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 2 - Sat 24 May 2025
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Manchester Academy
Fri 26 Sep 2025 - Sat 24 Jan 2026
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 ...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 -...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. ...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...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 ...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...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 ...bRoKeN
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
A rock band from mainland China, 破碎乐队 bRoKeN's music is always filled with gloomy guilt, isolation, pain, and artistic synthesizer noise. Much of the band's music is rough and sensitive. The lyrics push the wailing and cursing to ...Oracle Sisters
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Multi-instrumentalist French indie folk rock trio Oracle Sisters is the reunion of two childhood friends, Lewis Lazar and Christopher Willatt, whose lives are deeply intertwined. They were brought together by a twist of fate in Paris, where...Divorce
Gorilla, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
For Nottingham quartet Divorce, home is a feeling. Initially meeting as teenagers through the city's close-knit DIY scene, the band came together as Divorce in mid-2021, releasing a slew of genre-defiant singles that quickly caught the atte...Nell Mescal
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Influenced by artists including Phoebe Bridgers, Frank Ocean, and Bon Iver to Billie Joel and Paul Simon (many of whom she has covered on her popular Instagram page), London-based Co. Kildare Irish singer-songwriter Nell Mescal is drawn t...Vinny Peculiar
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Described as 'The Tony Hancock of pop' by UNCUT magazine, Salford-based singer-songwriter and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes) grew up in Worcestershire and trained as a nurse before signing to Manchester cult label Ugly Man records. V...Whip Round
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Thursday 3 April - 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 ...
Okgiorgio (Live)
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 3 April - Saturday 3 May 2025
Now Wave presents okgiorgio (Live) at YES Basement on 3rd April 2025...Charity Gig w/ Open Fly CLITSPIT Blondine and Femicide Zine.
Aatma, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
A high octane night of live music raising money for Safe Gigs For Women. Also showcasing work from Femicide Zine....Save Face
Star and Garter, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Save FaceThursday 3rd AprilThe Star & Garter, Manchester (18-20 Fairfield Street, M1 2QF)...First Thursdays feat. Pomona TRIIIP and Stepover
Fuel Cafe Bar, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Bad Habits brings you a night of full on fat grooves, and good vibes, with sets from your headliner Pomona, and support from TRIIIP & Stepover...Skunk Anansie
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
With an unparalleled influence, the iconic multi-racial Platinum-selling British Hard Rock band Skunk Anansie, fronted by female vocalist Skin, are famed for their incendiary live sets over the years, during a career that was kickstarte...Skunk Anansie
Retro, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
With an unparalleled influence, the iconic multi-racial Platinum-selling British Hard Rock band Skunk Anansie, fronted by female vocalist Skin, are famed for their incendiary live sets over the years, during a career that was kickstarte...Alessi Rose
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
Described by NME as the "Derbyshire Olivia Rodrigo", Derby indie pop rocker Alessi Rose began uploading videos to YouTube when she was 13 and has gone on to support Tate McRae and Noah Kahan. ...Jane Weaver
St Mary's In The Marketplace, Stockport
Friday 4 April 2025
Abusing, evading, and obliterating 20 years of whimsical pop trends, Jane Weaver's experience as a truly independent and resilient songwriter and sound-carrier commands respect and inspiration in equal measures. Complete with unpretentious ...Delights
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
Dubbed as "kaleidoscopic guitar janglers", Manchester-based 4-piece guitar band Delights formed in 2017 while at sixth form together. The band draw their inspirations from an eclectic catalogue of music, influenced both by what their par...Courting
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
Liverpool-based four piece Courting return with more contained pop songs and strange experiments sat side by side. Brimming with nuance and pop culture references, the only constant is that the Liverpool gang maintain their irrepressible se...Keywest
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
Known as Ireland Biggest and most popular independent artist, Keywest are a chart topping street Band from Dublin. Their 1st debut album went triple platinum, their 2nd album went #1 (even knocking Ed Sheeran off the top spot). They have ...The Richard Ashcroft Experience
Bask, Stockport
Friday 4 April 2025
Andy O'Brien performs as The Richard Ashcroft Experience. Andy is famously known for being the number one look and sound alike to Richard Ashcroft from the huge band The Verve. Andy has even performed in front of the band themselves befor...
Factory 251 Fridays
FAC251, Manchester
Friday 4 April - Friday 30 May 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 4 April - Friday 2 May 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 ...Hank + Sunken (Co-Headline)
Yes, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
Now Wave presents Hank + Sunken (Co-headline) at YES Basement on 4th April 2025...Deadbolt 14th Birthday Happydaze & Jessie (Dream State) DJ Set
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
Deadbolt celebrates 14 years of party with a huge event at Rebellion featuring six live bands headlined by Happydaze and guest DJs...Helena Deland
Low Four Studio, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
Helena Deland is interested in how songs can hold what eludes everyday language. Her music draws inspiration from reading and walking around. Her debut album Someone New was released on Luminelle Recording in 2020, introducing a new and res...Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 5 April 2025
The Hampshire punk and folk artist was initially a vocalist in the punk rock band Million Dead, before turning his focus towards a folkier, acoustic-based solo career. Since that time, he has reached international acclaim as a chart-topping...The Zutons
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 5 April 2025
The multi-platinum selling Liverpool band released three studio albums between 2004 and 2008, scoring 9 UK Top 40 singles including two Top 10s with 'Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?' and the all- conquering 'Valerie', the latter a triple-p...Badly Drawn Boy
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 April 2025
Dunstable-born, Bolton-raised, Manchester-living Mercury-prize winning folk rocker Damon Gough has always been one to wear his heart on his sleeve, and his truly personal and heartfelt catalogue of glorious, colourful warming, honest pop so...The Favours
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 5 April 2025
The Favours are a three-piece, Manchester-based, post-punk group, taking inspiration from pioneers of all genres from The Doors and Joy Division, to Fontaines D.C. and Radiohead. They formed in 2023 and have been perfecting their live prese...Spangled
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 5 April 2025
The genre-spanning Manchester four-piece dance on the fringe between jangly guitars and yesterdays promises, offering an eclectic blend of witty, heartfelt lyrics, lively attitudes and punch the air riffs proving there is still decadence...
Tony McCarroll (Oasis) in Conversation + Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses)
Definitely Maybe Bar, Manchester
Saturday 5 April 2025
Tony McCarroll, the stories & beats behind Definitely Maybe + live music from Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses) at the new Oasis themed Definitely Maybe Bar. Tony McCarroll, drummer and founding member of Oasis talks with John Robb about the forma...Phoebe Green
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 5 April 2025
Sunkist-haired, Manchester-based artist Phoebe Green has been steadily accruing fans and buzz for her darkly witty and very danceable indie rock tunes about the cringe-worthy and often cold behavior at play in contemporary relationships. "O...Manchester Music Tours - Tour Special
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 5 April - Saturday 13 September 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...Factory 251 Saturdays
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 5 April - Saturday 31 May 2025
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...CRUZ - Manchester
