REGGAE & SKA CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
REGGAE & SKA CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Reggae & Ska Concerts in Manchester
The Specials Ltd - Tribute to 2Tone Legends The Specials
Band On The Wall
Fri 14 Nov 2025 - Fri 30 Jan 2026
La Fiesta
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 1 - Friday 22 August 2025
A free-to-dance global music night featuring Afrobeat, Reggae, Latin, and Jazz with live band. Free entry, every Friday! ...Capleton & The Prophecy Band
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 8 August 2025
Legendary Jamaican Reggae icons Capleton & The Prophecy Band promise an unforgettable experience of conscious lyrics, high-energy performance, and powerful reggae vibrations. Fans can expect a night filled with classic hits, deep roots regg...The Selecter
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 9 August 2025
Get on down to see Coventry 2 tone ska revival legends The Selecter. Having co-released the first 2 tone ska single, "The Selecter", reaching UK no.6 in 1979 as a Double A-side with the Specials' "Gangsters", they were one of the founding a...Vybz Kartel
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Jamaican Dancehall icon Vybz Kartel is making his long-awaited return to the international stage. As summarized by Rolling Stone, The Worl' boss "attained folk-hero status in Jamaica with provocative lyrics, and a mischievous public perso...Ska Face
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 19 September 2025
A great Ska band playing all the best classic Ska and 2-Tone from artists like The Specials, The Skatalites. The Selecter, Toots 'n' The Maytals, The Beat, Bad Manners, Madness, and many more. Formed from the desire to return to the classic...Simply Red
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Manchester soul legends Simply Red are back! One of the UK's most treasured bands, frontman Mick Hucknall continues to offer a sensational pop masterclass with vivid, heartfelt, life-giving tracks that mix soul, funk, R&B and blues. Formed ...The Dualers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
The Dualers are a 9-piece Jamaican Rhythm & Blues band from South-East London. They first hit the headlines when the single Kiss on the Lips stormed in to the UK top 30 despite no industry or professional backing, they progressed to playing...BLACK POWER DESK
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Inspired by the historic Mangrove Nine Trial and brought to life by an original score performed by a live three-piece band, Black Power Desk is a musical soundtrack charting a fiercely emotive and politically charged era of often overlook...Darren Alboni as Mick Hucknall - Simply Red Tribute
The Grand Bar, Warrington
Friday 17 October 2025
Quoted to be the No.1 Mick Hucknall impersonator by the Simply Red Fan Club, Darren Alboni has been performing as the legendary Manchester soul star since 1991 after appearing on, and winning, his heat in Granada Television's "Stars In Thei...PorkPie
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
 Scotland's 9 piece Ska Behemoth, a music force of nature that have been tearing up stages the length and breadth of the country. Combining top quality dance along ska standards from The Specials, Bad Manners, Madness, The Beat, etc. with...The Cat Empire
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Formed in Melbourne, Australia and adored the world over, jazz/funk band The Cat Empire is a musical success story that continues to be written, crafting infectious, genre-embracing anthems and releasing chart-topping, multi-platinum albums...Skindred
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Thursday 30 October 2025
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 an...Martin Stephenson and The Daintees
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 9 November 2025
County Durham singer-songwriter Martin Stephenson's early love of literature and music led to the formation of the first Daintees line-up in his early teens. Never pandering to a particular scene, Stephenson's lightness of touch on a varied...The Specials Ltd - Tribute to 2Tone Legends The Specials
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 14 November 2025
Celebrating the 45th anniversary of the The Specials' classic #1 single 'Ghost Town' with a live set from The Specials Ltd., the world's most authentic and original tribute to 2-Tone Records Legends, The Specials. When the original line up ...Maxi Priest + David Rodigan
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
A truly special night of rhythm and roots as reggae legend Maxi Priest and iconic DJ David Rodigan unite for a genre-defining celebration of British-Caribbean music and culture. Expect smooth vocals, deep dub grooves, and a masterclass in s...
Bad Manners
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Buster Bloodvessel, one of the biggest characters in Ska, has stayed loyal to the music and has become as influential as he is entertaining with his band Bad Manners, who are best known for their biggest hits, "Lip Up Fatty" (UK No.15 in 19...The Wailers
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 30 November 2025
Bob Marley and the Wailers recorded, toured and made history together between 1972 and 1981. It was Bob Marley himself that requested the Wailers stayed together. Today, carrying on the mission are legitimate members, children-of-legends an...Madness
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
Madness may have been at the forefront of the late '70s ska revival, but the band quickly moved beyond the constraints of two-tone. By the time the '80s were in full swing, their embrace of everything from Motown to pure pop had made them o...Dreadzone + The Orb
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
A co-headline tour from two London ambient and dub electronica legends. Formed in 1993 in London by ex-Big Audio Dynamite drummer Greg Roberts and musician Tim Bran, Dreadzone scored a Top 20 hit in 1996 with "Little Britain". The Orb - Ale...The Specials Ltd - Tribute to 2Tone Legends The Specials
