Indie & Alt Concerts in Manchester in 2026

Superchunk and Middleman

Pink Room, YES, Manchester, UK

David Gray

Manchester Barton Aerodrome, Manchester, UK

John Hiatt

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Kings of Leon and The Snuts

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

The Dirty Nil Bruise Control

Rebellion, Manchester, UK

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

Barton Aerodrome, Manchester, UK

Phantogram

Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Wet Leg English Teacher

Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, UK

American Hi-Fi Don't Panic (US)

Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Kevin Morby Liam Kazar

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Johnny Marr and Sounds of the City

Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, UK

Alexandra Savior

Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Outbreak Presents Count Your Blessings | Repented 2026 Bring Me The Horizon, Static Dress, Dying Wish, Rolo Tomassi, Heriot, Still In Love, and Car Underwater

BEC Arena, Manchester, UK

Count Your Blessings 2026 Bring Me The Horizon, Static Dress, Dying Wish, Rolo Tomassi, Heriot, Still In Love, and Car Underwater

BEC Arena, Manchester, UK

Sex Pistols, Dr John Cooper Clarke, The Undertones, and Stiff Little Fingers

Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, UK

Crocodiles and Gold Cup

The Abbey, Manchester, UK

I Am the Avalanche, Cold Years, and Hospital Radio

The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

Sunny Day Real Estate and Tooth

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, and Return to Dust

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

Agnes Obel Peter Gregson

Aviva Studios - the Hall, Manchester, UK

The Pogues, Bar Dust, Sam Russo, and Steady Hands

Gullivers, Manchester, UK

Wolfmother

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Rochdale Town Hall Square, Rochdale, UK

Hatchie

YES Manchester, Manchester, UK

The Popguns

Kamera @ Lloyd & Plat, Manchester, UK

Primus

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

IAMX

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Infest Festival 2026 IAMX, Utah Saints, Louisahhh, Potochkine, aux animaux, Pretty Addicted, Lovelorn Dolls, and scheuber

Manchester Academy, Academy 2 & Club Academy, Manchester, UK

Mallory Knox

The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

Ora Cogan Elaine Malone

The Abbey, Manchester, UK

A Place To Bury Strangers

The White Hotel, Salford, UK

Part Chimp

The White Hotel, Salford, UK

Current Joys

New Century, Manchester, UK

The Neighbourhood

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

Shame, The Theatre, and Tooth

Projekts Skatepark, Manchester, UK

Manchester Psych Fest 2026 Stereolab, Allah-Las, Ty Segall, White Denim, The Beta Band, Angine de Poitrine, BDRMM, and Freak Slug

Manchester, UK

Evanescence Poppy and K.Flay

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

The Dresden Dolls

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Boyce Avenue

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Kurt Vile Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Primal Scream

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

Vundabar and Yot Club

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

Melanie Martinez

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

Primal Scream

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

Todd Rundgren

Opera House, Manchester, UK

Atlas and Sunbörn

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Laura Veirs Karl Blau

St Michael's, Manchester, UK

St. Etienne

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK