Bands in Manchester
Below you'll find every band we know of in Manchester, as well as musicians looking for one.
New rock band
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A new rock band in Manchester is looking for a drummer and a lead guitarist to complete its line-up. It welcomes people of any age, and the current members are aged between 26 and 42.
Sign in to contactLF guitar and bass for Joy Division + New Order covers
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A Manchester-based group is looking for a guitarist and a bassist to play covers of Joy Division and New Order. It may also expand to include songs by other bands later.
Sign in to contactTalking Heads, Joy Division, Cocteau Twins guitarist wanted
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A Manchester indie-pop band is looking for guitarists or keyboard players, including people who play more than one instrument, to jam with them. They are after players with a 1970s and 1980s post-punk or shoegaze style.
Sign in to contactGuitarist/bassist looking for band
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A University of Manchester student in their third year is looking for a band in Manchester to play electric guitar or bass. They are open to any genre and also play acoustic guitar.
Sign in to contactLead Vocalist Needed for Queer Punk Band!
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A Manchester-based queer male musician is looking for a lead vocalist to join a queer punk band. He has played in several bands before and is seeking someone to work with on the project.
Sign in to contactGoth or punk band members wanted
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A Manchester-based musician is looking for other band members to start a new group playing original songs, with a few covers as well. They want to record and perform gigs as often as possible.
Sign in to contactLead Guitarist Available
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A 40-year-old lead guitarist in Manchester is looking to join an originals band. He has plenty of experience and is interested in indie, rock, heavy rock and blues.
Sign in to contactLead Guitarist Available
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A 40-year-old lead guitarist in Manchester is looking to join an originals band. They have plenty of experience and are interested in indie, rock, heavy rock and blues.
Sign in to contactTechnical Death Metal Guitarist Looking for Serious Band
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A guitarist in Manchester is looking to join a serious, established technical death metal band. He is 30 and has around 20 years of guitar experience, mainly playing tech death in the style of Necrophagist.
Sign in to contactMetal lead guitar available
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A metal and rock guitarist in Manchester is looking for bandmates to start a new group or join an existing one. The listing is from someone wanting to play lead guitar with others and begin working towards gigs.
Sign in to contactGuitarist looking for band/jam group etc
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A 19-year-old guitarist in Manchester is looking for a band or jam group to join. They have taught themselves for over eight years and can play both lead and rhythm guitar. Their influences include Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath.
Sign in to contactSinger looking for project
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A 32-year-old male singer in Manchester is looking for a new musical project. He is open to covers or original material in any genre, and wants something he can enjoy and feel excited about.
Sign in to contactDrummer Needed for Pop Punk Covers Band
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A Manchester pop punk covers band is looking for a new drummer. The group is female fronted and plays pop punk and similar material, with its first gig already booked for 21 November.
Sign in to contactAnyone want join a Deathcore or Metalcore band?
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A person in Manchester is looking for others to form a deathcore or metalcore band. They want to create music with lyrics that feel meaningful to them.
Sign in to contactDrummer needed indie rock band
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A Manchester-based indie band is looking for a drummer to join its line-up. The group says it is seeking someone around 25 to 45 years old, to play with the singer or frontman and the lead and rhythm parts already in place.
Sign in to contactRhythm Guitarist looking for a band
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A 19-year-old rhythm guitarist in Manchester is looking to join a band. They prefer metal, punk or pop punk, and say they play a wide range of guitars.
Sign in to contactshoegaze, krautrock, post-punk, new wave
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This Manchester-based experimental music project centres on guitar-led sounds drawing on shoegaze, krautrock, post-punk and new wave. It explores those styles together as a creative band project, but the source gives no details about meetings, dates or cost.
Sign in to contactI'm after a drummer (originals project)
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A musician in Manchester is looking for a drummer to help bring original songs to the stage. They have already written several tracks and want someone to play them live as part of the project.
Sign in to contactVOCALIST + BASSIST WANTED 80s/90s ROCK 00s NU-METAL
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In Manchester, a drummer and another musician in their 30s are looking for a singer and bassist to complete a new band. They have both played professionally before and are aiming to form a group playing 80s and 90s rock plus 00s nu-metal. No cost is mentioned.
Sign in to contactEstablished Band Seeks Bass Player
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An established Manchester desert rock and hard rock band is looking for a bass player to join the line-up. They already have an original set, released material, radio airplay and promotional support in place.
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