HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Hard Rock & Metal Concerts in Manchester
Sanctum Sanctorium - The Dark Side Of The 80s
Manchester Academy
Sat 19 Dec 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Manchester Academy
Sat 19 Sep 2026 - Sat 15 May 2027
Bring Me the Horizon
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Friday 10 - Saturday 11 July 2026
Sheffield Metalcore giants-turned-arena rockers Bring Me The Horizon have been on a journey of stratospheric proportions, playing sell-out shows around the globe as well as scoring BRIT and Grammy nominations. From being named Best Britis...Wrong Jovi - Tribute to Bon Jovi
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Friday 10 July 2026
Wrong Jovi are widely considered to be "the best Bon Jovi tribute band in the world!" So much so, that even the former Bon Jovi guitarist, Richie Sambora, has personally thanked the band for their hard work and unforgettable performances. ...Bring Me The Horizon Party
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 10 July 2026
A club night dedicated to Bring Me The Horizon. Expect to hear Bring Me The Horizon / Bad Omens / Sleep Token / Asking Alexandria / Neck Deep / Linkin Park / A Day To Remember / Electric Callboy / Limp Bizkit / I Prevail / Enter Shikari / ...Festwich Tribute Festival
Heaton Park, Manchester
Saturday 11 July 2026
The tribute act festival that brings you blistering sets from the best rock and indie bands in the universe. Now with 3 stages over 2 days. ...Cancer Bats performing as Bat Sabbath - Tribute to Black Sabbath
Rebellion, Manchester
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Canadian hardcore punk band Cancer Bats perform as their alter ego Bat Sabbath, a tribute to Black Sabbath. ...Breaking Benjamin
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Thursday 16 July 2026
Forming in 1998, and led by vocalist and guitarist, Benjamin Burnley, Pennsylvania hard rockers Breaking Benjamin have forged their own path through their angst-fuelled lyrics, crunching guitars and swelling choruses, that has seen them se...Breaking Benjamin
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 16 July 2026
Forming in 1998, and led by vocalist and guitarist, Benjamin Burnley, Pennsylvania hard rockers Breaking Benjamin have forged their own path through their angst-fuelled lyrics, crunching guitars and swelling choruses, that has seen them se...S8nt Elektric
Holy Diver, Stockport
Friday 17 July 2026
S8NT ELEKTRIC has quickly become a force in the heavy music scene for their colorful and adrenaline-fueled approach to the genre....Steel Panther
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 21 July 2026
The comedic glam metal band from Sunset Strip, Los Angeles are a living, breathing study in the art of "hair metal". With tongues firmly lodged in their cheeks, Steel Panther celebrate and ridicule all that was good and bad about the "grea...Guns N' Yorkshire Roses - Tribute to Guns N' Roses
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Friday 24 July 2026
Hailing from God's own county, Yorkshire, England, Guns N' Yorkshire Roses are an authentic tribute to the band Guns N' Roses, focusing on the classic era from 1987-1993. Featuring veteran members of the Yorkshire music scene, the band hav...The Jack Pearce Quintet
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Friday 24 July 2026
Described as ?A band about to make its mark on UK Jazz?, The Jack Pearce Quintet showcases Jack?s original compositions that pay homage to jazz traditions while injecting a fresh, inventive spirit. A band of Leeds Conservatoire Alumni, the...Guns 2 Roses - Tribute to Guns n' Roses
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 25 July 2026
Guns 2 Roses the UK's longest running Guns N Roses tribute have existed since late 2002 and in 11 years have become biggest GNR tribute in history. Some tributes tried but not one has and will come close to the authenticity, charisma and h...Twin Lizzy - Thin Lizzy Tribute
The Sound Lounge Darwen, Blackburn
Saturday 25 July 2026
Twin Lizzy are one of the UK's leading tributes to the music of Thin Lizzy and Phil Lynott. The Chorley-based band are known for playing the greats plus some lesser known tracks together with the on stage energy Lizzy was known for....
Wolfmother
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 30 July 2026
Australian Grammy-winning rockers Wolfmother's burst on to the scene in 2005 with their self-titled debut album, which featured classic songs like the UK Top 40 hit "Woman" (which earned them Best Hard Rock Performance at the 2007 Grammy...RADAR Festival
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 31 July - Sunday 2 August 2026
The progressive rock and metal festival is back with a stella line-up: FRIDAY 31 JULY -THY ART IS MURDER +CHELSEA GRIN +SIKTH +VIANOVA + GRAPHIC NATURE + PINTGLASS + GHOST IRIS + HACKTIVIST +CAGE FIGHT + CLT DRP + SIXTH WONDER + ROZEMARY...Thy Art Is Murder
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 31 July 2026
Combining classic and authentic death metal elements that invoke the renegade, spirit-crushing, monstrosity of early Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, and Decapitated with the precision rhythmic assault of Meshuggah and the breakdown-infused ...Skindred
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 1 August 2026
From hard-hitting metal to reggae, rock to pop, dub to electro, nothing's off limits for Welsh ragga rock pioneers Skindred as their heavy, distortion-laden riff punches melt into vocalist Benji Webbe's frenzied rapping. Explosive metal a...AN AFTERNOON OF ROCK
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 1 August 2026
An Afternoon of ROCK & METAL brings a daytime rock and metal party to all you over 30s. With a mix of well known rock, hair metal, pop-punk, grunge and nu-metal hits from across the decades, there will be something for everyone. Come and r...Iron Maiden - Brian Maiden & Megadeth UK
Holy Diver, Stockport
Saturday 1 August 2026
The Double header of the year you have all been waiting for. Iron Maiden & Megadeth Are heading to the Holy Diver stage for a double header ...Whitesnake Tribute (Fakesnake)
The Brickhouse, St Helens
Saturday 1 August 2026
We clocked these guys on one of our tours instant booking awesome show...Animals As Leaders
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Sunday 2 August 2026
When unknown virtuoso guitarist Tosin Abasi released his debut solo album under the moniker ANIMALS AS LEADERS in 2009, few would have predicted the now ground-breaking, critically-acclaimed, genre defying instrumental Washington D.C. trio...Firevolt Rock Festival
Whitebottom Farm, Stockport
Thursday 6 August 2026
Formally FIRESTORM Festival, Manchester's Best Camping Rock Fest, bringing you the best rock bands on 2 stages over 3 days on a picturesque farm through Etherow Country Park. ...Biohazard + Life of Agony
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 6 August 2026
Celebrating their 35th anniversary as a band, Brooklyn based hardcore metal legends Biohazard have returned, reuniting their original lineup of Billy Graziadel, Bobby Hambel, Danny Schuler and Evan Seinfeld. Biohazard pioneered a genre, w...Arch Enemy
Rebellion, Manchester
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Sweden's extreme metal titans Arch Enemy return with more guttural force, powerful signature guitar riffs and clean vocal surprises. ...Dirty DC - AC/DC Tribute
The Edge Wigan, Wigan
Friday 14 August 2026
Dirty/DC have been playing throughout the UK and Europe since 1998 and have developed a lineup and stage show that has made their reputation seriously strong amongst AC/DC fans, whether die hard fanatics or people who just want a good nigh...Primus
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 17 August 2026
Described by Kirk Hammett, guitarist of fellow Californian band Metallica, as "unique, they're a square peg in a round hole", since 1984, Primus have followed in the footsteps of boundary-pushing artists like Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd ...Primus
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Monday 17 August 2026
Described by Kirk Hammett, guitarist of fellow Californian band Metallica, as "unique, they're a square peg in a round hole", since 1984, Primus have followed in the footsteps of boundary-pushing artists like Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd ...Hollywood Vampires
AO Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Hollywood Vampires is the rock supergroup which lives and breathes the spontaneous magic of three megastars - the legendary Alice Cooper, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, and Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp. With some of the purest, most un...Sabbotage - A Tribute to Black Sabbath
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Friday 21 August 2026
Formed from the ashes of the already established Sabbath Tribute Snowblind in 2014, immediately it was obvious that this band would become the most authentic and by far the best Black Sabbath tribute in the UK. All of the band are high...AFI
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 22 August 2026
Californian rockers AFI (A Fire Inside) formed in 1991, originally as a hardcore punk band, before since delving into many genres, starting with horror punk and following through post-hardcore and emo into alternative rock and gothic rock....AFI
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 22 August 2026
Californian rockers AFI (A Fire Inside) formed in 1991, originally as a hardcore punk band, before since delving into many genres, starting with horror punk and following through post-hardcore and emo into alternative rock and gothic rock....A Foreigner's Journey - The Music of Foreigner and Journey
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 22 August 2026
Legendary bands Foreigner and Journey are giants of the AOR (Adult Orientated Rock) and Classic Rock genres, attracting huge audiences as live acts since forming in the 1970's. Sadly for those in the UK, their shows over here have been few...Rushed - A Tribute to Rush
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 22 August 2026
Rushed are a three piece authentic tribute act performing the music of Canada's finest progressive Rock trio - Rush. ...Heaven Can Wait - A Tribute to the Music of Meat Loaf
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Friday 28 August 2026
Carlton Entertainment brings you their brand-new production featuring Meat Loaf's greatest hits. Following a Sold Out tour of Spain in 2024, This showstopping concert launches across Europe in 2025. Featuring the incredible vocals of Lee B...Cerebral Incubation - Manchester
Star and Garter, Manchester
Friday 28 August 2026
USA based Slam titans Cerebral Incubation return to Manchester for the first time in 9 years to decimate Star & Garter...SKRIKE
