SOUL AND R&B CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Soul and R&B 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
Northern Live - Do I Love You
Stockport Plaza
Sat 10 May - Fri 21 Nov 2025
Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates)

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
Legendary Pennsylvanian singer, pop culture icon, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and one half of the most successful duo of all time, Hall & Oates singer Daryl Hall returns for the first time in over a decade with his new solo project...Northern Live - Do I Love You

The Albert Halls, Bolton
Friday 23 May 2025
Keeping the faith to the original sounds of the underground movement that started on the dance floors in the North and eventually swept the nation including an 11-piece band with 4 lead vocalists performing over 30 original hits, expect ...Stax of Soul & The Soul Review

The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Friday 23 May 2025
The original. A reputation that needs no introduction. Born in Manchester in 1983, 9-piece 100% live band Stax of Soul feature incredible musicians (including a powerful brass section), meticulously and energetically recreating the very...La Fiesta x MJF- Afrodesia

The Copper Bar (band On The Wall), Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
A free to dance global music night featuring Afrobeat, Reggae, Latin and Jazz with live band....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...KOMPND - RnBLyfe

Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 25 May 2025
After promises to run the magic back, KOMPND are aligning with their favourite genre to create something truly unforgettable - bringing together over 2000+ R&B music lovers for a one-off special occasion that will echo through the heart of ...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...Getdown Services

Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 27 May 2025
Now Wave presents Getdown Services at YES Pink Room on 27th May 2025...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...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...Jorja Smith

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Thursday 29 - Friday 30 May 2025
The BRIT Award-winning Walsall R&B star is officially back. Her playfully infectious pop spirit intertwines with her youthful charisma, idiosyncratic storytelling, and informed opinions - attributes that have set her apart from her peers an...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...Here Come The Girls

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Thursday 29 May 2025
The ultimate celebration of some of the most iconic female artists of all time! This multi-diva show pays tribute to the likes of Cher, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Shania Twain, Annie Lennox, Gloria Estefan, Blondie, Katy Perry, Adele, Abba and Ban...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...Tim Gallagher

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
Tim Gallagher is a Manchester-based artist, renowned for his signature falsetto vocal tone, which has quickly earned him global appeal across social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. His soulful style is likened melodically to mode...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...Pan Amsterdam (Heavenly Records) - Live

The Rat And Pigeon, Manchester
Friday 30 May 2025
Pan Amsterdam is the musical persona of Leron Thomas, a Houston-born, New York based Rapper, jazz trumpeter, producer & musical director of Iggy Pop...Discos for Grown Ups - 70s Disco, 80s Pop & 90s Dance Anthems

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
An incredible night of disco, the legendary pop-up 70s, 80s and 90s disco party is bringing the boogie to town. Get glittered up for a fun, fab and feel-good night of dancing with people your own age to all your favourite 70s disco, 80s po...Cocoa Blush

Sol House, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
COCOA BLUSH PRESENTS HOUSE ELEGANCE & BASHMENT SEXYNESS HEARTLESS CREW (BUSHKIN & FONTI ) BBC 1XTRA SPECIAL GUEST live pa (SO SOLID CREW )...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...Billy Ocean

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Billy Ocean is the biggest selling black recording star Britain has ever produced and has sold over 30 million records in his lifetime to date. Having achieved extraordinary success as both an artist and a songwriter, Billy has collected mu...Man in the Mirror - A Tribute to Michael Jackson

Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Wednesday 4 June - Friday 4 July 2025
Join us for a Thriller of an evening, as we celebrate the legendary music of the KING OF POP. This is the "Man in the Mirror" - The brand new must-see, electrifying tribute concert to Michael Jackson. Starring CJ, one of the world's greates...Massive Attack

Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 5 June 2025
UK chart topping Bristol Trip Hop legends Massive Attack (Del Naja and Marshall) are one of the most exhilarating live acts operating today. With their iconic sound, they are best known for their Platinum-selling 90s hits "Teardrop" and "U...The Robert Cray Band

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 5 June 2025
Considered one of the greatest guitarists of his generation, Cray's soulful and creative guitar work has been a dominant force in blues for over forty years, widely recognized and acknowledged by peers and audiences alike. A five-time Gramm...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 ...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...La Discothèque

AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 6 June 2025
La Discotheque returns home to Manchester for a dazzling, decadent live show featuring some of their nearest and dearest! Picture the spirit and electric vibe of NYC's iconic Paradise Garage, seamlessly fused with the glittering hedonis...Natty

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 6 June 2025
Dubbed a 'soul-reggae crossover sensation' by The Telegraph, Natty (San Francisco born, London raised) was 'found" playing the open mic circuit and signed by Atlantic Records. Following his BBC performance on Later with Jools, his UK top 20...Rodina

Waterside, Manchester
Friday 6 June 2025
Soul and Jazz songs described by Manchester Music as "like an angel holding court in a smoky, chilled underground bar. A classy performance". Rodina (Singer & songwriter Aoife Hearty and her partner Joe Tatton), will be performing a special...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 ...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...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...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...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...Santana

Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 19 June 2025
Mexican-born San Francisco guitar legend Carlos Santana returns with his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted American Latin rock band. Over a career spanning 50 years, the group have sold well in excess of 100 million records scoring intern...Rob Lamberti - Perfectly George (George Michael Tribute)

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 20 June 2025
'Stars in Their Eyes' live finalist Rob Lamberti has earned the title of the UK's number one George Michael tribute artist and has even worked on behalf of the late Wham legend for Sony Music to promote the album 25 Live. In a 2014 interv...Nadiya Bychkova & The Overtones - Jukebox Idols

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 June 2025
Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova and the platinum-selling vocal harmony group The Overtones have announced they will star together in a brand new show for 2025 called Jukebox Idols. From the producers of the West End smash hit Rip...The Chicago Blues Brothers

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 21 June 2025
The world's biggest and best loved Blues Brothers party show is on a mission once again. As seen at the Adelphi Theatre and the Savoy Theatre in London's West End, The Chicago Blues Brothers have put the band back together to bring you t...Daresbury Festival

Walton Hall & Gardens, Warrington
Saturday 21 June 2025
A day of House, Disco and happiness at the brand new Daresbury Festival taking place a mile down the road from Daresbury, at the picturesque settings of Walton Hall in Cheshire. - A Boutique Festival set in the grounds of Walton Hall. -...Daresbury Festival

Walton Hall & Gardens, Warrington
Saturday 21 June 2025
A day of House, Disco and happiness at the brand new Daresbury Festival taking place a mile down the road from Daresbury, at the picturesque settings of Walton Hall in Cheshire. - A Boutique Festival set in the grounds of Walton Hall. -...The Amy Winehouse Experience

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 21 June 2025
Fronted by the enigmatic Caroline Lowe with a group of backing musicians, this is the UK's premier tribute to the often misunderstood and sadly missed talent of the late Amy Winehouse. From the creators of Lioness, The Amy Winehouse Experi...Oh What A Night! - Celebration of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
