Indie & Alt Concerts in Manchester

Yes

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Outwards Festival 2026 Orbital, Midland (UK), The Orb, Moodymann, LTJ Bukem, Black Grape, Carl Craig, and A Certain Ratio

Progress, Manchester, UK

Laetitia Sadier and Andy Votel

The Strines Nightingale, Stockport, UK

Skinshape YUUF

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Tame Impala

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

Gabrielle Aplin

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Conan Gray Esha Tewari

AO Arena, Manchester, UK

Great Lake Swimmers Portland

YES Manchester, Manchester, UK

Cowboy Junkies

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

LIGHTS

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

The Hoosiers

Wax & Beans, Bury, UK

LOLO (US), Ella Red, and Dawson Gamble

Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Nick Mulvey Citizen Papes

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Reverend and The Makers

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Haggard Cat Death Cult Electric

Star & Garter, Manchester, UK

Joel Sarakula

Castle Hotel, Manchester, UK

Thomas Dolby

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Christopher Cross and Chris Difford

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Super Furry Animals and Getdown Services

O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UK

Glen Hansard and Courtney Marie Andrews

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Seafret

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

The Ordinary Boys

Night & Day, Manchester, UK

Doja Cat and Naomi Sharon

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

Pixies GANS

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

John Vincent III

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Pixies GANS

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

Big Thief and Ata Kak

Warehouse, Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

Ray LaMontagne and Natalie Jane Hill

O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UK

Big Thief and Ata Kak

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

Barns Courtney

Night & Day, Manchester, UK

Puma Blue

The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

Fatherson and Fright Years

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

MARINA

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

The Lemon Twigs

Academy 2, Manchester, UK

Peter Hook, Jon Dasilva, the kowloons, and Cast

Diecast, Manchester, UK

The Handsome Family and Danny George Wilson

The Stoller Hall, Manchester, UK

Rickie Lee Jones

RNCM Theatre, Manchester, UK

Empress Of

The White Hotel, Salford, UK

James Walsh (Starsailor) and Ed Harcourt

The Strines Nightingale, Stockport, UK

Valerie June

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

EMF Ecce Shnak

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Billy Bibby and Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Peter Hook & The Light Peter Hook and Buzzcocks

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Blue October

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

North West Calling 2026 The Exploited, Subhumans, GBH, UK Subs, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, The Meffs, Gimp Fist, and Riskee and the Ridicule

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Cigarettes @ Sunset

O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UK

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Will Johnson

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Aldous Harding and Vera Ellen

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Soul Asylum

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Ben Kweller

Gorilla, Manchester, UK