WHAT'S ON AT MANCHESTER ACADEMY, MANCHESTER
What's On at Manchester Academy, Manchester
Manchester Academy is four independent venues all (almost) under one roof, located on campus at The University Of Manchester. The venues are Academy 1,2,3 and Club Academy. The original student union building was built in 1957, the Academy in 1990, with Buzzcocks being the first band to play there. Following a refurb, capacity grew to around 2600 for Academy 1, 950 for Academy 2, 450 for Academy 3, and 650 for Club Academy.
Manchester Academy attracts a varied wealth of local and worldwide artists, including Adele, Nirvana, Blur, Oasis, David Bowie, Bruno Mars, Inspiral Carpets, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga. It is often referred to as one of the UK’s greenest venues, making substantial steps towards minimising environmental impact and improving sustainability.
Enjoy exciting shows, events, concerts and premieres at these four live music venues. See what's on at Manchester Academy below and book tickets online.
Manchester Academy is four independent venues all (almost) under one roof, located on campus at The University Of Manchester. The venues are Academy 1,2,3 and Club Academy. The original student union building was built in 1957, the Academy in 1990, with Buzzcocks being the first band to play there. Following a refurb, capacity grew to around 2600 for Academy 1, 950 for Academy 2, 450 for Academy 3, and 650 for Club Academy.
Manchester Academy attracts a varied wealth of local and worldwide artists, including Adele, Nirvana, Blur, Oasis, David Bowie, Bruno Mars, Inspiral Carpets, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga. It is often referred to as one of the UK’s greenest venues, making substantial steps towards minimising environmental impact and improving sustainability.
Enjoy exciting shows, events, concerts and premieres at these four live music venues. See what's on at Manchester Academy below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Manchester Academy, Manchester
What's On at Manchester Academy, Manchester
The Mercians
Academy 2
Friday 18 April 2025
Your girlfriend's favourite indie band, the latest rockers to come out of Leicester have recently supported former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan on his UK Tour. ...Dressed to Kill - Tribute to Kiss
Erasured - The Ultimate Erasure Tribute
Academy 3
Saturday 19 April 2025
In 1995 Mark Rodway appeared on ITV's "Stars In Their Eyes" (and again for the 1995 Christmas Special) as Erasure's Andy Bell, to universal acclaim. He met Pete Faint in 1996 and the pair began writing original material together and at th...Cochise
Club Academy
Sunday 20 April 2025
Florida rapper Cochise has already proven to be an eclectic artist, injecting the slick adlibs of peak 2010s SoundCloud rap, with a sugar rush flow that sounds like FL Studio overloading. That sound brought The 2022 XXL Freshman to promin...Elliot Minor
Academy 2
Wednesday 23 April 2025
York symphonic rockers Elliot Minor had a string of Top 40 singles in the UK chart, including "Jessica", "The White One Is Evil", "Still Figuring Out" and their biggest hit "Parallel Worlds". Classically trained musicians, they play a wide...Exit North
Academy 3
Thursday 24 April 2025
A musical collaboration between Steve Jansen, the founder and drummer of English new wave band Japan and Gothenburg musicians, singer Thomas Feiner, pianist Ulf Jansson, and renowned Swedish producer/multi-instrumentalist Charlie Storm. The...
thrown
Academy 2
Friday 25 April 2025
Since forming in 2021, Swedish heavy weights Thrown have been mesmerising the metal world with their signature blend of aural violence, live intensity and enigmatic performances. thrown are undoubtedly the most listened to new metal artist ...The Redroom
Academy 3
Friday 25 April 2025
Formed in 2019, Manchester band The Redroom saw early success with their debut single Nostalgia and have since amassed over 150,000 Spotify streams, attracting interest from the likes of BBC 6 Music, Radio X, ThisFeeling, and Crack Magazine...Valery Meladze
Academy 1
Saturday 26 April 2025
Georgian-born Russian art rock star Valery Meladze, a Meritorious Artist of Russia, and People's Artist of the Chechen Republic, celebrates 30 years in the industry. With his brother Konstantin Meladze, he founded the Russian-Ukrainian...Skegss
Academy 2
Saturday 26 April 2025
Australian duo of Ben Reed (vocals, guitar) and Jonny Lani (drums) have enjoyed #1 albums on their homeland Australia ARIA Albums Chart. They bring a newly heightened creative energy to every aspect of their explosive yet introspective form...Sheppard
Club Academy
Saturday 26 April 2025
It's the stuff of teenage dreams: one minute you're writing songs in your parents' front room, the next you're knocking Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' off the No.1 slot and going 7 x Platinum. Sheppard's 2014 international hit single Geronimo w...Pearl Scam + Angry Hair - Pearl Jam & Alice In Chains Tributes
Academy 3
Saturday 26 April 2025
Pearl Scam is the UK's finest Pearl Jam experience. The band's musicians have come together with one common goal - recreating Pearl Jam's high energy live shows. Hear classic songs like Jeremy, Betterman, Elderly Woman and Given To Fly and...Airbag
Club Academy
Sunday 27 April 2025
For fans of Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Marillion, Astra, and Ozric Tentacles, Argentine hard rock sibling trio Airbag boast magnificent singing and prog atmospheres which compete for the lion's share with dark and captivating guitars, and...
IAMX
Academy 3
Monday 28 April 2025
IAMX is the solo musical project of Middlesbrough-born Chris Corner after the hiatus of his former band Sneaker Pimps. With a focus on the experimentation of visual art, musically, IAMX spans across multiple genres ranging from electronic r...bbno$
Academy 1
Wednesday 30 April 2025
bbno$ (pronounced as "baby no money"), is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known for his collaborations with rapper Yung Gravy as well as his 2019 single, "Lalala" with producer Y2K, whi...Wave To Earth
Lowkey
Club Academy
Friday 2 May 2025
Lowkey is a British-Iraqi Hip-hop artist, campaigner and playwright who has appeared on BBC TV and Radio, Channel 4, ITV, Al Jazeera, MTV BASE, SBTV and Novara Media. He has written for the Guardian and Ceasefire Magazine. His critically ac...Rival Schools
Academy 3
Friday 2 May 2025
New York Hardcore and Emo supergroup Rival Schools was formed by Walter Schreifels, frontman of Quicksand, with members of '80s and '90s hardcore bands including Gorilla Biscuits (Schreifels), CIV (Sam Siegler), Youth of Today (Schreifels a...Amber Run
Academy 2
Saturday 3 May 2025
The Nottingham indie rock trio have amassed a dedicated fanbase with over 800million streams, which helped their 2014 single "I Found" awarded with a platinum status in the US and a gargantuan 330 million Spotify plays. It's been adopted by...Johnny Drille
Academy 3
Saturday 3 May 2025
Nigerian folk singer and songwriter Johnny Drille first came into the spotlight in 2015 when he released a cover of "Awww" by Di'Ja. He was one of the contestants on the sixth season of Project Fame West Africa in 2013 and his debut single ...
Foivos Delivorias Trio
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 4 May 2025
Renowned singer-songwriter Foivos Delivorias brings his paired-down musical trio to Manchester for a career retrospective show....Alabama 3
Academy 3
Monday 5 May 2025
South London's beloved roots-futurists Alabama 3 are adored the world over for 1997's inaugural smash 'Woke Up This Morning', whose marriage of Howlin' Wolf samples and trip hop beats provided the theme music for long-running HBO series 'Th...Boldy James
Club Academy
Tuesday 6 May 2025
Detroit holdout Boldy James isn''t one to flex his vocabulary or quick tongue instead instilling weight by deadending each stark stanza. Recognised for his deep voice and laid-back delivery of vivid stories, he often explores themes of drug...Say Sue Me
Academy 3
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Say Sue Me (세이수미) is an indie rock band from Busan, South Korea, who won Best Modern Rock Album and Best Modern Rock Song at the 2019 Korean Music Awards. ...Decapitated
Club Academy
Thursday 8 May 2025
Raw, vital and crushing, Polish Tech Death masters DECAPITATED have built a reputation as one of the international leaders of their genre and they are considered to be among the genre's most influential artists. The band cross-breed various...Choir! Choir! Choir!
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Choir!Choir!Choir! return with a brand-new show where the crowd is the star! Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman (a.k.a. "DaBu") started Choir! Choir! Choir! as a weekly drop-in singing event in 2011. Equal parts singing, comedy, and community-...Make Them Suffer
Academy 2
Saturday 10 May 2025
Dynamic Aussie extreme metal outfit, Make Them Suffer employ a punishing blend of deathcore and blackened symphonic death metal. Some bands are bred through major labels and are handed their success, Make Them Suffer are a prime example of ...
Special Kinda Madness - Tribute to The Specials & Madness
Academy 3
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...
Cancelled Podcast
Academy 1
Wednesday 14 - Thursday 15 May 2025
EXTRA! EXTRA! Cancelled is hitting the stage live. Now an International Disaster! Get up close and personal for a discussion with your favourite co-host besties, Tana Mongeau and Brooke Schofield, in these unfiltered, uncut, interactive li...Boyce Avenue
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 15 May 2025
Boyce Avenue is a Florida-based band whose name is a combination of two streets they grew up on in Sarasota. The band is popular for its strong acoustic roots and consists of three brothers Alejandro (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Fabian (gu...Young Gun Silver Fox
Academy 3
Thursday 15 May 2025
London-based soft rock duo formed Young Gun Silver Fox are British singer-songwriter Andy Platts - the frontman of soul pop act Mamas Gun - and American multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee, whose music as been described as a "modern re-imagini...Manchester Megadog
Academy 1
Friday 16 May 2025
A formidable force during the 1990's, boundary pushing seminal electronic party night Megadog returns to Manchester. As the night that always demanded that you 'Feed Your Head', this pivotal club night returns to its spiritual home in t...Jack Dolan & Co
Academy 3
Friday 16 May 2025
Jack Dolan & Co are a brand new band featuring frontman and former Guitarist from The Demo, Jack Dolan delivering indie rock and acoustic vibes from Manchester's vibrant music scene ...The Lox
Academy 1
Saturday 17 May 2025
New York hip hop legends are set to celebrate 30 years in the game with style, as they head to Europe on tour. Sheek Louch, Styles P, and Jadakiss will rewind the years with classic tunes from their catalogue which included hits "Money, Po...Daniel Seavey (Why Don't We)
Academy 2
Saturday 17 May 2025
Washington State pop rocker Daniel Seavey first gained attention as a contestant on the 14th season of American Idol in 2015, where he placed in the Top 9. He later rose to prominence as a founding member of the boy band Why Don't We. The b...Charles Wesley Godwin
Academy 2
Sunday 18 May 2025
A tunesmith at the peak of his powers - melding melody with memories, workmanship with wisdom, West Virginian Country star Charles Wesley Godwin describes his musical style as inspired by artists such as Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson,...
Mannequin Pussy
Academy 2
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Mannequin Pussy's music feels like a resilient and galvanizing shout that demands to be heard. The Philadelphia rock band make cathartic tunes about despairing times. Abruptly turning from searing punk to inviting alternative pop, their m...
The 30+ Club
Academy 1
Saturday 24 May 2025
Love to dance but can't hack late nights? The 30+ Club reclaim the dancefloor for the over 30s, with the pop music, the atmosphere and bedtime to suit those who've 'still got it'. ...
Throwing Muses
Academy 2
Saturday 24 May 2025
A very rare opportunity to witness one of the great cult American rock bands, Kristin Hersh brings the Throwing Muses live show to Europe in Spring 2025. Their first tour since 2011, the Muses will embark on a 2025 European tour as a three-...Combichrist + Megaherz
Club Academy
Saturday 24 May 2025
Combichrist is an American aggrotech / industrial metal band formed in 2003 by Norwegian vocalist Andy LaPlegua. They are joined by German Neue Deutsche Harte band Megaherz. ...
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