ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Fri 21 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Sat 22 Feb - Sat 29 Mar 2025
Fri 14 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Fri 28 Mar - Fri 16 May 2025
Inhaler
Saturday 8 - Friday 21 February 2025
The UK album chart-topping Dublin band serve up music teeming with expansive indie-rock grooves, soaring anthems, and swooping, epic singalongs. ...
Kawala
Saturday 8 February 2025
Starting their musical journey while studying in Leeds, North London duo Jim (vocals) and Dan (acoustic guitar, vocals) quickly developed a distinctive sound as an acoustic indie-folk act, finding inspiration from a range of musical styles....
The Hara
Saturday 8 February 2025
Grit, energy and a perceptive exploration of the chaos that surrounds them has fuelled the recent anthemic releases from Manchester rockers THE HARA. The genre-defying trio have topped the iTunes Album charts with the EP's 'Play Dead' (#1 ...
Manilla Times
Saturday 8 February 2025
Emerging indie rockers Manilla Times, hailed as one of XS Manchester's "Ones to Watch 24", deliver infectious anthems brimming with energy and nostalgia. Originating from small towns in Ireland and North Wales, the band-comprising Jack M...
Billy Lockett
Sunday 9 February 2025
Northampton piano man has been playlisted on Radio 1, supported Lewis Capaldi, Electric Light Orchestra, Birdy, Lana del Rey and KT Tunstall, and performed on Made In Chelsea, James Corden's Late Late Show. He has written, recorded, perform...
Hamish Hawk
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Rich of voice and even richer of imagination, Edinburgh born indie singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk creates musical pen-portraits as vivid in lyric as they are in melody. He has established himself as a writer of heartfelt, headstrong, unasham...
Bilk
Thursday 13 February 2025
Bilk are three musicians creating a unique angsty blend of indie, rap, rock n roll and punk from the suburbs of Essex, UK. Their honest social commentary is as real as it gets, reflecting on the highs and lows of British culture today. ...
Anna B Savage
Thursday 13 February 2025
A sense of rootedness is at the heart of Anna B Savage?s third record You and i are Earth, a record that is as much about healing as it is an unbowed sense of curiosity, and, more simply, ?a love letter to a man and to Ireland?. Following o...
Cage the Elephant
Friday 14 February 2025
Platinum-selling London-based Kentucky alt-rockers Cage The Elephant are influenced by classic rock, '90s alternative, blues, punk rock, and funk music. They are best know for the hit singles "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", "Cigarette Day...
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Friday 14 February 2025
BJM has been essential in the development of the modern U.S. garage scene, and many Californian musicians got their start playing with Anton Newcombe, including Peter Hayes of The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Originally Newcombe was heavily...
Space Monkeys
Friday 14 February 2025
Manchester band Space Monkeys were the last act signed to Factory Records, between 1995 and 2000. In 1997 their debut album 'The Daddy Of Them All' sold in excess of 100,000 copies worldwide with the single "Sugar Cane" reaching no. 58 ...
Personal Trainer
Friday 14 February 2025
Amsterdam's Personal Trainer is a rock band built around singer/songwriter Willem Smit. Live, they have an ever-shifting line-up with members from bands like Canshaker Pi, Pip Blom, Bull, Steve French, The Klittens, Home Counties and many m...
Ak/DK
Friday 14 February 2025
Now Wave presents AK/DK at YES Basement on 14th February 2025...
Heartworms
Friday 14 February 2025
Now Wave presents Heartworms at The White Hotel, Salford on Friday 14th February 2025...
Don't Stop Queen Now - Tribute to Queen
Saturday 15 February 2025
Don't Stop Queen Now's energetic and true-to-life performance, fronted by the incredible Michael Spence who has featured on ITV1 as Freddie Mercury, brings Queen's 50 year reign to life in a show that's guaranteed to blow your mind! The si...
Pastel
Saturday 15 February 2025
Pastel are a 5-piece tripped out shoegaze guitar band signed to independent Manchester label; Spirit of Spike Island. ...
Nerina Pallot
Saturday 15 February 2025
Having been nominated for an Ivor Novello and Brit Award, Jersey-raised pop rock star Nerina Pallot has had an exciting music career, writing and performing her own pieces alongside working with artists like Kylie Minogue. She scored UK Top...
Parkes
Saturday 15 February 2025
Parkes are a Wigan-based band who live for the 90s scene with the influence of Oasis, The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, and Ocean Colour Scene. Parkes aim to bring back the music of the past. ...
Kele
Saturday 15 February 2025
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CHROMA
Saturday 15 February 2025
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Olivia Booth - Manchester
Saturday 15 February 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...
Myles Smith
Sunday 16 February 2025
Luton singer-songwriter Myles Smith began posting cover versions of songs on TikTok in August 2020. His acoustic cover of The Neighbourhood's "Sweater Weather" went viral in 2022, leading to its full release in February 2023. He gained sig...
BoyWithUke
Sunday 16 February 2025
BoyWithUke is a Korean-American alt-pop singer, ukulele player and internet personality who first gained popularity on TikTok with his single "Two Moons" and later releases "Toxic" and "Understand". He kept his face hidden until October 10,...
HONNE
Sunday 16 February 2025
London-based duo Andy Clutterbuck and James Hatcher bring a little romance to the dance floor as Honne, a duo inspired by classic soul and complex synths. Influenced by acoustic instruments and classic song structure, their smooth, summery ...
Squid
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Reaching no.4 in the UK album charts with their 2021 debut "Bright Green Field", Brighton 5-piece indie band Squid deliver towering scope and ambition that has seen them become loved by fans and critics alike, from BBC Radio 6 Music who h...
The None
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Now Wave presents The None at YES Basement on 18th February 2025...
Litany
Wednesday 19 February 2025
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Maquina
Wednesday 19 February 2025
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Set It Off
Thursday 20 February 2025
From the time they were formed, Set It Off have never been your standard emo band. Or pop group. Or pop-punk band. They are all of those things and more. Known for creating their own original brand of pop music, infusing bold electronic ele...
She Drew The Gun
Thursday 20 February 2025
Wirral psych pop band She Drew the Gun, fronted by singer/songwriter Louisa Roach won the Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent competition in 2016,and are known for their poetic political lyrics. Drawing acclaim for both her music and the s...
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Thursday 20 February 2025
Man/Woman/Chainsaw live at Yes Basement, Manchester...
Noasis - The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band
Friday 21 - Saturday 22 February 2025
Noasis is the definitive tribute band to Manchester's five piece Oasis. Since their formation in 2006 and with over 800 performances to date Noasis has justly earned its reputation as the best tribute on the circuit packing out venues up an...
