Concerts & Live Music in Manchester

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Sun, Oct 25

Stephen Wilson Jr. - Gary the Torch Tour

O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester · Manchester

From £42

Sun, Oct 25

Dexy's Midnight Runners

Opera House, Manchester · Manchester

From £10

Sun, Oct 25

James Blake - Trying Times Tour · Oct 25

Manchester New Century Hall · Manchester

From £31

Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25

Cancer Bats

Gorilla · Manchester

From £29

Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25

Grace Elizabeth Harvey + Special Guests

The Castle Hotel · Manchester

From £11

Mon, Oct 26

The Strokes - Reality Awaits

Co-op Live · Manchester

See ticket options

Guitarist singing in silhouette on a hazy blue and purple lit club stage with crowd hands raised in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26

Catch

Manchester The Deaf Institute. · Manchester

From £16

Mon, Oct 26

Moliy Baddies Eu/Uk Tour

Night and Day · Manchester

From £22

Mon, Oct 26

ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR

Albert Hall · Manchester

See ticket options

Lakeside open-air stage reflected in still water at night — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26

James Blake - Trying Times Tour · Oct 26

Manchester New Century Hall · Manchester

From £40

Festival tent crowd seen from behind with arms raised toward a distant lit stage and band under a canvas roof — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26

Lucia & the Best Boys

Band On The Wall. · Manchester

From £20

Mon, Oct 26

KatzPascale

Hallé St Michael's · Manchester

From £17

Tue, Oct 27

Jack Savoretti · Oct 27

O2 Apollo Manchester · Manchester

From £12

Singer seen from behind at a microphone on a lit stage in a gilded historic theatre with the audience in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 27

Brown Horse

Manchester The Deaf Institute. · Manchester

From £17

Wed, Oct 28

J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour · Oct 28

Co-op Live · Manchester

See ticket options

Wed, Oct 28

Panchiko

Manchester New Century Hall · Manchester

From £10

Saxophonist in a spotlight in a brick-arched jazz cellar with candlelit tables and listeners — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

Blood Red Shoes

Gorilla · Manchester

From £27

Guitarist silhouetted against red stage lights with hands raised in the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

Jack Savoretti · Oct 28

O2 Apollo Manchester · Manchester

From £12

Afternoon open-air concert crowd facing a stage under a canopy — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

Adult Leisure

The Lodge · Manchester

From £16

Wed, Oct 28

Max & Harvey

Manchester Academy 3 · Manchester

From £28

Outdoor concert crowd facing a glowing stage at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

Saigon Soul Revival

Band On The Wall. · Manchester

From £22

Band in silhouette on a rooftop against a sunset sky with string lights overhead and the audience seen from behind — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29

J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour · Oct 29

Co-op Live · Manchester

See ticket options

Thu, Oct 29

Basht

Manchester Gorilla · Manchester

From £19

Thu, Oct 29

Milburn

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £35

Thu, Oct 29

Jamie Grey

Manchester The Deaf Institute. · Manchester

From £15

Thu, Oct 29

STVW

Rebellion Manchester · Manchester

From £21

Thu, Oct 29

Freya Skye · Oct 29

Aviva Studios - Warehouse · Manchester

From £40

Thu, Oct 29

The Kid LAROI - A Perfect World Tour with Nate Sib · Oct 29

O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester · Manchester

From £55

Thu, Oct 29

Modern Woman

The Abbey · Manchester

From £14

Evening concert in a stone courtyard with string lights and candles — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29

Runaway Club

Manchester Academy 3 · Manchester

From £25

Thu, Oct 29

Max Fry

YES (Pink Room) · Manchester

From £17

Fri, Oct 30

The Bluetones 30th Anniversary of 'Expecting to Fly'

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £14

Fri, Oct 30

Freya Skye · Oct 30

Aviva Studios - Warehouse · Manchester

From £20

Fri, Oct 30

The Reytons

Co-op Live · Manchester

From £42

Fri, Oct 30

TesseracT

Manchester Academy · Manchester

From £34

Sunset harbour concert seen from a boat with a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

The Kid LAROI - A Perfect World Tour with Nate Sib · Oct 30

O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester · Manchester

From £55

Macro of piano hammers and strings — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Formal Sppeedwear

Manchester The Deaf Institute. · Manchester

From £16

Fri, Oct 30

Slayyyter: THE WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR

Albert Hall · Manchester

From £23

Drumsticks blurred mid-strike over a snare and cymbals — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Swell Maps C21

Kamera Ballroom · Manchester

From £18

Fri, Oct 30

The Amy Winehouse Band: Back to Black 20th Anniversary Tour

Bridgewater Hall · Manchester

From £14

Fri, Oct 30

Overmono presents Pure Devotion - World Tour, Manchester

Depot Mayfield · Manchester

See ticket options

Sat, Oct 31

Korn

AO Arena · Manchester

From £24

Sat, Oct 31

Overpass

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £23

Sat, Oct 31

Manic Street Preachers & Suede

Co-op Live · Manchester

From £51

Sat, Oct 31

Rikas

Manchester The Deaf Institute. · Manchester

From £21

Sat, Oct 31

Nick Hakim

YES (Pink Room) · Manchester

From £26

Sat, Oct 31

Noahfinnce

Manchester Academy 2 · Manchester

From £22

A busker seen from behind plays in a lantern-lit cobbled alley while passers-by blur past. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

We Three Kings - Bonesy Halloween Bash

Castle Hotel · Manchester

From £18

A hand pulls a teal vinyl record from a crate in warm light. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

ADULT DVD

Manchester Gorilla · Manchester

From £18

Sat, Oct 31

LA Guns

Manchester Club Academy · Manchester

From £34

Close view of a mixing desk with glowing faders and knobs and a blurred band on a blue-lit stage behind — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

NeXup

Depot Mayfield · Manchester

From £17

A violinist plays in a candlelit stone crypt while the audience watches from behind. — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 7

Candlelight: Tribute to Queen and The Beatles

Hallé St Peter's · Manchester

From £22

String quartet in silhouette at the end of a stone colonnade aisle lined with rows of lit candles — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jul 10, 2027

Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight at St Ann's Church

St Ann’s Church · Manchester

From £20

An acoustic guitar on a stand and a microphone sit under a spotlight on a club stage. — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 1, 2027

Manchester Music Outdoor Exploration Game

Johnny Roadhouse Music · Manchester

From £8

Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Feb 19, 2027

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

Manchester Cathedral · Manchester

From £20

Jazz trio playing in a garden for an audience on picnic blankets — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Feb 21, 2027

The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans

Band on the Wall · Manchester

From £15

Ongoing · ends Oct 29

Candlelight: Best of Bridgerton on Strings

Hallé St Peter's · Manchester

From £21

Ongoing · ends Feb 19, 2027

Candlelight: Queen and ABBA

Manchester Cathedral · Manchester

From £20

Ongoing · ends Dec 3

Candlelight: Tribute to Oasis

Hallé St Peter's · Manchester

From £21

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sat, Jan 16, 2027 · 05:00 PM

Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson

Hallé St Peter's · Manchester

From £19

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