WHAT'S ON AT THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER
Albert Hall Manchester is a Grade II listed venue hosting music, comedy, Bongo’s Bingo, Backyard Cinema and festivals. Originally built as a Methodist Central Hall in 1908, this Baroque and Gothic style venue has also been a nightclub, and officially reopened as a concert venue in early 2014. It can hold around 2’500 standing guests.
Live music and club events premier throughout the year with artists such as Beck, Sam Smith, Primal Scream, Fatboy Slim, Manic Street Preachers, and Placebo having performed here. Club nights include La Discotheque, Warehouse Project and Glitterbox. Albert Hall Manchester also homes corporate events. Clients include Sony, Boohoo, and Bruntwood.
Albert Hall Manchester also hosts theatre and cabaret style seated events with a capacity of 300. Shows, events, and productions to look forward to include White Lies, Mumford & Sons, The Fratellis, Echo & The Bunnymen, Leigh-Anne, Jessie J, RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 7 Tour, and One Night In Nashville. See what's on at the Albert Halls Manchester below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Albert Hall, Manchester
What's On at the Albert Hall, Manchester
Belle & Sebastian
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 April 2026
What began as a government-funded recording project by a group of Glasgow shut-ins with no aspirations beyond getting a few songs recorded grew into one of the world's most lasting and beloved indie pop bands. Initially inspired by the inst...Belle & Sebastian
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 April 2026
What began as a government-funded recording project by a group of Glasgow shut-ins with no aspirations beyond getting a few songs recorded grew into one of the world's most lasting and beloved indie pop bands. Initially inspired by the inst...Jessie J
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 13 April 2026
With a body of work that effortlessly blends old-skool alt-R&B, upfront pop, and contemporary R&B, L.A. based London pop singer Jessica Cornish (better known as Jessie J) scored great success in 2011 with her 4 x Platinum selling debut albu...Lucy Darling
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 16 April 2026
Award-winning performer Carisa Hendrix stars as charming socialite and cocktail enthusiast Lucy Darling as she continues her vivacious vagabond voyages with Simply Darling - a touring variety show featuring her razor-sharp wit, unquestion...Faster Horses
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 April 2026
Few artists have risen through the ranks of UK Dance Music as quickly as Manchester-based Liverpudlian Joe Germains, aka Faster Horses. Jumping into the scene as a fresh-faced 18-year-old back in 2020, they quickly made a name for themselve...RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 7 Tour
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 22 April 2026
The queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series Seven are werking their way to town! Featuring Bonnie Ann Clyde, Bones, Catrin Feelings, Chai T Grande, Elle Vosque, Nyongbella, Paige Three, Pasty, Sally TM, Silllexa Diction...One Night In Nashville
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 24 April 2026
 Experience the sights and sounds of Nashville with the 'One Night In Nashville' show featuring Mancunian Country singer Maria Jordan. Celebrating the biggest modern and classic country icons in an authentic downtown honkytonk experience...Ist Ist
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
Regularly condemned as too 'out there' to be successful; through sheer determination, hard work and a bulging catalogue of songs, Ist Ist continue to silence the doubters and move from strength to strength. Displaying an arrogance akin to t...FOLA
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
Nigerian Afrobeats star Folarin Odunlami rose to fame in 2022 following the release of his song "Ginger Me". In the UK, he has scored hits include You, Eko, Caricature, and Paparazzi. ...Haircut One Hundred
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
 The return of Nick Heyward's 1980's new wave jazz funk pop band forty years on from the release of their much-loved debut album, "Pelican West", which saw the group move from being London underground darlings to chart sensations in less ...Haircut One Hundred
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
 The return of Nick Heyward's 1980's new wave jazz funk pop band forty years on from the release of their much-loved debut album, "Pelican West", which saw the group move from being London underground darlings to chart sensations in less ...Nick Mulvey
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 14 May 2026
The reliably brilliant acclaimed Cambridge folk artist, songwriter and a founding member of future-jazz stars Portico Quartet has come a long way - both experientially, musically and philosophically. Musician, composer and producer, Nick's...Jonathan Van Ness
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 21 May 2026
Jonathan Van Ness is an Emmy-nominated television personality, New York Times best-selling author, podcaster, and hairstylist to the stars. He stars on Netflix's Emmy Award-winning reboot series "Queer Eye," where he shines as the hair guru...Glen Hansard
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 22 May 2026
Irish singer-songwriter and musician, Glen Hansard is known for his dynamic live shows. Since 1990, he has been the frontman of the Irish rock band The Frames. His 2015 second solo album "Didn't He Ramble" was nominated for the Grammy Award...Johnny Drille
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 24 May 2026
Nigerian folk singer and songwriter Johnny Drille first came into the spotlight in 2015 when he released a cover of "Awww" by Di'Ja. He was one of the contestants on the sixth season of Project Fame West Africa in 2013 and his debut single ...Sofia Isella
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 29 May 2026
Rising Californian alt visionary and musical polymath Sofia Isella rose to fame on on TikTok, before opening for the likes of Melanie Martinez, Tom Odell, Taylor Swift, and Glass Animals between 2023 and 2025. With elements of alternative ...Blue October
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 5 June 2026
 Catching listeners off guard is typical of the Texan art-rockers who have made a career out of defying odds. From their mercurial ascent as a local band from Houston, to platinum-selling headliners, to the dramatic alcohol/drug-fuelled s...Aldous Harding
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 8 June 2026
Cardiff-based New Zealand indie, folk singer Hannah Harding, known by her stage name, Aldous Harding, produces rich and timeless songwriting. She first drew praise for the gothic indie folk and stark emotionality of her 2015 debut that bro...Aldous Harding Manchester Tickets
WU LYF
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 June 2026
Described by Q magazine in 2011 as "Manchester's next great band" WU LYF (pronounced "Woo Life") - "World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation" - they originally adopted a mysterious indentity, or as one critic put it, "an ability to maintain mys...D12
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 19 June 2026
 The platinum selling Shady Records hip-hop collective return to the UK Formed by Proof in 1996, local Detroit rappers joined his collective, such as Bizarre, Bugz, and Da Brigade members Mr. Porter and Kuniva. Following the murder of Bu...The Black Crowes
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 25 June 2026
 Although essentially a modern blues rock group, chart-topping Atlanta, Georgia brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, better known as The Black Crowes, cite many musical influences, such as psychedelic pop from the 1960s, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the ...The Groove Chorus
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 27 June 2026
Get ready to dance all night with The Groove Chorus! Featuring a choir of 40 singers and a 9-piece live band, they serve up dance anthems with a disco twist. Naturally, they are joined by a resident pole dancer, special drag queens, and lot...The Lemonheads
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 7 October 2026
 Evan Dando's Boston, Massachusetts, grunge rockers The Lemonheads finally found popularity in 1992 with their fifth album, which spawned the hit singles "Mrs. Robinson", "It's a Shame About Ray", "Confetti", and "My Drug Buddy." They...Aries Spears
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 8 October 2026
Critically acclaimed comedian, Aries Spears, known for his sharp wit and charisma, is finally heading to Europe with his Euro Trip tour. Ever since Chicago native Aries Spears was 14 years old, he has been a force to be reckoned with in t...Aries Spears
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 8 October 2026
Critically acclaimed comedian, Aries Spears, known for his sharp wit and charisma, is finally heading to Europe with his Euro Trip tour. Ever since Chicago native Aries Spears was 14 years old, he has been a force to be reckoned with in t...Band Of Horses
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
Delivering strikingly beautiful woodsy, dreamy indie folk rock with sophisticated arrangements which ooze amorphous tension, longing and hope, the raw ethos that lies at the heart of the Charleston, South Carolina band is the emotionally i...Band of Horses Manchester Tickets