MANCHESTER · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Manchester
859 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Manchester. Browse, filter, submit your own.
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Grass-Roots Gigs in Manchester
Manchester has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights, and you can see what’s on in Manchester over the next four weeks. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Manchester: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.
Looking for related Manchester pages? Browse the Manchester live music hub, Manchester open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Manchester guide, or find a band in Manchester. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Glasgow and Birmingham.
What’s on in Manchester this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
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M&P's Big Band Brunch
Matt And Phreds·Piccadilly, Manchester
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- GenrePop, House, Jazz
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Ubuntu V
Cupra City Garage Manchester·Deansgate, Manchester
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Primal Scream at Manchester New Century Hall
New Century·Piccadilly, Manchester
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- GenreRock, Alternative Rock
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Wrekonize
Stage & Radio (Manchester)·Piccadilly, Manchester
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- GenreHip-Hop, Rap
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SQUARE WILD Debut Album Launch- The Bread Shed, Manchester
The Bread Shed·Hulme, Manchester
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Movin' On - Manchester
Off The Square·Piccadilly, Manchester
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Nearly Dan
Band On The Wall., Manchester
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- GenreRock, Pop
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Blink 182 Traffic Light Party + One Eighty Two
Holy Diver·Brinnington & Stockport Central, Manchester
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12
PEARL SCAM/FAITH NO MAN - Warrington Irish Club - (Tributes)
The Irish Club·Fairfield and Howley, Manchester
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreGrunge, Celtic / Irish, Tribute Act
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12
Nearly Dan - The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan
Band On The Wall·Piccadilly, Manchester
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PEARL SCAM & KINGS OF THE STONE AGE - Warrington Irish Club
The Irish Club·Fairfield and Howley, Manchester
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- GenreRock, Grunge, Celtic / Irish
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12
Blink 182 Traffic Light Party
Holy Diver·Brinnington & Stockport Central, Manchester
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- GenrePunk Rock, Pop
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12
Pedro Giomo + The Radio Addicts + Jamie Wray
Eagle Inn·Blackfriars & Trinity, Manchester
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12
Melanie Martinez, Co-op Live - Premium Experiences, IDER
Co-op Live·Ancoats & Beswick, Manchester
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12
Devlin - Manchester
Gorilla·Deansgate, Manchester
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- GenreGrime
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12
Devlin
Manchester Gorilla, Manchester
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- GenreHip-Hop, Rap
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12
Melanie Martinez, Co-op Live - Premium Experiences
Co-op Live, Manchester
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- GenreRock, Pop
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12
Bright Phoebus Revisited
The Stoller Hall·Deansgate, Manchester
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- GenreFolk
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12
Pushing Embers
The Spinning Top·Brinnington & Stockport Central, Manchester
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12
Stranglers Tribute
Empire Warrington·Bewsey and Whitecross, Manchester
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Stranglers Tribute - FREE
Empire Warrington·Bewsey and Whitecross, Manchester
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GirlyPop Live | Freight Island, Manchester
Freight Island·Piccadilly, Manchester
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- GenrePop, Tribute Act
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Cillirion 5th Anniversary Tour @ Warrington Irish Club
The Irish Club·Fairfield and Howley, Manchester
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreCeltic / Irish
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Scorpions Tribute
Empire Warrington·Bewsey and Whitecross, Manchester
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- GenreRock, Tribute Act
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Manchester Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Manchester, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Manchester page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 76 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Manchester venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 859 upcoming gigs.
859 upcoming gigs listed for Manchester. 76 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Manchester gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.
A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Manchester open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Manchester live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Manchester. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Manchester shows available acts. Or browse the main UK gig directory.
Listings are compiled from public ticketing-platform APIs and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Each listing carries a verification badge — verified means we've confirmed it independently; unverified means we sourced it from a publicly published event. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).
Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.
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