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Ska is the upbeat precursor to reggae — walking bass, offbeat guitar, and brass that makes you want to skank. From 60s Jamaica to 2 Tone to modern ska-punk, the genre has a loyal UK following. Ska nights are reliably fun and usually attract a mixed-age crowd.

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Featured Ska events

Rookie Numbers | Manchester, Lions Den at Lions Den

£11

Rookie Numbers | Manchester, Lions Den

Lions Den

Sun 4 Oct · 7:00 PM

Live Musicdrum and bass dubstep/140

The Beat - Dance Crazed Too UK Tour at O2 Ritz

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The Beat - Dance Crazed Too UK Tour

O2 Ritz

Fri 9 Oct · 7:00 PM

Live Musicparty classics pop

The Skints at Gorilla

TBC

The Skints

Gorilla

Fri 9 Oct · 7:00 PM

Live Musicgrime / drill hip-hop

LowDown Brass Band | Manchester, Lions Den at Lions Den

£15

LowDown Brass Band | Manchester, Lions Den

Lions Den

Thu 15 Oct · 7:30 PM

Live Musicfunk hip-hop

Cockney and Caribbean® Comes to Manchester | 14th November 2026 at Lock 91

£15–£30

Cockney and Caribbean® Comes to Manchester | 14th November 2026

Lock 91

Sat 14 Nov · 3:00 PM

Club Night90s hip-hop

Upcoming events

Fri 18 Sep

· 1

7:00PM

Friday at 7:00 PM.

Elephunk in the Room

Elephunk in the Room

Band On The Wall

Live Musicdiscofunkjazz+6

Sat 19 Sep

· 1

3:00PM

Saturday at 3:00 PM.

An Afternoon Of Indie Indie For The Over 30s

An Afternoon Of Indie Indie For The Over 30s

The Deaf Institute

Day Party2000s70s80s+9

Sun 4 Oct

· 1

7:00PM

Sun 4 Oct at 7:00 PM.

Rookie Numbers | Manchester, Lions Den

Rookie Numbers | Manchester, Lions Den

Live Musicdrum and bassdubstep/140electronic+2

Fri 9 Oct

· 2

7:00PM

Fri 9 Oct at 7:00 PM.

The Beat - Dance Crazed Too UK Tour

The Beat - Dance Crazed Too UK Tour

Live Musicparty classicspopreggae / dub+2

7:00PM

Fri 9 Oct at 7:00 PM.

The Skints

The Skints

Live Musicgrime / drillhip-hopr&b+3

Thu 15 Oct

· 1

7:30PM

Thu 15 Oct at 7:30 PM.

LowDown Brass Band | Manchester, Lions Den

LowDown Brass Band | Manchester, Lions Den

Live Musicfunkhip-hopreggae / dub+1

Sat 24 Oct

· 1

7:00PM

Sat 24 Oct at 7:00 PM.

JERAMIAH FERRARI - The Bread Shed, Manchester

JERAMIAH FERRARI - The Bread Shed, Manchester

Live Musicpopreggae / dubrock+1

Sun 25 Oct

· 1

6:00PM

Sun 25 Oct at 6:00 PM.

Strictly Vinyl Sundays 1st Birthday Celebration

Strictly Vinyl Sundays 1st Birthday Celebration

The Blues Kitchen

Pub & Bar70s80sparty classics+4

Fri 30 Oct

· 2

7:00PM

Fri 30 Oct at 7:00 PM.

Baked A La Ska Halloween Special

Baked A La Ska Halloween Special

Band On The Wall

Club Nightparty classicsreggae / dubska

7:00PM

Fri 30 Oct at 7:00 PM.

Elephunk in the Room

Elephunk in the Room

Band On The Wall

Live Musicdiscofunkjazz+6

Sat 14 Nov

· 2

3:00PM

Sat 14 Nov at 3:00 PM.

Cockney and Caribbean® Comes to Manchester | 14th November 2026

Cockney and Caribbean® Comes to Manchester | 14th November 2026

Club Night90ship-hopparty classics+5

7:00PM

Sat 14 Nov at 7:00 PM.

Secret Affair + Support TBA

Secret Affair + Support TBA

Live Musicreggae / dubrockska

Sat 21 Nov

· 1

6:00PM

Sat 21 Nov at 6:00 PM.

The King Blues

The King Blues

Rebellion Manchester.

Live Musichip-hoppunkreggae / dub+2

Sat 5 Dec

· 1

9:00PM

Sat 5 Dec at 9:00 PM.

Elephunk in the Room

Elephunk in the Room

Band On The Wall

Live Musicdiscofunkjazz+6

Sun 6 Dec

· 1

6:00PM

Sun 6 Dec at 6:00 PM.

UB40 feat Ali Campbell

UB40 feat Ali Campbell

Co Op Live, Manchester

Concert / Tourpopreggae / dubska

Fri 12 Feb

· 2

7:00PM

Fri 12 Feb at 7:00 PM.

The Beat featuring Ranking JNR

The Beat featuring Ranking JNR

Live Musicreggae / dubska

7:00PM

Fri 12 Feb at 7:00 PM.

THE SPECIALS LTD 'Gangsters'

THE SPECIALS LTD 'Gangsters'

Live Musicparty classicsreggae / dubska+1

Sat 3 Apr

· 1

7:30PM

Sat 3 Apr at 7:30 PM.

Special Kinda Madness: Manchester

Special Kinda Madness: Manchester

Manchester Academy

Live Musicparty classicsreggae / dubska+1

Sat 10 Apr

· 1

7:00PM

Sat 10 Apr at 7:00 PM.

Chainska Brassika

Chainska Brassika

Live Musicreggae / dubska

Fri 16 Apr

· 1

7:00PM

Fri 16 Apr at 7:00 PM.

Death Or Glory - A Tribute To The Clash - Debut Album 50th Anniversary & More - Manchester

Death Or Glory - A Tribute To The Clash - Debut Album 50th Anniversary & More - Manchester

Rebellion Manchester.

Live Musicpunkreggae / dubrock+2