Elbow are to play an intimate fundraising gig at the Northern Quarter's Night & Day cafe.
The one-off show will raise cash for grassroots music venues hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
But it will only take place when social distancing rules are eased and gigs are allowed again.
Lead singer Guy Garvey said: "This is a simple way of looking after the very roots of British music and will result in some powerful, joyous shows when we can at last see each other again.
"I'm very proud to be involved."
Fellow Manchester bands Everything, Everything and Slow Readers Club are also taking part in the shows in aid of in aid of the Passport: Back To Our Roots fundraising drive.
Everything Everything will play at Bedford Esquires and The Slow Readers Club will play at The Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
Tickets to the concerts can be won via a prize draw which runs from August 17 for two weeks.
Sally Cook, co-founder of the Passport: Back To Our Roots campaign, said: "It's incredibly exciting to see artists supporting the grassroots venues that form the foundation of the UK's live music industry, acknowledging their importance and celebrating the unrivalled experience of watching your favourite bands up close and personal, surrounded by friends and united in appreciation for live music in all its loud and sweaty glory."
The Music Venue Trust (MVT), which represents grassroots music venues, will receive 80% of the money raised, with the remaining 20% going to the Inner City Music charity, which operates long-standing Manchester venue Band On The Wall.
Last month the MVT warned that large numbers of grassroots music venues will be forced to close as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Government has previously announced a £1.57 billion support package for the arts which will be used to help organisations including music venues, theatres, museums and galleries.
Tickets for the draw will go on sale here.
