POP CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Pop Concerts in Manchester
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Sun 1 Jun 2025 - Fri 26 Jun 2026
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
The Grand
Fri 25 Apr - Sat 13 Sep 2025
Here & Now - The Steps Musical
Manchester Opera House
Tue 2 - Sat 13 Sep 2025
Martin Kemp - Back To The 80s DJ Set
Uppermill Civic Hall
Fri 7 - Fri 14 Nov 2025
From The Jam

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 24 May 2025
Bruce Foxton is a part of the English Rock and Roll establishment. A musician who is most commonly recognised as the bass player and vocalist in legendary bands Stiff Little Fingers and, more famously, mod-revivalists The Jam, with Paul Wel...John Helliwell's Super Big Tramp Band

RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 24 May 2025
Supertramp's John Helliwell is known for his classy, distinctive, cool saxophone playing and famously dry wit, a stunning big band and the unforgettable music of this legendary supergroup - touring possibly for the last time, as the eternal...Magic Disco - 80's Tribute Festival

Freight Island, Manchester
Saturday 24 May 2025
If you're a lover of the 80s era you simply cannot miss this exciting spectacular Summer 80s Festival with like minded 80s revellers dancing and singing under the sun. LINE UP TRIBUTE ACTS NOW ANNOUNCED! DURAN DURAN + MADNESS + BOY GEOR...The Drifters

St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Sunday 25 May 2025
Continuing the legacy of George and Faye Treadwell, the latest line-up of The Drifters are back on tour in the UK with a brand-new show, performing all the classic hits of the soul legends from the last six decades, such as 'Saturday Night...Celine - My Heart Will Go On

Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Sunday 25 May 2025
Experience the ultimate Celine Dion tribute concert with Carlton Entertainments' My Heart Will Go On, a stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time, the Queen of Power Ballads. Taking audiences o...Prima Queen

Yes, Manchester
Sunday 25 May 2025
Astute, refreshingly frank songwriting duo and best friends - Louise Macphail, from Bristol in the UK and Chicago's Kristin McFadden - scream empowerment and strength, with the pair's fateful connection serving as a North Star for their s...Inhaler

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 26 May 2025
Fronted by Elijah Hewson, son of U2 legend Bono, the UK album chart-topping Dublin band serve up music teeming with expansive indie-rock grooves, soaring anthems, and swooping, epic singalongs. ...JoJo

Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Chart-topping, award-winning Vermont singer, songwriter, actress and The Masked Singer runner-up JoJo is already a veteran of the music industry, since bursting onto the scene with her self-titled debut album at just 13 years old. Her brea...Alexandra Kay

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Boasting what has been described as a "Taylor Swift-esque" fan base, Illinois-born and raised Alexandra Kay kindles a profound connection with listeners through her heartfelt melodies, evocative storytelling, and beautifully captivating voi...John Legend

Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Multi-platinum, 13-time Grammy Award-winner John Legend today announced the "Get Lifted 20th Anniversary World Tour," bringing his acclaimed debut album back to the stage. Backed by his full band, Legend's "Get Lifted 20th Anniversary World...Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 29 May 2025
Take a journey back in time to remember Michael Jackson - the man, the music and the magic. MichaelⓇ Starring Ben is a hit theatre production starring the UK's ultimate Michael Jackson tribute star, Ben Bowman. Not only does he look and...Gnoss

The Met, Bury
Thursday 29 May 2025
Gnoss' signature sound is a rich tapestry of acoustic layers; outstanding musicianship, deep traditional roots and contemporary compositional flair combine to create songs and tunes brimming with character. Triple Scots Trad Music Awards no...Wet Leg

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Amidst a night of hazy scenes in their native Isle of Wight, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers found themselves at the summit of a Ferris wheel. They decided to start a band. The band is called Wet Leg. Arming themselves with guitars, a pe...Lucy Spraggan

Darwen Library Theatre, Blackburn
Thursday 29 May 2025
Canterbury-born, Buxton-raised and Cheshire-living folk pop star Lucy Spraggan was the first contestant on the X Factor to perform her own compositions in 2021 with her introspective acoustic hip-pop style festival anthems since helping sc...Huey Morgan - The Fun Lovin' Criminal

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
The King of New York, Huey Morgan - the original Fun Lovin Criminal - is back playing with his brand new band!All the hit's that you love, are going to be played including - The Fun Lovin Criminal, Scooby Snacks, Loco, Korean Bodega, Love U...Childhoodnites - Disney & Nickelodeon Party

Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
Germany's 1st Disney Nick Party Night' since 2022 is now touring the world! The Party for all the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon grown up adults, a Childhoodnites event celebrating Disney Channel and Nickelodeon is more than just a party; i...The Eras Drag Party - A Taylor Swift Inspired Drag Show

Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
Join Blaze, Sissy Scorpio and Rozie Cheeks for a journey through the eras of Taylor Swift. Inspired by her recent record-breaking world tour, but with a drag twist. Expect glamorous costumes, backing dancers, and all the Taylor songs you ...The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon

Fatbird, Wigan
Friday 30 May - Sunday 28 December 2025
Gary Digan Aka is the UKs Premier & Definitve Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon. With his Strong Scottish Accent, his infamous live shows are a mixture of up-beat acoustic guitars, soulful harmonica and heartfelt vocals. The anthemic sing along tra...Ultimate RnB

St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 30 May 2025
A brand new, high quality tribute to some of the greatest music ever made. Ultimate RnB are a full 7 piece live band featuring session musicians and vocalists that have played with and supported some stone cold Soul legends, such as Jocel...Utah Saints

The Golden Lion Todmorden, Oldham
Friday 30 May 2025
UK electronic dance music pioneers Utah Saints ...Don Toliver

Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 1 June 2025
Texan rapper Caleb "Don" Toliver is best known for his 2019 triple Platinum singles "No Idea" and "After Party" which gained popularity on TikTok, helping his debut studio album, "Heaven or Hell" reach no.7 in the U.S.A. and no.16 in the U...Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 1 June 2025
After selling 100,000 tickets last year with its theatre tour, including sold-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall, The London Palladium and other UK venues, Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston is back bigger than ever with th...Eric Martin (Mr Big)

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 1 June 2025
Now unplugged and unleashed, New York rocker Eric Martin earned his most prominent success as the frontman for the hard rock band Mr. Big, which scored a big hit in the early 1990s with "To Be with You", a song that Martin wrote during his ...Andy Mckee

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Monday 2 June 2025
Andy McKee, a renowned acoustic guitarist, is set to release his six-track EP "Symbol" on September 17. The EP features McKee's interpretations of influential tunes that have inspired him, showcasing his ability to branch out and include mu...Djo (Joe Keery)

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Djo - the neo-psychedelia musical project of actor Joe Keery, known for his work in blockbuster projects as Stranger Things and Fargo - is back on tour. With lush guitars and instrumentation reminiscent of late 60's and 70's pop, Keery's ...Djo (Joe Keery)

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Djo - the neo-psychedelia musical project of actor Joe Keery, known for his work in blockbuster projects as Stranger Things and Fargo - is back on tour. With lush guitars and instrumentation reminiscent of late 60's and 70's pop, Keery's ...The Living Tombstone

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Electronic rock band The Living Tombstone were formed in 2011 by Israeli music producer Yoav Landau and later joined by American singer Sam Haft as a musical duo. The group is notable for their songs and music videos based on video games an...The Magic Of Motown

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 5 June 2025
Get ready for all the hits, glittering costumes, dazzling dance routines and outstanding musicianship in this breath-taking live concert spectacular. You will be going Loco down in Acapulco as we take you back down memory lane with all the ...Gary Numan

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 5 - Friday 6 June 2025
London-born Gary Anthony James Webb helped turn the UK's budding new wave scene on its head in the late '70s. He launched his music career by starting the band Tubeway Army, who released their eponymous debut in 1978. At the time, he adopte...The Manfreds

Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 5 June 2025
The '60s group Manfred Mann is now considered, more than ever, one of the finest and most respected bands from that era. Their numerous hits were R&B based with an undercurrent of jazz - a very unusual but winning combination of playing sty...Nelly & St. Lunatics + Eve + Fabolous

AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 7 June 2025
Having emerged in the early 2000s, GRAMMY award-winning rapper and entrepreneur Nelly is revered for his role in ushering in the popularity of country-rap to the mainstream, becoming the fourth best selling US rapper of all time, with over ...Morrissey

Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 7 June 2025
The outspoken former lead singer of Manchester legends The Smiths - arguably the most important indie band in Britain during the '80s - Stephen Patrick Morrissey has enjoyed a successful solo career, since 1988, with his theatrical crooning...PINK by Vicky Jackson

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 7 June 2025
Vicky Jackson's tribute to Pink has been a run-away success and has consistently been her most booked act since 2008. Whilst the Pink tribute show was not her first tribute act, Vicky found herself being compared both physically and vocally...King of Pop starring Navi featuring Jennifer Batten

St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 7 June 2025
King of Pop celebrates the life and work of Michael Jackson, through note-perfect recreations of his many huge hits, starring the world's leading MJ tribute artist Navi, who is joined on stage by Jackson's iconic guitarist - Jennifer Batt...Joeboy

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 7 June 2025
Nigerian Afro-pop and R&B star Joeboy topped the charts around the world and reached no.3 in the UK as a featured artist on CKay's Platinum hit "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)." The multi-award winning avid Manchester United fan is also known a...Manchester Music Tours - The Smiths Tour

Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 7 June - Saturday 27 September 2025
The Smiths fans from across the globe will have the opportunity to experience once again how this iconic band made their mark in Manchester and the world. Iconic places that will be visited on the tour include; Strangeways prison, which bec...Pitbull

Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 8 June 2025
Florida rapper Armando Christian Perez, Pitbull, invites disruption on a global scale as a GRAMMY Award winning independent international superstar, education ambassador, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. With billions of audio stream...Coldplace - Tribute to Coldplay

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 8 June 2025
The World's Leading Tribute to Coldplay is a stunning live concert performance, celebrating the music of one of the most successful bands of all time. The only tribute to have worked for Coldplay, this outstanding band leads you through all...Echoes of Prince

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Monday 9 June 2025
Echoes of Prince is a very special and unique show, an opera funk in tribute to The Kid Of Minneapolis, created by the Parisian funk band, Echoes Of, better known recently as Jeroboam on Space Grapes Records and Echoes Of A New Dawn Orchest...Lionel Richie

Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 12 - Friday 13 June 2025
Alabama soul star Lionel Richie first came into prominence in the '70s as a member of the hugely successful funk and soul band The Commodores. Richie's star shone increasingly brighter as the band moved away from their funky origins and tow...That Night In Manchester

The Edge, Wigan
Friday 13 June 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 ...The Ting Tings

Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 13 June 2025
Formed in Salford, in 2007, Multi-Platinum selling indie pop duo The Ting Tings - real life couple Katie White and Jules De Martino - are back with a new late 70's, early 80's yacht rock-inspired sound, having relocated to Ibiza. Best known...Smalltown Boy - A Tribute to Jimmy Somerville

Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 13 June 2025
Jay Austin performs a sensational tribute to Jimmy Somerville and the iconic sounds of The Communards and Bronski Beat. This electrifying performance takes you back to the vibrant 80s, celebrating one of the greatest falsettos in pop histor...Gary Barlow

Delamere Forest, Northwich
Saturday 14 June 2025
One of Britain's most successful songwriters and record producers, as part of the Manchester group Take That, Frodsham's Gary Barlow has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records. Aside from his achievements with Take That, he ...Brutus Gold's Love Train

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 14 June 2025
Lock up your daughters.... your mothers.... your self-tan spray and your cheap cologne! Brutus Gold and his Love Train are steaming into town for a night thick and heavy with 70s grooves. Self-proclaimed Puerto Rican Love God, Brutus Gold ...JD McPherson

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 14 June 2025
Oklahoma's JD McPherson has created something unique and amazing, taking the inspiration from multiple decades and styles and incorporating them into his own sound. He describes it as "It's like if The late-60s Ventures were the session ban...Dancing In The Daylight

Freight Island, Manchester
Saturday 14 June - Saturday 27 September 2025
Step back in time and let loose at Dancing in the Daylight hosted by BrunchBaby. The party will come alive with the sounds of the past as the day is transformed into a lively, nostalgia-filled disco for grown-ups with the DJ spinning all th...Ariana Goes Wicked Brunch

Area, Manchester
Saturday 14 June - Saturday 29 November 2025
A spellbinding fusion of pop perfection and Broadway magic at this live vocal show by the UK's no. 1 Ariana Tribute, Hariana, and her dancers. It's going to be a "Defying Gravity" experience with a show-stopping performance by the UK's #1 A...Chris Brown

Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 15 June - Thursday 3 July 2025
With over 200 million records sold worlwide, Virginian R&B singer Chris Brown is often referred to as the "King of R&B", and he continues to blur the lines between soul, hip hop, pop and dance music with his polyhedric output which has seen...Rag'n'Bone Man

Delamere Forest, Northwich
Sunday 15 June 2025
Rory Graham, best known as Rag'n'Bone Man, rose to prominence in 2016 with his unique blend of hip-hop, traditional blues and his powerfully deep baritone singing style. Growing up in Sussex, he was influenced by his mum and dad playing an...Yeah Yeah Yeahs
