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🎵🎵 Music

📅Sun 27 Dec12:00

GirlyPop Live

Calling all pop music fans! Live Republic is thrilled to present GirlyPop Live, a spectacular celebration of all things pop!Get ready for an unforgettable day t…

Escape To Freight Island, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sun 27 Dec·12:00

GirlyPop Live

Escape To Freight Island, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Mon 28 Dec18:00

A Night at the Opera at Christmas

This Christmas, give this experience as a gift to your loved ones! Click here. This experience is brought to you by City Music Promotions.

St Ann's Church, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Mon 28 Dec·18:00

A Night at the Opera at Christmas

St Ann's Church, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Mon 28 Dec18:00

New Years Opera Gala by Candlelight

Celebrate the final days of the year with an unforgettable evening of passion, drama, and glorious music.

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Mon 28 Dec·18:00

New Years Opera Gala by Candlelight

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Mon 28 Dec20:00

The Film Music of John Williams by Candlelight

Experience the unforgettable magic of John Williams as the acclaimed The Piccadilly Sinfonietta brings some of the greatest film scores ever written to life in…

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

From £22

🎵 Music

📅Mon 28 Dec·20:00

The Film Music of John Williams by Candlelight

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

From £22

🎵🎵 Music

📅Mon 28 Dec18:00

A Night at the Opera at Christmas

This Christmas, give this experience as a gift to your loved ones! Click here. This experience is brought to you by City Music Promotions.

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

From £20

🎵 Music

📅Mon 28 Dec·18:00

A Night at the Opera at Christmas

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

From £20

🎧🎧 Clubs & Nightlife

📅Thu 31 Dec19:00

Old Skool Bingo

Get ready for an unforgettable evening of RnB-inspired fun and games with our unique twist on classic bingo!Slow it down and groove to the hottest beats as we c…

BLVD Manchester, Manchester

From £18

🎧 Clubs & Nightlife

📅Thu 31 Dec·19:00

Old Skool Bingo

BLVD Manchester, Manchester

From £18

🎵🎵 Music

📅Thu 31 Dec19:00

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas

Celebrate the season with Vivaldi's iconic masterpiece The Four Seasons, brought to life as you've never heard it before.This vivid and revolutionary work captu…

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

From £22

🎵 Music

📅Thu 31 Dec·19:00

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

From £22

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 8 Jan19:30

Celebrating The Life of David Bowie

Events471 presents a very special evening Celebrating The Life Of David Bowie.2026 marks the tenth anniversary of David Bowie's passing.

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £19

🎵 Music

📅Fri 8 Jan·19:30

Celebrating The Life of David Bowie

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £19

🎵🎵 Music

📅Wed 13 Jan19:00

Isaiah Rashad

A Top Dawg Entertainment signee, Isaiah Rashad first burst onto the scene when he performed at the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards alongside labelmates Kendrick Lamar,…

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Wed 13 Jan·19:00

Isaiah Rashad

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Thu 14 Jan18:30

Aespa

South Korean girl band.

AO Arena, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Thu 14 Jan·18:30

Aespa

AO Arena, Manchester

Price not specified

😂😂 Comedy

📅Fri 15 Jan19:00

Stephen Lynch: The My Old Heart Tour

Stephen Lynch will always consider himself “a musician trapped in the body of a comedian." His unique blend of musical based comedy has earned him fiercely loya…

Albert Hall, Manchester

Price not specified

😂 Comedy

📅Fri 15 Jan·19:00

Stephen Lynch: The My Old Heart Tour

Albert Hall, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 16 Jan15:00

An Afternoon of Rock

With a mix of well known rock, hair metal, pop-punk, grunge and nu-metal hits from across the decades so they'll be something for everyone.

The Deaf Institute, Manchester

From £11

🎵 Music

📅Sat 16 Jan·15:00

An Afternoon of Rock

The Deaf Institute, Manchester

From £11

😂😂 Comedy

📅Sat 16 Jan18:30

Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown

After 50+ years in entertainment/comedy, Roy Chubby Brown is still going strong. Entertaining thousands and thousands of fans annually up and down the country,…

O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester

Price not specified

😂 Comedy

📅Sat 16 Jan·18:30

Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown

O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 16 Jan19:00

Dave Hause and the Mermaid

Like Bruce Springsteen, The Hold Steady, Gaslight Anthem and wearing loads of plaid and drinking the mustiest ale on the shelf?

Gorilla, Manchester

From £29

🎵 Music

📅Sat 16 Jan·19:00

Dave Hause and the Mermaid

Gorilla, Manchester

From £29

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 16 Jan19:00

AdÉla

ADÉLA tracks the changes in her life through music. When she levels up, her confidence will overflow from choruses that beg to be blasted with the windows down.…

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sat 16 Jan·19:00

AdÉla

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 16 Jan19:00

The Milk Carton Kids

Life has changed dramatically for The Milk Carton Kids. Pattengale has moved to, and is now producing records in Nashville.

Albert Hall, Manchester

From £40

🎵 Music

📅Sat 16 Jan·19:00

The Milk Carton Kids

Albert Hall, Manchester

From £40

🎵🎵 Music

📅Thu 21 Jan19:00

Alestorm

Avast, ye landlubbers! From the deepest darkest depths of the Caribbean comes Alestorm, a drunken band of pirates on an epic quest to drink your beer, steal you…

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Thu 21 Jan·19:00

Alestorm

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan19:00

Pigeon

Cosmic exploration. Spiritual transformation. Unbridled spontaneity. These are the guiding principles of Pigeon, a psychedelic five-piece rooted in the English…

Yes, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan·19:00

Pigeon

Yes, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan19:00

First Aid Kit

First Aid Kit is a Swedish folk duo composed of sisters Johanna (b. 1990) and Klara (b.

O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan·19:00

First Aid Kit

O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan17:00

LIMEWIRED: A 2000s Nostalgia Party

Back when you waited for songs to load, built iTunes libraries one track at a time, burned CDs, and filled your iPod with anthems you definitely didn't pay for.…

Gorilla, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan·17:00

LIMEWIRED: A 2000s Nostalgia Party

Gorilla, Manchester

Price not specified

The Jesus and Mary Chain & the Psychedelic Furs

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan19:00

The Jesus and Mary Chain & the Psychedelic Furs

Two titans of the shoegaze and post-punk genres will go head-to-head at venues across the UK.

Manchester Academy, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan·19:00

The Jesus and Mary Chain & the Psychedelic Furs

Manchester Academy, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan19:00

Pigeon

Cosmic exploration. Spiritual transformation. Unbridled spontaneity. These are the guiding principles of Pigeon, a psychedelic five-piece rooted in the English…

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £24

🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan·19:00

Pigeon

Band on the Wall, Manchester

From £24

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan19:30

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…

Yes, Manchester

From £23

🎵 Music

📅Sat 23 Jan·19:30

Pigeon + Support

Yes, Manchester

From £23

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sun 24 Jan19:00

Almost Monday

Almost Monday is an upbeat indie-pop trio from San Diego, California, known for their sunny, feel-good alt-pop anthems and high-energy live performances.

Gorilla, Manchester

From £24

🎵 Music

📅Sun 24 Jan·19:00

Almost Monday

Gorilla, Manchester

From £24

🎵🎵 Music

📅Wed 27 Jan19:00

Naïka

Naïka at Albert Hall, Manchester

Albert Hall, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Wed 27 Jan·19:00

Naïka

Albert Hall, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Thu 28 Jan19:00

Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé is one of Britain’s most successful living songwriters. Her debut album Our Version of Events, which sold over 5.4 million copies to date, was the b…

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

From £45

🎵 Music

📅Thu 28 Jan·19:00

Emeli Sandé

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

From £45

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 29 Jan19:00

The Fratellis

Glaswegian trio with the knees-up indie anthems.

Albert Hall, Manchester

From £40

🎵 Music

📅Fri 29 Jan·19:00

The Fratellis

Albert Hall, Manchester

From £40

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 30 Jan19:00

The Scratch

Started as a fun experiment in the kitchen of a house in Perrystown, The Scratch are a 4-piece acoustic act from Dublin, Ireland.

New Century Hall, Manchester

From £30

🎵 Music

📅Sat 30 Jan·19:00

The Scratch

New Century Hall, Manchester

From £30

😂😂 Comedy

📅Sun 31 Jan19:00

Carl Hutchinson

Carl has a unique blend of storytelling and physical comedy, with a dash of down-to-earth banter.

The Frog & Bucket, Manchester

From £20

😂 Comedy

📅Sun 31 Jan·19:00

Carl Hutchinson

The Frog & Bucket, Manchester

From £20

🎵🎵 Music

📅Mon 1 Feb19:00

Lauren Sanderson

Lauren Sanderson is an American singer and songwriter originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana currently based in Los Angeles.

Gorilla, Manchester

From £26

🎵 Music

📅Mon 1 Feb·19:00

Lauren Sanderson

Gorilla, Manchester

From £26

🎵🎵 Music

📅Tue 2 Feb19:00

Slow Pulp

The dreamy songs of Midwest indie rock outfit Slow Pulp draw on moody shoegaze, hooky grunge, and intimate lo-fi fare.

Gorilla, Manchester

From £28

🎵 Music

📅Tue 2 Feb·19:00

Slow Pulp

Gorilla, Manchester

From £28

🎵🎵 Music

📅Tue 2 Feb18:00

Amorphis

This sextet who hail from Finland, performs its progressive metal originals.

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £39

🎵 Music

📅Tue 2 Feb·18:00

Amorphis

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £39

🎵🎵 Music

📅Wed 3 Feb19:30

Dead Poet Society

American alt-rock and progressive indie band formed in 2013 by students at Boston's Berklee College of Music.

Manchester Academy, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵 Music

📅Wed 3 Feb·19:30

Dead Poet Society

Manchester Academy, Manchester

Price not specified

🎵🎵 Music

📅Wed 3 Feb19:30

Dagny

Dagny is a critically acclaimed singer and songwriter celebrated for her energetic, synth-pop sound and captivating live performances.

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £23

🎵 Music

📅Wed 3 Feb·19:30

Dagny

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £23

🎵🎵 Music

📅Thu 4 Feb18:00

Frozen Soul

Dallas Texas’ Frozen Soul lives up to their name as the sound of death metal at its most cold and classic.

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £28

🎵 Music

📅Thu 4 Feb·18:00

Frozen Soul

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £28

🎵🎵 Music

📅Thu 4 Feb19:30

Haken

In the contemporary era of progressive music, there are few bands who can claim to be as innovative, creative and restively dynamic as Haken.

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £34

🎵 Music

📅Thu 4 Feb·19:30

Haken

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £34

🎵🎵 Music

📅Thu 4 Feb19:00

Bonobo

Simon Green aka Bonobo is back with his sixth album – the masterful, magisterial Migration – is a record which cements his place in the very highest echelons of…

Aviva Studios, Manchester

From £39

🎵 Music

📅Thu 4 Feb·19:00

Bonobo

Aviva Studios, Manchester

From £39

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 5 Feb19:00

DMA's

Big hooks and choruses from the Australian three-piece. Formed in 2012, the band consists of Tommy O'Dell, Matt Mason and Johnny Took, who had been playing musi…

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £34

🎵 Music

📅Fri 5 Feb·19:00

DMA's

Manchester Academy, Manchester

From £34

😂😂 Comedy

📅Fri 5 Feb19:30

Connor Burns: Flow

Don’t miss the all-new show from Scotland’s hilarious new stand-up superstar who is widely hailed as one of the most exciting breakthrough artists in the global…

Home, Manchester

From £21

😂 Comedy

📅Fri 5 Feb·19:30

Connor Burns: Flow

Home, Manchester

From £21

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 6 Feb19:00

Jake Bugg

Jake Bugg’s indie-pop sound has thrilled UK audiences for a decade, with poignant lyrics and catchy guitar riffs.Singer-songwriter Jake Bugg's Festival debut in…

Albert Hall, Manchester

From £34

🎵 Music

📅Sat 6 Feb·19:00

Jake Bugg

Albert Hall, Manchester

From £34

😂😂 Comedy

📅Sun 7 Feb19:00

Andrew Bird

Back with a brand-new show Andrew has just supported Russell Howard on his current national tour including four straight shows at The London Palladium.

The Frog & Bucket, Manchester

From £15

😂 Comedy

📅Sun 7 Feb·19:00

Andrew Bird

The Frog & Bucket, Manchester

From £15

🎵🎵 Music

📅Tue 9 Feb19:00

Theory of a Deadman

Alt.rock and post-grunge band from British Columbia, Canada.

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £42

🎵 Music

📅Tue 9 Feb·19:00

Theory of a Deadman

O2 Ritz, Manchester

From £42

🎵🎵 Music

📅Thu 11 Feb19:00

The Felice Brothers

The Felice Brothers' distinct brand of song-writing and lawless sound has earned them comparisons to Neil Young, Bob Dylan and James Brown.

Gorilla, Manchester

From £33

🎵 Music

📅Thu 11 Feb·19:00

The Felice Brothers

Gorilla, Manchester

From £33

😂😂 Comedy

📅Thu 11 Feb19:00

Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection

Taskmaster Champion, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee and retired sugar daughter Sophie Duker is back with a brand-new 2027 stand-up tour, Hot Beef…

Fairfield Social Club, Manchester

From £24

😂 Comedy

📅Thu 11 Feb·19:00

Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection

Fairfield Social Club, Manchester

From £24

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 12 Feb18:00

Candlelight: Valentines Day Special

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring like never seen before in Aberdeen.

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

From £20

🎵 Music

📅Fri 12 Feb·18:00

Candlelight: Valentines Day Special

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester

From £20

Free

📅Fri 12 Feb23:00

Mph - London, Forever

SJM Concerts & Broadwick Live PresentsMph - London, foreverPresented by SJM Concerts & Broadwick Live.This is an 18+ event.

New Century Hall, Manchester

Free

📅Fri 12 Feb·23:00

Mph - London, Forever

New Century Hall, Manchester

Free

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 13 Feb18:00

Giant Rooks

With a memorable name, and even more memorable and catchy, hook-filled songs, the group have managed to find success and cultivate a following inside, and outsi…

New Century Hall, Manchester

From £27

🎵 Music

📅Sat 13 Feb·18:00

Giant Rooks

New Century Hall, Manchester

From £27

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sun 14 Feb19:00

Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé is one of Britain’s most successful living songwriters. Her debut album Our Version of Events, which sold over 5.4 million copies to date, was the b…

Opera House, Manchester

From £45

🎵 Music

📅Sun 14 Feb·19:00

Emeli Sandé

Opera House, Manchester

From £45

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