Indie & Alt Concerts in Manchester in 2026

Evanescence Poppy and K.Flay

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

The Dresden Dolls and SAM BUTTERY

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Boyce Avenue

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Kurt Vile and Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Primal Scream and The Paris Match

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

Vundabar and Yot Club

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

Melanie Martinez

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

Primal Scream and Escape-ism

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

Todd Rundgren

Opera House, Manchester, UK

Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Johnny Foreigner

Pink Room, YES, Manchester, UK

Laura Veirs Karl Blau

St Michael's, Manchester, UK

St. Etienne

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

Marillion and Haunt the Woods

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

The Jayhawks and Dave Fidler

Academy 2, Manchester, UK

Strawberry Guy

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

The Dear Hunter

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Death Cab for Cutie Pool Kids

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

Amplifier

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

Mercury Climbing 2026 Badly Drawn Boy and The Lovely Eggs

Stockport, UK

Holy Fuck the Itch (UK)

The White Hotel, Salford, UK

The Afghan Whigs

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Swim Deep and Slow Country

Pink Room, YES, Manchester, UK

Kim Petras, Miss Honey Dijon, Derrick Carter, Job Jobse, COBRAH, Peach, Shanti Celeste, Palms Trax, Girls Don't Sync, Horse Meat Disco, DJ Gigola, MCR-T, miss bashful, Fat Tony, Erol Alkan, Dorian Electra, Dj Paulette, LSDXOXO, Bashkka, Lady Shaka, Isabella, Hannah Holland, Honey Dijon, The Sass, I. JORDAN, and Live From Earth

Depot Mayfield, Manchester, UK

Arkells and Phantom Planet

Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Cold and (Hed) P.E.

Rebellion, Manchester, UK

Doe Paoro

The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

Freya Ridings and Amber Run

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Bill Callahan

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

Don Broco

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

The Wonder Stuff and Inspiral Carpets

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

Alela Diane

The Carole Nash Hall at the Stoller Hall, Manchester, UK

Wishbone Ash

The Stoller Hall, Manchester, UK

Cast

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

Ed Harcourt, Rumer, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, and The Burt Bacharach Songbook

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

The Lemonheads Willy Mason

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

DeVotchKa

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Shaun Ryder

The Met, Bury, UK

The Hoosiers

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Young the Giant

Amber's, Manchester, UK

Digitalism

Pink Room, YES, Manchester, UK

Sigma, Hybrid Minds, Camo & Krooked, Bou, Hedex, Andy C, Koven, K Motionz, Kings Of The Rollers, Mozey, Basslayerz, S.P.Y, SOTA, Catching Cairo, Harriet Jaxxon, Bladerunner, North Base, A-live, B Live 247, Carasel, Eksman, MC IC3, Tempza, Break, Circadian, Dynamite MC, Inja, Emily Makis, Pola & Bryson, Kyrist, Lsb, Savannah, Stamina MC, Saint Ludo, The Bigger Lovers, Ivy, Blu Bomma, Crossy, Glxy, Koherent, Duskee, Visionobi, Berra, SEMPA, and Killa P Charlie Tee

Depot Mayfield, Manchester, UK

Rhoda Dakar, Bad Manners, and The English Beat

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Buffalo Tom

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Band of Horses

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Six60

Academy 2, Manchester, UK

Arab Strap Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Boris Planning For Burial

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Heaven 17

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

The Early November, Hellogoodbye, and Man Man

Gorilla, Manchester, UK