HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
HARD ROCK & METAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Hard Rock & Metal Concerts in Manchester
Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
The Met
Fri 31 Jan - Fri 21 Mar 2025
Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
The Met
Fri 4 - Sat 5 Apr 2025
Opeth
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 1 March 2025
Sweden's visionaries of Opeth have come a long way within the past 3 decades and evolved from raw death metal to virtuousic progressive vintage rock. Always following their own path, the band forged 13 albums, each being a new milestone wit...
Suffocation
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 2 March 2025
From the bleeding speed guitars, the intense waves of sound and spine curdling vocals, the pioneering New York gods of death metal set the standard for those who prefer their rock n roll on the dark side. ...
Biohazard + Life of Agony
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 5 March 2025
Celebrating their 35th anniversary as a band, Brooklyn based hardcore metal legends Biohazard have returned, reuniting their original lineup of Billy Graziadel, Bobby Hambel, Danny Schuler and Evan Seinfeld. Biohazard pioneered a genre, wi...Self Deception
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 5 March 2025
Stockholm rockers Self Deception are known for their dynamic sound that combines classic rock elements with a fresh, anthemic modern metal flair. The band has released two studio albums, with chart hits such as "Fight Fire With Gasoline" an...Heaven Can Wait - A Tribute to the Music of Meat Loaf
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Thursday 6 March 2025
Carlton Entertainment brings you their brand-new production featuring Meat Loaf's greatest hits. Following a Sold Out tour of Spain in 2024, This showstopping concert launches across Europe in 2025. Featuring the incredible vocals of Lee Br...Vukovi
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 8 March 2025
Scottish rock outfit Vukovi demand your attention with songs taking in themes of individuality, drug abuse, depression and suicide. ...
The Wildhearts
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 9 March 2025
For 3 decades The Wildhearts have remained at the forefront of the British rock scene. From their classic debut album 'Earth Vs' (voted number one album of the year in Kerrang! back in 1993, and number 20 in the best rock albums of all time...Animals As Leaders
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
When unknown virtuoso guitarist Tosin Abasi released his debut solo album under the moniker ANIMALS AS LEADERS in 2009, few would have predicted the now ground-breaking, critically-acclaimed, genre defying instrumental Washington D.C. trio'...Descendents + Circle Jerks
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
A co-headline gig from Californian surf-punk rockers Descendents and Circle Jerks, who have been cited as an influence to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Anti-Flag, Dropkick Murphys, the Offspring, NOFX, and Pennywise. ...Flash - A tribute to Queen
The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Friday 14 March 2025
Celebrate the musical legacy of Freddie Mercury and Queen with hit after hit, anthem after anthem performed live with identical instruments and in authentic costumes on a huge stage set with visuals and effects to bring back that grandeur a...Limp Bizkit
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
Led by inimitable musician, actor and filmmaker Fred Durst, the multi platinum-selling band Limp Bizkit are widely credited with giving birth to nu metal by merging rap and hardcore rock. Formed in 1994 and hailing from Jacksonville, Florid...AC/DC UK - AC/DC Tribute
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 15 March 2025
AC/DC, one of the world's leading tributes AC/DC found their first incarnation well over a decade ago. Since then, the band have established themselves as one of the globe's forerunners in the tribute scene, being invited to play many inter...Knocked Loose
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Tuesday 18 March 2025
Kentucky metalcore band Knocked Loose open up the pit with a brutal sound that falls between hardcore, punk, and metal, even incorporating elements of death metal, going from strength to strength with fans among their peers. ...Miracle of Sound
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 21 March 2025
Cork indie musician Gavin Dunne, better known by the name of his music project "Miracle of Sound", performs music inspired by video games, films, and TV shows. While not widely known in his home country of Ireland, his music is very popular...Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 21 March 2025
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world reno...The Darkness
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 22 March 2025
Delivering immeasurable rock and roll extravagance, Lowestoft's favourite rock icons (consisting of brothers Justin and Dan Hawkins, and Queen legend Roger Taylor's equally brilliant drumming son Rufus Tiger Taylor) first shot to fame in 20...
Esprit D'Air
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 23 March 2025
The London-based Japanese electronicore, gothic metal, power metal, and industrial metal rock band became a solo project for guitarist Kai in 2016 and have since enjoyed chart success in the UK and scooped the Independent Music Award's 'Be...Bloodywood
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
The Met, Bury
Friday 28 March 2025
Live/Wire is the AC/DC Show. The hugely successful and unique six-man tribute to rock music's greatest band, AC/DC - complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll, in a show critically acclaimed...Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 28 March 2025
A hard-hitting, old-school rock outfit led by Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell, Phil Campbell & the Bastard Sons were formed after the death of Motorhead frontman Lemmy in 2015. Following the inevitable disbandment of Motorhead, Cam...Bilmuri (Attack Attack!)
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 29 March 2025
Johnny Franck, also known as Bilmuri, is an American hard rock singer-songwriter best known as the former clean vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Attack Attack! ...South of Salem
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 2 April 2025
South Of Salem is a hard rock/metal band from Bournemouth. ...Skunk Anansie
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
With an unparalleled influence, the iconic multi-racial Platinum-selling British Hard Rock band Skunk Anansie, fronted by female vocalist Skin, are famed for their incendiary live sets over the years, during a career that was kickstarted w...Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
The Met, Bury
Friday 4 April 2025
Scottish power trio Moving Pictures play for over two hours covering all the Rush classics such as Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio and Xanadu (with doubleneck guitars) plus some deeper cuts such as By Tor and later belters such as Far Cry a...Lordi
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 5 April 2025
Although Rock/Heavy Metal monsters LORDI were founded in 1992 by lead singer, songwriter, and designer Mr. Lordi, it wasn't until 2006 that they celebrated their international breakthrough by winning the Eurovision Song Contest ("Hard Rock ...Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 5 April 2025
Scottish power trio Moving Pictures play for over two hours covering all the Rush classics such as Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio and Xanadu (with doubleneck guitars) plus some deeper cuts such as By Tor and later belters such as Far Cry a...BRIDEAR
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 6 April 2025
Formed in Fukuoka, Japan, every member of BRIDEAR contribute as songwriters to their meticulously arranged hard rock as well as catchy and glamorously melodic speed metal. ...
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 11 April 2025
Incisive in their pulverising riff-driven attack, infectiously catchy in their songcraft and more intrepid than ever in their experimental approach, the Newcastle-based quintet channel a furious drive which only appears to gather momentum a...Ghost
AO Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 15 April 2025
The Swedish masked soft metal titans led by the demonic anti-pope Papa Emeritus return to the stage. GHOST have amassed arena-worthy followings and billions of streams all over the globe, thanks to their theatrical stage presence and pen...Dressed to Kill - Tribute to Kiss
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 19 April 2025
The world's longest running tribute to Kiss. ...The Bon Jovi Experience
The Grand, Clitheroe
Saturday 26 April 2025
The Bon Jovi Experience are the world's first and unquestionably finest tribute to the great Bon Jovi. They are the only tribute to have been featured on the band's official website, not to mention being the only tribute to have been reques...Pearl Scam + Angry Hair - Pearl Jam & Alice In Chains Tributes
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 26 April 2025
Pearl Scam is the UK's finest Pearl Jam experience. The band's musicians have come together with one common goal - recreating Pearl Jam's high energy live shows. Hear classic songs like Jeremy, Betterman, Elderly Woman and Given To Fly and...Rushed - A Tribute to Rush
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 3 May 2025
Rushed are a three piece authentic tribute act performing the music of Canada's finest progressive Rock trio - Rush. ...Still Dangerous - A Tribute to Thin Lizzy
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 10 May 2025
Still Dangerous are a UK based band that play the greatest hits from legendary rockers Thin Lizzy. With blisteringly precise dual guitars, heavy drums and the signature vocals of Phil Lynott. ...Hawkwind
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 11 May 2025
Famed for their 1972 UK no.2 hit "Silver Machine", Hawkwind was formed in 1969 by Dave Brock, who still remains at the helm today. In 1970, the band played at the first-ever Glastonbury Festival, released their eponymously titled debut albu...Don’t Stop Believin’
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Saturday 24 May 2025
Jump aboard this midnight train for a crazy, crazy night as the boys and girls are back in town! So, walk this way and join us as we take you back to the edge of seventeen for the ultimate rock party show! It's the night out you have been ...Don’t Stop Believin’
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 30 May 2025
Jump aboard this midnight train for a crazy, crazy night as the boys and girls are back in town! So, walk this way and join us as we take you back to the edge of seventeen for the ultimate rock party show! It's the night out you have been ...The Ultimate Classic Rock Show
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
Dust off your air guitars for an evening of the very best classic rock anthems from legends past and present! Let The Ultimate Classic Rock Show take you on a roller coaster journey of classic rock nostalgia. Performing hit after hit live w...Power Ballads - Anthems That Touch the Soul
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 31 May 2025
From the producers of UK Pink Floyd Experience, the final countdown is on - Power Ballads brings the greatest rock anthems of all time to stages across the UK with big hair, big voices and big fun. Stadium rock lives again with state-of-the...Danny Bowes (Thunder) - Maximum Chat
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 5 June 2025
Thunder frontman and Planet Rock radio presenter Danny Bowes presents his highly anticipated one-man show, Maximum Chat. The tour marks a significant return to the stage for Bowes, following his recovery from a life-threatening accident in...Iron Maiden
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 22 June 2025
One of the most influential and successful bands in history, with over 200 million sales, the legendary East London heavy metal heroes return. With a career spanning over four decades, Bruce Dickinson and the boys are best known for th...Guns 2 Roses - Tribute to Guns n' Roses
