GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Gigs 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
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
The Grand
Fri 25 Apr - Sat 13 Sep 2025
earthtone9

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 20 September 2025
Nottingham cult metal band earthtone9 combine a wide variety of influences from rock, metal, noise and hardcore. Characteristic are the constant mood changes within individual songs and albums. Often, heaviness and oppressive moments are ...The Smiths Utd - A Tribute to The Smiths

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 20 September 2025
Lincoln-based tribute band The Smiths Utd play all the hits from The Smiths and Morrissey solo. ...The Smiths Ltd - The Smiths Tribute Band

The Met, Bury
Saturday 20 September 2025
The Smiths Ltd was formed in Manchester, UK the hometown of The Smiths. After an extensive search to find the perfect Morrissey, the band played their first gig in Manchester to an audience of avid Smiths fans. The response was spectacular...Good Mixer Indie Brit-Pop 80's Night

The Brickhouse, St Helens
Saturday 20 September 2025
Our favourite in House Band bang out some Indie Brit-Pop & 80's Anthems & Classics...STOCKPORT BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL 2025

The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 20 September 2025
IT'S OUR 5th BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL AND IT'S BETTER THAN EVER! ********No price increase this year for weekend tickets!********Held jointly at The Spinning Top and The Garrick Theatre. One venue above the other!Three stages - The Garrick ...Classical Spectacular

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 21 September 2025
Music Lights Lasers Fireworks! The most popular classical show in the UK returns!No other show presents such a magnificent combination of the very best in classical music and state of the art technology. Ranging from a flood of pure white l...Lord Huron

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sunday 21 September 2025
Good-time Californian indie folk rock bootscooters with guitars, cymbals, pianos, pedal steel, mandolins, microphones, saxophones and a gigantic string and woodwind orchestra deliver tales of hard luck, heartbreak and redemption. Lord Hu...Old Time Sailors

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 21 September 2025
Ahoy there! You are invited to board the Sailorette and join the plentiful crew for a night of footstomping, dancing and singing! You will be sailing back to the 19th century for an immersive experience of traditional seafaring music perfor...Cillirion - A Tribute to Fish-Era Marillion

Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Sunday 21 September 2025
A tribute to Fish-Era Marillion, bringing a musical spectacular of Marillion's back catalogue tracks. ...Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story

Lowry, Salford
Monday 22 - Saturday 27 September 2025
Seen by over 22 million people worldwide Forget feel good, Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story is feel great! Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a cast of phenomenally talented actors and musicians tell Buddy Holly?s story, from his ...Andy Powell's Monday Matinee Cabaret

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Monday 22 September 2025
Stockport's premier live entertainer Andy Powell returns once again with another Monday afternoon extravaganza of live entertainment featuring some of the UK's finest performers. Andy's special guests include comedian Justin Moorhouse, Bill...OneRepublic

Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 24 September 2025
The GRAMMY nominated American pop rockers led by Ryan Tedder are famed for the worldwide hits 'Counting Stars', 'Love Runs Out' and 'Apologize' (which was later remixed by Timbaland). ...FAUN

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 24 September 2025
With influences of Celtic folk and medieval music fusing with driving beats, Platinum-selling Munich ensemble FAUN combines medieval & ancient instruments with modern influences to create an enchanting and powerful atmosphere, taking the au...The Wants

Golden Lion, Todmorden
Wednesday 24 September 2025
People Like Us presentThe Wants Wednesday 24th September 2025Golden Lion / Todmorden...Pierce the Veil

Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Platinum-selling San Diego powerhouse rockers are iconic in their genre, and rightfully so, after topping Billboard's rock and alternative album charts numerous times. They're back with more fuzzy guitars, massive melodic hooks, and distin...Ruger

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Africa's pace-setter, Nigerian Afrobeats musician Ruger was introduced to the world in January 2021, with the release of "One Shirt"; a song which brought his striking signature style to the world and was followed by Platinum-selling hits i...The Stars Of Irish Country

Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Featuring the Queen of Country Music Philomena Begley who is celebrating 60 years in the music business and has had a glittering career that spans over 6 decades at the top, the accordion maestro and hugely popular Sean Wilson who makes ...Keyshia Cole

AO Arena, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Keyshia Myeshia Cole, born October 15, 1981 is an American R&B singer. Born and raised in Oakland, California, she began her career as a backing vocalist for MC Hammer before ultimately signing with A&M Records, under whom she released her ...John Hackett Band

Knutsford Little Theatre, Knutsford
Thursday 25 September 2025
The John Hackett Band embodies the spirit of progressive rock. From John?s pastoral flute textures, through the funky interplay between drummer Duncan Parsons and bassist Jeremy Richardson to the intricacies of Nick Fletcher?s lead guitar t...Lil Baby

Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
With over 76 million digital units sold and more than 155 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 - the 7th most in the chart's history - Atlanta rapper Lil Baby is among the highest certified artists in the United States. In the UK, he has scored...Ben Portsmouth - This is Elvis

Blackburn Cathedral, Blackburn
Friday 26 September 2025
Internationally renowned as one, if not THE best Elvis tribute in the world today, Ben Portsmouth will bring his unique style and charisma and will show audiences why he is regarded as the best in the business. A multi-talented musician, si...Hits Out Of Hell - The Meat Loaf Songbook

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 26 September 2025
The World's premier show in tribute to Meatloaf, featuring the Ultimate 'Dead Ringer' to Meatloaf Craig Halford as seen on ITV's 'Stars in their eyes' and Channel 4's 'The Last Leg'. Experience all the hits from what is one of the best-sell...The Crane Wives

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Born of the 2010's folk boom and now comfortably stationed in their rock and roll era, Michigan's The Crane Wives epitomise the evolving landscape of indie folk. Their high-energy performances have been described as "charged with emotion an...A Night To Remember Motown Show

Uppermill Civic Hall, Uppermill
Friday 26 September 2025
Take a trip back to 1960s Detroit and be prepared for high energy and soulful vocal dynamics from show producer and director, Bizzi Dixon, The Voice UK finalist and West End Tour lead principal, harmoniously backed by the Motown Divas givin...The Jerseys - Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 26 September 2025
Join The Jerseys as they celebrate the timeless music of the one-hundred million album selling Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Incredible falsettos, beautiful a capellas - the authenticity of the sublime harmonies of the 60s and 70s ...Kerry Ellis

Waterside, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Kerry Ellis is the Queen of the West End. From My Fair Lady to We Will Rock You, from Les Miserables to Wicked, in both the West End and on Broadway, she has starred in musical theatre's biggest roles, making shows her own and earning ...Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay

Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 26 September 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...Belly
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Whether you were there at the start or discovered Belly more recently, their influence has been steady, with a devoted fanbase and an undeniable impact on the alternative music scene....Simply Red

Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Manchester soul legends Simply Red are back! One of the UK's most treasured bands, frontman Mick Hucknall continues to offer a sensational pop masterclass with vivid, heartfelt, life-giving tracks that mix soul, funk, R&B and blues. Formed ...Simply Red

Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Manchester soul legends Simply Red are back! One of the UK's most treasured bands, frontman Mick Hucknall continues to offer a sensational pop masterclass with vivid, heartfelt, life-giving tracks that mix soul, funk, R&B and blues. Formed ...Self Esteem

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 September 2025
After ten years in the indie pop duo Slow Club, Rebecca Lucy Taylor finds herself musically reincarnated as Self Esteem. Drawing influence from everything and anything - pop culture, the dark and light within her own life, her experiences o...Barbara Dickson

Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Barbara Dickson returns to perform both classic and more recent material from her extraordinary canon of music across both pop and folk, all with her exceptional band. As a multi-million selling recording artist with an equally impressiv...W.A.S.P.

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
American West Coast heavy metal band W.A.S.P. emerged in 1982 from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Motley Crue, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band was a prominent target in the mid-1980s of the Parents Music Resource Center (P...Mercury - The Ultimate Queen Tribute

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 27 September 2025
Mercury, having celebrated their 23rd anniversary, has established itself as one of the world's most authentic tribute bands to Freddie Mercury and Queen. Including performances of the most popular Queen hits, such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Rad...Jive Talkin' Perform The Bee Gees Live in Concert

The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 27 September 2025
Renowned as the original and very best Bee Gees tribute show, and the only Bee Gees tribute show that has actually performed with the original Bee Gees! In 1997 Gary & Darren from Jive Talkin performed live on Heart FM with The Bee Ge...Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world reno...Nearly Dan - The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of Donald Fagen & Walter Becker. Nearly Dan's approach is faithful, thou...The Freddie & Queen Experience - Queen & Freddie Mercury Tribute

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 27 September 2025
One of the UK's premier, internationally and critically acclaimed Queen & Freddie Mercury tribute bands, delivering a passionate and energy packed show chock full of Queen's greatest hits! Ian Adams as Freddie Mercury replicates Freddie M...Angels of Darkness - A Tribute to The World of Goth

The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 27 September 2025
Birmingham's premier gothic rock tribute band deliver an almost encyclopaedic collection of music from the World of Goth: from A to Dead! Expect a "Weird beautiful mixture of exquisite excellence" paying tribute to not only 80s greats such ...Canguru Concert

Eagle Inn, Salford
Saturday 27 September 2025
Canguru will be performing live his Alt-Electro-Hop music with his band for the first time in Greater Manchester....SkaFull Unfinished Business - Ska - 2-Tone Night
