WHAT'S ON AT THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER
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 Kesha, Capleton And The Prophecy Band, The Fray, and Inspiral Carpets. Backyard Cinema events include Romeo & Juliet. See what's on at the Albert Halls Manchester below and book tickets online.
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 Kesha, Capleton And The Prophecy Band, The Fray, and Inspiral Carpets. Backyard Cinema events include Romeo & Juliet. 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
Bright Eyes
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 June 2025
 Uncommon intensity and tenderness, communal exorcism and personal excavation are qualities that fans of American indie folk rockers Bright Eyes have come to expect, nearly three decades into their career. The tight-knit band of Conor Obe...TV On the Radio
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 27 June 2025
After a pause of several years, influential Brooklyn art rock trio TVOTR are back. In the 10 years since their last album Seeds, each of the members have explored other creative side projects, ranging from the studio to the screen. And now...Hacienda Classical After Party
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 5 July 2025
Hacienda feat. Todd Terry, Graeme Park, Felix Da Housecat with a live PA from Alison Limerick....PVRIS
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Boston-based PVRISÂ (pronounced Paris) frontwoman, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Lynn Gunn owns her role as the group's leader and sole architect with pop conjurations of glitchy beat-craft, airy guitars, and spell-binding...Maya Hawke
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
The daughter of Hollywood actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, New York folk singer, model and actress Maya Hawke gained recognition for starring as Robin Buckley in the Netflix series Stranger Things She has also appeared in the films Onc...Capleton & The Prophecy Band
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 8 August 2025
Legendary Jamaican Reggae icons Capleton & The Prophecy Band promise an unforgettable experience of conscious lyrics, high-energy performance, and powerful reggae vibrations. Fans can expect a night filled with classic hits, deep roots regg...Matt Berninger (The National)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Following the announcement of his new album, The National's very own vocalist and lyricist, Matt Berninger takes to the stage with his much-adored solo works. The Cincinnati, Ohio rocker reached no.21 on the UK album charts in October 2020...
Backyard Cinema - Romeo + Juliet
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 4 - Sunday 7 September 2025
With over a decade of sold out shows, Backyard Cinema's critically acclaimed Romeo+Juliet continues to push the boundaries of what it means to watch a movie. A celebration of Baz Luhrmann's acclaimed 1996 cult classic, screened under the ...Daði Freyr
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 8 September 2025
Music and family are the most important things in the world to Daoi Freyr. It's what drives him forward, what inspires him, and it's what keeps him rooted to Iceland, to the close-knit communities he has always adored. An artist who obsesse...Black Country, New Road
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 12 - Saturday 13 September 2025
Melding klezmer, post-rock, indie, jazz, art-pop, and an often intense spoken word delivery, the Mercury Prize nominated Cambridge six-piece's unique concoction creates a singular sonic middle ground that traverses classical minimalism, in...The Beths
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 20 September 2025
The Beths, from Auckland, New Zealand occupy a warm, energetic sonic space between joyful hooks, sun-soaked harmonies, and acerbic lyrics. Fronted by lead vocalist and guitarist Elizabeth Stokes, they deliver an astonishment of roadtrip-rea...Red Rum Club
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 2 October 2025
A band truly like no other, Liverpool-based alternative/indie sextet Red Rum Club craft catchy songs with western-inspired undertones. The group's retro-centric style has scattered steamy, brass-flecked singles onto radio playlists, across ...Edwyn Collins (Orange Juice)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Scottish pop rocker Edwyn Collins is back with his tenth solo album. Best known for his indie hit "A Girl Like You", which reached no.4 in the UK in 1994, he was previously the lead singer of Glaswegian jangle pop act Orange Juice who scor...Blood Incantation
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Prepare to plunge into the abyss and stare down infinity with Denver interstellar progressive death metal band Blood Incanation bring their mind-bending cosmic brutality and voidward death metal to Europe. With songs about space and scienc...
The Sherlocks
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 10 October 2025
 Sheffield alt-rock stalwarts The Sherlocks became the first unsigned act since fellow Sheffield rockers Arctic Monkeys to sell out the city's iconic Leadmill venue. They have undergone a rebirth with brothers Kiaran and Brandon Crook int...Cymande
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
The 1970's London Psychedelic funk legends return to form, bringing a fresh modern edge to their iconic sound, which remains foundational to early hip-hop and funk scenes in the United States and UK. A band that never fully got its due back...Sleeper
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
 The Platinum-selling Manchester-formed Britpop band are back. Sleeper enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the mid 90s: achieving 8 Top 40 singles across 3 Top 10 albums with well over 1,000,000 sales. They garnered front cove...Jessie J Manchester Tickets
Beach Bunny
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 20 October 2025
 Chicago bedroom pop star Lili Trifilio's songwriting project are getting back to basics: urgent, guitar-based indie rock with pop melodies, echoing dynamic '90s indie rock courtesy of fuzzed-out guitars and crashing drums, while slashing...The Cat Empire
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Formed in Melbourne, Australia and adored the world over, jazz/funk band The Cat Empire is a musical success story that continues to be written, crafting infectious, genre-embracing anthems and releasing chart-topping, multi-platinum albums...Those Damn Crows
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 22 October 2025
 Modern Rock's unstoppable force, Welsh powerhouse Those Damn Crows have gone from strength to strength since achieving an official UK Top 15 with their sophomore album 'Point Of No Return' in 2020 and reaching no.3 with their 2023 follo...Gregory Alan Isakov
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 October 2025
Recently nominated for a Grammy award for Best Folk Album, the Colorado based South African horticulturist-turned-musician Gregory Alan Isakov has cast an impressive presence on the indie-rock and folk worlds with his five full-length studi...The Amazons
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Following three huge Top 10 records and sold out shows across the globe, one of the UK's most exciting guitar bands, Reading 4-piece The Amazons, take their stratospheric anthems, loose blues grooves, religious references and falsetto backi...Gogol Bordello
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 26 October 2025
 Since 1999, Gogol Bordello has been bringing their unique fusion of punk rock and Eastern European influences to the world, including their legendary theatrical and rambunctious live shows. From its inception, Gogol Bordello has been a b...The Psychedelic Furs
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 27 October 2025
Formed in London in 1977, the highly influential The Psychedelic Furs have gone on to become legends of the alternative music scene with their unique blend of post-punk, new wave, new pop, and alt-pop. Over their career they've enjoyed five...Ravyn Lenae
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 2 November 2025
Chicago-born and Los Angeles-based R&B singer and songwriter Ravyn Lenae recahed no.2 in the UK with her single "Love Me Not" (featuring Rex Orange County), has toured with Sza and collaborated with Childish Gambino.   ...Maren Morris
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Texan singer-songwriter Maren Morris is rooted in the country genre, but her music blends in elements of pop and R&B. She has won multiple accolades including a Grammy Award, an American Music Award, five Country Music Association Awards, a...Kae Tempest
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 10 November 2025
Acclaimed non-binary English spoken word performer, poet, rapper, Sunday Times bestselling novelist and playwright Kae Tempest (formerly Kate Tempest) has redefined what it means to be a wordsmith in the Modern Age. In 2013, they won the Te...
Baxter Dury
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025
The son of the late rocker Ian Dury, Baxter Dury's idiosyncratically louche music, a universe of late-night London meet-ups, shuffling basslines and comedown disco tunes, all run through with a wry bleakness and sweet love of humanity. Inte...The Fray
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 17 November 2025
Colorado pop rockers The Fray are best known for their multi-Platinum selling hits  "How to Save a Life", "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "You Found Me". ...Christone Kingfish Ingram
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November 2025
 Heading to Europe, from his Mississippi Delta stomping grounds, Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram is the future of the blues, singing and playing with edge, verve and vitality. Stinging guitar... sweet and melodic vocals." - Guitar World. In a...English Teacher
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 20 November 2025
Leeds indie rock frontrunners appeared on Later... with Jools Holland in November 2023 with their song "Nearly Daffodils" named one of the 10 best songs of 2023 by Time magazine. ...The Chameleons
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025
After celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, legendary Manchester band Chameleons return. The Middleton-formed band serve-up a career spanning set. Helmed from the front by long-standing "Chameleons Vox" custodian Mark Burgess, these ...Cast
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Part of Liverpool's incredible musical heritage, rock band Cast were formed in the city in 1993. Founded by John Power, the former bassist with The La's, and Peter Wilkinson, Cast were a major part of the Britpop movement of the 1990s along...Amble
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 23 November 2025
3 piece contemporary folk based ensemble formed over a mutual gra for the music they curate. Hailing from the midlands and west of Ireland. ...Kingfishr
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Three unassuming young lads from Ireland have stories to tell, and they know how to tell them well. Meet Kingfishr, the folk-rock band rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about and in-demand acts for 2025. As society frets and fights ov...Starsailor
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
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...Cameron Winter (Geese)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 30 November 2025 - Monday 30 November 2026
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...GoGo Penguin
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Manchester's leftfield piano trio GoGo Penguin defy genres, pulling together influences from trip-hop, classical, jazz and more. GoGo Penguin have been internationally hailed as electrifying live performers, innovative soundtrack composers,...Max McNown
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2025
A singer-songwriter from Bend, Oregon, Max McNown creates the kind of songs that perfectly soundtrack our most intimate moments: times of intense heartache and tremendous loss, immense upheaval and life-changing revelation. Within just a ye...MJ Cole
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025
One of the godfathers of Garage, in 2025 MJ Cole celebrates 25 years of his seminal Mercury Prize nominated album Sincere! Originally released in 2000 under the iconic Talkin' Loud label, MJ Cole's ground-breaking album - and its unforgett...Inspiral Carpets
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
 Regarded as one of the main components of the Madchester movement in the early 90s, indie chart-topping Oldham legends Inspiral Carpets return after taking a hiatus following the tragic loss of drummer, Craig Gill. Although 90s frontman ...The Christmas Orchestra
Albert Hall, Manchester
Monday 15 December 2025
Get ready to discover the magic of the festive season as The Christmas Orchestra is back with their unique concert experience. Celebrate this special time of year with a concert performed live by a 16-piece chamber orchestra supported with ...
Live At Christmas - Sam Campbell + Lucy Beaumont + Josh Pugh + more
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 18 December 2025
The country's best comedians are coming to Manchester for a spectacular all-star festive show! Catch a huge show headlined by Taskmaster champion and "the new king of alternative comedy" Sam Campbell. 'Campbell is a comic genius' - Herald S...Luke Combs UK - Tribute to Luke Combs
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 11 January 2026
The World's leading tribute to the Grammy-nominated country megastar Luke Combs! Experience the heart and soul of country music as we pay homage to one of the genre's biggest stars. A night of incredible songs, authentic Southern vibes, an...White Lies
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 27 - Thursday 29 January 2026
In terms of changing direction, the Ealing three-piece made more of a Cruyff turn than a jink to the left. The West London trio started life as a neo-Britpop outfit under the name Fear Of Flying. After just a couple of singles, they ripped ...The Fratellis
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 13 February 2026
The brashly melodic BRIT Award-winning indie rock trio from Glasgow mix the tried-and-true sounds of glam rock, stripped-down acoustic-driven tracks, and Class of 1977 punk with fun, energetic 70's Cali-rock, rockabilly and glorious hints ...Elvana - Elvis Fronted Nirvana
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 28 February 2026
The world's finest Elvis fronted tribute to Nirvana! Elvana tear through Nirvana's catalogue whilst splicing in grunged up sections of the king of rock'n'roll's finest moments, culminating in an audible explosion of overdrive and old school...How to get to the Albert Hall, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at Albert Hall, Manchester
