Indie & Alt Concerts in Manchester in 2026

The Lemonheads Willy Mason

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

DeVotchKa

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Shaun Ryder

The Met, Bury, UK

The Hoosiers

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Young the Giant and Ben Kidson

Amber's, Manchester, UK

Digitalism and Your Mates Ex

YES Basement, Manchester, UK

A-live, B Live 247, Carasel, Eksman, MC IC3, Tempza, Break, Circadian, Dynamite MC, Inja, Emily Makis, Pola & Bryson, Kyrist, Lsb, Savannah, Stamina MC, Saint Ludo, The Bigger Lovers, Ivy, Blu Bomma, Crossy, Glxy, Koherent, Duskee, Visionobi, Berra, SEMPA, and Killa P Sigma, Hybrid Minds, Camo & Krooked, Bou, Hedex, Andy C, Koven, K Motionz, Kings Of The Rollers, Mozey, Basslayerz, S.P.Y, SOTA, Catching Cairo, Harriet Jaxxon, Bladerunner, Charlie Tee, and North Base

Depot Mayfield, Manchester, UK

Rhoda Dakar, Bad Manners, and The English Beat

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Buffalo Tom

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Band of Horses

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Six60

Academy 2, Manchester, UK

Arab Strap Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Boris Planning For Burial

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Heaven 17 and Peter Coyle

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

The Early November, Hellogoodbye, and Man Man

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Art Garfunkel

Opera House, Manchester, UK

The Mountain Goats and Craig Finn

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Mercury Rev Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

And So I Watch You from Afar and Caspian Otay:onii

Academy 2, Manchester, UK

Courtney Barnett

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

Margaret Glaspy

Hallâ‚ at St Michael's, Manchester, UK

Starsailor

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Brandon Flowers

O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UK

Allie X

Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK

Twin Atlantic The Xcerts

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Maria Taylor

Eagle Inn, Salford, UK

The Coral and Mozart Estate

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

The Devil Wears Prada, NOVELISTS, 156/Silence, and Oversize

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

Lake Street Dive Mamas Gun

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

The Undertones and The Men They Couldn't Hang

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

James Blake and Monica Martin

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

D-Block Europe and French Montana

AO Arena, Manchester, UK

Foy Vance Bonnie Bishop and Niall McCabe

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Dodie

RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester, UK

The Strokes

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

James Blake and Monica Martin

New Century Hall, Manchester, UK

Call Me Karizma

Soup, Manchester, UK

Blood Red Shoes

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

The Bluetones

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

China Crisis

The Met, Bury, UK

Evil Scarecrow Mother Vulture

Rebellion, Manchester, UK

Manic Street Preachers and Suede

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

The Wytches, Casual Smart, The Cindys, Wax Head, Clive, and Those Holy

New Century Locker, Manchester, UK

Deaf Havana and The Dangerous Summer

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Against the Current

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Cat Power

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Romare

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Mykki Blanco

The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

The Boo Radleys The Samurai Seven

Night and Day Cafe, Manchester, UK

Leo Sayer

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK