Folk & Blues Concerts in Manchester

Maz O'Connor and Rachel Sermanni

The Strines Nightingale, Stockport, UK

Agnes Obel Peter Gregson

Aviva Studios - the Hall, Manchester, UK

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

Gullivers, Manchester, UK

Vanessa Carlton

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Wolfmother The Howlers and The Howlers (UK)

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

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Le Vent du Nord

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Aaron Lee Tasjan

The Lodge, Manchester, Manchester, UK

Ora Cogan Elaine Malone

The Abbey, Manchester, UK

Sam Smith

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Robin Trower and Jack J Hutchinson

Academy 2, Manchester, UK

Sam Smith

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Vieux Farka Toure

Green Island Festival, 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

Birdtalker

Gullivers, Manchester, UK

Joe Newberry and April Verch

The Strines Nightingale, Stockport, UK

The Dresden Dolls

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Melanie Martinez

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

Todd Rundgren

Opera House, Manchester, UK

Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Laura Veirs Karl Blau

St Michael's, Manchester, UK

The Jayhawks

Academy 2, Manchester, UK

Death Cab for Cutie Pool Kids

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

Robyn Hitchcock Emma Swift

Hallé St Michael's, Manchester, UK

Rhiannon Giddens

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Freya Ridings and Amber Run

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Bill Callahan

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

Alela Diane

The Carole Nash Hall at the Stoller Hall, Manchester, UK

Eric Steckel

Gullivers, Manchester, UK

Vashti Bunyan

New Century Locker, Manchester, UK

Shaun Kirk

Castle Hotel, Manchester, UK

Ed Harcourt, Rumer, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, and The Burt Bacharach Songbook

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Fanfare Ciocarlia

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Eddi Reader

RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester, UK

Band of Horses

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Shawn Colvin

The Met, Bury, UK

Breabach

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Beth Orton

The Stoller Hall, Manchester, UK

Art Garfunkel

Opera House, Manchester, UK

Alice Cooper

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

Kiiōtō and Lou Rhodes

Aatma, Manchester, UK

Courtney Barnett

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

Margaret Glaspy

Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester, UK

Brandi Carlile and KT Tunstall

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

Maria Taylor

Eagle Inn, Salford, UK

Lake Street Dive Mamas Gun

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Foy Vance

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK