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
Palace
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
Heartfelt melodic alt-rockers known for their poetic lyricism, London-based Palace was formed in 2012 by four friends who also happened to be gifted and creative musicians inspired by artists like Jeff Buckley, Radiohead and The Smashing P...Bonny Light Horseman
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
American folk trio project Bonny Light Horseman consist of Grammy-award winning folk artist Anais Mitchell, Fruit Bats founder and former member of The Shins, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman, a collaborator of Taylor Swift, Josh Ritter, T...King Creosote plus Special Guests
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
On sale Friday 5 April @ 10AMSince the mid-late 1990s, Kenny Anderson?s DIY pop alter-ego King Creosote has released over 100 records (at a relatively conservative guess), and his songs have been covered and performed by artists including S...Hauspoints + Feverjaw
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
The triumphant Hauspoints perform plus Welsh alt-rockers Feverjaw...The Hazy Janes In Manchester
Eagle Inn, Salford
Saturday 23 November 2024
Dynamic rock duo from Yorkshire The Hazy Janes perform at the Eagle Inn Manchester, Supported by The Hazy North....Tramhaus live at The Castle Hotel
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
Dutch post-punk group Tramhaus is coming back to the UK to present their debut album 'The First Exit' out on September 20th via Sub Routine Records...
The 502s
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
6 piece indie folk band The 502s are undeniable, immaculate rays of Florida sunshine. Led by earnest banjo-strumming songwriter Ed Isola, The 502s are a band of brothers whose sound has received critical acclaim as celebratory, wholesome, a...deary
Yes, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
Shoegaze, dream pop duo Deary headline there first show in Manchester after the back of supporting Slowdive & Cranes....Porridge Radio
Gorilla, Manchester
Monday 25 November 2024
Beginning as Dana Margolin's sadcore bedroom project, Porridge Radio developed into an idiosyncratic post-punk 4-piece after she moved to Brighton and met her future bandmates. They inelegantly knot together Margolin's vicious, furious emot...
The Folk Implosion
Yes, Manchester
Monday 25 November 2024
Now Wave presents The Folk Implosion at YES Pink Room on 25th November 2024...Jake Bugg
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Raised on a steady diet of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Oasis, the Nottingham singer/songwriter's bluesy, Brit-pop-forward indie folk pairs working-class swagger with wry, weathered romanticism, with elements of country-rock...Jake Bugg
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Raised on a steady diet of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Oasis, the Nottingham singer/songwriter's bluesy, Brit-pop-forward indie folk pairs working-class swagger with wry, weathered romanticism, with elements of country-rock...
Kate Nash
New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Kate Nash is a BRIT Award-winning London-born singer-songwriter, musician and actress known for her fearless approach to music and unapologetic storytelling. A platinum selling indie popartist with a career spanning over a decade, she ha...Sasha Alex Sloan
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Critically praised Boston, Massachusetts, indie pop artist Sasha Alex Sloan returns. ...
Charli XCX
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Born in Cambridge, England, to a Scottish father and a Gujarati Indian mother, Charlotte Aitchison is a verified saviour of pop, seamlessly binding musical genres from the vast pop spectrum. Straddling the most experimental and mainstream s...Electric Six
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Detroit's fun-loving alternative garage rock collective Electric Six celebrate 20 years of their UK Top 10 debut album "Fire" in 2003. The high-octane collection, mixing garage rock, disco, punk, new wave, and metal into cleverly dumb, in-y...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 27 November 2024
The songwriter and frontman of Manchester three-piece, I Am Kloot also possesses an enviable back catalogue as a solo artist - previously known around his hometown as Johnny Dangerously - and continues to work on new material under the guis...Hard-Fi
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Our Girl
Reverend And The Makers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 28 November 2024
The Sheffield indie band, fronted by Jon McClure, nicknamed The Reverend, gained success in Britain with their debut album "The State of Things", which reached no.5 in 2017, and spawned the UK top 10 single "Heavyweight Champion of the Worl...The View
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 28 November 2024
Dundee's The View came from humble beginnings to assert themselves as one of the most exciting young rock bands that only happens once in a generation. Plucked from their somewhat bleak youth training jobs and blasting straight into a numbe...The House Of Love
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 28 November 2024
The post-Smiths guitar pop of The House of Love was popular for a short time in the late '80s and early '90s, as many college and alternative rock fans became converts to their mixture of shiny ringing guitars, pseudo-psychedelic melodies,...Ben Ottewell (Gomez)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Thursday 28 November 2024
As a singer and lead guitarist in rock band Gomez, Ben Ottewell is well known for his unmistakable voice and talent for blistering and inspired guitar solos. Rolling Stone declared, "Gomez's not-so-secret weapon is Ben Ottewell." And as GQ ...Getdown Services
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 28 November 2024
Now Wave presents Getdown Services at YES Basement on 28th November 2024...
Mercury/Big Problem/Claw The Thin Ice/Terror Claws FUEL 28/11/24
Fuel Cafe Bar, Manchester
Thursday 28 November 2024
MercuryBig ProblemClaw The Thin IceTerror Claws Live at Fuel, Withington, Manchester on28/11/24Doors are 6:30pm...Fontaines D.C.
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 29 November - Sunday 1 December 2024
The London-based, Dublin-raised five piece are back with their fourth album, ROMANCE - and stop off with what's set to be an unforgettable live show. Set for release on 23 August 2024 via XL Recording, ROMANCE builds upon sonic sensibilitie...
Stanleys
The Monaco, Wigan
Friday 29 November 2024
Emerging from Wigan, Stanleys are the next in a long line of illustrious musicians to emerge from the town. Bands and artists ranging from George Formby (Senior and Junior) to The Verve, Starsailor to The Lathums are proud to call Wigan hom...Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets)
Wine And Wallop Didsbury, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
Tom Hingley, ex Inspiral Carpets frontman will be performing songs from his solo career and the brilliant Inspirals back catalogue. ...Maruja
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
Now Wave presents Maruja at Gorilla, Manchester on Friday 29th November 2024...Chemtrails
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
The post-garage-punk and psychedelic power pop anomaly that is Chemtrails started out as the DIY bedroom recording....TTSSFU
Yes, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
Now Wave presents TTSSFU at YES Basement on 29th November 2024...GloriaMANCHESTER OFF THE SQUARE
Off The Square, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
Booking and supporting the best grassroots talent destined for greatness in Manchester....New Starts
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
New Starts are a spikey, fresh-sounding band recalling the poppier ends of new wave and angular guitar rock. Their influences include The Cars, Breeders, Bay City Rollers, The Velvet Underground and ZZ Top. Lead singer Darren Hayman has his...
This Feeling - Atherton
The Snug, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...The Script
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 30 November 2024
The Irish pop trio reemerge with undeniable confidence. Their distinctly unique tracks span pure pop, heartfelt folk-flavoured ballads, fast-paced, dance-floor-filling pop-funk songs and everything in between. Since their formation in 2001...The Snuts
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 30 November 2024
The Snuts are all about big noises and raw honest performances. Close friends who grew up together in West Lothian, the four-piece love making music with their best mates. Comprised of frontman and guitarist Jack Cochrane, guitarist Joe McG...The Smyths - Tribute to The Smiths
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 30 November 2024
The Smyths are a joyous celebration of arguably the greatest band of all time, Manchester legends The Smiths. Thrillingly accurate, the group have amassed a huge following and regularly sell out huge venues both here and abroad. 2023 marks...Rosellas
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 30 November 2024
Fresh from supporting Starsailor, the young Mancunians serve up stadium-ready guitars, punchy drums and pure adrenaline, with a sound that gives a nod to the bands of 90's Britpop, drawing sonic comparisons to The Verve, The Stone Roses and...The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
