacuousPlague Pit...YES
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
After their hugely successful 'Classic Tales Of Yes' UK Tour in 2024, Progressive Rock legends, YES, return to perform their 1971 classic album, Fragile, in its entirety, including such timeless songs as 'Heart of the Sunrise', 'South S...The Bon Jovi Experience
The Met, Bury
Friday 1 May 2026
The Bon Jovi Experience are the world's first and unquestionably finest tribute to the great Bon Jovi. They are the only tribute to have been featured on the band's official website, not to mention being the only tribute to have been reques...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...Foo Fighters Tribute - The Fooz
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Friday 1 May 2026
Get ready to rock with The Fooz, the ultimate Foo Fighters tribute band...
Smash Into Pieces
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
Multiple award-winning Swedish rock-export Smash Into Pieces have past half a billion Spotify streams & YouTube views. They have evolved into one of the fastest rising Scandinavian alternative rock bands after making a big breakthrough in t...Motorhead Tribute
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Sunday 3 May 2026
Get ready for a full-throttle afternoon of classic heavy rock as Motorpace bring the sound of Motorhead to Empire Warrington....The Issey Chivers Quartet
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Friday 8 May 2026
The Quartet will play a range of jazz standards from the great American songbook, as well as visiting other styles such as Bossa Novas. Expect to hear some new arrangements, as well as some original compositions by the band. Issey Chivers i...
Moretallica - UK Metallica Tribute
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 9 May 2026
Moretallica are the most exciting Metallica tribute in the UK, giving the most authentic performance and the most energetic show. 2024 is Moretallica's 11th year of touring. To celebrate this, they will be playing songs from all 11 of Meta...Carnal Rot Dawn of Animosity and others
Aatama, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
Putrid Promotions first show a night of BDM, Grind and Slam. Headliner TBA. Supports; Carnal Rot, Dawn of Animosity, Erectomy and Asbestosis....Battle of the Slams
Star and Garter, Manchester
Sunday 10 May - Saturday 6 June 2026
8 bands battle it out over 2 shows for a chance to perform at Offal Fest 2026Both shows are non-profit and completely for the scene...The Neverland Express + Caleb Johnson - Celebrating Meat Loaf
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 15 May 2026
The only show that was officially endorsed by Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman, celebrate the legendary rocker and experience his hit songs performed brilliantly by his backing band The Neverland Express plus American Idol winner, Caleb Johnson. ...Machine Head
