MANCHESTER BANDS & ARTISTS ON STAGE IN LONDON
Most Popular Manchester Bands & Artists On Stage in London
Sat 18 May - Sat 23 Nov 2024
Elbow
Thursday 9 May 2024
Elbow are an English rock band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1997. The band consists of Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner. They have played together since 1990, adopting the name Elbow in 1997Having built a dese...
Afflecks Palace
Friday 10 May 2024
Formed in Manchester in summer 2019, and named after the city's famous Northern Quarter indoor market, Afflecks Palace are a 4-piece psyche guitar band described as "The birth of Nu-Madchester". The group take influence from The Stone Roses...
Crywank
Friday 10 - Sunday 12 May 2024
Crywank are a Manchester based anti-folk band. They mostly write "sad songs for smelly losers" and have been told they are the worst named band in the country. Originally a solo project in 2009 by James Clayton, despite having no previous e...
Kira Mac
Friday 10 May 2024
Led by the captivating Rhiannon Kira Hill, Manchester-formed Kira Mac is a band built on straight up old school blues rock riffs with a modern edge, a lot of flares, soul and double shots of rock n roll. Twinning powerhouse vocals and a kil...
Corella
Tuesday 14 May 2024
A popular act on the festival scene, Corella is a refreshing indie quartet from Manchester whose signature catchy melodic hooks, propulsive multi-layered guitar riffs, and reminiscent lyrics, relay a coming-of-age story of their own. The gr...
Vinny Peculiar
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Described as 'The Tony Hancock of pop' by UNCUT magazine, Salford-based singer-songwriter and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes) grew up in Worcestershire and trained as a nurse before signing to Manchester cult label Ugly Man records. V...
CMAT
Thursday 16 May 2024
CMAT is the stage name of Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, the North Dublin-born global country-pop star who after relocating to Manchester aged 17 and forming the band Bad Sea, returned home to live with her grandparents before settling down in ...
Transmission - The Sound of Joy Division
Saturday 18 May 2024
Devoted to recreating the atmosphere of a live Joy Division gig, Transmission emulate the sound of one of the most inventive, evocative and influential groups of their era. Joy Division were formed in Manchester during the late 1970s and d...
Tim Booth: In Conversation
Monday 20 May 2024
Join James frontman Tim Booth in an evening to celebrate his book launch. This will be an intimate evening of conversation with special guests, readings from the legendary Seth Brakes manuscript 'When I Died For The First Time', and some lo...
Tim Gallagher
Wednesday 22 - Thursday 23 May 2024
Tim Gallagher is a Manchester-based artist, renowned for his signature falsetto vocal tone, which has quickly earned him global appeal across social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. His soulful style is likened melodically to mode...
Lucy Spraggan
Thursday 23 May 2024
Canterbury-born, Buxton-raised and Cheshire-living folk pop star Lucy Spraggan was the first contestant on the X Factor to perform her own compositions in 2021 with her introspective acoustic hip-pop style festival anthems since helping sc...
Keeley Forsyth
Thursday 23 May 2024
Keeley Forsyth is a composer, singer and actor from Oldham in the north-west of England. Built upon sparse arrangements, Forsyth?s music is centred around a singular, emotionally raw and magnetic vocal delivery, by turns devastating and upl...
The March Violets
Thursday 23 May 2024
Like their label mates Sisters of Mercy, with whom they were often compared, gothic post-punk band The March Violets came out of Leeds in the early 80's. Featuring film composer Tom Ashton and Manchester-based novelist, poet and singer Rosi...
Barry Adamson
Friday 24 May 2024
Musician, composer, writer, photographer, director. The list of creative jobs that Mancunian Barry Adamson has occupied in his career is long. Whether as a member of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Magazine, Buzzcocks, and Visage, as a guest m...
Caoilfhionn Rose
Wednesday 29 May 2024
Caoilfhionn Rose (pronounced Keelin), is a singer, songwriter and producer who was born in Manchester, England, with family roots in Northern Ireland and Yorkshire. Emerging from a diverse music scene, she ties together remnants of Manches...
Yes
Tuesday 4 June 2024
Formed in 1968 by Jon Anderson and the late, and much-missed, Chris Squire, YES have been one of the most innovative, influential and best-loved bands in rock music history. Their 1970s albums The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge,...
Liam Gallagher
Thursday 6 - Tuesday 11 June 2024
Establishing his iconic status for a whole new generation, the Oasis frontman returns with a solo career that has been a breath-taking commercial smash too, topping the UK album charts and selling out stadiums. In 2024 he celebrates 30 yea...
Phoebe Green
Thursday 6 June 2024
Sunkist-haired, Manchester-based artist Phoebe Green has been steadily accruing fans and buzz for her darkly witty and very danceable indie rock tunes about the cringe-worthy and often cold behavior at play in contemporary relationships. "O...
Spangled
Thursday 6 June 2024
The genre-spanning Manchester four-piece dance on the fringe between jangly guitars and yesterdays promises, offering an eclectic blend of witty, heartfelt lyrics, lively attitudes and punch the air riffs proving there is still decadence in...
Darren Wharton's Renegade (Thin Lizzy)
Friday 7 June 2024
At the age of eighteen, Mancunian musician Darren Wharton started his career playing keyboards with the legendary Thin Lizzy. Those were some of the best years of his life, and it was an incredible honour to work alongside Phil Lynott, Scot...
Olivia Chaney
Tuesday 11 June 2024
Born in Florence to a writer and painter-turned-academic, Olivia Chaney grew up listening to everything from Prince to Henry Purcell. This eclectic mix of influences sparked a passion for songwriting that she nurtured at Chetham's School of...
Matthew Halsall
Thursday 13 June 2024
Manchester based jazz musician, composer, producer and Gondwana Records boss Matthew Halsall has carved out a niche for himself as one of the UK's brightest jazz talents, with his languid, soulful records winning international acclaim and...
James
Saturday 15 June 2024
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...
Marconi Union
Saturday 15 June 2024
Marconi Union (LIVE AV) return to The Yard to perform tracks from recent new album Signals as well as selections from their highly acclaimed discography. Despite having released twelve albums in the last eighteen years the Manchester musici...
Dirty Laces
Thursday 20 June 2024
Fear, loathing, and pages of notebooks filled in between; North Manchester's Dirty Laces' relentless work ethic has seen them become signed, collaborate with Ride drummer Laurence Colbert, and continue to release a stream of new music recor...
The Untold Orchestra - A Celebration of Frank Ocean
Wednesday 26 June 2024
Take time to explore Frank Ocean's two pivotal albums, "Blonde" and "Channel Orange", performed by a 12-piece orchestra. From "Channel Orange" classics 'Lost' and 'Thinking Bout You' to Blonde's seminal 'Pink + White' and 'Nights', Manches...
Kiran Leonard
Wednesday 26 June 2024
Manchester musician Kiran Leonard trades in a literate, off-kilter version of indie rock inspired in part by Dirty Projectors. His explorative discography has included experimental solo pop, a chamber trio LP inspired by literature, and si...
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Saturday 20 July 2024
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds first emerged in 2011 with their eponymous album released in October that year. The album went double platinum in the UK and has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. By the time a follow up album was du...
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Saturday 20 July 2024
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds first emerged in 2011 with their eponymous album released in October that year. The album went double platinum in the UK and has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. By the time a follow up album was du...
DJ Lubi's Salsa Allstars - A Musical Tribute to Tito Puente
Saturday 20 July 2024
UK salsa/Cuban/Latin music legendary DJ/promoter Lubi Jovanovic aka DJ Lubi, has teamed up with top Latin jazz musician Jonny Enright (trombonist/bandleader of London band Grupo X), to host a night of live salsa/mambo/latin jazz dedicated t...
DJ Lubi's Salsa Allstars - A Musical Tribute to Tito Puente
Saturday 20 July 2024
UK salsa/Cuban/Latin music legendary DJ/promoter Lubi Jovanovic aka DJ Lubi, has teamed up with top Latin jazz musician Jonny Enright (trombonist/bandleader of London band Grupo X), to host a night of live salsa/mambo/latin jazz dedicated t...
DJ Lubi's Salsa Allstars - A Musical Tribute to Tito Puente
Saturday 20 July 2024
UK salsa/Cuban/Latin music legendary DJ/promoter Lubi Jovanovic aka DJ Lubi, has teamed up with top Latin jazz musician Jonny Enright (trombonist/bandleader of London band Grupo X), to host a night of live salsa/mambo/latin jazz dedicated t...
DJ Lubi's Salsa Allstars - A Musical Tribute to Tito Puente
Saturday 20 July 2024
UK salsa/Cuban/Latin music legendary DJ/promoter Lubi Jovanovic aka DJ Lubi, has teamed up with top Latin jazz musician Jonny Enright (trombonist/bandleader of London band Grupo X), to host a night of live salsa/mambo/latin jazz dedicated t...
Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
Saturday 17 August 2024
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band regularly sell out top class venues across the UK and were recently the first ever tribute band to sell out Glasgow's ico...
IAMDDB
Friday 20 September 2024
Tastemakers have been raving about IAMDDB since the young up-and-comer started dropping tracks onto the internet in 2016. Many will know the breakout Manchester artist from her track Shade. The single dropped in 2017 and earned IAMDDB su...
AC/DC UK + Dizzy Lizzy - AC/DC & Thin Lizzy Tributes
Saturday 21 September 2024
A tribute to two classic rock giants. AC/DC UK are Europe's most explosive tribute to AC/DC and have established themselves as one of the globe's forerunners in the tribute scene, not only emulating the genuine article at their most succes...
An Audience with Mark & Lard
Thursday 26 September 2024
The 24th March 2004 saw the world heritage radio site of the 'Mark and Lard Show' come to an end with a resounding: 'STOP...!' Now fully twenty-one years later we can finally complete that catchphrase with an equally resounding: '... CARRY ...
Meekz
Thursday 26 September 2024
With tens of millions YouTube views and Spotify streams, the hooded Gorton trap MC, Meekz Manny, "delivers sober bravado, compulsive violence and forensic self-examination" - salt. ...
The Wedding Present
Friday 4 October 2024
Stalwarts of the flourishing independent scene from the mid-eighties onwards and continuing to impact to this day, the Leeds-formed indie band, fronted by Manchester-raised David Gedge, were avidly championed by BBC Radio One's John Peel. T...
The Lancashire Hotpots
Saturday 5 October 2024
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...
McFly
Wednesday 9 - Thursday 10 October 2024
McFly's critically acclaimed return to the UK music scene in 2016 was a huge success when they played a series of shows performing every single track they ever released. Formed by London musician Tom Fletcher and Bolton singer Danny Jones ...
The Covasettes
Saturday 12 October 2024
If you'd asked indie rockers The Covasettes when they first met at uni in Manchester what they'd expect to be doing in 2024, they could never have predicted what was to come. Fast forward to today and the lads have quite the list of achieve...
Chris Helme (The Seahorses)
Saturday 12 October 2024
Rising to fame in the 1990s as frontman of indie band The Seahorses York singer-songwriter Chris Helme is now producing acclaimed folk-infused tracks as a solo artist. His enviable back catalogue includes Britpop classics such as 'Love is t...
The Pistols + Ramonas + Buzzkocks (Punk Tribute Bands)
Friday 18 October 2024
Get ready for an explosive night of punk with The Pistols, The Ramonas and Buzzkocks. The Pistols are the definitive Sex Pistols tribute band performing all of the original material from one of the most influential punk bands of our time. ...
Alice Cooper
Sunday 20 - Monday 21 October 2024
Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer and shock rock legend Alice Cooper returns to Europe. Renowned for his unforgettable live shows, we can anticipate a dark, twisted trip through goth, psychedelia, macabre theatre and straight up rock anthems, incl...
GoGo Penguin
Thursday 24 October 2024
Manchester's leftfield piano trio GoGo Penguin defy genres, pulling together influences from trip-hop, classical, jazz and more. GoGo Penguin have been internationally hailed as electrifying live performers, innovative soundtrack composers,...
Definitely Mightbe - The Definitive Tribute to Oasis
Friday 25 October 2024
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 ...
ABSOLVA
Saturday 26 October 2024
Manchester hard rock, British heavy metal. ...
