Music and Concerts in Manchester

Welcome to Manchester’s guide for the creative tourist: our pick of the best shows, music, art, comedy, museums and more in Manchester.

Discover the insider’s guide to cultural Manchester with our free city guide, where we hand-pick the finest cultural sights, music events and shows alongside the bars, shops, restaurants and cafes that make a visit to Manchester city complete. This season, we particularly recommend music festival In The City, as well as the 14-week run of parties at The Warehouse Project.

Elsewhere, let our expert writers, critics and bloggers guide you through Manchester exhibitions, events, galleries and museums.

Writer Danny McFadden tells the story of UK Hip Hop ahead of a new exhibition at Urbis; author Jeanette Winterson, sitting amongst the work of the female Surrealists, describes the ‘moment where women have to fight again’ in our exclusive vodcast, while Kate Feld discovers a brave new world of contemporary art at Castlefield Gallery.

To help you round off a visit to Manchester, food critic Emma Sturgess takes a gastronomic tour of the city’s boho quarter, Ben East rounds up the best of Manchester’s festivals (picking from a feast of food, literature, comedy, science and music), while we unveil our guide to the best vintage and retro shopping in the city.

Start reading our pick of the best music, culture and more in Manchester this month here. Download our free autumn guide to the best events, exhibitions, bars and sights here. Or see what the locals have got to say about Manchester in our new Word of Mouth section.

So, what are you waiting for?