Manchester

Metal, rock, punk and alternative listings. 519 upcoming gigs across 155 venues, next on 12 November.

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Manchester currently has 519 upcoming metal, punk and alternative shows across 155 venues, including O2 Ritz Manchester, Co-op Live, Band On The Wall.. The next gig is CURRENTS + ERRA on November 12, 2026. Tickets start at £1 and typically run £10. 38 of them are on this weekend. Moshradar tracks the Manchester underground scene — gig listings, venue guides, and local articles — updated as new shows are announced.

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Thu 12 Nov CURRENTS + ERRA Manchester Academy Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Freddie Halkon O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Faux Real The Abbey £16 Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Muse - The Wow! Signal Europa Tour Co-op Live Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Blythe / Blank Atlas Night and Day £10 Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Storefront Church Castle Hotel, Manchester £12 Tickets
Thu 12 Nov All The Range 19 The Carlton Club Manchester £3–£5 Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Whip-Round | THURSDAYS AT DEAF INSTITUTE Deaf Institute £1–£5 Tickets

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O2 Ritz Manchester40 Co-op Live23 Band On The Wall.22 Manchester Academy22 Manchester Academy 219

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Damnation Is Coming Back to Manchester and Half the Tickets Are Already Gone scene · 16 August 2026 Manchester's Alternative Scene This August: A MoshRadar Guide scene · 4 August 2026

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Thu 12 Nov CURRENTS + ERRA Manchester Academy Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Freddie Halkon O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Faux Real The Abbey £16 Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Muse - The Wow! Signal Europa Tour Co-op Live Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Blythe / Blank Atlas Night and Day £10 Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Storefront Church Castle Hotel, Manchester £12 Tickets
Thu 12 Nov All The Range 19 The Carlton Club Manchester £3–£5 Tickets
Thu 12 Nov Whip-Round | THURSDAYS AT DEAF INSTITUTE Deaf Institute £1–£5 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Yard Act O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Little Angels - Big Bad And Back Tour O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Mackeeper YES Basement £10.50 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Sundots + Lots of Hands YES £17 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts Manchester Gorilla Tickets
Fri 13 Nov BREED 77- The Bread Shed, Manchester The Bread Shed £20 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Bragolin, Carrellee & Strange Futures live @ The Grafton Arms Grafton Arms £17.50 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Hiding Places The Abbey £12 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Slowhandclap + Cob + Postcard The Abbey £7.50 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Muse - The Wow! Signal Europa Tour Co-op Live Tickets
Fri 13 Nov SPACE | Manchester, Academy 2 Manchester Academy 2 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Headwired UK Tour 2026 - Manchester The Peer Hat £8–£10 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Temples The White Hotel £20 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov MX Lonely The Rat & Pigeon Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Metallicish. Live at Empire Rochdale Empire Rochdale Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Fat Dog O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester £26.95 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov MCR MADE & APPY MUNDAYS- The Bread Shed, Manchester The Bread Shed £15 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Paul Hand, Tribute To Liam Gallagher & Oasis Elton Liberal Club £8 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov The Tumbling Paddies O2 Ritz Manchester £26.75 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Alright - Manchester YES £12.50 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Mason Hill Manchester Gorilla Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Aziz Ibrahim 'Lahore To Longsight' Full Band -MANCHESTER Stage And Radio £15 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Kiss Facility The Abbey Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Snug Live Sessions w/Witness + The Jesus Bolt The Snug Coffee House £12 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov CancelledBragolin, Method Cell & Carrellee live @Vada Vada, Manchester Kable
Sat 14 Nov Kiss Facility The Abbey Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Kieran Arnold Album Launch Wax And Beans £8–£22.50 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov The Cases - Manchester Manchester Club Academy £14 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Chloe Slater Manchester Club Academy Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Lomens, Oceanvein & Endings, Manchester The Peer Hat £8 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Gold Panda The White Hotel £16.50 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov A Love From Outer Space Golden Lion Todmorden Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Painkiller // Annex Motive Live at Big Hands Big Hands £5 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Twenty One Pilots Appreciation Party (Manchester) Deaf Institute £7.50–£10.50 Tickets
Sun 15 Nov John Bramwell [I Am Kloot] Night and Day £32.50 Tickets
Sun 15 Nov Tough Cookie YES Basement Tickets
Sun 15 Nov Genevieve Miles Eagle Inn £8 Tickets
Sun 15 Nov Boko Yout The Abbey Tickets
Mon 16 Nov Bonnie Prince Billy Albert Hall Tickets
Mon 16 Nov Hey, Nothing Manchester The Deaf Institute. Tickets
Mon 16 Nov Widowspeak YES £16.50 Tickets
Mon 16 Nov WIDOWSPEAK YES (Pink Room) Tickets
Tue 17 Nov beabadoobee: The Powerlines Tour AO Arena Tickets
Tue 17 Nov Eagles of Death Metal Manchester New Century Hall Tickets
Tue 17 Nov Snug Live Sessions w/BÆNCH + ASCAR + Sam Biggs The Snug Coffee House £7 Tickets
Tue 17 Nov CD Promotions Presents: The Patricia's Eagle Inn £3–£6 Tickets
Tue 17 Nov Haute & Freddy Manchester Club Academy £16.50 Tickets
Tue 17 Nov Liz Lawrence Night and Day Tickets
Tue 17 Nov Chef Blue @ FUEL w/ support Pooja Crosby Fuel Bar Cafe £5 Tickets
Wed 18 Nov Good Health Good Wealth Manchester Gorilla Tickets
Wed 18 Nov URNE Manchester Academy 3 Tickets
Wed 18 Nov Gotts Street Park Band On The Wall. £21.50 Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Enter Shikari - LOSE YOUR SELF TOUR 2026 Co-op Live Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Kid Kapichi Manchester New Century Hall Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Xentrix Manchester Academy 3 Tickets
Thu 19 Nov The Rifles O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Thu 19 Nov CD Promotions Presents: Idol Giants Grafton Arms £3–£6 Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Digging for Kanky Presents: Raining Stones The Yard Manchester £5–£7.50 Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Single File Traffic Cafe Blah £5 Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Play For Planet #3 The Rat And Pigeon £6–£8 Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Whip-Round | THURSDAYS AT DEAF INSTITUTE Deaf Institute £1–£5 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Mammoth Rebellion Manchester Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Shinedown: Dance, Kid, Dance Act II AO Arena Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Good Charlotte - Motel Du Cap EU/UK Tour Co-op Live Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Manchester New Century Hall Tickets
Fri 20 Nov RADIO FREE ALICE Manchester Academy 2 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov elbow - Asleep in the Back O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Curiosity Shop The Abbey £12 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Holy Coves Album Release Tour - Autumn/Winter 2026 Lions Den £15 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Grommet The Star and Garter Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Radio Free Alice Manchester Club Academy £18 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Deco Manchester Academy 3 Off sale
Fri 20 Nov Wes Hoffman and Friends at Aatma Aatma £8 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Lamp Oil Presents - Ask My Bull + Klonk @ Grafton Arms Grafton Arms £6–£12 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov The Slates - Atherton The Snug Coffee House £12 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov MCR ROCKS Double Show: Wonderwall vs Cortinas Freight Island £8–£45 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Curiosity Shop The Abbey Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Dead Ringer for Love LIVE! The Venue Bolton £7 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov The Speed Of Honey // Ishango Bone Big Hands £5 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Matt black introduces jamm pro by ninja tune Royal Oak Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Gloryhammer Manchester Academy 2 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov The Bracknall - Manchester Manchester Gorilla £21.25 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov New Music Economy Concert 2026 Shack Nq £21 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov PRESIDENT - Blood of Your Empire: United Kingdom Campaign 2026 O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Baby Lasagna Manchester Club Academy Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Bec O'Malley Manchester The Deaf Institute. Tickets
Sat 21 Nov elbow - Asleep in the Back O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Opus Kink Band On The Wall. Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Snug Live Sessions w/The Red Stains + Longshots The Snug Coffee House £7 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov CancelledCottons - Manchester Off The Square £10
Sat 21 Nov Amplify trafford present Dark fidelity Hifi and guests Stretford Public Hall £5 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov BODEGA The Abbey Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Bodega The Abbey Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Further On Up The Road: Celebrating 50 Years of The Last Waltz The Stoller Hall Tickets
Sat 21 Nov The Moonlandingz The White Hotel £22.50 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Edging (US) // Big Break Live at Big Hands Big Hands £5 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Hoa Hoa Hoa Rave (Manchester) Manchester Gorilla £7.50–£12 Tickets
Sun 22 Nov Matthew J Hooper - On Hamilton Street Tour 2026 Stretford Public Hall £15 Tickets
Sun 22 Nov Meteora Linkin Park | Nu-Revolution Tour | Rebellion Manchester Rebellion Manchester £20.50 Tickets
Sun 22 Nov elbow - Asleep in the Back O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Sun 22 Nov This is Lorelei Band On The Wall. £19 Tickets
Sun 22 Nov The Field The White Hotel £20 Tickets
Mon 23 Nov Where It All Began - Deaf Whip and Harlettes Live At Gullivers Manchester Gullivers £5 Tickets
Mon 23 Nov Bloc Party & Interpol Co-Headline Tour Aviva Studios - Warehouse Tickets
Mon 23 Nov GRAHAM COXON Manchester New Century Hall Tickets
Mon 23 Nov Squeeze plus Very Special Guest Billy Bragg O2 Apollo Manchester Tickets
Tue 24 Nov Interpol & Bloc Party Co-Headline Tour Aviva Studios - Warehouse Tickets
Tue 24 Nov 1000MODS Rebellion Manchester Tickets
Tue 24 Nov An Evening with Lambchop Manchester New Century Hall Tickets
Tue 24 Nov VOILÀ Manchester Academy 2 Tickets
Tue 24 Nov Mystery Jets O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Tue 24 Nov wilt YES Basement Tickets
Tue 24 Nov feeble little horse Manchester Gorilla Tickets
Tue 24 Nov CD Promotions Presents: Will Tang Clan Grafton Arms £3–£6 Tickets
Tue 24 Nov CATCH THE YOUNG- The Bread Shed, Manchester The Bread Shed £32 Tickets
Wed 25 Nov The Big Moon O2 Ritz Manchester £31.95 Tickets
Wed 25 Nov The Big Moon O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Wed 25 Nov GRANDMAS HOUSE SOUP Tickets
Wed 25 Nov Clara Mann Hallé St Michael's £16.50 Tickets
Wed 25 Nov Electric Six Manchester Club Academy Tickets
Thu 26 Nov Phoebe Bridgers Co-op Live Tickets
Thu 26 Nov Dylan John Thomas Albert Hall Tickets
Thu 26 Nov Tru Alt Presents: Alternative Night Aatma £6 Tickets
Thu 26 Nov TJBUCKLEY NOVEMBER 26th HEADLINE SHOW !!! Lions Den £9.50 Tickets
Thu 26 Nov The Paris Match The Abbey Tickets
Thu 26 Nov Shimmer Presents: Airtight Headline at Klang Bar Manchester Klang £3–£5 Tickets
Thu 26 Nov Al Lewis and Eve Goodman Castle Hotel Tickets
Thu 26 Nov Pixel Grip The White Hotel £14 Tickets
Thu 26 Nov Whip-Round | BLACK FRIDAY EMO SPECIAL Deaf Institute £1–£5 Tickets
Fri 27 Nov Coldplay - Viva La Vida Elton Liberal Club £10 Tickets
Fri 27 Nov Reverend & the Makers Manchester Academy Tickets
Fri 27 Nov N&D 35th Birthday Party: Spangled Night and Day £10 Tickets
Fri 27 Nov THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE - The Bread Shed, Manchester The Bread Shed £15 Tickets
Fri 27 Nov Rosie & Ethan at Roof Space, Wallop Didsbury Wallop Didsbury £8.84 Tickets
Fri 27 Nov Desire & Johnny Jewel The White Hotel £22.50 Tickets
Fri 27 Nov Daisy DeVell : The UNDERWORLD Tour Cruz 101 £17 Tickets
Fri 27 Nov Seeing Red are a rock cover band delivering all your favourite's Empire Rochdale Tickets
Fri 27 Nov The Driscols 80s party ICONS £10 Tickets
Fri 27 Nov The 1975 Party (Manchester) Deaf Institute £7.50–£9.50 Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Ocean Colour Scene AO Arena Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Blossoms Co-op Live Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Getdown Services Manchester Academy £22.75 Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Snug Live Sessions w/Don't Smash The TV + The Prior The Snug Coffee House £7 Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Fat Lip, A Tribute to Pop Punk. Live at Empire Rochdale Empire Rochdale Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Vondré (MX) // dull. Big Hands £5 Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Just Like Heaven: Alt 80s Night (Manchester) Deaf Institute £7.50–£9.50 Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Heart of Glass The Peer Hat Tickets
Sun 29 Nov The Pretty Reckless O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester Tickets
Sun 29 Nov Leenalchi Band On The Wall. Tickets
Mon 30 Nov The Damned - Final Damnation 50 Manchester Academy Tickets
Mon 30 Nov Big Country + The Alarm O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Tue 1 Dec Gang of Youths Albert Hall Tickets
Tue 1 Dec Boy Harsher - The Heartbreak Tour O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Tue 1 Dec The Veils YES Basement Tickets
Tue 1 Dec The Veils YES £20.50 Tickets
Wed 2 Dec Dayseeker Manchester Academy Tickets
Wed 2 Dec Celebrating Joy Division: 50th Anniversary The Blues Kitchen £15.21 Tickets
Wed 2 Dec Eyam at Fuel, Manchester Fuel Bar Cafe £8.84 Tickets
Wed 2 Dec Against Genocide: Barbarism. // Blagger // Leif The Rat And Pigeon £8–£14 Tickets
Thu 3 Dec Razorlight - 'America' 20th Anniversary Tour O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester Tickets
Thu 3 Dec The French 75 at The Carlton Club The Carlton Club Manchester £10 Tickets
Thu 3 Dec Cassia Manchester Academy 2 Tickets
Thu 3 Dec Cassia - Venue moved to Manchester Academy 2 O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Thu 3 Dec The Fell / Billy Sheehan Band On The Wall. £26.50 Tickets
Thu 3 Dec The Haunted Youth YES (Pink Room) Tickets
Thu 3 Dec Snug Live Sessions w/The Captain + Revery The Snug Coffee House £7 Tickets
Fri 4 Dec The Hara Rebellion Manchester Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Placebo - 30th Anniversary Tour Co-op Live Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Chameleons Manchester New Century Hall Tickets
Fri 4 Dec The Very Best of the Pogues O2 Apollo Manchester Tickets
Fri 4 Dec The Orb + Ozric Tentacles O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Tide at Grind: Emily Mercer Manchester Grind Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Ankor & Self Deception Manchester Club Academy Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Bleech 9:3 Manchester Academy 2 Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Casino Club - Atherton The Snug Coffee House £10 Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Lagoon Fuel Cafe Bar Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Stupid Girl brings the music of P!nk to Empire Rochdale Empire Rochdale Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Whip-Round | THURSDAYS AT DEAF INSTITUTE Deaf Institute £1–£5 Tickets
Sat 5 Dec An Afternoon of Indie MANCHESTER - Indie for the over 30s, 3pm-7pm Manchester The Deaf Institute. Tickets
Sat 5 Dec An Afternoon of Indie: MANCHESTER (over 30s), 3pm-7pm Deaf Institute Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Al Shack 80s Daytime Disco The Venue Bar £6.50–£7.48 Tickets
Sat 5 Dec The Karma Effect, We Three Kings, Shape of Water The Bread Shed £12 Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Kuntford and Sons Satans Hollow Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Chameleons Manchester New Century Hall Tickets
Sat 5 Dec The Bug Club YES £20.50 Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Seattle Thrift Store - a live tribute to Grunge Factory 251 £16.50 Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Snug Live Sessions w/The Chris Bridgett Band + Spin Klass The Snug Coffee House £7 Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Eyes of Caelum - Castle Hotel, Manchester The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LE £9 Tickets
Sat 5 Dec The Fairway - Manchester Off The Square £10 Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Manchester Ska Foundation. Live at Empire Rochdale Empire Rochdale Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Lacross Club // Meatbags Big Hands £5 Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Indie Sleaze (Manchester) Deaf Institute £7.50–£9.50 Tickets

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Who's playing soonActs with upcoming Manchester dates

Caskets ERRA Freddie Halkon Muse Bragolin Breed 77 Carrellee Little Angels Luke Morley Ricky Warwick & the Fighting Hearts The Little Angels Yard Act

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Headwired MX LONELY Space Cowboy Hunters Fat Dog GANS Gans. SILVERWINGKILLER Alright Aziz Ibrahim Holy Coves Mason Hill The Tumbling Paddies Chloe Slater FLETCHR FLETCHR Gold Panda LOMENS The Cases Painkiller John Bramwell Boko Yout tough cookie Bonnie Prince Billy hey, nothing Sam Burton Widowspeak Wisp beabadoobee Eagles Of Death Metal Yachtley Crew Haute & Freddy Liz Lawrence Oscar Browne Good Health Good Wealth Gotts Street Park The Grey Urne Enter Shikari Holding Absence The Callous Daoboys Kid Kapichi Nervosa Struck A Nerve The Rifles Tortured Demon Xentrix Coheed and Cambria Dan Byrne

Gigs in Manchester: the basics

How many gigs are on in Manchester?

There are 519 upcoming gigs listed in Manchester across 155 venues. The next is CURRENTS + ERRA on 12 November 2026.

Are there any gigs in Manchester this weekend?

Yes — 38 gigs are listed in Manchester this weekend (13–15 November).

What are the best live music venues in Manchester?

The Manchester venues with the most upcoming shows listed are O2 Ritz Manchester, Co-op Live, Band On The Wall., Manchester Academy, Manchester Academy 2.

Which bands are playing in Manchester soon?

Acts with upcoming Manchester dates include Caskets, ERRA, Freddie Halkon, Muse, Bragolin, Breed 77, Carrellee, Little Angels, Luke Morley, Ricky Warwick & the Fighting Hearts, The Little Angels, Yard Act.

What genres of live music can you see in Manchester?

Upcoming shows in Manchester cover Alternative, Rock, Metal, Punk, Indie, Ska, Hardcore, Grunge, Emo.

How much do gig tickets cost in Manchester?

Across the 100 upcoming Manchester gigs with a published price, the typical ticket is £10 and the cheapest is £1. 85 of them are £20 or under, starting with Whip-Round | THURSDAYS AT DEAF INSTITUTE at Deaf Institute on 12 November.

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