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The city that gave the world Oasis, Joy Division, The Smiths, The Stone Roses and the Haçienda. Live music, every night.
502
upcoming shows
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6 tonight
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8+
live venues
What's On
Upcoming Gigs & Shows 502
Tonight
5Apr
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Back By Dope Demand “The Warehouse Rave”
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Tonight
5Apr
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Keep It Unreal & Echo 45 – Mr Scruff b2b Nightmares On Wax
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Free
Tonight
5Apr
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Big Condo Records Presents Dead In Blue Live At Fuel Cafe Bar
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Free
Tonight
5Apr
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Girls of the Internet Soundsystem
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Free
Tonight
5Apr
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COSM at Castle Hotel
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Free
Tonight
5Apr
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Roni Size: Bank Holiday Special
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Free
This Week
6Apr
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J.I.D – God Does Like World Tours
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This Week
6Apr
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Echo and The Bunnymen – More Songs To Learn and Sing
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This Week
6Apr
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K-POP Live 4 | Freight Island, Manchester
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Free
This Week
6Apr
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Luciano live with band plus More /TTI 50th Anniversary.
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Free
This Week
7Apr
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Novelists
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This Week
7Apr
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Jamie Woon
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Directory
Manchester Music Venues
2,600
Concert Venue
Albert Hall
City Centre
A spectacular converted Methodist chapel. 2,600 capacity. Some of the best acoustics in the UK.
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2,500
Live Music
Manchester Academy
Oxford Road
Four-room venue on the University campus. Academy 1 holds 2,500 — the heartbeat of Manchester live…
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2,341
Classical
Bridgewater Hall
Barbirolli Square
Home of the Hallé Orchestra. World-class classical music venue in the heart of the city.
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250
Jazz / World
Band on the Wall
Northern Quarter
One of Britain's most loved music venues. 250-capacity Northern Quarter institution since 1929.
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600
Indie / Alt
Gorilla
Oxford Road
Indie, alternative and electronic in a lovingly converted railway arch under the Mancunian Way.
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450
Indie / Alt
The Deaf Institute
Oxford Road
Intimate Victorian music hall. Brilliant atmosphere, brilliant sound, brilliant bands.
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250
Indie
Night & Day Café
Northern Quarter
The NQ's most beloved intimate venue. Bands every night since 1991.
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23,500
Legacy
Manchester's Greatest Acts
Britpop
Oasis
The Gallaghers. Supersonic. Knebworth. The reunion. Manchester's greatest export.
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The Smiths
Morrissey and Marr. The most quintessentially Manchester band that ever existed.
Read stories →Post-Punk / Electronic
Joy Division / New Order
Factory Records. The Haçienda. Blue Monday. Peter Hook's basslines changed music.
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The Stone Roses
Spike Island, 1990. Ian Brown. Made of Stone. Still the definitive Manchester moment.
Read stories →Art Rock
Elbow
Guy Garvey and Bury's finest. One Day Like This — the Manchester anthem.
Read stories →Indie Rock
Courteeners
Liam Fray. Still the Lowry. Northern Soul. Manchester's most passionate fanbase.
Read stories →Indie Pop
Blossoms
Stockport's finest. Your Girlfriend. Chart success, hometown shows, still going strong.
Read stories →Alt Pop
The 1975
Global megastars from Manchester. Matty Healy. One of the biggest bands on earth.
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