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
Midway Still
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 17 July 2025
Midway Still are back and in Manchester in July...Geordie Greep (Black Midi)
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 18 July 2025
Frontman and lead guitarist of London math rock band Black Midi, Geordie Greep has long been considered part of the emerging wave of British rock music known as the Windmill scene. Influenced by Frank Zappa and classical music, his debut so...Billie Eilish
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 19 - Wednesday 23 July 2025
Born Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, the Southern California native went from being a teenager to an international pop star and generational icon in the span of a few short years. She's the product of artistic parents who are both enm...Maya Hawke
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
The daughter of Hollywood actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, New York folk singer, model and actress Maya Hawke gained recognition for starring as Robin Buckley in the Netflix series Stranger Things She has also appeared in the films Onc...
The Complete Stone Roses - Stone Roses Tribute Band
Vibe Wigan, Wigan
Saturday 26 July 2025
The Complete Stone Roses are one of the UK's most well-known, most seen and most successful tribute bands. Selling out venues across the UK and Ireland regularly, they have helped to carry on the music of one of the UK's most influential b...Asthma Attack
Aatma, Manchester
Saturday 26 July 2025
Live music with genres including phonk/memphis/techno rap/house and more. 14+ (With guardian) £7 in pre-sale and £12.5 at the door....The Hoosiers
Uppermill Civic Hall, Uppermill
Friday 1 August 2025
The Hoosiers are an English pop rock originally formed in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States while on a football scholarship at the University of Indianapolis. The band consists of members Irwin Sparkes (lead vocals, lead guitar) ...Happy Mondaze
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 8 August 2025
Authentically from Manchester, Happy Mondaze were the first musicians to bravely emulate the Madchester legends. Currently touring the UK with a set of hits and fan favourites from the likes of Pills n thrills and Bummed. ...PELICAN
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Pink Dot Presents?PELICANAges 18+It?s been a long journey for Pelican?from their sludgy reductionist beginnings in the DIY spaces of Chicago, through their tenure as forerunners to the burgeoning international community of artists fusing po...Fontaines D.C.
Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
Friday 15 August 2025
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...InFest
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 15 August 2025
After 24 great live (+1 hybrid) years in Bradford, InFest moves to Manchester for 2025 ...Infest
University Of Manchester Students' Union, Manchester
Friday 15 August 2025
After 24 great live (+1 hybrid) years in Bradford, InFest moves to Manchester for 2025 ...
Sam Fender
Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
Saturday 16 August 2025
Having celebrated his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles, rocketing to the number one spot and a sold out headline winter tour, Sam Fender continues his path to dominance with further live dates, the biggest of his career. ...King Creosote
Todmorden Unitarian Church, Todmorden
Sunday 24 August 2025
Since the mid-late 1990s, Mercury Prize-nominated Scottish singer-songwriter Kenny Anderson, DIY pop voyager, ancestral seaside home restorer, squeezebox lothario, Fife for lifer, diamond miner, hijacker of hearts, and the man also known...Matt Berninger (The National)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Following the announcement of his new album, The National's very own vocalist and lyricist, Matt Berninger takes to the stage with his much-adored solo works. The Cincinnati, Ohio rocker reached no.21 on the UK album charts in October 2020...Gurriers
Projekts Skatepark, Manchester
Friday 29 August 2025
Dublin's newest alternative addition, Gurriers, embody the emerging Irish genres of post-punk, noise rock and shoegaze. ...Gurriers
Projekts Skate Park, Manchester
Friday 29 August 2025
Dublin's newest alternative addition, Gurriers, embody the emerging Irish genres of post-punk, noise rock and shoegaze. ...Manchester Psych Fest
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
Multi-venue festival at O2 Ritz, Manchester Albert Hall, Gorilla, CANVAS, YES and Deaf Institute. Ticket gains access to all venues. Venue capacities are based on first come first serve so please arrive early for specific acts. ...Manchester Psych Fest
Various Venues, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
Multi-venue festival at O2 Ritz, Manchester Albert Hall, Gorilla, CANVAS, YES and Deaf Institute. Ticket gains access to all venues. Venue capacities are based on first come first serve so please arrive early for specific acts. ...Festwich Tribute Festival
Heaton Park, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
The tribute act festival that brings you blistering sets from the best rock and indie bands in the universe. Now with 3 stages over 2 days. ...Blondshell
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 4 September 2025
Los Angeles indie rocker Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum, better known as Blondshell, moved from a pop-leaning career under the name BAUM, to a more rockier output as Blondshell in 2022. Transforming into a songwriter without fear. The loud-quiet e...Cucamaras
Yes, Manchester
Friday 5 September 2025
Nottingham's hottest prospects, the four piece have been making waves with their definitive, genre-spanning sound that incorporates elements of post-punk, indie and art pop to create something remarkable and unique. Garnering rapturous prai...The Southmartins - A Tribute to The Beautiful South & The Housemartins
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 6 September 2025
The Southmartins are a tribute act to the songs of Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, The Beautiful South and The Housemartins. The seven-piece collective has built up a loyal following playing arenas, festivals, clubs and pubs (including Paul ...Noasis - The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band
FAC251, Manchester
Tuesday 9 - Friday 19 September 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...Turnover
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 10 September 2025
West Virginian indie rockers Turnover demonstrate an eclectic mix of personalities from emo and pop punk to a lo-fi, jazzy sound, with driving drums and delay-drenched guitar. ...
Surprise Chef
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Now Wave presents Surprise Chef at YES Pink Room on 10th September 2025...Black Country, New Road
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 12 - Saturday 13 September 2025
Melding klezmer, post-rock, indie, jazz, art-pop, and an often intense spoken word delivery, the Mercury Prize nominated Cambridge six-piece's unique concoction creates a singular sonic middle ground that traverses classical minimalism, in...KNOWER
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 12 September 2025
KNOWER are a searing hot music group from Los Angeles spearheading a new musical movement or as they call it CONSCIOUS RACK-ROP. The LA duo are drummer-producer Louis Cole and singer Genevieve Artadi, known for their hard-hitting funk, cool...Cian Ducrot
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 13 September 2025
Hailing from Cork, singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot's breakthrough single, the tender ballad All For You, found massive success on TikTok and was a Top 10 hit in his native Ireland, and has been issued as a duet with Ella Henderson. Signed to ...
Spoonfest III
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 14 September 2025
Slick NYC group The Fun Lovin' Criminals have sold over ten million records worldwide since their debut album 'Come Find Yourself' reached no.7 in the UK charts in 1996, a record that inhabited the UK charts for an amazing 100 weeks. Herald...As We Were - The History of Oasis and Beyond
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Thursday 18 September 2025
As We Were is a brand new show narrated by Terry Christian which celebrates one of the most influential bands to have come out of the UK since The Beatles. It charts the rise, the rift and the reunion of the Gallagher brothers and is bought...The Tubs
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 18 September 2025
Now Wave presents The Tubs at YES Pink Room on 18th September 2025...Republica
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 19 September 2025
Formed in the early 90's, Republica have achieved sales of over 3 Million, albums going Top 5 in UK, US and Europe and achieving Platinum Sales Worldwide. The track 'Ready To Go' went to No. 1 in 18 countries and has been featured in Hollyw...A Head Full of Coldplay - A Celebration of the Music of Coldplay
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 19 September 2025
A vibrant, colourful and energy driven celebration of the music of Coldplay featuring all the hits from Yellow, and The Scientist, to Adventure of a Lifetime, and My Universe. The band's love for the music comes across in ways you rarely...The Smiths Utd - A Tribute to The Smiths
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 20 September 2025
Lincoln-based tribute band The Smiths Utd play all the hits from The Smiths and Morrissey solo. ...The Smiths Ltd - The Smiths Tribute Band
The Met, Bury
Saturday 20 September 2025
The Smiths Ltd was formed in Manchester, UK the hometown of The Smiths. After an extensive search to find the perfect Morrissey, the band played their first gig in Manchester to an audience of avid Smiths fans. The response was spectacular...
Lord Huron
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sunday 21 September 2025
Good-time Californian indie folk rock bootscooters with guitars, cymbals, pianos, pedal steel, mandolins, microphones, saxophones and a gigantic string and woodwind orchestra deliver tales of hard luck, heartbreak and redemption. Lord Hu...OneRepublic
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 24 September 2025
The GRAMMY nominated American pop rockers led by Ryan Tedder are famed for the worldwide hits 'Counting Stars', 'Love Runs Out' and 'Apologize' (which was later remixed by Timbaland). ...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 26 September 2025
A live tribute to Coldplay and performing all the Coldplay hits and more in a brilliant sound and look-a-like show. The vocals, mannerisms and atmosphere these guys deliver are second to none. Giving the audience that same high energy perfo...That Night In Manchester
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Sunday 28 September 2025
That Night in Manchester is a brand new musical regaling the audience with a nostalgic and emotional journey through the heady days of the 80s and 90s Manchester indie scene. The audience will be taken back to the vibrant and exhilarating ...Pure Reason Revolution
