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2013 upcoming events in Manchester across 15 categories. Top venues: Manchester Academy, Band on the Wall, Yes. From £1.

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🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 4 Dec19:00

The Snuts

The Snuts are already beginning to craft an undeniably magnetic following, having captured the imagination of fans across Scotland with their early demos and in…

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

From £38

🎵 Music

📅Fri 4 Dec·19:00

The Snuts

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

From £38

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 4 Dec19:00

Mustbejohn

DHP Family Presents MustbejohnPresented by DHP FAMILY.This is an 18+ event.

Gorilla, Manchester

From £20

🎵 Music

📅Fri 4 Dec·19:00

Mustbejohn

Gorilla, Manchester

From £20

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec19:00

Hard-Fi

Following the overwhelming response to their live return last year, Hard-Fi have announced a full nationwide tour of the UK.

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £41

🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec·19:00

Hard-Fi

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £41

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec19:00

Westside Cowboy

Westside Cowboy is a Manchester-based four-piece band known for their raw, lo-fi sound with a blend of country, trad, and early harmony-coated rock 'n' roll.

Albert Hall, Manchester

From £24

🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec·19:00

Westside Cowboy

Albert Hall, Manchester

From £24

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec19:00

Conor Mclain

Conor McLain is an Irish Singer-songwriter whose powerful and polished sound is combined with deep, raw lyrics that evoke emotion and inspire reflection.

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £27

🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec·19:00

Conor Mclain

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £27

😂😂 Comedy

📅Sat 5 Dec19:00

Josh Thomas

Josh started doing stand-up 20 years ago. In that time, hes won some prizes and lost a lot of celebrity versions of reality TV shows.

Fairfield Social Club, Manchester

From £28

😂 Comedy

📅Sat 5 Dec·19:00

Josh Thomas

Fairfield Social Club, Manchester

From £28

Girlschool / Raven / Alcatrazz / Airforce

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec18:30

Girlschool / Raven / Alcatrazz / Airforce

GirlschoolGirlschool is a British rock band formed in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene in the 1970s and is frequently associated with contemporaries Mo…

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £30

🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec·18:30

Girlschool / Raven / Alcatrazz / Airforce

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £30

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec19:30

Demi Marriner

Demi Marriner is one of the UK's most exciting Americana and country artists, celebrated for her soulful vocals, compelling songwriting and electrifying live pe…

Gullivers, Manchester

From £22

🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec·19:30

Demi Marriner

Gullivers, Manchester

From £22

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec19:30

Andrew Cushin

Andrew Cushin possesses a nuanced, multifaceted talent for songwriting. The words that he conjures are both immensely personal and reflective of modern social i…

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £22

🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec·19:30

Andrew Cushin

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £22

Down for the Count Swing Orchestra: Swing Into Christmas

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec14:30

Down for the Count Swing Orchestra: Swing Into Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the 30-piece Down for the Count Swing Orchestra returns with its much-loved annual seasonal treat, "Swing Into Christm…

The Stoller Hall, Manchester

From £47

🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Dec·14:30

Down for the Count Swing Orchestra: Swing Into Christmas

The Stoller Hall, Manchester

From £47

🎵🎵 Music

📅Multiple time slots

Pa Sheehy

Indie folk singer Pa Sheehy recently released his EP titled "Lost In A '90s Arcade," which has caught the attention of many new fans around the globe.

Yes, Manchester

From £23

🎵 Music

📅Multiple time slots

Pa Sheehy

Yes, Manchester

From £23

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sun 6 Dec19:00

Elmiene

Elmiene’s voice is undeniable. Born and raised in Oxford, U.K since the age of 5, the now 22-year-old has been called on for his sweetly soulful croons.As debut…

Albert Hall, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sun 6 Dec·19:00

Elmiene

Albert Hall, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Mon 7 Dec19:00

Tori Kelly

Emotive, gospel-and-RnB-influenced singer/songwriter Tori Kelly always stuns with her incredible voice.

Albert Hall, Manchester

From £40

🎵 Music

📅Mon 7 Dec·19:00

Tori Kelly

Albert Hall, Manchester

From £40

🎵🎵 Music

📅Tue 8 Dec18:30

Dominum

Dominum is a German power metal band from Nuremberg, formed in 2022.

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £27

🎵 Music

📅Tue 8 Dec·18:30

Dominum

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £27

🎵🎵 Music

📅Wed 9 Dec18:30

Eluveitie

Action! Presents:ELUVEITIE - ÀNV RISING - EUROPE Pt. IIIHeadliner: ELUVEITIESpecial Guests: PAINSupport: WOLFHEARTPresented by Action!.14+ (under 16s accompanie…

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £38

🎵 Music

📅Wed 9 Dec·18:30

Eluveitie

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £38

Free

📅Thu 10 Dec19:30

Keyside - Favourite Days Festival

Favourite Days presents 5 days of live music!Super excited to be welcoming so many incredible artists to the line-up!

Manchester Academy, Manchester

Free

📅Thu 10 Dec·19:30

Keyside - Favourite Days Festival

Manchester Academy, Manchester

Free

🎵🎵 Music

📅Multiple time slots

Thrown

Thrown finally hit the U.K. for the first time and start their short tour. One of Sweden's hottest acts with over 600,000 monthly Spotify listeners and an explo…

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £35

🎵 Music

📅Multiple time slots

Thrown

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £35

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 11 Dec18:45

Discos For Grown Ups

Get glittered up for a fun, fab and feel-good afternoon of dancing with people your own age to the best ever 70s disco, 80s pop and 90s dance floor classics!Its…

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Fri 11 Dec·18:45

Discos For Grown Ups

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 11 Dec19:30

AC/DC UK, Shef Leppard

DC/UKAfter well over a decade on the scene, DC/UK (Formerly AC/DC UK) are proud to boast one of the best reputations in the business.

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £25

🎵 Music

📅Fri 11 Dec·19:30

AC/DC UK, Shef Leppard

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £25

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 12 Dec19:00

Blondshell

Drawn to the confessional nature of songwriters such as Patti Smith, Elliott Smith, and Tracey Chapman, alt-rock upstart Sabrina Teitelbaum, aka Blondshell, has…

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £28

🎵 Music

📅Sat 12 Dec·19:00

Blondshell

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £28

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 12 Dec19:00

Artemas, Henry Morris

Artemas, Henry Morris at O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

From £37

🎵 Music

📅Sat 12 Dec·19:00

Artemas, Henry Morris

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

From £37

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 12 Dec19:30

Ethan Regan - I Almost Graduated Tour

Music goes beyond skin deep for Ethan Regan. Piercing the surface, he’s not just singing and playing guitar; he’s laying his emotions bare, getting out those wo…

Band on the Wall, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sat 12 Dec·19:30

Ethan Regan - I Almost Graduated Tour

Band on the Wall, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sun 13 Dec19:00

The Highstool Prophets

Known for their infectious energy & heartfelt performances, The Highstool Prophets bring audiences through a journey of foot stomping anthems & soulful ballads.…

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sun 13 Dec·19:00

The Highstool Prophets

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Price not specified

💃💃 Dance

📅Mon 14 Dec19:30

Xmas On The Dancefloor

Featuring guest star and Strictly sensation Gorka Márquez alongside a stunning cast of world-class dancers, singers and the fabulous XMAS DOLLS.

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

From £36

💃 Dance

📅Mon 14 Dec·19:30

Xmas On The Dancefloor

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

From £36

🎵🎵 Music

📅Tue 15 Dec19:00

Ladytron

Evol presents the return of Ladytron in one of three UK shows as they release and tour their first music in seven years.

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £41

🎵 Music

📅Tue 15 Dec·19:00

Ladytron

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £41

James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly

🎵🎵 Music

📅Wed 16 Dec19:15

James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly

Join James B Partridge for The Big Christmas Assembly 2026 - the nostalgic, feel-good festive singalong that brings your childhood Christmases flooding back.

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

From £27

🎵 Music

📅Wed 16 Dec·19:15

James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

From £27

🎵🎵 Music

📅Wed 16 Dec19:30

Sekou

Born and raised in Ashby, Leicester, Sekou is an artist to watch. Recently named as the youngest ever BRITs ‘Rising Star’ nominee, a BBC Radio 1 ‘Sound Poll’ to…

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £19

🎵 Music

📅Wed 16 Dec·19:30

Sekou

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £19

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 18 Dec18:30

The Clause

Combining the swagger of the 60s, the rolling groove of the 80s and the riotous verve and attitude of the 90s, The Clause effortlessly combine huge hooks with g…

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £23

🎵 Music

📅Fri 18 Dec·18:30

The Clause

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £23

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 18 Dec19:00

Green Lung

London-based quintet, rising stars crafting magical occult doom-rock Green Lung finally debut Cardiff this May.

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £41

🎵 Music

📅Fri 18 Dec·19:00

Green Lung

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £41

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sun 20 Dec19:00

Dave Hill's Slade

David Hill is the lead guitarist, a backing vocalist and the sole continuous member in the English band Slade.

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sun 20 Dec·19:00

Dave Hill's Slade

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Price not specified

😂😂 Comedy

📅Sun 20 Dec19:30

Brad Williams

Brad Williams’ latest stand-up special, Starfish, has racked up over 7.5 million YouTube views, fueling his rise as one of comedy’s most original voices.Current…

New Century Hall, Manchester

From £32

😂 Comedy

📅Sun 20 Dec·19:30

Brad Williams

New Century Hall, Manchester

From £32

Viennese Christmas Spectacular by Candlelight

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sun 3 Jan18:00

Viennese Christmas Spectacular by Candlelight

Tchaikovskys elegant Nutcracker Suite leads on from Brahms serious Hungarian Dance No.5, before Strauss II introduces us to the boundless exuberance of the Poli…

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

From £25

🎵 Music

📅Sun 3 Jan·18:00

Viennese Christmas Spectacular by Candlelight

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

From £25

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Wed 6 Jan19:30

Burlesque: The Musical

Welcome to Burlesque the Musical, the glamorous, gritty and outrageously fun new musical based on the much-loved hit movie.

Opera House, Manchester

From £16

🎭 Theatre

📅Wed 6 Jan·19:30

Burlesque: The Musical

Opera House, Manchester

From £16

The Chris Stapleton Experience, Morgan Wallen Tribute UK

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 9 Jan19:00

The Chris Stapleton Experience, Morgan Wallen Tribute UK

The Chris Stapleton Experience, Morgan Wallen Tribute UK at O2 Ritz, Manchester

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £31

🎵 Music

📅Sat 9 Jan·19:00

The Chris Stapleton Experience, Morgan Wallen Tribute UK

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £31

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 15 Jan19:00

Black Veil Brides

Black Veil Brides is an American hard rock/glam rock band based out of Hollywood, California and formed in 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio .

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

From £45

🎵 Music

📅Fri 15 Jan·19:00

Black Veil Brides

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

From £45

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 15 Jan19:00

Keywest

Keywest are widely known for their explosive live performances. The 4 piece Dublin based rock band comprises of Dublin & London born lads.

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £38

🎵 Music

📅Fri 15 Jan·19:00

Keywest

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £38

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 15 Jan19:00

Byrne's Night

David Byrne’s Night is a genre-defying celebration of two Scottish icons: Robert Burns and David Byrne (born in Dumbarton, look it up!), founded by Dundee nativ…

New Century Hall, Manchester

From £24

🎵 Music

📅Fri 15 Jan·19:00

Byrne's Night

New Century Hall, Manchester

From £24

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 16 Jan19:30

Catch Your Breath

Catch Your Breath at Manchester Academy, Manchester

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £33

🎵 Music

📅Sat 16 Jan·19:30

Catch Your Breath

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £33

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sun 17 Jan19:00

Holly Humberstone

British singer/songwriter Holly Humberstone is known for her dusky indie pop. She first garnered attention with the song "Deep End," included on her 2020 debut…

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £38

🎵 Music

📅Sun 17 Jan·19:00

Holly Humberstone

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £38

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sun 17 Jan19:00

Wage War

Traveling a constant forward trajectory at lightspeed, Wage War not only push their own sound forward, but they also propel heavy music into new territory.The F…

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £34

🎵 Music

📅Sun 17 Jan·19:00

Wage War

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £34

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan19:30

SiM

Get ready for a night of high-octane energy as SiM (Silence iz Mine) takes over EngineRooms Southampton!

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £29

🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan·19:30

SiM

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £29

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan19:00

Pigeon + Support

Born out of an impromptu post-pub jam session in Margate, the 5-piece group Pigeon swoops onto the scene with their blistering debut EP Yagana.As the tracks cro…

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £24

🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan·19:00

Pigeon + Support

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £24

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan18:00

Unpeople

Unpeople, a project brimming with energy, and impassioned animosity with the state of the world and its effects on humanity.

Rebellion Manchester, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan·18:00

Unpeople

Rebellion Manchester, Manchester

Price not specified

😂😂 Comedy

📅Tue 26 Jan19:30

Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies

A brand new stage adaptation starring stage and TV favourite Les Dennis as maintenance man Stan, with the full cast of dinnerladies to be announced.More than 25…

Opera House, Manchester

From £20

😂 Comedy

📅Tue 26 Jan·19:30

Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies

Opera House, Manchester

From £20

Free

📅Tue 26 Jan19:30

Cat Clyde

Cat Clyde is a singer/songwriter based out of rural Ontario, Canada. A combination of driven, soulful blues and sweet, folk- tinged, dulcet tones that carry a p…

New Century Hall, Manchester

Free

📅Tue 26 Jan·19:30

Cat Clyde

New Century Hall, Manchester

Free

🎵🎵 Music

📅Thu 28 Jan18:00

Spite, Emmure, Distant, Mauled

Spite, Emmure, Distant, Mauled at O2 Ritz, Manchester

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £33

🎵 Music

📅Thu 28 Jan·18:00

Spite, Emmure, Distant, Mauled

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £33

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 30 Jan20:00

Los Bitchos

It's been a busy lockdown for Los Bitchos, we're beyond excited to say, they've finished recording their debut album with Franz Ferdinand frontman, Alex Kaprano…

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £22

🎵 Music

📅Sat 30 Jan·20:00

Los Bitchos

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £22

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 30 Jan19:30

Ashley Cooke

One of Country’s most magnetic young storytellers, Ashley Cooke made her unforgettable debut with 2023’s shot in the dark and soon scored her first Country radi…

Manchester Academy, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sat 30 Jan·19:30

Ashley Cooke

Manchester Academy, Manchester

Price not specified

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