WHAT'S ON AT MANCHESTER ACADEMY, MANCHESTER
What's On at Manchester Academy, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at Manchester Academy, Manchester
What's On at Manchester Academy, Manchester
Closet Confessions
Thursday 25 April 2024
Following two sold-out events this year, the dynamic duo are back on the road, sharing even more laugh-out-loud confessions and sizzling hot takes. Sunday Times bestselling author, journalist, and TV presenter Candice Brathwaite, along w...
Tom Walker
Friday 26 - Saturday 27 April 2024
Scottish-Mancunian singer-songwriter Tom Walker is one of the most successful breakthrough stars. His song, Leave a Light On, has been a hit in various countries worldwide. Walker has enjoyed a phenomenal start to 2019. He released his debu...
Smolasty
Friday 26 April 2024
Polish rapper, singer and record producer, Norbert Smolinski, better known as Smolasty, icreates R&B, pop, and rap music. The Warsaw rapper has gained tens of millions of views on YouTube, with platinum-selling hits such as "Nim zajdzie slo...
UK Subs
Friday 26 April 2024
Making their final tour, U.K. Subs are London punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk, enjoying Top 40 hits in 1979 and 1980 with Stranglehold, Tomorrow's Girls, Warhead, Teenage, and Party in Paris. The UK ...
Kira Mac
Friday 26 April 2024
Led by the captivating Rhiannon Kira Hill, who starred on ITV's Voice UK in 2022, Kira Mac is a band built on straight up old school blues rock riffs with a modern edge, a lot of flares, soul and double shots of rock n roll. Twinning powerh...
Bears in Trees
Saturday 27 April 2024
Four pals from South London having an all around swell time, helping old ladies cross the road, bagging your groceries on a Sunday morning. Nothing to see here officer ...
King Awesome - The Ultimate 80s Arena Rock Tribute Show
Saturday 27 April 2024
King Awesome are the ultimate tribute to those explosive late 80s nights on L.A.'s Sunset Strip where big riffs and even bigger hair ruled the airwaves, where you rocked all night and partied all day, when your rallying cry was nothin' but ...
Michael Aldag
Saturday 27 April 2024
Rising to fame on TikTok during Lockdown, the Liverpool-based, Wirral musician is known for his anthemic pop songs. ...
BNXN (formerly known as Buju)
Sunday 28 April 2024
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer BNXN (pronounced as Benson and formerly known as Buju), enjoyed international success when he featured on Pheelz' hit "Finesse". He has also collaborated with Wizkid, Timaya, Blaqbonez, M Huncho, Ladipo, Zlata...
Jess Glynne
Wednesday 1 May 2024
Grammy award-winning, chart-topping London pop singer-songwriter Jess Glynne boasts a repertoire of over ten billion global streams and is the only British female solo artist to score seven number ones on the UK Singles Chart. Her Platinum-...
Rachel Chinouriri
Thursday 2 May 2024
Alternative indie pop artist Rachel Chinouriri explores life through the prism of musical stylings honed through years of experimentation and creation. Ever-eclectic and brutally honest, the Zimbabwean-South Londoner's music traverses life'...
Cody Pennington Country Show
Friday 3 May 2024
Nashville artist Cody Pennington and his band bring the biggest country hits to the UK with the Cody Pennington Country Show. Don't miss a night of boot scootin' hits from artists like Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Dolly Parton, Chris Staplet...
Jim Bob (Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine)
Friday 3 May 2024
More topical than an episode of Newsnight, with songs about Putin, the Taliban and whoever "Billionaire in Space" is about, the album-chart smashing Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine's fiery frontman returns. It's not all doom and gloom ...
Tors
Friday 3 May 2024
Devon harmonic indie trio Tors have supported Tom Walker and Billy Locket. Brothers Matt and Theo Weedon are the grandsons of UK chart-topping guitar legend Bert "Guitar Wizard" Weedon, whom, alongside a successful solo career penned the mu...
Lil Yachty
Saturday 4 May 2024
Atlanta rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Lil Yachty incorporates psychedelic alternative rock into his music, inspired by multiple psychedelic journeys and his longtime love of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'. Collaborat...
AC/DC UK + Dizzy Lizzy - AC/DC & Thin Lizzy Tributes
Saturday 4 May 2024
A tribute to two classic rock giants. AC/DC UK are Europe's most explosive tribute to AC/DC and have established themselves as one of the globe's forerunners in the tribute scene, not only emulating the genuine article at their most succes...
Ledisi
Saturday 4 May 2024
Grammy Award-winning New Orleans artist and actor Ledisi brings her signature R&B and jazz vibe to the UK! This acclaimed recording artist, songwriter, music producer, author and actress is a powerhouse vocalist with a career spanning almos...
Ocie Elliott
Saturday 4 May 2024
With songs gracing the soundtracks of Greys Anatomy and Sweet Magnolias, among others, folk duo Ocie Elliott pen tunes that feel lived-in. You can hear their memories, experiences, and emotions in the dusty acoustic guitars, the sparse prod...
Camera Obscura
Monday 6 May 2024
Glaswegian "twee pop" indie stars Camera Obscura are the group that Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch discovered and which he became obsessed with, to the point of producing their third single ("Eighties Fan"), directing the corresponding ...
Nemzzz
Tuesday 7 May 2024
Hailing from one of Manchester's most deprived areas rapper and singer Nemzzz is determined to stand out through his lyrics and distinct musical sound. Naturally introverted, Nemzzz is someone who keeps his thoughts to himself but through h...
90s Baby Show
Thursday 9 May 2024
Are you ready to relive the glory of the '90s with the decade's most evocative conversationalists? Prepare for an unforgettable journey with the creators of the award-winning podcast, the 90s Baby Show. Fred Santana, Temi Alchemy, and VPIn...
Magnum
Thursday 9 May 2024
Legendary British hard rock band Magnum have announced a major European tour, with headline shows in London, Norwich, Exeter, Hull and their hometown Birmingham. The tour comes alongside the announcement of their newest studio album. The ba...
NinaRosa
Friday 10 May 2024
NinaRosa is an English/Portuguese Artist from Jersey, Channel Islands now based in Manchester, where she studies at the Royal Northern College of Music. She takes inspiration from the likes of artists such as Jill Scott, Amber Mark, Espera...
James McVey (The Vamps)
Friday 10 May 2024
The Vamps frontman and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star makes his debut solo headline tour, showcasing his brand of acoustic folk pop. ...
The Rifles
Friday 10 May 2024
British indie outfit the Rifles rose to popularity in the mid-2000s with a jaunty garage rock & roll sound that's equal parts Jam-like swagger and a playfulness not unlike contemporaries the Kooks. First grabbing public attention with the 2...
The Cadillac Three
Saturday 11 May 2024
Leaving a lasting impression on fans with their high-octane live shows and chart-topping songwriting skills, Nashville trio The Cadillac Three deliver a sound all of their own that hovers between radio-ready Country anthems, hard-and-heavy ...
Symphonic Metal Nights - Sirenia + Temperance + Symphonity
Saturday 11 May 2024
SYMPHONIC METAL NIGHTSfeaturing SIRENIA | TEMPERANCE | SYMPHONITYSYMPHONIC METAL NIGHTS tour is finally hitting the shores of UK & Ireland!  One of the pioneers of the genre, the legendary SIRENIA, led by Norwegian multi-instrument...
Pearl Scam + Angry Hair - Pearl Jam & Alice In Chains Tributes
Saturday 11 May 2024
Pearl Scam is the UK's finest Pearl Jam experience. The band's musicians have come together with one common goal - recreating Pearl Jam's high energy live shows. Hear classic songs like Jeremy, Betterman, Elderly Woman and Given To Fly and...
Landmvrks
Sunday 12 May 2024
An uncompromising style, assumed, claimed, and highly distinctive, the Marseille metalcore band take the listener through massive, energetic, or even aerial parts, without escaping the efficient groove inherited from a rap culture. ...
Beth McCarthy
Sunday 12 May 2024
York TikTok sensation Beth McCarthy's unique ability to draw in an audience with honest storytelling and captivating vocals, combined with a dynamic pop sound, creates anthems for the heart. Beth's career sky rocketed in December 2020 after...
Bailey Zimmerman
Monday 13 May 2024
As a spellbinding storyteller, sharp songwriter, powerhouse performer and history-making, double platinum-certified phenomenon, celebrated Illinois Country Music singer/songwriter Bailey Zimmerman has personified the American dream from th...
Natalie Jane
Monday 13 May 2024
New Jersey alt-pop star and former American Idol contestant Natalie Janowski has clocked millions of streams and reached no.68 on the UK singles chart in the process with the single "AVA". ...
Bellah Mae
Wednesday 15 May 2024
Solihull Tik Tok sensation Bellah Mae grew up obsessed with Miley Cyrus which has clearly influenced her pop song writing sensibilities. ...
Rise of the Northstar
Wednesday 15 May 2024
Paris heavy metal band ROTNS combine heavy metal, hip-hop, and hardcore punk with Japanese pop culture influences. ...
Lucy Spraggan
Thursday 16 May 2024
Canterbury-born, Buxton-raised and Cheshire-living folk pop star Lucy Spraggan was the first contestant on the X Factor to perform her own compositions in 2021 with her introspective acoustic hip-pop style festival anthems since helping sc...
Patrick Droney
Thursday 16 May 2024
 A child of the dedication line and VHS era, soulful Brooklyn-based artist, producer and virtuosic guitar sensation Patrick Droney survives on sentimentality. It hits him every time he hears Delilah on late-night radio or passes by the Blo...
Spendlove
Friday 17 May 2024
Spendlove are a dreampop/altrock band from Manchester. They formed originally as an acoustic duo in mid 2023 of Shauna Spensley (vocals) and Nat moss (guitar). Later that year, Hari Stone (drums) , Dan Allsop (bass) and River Gregory (guita...
Florentenes
Friday 17 May 2024
Manchester indie band Florentenes was born from two bedroom musicians with a passion for creating music and showing off to others. Vocalist Will Smith and lead guitarist Luke Holding spent a long time trying to hone their craft of songwriti...
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
Sunday 19 May 2024
One of the world's most storied musicians legendary Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson returns with new solo music. Known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage presence, alongside his multi-million selling care...
Leah Kate
Monday 20 May 2024
Los Angeles pop singer Leah Katefirst charted in the UK Top 30 with the single "10 Things I Hate About You", before supporting Madison Beer's European tour. ...
Indoor Pets
Thursday 23 May 2024
Indie pop act Indoor Pets (formerly known as Get Inuit), formed straight after leaving school in Sittingbourne, Kent, and it wasn't long before their effortless songs were attracting attention, with one of them making Record Of The Week on ...
The Wedding Present
Friday 24 May 2024
Stalwarts of the flourishing independent scene from the mid-eighties onwards and continuing to impact to this day, the Leeds-formed indie band, fronted by Manchester-raised David Gedge, were avidly championed by BBC Radio One's John Peel. T...
Alex Spencer
Friday 24 May 2024
First discovered while busking on the streets of Manchester, new indie talent Alex Spencer has already been hailed as one of the UK's most promising songwriters at just 16 years old. Combining infectious guitar lines with his street-savvy v...
Most Popular Shows and Events at Manchester Academy, Manchester
