NEW SHOWS IN MANCHESTER
NEW SHOWS IN MANCHESTER
Jean-Michel Jarre
Co-op Live
Thursday 21 October 2027
French pioneer of electronic, ambient, and new-age music, Jean-Michel Jarre celebrates 50 years of his groundbreaking Oxygene album in 2027. With over 18 million copies sold, Oxygene is one of the best-selling French, electronic and instru...Clubland
AO Arena
Friday 30 April 2027
Celebrating 25 Years of Clubland! In a spectacular 3-hour action-packed show, re-live the classic tunes in a party atmosphere and enjoy the Clubland experience which is set to bring all those amazing times back. Clubland began as a series...Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet)
Night & Day Cafe
Wednesday 8 September 2027
Scottish singer Marti Pellow is back. The BRIT and Ivor Novello award-winning singer-songwriter was the lead singer of the Scottish pop group, Wet Wet Wet, from their formation in 1982 until their split in 1997, and then again when they ...Paddy McGuinness
King George's Hall
Saturday 16 October 2027
One of Britain's best-loved entertainers, Paddy McGuinness has announced a brand-new UK tour for 2027 and 2028 - Blast From The Past. Paddy McGuinness is a presenter, actor and proud Boltonian whose sharp wit, warmth and easy-going humour h...Justin Moorhouse
Lowry
Sunday 17 October 2027
Star of Phoenix Nights and host of Manchester United podcast The Good Days Are Coming, and About 30 Minutes, No More than 45, Hyde comic Justin Moorhouse is back with a brand new stand-up comedy show for 2027, Rockstar. Lately, he has qu...Sophie McCartney
Lowry
Sunday 30 January 2028
Now in her 40s, Sophie McCartney has officially entered her 'Queenage' years. At this point in her life, she should be a responsible adult. A capable parent. A successful career woman with strong opinions on important issues. Unfortunately,...Flo & Joan
HOME
Thursday 19 November 2026
The time has come for critically acclaimed musical comedy duo Flo & Joan to write another bio as they extend their 2026 tour 'With Feeling' into 2027. “Gosh, they are almost like a real band” (Bruce Dessau, Beyond a Joke). The...The Lancashire Hotpots
The Monaco
Saturday 28 November 2026
There's only one thing more satisfying than a visit to the chippy and that's an evening with The Lancashire Hotpots. St. Helens' finest are the undisputed kings of the Northern “knees up” with banging comedy folk anthems su...Tim Vine
Lowry
Thursday 22 - Friday 23 April 2027
It's comedian Tim Vine, best known for his one-liners and his role on the sitcom Not Going Out, and he's back with a brand new stand-up show. Leave the real world behind and come to Sillypun Valley. It's Tim Vine with a barrage of new ...Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Albert Hall
Thursday 21 October 2027
Star of Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and QI, Kiri Pritchard-McLean is back with a brand new tour, her funniest and most personal to date. Josgin/Joskin/Joscin definition: a North-Walian term used in both English and Welsh...Usama Siddiquee
New Century
Tuesday 20 April 2027
Usama Siddiquee is a Bengali-American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor based in New York City, who can most recently be seen as a finalist (and fan favorite!) on Kevin Hart's new series for Netflix, Funny AF. As an actor, Usama can be s...Godfrey
The Stoller Hall
Tuesday 6 April 2027
High-energy US stand-up known for his slicing social commentary Godfrey is one of the hottest comedians on the circuit. Growing up in Chicago, he constantly got in trouble for misbehaving and being an all-around class clown. Godfrey's Nig...The Wittering Whitehalls
Middleton Arena
Friday 7 May 2027
Join Michael Whitehall in The Wittering Whitehalls: Recollections May Vary as he meanders behind the scenes of his fifty years in show business, sharing stories and gossip, including a later life career as his son Jack Whitehall's sidekick...The Noise Next Door - Comedy, Improvised
Lowry
Sunday 14 March 2027
Funny stuff, made up on the spot. No gimmicks, no tricks - just the quickest, wittiest improvisers in the UK putting on a show to make you laugh like nobody's business. The formula is simple - 1) You suggest ANYTHING. 2) The Noise Next Doo...Karl Bushby
Lowry
Sunday 31 January 2027
28 years on the road. 36,000 miles on foot. The deadly Darién Gap. The frozen Bering Strait. A swim across the Caspian Sea. One man. Two unbreakable rules. One extraordinary journey home. In 1998, British adventurer Karl Bushby left Punta ...Frank Gardner
Lowry
Sunday 25 April 2027
Dangerous places. Wild adventures. One extraordinary life. Frank Gardner is the BBC's Security Correspondent. He has also kayaked among icebergs in Antarctica, met mountain gorillas in Rwanda, and filmed a raid on a Colombian jungle drug la...The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry
Lowry
Sunday 9 May 2027
Join Lead Curator of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum, Michael Lewis, and historian David Musgrove for the definitive guide to the Bayeux Tapestry and the extraordinary narrative behind its stitches. Political intrigue ...Gary Clarke Company - Coal
Lowry
Tuesday 4 - Thursday 6 May 2027
Winner of a UK Theatre Award & a Critics' Circle National Dance Award and described as 'emotional dynamite', Gary Clarke Company revives their multi-award-winning production COAL for 2027 - a riveting dance theatre show which takes a no...John Cameron Mitchell - Hedwig and the Angry Inch 25th Anniversary Tour
Manchester Academy
Thursday 8 April 2027
In 2001, a glamorous punk-rock odyssey about identity, reinvention, a divided self, and an unfinished love story blazed through Sundance, where it won Best Director and the Audience Award, and refused to be forgotten. Twenty-five years lat...Art Garfunkel
Manchester Opera House
Wednesday 17 March 2027
Known and celebrated as the “Voice of Generations” in entertainment history. Art Garfunkel is an 8x Grammy Award winner including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, he is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, ...Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
O2 Apollo
Tuesday 30 November 2027
One of the world's most storied musicians legendary Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson returns with new solo music. Known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage presence, alongside his multi-million selling...Till Lindemann (Rammstein)
O2 Apollo
Tuesday 19 October 2027
A solo tour from the Rammstein frontman, which follows his successful and acclaimed Meine Welt solo tour in 2025, which despite accusations made towards the German metal act, sold more than 200,000 tickets in Europe. Loud, radical, unc...John Bush (Anthrax)
Manchester Academy
Sunday 15 August 2027
American heavy metal singer John Bush came to prominence in the 1980s as the lead singer and lyricist of Armored Saint, before joining thrash metal band Anthrax, in 1992, with whom he remained until 2005 and briefly rejoined in 2009-2010. ...Belinda Carlisle
O2 Apollo
Friday 8 October 2027
Singer-songwriter Belinda Carlisle possesses one of the most recognisable voices of the '80s. Since making her mark as the frontwoman of The Go-Go's, the first all-female rock band to top the Billboard charts, she's gone on to have a ...Chvrches
O2 Victoria Warehouse
Saturday 1 May 2027
Glasgow's CHVRCHES fit into a long line of very fine indie bands from Scotland's second city. The atmospheric, anthemic trio features former members of The Twilight Sad and Aerogramme, but their legacy is all of their own making, an inev...Keo
Manchester Academy
Wednesday 10 - Thursday 11 March 2027
Keo are brothers Finn and Conor Keogh with drummer Oli Spackman and guitarist Jimmy Lanwern, who can trace their roots back to Plymouth, Portugal, Ireland and the US - with the Keogh brothers spending their youth touring much of the UK, Ire...Kenneth Williams: A Celebration
Hope Mill Theatre
Thursday 6 May 2027
Kenneth Williams was one of Britain's most distinctive and beloved performers, in a career spanning over forty years. To celebrate his legacy, join Russell Davies, Mark Farrelly and Madeline Smith for an unforgettable journey through Ken...Homo(sapien)
Lowry
Friday 14 - Saturday 15 May 2027
'If you think queer, coming-of-age dramas have had their heyday, think again' - Scotsman. When a homophobic attack shakes his supposed safe haven of Galway, Joey Kavanagh, a self‑proclaimed 'Bad Gay' frozen by fear, launches into a chaot...Unseemly Shakespeare - Othello
Hope Mill Theatre
Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 June 2027
For its landmark 10th Unseemly Shakespeare, HER Productions dismantles and radicalises Shakespeare's most devastating tragedy, Othello. What happens when ancient jealousy is weaponised by the invisible forces of the modern world? Thi...Boy Gets Girl
Hope Mill Theatre
Wednesday 3 - Sunday 7 March 2027
HER Productions presents a stark, razor-sharp interrogation of gender dynamics, which reclaims a powerful narrative about resilience, survival, and what it truly costs to be a woman reclaiming control of her own life. Theresa Bedell is ...God of Carnage
Hope Mill Theatre
Wednesday 27 - Sunday 31 January 2027
What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behaviour of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach ids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name-calling, tant...Vignettes
Hope Mill Theatre
Wednesday 17 - Sunday 21 March 2027
Presented by HER Productions, Vignettes is an evening of six short plays by established and emerging female-identifying Manchester-based playwrights, inspired by whatever they choose. ...Shrek the Musical (Altrincham Garrick production)
Altrincham Garrick
Thursday 21 - Sunday 31 October 2027
Get ready for an ogre-sized adventure this October half term as SHREK THE MUSICAL stomps onto the Altrincham Garrick Playhouse stage! Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, this Tony Award-winning stage spectacle brings e...Richard Evans - Luna:Live
Waterside
Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 November 2026
Experience a dazzling voyage beyond Earth with LUNA:LIVE - an immersive live music and visual spectacular from synth artist Richard Evans. Inspired by human stories from the Apollo landings to today's Artemis missions and ambitious future ...The George Michael Legacy featuring Wayne Dilks
Lowry
Saturday 6 February 2027
International tribute artiste Wayne Dilks and his band pay tribute to the late George Michael in this stunning show. The former frontman, producer of “Faith” (2017- 2018) and “Freedom!'19” returns in 2027 with his n...The Bon Jovi Experience
Manchester Opera House
Wednesday 19 May 2027
The Bon Jovi Experience are the world's first and unquestionably finest tribute to the great Bon Jovi. They are the only tribute to have been featured on the band's official website, not to mention being the only tribute to have been reques...Brit Floyd - The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Show
The Bridgewater Hall
Tuesday 26 October 2027
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's classic album Wish You Were Here, Liverpool tribute act Brit Floyd returns to the stage with their biggest and most spectacular production to date, complete with a stunning laser and light...Visions of Floyd - The Pink Floyd Cinematic Experience
Band On The Wall
Sunday 27 December 2026
Equinox one man Pink Floyd show is a unique show unlike no other. It's a full multimedia show with cgi animation that interacts with the performer to create a spectacular show that is original to the format. ...The Smiths Ltd + Clint Boon (DJ Set)
Manchester Academy
Saturday 6 March 2027
Formed in 2009, the ONLY Smiths tribute band from and based in Manchester have a unique selling point and an authenticity that is hard to beat. Committed to getting the same energy that Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joy...Candlelight - Tribute to Lola Young
Manchester Cathedral
Friday 26 February 2027
Discover the music of Lola Young performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...Candlelight - Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Hallé St Peter's
Friday 13 November 2026
A string quartet perform Vivaldi's The Complete Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter under the gentle glow of candlelight in this stunning setting. ...Choir! Choir! Choir!
Band On The Wall
Sunday 7 February 2027
Choir!Choir!Choir! return with a brand-new show where the crowd is the star! Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman (a.k.a. "DaBu") started Choir! Choir! Choir! as a weekly drop-in singing event in 2011. Equal parts singing, comedy, and com...Ashe
Manchester Academy
Friday 9 - Saturday 10 April 2027
Prolific Californian electro indie folk pop singer-songwriter Ashe continues to build on her electrifying momentum, after her hit single, "Moral Of The Story' was featured in the Netflix hit sequel "To All The Boys... PS I Still Lo...The Cinematic Orchestra
Aviva Studios
Friday 23 April 2027
British nu jazz and downtempo pioneers Jason Swinscoe's Cinematic Orchestra continue to blow all our expectations. Back in 1999, the group's debut record 'Motion' set tongues wagging with its unique take on modern dance music production...Young Jonn
Albert Hall
Sunday 29 November 2026
Award-winning Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer Young Jonn heads to the UK. From producing chart-topping hits to becoming one of Afrobeats' most exciting stars, Young Jonn has captivated audiences with his infectious sound, ...Blue Oyster Cult
Manchester Academy
Friday 2 April 2027
Following the triumphant success of their 50th Anniversary celebration, legendary New York rockers Blue Öyster Cult are back. Their storied career spans from their early 1970s beginnings to their success through the 1980s, with hi...Saint Levant
O2 Victoria Warehouse
Wednesday 20 January 2027
Marwan Abdelhamid aka Saint Levant, is a multilingual Jerusalem-born Palestinian rapper best known for his song "Very Few Friends". He is also Dior's first fragrance ambassador in the Middle East. Abdelhamid's childhood was spent primaril...Lightning Seeds
Albert Hall
Saturday 13 November 2027
Ian Broudie's Liverpool indie power pop act are famed for their UK Top 20 singles "You Showed Me", "Sugar Coated Iceberg", "Change", "What If...", "Lucky You", "Pure", "Perfect", "Ready or Not", plus their chart-topping England anthem ...Johnny Hates Jazz
Band On The Wall
Friday 10 September 2027
Johnny Hates Jazz are a London pop band that consists of Clark Datchler and Mike Nocito. They achieved international success in 1987 with their second single, "Shattered Dreams", which reached Number 5 in the United Kingdom and Number 2 in...Raleigh Ritchie (Jacob Anderson)
