COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Country & Folk Music in Manchester
Here You Come Again - The New Dolly Parton Musical
The Lowry
Tue 29 Oct - Sat 2 Nov 2024
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Stockport Plaza
Fri 5 Jul 2024 - Thu 16 Jan 2025
Rhythm of the Dance
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 30 June 2024
Rhythm of the Dance has brought audiences around the world to their feet for over two decades and is returning with a brand new production. Rooted in Ireland's rich culture and heritage, Rhythm of the Dance takes a different perspective on ...The Unthanks
Todmorden Unitarian Church, Oldham
Sunday 30 June 2024
Using the traditional folk music of the North East of England as a starting point, the influence of Miles Davis, Steve Reich, Sufjan Stevens, Robert Wyatt, Antony & The Johnsons, King Crimson and Tom Waits, Mercury Music Prize-nominated Th...Stevens & Pound - The Silent Planet
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 3 July 2024
Award-winning BBC Radio 3 Presenter, Manchester-based percussionist Delia Stevens and three-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year nominee, Will Pound, one of the finest harmonica and melodeon players of his generation, present an un...
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 5 July 2024
Direct from a week long run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a sold out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!Using huge projection photos and original film footage, th...
Heart + Squeeze
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 6 July 2024
Legendary Seattle rockers Heart have sold over 50 million records worldwide since bursting on to the scene in 1975. Built around sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, they scored UK Top 10 hits in the 1980s with "Alone", "These Dreams", "All I Wa...The Saw Doctors
Castlefield Bowl, Manchester
Saturday 6 July 2024
The Saw Doctors are one of Ireland's most successful rock bands, racking up Twenty Top 30 hits including three number 1's and Ireland's biggest ever selling single. This unlikely group of rock superstars continue to win over new fans and we...Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 July 2024
Best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the chart-topping, Grammy-winning American blues rock band Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard, has enjoyed solo success topping the Adult Alternative Airplay charts in the States with "Stay High...Manchester International Roots Orchestra
The Met, Bury
Saturday 6 July 2024
The Manchester International Roots Orchestra (MIRO) is a unique ensemble of musicians with roots from across the world including refugee musicians. Their repertoire skilfully combines diverse musical influences from haunting Eastern Europ...
Tom Grennan
Castlefield Bowl, Manchester
Sunday 7 July 2024
Chart-topping Bedford indie singer-songwriter Tom Grennan demonstrates his rough, soulful voice in all its facets on his platinum hit singles "Little Bit of Love" and "Let's Go Home Together" (with Ella Henderson) and as a featured artist...This Flight Tonight - A Tribute To Joni Mitchell
The Irish Club, Warrington
Sunday 7 July 2024
Acclaimed singer/songwriters Zervas & Pepper present 'This Flight Tonight' an intimate acoustic tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell. Featuring songs such as 'California', 'Blue', 'Woodstock' 'Both Sides Now', 'Coyote', 'Big Yellow Taxi', ...Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 9 July 2024
The first woman twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, legendary rock star Stevie Nicks returns to Europe. After joining Fleetwood Mac in 1975, she quickly became a sensation and has also enjoyed a successful solo career-despite...Passenger
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 12 July 2024
Passenger, aka Mike Rosenberg, is a multi-award winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter from Brighton, England. A classic journeyman musician, cut from the same mould as Van Morrison, Neil Young and John Prine, Passenger has the unique ...GlasVille - A Night of Modern Country Music
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 12 July 2024
Glasville are a high energy modern country music covers band, bringing you all the hits from the likes of Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Old Dominion, Darius Rucker, Maren Morris, Kelsea B...Amigo The Devil
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 12 July 2024
Critically acclaimed banjo-attacking dark folk troubadour Amigo the Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) has become a dark folk anomaly drawing attention from everyone from the likes of Noisey, Consequence of Sound, Kerrang, Brooklyn Vegan and more. L...Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 14 July 2024
The Hampshire punk and folk artist was initially a vocalist in the punk rock band Million Dead, before turning his focus towards a folkier, acoustic-based solo career. Since that time, he has reached international acclaim as a chart-topping...Lauren Daigle
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 15 July 2024
Louisiana singer and songwriter Lauren Daigle's soulful and uplifting songs have seen her win two Grammys, seven GMA Dove Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, and score four No. 1 singles on both the Billboard C...Craic by the Creek
Whitebottom Farm, Stockport
Friday 19 - Sunday 21 July 2024
Craic by the Creek is a music festival bringing some of the biggest names in traditional and contemporary Irish music to the Greater Manchester countryside. ...Drake Milligan
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 20 July 2024
Texan country music singer/songwriter and former America's Got Talent contestant Drake Milligan has been called "The New Elvis of Country." ...Drake Milligan
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 20 July 2024
Texan country music singer/songwriter and former America's Got Talent contestant Drake Milligan has been called "The New Elvis of Country." ...Pigbaby
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Saturday 20 July 2024
Listening to the dissonant, hallucinogenic world of anonymous, mask-wearing Dublin lo-fi folk artist pigbaby feels like sinking deeper into the artist's subconscious. His introspective bedroom folk draws together the most surreal of referen...
Reem Anbar & Friends
Waterside, Manchester
Tuesday 23 July 2024
Reem Anbar is an internationally renowned Palestinian oud player and musician. Growing up in Gaza, she became known as the region's first music therapist and appeared regularly on many stages and media platforms. Now located in Manchester, ...Steve Mason (The Beta Band / King Biscuit Time)
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Wednesday 24 July 2024
Steve Mason is a Scottish guitarist, singer, writer, and activist. He came to prominence in the late 90s as the lead singer and one of the founding members of The Beta Band. Mason created King Biscuit Time as a side project during his time ...
Nick Harper
The Yard, Manchester
Friday 26 July 2024
Phantastes inhabits an ethereal realm and explores the parallels of the seminal C19th fantasy novel of the same name by George MacDonald and the beginnings of Nick's own love story from 1982. The album was recorded, and is performed live o...Honkytonkin Party Night with Chasing Twisters Band
Brickhouse Tavern, St Helens
Friday 26 July 2024
We have the excellent band Chasing Twisters on stage and DJ Wild horse playing the best in Country music until late. Western Food & Cocktails 'n' Beer...Shania - Tribute to Shania Twain
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 27 July 2024
The World's premier show in celebration of the biggest selling Country album of all time. The 25th anniversary tour features the sensational Liza Rebecca Walsh (Shania) an amazing Live band with incredible vocals, performing for the first t...Shania - Tribute to Shania Twain
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 27 July 2024
The World's premier show in celebration of the biggest selling Country album of all time. The 25th anniversary tour features the sensational Liza Rebecca Walsh (Shania) an amazing Live band with incredible vocals, performing for the first t...Waxahatchee
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 27 July 2024
A solo tour from American indie folk singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield. While her previous records featured a backing band with the kind of big guitars, well-honed noise, and battering sounds that characterised her Philadelphia scene, an...
Ziggy Alberts
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 2 August 2024
Entirely self-funded and independent, multi-Platinum-selling folk artists Ziggy Alberts is a singer/songwriter, free-surfer and environmental enthusiast from the East Coast of Australia who has sold out some of Australiam Europe and the UK...Bay Bryan
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 2 August 2024
Manchester-based singer, songwriter and multidisciplinary artist Bay Bryan has been compared to artists like Laura Marling, Rufus Wainwright and Anais Mitchell. Stripped down to the roots and performing as a duo with guitarist Matthew Camp...Heathen Apostles
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 3 August 2024
Heathen Apostles bring their Gothic Americana to Manchester on Saturday 3rd August...Noah Kahan
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 13 August 2024
With fluttering guitar melodies, inviting vocals, and homey imagery of the Northeast on the verge of changing seasons, Vermont indie pop star Noah Kahan's conviction for storytelling and a pursuit of an organic sound that is aligned with th...Molly Parden
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Friday 16 August 2024
Jonesboro born Molly Parden serves up an amalgamation of soul, folk, and pop conjured up by a group of instruments and a sweet voice. ...Molly Parden
Low Four Studio, Manchester
Friday 16 August 2024
Jonesboro born Molly Parden serves up an amalgamation of soul, folk, and pop conjured up by a group of instruments and a sweet voice. ...Desperado - Heart of the Eagles Tribute Band
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 17 August 2024
The Eagles incredible journey began with Take it Easy back in 1971. Their songbook stretches from an era when country-tinged rock and fine harmonies spoke to the youth of the seventies through almost forty years to the "Long Road out of...Desperados - Celebrating the Music & Legacy of The Eagles
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 17 August 2024 - Friday 30 May 2025
An ensemble of accomplished musicians delivers a rip roaring set from the outstanding back catalogue of one of the greatest band's in history!!Sit back & TAKE IT EASY with Desperados and celebrate the music of six time Grammy Award winners,...
Ireland The Show
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 18 August 2024
Join an all star cast of Ireland's most talented singers and performers accompanied by the fabulous Keltic Storm band and world champion Keltic Fusion Irish dancers for an unmissable Ireland the Show that will take you on a journey throug...The Red Clay Strays
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 21 August 2024
With a sound as classic as the crackling of a Sun Records vinyl still spinning somewhere in Memphis, yet as fresh as the musical stylings of the 21st Century, the Red Clay Strays, hailing from the red dirt clay of Mobile, Alabama, have bee...
Jessie Murph
