ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rock Concerts in Manchester
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
The Bridgewater Hall
Fri 23 Jan - Sat 25 Apr 2026
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Lowry
Thu 30 Apr - Wed 27 May 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Manchester Academy
Sat 13 Dec 2025 - Sat 18 Apr 2026
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Manchester Academy
Fri 19 Dec 2025 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay and Ed Sheeran
Hallé St Peter's
Sat 25 Oct - Sat 27 Dec 2025
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Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 12 October 2025
Co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the legendary rock band Status Quo, Francis Rossi embarks on a solo tour performing fan favourites from a remarkable 50+year career. Also known as the GOMOR (The...The Greatest Star - Barbra Streisand Tribute Show
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Sunday 12 October 2025
Starring Kearra Bethany, as seen on ITV's Starstruck, The Greatest Star takes you on a magical musical journey through time as you sit back and relax enjoy the sounds of this fabulous concert style production. Barbra Streisand is, by far, o...Finn Wolfhard
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 12 October 2025
Canadian actor, musician, and film director Finn Wolfhard is best known for playing Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things, Richie Tozier in the 2017 remake of Stephen King's horror classic It and its sequel It: Chapter Two, and Trevor Spengler i...JIM JONES ALL STARS
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 12 October 2025
A bubbling swamp curse of unholy rhythm, Jim Jones All Stars is the latest ramalama rhythm and blues project from garage godfather Jim Jones (Thee Hypnotics, The Jim Jones Revue) which delivers a sonic blast of punk rock n' soul. Formed du...
Sunny Afternoon
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Monday 13 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Following a phenomenal two years in the West End and a sensational first UK and Ireland tour, the "indisputably terrific" (The Times) OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING BEST NEW MUSICAL, charting the euphoric highs and agonizing lows of THE KINKS, is ba...ONE OK ROCK
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 13 October 2025
Japanese rockers One OK Rock bring their world tour to Europe. With numerous number 1 albums in their own country and success on the US Billboard Rock Charts, they play varied styles of music, with songs ranging from alternative rock and em...Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens)
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Monday 13 October 2025
Robert Forster is a Brisbane based singer-songwriter and author. In 1978, with Queensland University friend Grant McLennan, he co-founded the acclaimed indie pop/rock band The Go-Betweens. The group, based in London for five and a half year...Dead Posey
Yes, Manchester
Monday 13 October 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Dead PoseyPlus support:The Cruel Knives...Newton Faulkner
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Multi-Platinum selling Surrey-born acoustic singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner possesses a pop sensibility that allows him to sit easily alongside the likes of Jack Johnson, Paolo Nutini, and Ed Sheeran - who stole his original "ginger guy ...SE SO NEON
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Since their formation nearly a decade ago, SE SO NEON has become one of Korea's most loved and respected alternative bands, receiving awards and acclaim while steadily amassing a global fanbase. The band- now the solo project of singer, son...Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
The mind-spinning indie-rock/folk/art of Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage developed when songwriter and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis began recording homemade cassettes in New York City in 1998; his critically acclaimed, unusual and word-dense...Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables & Lail Arad - The Songs of Joni Mitchell
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Line Up: Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables (This is the Kit) and Lail Arad. Following a revered debut at The Roundhouse's In The Round Festival in April 2024, 'The Songs of Joni Mitchell' returns with a new line-up. The show was conceived and cura...Skating Polly
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Fusing elements of '90s-inspired alt-rock and riot grrrl with classic D.I.Y. punk and indie pop, savvy Oklahoma siblings Kelli and Kurtis Mayo, with step-sister Peyton Bighorse found national exposure in the early 2010s, earning both critic...
Eileen Alister
I Like It - The Ultimate Tribute To Gerry Marsden & The Swinging Sixties
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 15 October 2025
The ultimate Swingin' 60s show featuring the greatest hits of Gerry & The Pacemakers, including Ferry Cross The Mersey, How Do You Do It, You'll Never Walk Alone and of course I Like It. Along with hit songs from The Beatles, Paul Mc...Nova Twins
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
The London heavy rap rock renegades are the zeitgeist-capturing polymath pioneers that our times have been waiting for. Playing with genre and rich in different moods, textures, and layers, all the while retaining that purity and simplic...d4vd
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Houston indie musician David Burke, better known as d4vd (pronounced "David"), is an artist that's unable to be boxed into a specific genre, with familiar hits including his UK Top 40 hits 'Romantic Homicide,' a grungy, guitar-driven breaku...LEAP
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Indie rock sad boys LEAP are on the verge, in every sense of the word. Bubbling with anticipation, whether it's the palpable energy at their explosive sold out shows across the UK and Europe, or landing in Shazam's top 50 viral playlist, th...
John Myrtle
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Now Wave presents John Myrtle at The Castle Hotel on 15th October 2025...
Graham Nash
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy award winning Salford singer-songwriter Graham Nash returns to Europe to perform songs spanning his sixty-year career from The Hollies to Crosby, Stills and Nash, to CSNY and his be...
Mimi Webb
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
Weaving octave-destroying vocals, gut-wrenching ballads and confessional storytelling, Canterbury-born singer-songwriter Mimi Webb is proving herself to be a viral pop powerhouse. Her emotional tales of open-heart honesty have captured hear...Pale Waves
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
The Manchester indie-pop icons step up once more, fulfilling the promise of that widely-lauded UK Top 10 debut album My Mind Makes Noises, in 2018, and striding towards pop megastardom with the UK no.3 2021 follow-up Who Am I?. The slick f...Re-Take That - The Ultimate Take That Party Night
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 16 October 2025
Join the UK's favourite tribute act for the ultimate Take That party night with a live and fully interactive sing-a-long experience. Jason Orange calls the show "brilliant," while Dec of Ant & Dec says it's "the best Take That tribute act ...Panic Shack
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
Cardiff punks Panic Shack aren't interested in the keys to the boys' clubhouse or fighting with sharp-elbows for a seat at the table. They're with you, out there: in the pit, at the bar, in the group chat - and their sound, collar-grabbing ...Hope of the States
Gorilla, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
Named after Albert Deutsch's 1948 book on the state of mental healthcare in the United States, Chichester indie rockers Hope of the States have developed their post-Radiohead sound, scoring UK Top 40 hits with "The Red the White the Black...Randy Edelman
The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Thursday 16 October 2025
Celebrate The Uptown, Uptempo Composer Randy Edelman for "80 Minutes Around the World". In a shimmering kaleidoscope of familiar songs, film composer Randy Edelman celebrates a mosaic of his experiences and his illustrious journey that colo...Darren Alboni as Mick Hucknall - Simply Red Tribute
The Grand Bar, Warrington
Thursday 16 - Friday 17 October 2025
Quoted to be the No.1 Mick Hucknall impersonator by the Simply Red Fan Club, Darren Alboni has been performing as the legendary Manchester soul star since 1991 after appearing on, and winning, his heat in Granada Television's "Stars In Thei...Gaz Brookfield
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Thursday 16 October 2025
Following a two-year hiatus from live touring, the Bristol folk and rock musician returns to the road with his biggest tour to date, in celebration of the release of his 8th studio album, Idiomatic. Joined by the other two-thirds of The Ori...Obie Trice
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
A key player in Detroit's explosive early 2000s rap scene, Obie Trice comes to The Blues Kitchen Manchester on Thursday 16th October 2025....Vicky Jackson as Pnk - Live at Empire Rochdale
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Thursday 16 October 2025
For over a decade, Vicky Jackson has been the UK's number one tribute to Pnk....Busted vs McFly
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 17 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Pop rock legends Busted and McFly have announced a joint UK tour. Speaking of the tour, McFly threw down the gauntlet and commented: "Busted gate-crashed our show and challenged us to a VS tour next year. They're old men now, and we are gon...Larkin Poe
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Rebecca & Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe are singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist sisters creating their own brand of Roots Rock 'n' Roll: gritty, soulful, and flavoured by their southern heritage. Originally from Atlanta and currently livi...
Bury Tomorrow
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Forming in Hampshire in 2006, metalcore outfit Bury Tomorrow rapidly propelled the genre into the British mainstream. Now comprising co-vocalists Daniel Winter-Bates and Jason Cameron, bassist Davyd Winter-Bates, drummer Adam Jackson, ...Sleeper
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
The Platinum-selling Manchester-formed Britpop band are back. Sleeper enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the mid 90s: achieving 8 Top 40 singles across 3 Top 10 albums with well over 1,000,000 sales. They garnered front cove...The Groove Chorus
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
Get ready to dance all night with The Groove Chorus! Featuring a choir of 40 singers and a 9-piece live band, they serve up dance anthems with a disco twist. Naturally, they are joined by a resident pole dancer, special drag queens, and lot...Barry Steele's The Roy Orbison Story
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Friday 17 October 2025
Barry Steele is widely recognised as one of the world's leading vocalists playing homage to legend Roy Orbison. He has stunned audiences across the globe with his uncanny similarity and ability to authentically revive the exquisite toe-tapp...We Are Scientists
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
New York indie rock legends We Are Scientists are glued to the indie dance floor but also showcase a darker, more electronic pop rock sound. UK Top 40 hits include "After Hours", "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt", "It's a Hit", "Chick Lit" ...Pop Will Eat Itself
