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
Zookraught (USA) // DUVET
Big Hands, Manchester
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Seattle based band Zookraught hit up Big Hands alongside local punk heroes Duvet...Manchester Music Tours - Oasis Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Thursday 17 April - Saturday 30 August 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...
April Sweetface Showcase
The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Thursday 17 April 2025
Live from the Rat and Pigeon presenting Cruckle, Threads, Kibbo Kift and Soft Skills...
People Person
Mother Marys, Manchester
Friday 18 April 2025
People Person are a 4-piece Manchester based indie-rock band formed by schoolmates in 2022. Since then, People Person have taken their time writing and recording a plethora of tracks, whilst constantly refining their sound. ...
Big Fun (USA) Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 18 April 2025
Electronic, alternative punk trio from the Greater Los Angeles area. Big Fun bring the party down to Big Hands, playing Manchester for the first time...New Identity - Live at The Empire
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Friday 18 April 2025
New Identity brings the best of indie and Britpop to life with a dynamic tribute performance that captures the essence of the genre....Peter Hook & the Light
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 19 April 2025
The legendary Joy Division and New Order bassist performs New Order's "Get Ready" live and in full, plus an additional set of Joy Division and New Order's greatest hits. The Mancunian bass player, musician, singer, DJ, nightclub owner,...All My Friends Day Do - James Acaster + Sophie Willan + John Robins (DJ Sets)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 19 April 2025
The best indie disco around, straddling the two best cities in the world - Manchester and London - returns for a huge day of indie pop bangers, with special guest DJs James Acaster, Sophie Willan and John Robins! An all-out party where Indi...Manchester Music Tours - Joy Division Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 19 April - Saturday 28 June 2025
A four hour musical journey covering all things Joy Division and Factory Records! The chance to visit many of the important venues and locations around Manchester and surrounding areas that helped shape and influence the Joy Division sound....Rewired - Manchester
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 19 April 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...This Feeling - Manchester
Off The Square, Manchester
Saturday 19 April 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...
Longheads Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 19 April 2025
British heavy psych rock group Longheads, stop by Big Hands to deliver some lysergic rhythms....
Any Minute Now @ Aatma - Manchester
Aatma, Manchester
Sunday 20 April 2025
The Manchester leg of Any Minute Now's tour supporting their EP release. Playing Unconventional Dynamic Alternative Rock on Easter Sunday....Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses / Ian Brown)
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Monday 21 - Sunday 27 April 2025
Aziz Ibrahim is best known as a guitarist with The Stone Roses and Ian Brown, co-writing songs such as "My Star", "Corpses in Their Mouths", "Longsight M13", "One Way Ticket to Paradise" and numerous other tracks from "Unfinished Monkey Bus...Danny Mellin
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Monday 21 April 2025
Emerging as a new rising star within the Indie Rock scene, Danny Mellin is known for his distinctive sound and high-energy performances....
Weird Frequency Presents: Gender Warfare x We Are The Weirdos
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Weird Frequency Presents: Gender Warfare (London Queercore) and We Are The Weirdos (Manchester DIY Emo) co-headline show Support from couldbeghosts...James Walsh (Starsailor)
The Dockyard Barons Quay, Northwich
Thursday 24 April 2025
Front man of multi-million selling band Starsailor, Chorley's James Walsh has proven his own worth as a singer-songwriter in his own right. He's written songs with Eliza Doolittle, Melanie C, Suzanne Vega, and Professor Green - to name a fe...Roddy Woomble (Idlewild)
The Met, Bury
Thursday 24 April 2025
The frontman of much loved Scottish alternative rock band Idlewild, Roddy Woomble has enjoyed a successful solo career and is widely regarded as one of Scotland's finest songwriters. He is known for his enigmatic lyrics, warm baritone voice...Hot Take: Pray for Mojo Pedro Pedro Pedro In Heather
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 24 April 2025
A brand new monthly night from promoters Now Wave, bringing you the freshest new sounds from Manchester....
Social Distortion
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
The "Godfathers of Punk", California stalwarts Social Distortion have a reputation of performing with a fierce energy onstage. ...JAWS
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
With their hook-laden, impressive and artful songs that have been featured in the unlikely cross section from Made In Chelsea, and Hollyoaks to Match Of The Day, and Rocksmith 2014 computer game, Birmingham dream pop prodigies JAWS displa...mxmtoon
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
The Oakland-born, Brooklyn based social media sensation delivers bedroom pop which she calls "rhyming diary entries": an off-the-cuff account of her most private thoughts and feelings, straight from her brightly lit brain. With her disarmin...Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart
Todmorden Unitarian Church, Oldham
Friday 25 April 2025
Combining global music, reggae, fusion and punk influences, Jah Wobble has entranced the world with his hypnotic bass riffs for over four decades and has become one of Britain's most influential and distinct bass players. Accompanied by h...The Redroom
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
Formed in 2019, Manchester band The Redroom saw early success with their debut single Nostalgia and have since amassed over 150,000 Spotify streams, attracting interest from the likes of BBC 6 Music, Radio X, ThisFeeling, and Crack Magazine...Alex Spencer
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
First discovered while busking on the streets of Manchester, new indie talent Alex Spencer has already been hailed as one of the UK's most promising songwriters at just 16 years old. Combining infectious guitar lines with his street-savvy v...
Orchards
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
Born from Brighton's diverse musical breeding ground, indie pop group Orchards are among the city's brightest rising stars. The band are a resplendent mix of summer melodies and stellar hooks that threaten to be stuck in your head for days....Asylum Club Night 'Bring Me The Horizon' Special
Postern Gate, Warrington
Friday 25 April 2025
Right back at it again at Postern Gate for a BRING ME THE HORIZON SpecialOh boy, you've been demanding this for a very long time......Fergy LH Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
Ferry LH bring their post punk noise from Birmingham to Big Hands...RAW 10 - Dead Stilettos Moss Valley + more.
Stage And Radio, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
Our 10th show brings together Dead Stilettos punk chaos, Moss Valleys doom grunge, Box Wines heavy riffs, and Humongous Fungus desert rock....Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 26 April - Thursday 15 May 2025
Discover the music of Manchester legends Oasis performed by violin under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...
Skegss
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 26 April 2025
Australian duo of Ben Reed (vocals, guitar) and Jonny Lani (drums) have enjoyed #1 albums on their homeland Australia ARIA Albums Chart. They bring a newly heightened creative energy to every aspect of their explosive yet introspective form...Sheppard
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 26 April 2025
It's the stuff of teenage dreams: one minute you're writing songs in your parents' front room, the next you're knocking Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' off the No.1 slot and going 7 x Platinum. Sheppard's 2014 international hit single Geronimo w...Pearl Scam + Angry Hair - Pearl Jam & Alice In Chains Tributes
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 26 April 2025
Pearl Scam is the UK's finest Pearl Jam experience. The band's musicians have come together with one common goal - recreating Pearl Jam's high energy live shows. Hear classic songs like Jeremy, Betterman, Elderly Woman and Given To Fly and...Big Lad
