WHAT'S ON AT NEW CENTURY, MANCHESTER
What's On at New Century, Manchester
Below you will find what's on at New Century Manchester, the recently restored three floor venue opposite Victoria Station.
With a capacity of 1300, the first floor New Century Hall 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.
With a rich musical history, 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.
Opening in 2026, the 450 New Century Locker offers a further live music venue while the ground floor is a bustling social hub of independent food traders and the basement provides an education space for the DBS Institute in music technology and games design.
Below you will find what's on at New Century Manchester, the recently restored three floor venue opposite Victoria Station.
With a capacity of 1300, the first floor New Century Hall 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.
With a rich musical history, 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.
Opening in 2026, the 450 New Century Locker offers a further live music venue while the ground floor is a bustling social hub of independent food traders and the basement provides an education space for the DBS Institute in music technology and games design.
Most Popular Shows and Events at New Century, Manchester
What's On at New Century, Manchester
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James Blake
New Century, Manchester
Sunday 25 - Monday 26 October 2026
 Since breaking through with his Mercury Prize-nominated eponymous debut album in 2011, classical pianist-turned-electronic producer James Blake has become one of the most esteemed musicians of his generation. Known for his delicate vocal...James Blake
New Century, Manchester
Sunday 25 - Monday 26 October 2026
 Since breaking through with his Mercury Prize-nominated eponymous debut album in 2011, classical pianist-turned-electronic producer James Blake has become one of the most esteemed musicians of his generation. Known for his delicate vocal...Panchiko
New Century, Manchester
Wednesday 28 October 2026
The Nottingham indie band formed in 1998 but, unsigned, soon disbanded. It was only after a 4chan user found one of just 30 self-produced copies of their emo/industrial/dream pop single D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L  in an Oxfam charity store in...Panchiko Manchester Tickets
Panchiko Manchester Tickets
Thomas Green
New Century, Manchester
Thursday 29 October 2026
One of Australia's best exports, Thomas Green storms back onto the stage to electrify audiences with a brand new hour, Brainstorm, following his sell-out debut tour. After a significant self-discovery, Green realises his life is a whirlwi...Alabama 3
Locker
Friday 30 October 2026
South London's beloved roots-futurists Alabama 3 are adored the world over for 1997's inaugural smash 'Woke Up This Morning', whose marriage of Howlin' Wolf samples and trip hop beats provided the theme music for long-running HBO series 'Th...Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club
New Century, Manchester
Saturday 31 October 2026
 Funkster about town, BBC 6 Music's DJ Craig Charles is back with his funk and soul club, exploring the best in funk and soul from the roots of black music through to the current club sounds, featuring classic tracks, and new releases. Th...Ole 60
New Century, Manchester
Thursday 5 November 2026
Made in Hancock County, Kentucky, Ole 60 is not your father's country band. Caught in the crosshairs ofindie rock sonics, folk songwriting, and country sensibilities, the six-piece from Hawesville shot tonotoriety in 2024 with "smoke & a li...Teenage Fanclub
New Century, Manchester
Saturday 7 November 2026
Glaswegian alt-rockers Teenage Fanclub return to universal acclaim to assuage the mind, body and soul, and to reaffirm that all is not lost in this world. Building on the success of their UK Top 40 hits during the 1990s with hits "Ain't Tha...Deja Vega
Locker
Saturday 7 November 2026
Deja Vega are vocalist and guitarist Jack Fearon, drummer Tom Webster and bassist Mike Newton. After forming in Cheshire, they made the short journey to Manchester, a fitting backdrop to their gritty, guitar-led psychedelia. Rhythmic and r...Teenage Fanclub Manchester Tickets
Paddy Young
New Century Hall
Sunday 8 November 2026
The award-winning stand-up and star of Saturday Night Live UK's Weekend Update heads out on tour with a brand new show, Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?. You're born alone, you die alone. That's true enough. But what happened to that part in the...Joshua Idehen
New Century, Manchester
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Joshua Idehen is a British-born Nigerian based in Sweden. A spoken word artist and musician, he has contributed poems to Mercury-nominated albums 'Channel The Spirits' by The Comet Is Coming, 'Your Queen Is A Reptile' and the Mobo winning ...
OK Go
New Century, Manchester
Friday 13 November 2026
Well-loved in the UK for their hits "Here It Goes Again" and "Get Over It", YouTube mega-videos and ecstatic concert tours, Los Angeles based Chicago alt rock quartet OK Go are back to reinforce their status as a bleeding edge, blockbuster ...OK Go
New Century, Manchester
Friday 13 November 2026
Well-loved in the UK for their hits "Here It Goes Again" and "Get Over It", YouTube mega-videos and ecstatic concert tours, Los Angeles based Chicago alt rock quartet OK Go are back to reinforce their status as a bleeding edge, blockbuster ...Grace Campbell
New Century, Manchester
Sunday 15 November 2026
 Grace Campbell, "one of the funniest women in Britain" (Times) and daughter of Alastair Campbell, is back. Grace is a contradiction: loud and anxious, spiritual and materialistic, graceful and... a disgrace. When the world wants her to...Eagles of Death Metal
New Century, Manchester
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Palm Desert, California rock band EODM (Eagles Of Death Metal) formed in 1998 by best friends Jesse Hughes (a.k.a. The Devil/Boots Electric) and Queen of the Stones Age's Josh Homme (a.k.a. Carlo Von Sexron/DP Pete/Baby Duck/Zombie Zebra). ...Eagles Of Death Metal
New Century, Manchester
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Palm Desert, California rock band EODM (Eagles Of Death Metal) formed in 1998 by best friends Jesse Hughes (a.k.a. The Devil/Boots Electric) and Queen of the Stones Age's Josh Homme (a.k.a. Carlo Von Sexron/DP Pete/Baby Duck/Zombie Zebra). ...Jesca Hoop
New Century, Manchester
Wednesday 18 November 2026
Beautiful, subtle and stark the Manchester-based Californian folk star serves up stunningly original songs - minimalist yet brimming with energy, emerging from a wealth of life experience, great emotional depth, and years of honing the craf...Kid Kapichi
New Century, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
 With their big punch 'beat punk' sound, and explicitly political songs the Hastings duo have been praised by Liam Gallagher as 'like Noel when he was good'. They tried to debut their Partygate polemic 'Party At No. 10' with a busking per...Kid Kapichi
New Century, Manchester
Thursday 19 November 2026
 With their big punch 'beat punk' sound, and explicitly political songs the Hastings duo have been praised by Liam Gallagher as 'like Noel when he was good'. They tried to debut their Partygate polemic 'Party At No. 10' with a busking per...
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
New Century Hall
Friday 20 November 2026
Cambridge psychedelic rock and doom metal heads Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats stand out from today's sterile desert of rock 'n' roll like a gore-drenched beacon. After enjoying such rich and fruitful artistic indulgence, frontman Kevin Starrs...Scott Matthews
New Century Hall
Saturday 21 November 2026
If there's one quality that defines the career of Wolverhampton folk rocker Scott Matthews it's this: evolution. The singer/songwriter has challenged himself creatively during a career that has been characterised by rare quality as he finds...Waylon Wyatt
New Century, Manchester
Sunday 22 November 2026
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...Lambchop
New Century, Manchester
Tuesday 24 November 2026
Kurt Wagner's Nashville alt country rockers have moved through a range of genres including low-fi bedroom recordings, post-rock, soul, classical and lounge music since their formation in 1986.  ...Madame Claude
New Century, Manchester
Saturday 28 November 2026
The most exciting and original ska band in years! Not our words... the words of Pauline Black, the legendary front woman of the Selecter. Meet Madame Claude, a 5 piece band from Saddleworth, mixing ska, rocksteady, reggae and even disco t...Peter Antoniou
New Century, Manchester
Sunday 29 November 2026
Peter Antoniou fuses his amazing and uncanny ability to read minds with razor sharp wit, story telling, and improvisational comedy to create unique live entertainment experiences. From London's West End to America's Got Talent, he has becom...
The Chameleons
New Century, Manchester
Friday 4 - Saturday 5 December 2026
 After celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, legendary underground Manchester band Chameleons return. The Middleton-formed band serve-up a career spanning set. Helmed from the front by long-standing custodian "Vox", previously know...The Chameleons & Manchester Camerata
New Century, Manchester
Friday 4 - Saturday 5 December 2026
 After celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, legendary underground Manchester band Chameleons return. The Middleton-formed band serve-up a career spanning set. Helmed from the front by long-standing custodian "Vox", previously know...808 State
New Century, Manchester
Friday 11 December 2026
Graham Massey's Manchester dance legends and Acid House pioneers have been described as "masters of their art" (Q), "pioneers" (Future Music), "for sonic trailblazing and inestimable influence, among our most important groups" (Record Colle...808 State
New Century, Manchester
Friday 11 December 2026
Graham Massey's Manchester dance legends and Acid House pioneers have been described as "masters of their art" (Q), "pioneers" (Future Music), "for sonic trailblazing and inestimable influence, among our most important groups" (Record Colle...Cat Clyde
Locker
Tuesday 26 January 2027
Canadian songwriter Cat Clyde's music exists in a sonic overlap; the rockabilly grit of contemporaries like Sierra Ferrell, The Deslondes, or Nick Shoulders, meets the vulnerable, folk rock volatility of Big Thief or Angel Olsen. Clyd...José González
New Century, Manchester
Friday 29 January 2027
Despite only releasing three solo albums in the last 18 years, Jose Gonzalez, has packed out distinguished venues from Sydney to Talinn - via Berlin, Barcelona and Rio De Janeiro - and even sold out London's 4,000 capacity Albert Hall in th...The Scratch
New Century, Manchester
Saturday 30 January - Friday 5 February 2027
Dublin's The Scratch were born from a shared love of metal and traditional Irish music and have moulded triumphant melodies with the groove and intensity of metal. Their debut album released in 2020 reached #9 in the Irish Album Charts, #2 ...Stornoway
New Century, Manchester
Friday 19 February 2027
On listening to Oxford indie folk band Stornoway - now reunited after a six year hiatus - the yearning for adventure and the freedom of the coast and wild places is palpable. As is true of classic songwriting partnerships, lyricist Brian Br...Aurie Styla
New Century, Manchester
Thursday 4 March 2027
Aurie Styla is one of the most naturally charismatic and hilarious comedians around. Following his acclaimed 100+ date worldwide tour, he's back on the road with his brand-new show Maverick. Maverick looks at life from the end of The Aur...
How to get to New Century, Manchester
New Century Frequently Asked Questions
34 Hanover Street, Manchester, M4 4AH
The nearest carparks are;
Just Park Riga St, Manchester, M4 4AF
EuroPark 88a Miller St, Manchester, M4 4DY
The nearest train station is Victoria.
Shudehill tram stop is also just a 2 minute walk away.
The capacity for New Century Hall is up to 1300 standing.
Capacity is varied to accomodate each individual event.
You can email New Century Hall or contact your ticket provider.
New Century Hall box office opens on event days from 4pm.
When we know of a duration of a show, we add it to the description of the show on our event pages.
If the time isn't listed, we do not have the information yet. We update our pages daily so it maybe a case of knowing closer to the performance itself, so keep checking.
You can also email New Century Hall for further information.
For more information on access at New Century Hall, you can visit their accessibility page.
Whether you have positive or negative feedback you would like to feedback to New Century Hall, please email them directly.
For any lost property enquiries, please email New Century Hall with a description f the item and details of the event you attended.
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Most Popular Shows and Events at New Century, Manchester
