Never miss a punk rock gig in the North West again. Below is a run-down of the best DIY punk rock gigs in Manchester and the North West, including shows as far afield as Liverpool and Leeds. We curate the list to include sub-genres of all kinds, including punk-adjacent shows that we think might whet your musical appetites.
We can also deliver the latest Manchester gigs straight to your inbox. Select ‘Manchester Gig Guide’ in the list of interests, and we’ll keep you posted about all the great punk rock gigs happening each month:
December 2021
| 02/12 | — | Kali Masi / Hell’s Ditch @ The Star & Garter, Manchester |
| 02/12 | — | Boycott The Baptist / Careering, Glitchers, Buff @ The Peer Hat, Manchester |
| 03/12 | — | Sunliner / Darko, Adore/Repel, Chloe Hawes @ Boom, Leeds |
| 03/12 | — | Blue Orchids / Yuka Tree, DeafDeafDeaf @ Night & Day Cafe, Manchester |
| 03/12 | — | Bones Shake / Thee Windom Earles, Guts, The Battery Farm @ The Peer Hat, Manchester |
| 04/12 | — | CHIHUAHUA / Lump Hammer, Slab @ Fuel, Withington |
| 04/12 | — | Skinny Milk / Bruise Control @ Big Hands, Manchester |
| 09/12 | — | Snuff / Aerial Salad, The Dauntless Elite @ Rebellion, Manchester |
| 11/12 | — | Popes Of Chillitown / Call Me Malcolm, Wadeye, Just Say Nay, Plot 32 @ Bread Shed, Manchester |
| 11/12 | — | Threads / Tigers & Flies, My Fat Pony, All Girl’s Arson Club @ Fuel, Withington |
| 14/12 | — | Chubby & The Gang @ YES, Manchester |
| 17/12 | — | Merry Snatchmas / Snatch Game, Dischord, Smoking Gives You Big Tits @ Aatma, Manchester |
| 17/12 | — | 2 Sick Monkeys / Spillage, Crash Mats, The Hunx, Tio Rico, Clayface, Animal Byproducts @ Bank Top Tavern, Oldham |
| 18/12 | — | Sean Howe’s Big Christmas Ska Party / One-off performance of Christmas Ska tunes @ The Exchange, Keighley |
| 20/12 | — | Creeper / Static Dress, WARGASM, Holding Absence @ O2 Ritz, Manchester |
| 31/12 | — | Anarchistic Undertones NYE Party / Darko, Nosebleed, Follow Your Dreams, Heave, The Lab Rats, one more TBC @ Gullivers, Manchester |
January 2022
| 06/01 | — | The Chisel / Piss Kitti, T.S. Warspite, Going Off @ Gullivers, Manchester |
| 08/01 | — | Fresh / Fortitude Valley, Grotbags @ Gullivers, Manchester |
| 08/01 | — | Diversify Your Scene / A brief introduction to gender and sexuality inclusion for people in local and DIY music scenes @ Online Workshop, Online |
| 22/01 | — | Garlic Bread Club vs Shout Louder / Drones, Brassick, Fair Do’s, Other Half, Piss Kitti, Disaster Forecast, Cool Jerks, Smoking Gives You Big Tits @ Retro, Manchester |
| 22/01 | — | Llamando A Julia / Das Kapitans, MoreMore @ Blossoms, Stockport |
| 22/01 | — | This Time Last Year / Plot 32, Shark Bait @ Boom, Leeds |
| 23/01 | — | Disaffect / Brain Anguish, Better Reality, Geval @ Peer Hat, Manchester |
| 27/01 | — | Comeback Kid / XL Life @ Rebellion , Manchester |
| 28/01 | — | Incisions / Casual Nausea, Burning Flag, Going Off, Fatalist @ The Star & Garter, Manchester |
| 29/01 | — | Cydernide / System Of Slaves, Kittie Shitter, Lovenotwar @ Blossoms, Stockport |
| 29/01 | — | Ona Snop / Denim & Leather, Gay Panic Defence, Nothing Clean, Pest Control, Bruise Control, Spillage @ The Star & Garter, Manchester |
| 29/01 | — | Random Hand / The JB Conspiracy, Roughneck Riot, Mr Shiraz @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds |
February 2022
| 12/02 | — | Tim Holehouse / Naomi Randall @ Blossoms, Stockport |
| 12/02 | — | Gaz Brookfield / B-Sydes, Jake Martin @ Gullivers, Manchester |
| 12/02 | — | Civilised Society / Contract Killer, This Is Not A Drill, Moonflower @ Peer Hat, Manchester |
| 17/02 | — | Dave Hause & The Mermaid / TBC @ Gorilla, Manchester |
| 18/02 | — | Ways Away / TBC @ The Star & Garter, Manchester |
| 25/02 | — | Fiddlehead / Militaire Gun @ Rebellion, Manchester |
| 26/02 | — | Roughneck Riot / Faintest Idea, Crazy Arm, Terrorpins, Bossmags, Bruise Control @ Friar’s Court, Warrington |
| 26/02 | — | Constant Fear / Better Reality, Bruise Control @ Blossoms, Stockport |
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