MANCHESTER BANDS & ARTISTS ON STAGE IN MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER BANDS & ARTISTS ON STAGE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Manchester Bands & Artists On Stage in Manchester
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Bread Shed
Fri 14 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Northern Live - Do I Love You
Manchester Opera House
Tue 18 Feb - Fri 21 Nov 2025
Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
The Met
Fri 31 Jan - Fri 21 Mar 2025
Manchester 80's & 90's Music Tour & Exploration Game
Johnny Roadhouse Music, Manchester
Tuesday 24 - Tuesday 31 December 2024
Join an interactive adventure that blends nostalgia, culture, and intrigue, as you uncover the hidden gems and untold tales of Manchester's musical past. Embark on a journey through Manchester's musical heyday, where the streets come aliv...Lottery Winners
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 December 2024
Born in Salford and raised on romance, unstoppable indie-pop four-piece The Lottery Winners blend fizzing anthems and momentous guitar pop melodies with a humorous and wistful lyricism. The band has built an extensive and loyal fanbase thro...Josh Baker
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 27 December 2024
Manchester house DJ Josh Baker takes a dive deep into his record collection. ...Stax of Soul & The Soul Review
The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Friday 27 December 2024
The original. A reputation that needs no introduction. Born in Manchester in 1983, 9-piece 100% live band Stax of Soul feature incredible musicians (including a powerful brass section), meticulously and energetically recreating the very...Ohasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 27 December 2024
Ohsais play the songs in the most current live arrangements, with amazing accuracy. Nailing the Oasis look was very important, as image is everything; and was everything to Oasis. The band take the stage show very seriously, meticulously re...The Lathums
Feast At The Mills, Wigan
Saturday 28 December 2024
UK album chart-topping Wigan trio The Lathums cite the melodic worlds and street hymns of The Smiths, The Beatles, Stone Roses and The Ramones amongst their influences. Singer-songwriter Alex Moore simply believes in 'making positive change...James Walsh (Starsailor)
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 28 December 2024
Front man of multi-million selling band Starsailor, Chorley's James Walsh has proven his own worth as a singer-songwriter in his own right. He's written songs with Eliza Doolittle, Melanie C, Suzanne Vega, and Professor Green - to name a fe...The Hallé - The Music of Queen
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 29 December 2024
Don't stop us now, we're having such a good time, we're having a ball! Join conductor Stephen Bell, the full forces of the Halle orchestra and fantastic vocalists Nicole Raquel Dennis, Alice Fearn, Alex Gaumond and Liam Tamne as they perfo...Lottery Winners & The Untold Orchestra
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 29 December 2024
Born in Salford and raised on romance, unstoppable indie-pop four-piece The Lottery Winners blend fizzing anthems and momentous guitar pop melodies with a humorous and wistful lyricism. The band has built an extensive and loyal fanbase thro...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Monday 30 December 2024
The songwriter and frontman of Manchester three-piece, I Am Kloot also possesses an enviable back catalogue as a solo artist - previously known around his hometown as Johnny Dangerously - and continues to work on new material under the guis...Sidewinder Festival NYE
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Tuesday 31 December 2024
The UK's biggest Oldskool Festival returns for New Year's Eve with a stellar line-up including: The Arena - Bugzy Malone / So Solid Crew / Twista / Sweet Female Attitude / Artful Dodger / DJ Luck & MC Neat / Heartless Crew / Oxide & Neutrin...Defected
Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Tuesday 31 December 2024
Defected and Glitterbox come to the Warehouse Project. Glitterbox is a nightlife phenomenon, conceptualised in 2015 by Defected boss Simon Dunmore. Ever since, Glitterbox has generated an inclusive, uplifting party atmosphere designed to un...90s Baby v Clubland NYE
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 31 December 2024
This New Years Eve in Manchester, Albert Hall is hosting 90s Baby vs Clubland, the battle of ultimate 90s nostalgia and euphoric dance classics! Prepare yourself to two-step back in time to the age of rave, promising a stacked line up o...The Hallé - Viennese New Year
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 4 January 2025
Welcome in the New Year with an afternoon of joyous music full of Viennese charm. Conductor Eduardo Strausser and the Halle are joined by enchanting soprano Alexandra Lowe for a whirl around the ballrooms of Vienna in this traditional New Y...Live Forever - The Rise of Oasis
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 10 January 2025
The first ever production of its kind, Live Forever celebrates the story of the greatest rock 'n' roll band the UK has ever seen... Oasis! You'll be transported back to the 90s where audiences will follow the band's meteoric rise to fame; f...
Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 10 January - Friday 28 February 2025
Discover the music of Manchester legends Oasis performed by violin under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...The Hallé & RNCM Students - Side-by-Side
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 11 January 2025
A remarkable opening to the RNCM Strings Festival sees RNCM students join The Halle in a side-by-side performance that blends time-honoured repertoire with the excitement of a shared musical journey. The Halle, then under Hans Richter, orig...Manchester Music Tours - Tour Special
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 11 January - Saturday 15 March 2025
You've heard the songs, now see the sights and hear the stories behind Manchester's greatest artists on the Manchester Music Tour. Founded by Inspiral Carpets drummer Craig Gill, the Manchester Music Tour offers a fascinating first-hand ins...RNCM Young Strings
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 12 January 2025
Young Strings is one of RNCM's Junior Programmes. String players aged 6 to 13 years attend weekly classes to develop their string playing, musicianship and creativity. Two of their ensembles are delighted to be showcasing some of their lear...RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM, Manchester
Monday 13 January - Monday 31 March 2025
With tickets from just £1.50, you can witness the next generation of musicians in this intimate lunchtime solo and chamber music series, as RNCM students select and perform pieces that showcase their unique artistic identity. Click on tic...The Hallé - Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 16 January 2025
Dame Sarah Connolly DBE and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, 2021's BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, lend their voices to this performance of Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony. Mahler's Second Symphony was one of his most successful works durin...Elephunk in the Room
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 16 January - Thursday 1 May 2025
Showcasing some of the finest local bands, melding disco, funk and jazz together and ending the night with disco classics. Come dance with the Elephunk in the Room, a Rebel Riot Record event. ...German National Youth Orchestra & Wayne Marshall
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 January 2025
Germany's brightest young orchestra, Bundesjugendorchesters, joins the Mancunian conductor, pianist and all-round phenomenon Wayne Marshall in in the work that invented American classical music: George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. From th...Art Battle Manchester
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 17 January 2025
Ten fearless artists will go head-to-head in a live painting competition. Each will be given a blank canvas and 30 minutes to create a masterpiece. Circulate the action and watch the art evolve, YOU decide which artist should progress to...IST IST
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 17 January 2025
Regularly condemned as too 'out there' to be successful; through sheer determination, hard work and a bulging catalogue of songs, Ist Ist continue to silence the doubters and move from strength to strength. Displaying an arrogance akin to t...Glacmanis
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
Alternative/indie rock duo from Manchester, pronounced "Glass-Manis". ...Jim Moray
Gullivers, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
Described by The Guardian as "one of the most inventive figures on the folk circuit", over the past two decades of British folk music, Macclesfield multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Jim Moray has marked himself out as having a singul...Manchester Camerata & Daniel Pioro - Vivaldi's Four Seasons
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 19 January 2025
A project a lifetime in the making. Manchester Camerata's Artistic Partner, Daniel Pioro, has been borderline obsessed with Vivialdi's iconic Four Seasons since he was a boy. So much so that in 2023, he managed to convince his friend, the a...Manchester Camerata & Daniel Pioro - Vivaldi's Four Seasons
The Monastery, Manchester
Sunday 19 January 2025
A project a lifetime in the making. Manchester Camerata's Artistic Partner, Daniel Pioro, has been borderline obsessed with Vivialdi's iconic Four Seasons since he was a boy. So much so that in 2023, he managed to convince his friend, the a...The Oldham Tinkers
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 19 January 2025
The Oldham Tinkers are a legendary folk band hailing from the heart of Lancashire, England. Formed in the early 1960s, this remarkable group has become synonymous with the preservation and celebration of the rich folk traditions of the Nort...
RNCM Opera Scenes
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 22 - Friday 31 January 2025
FREE EVENT. RNCM vocal and conducting students present excerpts from some of opera's greatest moments in this free series of staged scenes. A perfect way to feed your curiosity! Click on tickets link for the perfromers and excerpts presente...Peter Moore Trio
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 22 January 2025
Trombonist Peter Moore is joined by mezzo-soprano Anna Huntley and pianist Michael McHale to perform their own arrangement of music by Schumann, Schubert and more, followed by a set of lighter works by Novello, Kurt Weil, and Manning Sherwi...The Hallé - Tchaikovsky's Fateful Fourth
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 - Sunday 26 January 2025
Roderick Cox - a 'trailblazer... a conductor who will be amongst the vanguard' (Minnesota Star Tribune) conducts Tchaikovsky's fateful Fourth Symphony. After Christopher Cerrone's The Insects Became Magnetic - a piece first prompted by th...An Audience with Mark & Lard
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 23 January 2025
The 24th March 2004 saw the world heritage radio site of the 'Mark and Lard Show' come to an end with a resounding: 'STOP...!' Now fully twenty-one years later we can finally complete that catchphrase with an equally resounding: '... CARRY ...Foden's Band
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
The National Champion Band of Great Britain, the Sandbach brass band, who maintain a world class reputation for providing quality entertainment in the field of brass music with a traditional and unique style, perform as part of RNCM Brass B...The Rainband
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
Manchester's The Rainband are back! Founded in 2010 by lead singer Martin Finnigan and guitarist Phil Rainey - who made his name with Peter Hook's cult combo Monaco - their single "Rise Again", a tribute to legendary MotoGP rider Marco Simo...Manchester Music Tours - The Smiths Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 25 January - Saturday 8 March 2025
The Smiths fans from across the globe will have the opportunity to experience once again how this iconic band made their mark in Manchester and the world. Iconic places that will be visited on the tour include; Strangeways prison, which bec...RNCM Brass Band
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 26 January 2025
Established during the 1990s by brass innovator Howard Snell, the RNCM Brass Band has always been a flagship ensemble of the institution. Geographically the RNCM is ideally placed in Manchester for brass band students and it boasts a teachi...Todd Terje
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 31 January 2025
Moovin-in presents TODD TERJE / MR SCRUFF / WERKHA (LIVE) / ANDREA TROUT. We are delighted to announce a "udderly" fantastic line up within the awe-inspiring surroundings of Manchester Cathedral. Norwegian music maestro Todd Terje is ready ...Coast Noir
Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
The Met, Bury
Friday 31 January 2025
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...The Hallé - Game On
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 1 February 2025
A mesmerising celebration of symphonic game music. Witness the return of awesome symphonic game music from the Halle. The epic universes of The Witcher 3, World of Warcraft, Ori, The Elder Scrolls, Assassin's Creed, Guild Wars 2, BioShock a...Floating Points
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 1 February 2025
The son of a Manchester vicar, classically trained Mancunian electronic musician, composer and neuroscientist, Sam Shepherd was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral before going on to study piano at Chetham's School of Music. His 2021 album...John Wilson Piano Spectacular
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 1 February 2025
Internationally renowned pianists, including esteemed RNCM alumni, unite on stage with no fewer than eight grand pianos in the Concert Hall to raise funds for the John Wilson Fellowship in Accompaniment. This special evening features RNCM l...Graeme Park - Hacienda All Night Long
Joshua Brooks, Manchester
Saturday 1 February 2025
Hacienda - All Night Long is an exciting new series of exclusive parties featuring a single DJ who will perform an extended set from start to finish....
Manchester Music Tours - Oasis Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 1 February - Sunday 20 July 2025
You have the opportunity to see first-hand where Manchester's most famous brothers grew up. Acclaimed by Noel and Liam themselves, the tour includes visits to the iconic Boardwalk where the band rehearsed and performed their first gig. Cana...The Hallé & Hallé Youth Orchestra - Side-By-Side
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 2 February 2025
Two generations of Halle musicians join forces to perform a dramatic duo of pieces, each offering a contrasting view of the afterlife. Director of the Halle Youth Orchestra, Euan Shields will guide the combined forces of talent and experien...Jive Talkin' Perform The Bee Gees Live in Concert
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Friday 7 February 2025
Renowned as the original and very best Bee Gees tribute show, and the only Bee Gees tribute show that has actually performed with the original Bee Gees! In 1997 Gary & Darren from Jive Talkin performed live on Heart FM with The Bee Ge...Manchester Collective - Hidden Mechanisms
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 7 February 2025
Intimate, personal and intricate: chamber music has always invited a close-knit chemistry, in which you can hear every bow and breath. If chamber performances originally took place in homes, then the perfect setting for The Big House woul...The Hara
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 8 February 2025
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 ...Manilla Times
