--- title: "Live music in Manchester | Manchester Tonight" description: "Regular live music in Manchester, with days, times and venues." url: "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/manchester/live-music" last_checked: "2026-10-17" --- # Live music in Manchester 28 regular nights at 20 venues, Monday first. - **from about 8pm** [Matt & Phred's](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/matt-and-phreds) (Northern Quarter): Live music. Every night. Varies by listing. Live music every night. Set times are on the venue's monthly gig calendar. - **7pm till 11pm** [Didsbury Cricket Club](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/didsbury-cricket-club) (Didsbury): Live jazz. Every Thursday. Live jazz. Hours can change with the season and the weather. - **7pm onwards** [Horse and Jockey](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/horse-and-jockey) (Chorlton): Live music. Every Thursday. Live music every Thursday from 7pm, straight after happy hour. - **7pm onwards** [The Pen & Pencil](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-pen-and-pencil) (Northern Quarter): Live music. Every Thursday. Thursday live music. - **7pm onwards** [The Pilcrow](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-pilcrow) (City centre): Live music. Every Thursday. Thursday live music. - **8:30pm** [Fuel The Music](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/fuel-the-music) (City centre): Soundstage, live music. Every Thursday. Soundstage: bands and songwriters. - **5pm onwards** [The Oast House](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-oast-house) (Spinningfields): Live music. Every Friday. Friday live music in the teepee. - **7pm onwards** [Seven Bro7hers Beerhouse](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/seven-bro7hers-beerhouse) (Ancoats): Live music. Every Friday. Friday live music. - **7pm onwards** [The Refuge](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-refuge) (City centre): Live music. Every Friday. Friday live music. - **8pm onwards** [The Kings Arms](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-kings-arms) (Salford): Friday live music, live music. Every Friday. Friday live music. - **8pm onwards** [The Liars Club](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-liars-club) (Northern Quarter): Live music. Every Friday. Friday live music. - **8pm onwards** [The Met Lounge](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-met-lounge) (Bury): Live music. Every Friday. Friday live music in Bury. - **8pm onwards** [The Smithfield](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-smithfield) (Northern Quarter): Live music. Every Friday. Friday live music. - **8pm onwards** [The Whip](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-whip) (Castlefield): Live music. Every Friday. Friday live music. - **8:30pm** [Fuel The Music](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/fuel-the-music) (City centre): Artists Showcase, live music. Every Friday. Artists Showcase: independent and unsigned acts. - **9pm onwards** [Band on the Wall (Copper Bar)](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/band-on-the-wall-copper-bar) (Northern Quarter): Night Shift, live music. Every Friday. Night Shift: free live music in the Copper Bar till late. - **9pm onwards** [The Fitzgerald](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-fitzgerald) (Northern Quarter): Live music. Every Friday. Free entry. Jazz, blues, soul and acoustic till about 2:30am. - **5pm till 6pm** [Matt & Phred's](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/matt-and-phreds) (Northern Quarter): Live music. Every Saturday. Early + evening sets. Free early gig around 5 to 6pm, plus a later bill. Check that week's listings. - **5pm onwards** [The Oast House](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-oast-house) (Spinningfields): Live music. Every Saturday. Saturday live music in the teepee. - **7pm onwards** [The Refuge](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-refuge) (City centre): Live music. Every Saturday. Saturday live music. - **8pm** [Cuckoo](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/cuckoo) (Prestwich): Cuckoo live weekends, live music. Every Saturday. Live bands on Saturdays. Check the Cuckoo site for who's on. - **8pm onwards** [The Bay Horse](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-bay-horse) (Northern Quarter): Live music. Every Saturday. Saturday live music. - **8pm onwards** [The Liars Club](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-liars-club) (Northern Quarter): Live music. Every Saturday. Saturday live music. - **8:30pm** [Fuel The Music](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/fuel-the-music) (City centre): Artists Showcase, live music. Every Saturday. Artists Showcase: independent and unsigned acts. - **9pm onwards** [Band on the Wall (Copper Bar)](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/band-on-the-wall-copper-bar) (Northern Quarter): La Fiesta, live music. Every Saturday. La Fiesta: free funk, soul, Afrobeat, Latin and jazz till late. - **9pm onwards** [The Fitzgerald](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-fitzgerald) (Northern Quarter): Live music. Every Saturday. Free entry. Live music till about 2:30am. - **time not confirmed, check with venue** [Nook](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/nook) (Heaton Moor): Live music. Every Saturday. Local live acoustic. Start time isn't published. - **3pm onwards** [Saison](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/saison) (West Didsbury): Live jazz. Every Sunday. Live jazz every Sunday afternoon. ## Live music elsewhere - [Live music in City centre](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/city-centre/live-music) - [Live music in Northern Quarter](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/northern-quarter/live-music) - [Live music in South Manchester](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/south-manchester/live-music) - [Live music in Didsbury](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/didsbury/live-music) - [Live music in West Didsbury](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/west-didsbury/live-music) - [Live music in Chorlton](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/chorlton/live-music) - [Live music in Stockport](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/stockport/live-music) - [Live music in Salford](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/salford/live-music) - [Live music in North Manchester](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/north-manchester/live-music) --- Times change, so check with the venue before you go. Source: [Manchester Tonight](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/manchester/live-music). Also available: [all listings as JSON](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/api/listings.json), [llms.txt](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/llms.txt) and an MCP server at https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp (see https://manchestertonight.co.uk/ai).