Manchester · 806 upcoming · 68 venues
Live gigs in Manchester
Every grass-roots gig in Manchester - who's on, where, when and what it costs.
At a glance
Manchester806
Upcoming
gigs
at 68 Manchester venuesgigs
| This week | 68 gigs |
| Free entry | None listed |
| Venues | 68 |
| Gig Scene Score | 95 /100 |
01 — Find a gig
806 gigsPick your night
When
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Starts19:00 Bleary EyedYES (Pink Room) · Deansgate · Manchester 
Josiah and the Bonnevilles, Dylan Flynn and the Dead PoetsManchester Gorilla · Deansgate · Manchester 19:00Tonight 
SaccadesYES Basement · Deansgate · Manchester 19:30Tonight 
Tracey NelsonThe Abbey · Hulme · Manchester 19:30Tonight 
Rocketsuit RogueNight And Day Cafe · Piccadilly · Manchester 19:30Tonight 
Delivery (AUS) // Hungry // Body Suit (AUS) LiveYES Basement · Deansgate · Manchester 19:00Tue 3 Nov 
Isaiah FallsManchester Gorilla · Deansgate · Manchester 19:00Tue 3 Nov 
Daisy VeacockThe Lodge · Hulme · Manchester 19:00Tue 3 Nov 
Spike FuckThe Abbey · Hulme · Manchester 19:30Tue 3 Nov 
Sean SolomonCastle Hotel · Piccadilly · Manchester 19:30Tue 3 Nov 02 — The scene
Gig Scene Score95
Out of
100
Exceptional — anchored by schedule and activity, one of the UK's defining gig markets.100
| Activity | 99 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 100 |
| Variety | 95 |
| Venues | 99 |
| Coverage | 99 |
| Affordability | 65 |
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Cambridge43Cardiff163Carlisle111Chelmsford8Cheltenham17Coventry105Crawley2D
Derby118Derry21Doncaster7Dublin2Dundee54Durham14E
Edinburgh388Egham8Epsom14Exeter55F
Farnborough11G
Glasgow889Gloucester7Grimsby5H
Hastings40Hereford9High Wycombe26Horley1Hull75I
Inverness32Ipswich49L
Leeds282Leicester63Lincoln30Liverpool475London1514Luton23M
Maidstone32Margate10Middlesbrough40Milton Keynes40N
Newcastle296Newquay26Newry13Northampton74Norwich54Nottingham203O
Oxford42P
Peterborough29Plymouth17Portsmouth37Preston82R
Rawtenstall33Reading50S
Scarborough57Sheffield175Southampton181Stockton-on-Tees27Stoke-on-Trent51Sunderland8Sutton58Swansea23Swindon15T
Telford11Tunbridge Wells44W
Waterlooville13Watford51Welshpool2Weymouth6Woking27Wolverhampton108Wrexham49Y
York32
MANCHESTER · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Manchester
5 gigs tonight · 24 this weekend · 68 this week. 806 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Manchester.
Manchester Gig Scene Score
95 /100
Exceptional — anchored by schedule and activity, one of the UK's defining gig markets.
806Upcoming Gigs
68This Week
0%Free Entry
68Venues
Promoting a Manchester gig? List it free — reviewed before it goes live
04 — About this directory
68 venuesEvery bill, one list
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 get the Manchester weekly gig guide, the next four weeks night by night. This directory pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Manchester: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.
Looking for related Manchester pages? See how to book live music in Manchester, 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.
Coming Up
806 upcoming gigs in Manchester · sorted by date · page 18 of 34.
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DEC
12
Kingpin Live- Christmas party
ICONS·St. Mary's, Manchester
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12
Warehouse Project
Depot Mayfield·Piccadilly, Manchester
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DEC
13
Pink Flyod Tribute
Empire Warrington·Bewsey and Whitecross, Manchester
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13
Jimmy Docherty & Dezi Donnelly | "Fairytale Of Prestwich”
Servite Parish Centre·Kersal & Broughton Park, Manchester
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DEC
13
Weird Frequency Presents : Girlteeth
Gullivers·Piccadilly, Manchester
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Wyatt
The Abbey·Hulme, Manchester
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Mattstagraham, Toothgore
The Lodge·Hulme, Manchester
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DEC
15
Kodaline, Bertie Newman
Albert Hall·Deansgate, Manchester
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DEC
15
Talisk
Band On The Wall.·Piccadilly, Manchester
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DEC
16
Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band
Band On The Wall.·Piccadilly, Manchester
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DEC
17
Lottery Winners
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Manchester
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DEC
17
In the Bleep Midwinter: Bleep Test / Those Holy / Dierotica
Gulliver's·Piccadilly, Manchester
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DEC
18
Jamie T, Co-op Live
Co-op Live·Ancoats & Beswick, Manchester
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18
Faintest Idea, Captain Accident and The Disasters, Nutty Skunk
Rebellion Manchester·Deansgate, Manchester
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DEC
18
Rage UK: Rage Against The Machine Tribute
Holy Diver·Brinnington & Stockport Central, Manchester
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18
Lost Legs at Rs:Live
Rockerfellas·Brinnington & Stockport Central, Manchester
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DEC
18
Lottery Winners, Eighty Eight Miles
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Manchester
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DEC
18
The Bottom Line, Divergent Promotions
The Deaf Institute·Hulme, Manchester
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18
Orchestra Mambo International
Band On The Wall.·Piccadilly, Manchester
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DEC
18
RnB, Hip Hop + Afrobeats 'Til Late
The Blues Kitchen·Deansgate, Manchester
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DEC
18
Bollington Christmas Ho Ho Hoedown
Bollington Arts Centre.·Bollington, Manchester
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18
Warehouse Project, Silva Bumpa
Depot Mayfield·Piccadilly, Manchester
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18
Lee Burridge
Joshua Brooks, Manchester
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DEC
19
The Road To Nashville
O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester·Gorse Hill & Cornbrook, Manchester
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05 — Small print 8 answers Common questions 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 — 68 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 806 upcoming gigs.
806 upcoming gigs listed for Manchester. 68 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 before they go live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Manchester open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in Manchester. 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. Gigs from ticketing platforms are listed as published; submitted gigs are reviewed before they go live. We don't check each gig independently yet, so confirm with the venue before you travel. 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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What Manchester is booking. The 806 gigs here lean rock, pop and alternative rock, with 40 genres in the mix overall. The top two are Deansgate (228) and Piccadilly (187), of the 43 areas with a show on.
Rooms and dates. Co-op Live has the most dates (45), ahead of Holy Diver (40). The busiest night is Friday, with 227 of the dates. Of the 12 gigs that list a ticket price, the middle one costs £23.
Here to play or to book? The Manchester venue directory lists each room with its kit and capacity, and the GX Index shows what gigs pay. Or put on your own night: how to put on a gig. Nearby gig guides: Blackburn, Liverpool and Sheffield.
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List it free. Gig-goers and artists find you by date and price - reviewed before it goes live.
Looking for tonight? See what's on in Manchester this week, the Manchester open mics and Manchester venues.