WHAT'S ON AT NEW CENTURY HALL, MANCHESTER
What's On at New Century Hall, Manchester
New Century Hall Manchester flows across three floors and its recent exquisite restoration has brought its musical history to a whole new generation. With a capacity of 1300, the first floor has its original sprung dance floor, disco ceiling, and state of the art sound system, ensuring it is capable of hosting numerous styles of events, concerts, gigs, productions, conferences, exhibitions and shows.
New Century Hall has hosted music legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Hollies, The Kinks, Hermans Hermits, Tina Turner, and was a go to venue in the 80’s for the MADchester acid house parties. With the ground floor a bustling social hub of independent food traders and the basement providing education via the DBS Institute in music technology, and games design, now is the time for New Century Hall Manchester.
With exciting concerts and gigs ahead such as Basement, Kofi Stine, Echobelly, Idlewild, and 808 State, there is always something to look forward to, whether it be a premier or an old favourite. See what's on at New Century Hall Manchester with Manchester Theatres below and book tickets online.
New Century Hall Manchester flows across three floors and its recent exquisite restoration has brought its musical history to a whole new generation. With a capacity of 1300, the first floor has its original sprung dance floor, disco ceiling, and state of the art sound system, ensuring it is capable of hosting numerous styles of events, concerts, gigs, productions, conferences, exhibitions and shows.
New Century Hall has hosted music legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Hollies, The Kinks, Hermans Hermits, Tina Turner, and was a go to venue in the 80’s for the MADchester acid house parties. With the ground floor a bustling social hub of independent food traders and the basement providing education via the DBS Institute in music technology, and games design, now is the time for New Century Hall Manchester.
With exciting concerts and gigs ahead such as Basement, Kofi Stine, Echobelly, Idlewild, and 808 State, there is always something to look forward to, whether it be a premier or an old favourite. See what's on at New Century Hall Manchester with Manchester Theatres below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at New Century Hall, Manchester
What's On at New Century Hall, Manchester
Oasis Official Aftershow
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 12 - Saturday 19 July 2025
Manchester Music Tours presents the Oasis Official Aftershow party with guest DJs including: Bez (Happy Mondays) + Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets) + Mani (Stone Roses) + Tin Tin (New Order's tour DJ) + Col White (Vinyl Revival) + Ricco (Cream...Jessica Pratt
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 17 July 2025
The revered Californian folk artist Jessica Pratt has become one of the most singular and distinctive songwriters of her generation, largely through the bewitching sound of her acoustic guitar and vocals: a mystical, elusive blend that conj...Day Fever
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 19 July - Sunday 24 August 2025
The day-time clubbing event started by Line of Duty actress Vicky McClure, her husband, Welsh actor and filmmaker Jonny Owen and Sheffield indie kings, Reverend & The Makers has swept the UK since it's launch in 2024 "The day-time disco tha...The Alchemist
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 30 July 2025
Beverly Hills Producer, DJ and rapper Alan Maman (a.k.a. The Alchemist)Â began his music career in 1991 in the hip hop duo the Whooliganz under the moniker Mudfoot, along with Mad Skillz (Hawaii Five-0, Ocean's Eleven, and Entourage actor S...Jonathan Harvey In Conversation + Beautiful Thing
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 16 August 2025
Jonathan Harvey is one of our top comedy voices, having written for stage, screen and novels he is best known for the outrageous BBC sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme staring Kathy Burke and the seminal play turned British queer cinema classic Beaut...Waterloo Road - Everyone Welcome
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 17 August 2025
A powerful and engaging panel with the director, producer and cast of BBC's Waterloo Road. Join us for a powerful and engaging panel featuring BBC's Waterloo Road producer Adam Leatherland, director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, and cast members Miya ...Bulletproof + The SCENE Lesbian TV Quiz
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 17 August 2025
Filmmaker Regan Latimer takes an amusing and insightful look at queer characters on television and the power of LGBTQ+ representation done right....Out of MCR: SCENE Queer Shorts Showcase
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 17 - Tuesday 19 August 2025
A showcase of the best Mancunian shorts submitted to SCENE's first ever LGBTQ+ short film competition....Iris Prize: Night Life Shorts
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 18 August 2025
The Iris Prize Night Life shorts programme takes you on a late-night journey where unexpected connections and quirky encounters steal the spotlight....Iris Prize: Comedy Shorts
New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 19 August 2025
You can find humour in the most unexpected places, and this collection of Iris Prize LGBTQ short films does just that....10 Years of Cucumber + In Conversation with Russell T Davies
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Celebrate 10 years of Channel 4's Cucumber with creator Russell T Davies (Queer as Folk, It's A Sin) and cast members, Vincent Franklin & Cyril Nri....Best of Iris 2024 + SCENE Queer Shorts Winner
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Join us for a showcase of the standout films from Iris 2024 before we announce our winner of the Out of MCR: SCENE Queer Shorts Showcase Award....Hilltop Hoods
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 28 August 2025
While Australian Hip Hop continues to break new ground, there is only one act synonymous with the term ground-breaking. Within a genre that is growing at an exponential rate, Adelaide's Hilltop Hoods will always remain leaders having record...Blondshell
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 4 September 2025
Los Angeles indie rocker Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum, better known as Blondshell, moved from a pop-leaning career under the name BAUM, to a more rockier output as Blondshell in 2022. Transforming into a songwriter without fear. The loud-quiet e...Dope Lemon (Angus Stone)
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 September 2025
One half of Angus & Julia Stone, Dope Lemon (aka Angus Stone) has amassed over 400 million streams from his two widely acclaimed albums, Smooth Big Cat (2019) which came in at #2 on the Australian ARIA Album charts, and Honey Bones (2016), ...
Sienna Spiro
New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Growing up Sienna Spiro was influenced by the soulful sounds of Frank Ocean, Etta James, Frank Sinatra and Amy Winehouse. Drawing on these influences Sienna integrates Jazz elements into her music with a considered blend of contemporary pro...Dinosaur Pile-Up
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 11 September 2025
Leeds fuzzy punk-rock supremos Dinosaur Pile-Up mix up big, melody-driven alt-rock songs with the energy of in-your-face punk. Â ...Torche
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 14 September 2025
Florida stone metal act Torche have established themselves as a cornerstone of American heavy rock. Their songwriting prowess has always reverberated with music fans throughout their critically acclaimed discography. Torche's guitar work is...Eivør
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 21 September 2025
Faroese electro folk pop artist Eivor Palsdottir has appeared on Later.... With Jools Holland and soundtracked the current series of Netflix/BBC flagship The Last Kingdom (co-written with Ivor Novello/BAFTA-nominated John Lunn), with her mu...Eivor Manchester Tickets
Kofi Stone
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 22 September 2025
Inspired by his Grandad's poetry, Birmingham rapper Kofi has had an advanced taste from as early as he can remember, freestyling and writing whenever he had the chance. A musical diet of Lupe Fiasco, Common, Kano and Sway further sparked hi...Corella
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
A popular act on the festival scene, Corella is a refreshing indie quartet from Manchester whose signature catchy melodic hooks, propulsive multi-layered guitar riffs, and reminiscent lyrics, relay a coming-of-age story of their own. The gr...Vistas
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Formed at school in Edinburgh and developing a tight bond while fawning over records from The Strokes, Two Door Cinema Club and more, Vistas are as tight-knit a bunch as you'll find, and this sense of community and togetherness defines thei...Echobelly
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 2 October 2025
Known for their sensationally energetic live shows and no shortage of critical acclaim, Britpop band Echobelly were often compared to Blondie, thanks largely to Delhi-born vocalist Sonya Madan and Swedish guitarist, and former pornographic ...Deaf Havana
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 3 October 2025
With three UK Top 10 abums to their name, this most-treasured of Norfolk rock bands - a 5-piece turned sibblings duo, with the Veck-Gilodi brothers remaining - take soaring melodies, witty lyrics, an uncanny ability to make an emotional co...The 69 Eyes + South of Salem
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 4 October 2025
Finnish rock band The 69 Eyes and Bournemouth quintet South of Salem join forces for their 'Just Drive UK Tour 2025' ...Nurse Georgie Carroll
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 5 October 2025
As seen on Britain's Got Talent 2023, and winner of 'Best Comedy Show' at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, don't miss Nurse Georgie Carroll - she is just what the doctor ordered. Hospital-grade humour from everyone's favourite Mancunian nurs...John Grant
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 6 October 2025
John Grant is an American singer-songwriter from Colorado originally known as the lead singer of alternative rock band The Czars. Called "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation," by The New York Times, singer-songwriter...
Paradise Lost
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 9 October 2025
 Obsidian... dark, reflective and black: it's a pretty decent description of the music that the Halifax death-doom pioneers have been making over the last 37 years, even though this most resilient of British metal bands have stoically ref...
Cate Le Bon
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 10 October 2025
Be it on her more minimalist, acoustic folk-leaning 2009 debut album Me Oh My or the critically acclaimed, liquid-riffed follow-up LPs, the Cardiff-based singer-songwriter from Penboyr, Wales has always resisted pigeonholing, walking the ti...Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs (マス オブ ザ ファーメンティング ドレッグス, Masu obu za Famentingu Doreggusu) is a post-hardcore/shoegaze trio from Kobe, Japan. In Japanese, they are also popularly known by a shortened form...Idlewild
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
 Raucous cult Scottish Highlands curiosity turned chart bothering national treasures, Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, and Colin Newton, plus Allan Stewart, Luciano Rossi and Andrew Mitchell return. Their form of alternative rock woven together...Idlewild Manchester Tickets
Tamino
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 19 October 2025
The spellbinding arrival of the classically trained Belgian-Egyptian indie rocker with a divine falsetto is enough to make even an agnostic ponder predestination. The grandson of one of Egypt's most famed singers, the great Muharram Fouad, ...Somebody's Child
New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Somebody's Child is a rising young Irish male singer-songwriter who has been making serious waves in the Irish music scene, having supported acts like The War on Drugs and headlined the 3Olympia Theatre. His music has drawn comparisons to ...Dan Whitlam
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Poet, spoken word artist, rapper and actor from South London who gained traction from his music videos on TikTok. ...Spanish Love Songs
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
Los Angeles based punk band Spanish Love Songs are self-described as "grouchrockers" making "music for fans of boxed wine, divorce, and crushing self-doubt", tapping into the emotions we all seem to feel but harbour. ...Tide Lines
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 30 October 2025
Scottish folk pop band Tide Lines rounded off a huge 2023 with a unique conceptual tour throughout Scotland entitled Elements. Such was the success of these special, stripped back shows, the band are now getting set to take Elements on t...The Enemy
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
Since 2007, the socially anchored, Coventry power rock trio led by lead singer and main songwriter Tom Clarke haven't been afraid to shed a tonne of bravado as a shield for some deep-seeded insecurities - mainly Tom's own personal hang-ups....Perfume Genius
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 7 November 2025
Dazzling Seattle art-pop auteur Michael Alden Hadreas delivers ornate pop 'n' cathartic folk balladry, defiant make-out anthems 'n' queer R&B soul. For fans of Kate Bush and Scott Walker.      ...Rosellas
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 8 November 2025
Fresh from supporting Starsailor, the young Mancunians serve up stadium-ready guitars, punchy drums and pure adrenaline, with a sound that gives a nod to the bands of 90's Britpop, drawing sonic comparisons to The Verve, The Stone Roses and...The Rapture
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 12 November 2025
Mixing post-punk intensity with dance-floor energy, The Rapture captured the zeitgeist of an entire era of indie dance rock in the early 2000s. Formed in 1998 by Luke Jenner, the band quickly made waves in New York City with their raw mix o...
Willie J Healey
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 14 November 2025
Is Oxfordshire musician Willie J Healey your favourite artists' favourite artist? You better believe it. Alex Turner, Joe Talbot of IDLES, Jamie T and Orlando Weeks are among those who believe, most having come onboard following the Neil Yo...shame
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025
Originally fuelled by pint-sloshing teenage vitriol, UK Top 10 charting South London pop-punksters shame now delve into a different kind of intensity. Wading into uncharted musical waters, emboldened by their wit and earned cynicism, they h...Joe Kay
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 16 November 2025
Co-founder and current CEO and Head of Artists and Repertoire at Los Angeles-based music collective Soulection Joe Kay comes to town. ...Ash
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Platinum-selling, chart-topping Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, alternative rockers Ash are best known for their 1995 hit "Girl from Mars", as well as UK Top 10 singles "Goldfinger", "Oh Yeah", "Shining Light", and "A Life Less Ordinary" ...Ash Manchester Tickets
The Guest List
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025
Formed in early 2021, up-and-coming Manchester rock band The Guest List have built up a global following on social media, clocking up millions of streams on Spotify with the release of their self-titled EP, 'Steel Police', and the heartfelt...Turin Brakes
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
With characteristically robust pop melodies and spine-tingling harmonies, South London's Mercury Music Prize-nominated urban folk-pop act Turin Brakes have sold over a million records worldwide, including the UK Top 5 hit, in 2003, "Pain K...BETH MCCARTHY
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 23 November 2025
York TikTok sensation Beth McCarthy's unique ability to draw in an audience with honest storytelling and captivating vocals, combined with a dynamic pop sound, creates anthems for the heart. Beth's career sky rocketed in December 2020 after...kwn
New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 25 November 2025
East London rising R&B artist kwn (pronounced kay-wuhn) is known for her melodic voice, sultry lyrics, and unique blend of contemporary R&B. ...Mike Rice
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 26 November 2025
 There's a cruelty to Mike Rice, a wickedness. In his latest show, Cruel Little Man, the Irish stand-up talks about doing psychedelics with his brother, an entanglement with a Spanish Sausage Dog named Nino, and many other such rotten adv...The Horrors
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
After nearly 20 years making music, there are few bands who've created a canon as determinedly innovative and consistently critically-acclaimed as The Horrors. Emerging as zeitgeist-shaking garage-goths on their 2007 debut, 'Strange House',...The Pigeon Detectives
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
With platinum and gold selling accolades across their back catalogue, Leeds band The Pigeon Detectives return with their high octane live show, peppered with sing-a-long hits that have passed the test of time with flying colours attracting ...Oklou
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 30 November 2025
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...Dirty Three
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 1 December 2025
Emerging once again from the unending waves crashing upon our fragile time-craft (adrift on the eternal ocean, and taking on water), Aussie instrumental rockers Dirty Three are (a) back, (b) tangled in seaweed, rank with saltwater and posse...Dreadzone + The Orb
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 5 December 2025
A co-headline tour from two London ambient and dub electronica legends. Formed in 1993 in London by ex-Big Audio Dynamite drummer Greg Roberts and musician Tim Bran, Dreadzone scored a Top 20 hit in 1996 with "Little Britain". The Orb - Ale...
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