Folk & Blues Concerts in Manchester in 2026

Bongeziwe Mabandla

The Lodge - Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

Wayward Jane and Riley Baugus

The Strines Nightingale, Stockport, UK

Ranagri

The Met, Bury, UK

Jethro Tull

Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, Salford, UK

The Barr Brothers and Shaina Hayes

The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

Yes

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Pictish Trail

YES The Pink Room, Manchester, UK

Paul Carrack

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

stephen sanchez and Tors

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Gabrielle Aplin

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Great Lake Swimmers Portland

YES Manchester, Manchester, UK

Albert Lee

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Cowboy Junkies

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

LIGHTS

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

Nick Mulvey Citizen Papes

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Haggard Cat Death Cult Electric

Star & Garter, Manchester, UK

Joel Sarakula

Castle Hotel, Manchester, UK

Proud Mary and The Train Set

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

Christopher Cross and Chris Difford

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Tinariwen

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Glen Hansard and Courtney Marie Andrews

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Seafret

Manchester Academy 3, 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

Rickie Lee Jones

RNCM Theatre, Manchester, UK

Valerie June

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

JON SPENCER

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Jenny Hval

The White Hotel, Salford, UK

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Will Johnson

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Foreigner

AO Arena, Manchester, UK

Skunk Anansie, Garbage, and Du Blonde

Delamere Forest, Northwich, UK

Neil Young

Heaton Park, Manchester, UK

Lily Allen

AO Arena, Manchester, UK

Lily Allen

AO Arena, Manchester, UK

Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Elvis Costello, and Charlie Sexton

Palace Theatre, Manchester, UK

The Black Crowes Leah Blevins

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Ferocious Dog

Holy Diver, Stockport, UK

David Gray

Manchester Barton Aerodrome, Manchester, UK

John Hiatt

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Sammy Hagar, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and JAYLER

AO Arena, Manchester, UK

The Fratellis, Scouting for Girls, The Feeling, The Hoosiers, Toploader, and Dodgy

Barton Aerodrome, Manchester, UK

Kevin Morby and Liam Kazar

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Agnes Obel

Aviva Studios - the Hall, Manchester, UK

The Pogues and Bar Dust

Gullivers, Manchester, UK

Vanessa Carlton

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Wolfmother

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Firevolt Rock Festival 2026 Dare, Wednesday 13, The Wildhearts, FM, Renegade, The New Roses, These Wicked Rivers, and Doomsday Outlaw

Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, UK

Le Vent du Nord

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Aaron Lee Tasjan

The Lodge, Manchester, Manchester, UK