ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rock Concerts in Manchester
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
The Bridgewater Hall
Thu 20 Mar - Sun 1 Jun 2025
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Manchester Opera House
Sun 16 Feb - Wed 3 Sep 2025
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Manchester Academy
Sat 29 Mar - Sat 13 Sep 2025
BrassWerk - A 10-Piece Brass Band Perform Arctic Monkeys
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Celebrating the Arctic Monkeys' anthemic album 'AM', a 10-piece brass band perform it cover to cover alongside some other Arctic Monkeys favourites. From the foot-stomping 'Do I Wanna Know?' and 'R U Mine?' to the clever lyricism of 'Arabe...
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Thursday 16 January 2025
Direct from a week long run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a sold out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!Using huge projection photos and original film footage, th...Joshua Bassett
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 16 January 2025
The Californian actor and pop rock singer-songwriter is best known for his starring role as Ricky Bowen in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. As a solo musician, he has scored the international hit "Lie Lie Lie" and collaborated...Elephunk in the Room
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 16 January 2025
Showcasing some of the finest local bands, melding disco, funk and jazz together and ending the night with disco classics. Come dance with the Elephunk in the Room, a Rebel Riot Record event. ...Let's Get It On: Celebrating Marvin Gaye
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Thursday 16 January 2025
Join us in Manchester as some of the city's finest musicians take you through his greatest hits....80's Live
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 17 January 2025
Feel shiny and new as yout travel back in time to one of the most iconic eras of music for the night - put your hands together and get into the groove as the live band, Electric Dreams, perform over two dozen chart topping anthems from arti...Art Battle Manchester
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 17 January 2025
 Ten fearless artists will go head-to-head in a live painting competition. Each will be given a blank canvas and 30 minutes to create a masterpiece. Circulate the action and watch the art evolve, YOU decide which artist should progress to...Daft Funk - Daft Punk Tribute
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 17 January 2025
Dedicated to recreating the sound and atmosphere of a Daft Punk live experience, Daft Funk's meticulously crafted stage productions feature authentic costumes and synchronised custom light shows, with over 1500 LEDs and a three-metre pyrami...Martin Kemp - Back To The 80s DJ Set
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Friday 17 January 2025
The hottest 80s club night is coming to town as actor, TV personality and star of Spandau Ballet Martin Kemp will be spinning the biggest and best hits of that decade for what promises to be a pure 'Gold' night! ...IST IST
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 17 January 2025
Regularly condemned as too 'out there' to be successful; through sheer determination, hard work and a bulging catalogue of songs, Ist Ist continue to silence the doubters and move from strength to strength. Displaying an arrogance akin to t...Martyn Joseph
The Met, Bury
Friday 17 January 2025
A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade, the jaw dropping guitar player has developed a unique percussive style with a powerful show stopping voice, which has seen him dubbed "The Welsh Springsteen". Take ...
The Drifters
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 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...Candlelight - A Tribute to Celine Dion
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
Discover the music of Celine Dion at Manchester Cathedral performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight at this awe-inspiring location. ...Candlelight - The Eras Tribute
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
Discover the music of Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Paramore and Gayle performed by a string orchestra under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...Paganfest - Alestorm + Ensiferum + Týr + Heidevolk + Elvenking
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
Paganfest returns after 10 years with the strongest pagan & folk metal line-ups yet: Alestorm, Ensiferum, Tyr, Heidevolk & Elvenking. Â ...Pop Princesses
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 18 January 2025
This is the children's pop concert with a big difference. A musical spectacular starring four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses who just love to sing! It's the perfect mix. Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Little Mix...A Tribute To The Carpenters
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Saturday 18 January 2025
It's time to get over that rainbow and make the smallest of dreams come true as the Entertainers present A Tribute to the Carpenters, featuring Gordy Marshall's The British Carpenters and starring the fantastic Sally Creedon as Karen Carpen...Glacmanis
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
Alternative/indie rock duo from Manchester, pronounced "Glass-Manis". ...The Doors Alive - Tribute to The Doors
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 18 January 2025
The Doors Alive are a British tribute band widely regarded as the closest and most enthralling representation of the legendary 1960's rock gods The Doors in the world today. The band re-create the sound, look, presence and magic of a real 1...The Magic Numbers
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
The Magic Numbers are a UK-based four-piece comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters (Romeo and Michele Stodart, Sean and Angela Gannon) who are known for their unique harmonies, melodic hooks, songwriting craftsmanship and their timele...Jean Genie - David Bowie Tribute
The Met, Bury
Saturday 18 January 2025
One of only a few tribute artists to tour and perform with an original artist's band, David Bowie tribute act Jean Genie was created by John Mainwaring and John Ford in 1993. An original recording artist in his own right, John Mainwaring ha...Jim Moray
Gullivers, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
Described by The Guardian as "one of the most inventive figures on the folk circuit", over the past two decades of British folk music, Macclesfield multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Jim Moray has marked himself out as having a singul...Absolutely Britney Bottomless Brunch
Area 50 Sackville Street Manchester M1 3wf, Manchester
Saturday 18 January - Saturday 20 December 2025
Drag queens, brunch, bottomless cocktails, and all the Britney hits you can handle? Look no further for a pop-tastic brunch party that was born to make you happy! This Britney special features the UK's number 1 Britney impersonator, sound-a...AC/Dshe - Female Fronted AC/DC Tribute
The Classic Rock Show
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 19 January 2025 - Monday 19 January 2026
The ultimate live juke box is back, bigger and even better, celebrating the very best-of-the-best of Classic Rock. Paying tribute to its favourite rock heroes CRS thunders through legendary performances from the likes of Queen, Led Zeppelin...Better Lovers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 19 January 2025
A Buffalo, New York, hardcore punk supergroup of tried-and-true musicians got together and found the sort of camaraderie and kinship you typically only find once in a lifetime. Formed in 2023, the group consists of Fit For An Autopsy vocal...
It's Really Long Innit? - Surviving Sandinista
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Sunday 19 January 2025
AÂ 2 Part spoken word/live music production detailing the merits and demerits one of the most fiercely debated albums of all time. Why would the so-called "Only Band That Mattered" release an album of three discs, with 36 tracks and over 14...
Ron Pope
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Monday 20 January 2025
Critically-acclaimed Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Ron Pope has drawn comparisons to Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, while also refusing to put him squarely into one category. Uncompromising and relentless, Pope has evolved into one ...Ron Pope
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Monday 20 January 2025
Critically-acclaimed Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Ron Pope has drawn comparisons to Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, while also refusing to put him squarely into one category. Uncompromising and relentless, Pope has evolved into one ...
Magnum
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 22 January 2025
 Vocalist Bob Catley has reformed legendary Birmingham hard rock band Magnum in honour of their late-great guitarist and songwriter Tony Clarkin who died in January 2024 of a rare spinal condition. "We want do a tribute to Tony and the re...
An Audience with Mark & Lard
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 23 January 2025
The 24th March 2004 saw the world heritage radio site of the 'Mark and Lard Show' come to an end with a resounding: 'STOP...!' Now fully twenty-one years later we can finally complete that catchphrase with an equally resounding: '... CARRY ...Genesis Songbook - The ultimate Phil Collins-era Genesis Show
The Met, Bury
Thursday 23 January 2025
Formed by former Genesis Visible Touch singer Chris O'Connell, Genesis Songbook do exactly what they say - take you through the Songbook of Phil Collins fronted Genesis! Their acoustic show sees them stripped down to keys and vocals, taking...Say Anything
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
Max Bemis's Los Angeles emo pop-punk band Say Anything return. Famed for their sardonic, literary sense of humour balanced out with a sense of intense catharsis, they scored five Top 40 albums in the USA between 2007 and 2016. ...The Rainband
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
Manchester's The Rainband are back! Founded in 2010 by lead singer Martin Finnigan and guitarist Phil Rainey - who made his name with Peter Hook's cult combo Monaco - their single "Rise Again", a tribute to legendary MotoGP rider Marco Simo...Felix Ross
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
Felix Ross is an emerging talent in the indie rock scene, known for his emotionally charged lyrics and powerful live performances. Drawing on personal experiences, Felix infuses his music with raw energy and heartfelt storytelling, making h...
Brothers Osborne
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
Described by Rolling Stone as performing "party-friendly tunes that are equal parts outlaw attitude, disco groove and ZZ Top-style boogie", the Grammy nominated Maryland brothers serve up raw, honest and uniquely homemade Country rock. Thei...Neck Deep
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
The "biggest band you've never heard of" has stepped onto the world stage, but it won't be long before that adage is a distant memory. The Wrexham underground heroes turned breakout stars with three UK Top 10 albums continue carving out the...Candlelight - A Tribute to Queen
