Most Popular Ska & Punk in Manchester
Sat 22 Feb - Sat 29 Mar 2025
Peter Hook & the Light
Saturday 19 April 2025
The legendary Joy Division and New Order bassist performs New Order's "Get Ready" live and in full, plus an additional set of Joy Division and New Order's greatest hits. The Mancunian bass player, musician, singer, DJ, nightclub owner,...
The Pogues
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Following the death of frontman Shane MacGowan in 2023, Celtic punk legends The Pogues return in 2025 for their first UK Tour since 2012 to celebrate 40 years of 'Rum Sodomy & the Lash'. Featuring James Fearnley, Jem Finer, Spider Stacy and...
Special Kinda Madness - Tribute to The Specials & Madness
Saturday 10 May 2025
2 Bands... 2-Tone... 1 Fantastic Night! A Specials Tribute Band and a Madness Tribute Band, all on one stage. That's Special Kinda Madness. Special Kinda Madness perform a truly authentic set from each band, combining the phenomenally energ...
The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr
Saturday 17 May 2025
With 1980's Top 10 hits like "Can't Get Used To Losing You", "Mirror In The Bathroom", "Tears Of A Clown", "Ranking Full Stop", "Too Nice To Talk To", "Hands Off, She's Mine", and "Twist & Crawl", the Birmingham ska legends fused Latin, s...
Pixies
Saturday 24 May 2025
With elements of indie rock and surf rock, 1980's Boston alternative rockers The Pixies have been cited by avowed fan Kurt Cobain as a heavy influence on Nirvana with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" a conscious attempt to co-opt the Pixies' sty...
The Nightingales
Saturday 24 May 2025
Described by John Robb as "The misfits' misfits" and comprising an ever-fluctuating line up, based around lyricist/singer Robert Lloyd, Birmingham Post punk pioneers The Nightingales enjoyed cult status in the early 1980s as darlings of the...
North West Calling
Saturday 21 June 2025
All-day punk festival, North West Calling, is back and features another riotous line-up: Cockney Rejects + Special guests TBA + UK SUBS + Anti-Nowhere League + Steve Ignorant + The Bar Stool Preachers + Random Hand + Riskee and the Ridic...
Bloc Party
Thursday 10 July 2025
Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Russell Lissack (lead guitar), Gordon Moakes (bass guitar, synths, backing vocals, glockenspiel), and Matt Tong (drums, backing vocals). Their ...
InFest
Friday 15 August 2025
After 24 great live (+1 hybrid) years in Bradford, InFest moves to Manchester for 2025 ...
Too Much Too Young - The Music of 2 Tone And Beyond
Sunday 5 October 2025
Pack your bags and get ready to board the Night boat to Cairo as we celebrate the iconic story of 2-Tone and beyond! 'Too Much Too Young' is the non stop Ska party that tells the story of one of the most influential musical movements in Br...
The Dualers
Saturday 11 October 2025
The Dualers are a 9-piece Jamaican Rhythm & Blues band from South-East London. They first hit the headlines when the single Kiss on the Lips stormed in to the UK top 30 despite no industry or professional backing, they progressed to playing...
John Lydon - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
Thursday 16 October - Monday 24 November 2025
He's a legend and an icon, a revolutionary and an immortal. John Lydon - aka Johnny Rotten - changed the face of music and sparked a cultural revolution. The frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) caused a poli...
New Model Army
Sunday 19 October 2025
Formed in Bradford in 1980, New Model Army's beginnings were inspired by Northern Soul, Punk Rock and the incendiary atmosphere of the times. Since then, they have had a long, creative and eventful journey. They have been massively influent...
The Offspring
Sunday 16 November 2025
Californian quartet The Offspring were uniquely positioned to take advantage of the grunge boom of the early to mid '90s. Though usually labeled as a punk band, over the course of their self-titled 1989 debut and 1993's Ignition, Dexter Hol...
Adam Ant
Friday 21 November 2025
Pop icon Adam Ant returns with his UK Antics tour, with a set list that promises to get everyone on their feet. Performing his classic chart-topping singles and personal favourites, audiences will be thrilled with the return of live musi...
