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Friday 28 November 2025

Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes

Lowry, Salford
A timeless fairytale and Academy Award-winning movie, The Red Shoes has captivated audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its powerful tale of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. V...

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation - Young Frankenstein! Grandson...

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

Palace Theatre, Manchester
West End mega-hit TINA - The Tina Turner Musical announces its first ever UK & Ireland tour. From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn't just...

Top Hat - The Musical

Top Hat - The Musical

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
You're invited to the musical equivalent of the finest vintage champagne.  Based on RKO's classic 1935 Motion Picture which starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Matthew White & Howard Jacques' stage adaptation's West End premiere won th...

Bad Omens

Bad Omens

Co-op Live, Manchester
American metalcore band Bad Omens slither through boundaries, only to ultimately choke convention in the process. The quartet materialise with ghostly atmospherics, striking hooks, and the tingles of sensual high-register harmonies uplifted...

Wolf Alice

Wolf Alice

AO Arena, Manchester
Delivering a supremely confident collection of songs bursting with ambition, ideas and emotion, North London rockers Wolf Alice started out as a folky two-piece formed by guitarist Joff Oddie and singer Ellie Rowsell in 2010.  Equal parts...

Believe! The Polar Express Experience

Believe! The Polar Express Experience

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Believe! The Polar Express Experience is a brand new, truly magical, multi-room immersive walkthrough experience that brings the enchanting world of the beloved movie to life in a whole new way. Step into the Hero Boy's house where you be t...

The Hives

The Hives

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Swedish rock-n-roll heroes The Hives are back, channelling the electrifying energy of the group's greatest hits with their first new album in over 10 years. The Hives unleashed their debut album on the world in 1997 and since then they exp...

Ben Portsmouth - This is Elvis

Ben Portsmouth - This is Elvis

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Internationally renowned as one, if not THE best Elvis tribute in the world today, Ben Portsmouth will bring his unique style and charisma and will show audiences why he is regarded as the best in the business. A multi-talented musician, si...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
A joyful stage adaptation of the festive classic Whilst Christmas cheer and goodwill thrive across Victorian England, tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge goes to bed on Christmas Eve with no compassion or love in his heart. However, that night he...

Cinderella (SNP)

Cinderella (SNP)

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
This Christmas, Shakespeare North Playhouse bring you the most popular fairytale of them all, a spellbinding new production of Cinderella. Tia Larsen takes the title role in the fairytale favourite with a very special Prescot twist in a cap...

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

HOME, Manchester
Directed by Andy Fickman Book by Bridget Carpenter Music by Tom Kitt  Lyrics by Brian Yorkey The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, which has captured the hearts of genera...

The Music Of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons By Candlelight

The Music Of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons By Candlelight

The Monastery, Manchester
Join us for an incredible night of smash hits made famous by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, performed by one of the UK's leading tribute shows, featuring an epic live band in The Monastery, by candlelight. This spectacular show combine...

Scott Bennett

Scott Bennett

Chorley Theatre, Chorley
As heard on BBC Radio 4!As a society we love stuff, it's a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We're now struggling to balance these worlds, to foc...

Luther - Luther Vandross Celebration

Luther - Luther Vandross Celebration

The Grand Bar, Warrington
The world's premier show in celebration of 'The Velvet Voice'. Experience all the hits from his amazing career, culminating over 40 million album sales and eight Grammy awards including many of the greatest dance anthems and love songs ever...

Rob Lamberti - Perfectly George (George Michael Tribute)

Rob Lamberti - Perfectly George (George Michael Tribute)

The Edge, Wigan
'Stars in Their Eyes' live finalist Rob Lamberti has earned the title of the UK's number one George Michael tribute artist and has even worked on behalf of the late Wham legend for Sony Music to promote the album 25 Live. In a 2014 interv...

KNEECAP

KNEECAP

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Belfast hip hop trio - Mo Chara, Moglai Bap and DJ Provai - sing in Irish and often reference their support for republicanism including on the single "Get Your Brits Out". ...

Royel Otis

Royel Otis

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Australian duo - childhood friends Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell - swing between melodic, pop-inspired indie and woozy psych, but it never feels tied to one lane. As soon as one style or mood has outstayed its welcome, they handbrake turn...

Vengaboys

Vengaboys

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
The unstoppable Vengaboys - famous for global anthems like "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!", "We Like to Party", and "We're Going to Ibiza" - will be bringing their high-energy Eurodance sound to town for an unforgettable night of fun. It's the p...

Stephen Bailey

Stephen Bailey

Lowry, Salford
  Comedian, presenter, actor and writer, Stephen Bailey is a fiercely proud Mancunian, working class, gay man and he's back with a brand new live show, TART. From a working-class background in Manchester, six years working at Sainsbury's,...

Saturday 29 November 2025

Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes

Lowry, Salford
A timeless fairytale and Academy Award-winning movie, The Red Shoes has captivated audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its powerful tale of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. V...

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation - Young Frankenstein! Grandson...

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

Palace Theatre, Manchester
West End mega-hit TINA - The Tina Turner Musical announces its first ever UK & Ireland tour. From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn't just...

Top Hat - The Musical

Top Hat - The Musical

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
You're invited to the musical equivalent of the finest vintage champagne.  Based on RKO's classic 1935 Motion Picture which starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Matthew White & Howard Jacques' stage adaptation's West End premiere won th...

HAUSER

HAUSER

AO Arena, Manchester
Instrumentalist and founding member of 2CELLOS known simply as HAUSER is bringing his 'Rebel Is Back Tour' to the UK. HAUSER is celebrated for his renditions of classical, pop and rock music, with an eclectic style pairing cello pyrotechnic...

Sonny Fodera

Sonny Fodera

Co-op Live, Manchester
With over 50+ million global streams, Australian born Sonny Fodera has created his own brand of groove-driven and emotive house music that has established himself as one of the most in-demand acts in the industry. His standout remixes and o...

Believe! The Polar Express Experience

Believe! The Polar Express Experience

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Believe! The Polar Express Experience is a brand new, truly magical, multi-room immersive walkthrough experience that brings the enchanting world of the beloved movie to life in a whole new way. Step into the Hero Boy's house where you be t...

Everything Everything

Everything Everything

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Twice Mercury Prize nominated, 5 time Ivor Novello nominated and critically acclaimed off-kilter indie rockers Everything Everything set about revolutionising modern pop music, pushing the ribbon on melody & rhythm with a heavy helping of e...

XXL

XXL

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Techno festival XXL returns to Depot Mayfield across 5 rooms at Mayfield....

Gary Numan

Gary Numan

O2 Apollo, Manchester
London-born Gary Anthony James Webb helped turn the UK's budding new wave scene on its head in the late '70s. He launched his music career by starting the band Tubeway Army, who released their eponymous debut in 1978. At the time, he adopte...

Singin' In The Rain

Singin' In The Rain

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
A timeless masterpiece, and perhaps one of the greatest musicals ever made - a must-see show for Christmas 2025. A charismatic, tap-dancing extravaganza SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is the much-loved story of the highs and lows of Hollywood as a rad...

Heather Small

Heather Small

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
As Part of M People, hits such as Moving On Up, One Night In Heaven and Search For The Hero and albums like Elegant Slumming, Bizarre Fruit and Fresco achieving massive worldwide success, Heather Small became one of the seminal British voic...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
A joyful stage adaptation of the festive classic Whilst Christmas cheer and goodwill thrive across Victorian England, tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge goes to bed on Christmas Eve with no compassion or love in his heart. However, that night he...

Cinderella (SNP)

Cinderella (SNP)

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
This Christmas, Shakespeare North Playhouse bring you the most popular fairytale of them all, a spellbinding new production of Cinderella. Tia Larsen takes the title role in the fairytale favourite with a very special Prescot twist in a cap...

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

HOME, Manchester
Directed by Andy Fickman Book by Bridget Carpenter Music by Tom Kitt  Lyrics by Brian Yorkey The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, which has captured the hearts of genera...

KNEECAP

KNEECAP

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Belfast hip hop trio - Mo Chara, Moglai Bap and DJ Provai - sing in Irish and often reference their support for republicanism including on the single "Get Your Brits Out". ...

Royel Otis

Royel Otis

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Australian duo - childhood friends Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell - swing between melodic, pop-inspired indie and woozy psych, but it never feels tied to one lane. As soon as one style or mood has outstayed its welcome, they handbrake turn...

Starsailor

Starsailor

Albert Hall, Manchester
Selling out some of Manchester's biggest venues long before they had even released a record, Starsailor burst onto the scene in 2001 when their single "Fever" earning them the title of "Britain's best new band". Formed at Wigan & Leigh Musi...

James Mottram International Piano Competition

James Mottram International Piano Competition

RNCM, Manchester
The RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition returns this Autumn. Now in its eighth edition, we're delighted to host this biennial event once again. Young pianists from across the globe will join us for an extraordinary week, pe...

Sunday 30 November 2025

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation - Young Frankenstein! Grandson...

Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol

Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol

Lowry, Salford
Due to public pressure, Count Arthur Strong extends his fond farewell to you, for a 'once in a lifetime' limited run. Arthur delivers the Charles Dickens story and follows this with his own adaptation of the most classic of festive tales, A...

Believe! The Polar Express Experience

Believe! The Polar Express Experience

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Believe! The Polar Express Experience is a brand new, truly magical, multi-room immersive walkthrough experience that brings the enchanting world of the beloved movie to life in a whole new way. Step into the Hero Boy's house where you be t...

Cameron Winter (Geese)

Cameron Winter (Geese)

Albert Hall, Manchester
In 2024, Cameron Winter stepped out from the whirlwind of life on the road as vocalist of New York rock band Geese to unveil his solo debut Heavy Metal, which has taken the world by storm. Expect a live show that's intimate, unpredictab...

The New Adventures of Peter Pan

The New Adventures of Peter Pan

The Albert Halls, Bolton
Set Sail this Easter and Join the Swashbuckling Adventures of Peter Pan in this high flying pantomime for all the Family from Trio Entertainments! Starring Coronation Street's "Ashley", Steven Arnold, as Captain Hook alongside Bolton panto ...

Declan O'Rourke

Declan O'Rourke

Lowry, Salford
Descibed by Mojo as "a masterful lyricist and staggering guitarist", Irish folk rocker Declan O'Rourke makes a welcome return, this time celebrating the 20th Anniversary of his debut album 'Since Kyabram'. In October 2004, amongst a thrivi...

The Wailers

The Wailers

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Bob Marley and the Wailers recorded, toured and made history together between 1972 and 1981. It was Bob Marley himself that requested the Wailers stayed together. Today, carrying on the mission are legitimate members, children-of-legends an...

Daniel Foxx

Daniel Foxx

Fairfield Social Club, Manchester
Daniel was determined to handle his Big Breakup with the grace of Julia Roberts. He didn't. Join him as he navigates dating in your 30s, Le Creuset addiction and 12-step skincare routines, all while trying very hard to emanate love and ligh...

Oklou

Oklou

New Century Hall, Manchester
French electro pop artist Marylou Mayniel, better known by her stage name Oklou (pronounced "Okay Lou") has established herself as one of the most promising artists of her generation, collaborating with names like Mura Masa, Pomme and Flavi...

Santa Special

Santa Special

East Lancashire Railway, Bury
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Treat the family to an enchanting voyage through the magical Irwell Valley, kick start your Christmas on one of our famous Santa Specials! There's more family friendly fun, colourful characters a...
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