Manchester Punk Rock Gig Guide

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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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 / Space In Variation, Bound in Fear, Earth Caller @ Rebellion, Manchester
07/10	—	The Menzingers / Joyce Manor @ Academy, Manchester
07/10	—	Tim Loud (last solo show in the North West) / Ray Waters @ Chesire Cheese, Warrington
08/10	—	The Latchkey Kids Album Launch / Making Friends, Shackleford @ Fuel, Manchester
08/10	—	Tio Rico / Smoking Gives You Big Tits, Meth Club 7 @ The York, Bolton
09/10	—	The Byker Grove Fan Club / The Pleasure Dome, Supera Moza, Deh-Yey @ The Peer Hat, Manchester
11/10	—	Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / TBC @ Academy, Manchester
13/10	—	PUP / Joyce Manor @ The Ritz, Manchester
14/10	—	Sam Russo / Ducking Punches @ The Talleyrand, Levenshulme
14/10	—	[spunge] / TBC @ Retro Bar, Manchester
14+15th	—	Wrong Side Fest / King Nine, Never Ending Game, High Vis, The Chisel, Last Wishes, Knuckledust, Big Cheese, absolutely loads more hardcore. @ Rebellion, Manchester
16/10	—	Alexisonfire / Boston Manor, Higher Power @ Academy, Manchester
18/10	—	Coheed & Cambria / Thrice @ Academy, Manchester
20/10	—	Gaz Brookfield / Heartwork, Lonely Tourist @ The Castle Hotel, Manchester
21/10	—	Joe McCorriston / Anyone’s Ghost, Max Macmillan @ The Peer Hat, Manchester
22/10	—	W.O.R.M. / Pat Butcher, On A Hiding To Nothing, All Out Attack, The Crash Mats @ The Bank Top Tavern, Oldham
22/10	—	Gassed Up (Final Show) / Bitterwood, Azazel, Starved @ Rebellion, Manchester
29/10	—	Horn & Hoof Halloween Party / Llamundo A Julia, Kicked in The Teeth, 77 Spears, The Crash Mats @ Blossoms, Stockport
29/10	—	Snatch Game / Follow Your Dreams, Burning Flag, Spillage @ The Peer Hat, Manchester
30/10	—	Terror / TBC @ Rebellion, Manchester

November 2022

04/11	—	Press Club / TBC @ Deaf Institute, Manchester
05/11	—	Manchester & Salford Anarchist Bookfair 2022 @ People’s History Museum, Manchester
11-12th	—	Nice As Pie Race Festival / Riskee & The Ridicule, Bobby Funk, Dakka Skanks, Fair Do’s, Incisions, Pink Suits, heaps more. @ Wharf Chambers, Leeds
11/11	—	Nova Twins / TBC @ Academy, Manchester
11/11	—	Negative Measures / Going Off, Codebreak, Bovver Bailey @ Outpost, Liverpool
12/11	—	Ink Bomb / No Breakfast Goodbye, Reason To Leave @ The Blossoms, Stockport
13/11	—	The Wonder Years / TBC @ Academy, Manchester
16/11	—	Katie Malco / Chloe Hawes (full band) @ 33 Oldham Street, Manchester
18/11	—	Aerial Salad / Tripsun, Electric Press @ Gullivers, Manchester
19/11	—	Fundraiser Gig / Fatalist, Bruise Control, Spillage, Follow Your Dreams, Zero Again, Death Bloom @ Klondyke, Levenshulme
19/11	—	Millie Manders & The Shutup / The Strays, Air Drawn Dagger @ Star & Garter, Manchester
20/11	—	Martha / Big Fat Big @ Rebellion, Manchester
22/11	—	Rise Against / TBC @ Academy, Manchester
22/11	—	Last Hounds / Hell Can Wait @ Retro Bar, Manchester
23/11	—	Forever Unclean / Alldeepends @ Fuel, Withington
25/11	—	Tokky Horror @ THe Peer Hat
26/11	—	Negative Measures / Circle None, Migraines, Curbdawgz, Ritual Error, Bleach Brain, Bobby Stickah @ Retro Bar, 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
16/12	—	Animal Byproducts 5th Anniversary Gig / Boom Boom Racoon, The Sewer Cats, Lynskey, Clayface @ The Eagle Inn, Manchester
17/12	—	Carnifex / Chelsea Grin, Bodysnatcher, Varials, The Convalescence @ Rebellion, Manchester
17/12	—	Merry Snatchmas / Snatch Game, Dead Retinas, Plot 32, Dischord, Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies @ Aatma, Manchester

2023

18/01	—	Dropkick Murphys / @ Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
21/01	—	Garlic Bread Club / TBC @ Retro Bar, Manchester
27/01	—	Black Flag / Total Chaos @ The Ritz, Manchester
11/02	—	Roughneck Riot / One Eyed God @ The Boulevard, Wigan
28/03	—	Wormrot / Charred Atlas @ The White Hotel, 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.