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
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...
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. ...
Sematary
Club Academy
Friday 30 May 2025
Californian horrorcore and trap artist Sematary delivers a unique sound which is a mix of emo rap with influences from alternative, metal and witch house. ...Tim Gallagher
Club Academy
Friday 30 May 2025
Tim Gallagher is a Manchester-based artist, renowned for his signature falsetto vocal tone, which has quickly earned him global appeal across social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. His soulful style is likened melodically to mode...Mechanical Animals - Industrial Goth Freakfest
Academy 3
Friday 30 May 2025
Killing Time Events presents Mechanial Animals, Industrial Goth Freakfast, featuring: Spouky Kids (Marilyn Manson Tribute) + Nin UK (Nine Inch Nails Tribute) +Â Korn Again (Korn Tribute) + Deaftones (Deftones Tribute). ...Nessa Barrett
Academy 1
Saturday 31 May 2025
New Jersey pop rocker Janesa "Nessa" Barrett rose to fame on TikTok and began uploading covers, which led her to sign a recording contract with Warner Records and scored an international hit with "I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead" in 2021....Grace Petrie
Academy 2
Saturday 31 May 2025
Folk singer, lesbian and checked-shirt-collector Grace Petrie has been incorrectly called Sir every day of her adult life, and, having finally run out of things to write whiny songs about, she's putting down the guitar to try and work out w...AC/DC UK + Dizzy Lizzy - AC/DC & Thin Lizzy Tributes
Club Academy
Saturday 31 May 2025
A tribute to two classic rock giants. AC/DC UK are Europe's most explosive tribute to AC/DC and have established themselves as one of the globe's forerunners in the tribute scene, not only emulating the genuine article at their most succes...BRELAND
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 1 June 2025
Platinum artist BRELAND has announced his highly anticipated return to Europe with the "Truth Telling UK & EU Tour 2025" set to kick off on May 29 in Glasgow, UK. The 9-city tour will bring the showstopping artist to major cities across Eur...Djo (Joe Keery)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Djo -Â the neo-psychedelia musical project of actor Joe Keery, known for his work in blockbuster projects as Stranger Things and Fargo - is back on tour. With lush guitars and instrumentation reminiscent of late 60's and 70's pop, Keery's ...The Living Tombstone
Academy 2
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Electronic rock band The Living Tombstone were formed in 2011 by Israeli music producer Yoav Landau and later joined by American singer Sam Haft as a musical duo. The group is notable for their songs and music videos based on video games an...Andrew Cushin
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Newcastle's Andrew Cushin possesses a nuanced, multifaceted talent for songwriting which has seen him signed by Libertines legend Pete Doherty's record label. The words that he conjures are both immensely personal and reflective of modern s...Natty
Academy 3
Friday 6 June 2025
Dubbed a 'soul-reggae crossover sensation' by The Telegraph, Natty (San Francisco born, London raised) was 'found" playing the open mic circuit and signed by Atlantic Records. Following his BBC performance on Later with Jools, his UK top 20...Joeboy
Academy 2
Saturday 7 June 2025
Nigerian Afro-pop and R&B star Joeboy topped the charts around the world and reached no.3 in the UK as a featured artist on CKay's Platinum hit "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)." The multi-award winning avid Manchester United fan is also known a...DEKAYTAH
Academy 3
Saturday 7 June 2025
Hailing from the North West of England, Manchester-based Dekaytah are a hard hitting, electrifying heavy metal band that are starting to make their mark on the UK metal scene. With their inspirations from the likes of Slipknot, Gojira, Lam...
JD McPherson
Academy 2
Saturday 14 June 2025
Oklahoma's JD McPherson has created something unique and amazing, taking the inspiration from multiple decades and styles and incorporating them into his own sound. He describes it as "It's like if The late-60s Ventures were the session ban...Bootleg Blondie - Blondie Tribute Band
Academy 3
Saturday 14 June 2025
The world's No. 1 official Debbie Harry and Blondie tribute band. Established in 2001 this band are the only Blondie tribute to play the legendary CBGB in New York City before it's demise in 2006 and unique in that not only have they had th...
North West Calling
Academy 1
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...
Stephen Wilson Jr. Manchester Tickets
Japanese Breakfast
Academy 1
Sunday 29 June 2025
South Korean born, American raised indie pop artist Michelle Zauner, frontwoman of Japanese Breakfast, has garnered acclaim for the way she pours her own life into the universe of each song to tell real stories, and allowing those universes...King Diamond
Academy 1
Monday 30 June 2025
With an incomparable stage presence and theatrical production, influential Danish heavy proto-power-metal act King Diamond returns with a blistering metal 'horror-opera" concept that draws from themes from the occult and both his personal ...Faye Webster
Academy 1
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Emotional and musical alchemy, Atlanta, Georgia, Faye Webster's indie folk sound draws as much from the lap-steel singer-songwriter pop of the 1970s and teardrop country tunes as it does from the audacious personalities of her city's rap an...YEULE
Academy 2
Tuesday 1 July 2025
yeule (aka Nat Cmiel), the Singaporean cyborg alchemist coalescing the soundscapes of glitch-pop electronica, alt rock, and trip-hop. After their breakthrough sophomore album in 2022, 'Glitch Princess', Nat Cmiel crystallised their place as...
Faye Webster Manchester Tickets
Lucy Dacus
Academy 1
Wednesday 2 July 2025
From Richmond, Virginia, indie folk rocker Lucy Dacus's voice, both audible and on the page, has a healer's power to soothe and ground and reckon while her lyrics feel destined for countless yearbook quotes and first tattoos. She is full of...Tanner Adell
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Tanner Adell is here to unapologetically pave her own lane in Country music. Brought up between the coast of Manhattan Beach, California and the rustic charm of Star Valley, Wyoming, the songstress lived a free-spirited childhood in the cou...Oas-is - Oasis Tribute Band
