ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music in Manchester
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
The Bread Shed
Fri 14 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Manchester Academy
Sat 7 Dec 2024 - Sat 29 Mar 2025
Bad Saint Promotions Showcase
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Bad Saint Promotions showcase events are back at The Bread Shed. Featuring local and London based talent....
The Libertines
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 7 - Saturday 9 November 2024
Volatile rock 'n' roll revivalists fronted by the mercurial Pete Doherty. A plethora of 'The' bands dominated the magazine covers and airwaves of the '00s. The Strokes flew the skinny tie flag for NYC, The White Stripes held the bluesy encl...Sleeper
King George's Hall, Blackburn
Thursday 7 November 2024
The Manchester-formed Britpop band mark the 25th anniversary of their 1996 Platinum-selling album, 'The It Girl', by performing the record in its entirety - including the Top 20 singles "Sale of the Century", "Nice Guy Eddie", "What Do I D...Warmduscher
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 7 November - Saturday 7 December 2024
The salaciously groovy and expertly grimey Warmduscher have never taken to the term "supergroup", but it's safe to say that their unique, potent blend of raw musicianship, down 'n' dirty rock riffs and devil-may-care party attitude was birt...Jessica Pratt
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Thursday 7 November 2024
The revered Californian folk artist Jessica Pratt has become one of the most singular and distinctive songwriters of her generation, largely through the bewitching sound of her acoustic guitar and vocals: a mystical, elusive blend that conj...Phoebe Green
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Thursday 7 November 2024
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...
The Orb + Ozric Tentacles
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 8 November 2024
Two giants of underground psych-dance culture come together for an evening of audio-visual sensory overload. Get ready to here the ambient soundscapes and pulsing rhythms of The Orb and Ozric Tentacles' blend of instrumental psychedelic ro...Millie Manders and The Shutup
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 8 November 2024
With live shows renowned for their power and contagious energy, London cross-genre punk rockers Millie Manders and The Shutup are increasingly hard to ignore. Fronted by Millie Manders, whose staggering vocal dexterity, backed by grinding g...Space
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 8 November 2024
Liverpool indie band Space shot to fame in 1996 with with with hit single "Female of the Species", which was also the theme song to the TV series Cold Feet. They followed it up with UK Top 20 singles "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (with Cerys ...
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Carpets - Tribute Band to Oasis & Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Fatbird, Wigan
Friday 8 November 2024
The biggest selling tribute to Noel Gallagher in the world today, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Carpets are the UK's No.1 tribute to all things Oasis and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. So if you like Slide Away, Sunday Morning Call, Do...Deadletter
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 8 November 2024
Now Wave presents Deadletter at Band on the Wall on Friday 8th November 2024...Gurriers
PORIJ (DJ SET)
Yes, Manchester
Friday 8 November 2024
Now Wave presents PROIJ (Dj Set) at YES Basement on 8th November 2024...
Good News
Gullivers, Manchester
Friday 8 November 2024
Sheffield?s resident wonky-popskis Good News are set to release their debut album Small Forms via Bingo Records on 13 September, and have announced a headline tour. First singles out the gates are double a-sides Orange Juice In The Shower b...Spaceheads and Blacakat
Carlton Club, Manchester
Friday 8 November 2024
Manchester favourites Spaceheads are back with electric trumpet loops and drums along with Blacakat, a two headed rhythm machine from North Wales....Christian Music // Myria
Amyl and the Sniffers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 9 November 2024
Punk animals Amyl and The Sniffers have risen up from the sticky carpets of Melbourne's underground music scene to storm the world stage. Renowned for their chaotic, ball-tearing live show, Dec Martens (guitar), Bryce Wilson (drums) and Gus...Artemas
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 9 November 2024
Garnering global attention with hundreds of millions of streams with his singles "if you think i'm pretty," and the internationally chart-topping I Like the Way You Kiss Me" London-based Oxfordshire-Cypriot Artemas Diamandis has only been r...The Middletones
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Saturday 9 November 2024
Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of The MiddleTones, a talented 4-piece band hailing from Middleton with electrifying energy. Their captivating performances transport you back to the iconic 90's Britpop/indie era with some older classics...
Pygmy Twylyte - The Music of Frank Zappa
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 9 November 2024
Navigating the vast Zappa oeuvre then is no mean feat, but Scotland's Pygmy Twylyte have embraced the challenge with gusto. So prolific was Frank Zappa's output, that it is nearly impossible to present a representative sample of his work in...Crash Test Dummies
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 9 November 2024
Hailing from Manitoba, Canada, Crash Test Dummies are a Juno Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated folk/alt-rock band. Beginning in 2017, the group reunited for a 25th anniversary tour of its most commercially successful album, "God S...Avantdale Bowling Club
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 9 November 2024
Now Wave presents Avantdale Bowling Club at YES Basement on 9th November 2024...
Empress Of
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 9 November 2024
Empress Of at YES, Pink Room on Saturday 9th November 2024....
Joe Goddard (Live)
The White Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 November 2024
Now Wave presents Joe Goddard (LIVE) on 9th November 2024 at The White Hotel...MTV Europe Music Awards
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 10 November 2024
Following the 2023 awards in Paris, MTV EMA 2024 takes place at the brand-new Co-op Live arena on 10 November 2024. Expect your fan favourite presenters and a whole host of special guests and performers. ...Still Woozy
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 10 November 2024
Described by NME as "psychedelic bedroom-pop", and by IQ as "genre-bending," Still Woozy is the solo project of Californian singer songwriter Sven Eric Gamsky. His song "Cooks" was featured in 2018 movie, The After Party, while the single "...Sleeper
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Sunday 10 November 2024
The Manchester-formed Britpop band mark the 25th anniversary of their 1996 Platinum-selling album, 'The It Girl', by performing the record in its entirety - including the Top 20 singles "Sale of the Century", "Nice Guy Eddie", "What Do I D...
Twin Atlantic
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 10 November 2024
Twin Atlantic are an alternative rock band from Glasgow fronted by Sam McTrusty, who spills his guts on everything from marriage, male friendship and the absurdity of social media to parenthood, medication and his mum. Bold, adventurous, an...Rachel Chinouriri
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 10 November 2024
Alternative indie pop artist Rachel Chinouriri explores life through the prism of musical stylings honed through years of experimentation and creation. Ever-eclectic and brutally honest, the Zimbabwean-South Londoner's music traverses life'...Upsahl
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 10 November 2024
Classically trained Phoenix, Arizona, indie pop star UPSAHL has written hits for Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie, Little Mix, Renee Rapp, Madison Beer, Demi Lovato, and Sofia Carson among many others, while also reaching no.31 in the U.S. Rock char...LA LOM
Yes, Manchester
Sunday 10 November 2024
Now Wave presents La Lom on Sunday 10th November at YES Pink Room...
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