TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Traditional Folk & Acoustic Concerts in Manchester
Sat 24 May - Sun 19 Oct 2025
Tue 30 Jun - Sun 5 Jul 2026
The John Martyn Project
Friday 21 March 2025
A special project where six artists come together to celebrate the music of John Martyn. Each brings their own story and connection to John's music which adds to the fabric of the overall experience of the project and take you on a musical ...
Nick Cope's Family Show
Saturday 22 March 2025
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 ...
Nick Cope's Family Show
Saturday 22 March 2025
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 ...
The Lancashire Hotpots
Saturday 22 March 2025
There's only one thing more satisfying than a visit to the chippy and that's an evening with The Lancashire Hotpots. St. Helens' finest are the undisputed kings of the Northern "knees up" with banging comedy folk anthems such as "Chippy Te...
Katherine Priddy
Saturday 22 March 2025
Since emerging with her debut EP 'Wolf' in 2018, the Birmingham-based folk artist has quickly become one of the most exciting names on the British scene. Declared 'The best thing I've heard all year' by Richard Thompson, who later invited h...
Ry X
Sunday 23 March - Friday 23 May 2025
Australian transcendental folk artist RY X, born Ry Cuming, showcases a boundless ability to create thought-provoking atmospheric pop music, engulfed with his distinctively ethereal vocal lines, cloudy orchestral arrangements and accomanyi...
Kyle Falconer (The View)
Sunday 23 March 2025
Fans of The View can look forward to an extraordinary evening of soul-stirring songs as lead singer Kyle Falconer takes to the stage. A Scottish musician who has captivated audiences for years with his soulful voice and undeniable talent...
Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches)
Monday 24 March 2025
A solo tour from Glasgow singer, musician, songwriter multiple philanthropist and leading feminist Lauren Mayberry, the vocalist and percussionist of Scottish pop band Chvrches. ...
Gidiki UK Tour - Manchester
Monday 24 March 2025
Gidiki, one of Greece's hottest new acts in the folk scene, are on their first UK Tour. Get ready for an electrifying experience like no other...
David Gray
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Multi-platinum Mancunian singer-songwriter David Gray is hitting the road in 2020 to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of White Ladder, his fourth studio album which sold seven million copies. Not only did it propel him into the mainstre...
Tom Walker by Candlelight
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Scottish-Mancunian singer-songwriter Tom Walker is one of the most successful breakthrough stars. His song, Leave a Light On, has been a hit in various countries worldwide. Walker has enjoyed a phenomenal start to 2019. He released his debu...
Morgan Wade
Wednesday 26 March 2025
When Arista Nashville breakout artist Morgan Wade made her first full-length album Reckless , it was a fistful of songs torn from the life of a girl not afraid of pushing life to the edge. Bold and startling, the guitars pushed forward and ...
The Delines
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Sometimes, fate's just a damned cruel thing. But when it nearly capsizes the career of an acclaimed band in the blink of an eye, the band's only prudent choice is to hang in there until the ship is ready to sail again. That's what The Delin...
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival - BBC Introducing
Wednesday 26 March 2025
BBC Introducing will be kicking off the live music from the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival with a special line up of artists supported by BBC Introducing in Manchester and BBC Introducing in Leeds & Sheffield. It will be co-hosted by Introducin...
Louis Dunford
Thursday 27 March 2025
Louis Dunford is a story teller, with stories which need to be told. Born, raised and founded in North London, Louis' acoustic songs are chapters straight out of his lived experiences, sometimes raw, sometimes funny, and always honest, all ...
Lola Young
Thursday 27 March 2025
Croydon singer-songwriter Lola Young was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star in 2021. She was chosen to cover the 1980s hit "Together in Electric Dreams" for the John Lewis Christmas advert. The following year, she placed fourth i...
Martin Simpson
Friday 28 March 2025
Described by the Guardian as "One of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene", Martin Simpson's interpretations of traditional songs are masterpieces of storytelling. Nominated an astounding 32 times in the 18 years of the...
Ezio
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...
Chris Brain
Friday 28 March 2025
Yorkshire?s Chris Brain has carved his place firmly into the contemporary folk scene following his highly-regarded first two albums, Bound to Rise (2022) and Steady Away (2023). Garnering acclaim from the likes of Cerys Matthews (BBC 6 Musi...
Helena Deland
Friday 28 March - Friday 4 April 2025
Helena Deland is interested in how songs can hold what eludes everyday language. Her music draws inspiration from reading and walking around. Her debut album Someone New was released on Luminelle Recording in 2020, introducing a new and res...
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival - Kae Tempest + Perfume Genius
Saturday 29 March 2025
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will take place again in Greater Manchester. The station's flagship event - which will see global premieres of brand new live shows, new music debuts, unique collaborations and surprise guests - returns to the reg...
Peat & Diesel
Sunday 30 March 2025
The story began when three Stornoway Cove's (Innes, Uilly and Boydie) met up in the house to have the craic on a Saturday nights playing music with just the dog and the cat watching. After a few tunes getting thrown across the room Boydie s...
Orla Gartland
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Dublin singer-songwriter Orla Gartland had a childhood steeped in music. Taught traditional folk instruments at the age of five, she moved onto the guitar at 12 and posted her first video to YouTube at 13. The ever-humble musician's online ...
Ichiko Aoba
Wednesday 2 April 2025
To listen to Ichiko Aoba is to be drawn into a world as intimate as a warmly lit home but cosmic in scale. The Japanese singer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist has successfully brought a dedicated online fanbase to intern...
Ryan Adams
Thursday 3 April 2025
The 7 time Grammy nominated North Carolina indie folk rock star, famed for being one of music's most talented songwriters and charismatic stars, has sold millions of records, produced albums for some of the industry's most influential artis...
Goran Bregovic
Friday 4 April 2025
The maestro of the Balkans performs his intoxicating blend of ethno-pop-rock, gypsy rhythms, and heart-warming anthems. Celebrated for global hits like Kalashnikov, In the Death Car, and Bella Ciao (feat. The Wedding and Funeral Orchestra),...
Jane Weaver
Friday 4 April 2025
Abusing, evading, and obliterating 20 years of whimsical pop trends, Jane Weaver's experience as a truly independent and resilient songwriter and sound-carrier commands respect and inspiration in equal measures. Complete with unpretentious ...
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
Saturday 5 April 2025
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...
