Massive Attack release tickets for huge Manchester show this summer - and other gigs on sale

We’ve been blessed with some lovely sunshine this week - a sure sign that spring is on its, rather overdue, way.

But that’s not all that we’ve got to look forward to, as there’s a host of brilliant live shows set to take place in Manchester and the wider north west throughout 2025 - from a summer show by Massive Attack and an anniversary tour by The Wailers, to the anticipated reunion of The Beta Band and the return of the much-loved Neighbourhood Weekender festival.

Check out the full list of shows below, as well as where to get your tickets.

May 24 and 25, 2025

Neighbourhood Weekender has shared news of a host of new names performing at the festival this May bank holiday weekend, including Dylan John Thomas, Slow Readers Club and The Clause, alongside previously announced headliners James and Stereophonics.

A bunch of exciting, up-and-coming acts will be joining the fun too, such as Alex Spencer and Picture Parlour, proving once again that Neighbourhood Weekender is the place to discover fast-rising newcomers alongside established acts.

They will be accompanied by festival favourites The Wombats, The Lathums, The Reytons, Inhaler, and Wunderhorse, as well as one of the most successful British rappers of all time, Dizzee Rascal.

With an incredible weekend of non-stop live music across three stages and more, Neighbourhood Weekender is all set to kick the summer off in style.

Tickets are on sale here now.

June 5, 2025

Massive Attack have announced a special show at Manchester’s Co-op Live this June.

Last year, ACT 1.5 and Massive Attack hosted their first large-scale climate action accelerator in Bristol that sought to reimagine how music events can be staged. The all-day outdoor event, described by the New York