Like many, one of the things I’ve missed the most this year is the feeling of being submerged in a sweaty crowd dancing away and singing horrifically out of tune while one of my favourite artists lives out their childhood dreams on stage.
Most artists have now rescheduled their tours multiple times and there’s still a lot of uncertainty for the smaller venues so it will be best to keep up to date with those venues directly.
For now, I’ve picked a range of gigs that are still scheduled and tickets are available from Blondie to Arlo Parks.
Here are a handful of top picks for gigs in 2021…
Shame
YES | Friday 5th February 2021
Snoop Dogg
AO Arena | Thursday 11 Feb
Rae
Gullivers NQ | Wednesday 3rd March 2021
The Magic Gang
O2 Ritz Manchester | Sunday 21st March 2021
James Vincent McMorrow
O2 Ritz Manchester | Monday 22nd March 2021
Everything Everything
Manchester Academy | Thursday 25th, March 2021
Kaia Kater
Gullivers NQ | Thursday 25th, March 2021
Michael Kiwanuka
O2 Apollo Manchester | Monday 29th March 2021
The Who
AO Arena | Monday 29th March
Bryde
Night and Day Manchester | Wednesday 31st March 2021
Blossoms
AO Arena | Saturday 3rd April
Craig David
AO Arena | Saturday 10th April
Stormzy
AO Arena | Sunday 18th April
Bloxx
Manchester Academy 3 | Thursday 22nd April 2021
Arlo Parks
Manchester Gorilla | Wednesday 12th May 2021
Bang Bang Romeo
Manchester Club Academy | Thursday 20th May 2021
Pet Shop Boys
AO Arena | Sunday 23rd May
The Coronas
Manchester Academy 3 | Tuesday 1st, June 2021
Brian Wilson
Bridgewater Hall | Tuesday 29th, June 2021
Diana Ross
AO Arena | Friday 18th, June 2021
Document
Night and Day Manchester | Friday 6th, August 2021
beabadoobee
O2 Ritz Manchester | Tuesday 7th, September 2021
New Order with Hot Chip & Working Men’s Club
Heaton Park | Friday 10th, September 2021
Dua Lipa
AO Arena | Thursday 16th September
JoJo
O2 Ritz Manchester | Tuesday 5th, October 2021
The Four Tops & The Temptations
AO Arena | Tuesday 5th October
Blondie with Garbage
AO Arena | Tuesday 9th, November 2021
