Folk & Blues Concerts in Manchester in 2026

Birdtalker Lindsay Munroe

Gullivers, Manchester, UK

Joe Newberry and April Verch

The Strines Nightingale, Stockport, UK

The Dresden Dolls and SAM BUTTERY

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Melanie Martinez

Co-op Live, Manchester, UK

Todd Rundgren

Opera House, Manchester, UK

Michael McGoldrick Tim Edey

The Met, Bury, UK

Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars

Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK

Laura Veirs Karl Blau

St Michael's, Manchester, UK

The Jayhawks and Dave Fidler

Academy 2, Manchester, UK

Death Cab for Cutie Pool Kids

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK

Mercury Climbing 2026 Badly Drawn Boy and The Lovely Eggs

Stockport, UK

Robyn Hitchcock Emma Swift

St Michael's Church, Manchester, UK

Rhiannon Giddens

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Freya Ridings and Amber Run

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Bill Callahan

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

Alela Diane

The Carole Nash Hall at the Stoller Hall, Manchester, UK

Eric Steckel

Gullivers, Manchester, UK

Vashti Bunyan

New Century Locker, Manchester, UK

Ed Harcourt, Rumer, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, and The Burt Bacharach Songbook

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Fanfare Ciocarlia

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Eddi Reader

RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester, UK

Sky Valley Mistress

Wangies, Eccles, UK

Band of Horses

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Shawn Colvin

The Met, Bury, UK

Breabach

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Beth Orton

The Stoller Hall, Manchester, UK

The Early November, Hellogoodbye, and Man Man

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

Art Garfunkel

Opera House, Manchester, UK

Gordi

The Abbey, Manchester, UK

Alice Cooper

Opera House, Manchester, UK

The Mountain Goats and Craig Finn

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Mercury Rev Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Courtney Barnett

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

Margaret Glaspy

Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester, UK

Maria Taylor

Eagle Inn, Salford, UK

Lake Street Dive Mamas Gun

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Foy Vance Bonnie Bishop and Niall McCabe

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Arlo Parks Baird

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Jack Savoretti and Steph Fraser

O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UK

Nick Hakim

Pink Room, YES, Manchester, UK

Cat Power

Albert Hall Manchester, Manchester, UK

Leo Sayer

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Joan As Police Woman

Rncm, Manchester, UK

Matthew and the Atlas

Pink Room, YES, Manchester, UK

Cloud Nothings

Pink Room, YES, Manchester, UK

Hothouse Flowers

O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK

Bellowhead

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK

Ferocious Dog and Riskee and the Ridicule

Club Academy, Manchester, UK

The Sheepdogs

Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK

Possessed By Paul James

The Hen House Presents, Manchester, UK