While for many the calendar adorning their wall might be counting down the days until Oasis perform at Heaton Park, there’s still a lot more left this year to add to it.
The North West of England before the end of 2024 is set to be treated by some more Britpop icons, with Mark Morriss of The Bluetones and James Walsh of Starsailor both performing solo shows in Stockport, while the more pop-music inclined will be no doubt looking forwards to Chappell Roan or Melanie Martinez to end the year with.
There’s also that long overdue The Jones Brothers show that was postponed earlier in the year, while music royalty in the form of Janet Jackson and those coming for the throne are just some of the high-profile events taking place in the area before the end of 2024.
So what are our picks? We’ve selected 19 shows coming to the area before the end of the year that might be worth your time before the inevitable budgeting for this year’s Christmas shop.
Many of the shows here have tickets available through Ticketmaster or Ticketweb, so if any of these pique your interest while you’re waiting for more Oasis tickets, take a look at our picks - we’re almost certain you won’t be waiting in a “digital queue.”

9. Romeo Stodart and Ren Harvieu
One of the performers in The Magic Numbers, Romeo Stodart teams with Ren Harvieus for what has been described as an intimate performance sat down in the Bootleg Social in Blackpool on October 12 2024. | Provided

10. Pom Poko
The Norwegian post-punk act, named after the popular Studio Ghibli film of the same name, are set for a performance at the Bootleg Social in Blackpool on October 11 2024. | Provided

11. Pale Waves
Manchester’s own Pale Waves come close to a homecoming show in October, but the band are just a few miles short - however, those happy to make the trip to Liverpool’s O2 Academy on October 4 can see the band perform still. | David Martin

12. Jet
Aussie garage rockers Jet ask UK fans “are you gonna be our audience” when they tour the United Kingdom by the end of the year, with the group heading to the O2 Ritz in Manchester on October 8 2024. | Getty Images

