SKA & PUNK IN MANCHESTER
SKA & PUNK IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Ska & Punk in Manchester
Transmission - The Sound of Joy Division
Night & Day Cafe
Sat 26 Oct - Fri 22 Nov 2024
Peter Hook & the Light
King George's Hall
Thu 31 Oct 2024 - Sat 19 Apr 2025
London Calling - The Clash Tribute
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 31 January 2025
The look, sound, attitude, belief, aggression and sincerity is all there. Bringing you 'White man in Hammersmith Palais' - 'Rock The Casbah' - 'White Riot' - 'Lost In The Supermarket' - 'I Fought The Law' - 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go'......Pretty Vacant - The Story of Punk & New Wave
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 6 February 2025
From its birth in New York City to its adolescence in London and onto its maturity across the globe, Pretty Vacant celebrates the legacy of the punk and New Wave movements. For the first time, the music, the attitude and the fashion are bro...Dropkick Murphys
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 6 February 2025
Ken Casey's American Celtic punk band formed in Massachusetts in 1996 and continue to deliver music that punches you square in the face, scoring numerous Top 10 albums in the USA, as well as the Platinum-selling single "I'm Shipping Up...Bowling for Soup
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 8 February 2025
With their thirty year anniversary as a band on the horizon in 2024, Texas' favourite punk rock export Bowling For Soup continue to grow their global fanbase and expand their success year on year. Also dubbed the crown princes of pop punk, ...Rise Against
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 8 February 2025
The chart-topping, critically acclaimed Chicago band offer a gritty combination of hardcore punk and melodic hardcore which continues to defy the status quo of modern rock, scoring four UK Top 40 albums in the process. They are also known f...Bilk
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 13 February 2025
Bilk are three musicians creating a unique angsty blend of indie, rap, rock n roll and punk from the suburbs of Essex, UK. Their honest social commentary is as real as it gets, reflecting on the highs and lows of British culture today. ...High Vis
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 15 February 2025
London's High-Vis play aggressive, frosty post-punk that's as hard as any hardcore record. Like Black Flag, Sleaford Mods and of course Public Image Ltd before them, High-Vis' anger is artful, gripping, and energising. It'll trim the fat fr...Four Year Strong
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 19 February 2025
Massachusetts rockers Four Year Strong blend pop-punk and hardcore punk. The band simply developed their sound off the idea of playing 'exactly what they want to hear' or music that they would listen to, but no one else was playing at the...Set It Off
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 20 February 2025
From the time they were formed, Set It Off have never been your standard emo band. Or pop group. Or pop-punk band. They are all of those things and more. Known for creating their own original brand of pop music, infusing bold electronic ele...You Me At Six
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 22 February - Saturday 29 March 2025
Rising out of the British alternative underground, Surrey rockers You Me At Six released their debut full-length album Take Off Your Colours in 2008 through Slam Dunk Records and Epitaph Records. Celebrating early chart success, it was 2010...State Champs
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 22 February 2025
Albany, NY punks State Champs were founded in 2010, taking their cues from emo punk royalty like All Time Low, Fall Out Boy and New Found Glory. The initial line-up of Derek Discanio (vocals), guitarists Tyler Szalkowski and Dave Fogarty, W...Fat Dog
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 1 March 2025
Described by the NME as "2023's wildest live band", South London indie act Fat Dog's music has been described as containing elements of dance, punk and klezmer. ...La Femme
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 9 March 2025
La Femme are a French psych-punk rock band established by guitarist Sacha Got and keyboard player Marlon Magnee in 2010 in Biarritz. The band's music has been described as synthetic and hypnotic. It mixes elements of cold wave, punk, and ye...The Wildhearts
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 9 March 2025
For 3 decades The Wildhearts have remained at the forefront of the British rock scene. From their classic debut album 'Earth Vs' (voted number one album of the year in Kerrang! back in 1993, and number 20 in the best rock albums of all time...The Mary Wallopers
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
Described by The Guardian as "invoking the raucous ghosts of The Dubliners and The Pogues to startling effect", The Mary Wallopers are a folk group from Dundalk, Ireland, breathing new life into both well known & rare ballads. Travelling th...Dr. John Cooper Clarke
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 29 March 2025
Literary phenomenon John Cooper Clarke is a British cult hero. Known as the 'Godfather of Punk Poetry' and the original people's poet, John's cultural influence spans literature, music and fashion. From creating some of the most iconic poet...Gentleman's Dub Club + The Skints
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 11 April 2025
A co-headline gig from two of the most exciting acts in the UK. Leeds-formed Gentleman's Dub Club have built a reputation for one of the most energetic live shows to emerge from the UK bass music scene with their antics astound crowds at fe...The Murder Capital
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 18 April 2025
The Irish post-punk band reached the UK Top 20 with their debut album, 'When I Have Fears' which featured the group's first two singles, 'Feeling Fades' and 'Green & Blue'. The album's title takes inspiration from the John Keats' poem, 'Whe...Peter Hook & the Light
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
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 Beat featuring Ranking Jnr
Band On The Wall, Manchester
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
O2 Apollo, Manchester
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...North West Calling
Manchester Academy, Manchester
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...InFest
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 15 August 2025
After 24 great live (+1 hybrid) years in Bradford, InFest moves to Manchester for 2025 ...The Dualers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
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
Waterside, Manchester
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
O2 Ritz, Manchester
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
