MANCHESTER BANDS & ARTISTS ON STAGE IN MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER BANDS & ARTISTS ON STAGE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Manchester Bands & Artists On Stage in Manchester
Northern Live - Do I Love You
Stockport Plaza
Sat 10 May - Fri 21 Nov 2025
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Bread Shed
Fri 14 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Dominic Halpin & the Hurricanes - A Country Night in Nashville
Manchester Opera House
Thu 28 Aug 2025 - Fri 9 Oct 2026
The Hallé - A Celebration of Vaughan Williams
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 23 February 2025
Upon hearing the opening of Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, Andrew Manze was 'instantly captivated by its magic' (Presto Music) He conducts the Halle's performance of Vaughan Williams' Fifth, alongside several of the composer's much-loved...McGoldrick, McCusker & Doyle
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Sunday 23 February 2025
Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle. Name a more iconic trio... I'll wait. First jamming together as teenagers, a quarter century later these Celtic folk heroes are still combining forces to share music with the world. Combinin...The Stockport Music Story in Conversation with AJ Barratt
Stockport Museum, Stockport
Sunday 23 February 2025
Rock photographer Tony Barratt couldn't be more Stopfordian. He was born next to the Town Hall in the legendary Town Hall Tavern where his parents were the licensees. He grew up obsessed with music, reading the NME on the bus to school. Aft...Funk Street!
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 23 February - Saturday 7 June 2025
Get your groove on at Funk Street, a free night of live funk, soul and disco brought to you by resident bands. Traversing the finest in funk, soul, disco, house and more. Expect soul-heavy beats, infectious rhythm, and free-flowing danceflo...Oasis Wonderwalk Tour
The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester
Sunday 23 February - Monday 12 May 2025
Enjoy this Manchester walking tour with your expert guide Joe, exploring the city where the legendary Britpop band was born. ...RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM, Manchester
Monday 24 February - Monday 31 March 2025
Drop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of performances for free with the RNCM's Monday and Thursday Lunchtime concerts. Witness the next generation of musicians in this intimate lunchtime solo and chamber music series,...RNCM Spotlight - Piazzolla for Eight Cellos
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Join eight RNCM cellists in their FREE exploration of Astor Piazzolla's The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires arranged by James Barralet. ...Pyncher
Gullivers, Manchester
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Echo Chamber present Pyncher: Manchester's answer to the tantalising charm of grubby 1970s New York. With only a handful of singles and their EP Chew - which catapulted them onto the radar of anyone with a taste for garage rock - to their n...Herman's Hermits
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 26 February 2025
Herman's Hermits, one of the biggest selling bands of the 60's, not just in the UK, but around the World celebrate their 60th anniverary. From their early beginnings in Manchester in 1964, the band have chalked up 23 Hit Singles, 10 Hit Alb...The Man From Delmonte
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 26 February 2025
After a 34 year hiatus, 1980s Manchester indie art pop favourites The Man from Delmonte return. One of best kept secrets of the "Madchester" era, they even boasted Inspiral Carpets and 808 State as support acts. Classically trained, they to...The Wanted 2.0
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Thursday 27 February 2025
Following their remarkable career with The Wanted, which saw massive hits like Glad You Came, Chasing The Sun, and Heart Vacancy, Max George and Siva Kaneswaran return after the tragic death of Tom Parker as The Wanted 2.0. Promising to...Mr Wilson's Second Liners
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 27 February 2025
New Orleans meets 90s club classics...a rave funeral without the body. In New Orleans, funerals are celebrated in style, with noisy brass bands processing through the streets. The main section of the parade is known as First Line, but the r...UNE
The Salty Dog, Northwich
Friday 28 February 2025
UNE is a Cheshire-based electro duo consisting of BBC radio broadcaster, writer and musician Mark Radcliffe and tech boffin, remixer and Hacienda DJ Paul Langley. In remission from head and neck cancer and "loving life", Mark Radcliffe cele...Live Forever
The Venue Nightclub, Manchester
Friday 28 February 2025
Live Forever is your weekly Friday of Indie Floorfillers old and new, Â all night long. Expect to hear: Oasis / Stone Roses / The Smiths / James / Courteeners / Arctic Monkeys / Sam fender / DMAs / Blossoms / The Beatles / Vaccines / Idles ...Evil Blizzard
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 1 March 2025
Preston's Evil Blizzard are truly an enigma. Four bass players, a singing drummer. An array of rubber masks that will give both children and adults sleepless nights for days on end - they have a hard-earned reputation as one of the most ing...
Manchester Music Tours - Oasis Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 1 March - 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 Slow Readers Club
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 2 March 2025
Manchester's The Slow Readers Club deliver an energetic blend of driving drums and infectious guitar lines with evocative verses and anthemic choruses, imbued with their idiosyncratic brand of insightful and confronting lyricism, all set a...Alabaster dePlume
Gorilla, Manchester
Monday 3 March - Saturday 3 May 2025
Mancunian jazz poet-performer Alabaster DePlume (a.k.a. Gus Fairbairn), who plays the saxophone out of the side of his mouth, is now known across the globe as the saxophonist who creates wonderful, wordless music, however back home he's mos...RNCM Spotlight - Fushigi
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Fushigi is a five-piece city pop band inspired by the funk, jazz and disco-infused pop music of 80s Japan. ...Doves
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Thursday 6 - Friday 7 March 2025
Doves had something of an usual genesis in '90s Madchester. Founding members Jimi Goodwin, Jez Williams and Andy Williams were all members of Sub Sub, best remembered for their 1993 hit single Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use). After a fire at ...Kelly Lee Owens
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 6 March 2025
Welsh electronic music producer Kelly Lee Owens emerged onto the Manchester music scene while working as a 19 year old auxiliary nurse in the city, swapping the cancer ward to pursue her music career. There's an incredible feeling of freed...Chris Helme (The Seahorses)
Bask Live Wigan, Wigan
Thursday 6 March 2025
Rising to fame in the 1990s as frontman of indie band The Seahorses York singer-songwriter Chris Helme is now producing acclaimed folk-infused tracks as a solo artist. His enviable back catalogue includes Britpop classics such as 'Love is t...RNCM Spotlight - Osian Ensemble: Latin Nights
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 6 March 2025
Jacob Wright, Georgina Bloomfield (violins), Kirin Howat (viola), and Maya Tucker (cello) perform a FREE programme of Latin inspired pieces from Astor Piazzolla, Georges Bizet, Pablo de Sarasate, Manuel De Falla, Isaac Albeniz, and Chi...Happy Mondaze
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 7 March 2025
Authentically from Manchester, Happy Mondaze were the first musicians to bravely emulate the Madchester legends. Currently touring the UK with a set of hits and fan favourites from the likes of Pills n thrills and Bummed. ...YAANG + Formal Sppeedwear + Autocamper
Yes, Manchester
Friday 7 - Saturday 8 March 2025
Hot Take is a brand new monthly night from promoters Now Wave, bringing you the freshest new sounds from Manchester. Manchester punk trio YAANG + FORMAL SPPEEDWEAR + AUTOCAMPER....Fakermaker - The Definitive Tribute to Oasis
Elton Liberal Club, Bolton
Friday 7 March 2025
Fakermaker are five West Yorkshire lads with a mutual love of all things Oasis, recreating the songs that propelled the Gallagher brothers and their band to mega stardom in the mid-90s. A proper five-piece like Oasis themselves, Fakermaker ...The Smiths Ltd + Clint Boon (DJ Set)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 8 March 2025
Formed in 2009, the ONLY Smiths tribute band from and based in Manchester have a unique selling point and an authenticity that is hard to beat. Committed to getting the same energy that Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce h...The Smiths Ltd - The Smiths Tribute Band
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 8 March 2025
The Smiths Ltd was formed in Manchester, UK the hometown of The Smiths. After an extensive search to find the perfect Morrissey, the band played their first gig in Manchester to an audience of avid Smiths fans. The response was spectacular...Manchester Music Tours - The Smiths Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
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...The Pyramid Players - Stockport's Light Orchestra
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 9 March 2025
 A 40-piece full orchestra dedicated to performing the best in tuneful light music from yesteryear. Kicking off with Eric Coates' march The Dam Busters, other items include a selection from The King & I by the Richard Rodgers, and the con...
The 9075 - Tribute to The 1975
Lion's Den, Manchester
Sunday 9 March 2025
Catch the world's first tribute to The 1975 direct all the way from Italy playing the biggest hits from the bands' extensive catalogue....Do I Love You?
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 March 2025
Why not join twenty somethings Sally, Nat and Kyle in this hilarious comedy written and directed by John Godber, the award-winning writer of "Bouncers", as they develop a love for, and the people involved with, Northern Soul. What started a...RNCM Gospel Choir
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Experience the soul-stirring sounds of Gospel. Following on from their roaring success supporting the RNCM Session Orchestra, the RNCM Gospel Choir return to the stage this spring for their very first solo show. Led by renowned vocalist and...Florentenes
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wednesday 12 March 2025
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...RNCM Chopin Prize
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 13 March 2025
An evening of exceptional piano music, the Royal Northern College of Music's annual Chopin Prize sees finalists from the RNCM School of Keyboard Studies showcase their skills in honour of the virtuoso pianist and his compositions. Chopin ...RNCM Spotlight - Cardinal Quintet plays Tomasi
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 13 March 2025
Drawing on this year's theme of dance, the Cardinal Quintet presents an exciting FREE programme of familiar favourites and groundbreaking new works. ...Manchester Megadog
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
A formidable force during the 1990's, boundary pushing seminal electronic party night Megadog returns to Manchester.  As the night that always demanded that you 'Feed Your Head', this pivotal club night returns to its spiritual home in t...Manchester Collective - Serenity 2.0
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
A nervous system reset. One minute, the sound vibrates through you, your hairs pulled on end. The next: a blissful calm descends. There's furious amplified sound and then mysterious, holy light to slow the pulse back down... Ever felt overs...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Bask Live Wigan, Wigan
Friday 14 March 2025
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Bask, Wigan
Friday 14 March 2025
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Bask Wigan, Wigan
Friday 14 March 2025
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Bask Live, Wigan
Friday 14 March 2025
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...In Conversation with Clint Boon
Stockport Garrick Theatre, Stockport
Friday 14 March 2025
For the first time, Clint Boon will be answering the questions, from growing up in Oldham, early days of Inspiral Carpets, Noel Gallagher giving him Oasis demos on the road and more! Host for the evening will be Clint's close friend and fel...RNCM Spotlight - Two Quartets by Grażyna Bacewicz
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
RNCM violin students Orla McGarrity, Audrey Doyle, Bruno Robalo, and Nina Doig, are joined by cello students Nathan Jackson-Turner, Maya Tucker, Elena Edwards, and Dan Shearer to perform a FREE concert of works by Grazyna Bacewicz. ...Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis
Hall? St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
Discover the music of Manchester legends Oasis performed by violin under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...
Graham Gouldman (10cc)
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
It is only between 10cc's sell-out, bi-annual UK tours that the band's co-founder, Manchester musical legend Graham Gouldman, is able to fully indulge his Heart Full of Songs project. The semi-acoustic four-piece - which includes 10cc live ...Deptford Northern Soul Club
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 15 March - Saturday 17 May 2025
Deptford Northern Soul Club are childhood friends, Will Foot and Lewis Henderson, whose early love of soul developed after discovering Lewis' Dad's record collection. After finally bringing their musical heritage to the forefront with their...The Breath
The Met, Bury
Saturday 15 March 2025
Nominated for two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019, Rioghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum are the creative heart of bewitching Manchester alt-folk act The Breath. And for them, it's all about the song. Connolly writes the only way she knows ho...Toss The Feathers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
Manchester's most exciting Celtic export since Phil Lynott, legendary folk rockers Toss the Feathers are known for their contemporary blending of traditional Irish music with various music styles. Originally formed in 1987 after Dave Smylie...HENGE
The Grand, Clitheroe
Saturday 15 March 2025
Attention Earth! This is HENGE. We bring you the gift of Cosmic Dross - a kind of music that is new to your world. There are no Earth words to describe it... but it will one day save your species. Henge are a British concept band formed in ...Manchester Music Tours - Tour Special
