ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music in Manchester
Fri 21 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Sat 22 Feb - Sat 29 Mar 2025
Sat 7 Dec 2024 - Sat 29 Mar 2025
The 502s
Sunday 24 November 2024
6 piece indie folk band The 502s are undeniable, immaculate rays of Florida sunshine. Led by earnest banjo-strumming songwriter Ed Isola, The 502s are a band of brothers whose sound has received critical acclaim as celebratory, wholesome, a...
The Skids + Spear of Destiny
Sunday 24 November 2024
The Skids are Richard Jobson, Bill Simpson, Mike Baillie, Bruce Watson & Jamie Watson, who first formed in 1977 in their home town of Dunfermline, Scotland. After releasing an independent single, the band were played by John Peel, supported...
Manchester 80's & 90's Music Tour & Exploration Game
Sunday 24 November - 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...
Mrs Boon's Cake & Tea Party
Sunday 24 November 2024
Established back in 2006 Mrs Boon's Fabulous Tea Party is back! Come along to enjoy a laid back, family friendly, couple friendly, first date friendly, catch up with your best mates friendly, Sunday afternoon.. oh and it's dog friendly too!...
deary
Sunday 24 November 2024
Shoegaze, dream pop duo Deary headline there first show in Manchester after the back of supporting Slowdive & Cranes....
Vola
Monday 25 November 2024
Danish progressive metal band VOLA deliver a sonic assault that captures their signature blend of thoughtful labyrinthine narratives with crushing riffs and experimental sophistication. Heavy/quiet and dark/light combined with elements of ...
Porridge Radio
Monday 25 November 2024
Beginning as Dana Margolin's sadcore bedroom project, Porridge Radio developed into an idiosyncratic post-punk 4-piece after she moved to Brighton and met her future bandmates. They inelegantly knot together Margolin's vicious, furious emot...
The Folk Implosion
Monday 25 November 2024
Now Wave presents The Folk Implosion at YES Pink Room on 25th November 2024...
Jake Bugg
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Raised on a steady diet of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Oasis, the Nottingham singer/songwriter's bluesy, Brit-pop-forward indie folk pairs working-class swagger with wry, weathered romanticism, with elements of country-rock...
Jake Bugg
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Raised on a steady diet of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Oasis, the Nottingham singer/songwriter's bluesy, Brit-pop-forward indie folk pairs working-class swagger with wry, weathered romanticism, with elements of country-rock...
Kate Nash
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Kate Nash is a BRIT Award-winning London-born singer-songwriter, musician and actress known for her fearless approach to music and unapologetic storytelling. A platinum selling indie popartist with a career spanning over a decade, she ha...
Sasha Alex Sloan
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Critically praised Boston, Massachusetts, indie pop artist Sasha Alex Sloan returns. ...
Charli XCX
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Born in Cambridge, England, to a Scottish father and a Gujarati Indian mother, Charlotte Aitchison is a verified saviour of pop, seamlessly binding musical genres from the vast pop spectrum. Straddling the most experimental and mainstream s...
Electric Six
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Detroit's fun-loving alternative garage rock collective Electric Six celebrate 20 years of their UK Top 10 debut album "Fire" in 2003. The high-octane collection, mixing garage rock, disco, punk, new wave, and metal into cleverly dumb, in-y...
Hard-Fi
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Known for their Top 20 hits "Suburban Knights", "Hard to Beat", "Living for the Weekend", "Cash Machine", "Better Do Better", and "Tied Up Too Tight", UK chart-topping rockers Hard-Fi are back, catchier, louder and more defiant than eve...
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Wednesday 27 November 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...
Our Girl
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Our Girl, YES Pink Room, 27th Nov 2024....
Reverend And The Makers
Thursday 28 November 2024
The Sheffield indie band, fronted by Jon McClure, nicknamed The Reverend, gained success in Britain with their debut album "The State of Things", which reached no.5 in 2017, and spawned the UK top 10 single "Heavyweight Champion of the Worl...
The View
Thursday 28 November 2024
Dundee's The View came from humble beginnings to assert themselves as one of the most exciting young rock bands that only happens once in a generation. Plucked from their somewhat bleak youth training jobs and blasting straight into a numbe...
The House Of Love
Thursday 28 November 2024
The post-Smiths guitar pop of The House of Love was popular for a short time in the late '80s and early '90s, as many college and alternative rock fans became converts to their mixture of shiny ringing guitars, pseudo-psychedelic melodies,...
Ben Ottewell (Gomez)
Thursday 28 November 2024
As a singer and lead guitarist in rock band Gomez, Ben Ottewell is well known for his unmistakable voice and talent for blistering and inspired guitar solos. Rolling Stone declared, "Gomez's not-so-secret weapon is Ben Ottewell." And as GQ ...
Getdown Services
Thursday 28 November 2024
Now Wave presents Getdown Services at YES Basement on 28th November 2024...
Paranoia Pss Up
Thursday 28 November 2024
Celebrating the first single release from MERE AMORE, the Paranoia Piss up will have you bouncing with rage and excitement...
BOOTLEGGERS: Fuzz Lightyear // SLAP RASH
Thursday 28 November 2024
Two of the most exciting live acts from across the North UK. All 'Bootlegger' gigs are recorded live on the night, directly to cassette...
Fontaines D.C.
Friday 29 November - Sunday 1 December 2024
The London-based, Dublin-raised five piece are back with their fourth album, ROMANCE - and stop off with what's set to be an unforgettable live show. Set for release on 23 August 2024 via XL Recording, ROMANCE builds upon sonic sensibilitie...
Sprints
Friday 29 November 2024
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Stanleys
Friday 29 November 2024
Emerging from Wigan, Stanleys are the next in a long line of illustrious musicians to emerge from the town. Bands and artists ranging from George Formby (Senior and Junior) to The Verve, Starsailor to The Lathums are proud to call Wigan hom...
Saneface
Friday 29 November 2024
Stockport indie rockers. ...
Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets)
Friday 29 November 2024
Tom Hingley, ex Inspiral Carpets frontman will be performing songs from his solo career and the brilliant Inspirals back catalogue. ...
Maruja
Friday 29 November 2024
Now Wave presents Maruja at Gorilla, Manchester on Friday 29th November 2024...
Chemtrails
Friday 29 November 2024
The post-garage-punk and psychedelic power pop anomaly that is Chemtrails started out as the DIY bedroom recording....
TTSSFU
Friday 29 November 2024
Now Wave presents TTSSFU at YES Basement on 29th November 2024...
MUTATIONS EPISODE 5: Sarin
Friday 29 November 2024
LINEUP - Sarin, Virun (Live), Talking Drums, Chernobyl Steve, Deadeyezopened...
New Starts
Friday 29 November 2024
New Starts are a spikey, fresh-sounding band recalling the poppier ends of new wave and angular guitar rock. Their influences include The Cars, Breeders, Bay City Rollers, The Velvet Underground and ZZ Top. Lead singer Darren Hayman has his...
RAW 7 - POMONA Remain Blank & Mopfeet
Friday 29 November 2024
RAW #7. - POMONA join us to headline our next show in the basement. With Remain Blank & Mopfeet on support, be rough and ready for this one....
This Feeling - Atherton
Friday 29 November 2024
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...
The Script
Saturday 30 November 2024
The Irish pop trio reemerge with undeniable confidence. Their distinctly unique tracks span pure pop, heartfelt folk-flavoured ballads, fast-paced, dance-floor-filling pop-funk songs and everything in between. Since their formation in 2001...
