Concerts & Live Music in Manchester

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Fri, Dec 11

THROWN

Manchester Academy · Manchester

From £35

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

Fri, Dec 11

Kevin Atwater

The Deaf Institute - Music Hall · Manchester

From £19

Fri, Dec 11

STONE FOUNDATION

Band On The Wall. · Manchester

From £19

Fri, Dec 11

The Holiday: The Film with Live orchestra

Bridgewater Hall · Manchester

From £23

Fri, Dec 11

WHP Presents: TIËSTO

Depot Mayfield · Manchester

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Sat, Dec 12

The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring In Concert

Co-op Live · Manchester

From £43

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

Sat, Dec 12

The Music of Harry Potter by Mystery Ensemble

Manchester Stoller Hall · Manchester

From £19

Sat, Dec 12

Blondshell

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £28

Sat, Dec 12

Rnb winter Ball, Jagged Edge, B2K & Mario

BEC ARENA · Manchester

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Sat, Dec 12

Polyphia Tour MMXXVI

Manchester Academy · Manchester

From £46

Sat, Dec 12

Artemas - Getting Up to No Good

O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester · Manchester

From £37

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

Sat, Dec 12

THESE WICKED RIVERS

Manchester The Deaf Institute. · Manchester

From £24

Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight

St Ann's Church · Manchester

From £22

Sat, Dec 12

Rebecca Ferguson: The Hits at Christmas

Bridgewater Hall · Manchester

From £11

Concert crowd with raised hands in the stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Ethan Regan

Band On The Wall · Manchester

From £18

Sun, Dec 13

The Highstool Prophets

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

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

Sun, Dec 13

The Man From Delmonte

Band On The Wall · Manchester

From £26

Orchestra chairs, music stands and string instruments on an empty stage — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 14

The Christmas Orchestra

Albert Hall · Manchester

From £34

Mon, Dec 14

Sevendust

Manchester Academy 2 · Manchester

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Tue, Dec 15

Kodaline - Farewell Tour

Albert Hall · Manchester

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Tue, Dec 15

Ladytron - Paradises 2026 Shows

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £41

Festival campsite at dawn with tents, mist and a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 16

Sekou

Manchester Academy 2 · Manchester

From £19

Wed, Dec 16

Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band

Band On The Wall. · Manchester

From £30

Brass band in a park bandstand seen from behind on a sunny afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 16

James B Partridge- The Big Christmas Assembly

The Bridgewater Hall · Manchester

From £27

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

Thu, Dec 17 – Sun, Dec 20 · 05:00 PM

Candlelight: Christmas Classics

Hallé St Peter's · Manchester

From £19

Thu, Dec 17

Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

O2 Apollo Manchester · Manchester

From £63

Fri, Dec 18

The Clause

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £23

Orchestra on a tiny lit stage seen from the back of a steep balcony — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

ORCHESTRA MAMBO INTERNATIONAL - "Apuntalo!" album launch party + DJ Lubi

Band On The Wall. · Manchester

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Fri, Dec 18

Green Lung

Manchester Academy · Manchester

From £41

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

Fri, Dec 18

The Bottom Line

The Deaf Institute - Music Hall · Manchester

From £18

Winter open-air concert crowd with visible breath under stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 19

MANCHESTER MUSIC TOUR SPECIAL

Vinyl Revival · Manchester

From £44

Sat, Dec 19

Trevor Horn and his Band

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £14

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

Sat, Dec 19 – Sun, Dec 20 · 09:00 PM

Candlelight Christmas: Love Actually, Home Alone & More

Hallé St Peter's · Manchester

From £21

Sun, Dec 20

Dave Hill's Slade

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

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Mon, Dec 21

CITY OF THE SUN

YES (Pink Room) · Manchester

From £17

Tue, Dec 22

Christmas Musical Spectacular · Dec 22

AO Arena · Manchester

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Wed, Dec 23

Christmas Musical Spectacular · Dec 23

AO Arena · Manchester

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Thu, Dec 31

New Year's Eve Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight

Manchester Cathedral · Manchester

From £22

Sat, Jan 9, 2027

The Chris Stapleton Experience + Morgan Wallen Tribute UK

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £31

Tue, Jan 12, 2027

Imminence

Manchester Academy · Manchester

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Acoustic guitarist playing to a small audience in a cafe — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Jan 13, 2027

Sawyer Hill

The Deaf Institute - Music Hall · Manchester

From £19

Thu, Jan 14, 2027

aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : COMPLæXITY - Venue Premium Tickets

AO Arena · Manchester

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People sitting on a grassy hill watching an open-air concert — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Jan 14, 2027

aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : COMPLæXITY -

AO Arena · Manchester

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Fri, Jan 15, 2027

Fell Out Boy + The Black Charade + L1nkn P4rk + Stiff Bizkit

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £2

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

Fri, Jan 15, 2027

KEYWEST - LIVE

Band On The Wall · Manchester

From £38

Fri, Jan 15, 2027

Black Veil Brides - Vindicatour

O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester · Manchester

From £45

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

Five Finger Death Punch - 20th Anniversary World Tour

AO Arena · Manchester

From £83

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

The Classic Rock Show

The Lowry · Manchester

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Sun, Jan 17, 2027

Wage War

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £34

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

Wed, Jan 20, 2027

Too Many Zooz

The Blues Kitchen · Manchester

From £28

Thu, Jan 21, 2027

What's Love Got to do With it? - The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner

Stockport Plaza · Manchester

From £22

Fri, Jan 22, 2027

Prohibition Party

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £22

Fiddle and guitar players at a pub table in warm light — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 23, 2027

Outloud Festival

The Deaf Institute - Music Hall · Manchester

From £18

Sat, Jan 23, 2027

Electric Callboy - VIP Guided Tour Experience

Co-op Live · Manchester

From £48

Sat, Jan 23, 2027

Daft Funk Live

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

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Sat, Jan 23, 2027

SiM

Manchester Academy 3 · Manchester

From £29

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

Sat, Jan 23, 2027

PIGEON

Band On The Wall. · Manchester

From £24

Sun, Jan 24, 2027

Donny Osmond - VIVA UK

Co-op Live · Manchester

From £73

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

Tue, Jan 26, 2027

Jack J Hutchinson Band

The Castle Hotel · Manchester

From £17

Wed, Dec 23, 2026 – Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 07:00 PM

Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

Hallé St Peter's · Manchester

From £21

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