MANCHESTER BANDS & ARTISTS ON STAGE IN LIVERPOOL
MANCHESTER BANDS & ARTISTS ON STAGE IN LIVERPOOL
Most Popular Manchester Bands & Artists On Stage in Liverpool
Fri 5 Dec 2025 - Sat 19 Sep 2026
Sat 20 Dec 2025 - Fri 10 Apr 2026
Sat 22 Nov 2025 - Sat 21 Feb 2026
Russell Watson
Wednesday 12 November 2025
As a child Russell Watson could always carry a tune, but he never dreamed he'd become an opera singer. Today, he's counted among the world's finest classical voices. Born and raised in Salford, Watson worked an array of jobs and started sin...
Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet
Wednesday 12 November 2025
Still residing as BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year, Rioghnach Connolly's taste for musical adventure is eclectic. Along with her folk-hop & barrelhouse-pop companion players, as Honeyfeet, they collectively drive a broad terrain of music...
Peter Hook & the Light
Thursday 13 November 2025
The legendary Joy Division and New Order bassist performs New Order's "Get Ready" live and in full, plus an additional set of Joy Division and New Order's greatest hits. The Mancunian bass player, musician, singer, DJ, nightclub owner,...
The Unthanks
Thursday 13 November 2025
Using the traditional folk music of the North East of England as a starting point, the influence of Miles Davis, Steve Reich, Sufjan Stevens, Robert Wyatt, Antony & The Johnsons, King Crimson and Tom Waits, Mercury Music Prize-nominated Th...
Big Country
Thursday 13 November 2025
Formed in Dunfermline, Scotland by the former-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson and childhood friend Bruce Watson, Celtic-inspired Big Country quickly broke worldwide with their ringing, bagpipe-like guitars and anthemic songs helping their Gr...
These Smiths - The Smiths Tribute Band
Saturday 15 November 2025 - Saturday 12 September 2026
A tribute to The Smiths and Morrissey from their home city of Manchester. Formed shortly after the lead singer appeared on the UK television show Stars In Their Eyes, they are renowned a the closest sounding tribute to the real thing. ...
ABC & Southbank Sinfonia
Monday 17 November 2025
To celebrate 40 years since the release of their lauded and timeless debut album The Lexicon of Love, ABC have announced they will perform the iconic album in its entirety with the Soutbank Sinfonia, and conducted by Anne Dudley. Martin Fr...
The Small Fortunes
Friday 21 November 2025
The Small Fortunes are a rising blues rock band formed in Manchester. Known for their high-energy live shows, the band quickly gained momentum, selling out headline gigs in London and Manchester. Founding members Louis Menguy and Louis Jame...
The Chameleons
Saturday 22 November 2025
After celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, legendary Manchester band Chameleons return. The Middleton-formed band serve-up a career spanning set. Helmed from the front by long-standing "Chameleons Vox" custodian Mark Burgess, these ...
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Saturday 22 November 2025
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...
Definitely Mightbe - Tribute to Oasis
Saturday 22 November 2025
The longest established Oasis tribute in the world with over 2,000 shows under their belt. So, as good as the real thing? Well the lengendary Alan McGee thought so when he recently introduced the band live on stage! So they..... DEFINITELY ...
The Lathums
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 November 2025
UK album chart-topping Wigan trio The Lathums cite the melodic worlds and street hymns of The Smiths, The Beatles, Stone Roses and The Ramones amongst their influences. Singer-songwriter Alex Moore simply believes in 'making positive change...
The Lancashire Hotpots
Saturday 29 November 2025
There's only one thing more satisfying than a visit to the chippy and that's an evening with The Lancashire Hotpots. St. Helens' finest are the undisputed kings of the Northern "knees up" with banging comedy folk anthems such as "Chippy Te...
Five
Sunday 30 November 2025
They were one of the most successful and iconic boy bands of all time - topping charts across the globe and selling more than 20 million records worldwide. After 25 years apart, the multi-platinum selling band Five are finally back together...
Inspiral Carpets
Friday 5 December 2025
Regarded as one of the main components of the Madchester movement in the early 90s, indie chart-topping Oldham legends Inspiral Carpets return after taking a hiatus following the tragic loss of drummer, Craig Gill. Although 90s frontman ...
One Night in Nashville
Friday 5 December 2025
Experience the sights and sounds of Nashville with the 'One Night In Nashville' show featuring Mancunian Country singer Maria Jordan. Celebrating the biggest modern and classic country icons in an authentic downtown honkytonk experience...
Ohasis - Tribute to Oasis
Friday 5 December 2025
Ohsais play the songs in the most current live arrangements, with amazing accuracy. Nailing the Oasis look was very important, as image is everything; and was everything to Oasis. The band take the stage show very seriously, meticulously re...
Gaol Bird (Cabbage)
Friday 5 December 2025
Manchester's Gaol Bird are led by former Cabbage front man Lee Broadbent and describe themselves as an "anti-band bored of societies hypocrisy." ...
The Zangwills
Friday 12 December 2025
Northwich indie rockers The Zangwills are a charismatic band with an unusual, youthful vibe and energy which sets them apart. The four-piece have a reputation for their strong live sets, selling out venues in Manchester and beyond. Descr...
Jesca Hoop
Friday 12 December 2025
Beautiful, subtle and stark the Manchester-based Californian folk star serves up stunningly original songs - minimalist yet brimming with energy, emerging from a wealth of life experience, great emotional depth, and years of honing the craf...
The Rolling People
Saturday 13 December 2025
Named after The Verve's Urban Hymns album track, The Rolling People are a Mancunian 4-piece rock and roll band with a big sound and Brit-pop style choruses. Taking influence from a wide variety of artists based on the classic Manchester ...
Badly Drawn Boy
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Dunstable-born, Bolton-raised, Manchester-living Mercury-prize winning folk rocker Damon Gough has always been one to wear his heart on his sleeve, and his truly personal and heartfelt catalogue of glorious, colourful warming, honest pop so...
Baked A La Ska
Thursday 18 December 2025
Baked A La Ska are the heavy heavy sound of Manchester ska; an 11 piece band of assembled oddballs and pranksters fronted by an unholy trio of singers and featuring one of the tightest rhythm sections in Manchester with the "chops to m...
Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
Saturday 20 December 2025
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world reno...
Aka... Noel Gallagher - Noel Gallagher Tribute Band
Monday 22 December 2025
In March 2015, the second Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album, "Chasing Yesterday" was released, and after years of deliberation, Matt put together a band of musicians to recreate the former Oasis leader's songs and shows, and fulfill ...
The Ultimate Stone Roses - Tribute to the Stone Roses
Saturday 3 January 2026
The only tribute to The Stone Roses to hail from Manchester. Each member is a die hard fan of the original band who has dedicated themselves to mastering the music of their Mancunian heroes. Playing songs from the seminal first album, The S...
Jim Moray
Friday 23 January 2026
Described by The Guardian as "one of the most inventive figures on the folk circuit", over the past two decades of British folk music, Macclesfield multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Jim Moray has marked himself out as having a singul...
Noasis - The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band
Friday 30 January 2026
Noasis is the definitive tribute band to Manchester's five piece Oasis. Since their formation in 2006 and with over 800 performances to date Noasis has justly earned its reputation as the best tribute on the circuit packing out venues up an...
Caroline
Thursday 12 February 2026
The eight-piece London-based folk rock collective, caroline, are back with their mesmerizing signature blend of interwoven guitars, rich instrumentation, and dynamic contrasts, which capture their unique ability to craft immersive, ever-evo...
Sad Cafe
Thursday 12 February 2026
One of the great classic English rock bands of the 70s and 80s, the Manchester favourites have finally found the perfect voice in Barry James Thomas to replace their late lead singer Paul Young (also of Mike and the Mechanics), who tragic...
Elkie Brooks
Sunday 15 February 2026
Having started her career in music in 1960, a remarkable 64 years of performing live, Salford blues legend Elkie Brooks will embark upon her Long Farewell Tour. A celebration of Elkie's illustrious award winning career in music performing s...
Alex Spencer
Thursday 19 February 2026
First discovered while busking on the streets of Manchester, new indie talent Alex Spencer has already been hailed as one of the UK's most promising songwriters at just 16 years old. Combining infectious guitar lines with his street-savvy v...
Coleen Nolan
Friday 20 February 2026
From a child star, as the youngest of the 'Nolan Sisters' to TV Personality/Presenter, Best Selling Author and Agony Aunt, Coleen Nolan has done it all, or so it would seem. However, there is still one thing that that needs ticking off the ...
The Lilacs
Saturday 21 February 2026
Wigan band The Lilacs have hit the scene with a bang already performing on stages at Manchester Academy, o2 Ritz and London's O2 Academy Islington ...
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Saturday 21 February 2026
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...
Boyzlife (Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden)
Thursday 26 February 2026
Two of the world's biggest bands Boyzone and Westlife come together, featuring Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy. This specially adapted theatre production will include many of their greatest hits, the catalogue includes a record breaking 1...
10cc
Saturday 7 March 2026
One of the UK's most innovative and influential bands, Mancunian art pop and soft rock legends 10cc return with the typically tongue-in-cheek 'And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour' - celebrating a genre-defying repertoire that continue...
Antony Szmierek
Thursday 12 March 2026
Manchester spoken word and indie hip-hop artist Antony Szmierek has a distinctive way of mixing introspective and poetic lyrics with cool nostalgic beats which have seen him compared to Mike Skinner and The Streets. "He is being lauded as o...
These Smiths - The Smiths Tribute Band
Thursday 12 March 2026
A tribute to The Smiths and Morrissey from their home city of Manchester. Formed shortly after the lead singer appeared on the UK television show Stars In Their Eyes, they are renowned a the closest sounding tribute to the real thing. ...
BBC Concert Orchestra - Northern Soul Orchestrated
Friday 13 March 2026
Following the sold-out night at the Royal Albert Hall's BBC Proms, the BBC Concert Orchestra take their dedicated to northern soul, curated by Wigan's Stuart Maconie and Manchester's Joe Duddell, on the road. A celebration of raw, rare Amer...
Peter's Field - Sean Cooney, Eliza Carthy & Sam Carter
Sunday 15 March 2026
A new Rochdale made musical marking one of the most momentous days in working class history enjoyed a remarkable debut at FolkEast on the 205th anniversary of Peterloo. Written by award-winning songwriter and member of The Young'uns, Sean C...
Happy Mondays
Saturday 21 March 2026
Pioneers of Madchester, Salford legends Happy Mondays are back twistin' our melons with their first tour in five years and the first since the sad passing of bassist Paul Ryder in 2022. Dubbed 'The Been There Done That Tour', it will inclu...
Richard Ashcroft
Thursday 26 March 2026
Wigan's two-time Ivor Novello winner (Songwriter of the Year in 1998 and Outstanding Contribution to British Music in 2019) has released six Top 5 solo albums, including the chart-topping debut Alone With Everybody. He first came to attenti...
Aka... Noel Gallagher - Noel Gallagher Tribute Band
Saturday 28 March 2026
In March 2015, the second Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album, "Chasing Yesterday" was released, and after years of deliberation, Matt put together a band of musicians to recreate the former Oasis leader's songs and shows, and fulfill ...
M60
Thursday 9 April 2026
Indie rock band M60 formed from various towns across Manchester. The four-piece are in the game of creating guitar-led noise with an undeniable Manc twang which takes shape in the form of energetic and anthemic tunes. M60 came onto the scen...
Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
Friday 10 April 2026
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world reno...
James
Saturday 11 April 2026
One of Britain's most enduring success stories, Manchester indie folk rock legends James have sold over 25 million records with their recent run of Top 5 albums proving to be a golden era for the band, only narrowly missing out on the top s...