GIGS IN MANCHESTER
GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Gigs in Manchester
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Sun 1 Jun 2025 - Fri 26 Jun 2026
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Glorious!
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
Hope Mill Theatre Presents "GLORIOUS!" The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins-The Worst Singer in the World. Written by Peter Quilter and Directed by Kirk Jameson "GLORIOUS!" will star Wendi Peters as Florence Foster Jenkins. Join ...Bye Bye Baby - Celebrating Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 30 March 2025
Bye Bye Baby is a jaw-dropping tribute to the musical phenomenon 'Jersey Boys' and the timeless, iconic music of 'Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons'. Enjoy a night to remember with incredible four part harmonies, roof raising falsetto and en...Owen Wingrave
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 30 March - Saturday 5 April 2025
Can one act of defiance shatter generations of tradition, or will history always find a way to repeat itself? Benjamin Britten's Owen Wingrave grapples with this question in a tale that feels strikingly relevant today. Commissioned by the...Say Anything
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
Marvel comic book writer Max Bemis's Los Angeles emo pop-punk band Say Anything return. Famed for their sardonic, literary sense of humour balanced out with a sense of intense catharsis, they scored five Top 40 albums in the USA between 200...Mike Dawes
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
Heavily influenced by folk, pop, and rock music, Surrey fingerstyle guitar player Mike Dawes is hailed as one of the world's finest modern acoustic guitar players. He was voted 'Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World' by Total Guitar Magazine...Mam And Me Ah Mothers Day Brunch
Freight Island, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
The ultimate Abba themed brunch specifically created for Mother's Day ''Mam and me ah! Mother's Day Brunch'' So get your Abba loving Mum and rope in all the familybecause this one is special! Prepare yourselves for the ultimate brunch expe...Peat & Diesel
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
The story of the Scottish folk rockers began when three Stornoway Cove's (Innes, Uilly and Boydie) met up in the house to have the craic on a Saturday nights playing music with just the dog and the cat watching. After a few tunes getting th...Rick Buckler (The Jam) - A Night of Memories & Music
Waterside, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
This is your chance to witness history in the making. It's a must for all fans of The Jam! Feel the rhythm of A Town Called Malice, and get lost in the soulful sounds that define a generation, as the band's legendary drummer recalls all his...Laura Veirs
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
Portland, Oregon folk folk and alternative country singer Laura Veirs is best known for her collaboration with Neko Case and k.d. lang on their UK Top 30 charting case/lang/veirs project. ...Dirty Laces
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
Fear, loathing, and pages of notebooks filled in between; North Manchester's Dirty Laces' relentless work ethic has seen them become signed, collaborate with Ride drummer Laurence Colbert, and continue to release a stream of new music recor...It's Really Long Innit? - Surviving Sandinista
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Sunday 30 March 2025
A 2 Part spoken word/live music production detailing the merits and demerits one of the most fiercely debated albums of all time. Why would the so-called "Only Band That Mattered" release an album of three discs, with 36 tracks and over 14...RNCM Spotlight - Vaughan Williams' On Wenlock Edge
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
This FREE recital combines the English voices of Rebecca Clarke and Ralph Vaughan Williams into a soundscape of poems and dreams. ...Band on the Wall Jazz Workshop Live
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
Band on the Wall's Jazz Workshop is the longest running of its kind in Manchester. They will be joined by our Jazz Foundations course for an evening of brilliant music. Both groups are taught and directed by renowned saxophonist Munch Mans...Oasis Wonderwalk Tour
The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester
Sunday 30 March - Monday 12 May 2025
Enjoy this Manchester walking tour with your expert guide Joe, exploring the city where the legendary Britpop band was born. ...MEATLOAF TRIBUTE LIVE @ Bees Knees Oldham
Bees Knees Oldham, Oldham
Sunday 30 March 2025
JOIN US FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT WITH THE MULTI AWARD WINNING MEATLOAF TRIBUTE - MARK GREENSHIELDSMARCH 30th5:30PM START...
Sight And Sound Festival of visual art and Electronic music
Grit Studios, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
TWO DAY EVENT OF SOUND AND ART AT MANCHESTERS GRIT STUDIO MAIN GALLERY....The Darkness
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 31 March 2025
Delivering immeasurable rock and roll extravagance, Lowestoft's favourite rock icons (consisting of brothers Justin and Dan Hawkins, and Queen legend Roger Taylor's equally brilliant drumming son Rufus Tiger Taylor) first shot to fame in 20...Strawberry Studios Forever
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Monday 31 March 2025
The Stockport Music Story presents Strawberry Studios Forever, a celebration concert of the legendary music recorded at Strawberry Recording Studios. Many of Manchester's iconic bands made their early recordings here in Stockport. An evenin...RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM, Manchester
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,...Dehd
Yes, Manchester
Monday 31 March 2025
Love is everyday magic. Thats the impression you get listening to Chicago trio Dehd. Veterans of Chicagos increasingly fruitful DIY scene Jason Balla (Ne-Hi and Earring) Emily Kempf (Vail and formerly with Lala Lala) and drummer Eric McGr...Hope Mill Community Choir & Orchestra
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Monday 31 March 2025
Join Hope Mill Community Choir and Orchestra for their seasonal sharing. Each term the Community groups work on new performance pieces as well as building on the old favourites in their repertoire. ...Lynda Dawn
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Monday 31 March 2025
North-West London's Lynda Dawn is a dynamic songstress, songwriter and producer, making moves in the UK R&B and soul scene. Exploring the sonic realms of soul, funk and jazz, she draws from her musically rich upbringing to deliver a distinc...Real Farmer
Gullivers, Manchester
Monday 31 March 2025
Infectious Dutch punk band Real Farmer concoct fast-paced, driving songs with wiry riffs, propelling drums, and winding melodies. ...Hetta Falzon
Fuel Cafe Bar, Manchester
Monday 31 March 2025
Somerset singer-songwriter Hetta Falzon studies at the RNCM in Manchester. Her songs exist in many worlds, with arrangements which vary from jazz trios to orchestral ensembles. She invites you into some of these worlds, reimagining her son...
Tambo & Bones
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 1 - Saturday 5 April 2025
Winner of 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and UK Theatre Awards. Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It's hard to know what's real when you're stuck in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even. In thi...Destroy Lonely
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Atlanta, Georgia, rapper Bobby Wardell Sandimanie III, aka Destroy Lonely, delivers songs floating over hazy electric guitar lines with blends of surrealistic melodies and stylish soundscapes. ...Orla Gartland
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Dublin singer-songwriter Orla Gartland had a childhood steeped in music. Taught traditional folk instruments at the age of five, she moved onto the guitar at 12 and posted her first video to YouTube at 13. The ever-humble musician's online ...Marina Satti
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "ZARI", art pop singer, songwriter and music producer Marina Satti was born in Athens, Greece to a Sudanese father and Cretan mother. Marina graduated in classical piano, ...Ditz
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Abrasive but accessible, Brighton experimental rockers Ditz made one of the most important British guitar debuts when they first appeard on the scene in 2016. The band has been compared to IDLES, Yak, Daughters, Gilla Band and even Foals -...
Natalie Tenenbaum
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Natalie Tenenbaum is a composer, pianist, music producer/director and singer-songwriter, recognised equally on the stages of Carnegie Hall, SXSW and Broadway for "sparkling... consistently invigorating" performances (The New York Times). A...L'Objectif
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Indie rockers L'objectif are schoolmates from Leeds, Saul Kane (vocals, guitar) Louis Bullock (drums), Ezra Glennon (bass) and Dan Richardson (guitar). With each member picking up instruments as children, the young friends-none of whom...Why?
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
American alternative hip hop and indie rock band Why? were founded by Cincinnati rapper and singer Yoni Wolf. ...Do I Love You?
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 April 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...Elkie Brooks
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Having started her career in music in 1960, a remarkable 64 years of performing live, Salford blues legend Elkie Brooks will embark upon her Long Farewell Tour. A celebration of Elkie's illustrious award winning career in music performing s...Ichiko Aoba
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 2 April 2025
To listen to Ichiko Aoba is to be drawn into a world as intimate as a warmly lit home but cosmic in scale. The Japanese singer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist has successfully brought a dedicated online fanbase to intern...South of Salem
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 2 April 2025
South Of Salem is a hard rock/metal band from Bournemouth. ...Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500 / Luna)
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Dean Wareham was born in Wellington, NZ, but moved to NYC at age 14. He formed the dream pop bands Galaxie 500 (in 1987) and Luna (in 1991). After Luna played their "final shows" in 2005, Wareham released three albums as Dean & Britta wi...Manchester Camerata - Mozart Made in Manchester
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 2 April - Friday 23 May 2025
Manchester Camerata and Chetham's School of Music have embarked on a multi-year collaborative project to perform and record all of Mozart's piano concertos, bringing together eminent pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Camerata Music Director,...Olivia Cuttill Quintet - Miles Davis Kind Of Blue
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Rising star Olivia Cuttill performs Miles Davis' beloved Kind Of Blue in its entirety live with an all-star quintet of outstanding talent. It's difficult to express the importance of Davis' influence to the world of jazz, with a career spa...Holly Macve
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Galway born, Holmfirth raised, Brighton based alternative country musician Holly Macve has been described by Record Collector as "an ethereal offspring of Nick Cave blessed with the stark musical backdrop of Johnny Cash's 'American' series ...bby Manchester Hang
The White Hotel, Manchester
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Having found each other on the internet after cultivating their individual musical abilities playing for revered underground London acts, bby upgraded to "real life" meet-ups to hang, write, jam, develop and produce their own gritty alterna...Cesspit: Sodomy & Other Obnoxious Practices
The Dba, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Wednesday 30 April 2025
A cesspit of our own making. A new not-for-profit fortnightly event at The DBA - music, performances, workshops & more...Leeroy Salmon Bogman Grey Lies Silver Street
Mother Mary's Irish Bar And Live Music Venue, Manchester
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Swing by Mother Marys on the 2nd of April to catch the sounds of Manchester's Postpunk & Indie underground. All Proceeds go to Real Change MCR...
André Rieu and His Johann Strauss Orchestra
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Andre Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. He and his orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act, as successful as some of the ...BBC Philharmonic - Roman Holiday
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Italy. Land of sun, sea and serious culture - look no further than its great operatic Hall of Fame led by Giuseppe Verdi (that's Joe Green to you and me). Inspired by Shakespeare's tragic Othello, soprano Mariangela Sicilia joins us for Des...Ryan Adams
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
The 7 time Grammy nominated North Carolina indie folk rock star, famed for being one of music's most talented songwriters and charismatic stars, has sold millions of records, produced albums for some of the industry's most influential artis...The Academic
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Irish chart-toppers The Academic grew up just outside the small rural Irish town of Mullingar, about an hour west of Dublin and set in the heart of Ireland's midlands. Meeting in school, the quartet became firm friends through their shared ...Aled Jones
Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Prepare to hear the original, classical crossover star as you've never heard him before. He was the boy treble who captivated the world with his angelic voice, selling over seven million albums. His recording of Walking in the Air, from ...The Manfreds
