COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Country & Folk Music in Manchester
Tue 29 Oct - Sat 2 Nov 2024
Rhinestone Rodeo
Friday 18 October 2024
Saddle up, the UK's biggest country night is coming for ya! After selling out dates all over the UK and Ireland, Rhinestone Rodeo is an unforgettable Country celebration. You can expect to hear bangers all night as DJs spin hits from lege...
Afro Celt Sound System
Friday 18 October 2024
After a year filled with emotions and challenges following the loss of founder, Simon Emmerson, in 2023, the legendary Afro Celt Sound System, pioneers of the contemporary world music scene, return more determined than ever to honour his ...
Oisin Leech (The Lost Brothers)
Saturday 19 October 2024
Acclaimed songwriter and musician Oisin Leech has become known for his deft artistry and captivating vocals throughout his varied and accomplished career. As one half of revered duo The Lost Brothers, Leech has toured extensively perform...
James Bay
Sunday 20 October 2024
Big dreams are often born in small towns, and James Bay is one such dreamer who dared to make his come true. The three-time GRAMMY Award-nominated and BRIT Award-winning multi-platinum Hitchin-born folk pop troubadour is on course to captiv...
Ezio
Sunday 20 October 2024 - Friday 28 March 2025
An English band that formed in Cambridge in 1990, Ezio were -- at first -- Ezio Lunedei and Mark "Booga" Fowell. Lunedei and Fowell honed their chops by playing all over the country and released their first album, The Angel Song, on indepen...
Ben Howard
Monday 21 October 2024
The critically acclaimed multi-platinum artist and global festival headliner - winner of 2 Brit Awards and an Ivor Novello - brings together the many facets of his talent: classic songwriting roots, virtuoso guitar playing and electronic te...
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells Live in Concert
Tuesday 22 October 2024
Continuing on from last year's 50th anniversary celebrations of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, the multi-million-selling and multi-award-winning progressive rock album will be performed live in concert across the UK in 2024. Tubular Be...
Liana Flores
Tuesday 22 October 2024
Of British and Brazilian descent, Norwich folk pop singer-songwriter Liana Flores has garnered a large following on social media, achieving significant streaming success on Spotify, with her "Rises to The Moon" track alone surpassing 525 m...
WOMEX - Worldwide Music Expo
Wednesday 23 - Saturday 26 October 2024
WOMEX - Worldwide Music Expo - the most international and culturally diverse music convention in the world - comes to Manchester in 2024. Each year WOMEX travels to a different European city bringing together 2,600 music industry profession...
Evan Dando (The Lemonheads)
Wednesday 23 October 2024
Frontman of the rock band the Lemonheads, Evan Dando was inducted into the Boston Music Awards Hall of Fame in 2015. Mature and autobiographical, Dando's solo career has stripped him of his grunge label, leaning more towards an achingly mel...
Sound Of The Sirens
Thursday 24 October 2024
'Sound Of The Sirens' are a foot stomping, tear jerking, crowd engaging female folk/rock duo whose strengths lie in their passion, conviction and chemistry. The singer-songwriting duo based in Exeter, Devon, comprising of Abbe Martin & Hann...
Candacraig - A Retelling of Marillion's Brave
Thursday 24 October 2024
To celebrate Marillion's incredible piece of work, the seminal concept album "Brave" which has turned 30 this year, darkest Lincolnshire's folk prog rock duo Candacraig are devoting the entire second half of their shows to a retelling of th...
Luke Combs UK - Tribute to Luke Combs
Friday 25 October 2024
The World's leading tribute to the Grammy-nominated country megastar Luke Combs! Experience the heart and soul of country music as we pay homage to one of the genre's biggest stars. A night of incredible songs, authentic Southern vibes, an...
Chris Helme (The Seahorses)
Friday 25 October 2024
Rising to fame in the 1990s as frontman of indie band The Seahorses York singer-songwriter Chris Helme is now producing acclaimed folk-infused tracks as a solo artist. His enviable back catalogue includes Britpop classics such as 'Love is t...
Honkytonkin Party Night
Friday 25 - Saturday 26 October 2024
DJ Wild Horse will be playing the best country bangers around. Western Menu plus Cowboy/girl Cocktails-Special drinks offers....
Iron and Wine
Saturday 26 October 2024
The delightful folk music of South Carolina singer/songwriter Sam Beam, better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, sounds lovingly handmade and self-assured as a secret handshake. Exhibiting jazz and R&B influences, as well as collaborati...
Hayseed Dixie
Saturday 26 October 2024
Hayseed Dixie began one innocent Summer day in 2000, when John Wheeler and Mike Daly drank roughly enough whiskey to float a battleship from the Florida Coast over to Portugal and back and decided to play around in John's studio. Having spe...
Hang Massive
Saturday 26 October 2024
The UK and Swedish duo Hang Massive are the world's most renowned Handpan players, pioneering a successful electronic act with a magnetic live show, blending dream-like acoustics and upbeat sounds. The magic for Danny Cudd and Markus Offbe...
Koe Wetzel
Saturday 26 October 2024
The Texas-born singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer continues to unapologetically trail blaze between grunge, country, Americana, and damn near everything else under the sun. ...
Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout)
Saturday 26 October 2024
Martin McAloon will be performing a large selection of hit songs from Prefab Sprout's extensive archive celebrating over 40 years of his brother, Paddy McAloon's writing. This will be a rare opportunity to hear these incredible songs perfor...
Lizzy McAlpine
Sunday 27 October 2024
Crafting deeply intimate and beautiful music, young Philadelphia folk pop star Lizzy McAlpine has drawn praise from the likes of Finneas, Phoebe Bridgers and Shawn Mendes, performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live and the Ellen DeGeneres Show and ...
Nick Cope's Family Show
Sunday 27 October 2024
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animations to sell-out crowds all over the country. He has an incredible fan ...
Jaakko Eino Kalevi
Sunday 27 October 2024
Now Wave presents Jaakko Eino Kalevi at YES Basement on 27th October 2024...
Chelsea Wolfe
Monday 28 October 2024
From the intimacy of stripped-down folk music to the throbbing pulse of supplemental electronics, or an exquisite palette of groaning bass, pounding drums, and crunching distortion, Californian musician Chelsea Wolfe blends elements of got...
Fink
Monday 28 October 2024
Described as "a beautiful sound palette of dub, folk, blues, soul, and beat science" by Metro, "John Martyn with added stunning digital traces," by Uncut and "a brooding power reminiscent of a stripped down Nick Cave. A leftfield delight."...
Here You Come Again - The New Dolly Parton Musical
Tuesday 29 October - Saturday 2 November 2024
For the first time ever, all of Dolly Parton's biggest hits can be experienced together in a rollicking and joyous new musical comedy Here You Come Again. Packed with the iconic songs 'Jolene, '9 to 5', 'Islands in the Stream', 'I Will Alwa...
The Felice Brothers
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Fitting neatly into a long tradition of American folk storytelling, embracing what came before while offering their own unique 21st Century twists along the way, New York's The Felice Brothers manage to walk that delicate tightrope between ...
Old Sea Brigade
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Ben Cramer describes 5 AM Paradise, his vivid and moving third album as Old Sea Brigade, as a coming-of-age record: ten songs that balance youthful abandon with maturity and restraint, full of imaginative flourishes, evocative textures, and...
John Grant
Thursday 31 October 2024
John Grant is an American singer-songwriter from Colorado originally known as the lead singer of alternative rock band The Czars. Called "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation," by The New York Times, singer-songwriter...
Guy Davis
Thursday 31 October 2024
New York multi-instrumentalist Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, musician, actor, author, songwriter, so much more than 'just a bluesman', a troubadour of the folk tradition, and a master of...
Fantastic Negrito - White Jesus Black Problems
Thursday 31 October 2024
A solo stripped down raw acoustic tour of Grandfather Courage with a screening of new film White Jesus Black Problems + a Q&A. When you listen to Fantastic Negrito, you're invited to hear the story of life after destruction. Each song is a ...
Big Country
Friday 1 November 2024
Formed in Dunfermline, Scotland by the former-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson and childhood friend Bruce Watson, Celtic-inspired Big Country quickly broke worldwide with their ringing, bagpipe-like guitars and anthemic songs helping their Gr...
Calan
Friday 1 November 2024
"A storming juggernaut of cool power-folk with a jaw-dropping repertoire. You can't help but marvel at their astounding musicianship." - Folk Wales. In their first major post-lockdown tour one of Britain's most innovative and thrilling band...
The Legends Of American Country Show
Saturday 2 November 2024
Now seen by over 350,000 fans live and watched by millions on TV, Europe's No.1 multi-award winning tribute show returns for another fantastic night of toe-tapping Country Music classics. The show features four fantastic singers who are ...
Creedence Clearwater Review - Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute
Saturday 2 November 2024
Creedence Clearwater Review are the UK's premier tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival, one of America's greatest bands who, despite their relatively short career, left an enduring legacy of classic songs written and sung by lead guitaris...
The Luke Combs Experience - Luke Combs Tribute
Saturday 2 November 2024
A Luke Combs tribute act who will bring you everything you need to have you foot-stomping and fist-pumping to all of the country superstar's hits. From 'The Kind of Love We Make', 'Beer Never Broke My Heart' to 'Beautiful Crazy' and 'Growin...
Jon Palmer Acoustic Band
Saturday 2 November 2024
Winners of the public vote at the UK West Coast Folk Festival 2024, the Jon Palmer Acoustic Band are a high energy six-piece folk-rock band based in West Yorkshire, where they have built a strong reputation as an exciting and energetic live...
Crystal Fighters
Monday 4 November 2024
The purveyors of boundary shattering Electro, London/Spanish alt-folk outfit Crystal Fighters' music melds Animal Collective toned delicacy with Soulwax inspired rave through the use of both electric and acoustic guitars, synths, drums, an...
Marcus King
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Grammy nominated innovative South Carolina songwriter and performer Marcus King delivers a contemporary sonic exploration of rock, blues and country-soul. After learning how to play the guitar at 3, he has now launched a signature Gibson c...
Coruja Jones
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Join Coruja Jones and his full band this November to celebrate the launch of his second record, Undo. Following on from his debut The Crossing, the EP delves into the healing process in different forms, examining the calm and the chaos that...
Jessica Pratt
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...
Medium Build
Thursday 7 November 2024
Nicholas Carpenter, better known by his stage name Medium Build, is a Nashville-based, Atlanta-raised Americana singer-songwriter who has toured with Lewis Capaldi. ...
Rio 18
Thursday 7 November 2024
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