ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Bread Shed
Fri 14 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
The Met
Sat 29 Mar - Fri 26 Sep 2025
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
Fatbird
Fri 30 May - Sun 28 Dec 2025
Say Anything
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 24 January - 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...Ohasis - Tribute to Oasis
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
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 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...Factory 251 Fridays
FAC251, Manchester
Friday 24 January - Friday 28 February 2025
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...Live Forever
The Venue Nightclub, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
Live Forever is your weekly Friday of Indie Floorfillers old and new, all night long. Expect to hear: Oasis / Stone Roses / The Smiths / James / Courteeners / Arctic Monkeys / Sam fender / DMAs / Blossoms / The Beatles / Vaccines / Idles ...
Heavy Lungs plus Special Guests
The Boulevard Wigan, Wigan
Friday 24 January 2025
Heavy Lungs stop off at Wigan as part of their UK tour....Queer Frequency:Featuring MangoMangoMango and We Are The Weirdos
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
33 Oldham Street, 24th Jan, 7:00 pmMangoMangoMango-Electronic/Indie RockWe Are The Weirdos-DIY Emo...Neck Deep
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
The "biggest band you've never heard of" has stepped onto the world stage, but it won't be long before that adage is a distant memory. The Wrexham underground heroes turned breakout stars with three UK Top 10 albums continue carving out the...Destroy Boys
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
Californian punk rockers Destroy Boys embrace everything from garage punk to 90's college indie rock. ...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...Factory 251 Saturdays
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 25 January - Saturday 22 February 2025
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...
Hyperdog (AU) // Q.U.A.L.M.S
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
Austrian punk band Hyperdog swing by Big Hands, supported by the lovely Q.U.A.L.M.S...Valley
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 26 January 2025
Canadian indie pop band Valley received a nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the 2020 Juno Awards as well as a nomination for Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. ...Loose Articles
Du Blonde
Yes, Manchester
Sunday 26 January 2025
Now Wave presents Du Blonde at Yes Basement on 26th January 2025...John Craigie
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Sunday 26 January 2025
John Craigie has mastered the art of creating live shows that feel more like intimate conversations than performances. Infusing humour, wit, and poignant storytelling, his shows are a space where audience members feel like old friends. Whet...
Couchgagzzz Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Monday 27 January 2025
A Monday night event Italian Man Utd fans, Couchgazzz hop over to Big Hands for a live show ahead of their BBC 6 music session...Soul Asylum
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 28 January 2025
One of the most successful American Alternative Rock bands of the 1990s, Minneapolis's Soul Asylum's folk-influenced grunge beared the roots of the Country-Rock revival with their triple-Platinum certified Grave Dancers Union album, whi...Lake Street Dive
New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 28 January 2025
Since forming in 2004, Lake Street Dive have matched their sophisticated musicianship with a fearless refusal to limit their sound, creating joyously soulful rock & roll with equal parts ingenuity, intelligence, and irresistible abandon. F...IVW: Beavertown X Night & Day Cafe Presents Opus Kink
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Tuesday 28 January 2025
in support of this year's INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK, Night & Day are Teaming up with Beavertown Brewery to bring Brighton psychsters OPUS KINK to MCR...
Spread Your Love x IVW - YASMIN COE
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Tuesday 28 January 2025
YASMIN COE headlines the 1st of 3 Independent Venue Week x Spread Your Love specials at Manchester hottest new grassroots venue: The Rat & Pigeon...Doves - In Conversation with Chris Hawkins
Gorilla, Manchester
Wednesday 29 January 2025
To celebrate the release of their upcoming new album, Jez & Andy from Doves will take part in an intimate Q and A Session hosted by Chris Hawkins. There will be no live music at this event. ...The DSM IV
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Wednesday 29 January 2025
Formed by Guy McKnight of cult favourites The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The DSM IV are one of the most electrifying live bands of the moment, having supported both Sleaford Mods and The Libertines across Europe, which offered them ...IVW: The DSM IV
Spread Your Love x IVW - MARTIAL ARTS
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Wednesday 29 January 2025
MARTIAL ARTS headline this SYL x IVW special at Manchester's hottest new grassroots venue: The Rat & Pigeon...Joshua Radin
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Thursday 30 January 2025
Joshua Radin emerged in 2004 as an empathetic, engaging, and often enthralling troubadour. Over the years, he's tallied north of 1 billion streams, moved 1 million-plus albums worldwide, and scored a gold certification for the single "I'd R...YAANG + Formal Sppeedwear + Autocamper
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 30 - Friday 31 January 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....Whip Round
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Thursday 30 January - Thursday 26 June 2025
Your favourite weekly Alt club night is back with three rooms of Indie classics, post punk, new wave, and Kowgirl Karaoke ...Hot Take: Samxemma Phia Sky + Peace Talks
Spread Your Love x IVW - DAFFODILS
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Thursday 30 January 2025
The final IVW special in the series, London hot picks DAFFODILS headline Manchester's hottest new grassroots venue: The Rat & Pigeon...Coast Noir
The Rifles
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 31 January 2025
London 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...Big In 2025 - Manchester
FAC251, Manchester
Friday 31 January 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first' Carl Barat...
Crywank at The Springfield Hotel with support from ambrosia
