ROCK CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rock Concerts in Manchester
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
The Luke Combs Experience - Luke Combs Tribute
Manchester Academy
Sat 31 May - Sat 6 Sep 2025
China Crisis

The Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 28 March 2025
Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of the band which started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1979. China Crisis found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums and hits across...Ezio

Manchester Academy, Manchester
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...Helena Deland

Low Four Studio, Manchester
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

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
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...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! ...Oasiz - A Tribute to Oasis

The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 29 March 2025
When a short clip of Oasiz front man Steve, performing as Liam, went viral on social media with over half a million views, many fans were convinced the clip was actually of Liam Gallagher himself which led to the story being covered in the ...Geordie Greep (Black Midi)

New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 29 March 2025
Frontman and lead guitarist of London math rock band Black Midi, Geordie Greep has long been considered part of the emerging wave of British rock music known as the Windmill scene. Influenced by Frank Zappa and classical music, his debut so...Pinked Floyd - Tribute to Pink Floyd

George Lawton Hall, Oldham
Saturday 29 March 2025
North West based tribute band Pinked Floyd offer an engaging and energetic performance celebrating the magical music of Pink Floyd. A stunning light and video show complement their exciting and amazingly accurate performance of music spann...Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 29 March 2025
Fleetwood Bac are the world's first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classic 'Rumours' line-up. The show focuses on the 'Rumours' era of the band ...Duran Duran Experience

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 29 March 2025
Enjoy a live performance of all your favourite Duran Duran hits including 'Girls On Film', 'Hungry Like The Wolf', 'The Reflex', 'Rio' and more from these 'Wild Boys'. The Duran Duran Experience have been established as the premier Duran Du...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay

The Met, Bury
Saturday 29 March 2025
A live tribute to Coldplay and performing all the Coldplay hits and more in a brilliant sound and look-a-like show. The vocals, mannerisms and atmosphere these guys deliver are second to none. Giving the audience that same high energy perfo...HENGE

St Mary's In The Marketplace, Stockport
Saturday 29 March 2025
Attention Earth! This is HENGE. We bring you the gift of Cosmic Dross - a kind of music that is new to your world. There are no Earth words to describe it... but it will one day save your species. Henge are a British concept band formed in ...Shade

Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 29 March 2025
'SHADE' are a brand new, exciting alt-rock band hailing from the UK's most vibrant music hub: Manchester ...Moments of Pleasure - The Ultimate Tribute to Kate Bush

Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Saturday 29 March 2025
Tribute band Moments Of Pleasure are considered by many to be the next best thing to listening to Kate Bush herself! This 5 piece band features the stunning vocals of Lisa-Marie Walters, as seen on BBC, ITV and heard on BBC 5 and various B...Bye Bye Baby - Celebrating Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 30 March 2025
Bye Bye Baby is a jaw-dropping tribute to the musical phenomenon 'Jersey Boys' and the timeless, iconic music of 'Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons'. Enjoy a night to remember with incredible four part harmonies, roof raising falsetto and en...Say Anything

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
Marvel comic book writer 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 200...Rick Buckler (The Jam) - A Night of Memories & Music

Waterside, Manchester
Sunday 30 March 2025
This is your chance to witness history in the making. It's a must for all fans of The Jam! Feel the rhythm of A Town Called Malice, and get lost in the soulful sounds that define a generation, as the band's legendary drummer recalls all his...It's Really Long Innit? - Surviving Sandinista

The Spinning Top, Stockport
Sunday 30 March 2025
A 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...Strawberry Studios Forever

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Monday 31 March 2025
The Stockport Music Story presents Strawberry Studios Forever, a celebration concert of the legendary music recorded at Strawberry Recording Studios. Many of Manchester's iconic bands made their early recordings here in Stockport. An evenin...Dehd

Yes, Manchester
Monday 31 March 2025
Love is everyday magic. Thats the impression you get listening to Chicago trio Dehd. Veterans of Chicagos increasingly fruitful DIY scene Jason Balla (Ne-Hi and Earring) Emily Kempf (Vail and formerly with Lala Lala) and drummer Eric McGr...Destroy Lonely

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Atlanta, Georgia, rapper Bobby Wardell Sandimanie III, aka Destroy Lonely, delivers songs floating over hazy electric guitar lines with blends of surrealistic melodies and stylish soundscapes. ...Orla Gartland

Albert Hall, Manchester
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 ...Marina Satti

Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "ZARI", singer, songwriter and music producer Marina Satti was born in Athens, Greece to a Sudanese father and Cretan mother. Marina graduated in classical piano, advanced mu...Ditz

Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Abrasive but accessible, Brighton experimental rockers Ditz made one of the most important British guitar debuts when they first appeard on the scene in 2016. The band has been compared to IDLES, Yak, Daughters, Gilla Band and even Foals -...South of Salem

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 2 April 2025
South Of Salem is a hard rock/metal band from Bournemouth. ...Ryan Adams

O2 Apollo, Manchester
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...The Academic

Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Irish chart-toppers The Academic grew up just outside the small rural Irish town of Mullingar, about an hour west of Dublin and set in the heart of Ireland's midlands. Meeting in school, the quartet became firm friends through their shared ...Aled Jones

Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Prepare to hear the original, classical crossover star as you've never heard him before. He was the boy treble who captivated the world with his angelic voice, selling over seven million albums. His recording of Walking in the Air, from ...The Manfreds

The Met, Bury
Thursday 3 April 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...Laurence Jones
