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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at BEC Arena
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Tuesday 22nd June 2027
5:00pm - 11:00pm
BEC Arena, Manchester
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18+
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N&D 35th Birthday Party: Spangled at Night And Day Cafe
N&D 35th Birthday Party: Spangled
Friday 27th November
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Night And Day Cafe, Manchester
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14+
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Spangled - Manchester at Albert Hall Manchester
Spangled - Manchester
Friday 1st October 2027
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Albert Hall Manchester
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18+
Road to Nashville Indoor Rodeo Show | O2 Victoria Warehouse at O2 Victoria Warehouse
Road to Nashville Indoor Rodeo Show | O2 Victoria Warehouse
Saturday 19th December
2:00pm - 10:00pm
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
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Christmas Musical Spectacular at AO Arena
Christmas Musical Spectacular
Wednesday 23rd December
5:30pm - 10:00pm
AO Arena, Manchester
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Graham Bonnet Band at Holy Diver
Graham Bonnet Band
Friday 27th November
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Holy Diver, Stockport
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14+
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Freight - Manchester at Gorilla
Freight - Manchester
Friday 21st May 2027
6:30pm - 10:00pm
Gorilla, Manchester
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18+
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Red Rodeo Club at Fairfield Social Club
Red Rodeo Club
Wednesday 18th November
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Fairfield Social Club, Manchester
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Conway The Machine + Daringer (Live In Manchester) at Gorilla
Conway The Machine + Daringer (Live In Manchester)
Sunday 29th November
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Gorilla, Manchester
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18+
Secret Affair at Holy Diver
Secret Affair
Saturday 14th November
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Holy Diver, Stockport
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CATSEYE | Freight Island, Manchester at Freight Island
CATSEYE | Freight Island, Manchester
Monday 28th December
11:00am - 5:30pm
Freight Island, Manchester
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16+
UB40 feat Ali Campbell at Co Op Live, Manchester
UB40 feat Ali Campbell
Sunday 6th December
6:00pm - 11:00pm
Co Op Live, Manchester, 1 Sports City Way
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18+
Movimiento at Bee Noir
Movimiento
Saturday 7th November
11:00pm - 5:00am
Bee Noir, Manchester
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16+
RNB Winter Ball - Jagged Edge, B2K ft Omarion at Bowlers Exhibition Centre
RNB Winter Ball - Jagged Edge, B2K ft Omarion
Saturday 12th December
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
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18+
The 9075 - Manchester November 2026 at Factory251
The 9075 - Manchester November 2026
Saturday 14th November
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Factory251, Manchester
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4am Kru From The Ground Up Tour at O2 Ritz
4am Kru From The Ground Up Tour
Friday 5th March 2027
6:30pm - 10:00pm
O2 Ritz, Manchester
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18+
Sheer Terror at Holy Diver
Sheer Terror
Sunday 8th November
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Holy Diver, Stockport
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Seattle Thrift Store - a live tribute to Grunge at Factory 251
Seattle Thrift Store - a live tribute to Grunge
Saturday 5th December
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Factory 251, Manchester
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Ahmed & Friends Live at The Peer Hat at The Peer Hat
Ahmed & Friends Live at The Peer Hat
Friday 6th November
7:00pm - 11:00pm
The Peer Hat, Manchester
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Daywalkers at YES Basement
Daywalkers
Saturday 19th December
7:00pm - 11:00pm
YES Basement, Manchester
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GirlyPop Live's Magical Xmas | Freight Island, Manchester at Freight Island
GirlyPop Live's Magical Xmas | Freight Island, Manchester
Sunday 27th December
12:00pm - 4:30pm
Freight Island, Manchester
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18+
Party Cannon at Holy Diver
Party Cannon
Thursday 25th February 2027
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Holy Diver, Stockport
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16+
Naxatras - Manchester at Rebellion
Naxatras - Manchester
Sunday 15th November
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Rebellion, Manchester
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AbsoluteAmy: Live In Manchester NYD at Bee Noir
AbsoluteAmy: Live In Manchester NYD
Friday 1st January 2027
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Bee Noir, Manchester
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Tuesday 22nd June 20275:00pm - 11:00pmBEC Arena, Manchester
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Friday 27th November7:00pm - 10:00pmNight And Day Cafe, Manchester
Spangled - Manchester

"If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first." Carl Barat

Road to Nashville Indoor Rodeo Show | O2 Victoria Warehouse

After a HUGELY successful show in July, The Road to Nashville is RETURNING to O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester this December!

Christmas Musical Spectacular

A breathtaking Christmas Spectacular arrives at the AO Arena, blending world-class performance with the spirit of the season!

Graham Bonnet Band

Graham Bonnet, legendary voice of Rainbow, Alcatraz, Anthem and many more takes to the Holy Diver stage for 2 select UK only Dates!

Freight - Manchester

"If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first." Carl Barat

Red Rodeo Club

Red Rodeo Club is Manchester's queer line dancing event, mixing classic boot-scootin tutorials with a party vibe!

Conway The Machine + Daringer (Live In Manchester)

Straight from the East Side of Buffalo, New York Conway The Machine returns to Manchester for his second-ever UK appearance.

Secret Affair

pMod Revival legends Secret Affair are heading to Stockport to hit The Holy Diver Stage this November

CATSEYE | Freight Island, Manchester

CATSEYE: the ultimate KATSEYE tribute experience live at Freight Island, Manchester on Monday 28th December 2026. All the hits and fierce energy.

UB40 feat Ali Campbell

Kilimanjaro presents UB40 feat Ali Campbell - The Big Love Tour at Co-Op Live Manchester on Sunday 6th December 2026

Movimiento

Manchester duo TRIS & RRELL bring MOVIMIENTO to the city, with RAINVILLE (NL), DONTBEDAFT & ESSENCIA. Sweet house sounds & good energy.

RNB Winter Ball - Jagged Edge, B2K ft Omarion

Geestar Empire presents RNB Winter Ball - Jagged Edge, B2K ft Omarion at B.E.C Arena on 12th December 2026

The 9075 - Manchester November 2026

Two Manchester sell-outs. The 9075 return to Factory251. This show is rescheduled from 8 October, and all original tickets transfer automatically

4am Kru From The Ground Up Tour

4am Kru bring the From The Ground Up Tour to o2 Ritz, Manchester on Friday, 5th March 2027!

Sheer Terror

Hardcore pioneers Sheer Terror are coming to Holy Diver for a night of crushing riffs, raw energy, and uncompromising hardcore tunes.

Seattle Thrift Store - a live tribute to Grunge

Seattle Thrift Store are a tribute to the Grunge scene coming out of the Pacific Northwest in the early 90's.

Ahmed & Friends Live at The Peer Hat

A Sour Grapes X Abattoir Blues co-pro show! Featuring: Ahmed & The Romans, Bones Shake and Dachshund

Daywalkers

Manchester multi genre specialists Daywalkers return to the stage after over a decade of absence.

GirlyPop Live's Magical Xmas | Freight Island, Manchester

GirlyPop Live is returning to Freight Island, Manchester with your favourite Pop icons in one live show brought to you by the best tribute acts!

Party Cannon

Scottish, Slam death metal giants Party Cannon will be making there highly anticipated Holy Diver Debut this February 2027!

Naxatras - Manchester

The Naxatras sound incorporates the classic touchstones of 70s progressive rock as well as world music and electronic elements.

AbsoluteAmy: Live In Manchester NYD

The UK's #1 Amy Winehouse Tribute - Live In Manchester for the first night of 2027.

Manchester gig guide, listings and tickets

After a long week of slaving away at the office, checking out some live music in Manchester is easily the best way to kick off the weekend.

There are no shortage of exciting live gigs in Manchester. Being a city that has one of the most legendary music history's in the world, having given birth to the likes of Oasis, Happy Mondays and New Order, prime importance continues to be placed on the championing of new up and coming bands as well as maintaining a ravenous hunger for discovering the finest in under the radar bands from across the world.

Typically, promoters like Now Wave regularly showcase some of the most exciting forward thinking line ups around, whilst venues like Gorilla, Manchester Academy and Night and Day Cafe all have jam packed line ups of up and comers and more established artists from around the globe. Or if you're into gaming check out Format Manchester. 

As the music capital of the UK, crazy Manchester gigs are going down pretty much every day. The city lives and breathes music, so you know Manchester concerts are always top-notch with a solid crowd. 

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