HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Hard Rock & Metal Concerts in Manchester
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Manchester Academy
Fri 4 Dec 2026 - Sat 15 May 2027
Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
Manchester Academy
Fri 5 Mar - Fri 9 Apr 2027
Sanctum Sanctorium - The Dark Side Of The 80s
Manchester Academy
Sat 19 Dec 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
Manchester Academy
Sat 28 Nov 2026 - Sat 17 Apr 2027
UK Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Tribute Band
Manchester Academy
Sat 14 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Damnation Festival
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Sunday 8 November 2026 - Sunday 7 November 2027
Europe's biggest indoor metal festival returns. Line-up subject to change. ...Thin Lizzy
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Sunday 8 November 2026
Get Ready for Twin Lizzy - The Ultimate Thin Lizzy Tribute...Currents + Erra
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 12 November 2026
A metalcore co-headline show. Connecticut metalcore band Currents were formed in 2011 by former drummer Jeff Brown, although after numerous line-up changes, since 2018, no original members remain with the band. Described as metalcore and p...Blythe / Blank Atlas
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 12 November 2026
Thu 12 Nov - 7:30 pmBlythe X Blank Atlas+ Coal Mob£10 adv...Dark Matter presents Sylvie Rose quintet + Uroboro
The Golden Lion, Todmorden
Thursday 12 November 2026
Isostasy is a new, forward-facing, jazz-groove-led body of music shaped by one woman?s journey through life in times of enormous change. Drawing on the idea of isostasy?the Earth?s crust and mantle continually adjusting to changing forces?...Little Angels
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 13 November 2026
Legendary Scarborough hard rockers Little Angels are Big, Bad & Back with an ultra-rare UK tour, featuring the full original line-up of vocalist Toby Jepson, guitarist Bruce Dickinson, Jim Dickinson on keyboards, Mark Plunkett on bass guit...Ricky Warwick (The Almighty / Thin Lizzy / Black Star Riders)
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 13 November 2026
Growing up in northern Ireland on a diet of Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, Motorhead, and the Ramones, Ricky Warwick started performing with New Model Army in the late '80s before helping to form U.K. punk band the Almighty in 1988. Aft...Breed 77
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 13 November 2026
Breed 77 (pronounced "Breed Seven-Seven") are a Gibraltarian rock band who blend elements of alternative metal, flamenco, and other Latin influences, creating a distinctive sound. ...Metallicish. Live at Empire Rochdale
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Friday 13 November 2026
Metallicish unleash relentless riffs, precision power, firing through metal classics with speed, weight and sound built to rattle the walls...UK Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Tribute Band
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
This world-famous tribute band takes you on a journey spanning 25 years of music from the now legendary rockers Foo Fighters and their charismatic leader, Dave Grohl. They absolutely nail the true vibe of a Foos live experience, all perfo...Mason Hill
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 14 November 2026
One of the most hard-hitting and engaging bands to emerge from the British rock scene in years, Glasgow's Mason Hill have been traded high in their home country for some time, and for some they are even the hopefuls of UK Rock! Their anthe...
Eagles of Death Metal
New Century, Manchester
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Palm Desert, California rock band EODM (Eagles Of Death Metal) formed in 1998 by best friends Jesse Hughes (a.k.a. The Devil/Boots Electric) and Queen of the Stones Age's Josh Homme (a.k.a. Carlo Von Sexron/DP Pete/Baby Duck/Zombie Zebra)....Eagles Of Death Metal
New Century, Manchester
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Palm Desert, California rock band EODM (Eagles Of Death Metal) formed in 1998 by best friends Jesse Hughes (a.k.a. The Devil/Boots Electric) and Queen of the Stones Age's Josh Homme (a.k.a. Carlo Von Sexron/DP Pete/Baby Duck/Zombie Zebra)....Enter Shikari
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
The precocious St. Albans Trance-Metal tykes deliver a genre-bending mashup which has made them the masters of their trade, scoring multiple UK Top 5 albums and winning the most prestigious music awards over their extensive career. The po...Xentrix
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
Hailing from the Preston, Xentrix was formed in 1985 by guitar player Chris Astley and by the nineties had moved to the forefront of the British Thrash movement as regulars on the playlist for MTV's Headbangers Ball. The legendary Tommy Va...Shinedown
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 20 November 2026
Hailed for their high-octane live shows, explosive rock 'n' roll spirit, thought-provoking lyrics, and melodic sensibility,, the record-breaking multi-platinum Jacksonville, Florida rock outfit have cemented their status as one of the m...Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
New Century, Manchester
Friday 20 November 2026
Cambridge psychedelic rock and doom metal heads Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats stand out from today's sterile desert of rock 'n' roll like a gore-drenched beacon. After enjoying such rich and fruitful artistic indulgence, frontman Kevin Starr...
PRESIDENT
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 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 ba...Gloryhammer
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 21 November 2026
Angus McFife and his symphonic power metal heroes of Dundee make their triumphant return with perfect galloping, highly melodic power metal that merges galactic fire with unforgettable metal anthems. So, shine those hammers, sharpen your ...Deep Purple
AO Arena, Manchester
Sunday 22 November 2026
Pushing the boundaries of time, after five decades of records and 120 million albums sold, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Don Airey continue to travel the scope of hard rock - the textures and nuances of their recent works are any...
Electric Six
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 25 November 2026
Detroit's fun-loving alternative garage rock collective Electric Six celebrate 20 years of their UK Top 10 debut album "Fire" in 2003. The high-octane collection, mixing garage rock, disco, punk, new wave, and metal into cleverly dumb, in-...Graham Bonnet Band (Rainbow / Michael Schenker Group / Alcatrazz)
Holy Diver, Stockport
Thursday 26 - Friday 27 November 2026
After initially finding mainstream success with pop duo The Marbles - who reached no.5 in the UK with the single "Only One Woman", Graham Bonnet enjoyed a solo career throughout the 1970s, until truly making his mark with Ritchie Blackmore...
Pixel Grip
Dirty DC - AC/DC Tribute
The Edge Wigan, Wigan
Friday 27 November 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...Whitesnake UK
St. Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 27 November 2026
Tribute act WhitesnakeUK concentrate purely on reproducing the classic sound of Whitesnake without the need for artificial backing tracks, gimmicks or wigs. From the early classic Moody / Marsden line up to the present day US incarnation,...Raised By Owls
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 27 November 2026
Find tickets and full event details for Raised By Owls live in the UK, including venues, performance dates, and accessibility information. Where can I buy tickets for Raised By Owls?Tickets for Raised By Owls can be purchased safely and se...Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 28 November 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 ...Led-Into-Zeppelin - Tribute to Led Zeppelin
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 28 November 2026
With a reputation as one of the UK's premier tributes to the mighty Zeppelin, Led-Into-Zeppelin are made up of musicians who previously played with Slack Alice, and a late 80s musical venture called The Spurs together with well known Man...The Pretty Reckless
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Sunday 29 November 2026
The New York City rockers embody unwavering integrity and serving up uncompromising anthems, including the UK Top 20 hit "Make Me Wanna Die". The first band to send its first four singles to #1 on the US Mainstream Rock Songs Chart, they h...The Damned
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Monday 30 November 2026
The greatest surviving British punk band The Damned formed in 1976, releasing the first ever UK punk single 'New Rose' fifty years ago. Considered one of the greatest songs from this period, it brought focus on the burgeoning punk scene...
Evergrey
Rebellion, Manchester
Thursday 3 December 2026
Gearing up for the release of their highly anticipated 12th album, Swedish progressive metal band EVERGREY is at a point in their career that many of their peers can only dream about. Since the release of "Hymns For The Broken" in 2014, EV...Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 4 December 2026
Live/Wire is the AC/DC Show. The hugely successful and unique six-man tribute to rock music's greatest band, AC/DC - complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll, in a show critically acclaime...The Hara
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 4 December 2026
Grit, energy and a perceptive exploration of the chaos that surrounds them has fuelled the recent anthemic releases from Manchester rockers THE HARA. The genre-defying trio have topped the iTunes Album charts with the EP's 'Play Dead' (#1...Amnesiak
Kamera Venue, Manchester
Friday 4 December 2026
Find tickets and full event details for Amnesiak live in the UK, including venues, performance dates, and accessibility information. Where can I buy tickets for Amnesiak?Tickets for Amnesiak can be purchased safely and securely from Eventi...Guns N' Yorkshire Roses - Tribute to Guns N' Roses
