What's on in Manchester and surrounding area
What's on in Manchester and surrounding area
Thursday 3 July 2025
Chris Brown
Chris Brown
Co-op Live, Manchester
With over 200 million records sold worlwide, Virginian R&B singer Chris Brown is often referred to as the "King of R&B", and he continues to blur the lines between soul, hip hop, pop and dance music with his polyhedric output which has seen...Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell
Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell
Lowry, Salford
Matthew Bourne's award-winning The Midnight Bell comes to Salford for the first time in 2025. In 1930s London ordinary people emerge from cheap boarding houses nightly to pour out their passions, hopes and dreams in the pubs and fog-bound s...The Charlatans + Embrace + The Coral
The Charlatans + Embrace + The Coral
Castlefield Bowl, Manchester
The West Midlands-formed, Northwich-relocated Madchester legends have notched up seventeen Top 40 studio albums - three of them number ones - alongside 22 Top 40 singles, including nineties Top 10 hits "One to Another", "The Only One I Know...Liberation
Liberation
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
How does a revolution begin and who keeps it going? Inspired by true events in Black British history, LIBERATION is a powerful new play from writer Ntombizodwa Nyoni and director Monique Touko tracing the private lives of activists who foug...Squeeze + Badly Drawn Boy + China Crisis
Squeeze + Badly Drawn Boy + China Crisis
Ashley Hall Showground, Altrincham
As one of the most traditional pop bands of the new wave, London's Squeeze provided one of the links between classic British guitar pop and post-punk providing the vehicle for the wry, subtle lyric writing of Chris Difford and traditiona...Tenor Martin Toal's Summer Variety Concert
Tenor Martin Toal's Summer Variety Concert
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Back by popular demand TENOR MARTIN TOAL'S SUMMER VARIETY CONCERTINCLUDING FAVOURITE SONGS, MUSIC & DANCE FROM THE WORLD OF OPERA & MUSICAL THEATRE, AND INCLUDING A ROUSING SINGALONG LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS FINALE. Following his 2024 sell-o...The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
If you are looking for a film to watch, ManchesterTheatres. com have rounded-up the best movies currently showing at Manchester's cinemas, and we are offering discounted tickets at Odeon, Vue, Cineworld and HOME too. We've also compiled...Lady Wray
Lady Wray
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Multi-million streamed R&B artist "Lady Wray carries the charisma of a Jackson 5 family member, while also boasting similar vocal prowess to an icon such as Aretha Franklin." -Consequence of Sound. Only a few people in the world can take th...The Charlatans Official Afterparty - Tim Burgess DJ Set
The Charlatans Official Afterparty - Tim Burgess DJ Set
Gorilla, Manchester
The Charlatans Official Afterparty with a DJ set from frontman Tim Burgess ...Waylon Wyatt
Waylon Wyatt
Gorilla, Manchester
Waylon Wyatt is a young Folk/Country artist born and raised in Hackett, Arkansas. Inspired by red-dirt contemporaries Tyler Childers and Zach Bryan, Waylon began writing songs at fifteen, workshopping them after long summer days spent worki...This is your tribute
This is your tribute
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
A brand new interactive cabaret show from the creators of 'An Evening Without Kate Bush' and 'Julie Madly Deeply'. 'Expect to laugh, sing and be merry!' (★★★★★ Quinntessential Review). Your sparkling host Sarah-Louise Young (Fasci...Summer Diesel Gala
Summer Diesel Gala
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Gleaming diesel locomotives, gorgeous sun-drenched days (hopefully) and soothing summer evenings. It's the East Lancashire Railway's Summer Diesel Gala!See and ride behind your favourite engines from the ELR home fleet, and maybe even some ...Just The Tonic Comedy Club
Just The Tonic Comedy Club
The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Just the Tonic Comedy features some of the biggest names in stand-up. [click on tickets for line-up] ...Adventures in Wonderland
Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
Fall down the rabbit hole and have your very own magical adventure with Adventures in Wonderland at Z-arts! Created by Z-arts in partnership with Macmillan Children's Books, step into Alice's shoes and have your very own magical Adventure i...Nanna Mo's Botox and Bum Lifts
Nanna Mo's Botox and Bum Lifts
The Met, Bury
From MaD Theatre Company, the producers of "Nanna's OnlyFans Film", "Nanna Mo's Botox and Bum Lifts" promises to be a hilarious look at how the baby boomer generation is trying to keep up with the modern world. After doing an online course ...Women Aren't Funny
Women Aren't Funny
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
"All women joke about is periods and bras!" Well, at Shakespeare North, they love a "Period BRAma!" Get ready for a glorious night of standup comedy that's here to prove one undeniable truth: women are in fact hilarious. Featuring a stellar...Casey Abrams
Casey Abrams
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Texan multi-instrumentalist Casey Abrams is a natural born entertainer and is able to bring a crowd of hundreds to their feet with just his voice and his upright bass. With legions of superfans the world over, "the nicest man in jazz-rock" ...South Manchester AOS - 42nd Street
South Manchester AOS - 42nd Street
Z-arts, Manchester
South Manchester AOS, the company who brought 'OLIVER!', 'GYPSY', 'GREASE', 'CHICAGO' and 'PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT' to the Z-ARTS stage are back to celebrate their 70th anniversary with this epic Broadway fairytale. First staged on Br...First Thursday Comedy
First Thursday Comedy
The Met, Bury
Comedy in a Van present an hilarious evening of top quality comedy on the first Thursday of every month. Click for acts on specific dates. ...Ev and Kev - Toxic Positivity
