With the sun beaming, and festival season right around the corner, there’s some wonderful events happening right on your own doorstep in the wonderful city of Manchester, why not get out there and bask in the sunshine before it turns into miserable rain again. Here is what is happening in Manchester in May!
May 1st
Viagra Boys – Victoria Warehouse – after recently releasing their latest album ‘Viagr aboys’ late last month, the Swedish punk band are taking their blend of all popular genres from over the last 2 decades, out on the road, stopping at Victoria Warehouse. Doors are at 7pm.
May 2nd
Rival Schools – Academy 3
Sorry – Band on the Wall – from a wonderful end to 2024, supporting Irish post-punk act Fontaines D.C., Sorry are keen to get back to the music, with a string of headline shows across the UK. Sorry have received high critical acclaim from outlets such as the NME and Dazed. And 2025 is already shaping up to be a good year for the London indie band.
May 3rd
Greentea Peng – Albert Hall
Andy Bell – Bridgewater Hall
Fervents – Yes Pink Room
May 4th
Roger Daltrey – Bridgewater Hall – whilst you may know him more infamously as the man who wrote some of The Who’s greatest hits such as ‘Pinball Wizard’ and ‘Baba o’ Riley’. Roger Daltrey has had one hell of a career! And now he is taking his wonderful solo act to Manchester’s Bridgwater Hall, in which he will be performing acoustic and semi-acoustic takes on gems from his incredible career.
Sounds of the Other City – Various venues in Salford – Sounds from the Other City, is a festival held in Salford, hosting a variety of new and old bands and artists to play in various venues around the city of Salford. 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the festival, and to celebrate, legendary Welsh-Cornish musician, Gwenno, has been added to the lineup for the 4th May. This year is going to be a wonderful showcase of music in, and it certainly isn’t one to be missed.
May 7th
Say Sue Me – Academy 3
May 8th
Unbelievable Truth – Deaf Institute
May 9th
Bryan Adams – Arena – With nearly 50 years of musical experience, Bryan Adams has had one amazing career, from the hits such as ‘Summer of ‘69’ and ‘Run To You’, it is certainly going to be a night to remember at the AO arena, Doors open at 7:30pm.
Hayden Thorpe – St Michael’s Church
Tangerine Dream – Factory International
Hyphen – AATMA
Emma-Jean Thackray – Yes Pink Room
May 10th
The Moonlandingz – Band on the Wall
Death Valley Girls – Yes Basement
May 11th
Hawkwind – Bridgewater Hall
Sacred Paws – Yes Basement
Search Result – The Rat and Pigeon
Charif Megarbane & Rogér Fakhr – Band on the Wall
May 12th
Bria Salmena – Yes Pink Room
Seafret – Night and Day
Nap Eyes – Yes
May 13th
Rose City Band – Yes Pink Room
May 14th
Soccer Mommy – New Century Hall
Bananagun – Yes Basement
May 16th
Supergrass – Albert Hall – celebrating 30 years of their seminal album ‘I Should Coco’ Supergrass are heading out on a sold-out UK tour. Playing the entire 1995 album in its entirety.
Bradley Simpson – Ritz
The Null Club – Yes, Basement
Ben Le Jeune – The Eagle Inn
Panic Shack – Band on the Wall
May 17th
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Co-op Live – It has been nearly 10 years since Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band played in Manchester, and his return, at the UK’s largest indoor arena, is set to be an immense one. With over 6 decades behind him, and some of the greatest hits in Americana, this show certainly is one not to be missed!
May 18th
Steven Wilson – The Lowry
Holy Holy – The Ritz
May 19th
Drax Project – Yes Pink Room
girlpuppy – Soup
May 20th
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Co-op Live
Mannequin Pussy – Academy 2
The Franklin Electric – Club Academy
May 21st
South Summit – The Castle
May 22nd
Floral Image – Yes Basement
May 23rd
Freak Slug – Deaf Institute
The Golden Dregs – Yes Pink Room
Toria Wolff – Yes Basement
May 24th
Sam Amidon – St Michael’s Church
The Nightingales – Deaf Institute
Throwing Muses – Academy 2
Pixies – O2 Apollo Manchester – Last year was a huge one for Pixies. With a brand new album released ‘The Night the Zombies Came’ showed the world that the two years between the last album, were spent grafting on wonderful new music. This gig is held at the spectacular O2 Apollo, one of the oldest venues in Manchester, and it is going to be a wonderful night full of alt-rock heaven!
May 25th
The Lumineers – Arena
May 27th
Tyler The Creator – Coop Live – Parklife 2022 was the last time Manchester saw Alt Hip-Hop titan, Tyler, The Creator. And after the release of his latest album ‘Chromakopia’ fans are in for a treat, infamous for his almost theatrical and highly energetic live shows, if you managed to get tickets before they sold out, buckle your seatbelts!
Sorry Girls – Yes Basement
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Gorilla
May 28th
Tyler The Creator – Coop Arena
Sextile – White Hotel
May 29th
Wet Leg – Victoria Warehouse – From their effortlessly cool debut single ‘Chaise Longue’. Wet Leg have been the topic of some debate in the music scene, you either love them, or you loathe them, but you cannot deny, they know how to get people talking. With the recent announcement of their second album ‘Moisturizer’ set for a July 11th release, a string of UK shows is going to drum up some serious excitement.
Bewitcher – Star & Garter
Lael Neale – Yes
May 30th
Himalayas – Bread Shed
May 31st
The Sherlocks – Albert Hall
Freya Beer – Stage & Radio
Jasmine.4.t – Deaf Institute
Iggy Pop – Victoria Warehouse – How do you even begin to describe Iggy Pop? Punk legend, rock n roll icon, infamous for his on-stage antics: stage diving, body mutilation, the front row covered in all sorts of bodily fluids, what is there not to like? Ok maybe not all of it, But Iggy’s live shows are incredible, and it is not one to be missed! Doors are at 7pm.
