Indie & Alt Concerts in Manchester in 2026

Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Cigarettes @ Sunset

O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UK

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Will Johnson, and Jason Isbell

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Aldous Harding and Vera Ellen

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Soul Asylum

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Ben Kweller

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

MOOVIN' 2026 Quantic

Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, UK

Senser and Collapsed Lung

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

The Kooks

Delamere Forest, Northwich, UK

Skunk Anansie, Garbage, and Du Blonde

Delamere Forest, Northwich, UK

This Will Destroy You and Cahill Costello

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

The B-52's and Devo The Rezillos and Lene Lovich

AO Arena, Manchester, UK

McFly, Remember Monday, and Twin Atlantic

Delamere Forest, Northwich, UK

Hayley Williams

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Hayley Williams

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Elvis Costello, and Charlie Sexton Chris Difford and Hardwicke Circus

Palace Theatre, Manchester, UK

The Black Crowes Leah Blevins

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

TEED

Amber's, Manchester, UK

Delta Goodrem

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Outbreak Festival 2026 Suicidal Tendencies, Basement, La Dispute, Alexisonfire, Hatebreed, PUP, Converge, and Glare

BEC Arena, Manchester, UK

Superchunk Middleman

Pink Room, YES, Manchester, UK

David Gray

Manchester Barton Aerodrome, Manchester, UK

John Hiatt

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Kings of Leon and The Snuts

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

The Dirty Nil Bruise Control

Rebellion, Manchester, UK

The Fratellis, Scouting for Girls, The Feeling, The Hoosiers, Toploader, and Dodgy

Barton Aerodrome, Manchester, UK

Phantogram

Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Wet Leg English Teacher

Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, UK

American Hi-Fi Don't Panic (US)

Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Johnny Marr and Sounds of the City

Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, UK

Kevin Morby Liam Kazar

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Alexandra Savior

Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Sex Pistols, Dr John Cooper Clarke, The Undertones, and Stiff Little Fingers

Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, UK

Crocodiles

The Abbey, Manchester, UK

I Am the Avalanche and Cold Years

The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

Sunny Day Real Estate and Tooth

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, and Return to Dust

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

Agnes Obel

Aviva Studios - the Hall, Manchester, UK

The Pogues, Bar Dust, Sam Russo, and Steady Hands

Gullivers, Manchester, UK

Wolfmother

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Rochdale Town Hall Square, Rochdale, UK

Hatchie

YES Manchester, Manchester, UK

The Popguns

Kamera @ Lloyd & Plat, Manchester, UK

Primus

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

IAMX

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Infest Festival 2026 IAMX, Utah Saints, Louisahhh, Potochkine, aux animaux, Lovelorn Dolls, scheuber, and AGNIS

Manchester Academy, Academy 2 & Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Ora Cogan

The Abbey, Manchester, UK

A Place To Bury Strangers

The White Hotel, Salford, UK

Amplifier

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

Part Chimp

The White Hotel, Salford, UK