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
SLUDGEFEST: Manchester
Eagle Inn, Salford
Saturday 8 March 2025
Gao the Arsonist brings the sludge to Manchester for the first time in 3 years....
La Femme
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 9 March 2025
La Femme are a French psych-punk rock band established by guitarist Sacha Got and keyboard player Marlon Magnee in 2010 in Biarritz. The band's music has been described as synthetic and hypnotic. It mixes elements of cold wave, punk, and ye...Mark Morriss (The Bluetones)
The Green Room, Altrincham
Sunday 9 March 2025
One of Britain's finest songwriters, the phenomenal frontman of UK chart-topping indie stalwarts The Bluetones performs an intimate solo show. Combining his impressive solo material with the bands hits - such as Top 10 singles Slight Retu...Pom Poko
Yes, Manchester
Sunday 9 March 2025
"If you have a vacancy for Favourite New Band, Pom Poko would like to apply for the role," tweeted Tim Burgess in April, as Norway's finest punk-pop anti-conformists revisited their joyous debut album, Birthday, for one of Tim's mood-liftin...The 9075 // The world's first tribute to The 1975
Lion's Den, Manchester
Sunday 9 March 2025
Welcome to The 9075 Manchester Debut Get ready to move to the tunes of The 1975 at Lions Den Manchester....Bear's Den
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 11 March 2025
British folk rock duo from London, formed in 2012, who have released three studio albums: Islands (UK no.49), Red Earth & Pouring Rain (UK no.6) and So That You Might Hear Me (no.13). The band has been nominated for several music awards thr...Sharon Van Etten
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 11 March 2025
New Jersey indie singer-songwriter and actress Sharon Van Etten has always been the kind of artist who helps people make sense of the world around them. With curling low vocals and brave intimacy, she creates a stunning meditation on how ...bdrmm
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Leeds based Hull proto-shoegaze and krautrock five-piece bdrmm, musically, give nods to The Cure's Disintegration, Deerhunter and DIIV, while the band reference RIDE and Radiohead. There are also echoes of krautrock and post-punk, from The ...
Florentenes
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Manchester indie band Florentenes was born from two bedroom musicians with a passion for creating music and showing off to others. Vocalist Will Smith and lead guitarist Luke Holding spent a long time trying to hone their craft of songwriti...Michael Kiwanuka
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Thursday 13 March 2025
Michael Kiwanuka is a British singer-songwriter (indie rock/folk rock/soul) and record producer who is signed with Polydor Records. His 2012 debut album, Home Again, went gold in the United Kingdom and his second album, Love & Hate, debuted...South Arcade
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 13 March 2025
South Arcade are making waves as one of the UK's most promising alternative bands, channeling the energy of early 2000s pop rock. ...
The Mary Wallopers
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
Described by The Guardian as "invoking the raucous ghosts of The Dubliners and The Pogues to startling effect", The Mary Wallopers are a folk group from Dundalk, Ireland, breathing new life into both well known & rare ballads. Travelling th...Animals As Leaders
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
When unknown virtuoso guitarist Tosin Abasi released his debut solo album under the moniker ANIMALS AS LEADERS in 2009, few would have predicted the now ground-breaking, critically-acclaimed, genre defying instrumental Washington D.C. trio'...
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Bask Live Wigan, Wigan
Friday 14 March 2025
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Bask, Wigan
Friday 14 March 2025
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Bask Wigan, Wigan
Friday 14 March 2025
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Bask Live, Wigan
Friday 14 March 2025
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...In Conversation with Clint Boon
Stockport Garrick Theatre, Stockport
Friday 14 March 2025
For the first time, Clint Boon will be answering the questions, from growing up in Oldham, early days of Inspiral Carpets, Noel Gallagher giving him Oasis demos on the road and more! Host for the evening will be Clint's close friend and fel...Bab L'Bluz
Yes, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
Now Wave presents Bab L'Bluz at YES Pink Room on 14th March 2025...Now Wave presents - RE6CE
The Vapors
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
The Vapors are a UK New Wave band formed in the late 70s in Surrey. Discovered by The Jam Bass player Bruce Foxton playing in a local pub The Vapors were invited to tour with The Jam on the Setting Sons tour in 1979. Foxton along with Paul ...Crystal Tides
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
Crystal Tides are an electrifying indie rock band hailing from the coastal city of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. Formed in the vibrant music scene of this historic naval town, the band?s catchy melodies, lively performances, and heartfelt lyr...The Slates - Salford
The Eagle Inn Salford, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
'This Feeling, Flying the flag for British guitar music' Serge Pizzorno...Shaun Ryder
Waterside, Manchester
Sunday 16 March 2025
He's the wild man of rock who became a national treasure. Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is hitting the road for a new, spoken word tour. The star of more-TV-shows-than-anyone-has-a-right-to-feature-on - including Celeb...
Martian Home Studio: Live On Tour
Eagle Inn, Salford
Sunday 16 March 2025
GREETINGS, THE MARTIAN HAS NOW LEFT HIS SHUTTLE. WATCH AN INTERSTELLAR PERFORMANCE BY STEFANO ARK AT THE EAGLE INN, SALFORD, PLANET EARTH....The Waeve
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 18 March 2025
The WAEVE is a coming together of two musicians, Graham Coxon (Blur) and Rose Elinor Dougall (The Pipettes), who have formed a new, singular, sonic identity, a powerful elixir of cinematic British folk-rock, post-punk, organic song-writing ...Ben Ottewell & Ian Ball (Gomez)
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 18 March 2025
Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball are best known as members of Gomez, the Southport rock act whose debut album, Bring It On, won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998. As Gomez never had a designated frontman, Ottewell, Ball, and Tom Gray all sang, and t...Clairo
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Wednesday 19 - Thursday 20 March 2025
Claire Elizabeth Cottrill, known professionally as Clairo, is an American lo-fi folk pop singer-songwriter. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts, she began posting music on the internet at age 13, rising to pro...The Dare
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 19 March 2025
Los Angeles dance punk star Harrison Patrick Smith (aka The Dare) is best known for his single "Girls", and for producing the song "Guess" by Charli XCX. ...The Picturebooks
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 19 March 2025
German energetic rock duo Fynn Claus Grabke and Philipp Mirtschink deliver Uptempo songs alongside their trademark midtempo burners. Their genuine sound includes instruments such as piano and tubular bells. They even handcraft some of their...
Hockey Dad
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 20 March 2025
Heavily influenced by 1960s garage, Australian indie duo Hockey Dad have scored Top 5 albums in their homeland. ...
The Tubs
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 20 March 2025
Now Wave presents The Tubs at Gullivers, Manchester on 20th March 2025...Antony Szmierek
