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.
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August 2022
| 02/08 | — | Moscow Death Brigade / Asfixia Social (Brazil), Old Radio @ QU A RR Y, Liverpool |
| 02/08 | — | Comeback Kid / Spaced, XL Life @ Bread Shed, Manchester |
| 02/08 | — | Random Hand / Abraskadabra, Sunliner @ The 1 in 12 Club, Bradford |
| 03/08 | — | Ithica / Pupil Slicer @ Deaf Institute, Manchester |
| 03/08 | — | Haest / Dead Retinas, Belly First, Velvet Fist @ Wharf Chambers, Leeds |
| 03/08 | — | Los Revolucionarios / Rattizage, Spillage, Moonflower @ TBA, Liverpool |
| 03/08 | — | Direct Hit! / TBC @ Redrum, Stafford |
| 04/08 | — | Los Revolucionarios / Rattizage, Spillage, Moonflower, Fatalist @ Aatma, Manchester |
| 04/08 | — | Brutalligators / Slash Fiction, Animal Byproducts @ Wharf Chambers, Leeds |
| 05/08 | — | Sounds of Swami / Slow Science, Mr Shiraz, Jake McAllister @ Wharf Chambers, Leeds |
| 06/08 | — | Love Day 2022 / Death Goals, The Byker Grove Fan Club, Last Hounds, Lure In, Vicarage, Dxwnsides, To Touch The Face of God, Knives, Victim Unfit, Going Off, Expressionless and more @ Rebellion, Manchester |
| 07/08 | — | Church Road Records Birthday Party / Celestial Sanctuary, Inhuman Nature, Outlander, Wallowing, Candescent AD @ SOUP, Manchester |
| 07/08 | — | Los Fastitious / Addictive Philosophy @ Blossoms, Stockport |
| 10/08 | — | Cultdreams / TBC @ Retro Bar, Manchester |
| 12/08 | — | Snuff / Bruise Control, Daves @ The Parish, Huddersfield |
| 13/08 | — | Irish HXC Takeover / Bitter Pill, Goon, Going Off, Lost to Life, Asidhara, Moralslip, Trading Hands, Electric Press @ Aatma, Manchester |
| 13/08 | — | Snuff & Authority Zero / Gimp Fist, Wonk Unit, Culture Shock, Brassick, Kicked In The Teeth, Slackrr, Geoffrey Oi! Cott, Dirty Vertebrae, Roots To Nowhere @ The Plaza, Northwich |
| 16/08 | — | Flogging Molly / TBC @ O2 Ritz, Manchester |
| 19/08 | — | Fiddlehead / Militaire Gun, Generation @ Rebellion , Manchester |
| 19/08 | — | Easy Fest / Snatch Game, Bobby Funk, Grotbags, Ill Gotten Gains, Brassick, Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies, The Crash Mats, Smoking Gives You Big Tits, Bruise Control, Mammoth Tank, Code Break, Los Fatsos Libres, Terrorpins @ Bank Top Tavern, Oldham |
| 19/08 | — | The Gaslight Anthem / TBC @ Apollo, Manchester |
| 20/08 | — | Burning Flag / System of Slaves, Emissaries of Syn, Thee Odds @ Blossoms, Stockport |
| 23/08 | — | Fresh / Slash Fiction, The Strangerz @ Gullivers, Manchester |
| 23/08 | — | War On Women / Burning Flag, Deux Furieuses @ The Salty Dog, Northwich |
| 27/08 | — | Burner / Candescent A.D., Going Off, Fatalist @ Aatma, Manchester |
| 27/08 | — | RIFF FEST 22 / Party Cannon, Cavalerie, Scordatura, Foetal Juice + more TBA @ Alma Inn, Bolton |
| 28/08 | — | Crapfest 2022 / Wonk Unit, Pizzatramp, Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies, Piss Kitti, heaps more! @ Multiple venues, Liverpool |
| 29/08 | — | Cocaine Piss / Moonflower, Piss Kitti @ The Peer Hat, Manchester |
September 2022
| 03/09 | — | Rites Of Hadda / Smoking Gives You Big Tits, Tio Rico @ Blossoms, Stockport |
| 06/09 | — | Nervus & Waco / The Deadnotes @ Gullivers, Manchester |
| 09/09 | — | Dave Hause & The Mermaid / TBC @ Gorilla, Manchester |
| 10/09 | — | DOOMFEST / The Stupids, Incisions, Knife Club, Standing In For Joe – SIFJ and Kicked In The Teeth @ Miner’s Club, Moston |
| 13/09 | — | Glitterer / Care Charmer @ Gullivers, Manchester |
| 13/09 | — | Cancer Bats / TBC @ Rebellion, Manchester |
| 21/09 | — | Laura Stevenson / TBC @ Factory, Manchester |
| 21/09 | — | MatraK AttakK / TBC @ Peer Hat, Manchester |
| 23/09 | — | Slaughter Beach, Dog / US Highball @ Deaf Institute, Manchester |
| 28/09 | — | The Slackers / TBC @ The Parish, Huddersfield |
| 30/09 | — | Roughneck Riot / Pizzatramp, Wadeye, The Sewer Cats. @ Rebellion, Manchester |
October 2022
| 02/10 | — | Hot Water Music / Samian, Be Well @ Stylus, Leeds |
| 05/10 | — | The Toasters / The Platitudes @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds |
| 07/10 | — | Within Destruction / @ Rebellion, Manchester |
| 07/10 | — | The Menzingers / TBC @ Academy, Manchester |
| 11/10 | — | Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / TBC @ Academy, Manchester |
| 13/10 | — | PUP / TBC @ The Ritz, Manchester |
| 14/10 | — | [spunge] / TBC @ Retro Bar, Manchester |
| 16/10 | — | Alexisonfire / TBC @ Academy, Manchester |
| 18/10 | — | Coheed & Cambria / Touche Amore, Thrice @ Academy, Manchester |
| 20/10 | — | Gaz Brookfield / Heartwork, Lonely Tourist @ The Castle Hotel, Manchester |
| 29/10 | — | Horn & Hoof Halloween Party / Llamundo A Julia, Kicked in The Teeth, 77 Spears, The Crash Mats @ Blossoms, Stockport |
November 2022
| 05/11 | — | Manchester & Salford Anarchist Bookfair 2022 / @ People’s History Museum, Manchester |
| 11/11 | — | Nice As Pie Race Festival / TBC @ Wharf Chambers, Leeds |
| 11/11 | — | Bad Cop Bad Cop / Wonk Unit / TBC @ Bread Shed, Manchester |
| 11/11 | — | Nova Twins / TBC @ Academy, Manchester |
| 19/11 | — | Millie Manders & The Shutup / The Strays, Air Drawn Dagger @ Star & Garter, Manchester |
| 20/11 | — | Martha / Big Fat Big @ Rebellion, Manchester |
| 27/11 | — | Upraised / Untold Suffering, Going Off, No Relief, Ordeal (matinee show) @ Aatma, Manchester |
December 2022
| 10/12 | — | Riskee & The Ridicule / The Red Eyes, Jonny & The Mental Breakdowns @ The Star & Garter, Manchester |
| 17/12 | — | Carnifex / Chelsea Grin, Bodysnatcher, Varials, The Convalescence @ Rebellion, Manchester |
Want us to include your gig? Send us an email with the flyer/poster, details of the gig and a link to the tickets. Must be within an hour of Manchester and DIY punk rock adjacent. We can’t (and don’t want to) cover everything, but we’ll do our best.
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