WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular World Music Concerts in Manchester
Fri 24 Oct 2025 - Fri 16 Jan 2026
Nena
Sunday 12 October 2025
The most successful German pop singer in chart history, with over 25 million records sold, NENA is playing her first UK shows in 15 years. Featuring a 10-piece band, fans can expect to hear the 1983 smash hit '99 Red Balloons' and other ico...
Trio Da Kali
Sunday 12 October 2025
Trio Da Kali are three remarkably gifted musicians from Mali. They are a unique format of vocals, balafon (xylophone) and ngoni bass. The members of Trio Da Kali are celebrated performers in their own right, coming from the most celebrated ...
Rishab Sharma: Sitar for Mental Health
Monday 13 October 2025
Hailed as the youngest and last disciple of sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sharma brings a legacy of tradition, innovation and purpose to every performance. Born into the renowned Rikhi Ram family of master luthiers, he has captivated a...
ONE OK ROCK
Monday 13 October 2025
Japanese rockers One OK Rock bring their world tour to Europe. With numerous number 1 albums in their own country and success on the US Billboard Rock Charts, they play varied styles of music, with songs ranging from alternative rock and em...
Abel Selaocoe
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Manchester-based South African cellist Abel Selaocoe is a rapidly rising star who is redefining the parameters of the cello. The RNCM alumnus and Honorary Associate Artist moves seamlessly across a plethora of genres and styles, from collab...
SE SO NEON
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Since their formation nearly a decade ago, SE SO NEON has become one of Korea's most loved and respected alternative bands, receiving awards and acclaim while steadily amassing a global fanbase. The band- now the solo project of singer, son...
Nayina
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Known as the Chinese version of Lady Gaga, Nayina (那艺娜) the Chinese sensation behind the viral hit "Love Like Fire", comes to Europe. From small-screen stardom to sold-out arenas across China, Na Yina has become a cultural icon known ...
RAMONA LIVE - Salsa De Cuba
Thursday 16 October 2025
Salsa de Cuba Fronted by two old friends Juan Sanchez and Reinier Bazan, Salsa de Cuba bring high-energy and passion to the dance floor....
AR Rahman
Friday 17 October 2025
Described by Time Magazine as the "Mozart of Madras", A.R. Rahman is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer, best known in the UK for composing the Oscar-winning soundtrack to "Slumdog Millionaire". Nicknamed Isai ...
Vieux Farka Touré
Friday 17 October 2025
Malian blues and jazz singer, composer and guitarist Vieux Farka Toure returns to the UK to tour, for the first time, his traditional acoustic quartet. He'll bring his own compositions to the stage as well as well loved classics of his le...
Tamino
Sunday 19 October 2025
The spellbinding arrival of the classically trained Belgian-Egyptian indie rocker with a divine falsetto is enough to make even an agnostic ponder predestination. The grandson of one of Egypt's most famed singers, the great Muharram Fouad, ...
The Cat Empire
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Formed in Melbourne, Australia and adored the world over, jazz/funk band The Cat Empire is a musical success story that continues to be written, crafting infectious, genre-embracing anthems and releasing chart-topping, multi-platinum albums...
The Congos
Thursday 23 October 2025
Iconic Jamaican reggae...
Mama Afrika
Friday 24 October 2025
Zimbabwean born singer, musician and storyteller Anna Mudeka tells the remarkable life story of an iconic South African singer, songwriter and civil rights activist, Miriam Makeba, charting her rise from the townships of Johannesburg to glo...
Candlelight - A Tribute to Arijit Singh
Friday 24 October 2025 - Friday 16 January 2026
Discover the music of Arijit Singh at Hall performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...
Lilly Hiatt
Friday 24 October 2025
The last few years have been a little hazy for Lilly Hiatt.?I was on the phone with a friend recently who said she wasn?t sure where I?d been,? Hiatt recalls. ?I realised I wasn?t really too sure of that either.?The search for answers ? whe...
Homegrown
Saturday 25 October 2025
UKs leading tribute to UB40...
Gogol Bordello
Sunday 26 October 2025
Since 1999, Gogol Bordello has been bringing their unique fusion of punk rock and Eastern European influences to the world, including their legendary theatrical and rambunctious live shows. From its inception, Gogol Bordello has been a b...
Too Many Zooz
Tuesday 28 October 2025
New York Brass house trio Too Many Zooz, consisting of Leo Pellegrino (baritone saxophone), Matt "Doe" Muirhead (trumpet) and David "King of Sludge" Parks (drums) shot to viral fame in 2014 when a video of one of their subway performances...
Hanabie
Saturday 1 November 2025
Hanabie. (花冷え。) is a Japanese metalcore band from Tokyo known for combining loud and heavy music with contrasting Harajuku aesthetics in a style self-described as "Harajuku-core". Their songs incorporate elements of metalcore, hardc...
The Witcher in Concert
Thursday 6 - Friday 7 November 2025
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the critically acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as the open-world RPG's timeless score is brought to life with a live orchestra performance featuring special appearances by Polish folk metal band Perci...
ANNA PHOEBE
Thursday 6 November 2025
FORM Presents ANNA PHOEBE+ Special Guests?Thursday 6th November 2025Low Four Studio, ManchesterAge Restrictions: 18+...
Jamie Duffy
Friday 7 November 2025
Irish composer Jamie Duffy is bringing his 2025 tour across the UK! At 23 years old, Jamie Duffy has rapidly emerged as a standout figure in the music scene, seamlessly blending traditional, popular, and classical influences to create a cap...
RAMONA LIVE - Salsa De Cuba NOV 13TH
Thursday 13 November 2025
Salsa de Cuba Fronted by two old friends Juan Sanchez and Reinier Bazan, Salsa de Cuba bring high-energy and passion to the dance floor....
Willy Mason
Friday 14 November 2025
Willy Mason is returning on tour to Europe in 2025. Since 2020 Willy has been touring with increasing regularity, steadily honing his live sound and playing. His band includes Charlotte Anne Dole on drums (Cymbals Eat Guitars, Hammydown, Cu...
Nia Archives - Up Ya Archives
Saturday 15 November 2025
London based, Nia Archives is one of the most exciting and compelling new artists in the UK making cutting edge lo-fi jungle music. Following an unforgettable and era defining "Summer of Jungle" that saw her sell out a Secret Summer Rave an...
Hope Tala
Sunday 23 November 2025
Hope McDonald (aka Hope Tala), is a London-born singer-songwriter. Her musical style has been described as pulling from R&B, Latin, neo soul, and bossa nova. Tala's "All My Girls Like To Fight" was listed as one of Barack Obama's favourite ...
KNEECAP
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 November 2025
Belfast hip hop trio - Mo Chara, Moglai Bap and DJ Provai - sing in Irish and often reference their support for republicanism including on the single "Get Your Brits Out". ...
Jesse Cook
Friday 28 November 2025
An accomplished guitarist and producer, and equally prolific film maker, Canadian new flamenco musician Jesse Cook has evolved his talents to create experiences that delight audiences both in concert, and online. He composed his first al...
Hans Zimmer
Tuesday 2 December 2025
The multiple Oscar and Grammy Award winner Hans Zimmer enters The Next Level - and brings Europe with him! The Next Level promises a completely new show featuring groundbreaking electronic soundscapes and a spectacular light production t...
London African Gospel Choir - Paul Simon's Graceland Reimagined
Thursday 18 December 2025
Hot off the back of multiple sell-outs across the UK, the 23-strong London African Gospel Choir (LAGC) return with their totally uplifting rendition of Paul Simon's iconic 1986 Graceland album. Don't miss this astounding musical reinte...
Da Lata
Monday 22 December 2025
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Very Santana - The Ultimate Celebration of Carlos Santana
Saturday 10 January 2026
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the most beautiful guitar melodies and the amazingly creative, unique, diverse, and very challenging songs of Carlos Santana. All of which are played skilfully by this band of top-quality and musically highly ed...
Slaughter To Prevail
Saturday 17 January 2026
Russian deathcore band from Yekaterinburg, Slaughter to Prevail, relocated to Orlando, Florida in 2022 after condemning the Russian illegal invasion of Ukraine. Their song "1984", inspired by the George Orwell novel, was released in protest...
