WHAT'S ON AT THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
What's On at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The Bridgewater Hall Manchester is an international concert venue that opened in 1996 and has a capacity of 2500. It hosts over 300 performances a year including classical, musical theatre, jazz, rock, pop, and world music.
Home to The Hallé and regular venue for the BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata, it also hosts its own classical season – The International Concert Series. It has welcomed stars such as Sir Paul McCartney, Nick Cave, Alfie Boe, Michael Ball, Strictly Stars, and Lea Salonga.
The Bridgewater Hall boasts a £1.2 million pipe organ with 5500 pipes and was the largest instrument to be installed in a UK venue for over a century. A world class concert hall with many exciting shows, events, concerts and premieres to look forward to Wicked Sing-Along, Eric Idle, Jason Mraz, Level 42, Lulu, Russell Watson, Rob Brydon, The Drifters, and Fishermans Friends. See what's on at The Bridgewater Hall Manchester below and book tickets online.
The Bridgewater Hall Manchester is an international concert venue that opened in 1996 and has a capacity of 2500. It hosts over 300 performances a year including classical, musical theatre, jazz, rock, pop, and world music.
Home to The Hallé and regular venue for the BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata, it also hosts its own classical season – The International Concert Series. It has welcomed stars such as Sir Paul McCartney, Nick Cave, Alfie Boe, Michael Ball, Strictly Stars, and Lea Salonga.
The Bridgewater Hall boasts a £1.2 million pipe organ with 5500 pipes and was the largest instrument to be installed in a UK venue for over a century. A world class concert hall with many exciting shows, events, concerts and premieres to look forward to Wicked Sing-Along, Eric Idle, Jason Mraz, Level 42, Lulu, Russell Watson, Rob Brydon, The Drifters, and Fishermans Friends. See what's on at The Bridgewater Hall Manchester below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
What's On at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The Hallé - Walton's First Symphony
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 12 March 2026
Following the lively ?Courtly Dances? from Britten?s opera Gloriana, Alpesh Chauhan is joined on the platform by Norwegian trumpeter, Tine Thing Helseth who performs the UK premiere a new, exciting work, written especially for her. Musicall...Philharmonia Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
Celebrating their 80th anniversary in 2025, The Philharmonia is a world-class symphony orchestra for the 21st century, based in London at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. The Philharmonia was founded in 1945 by EMI producer Walter Le...Philharmonia Orchestra with Alisa Weilerstein cello
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 13 March 2026
We begin in Ortiz?s native country with Arturo M?rquez?s exhilarating Danz?n No.2. And then we?re hurtling across the Atlantic for Rimsky-Korsakov?s vibrant musical retelling of One Thousand and One Nights.?...BBC Philharmonic - Four Last Songs
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
The Landscape Wakes is a BBC Philharmonic Orchestra commission, in partnership with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra....The Celine Experience - Tribute to Celine Dion with January Butler
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 15 March 2026
The Celine Experience tribute concert stars the highly acclaimed vocalist, January Butler, with an incredible full live band. With dazzling costumes, jaw dropping vocals and a sensational 'live concert' feel, this show will take you on a tw...National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 16 March 2026
The Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra has long been one of the most distinguished European orchestras and has achieved world-wide recognition through its many international tours, which include Australia, the US, Europe and Asia. Their ...10cc
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 17 March 2026
One of the UK's most innovative and influential bands, Mancunian art pop and soft rock legends 10cc return with the typically tongue-in-cheek 'And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour' - celebrating a genre-defying repertoire that continue...The Hallé - Mullova plays Brahms
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 19 - Sunday 22 March 2026
Concert sponsors: Manchester Airports Group, CMS and Zen Internet...BBC Philharmonic - Anthracite Fields
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
This symphonic arrangement of Anthracite Fields is a BBC Philharmonic Orchestra commission, in partnership with the Louisville Orchestra....Hallé Youth Ensembles Celebration
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 22 March 2026
The Halle Youth Ensembles Celebration showcases the talent of the youngest members of the Halle family. A highlight in the Halles calendar, join us in celebrating our wonderful youth ensembles, including the Halle Children's Choir, Youth Tr...Vitamin String Quartet - The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, and Beyond
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 23 March 2026
Long before Bridgerton broke the Netflix algorithm, California's Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) had helped establish classical crossover as a genuine force in contemporary music. Fresh off high-profile placements in Seasons 1 and 2 of the afo...Ventis Vocal Ensemble
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 23 March 2026
?Formed in 2023, Ventis Vocal Ensemble is an upper voice sextet of soloists from the Royal Northern College of Music. Inspired by the winds that carry music across cultures, they explore a wide range of traditional and contemporary folk mus...The Dubliners Encore - The Official Stage Show
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 26 March 2026
The Dubliners Encore is the Official stage show celebrating the greatest folk band of all time. Produced by The Dubliners' John Sheahan; renowned fiddle player and legendary Irish icon, this new show packs 50 years of songs, stories, and cr...Spider-Man: No Way Home - Live in Concert
The Bridgewater Hall
Monday 30 March 2026
Spider-Man™: No Way Home, one of the most successful Super Hero films of all time, will be presented live in concert, in what will be the ultimate experience for Spider-Man™ fans. The box office smash hit will have its incredibl...Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition 2026 Final
The Billy Joel Songbook
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 3 April 2026
Acclaimed singer-songwriter and pianist Elio Pace will thrill you with his smash-hit award-winning show The Billy Joel Songbook. The Billy Joel Songbook pays homage to one of the most iconic musicians, singer-songwriters, and composer...The Shoop Shoop Show - The Cher Collection
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Get ready to experience the ultimate celebration of Cher Turn Back Time and experience The Shoop Shoop Show - The Cher Collection, an exhilarating music-led production with a party atmosphere. Led by the sensational Rachael Hawnt, winner of...Fisherman's Friends
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 12 April 2026
Britain's oldest boy band have nine albums to their name, two feature films, a stage musical, a book, a TV documentary, they've played for royalty and to tens of thousands of fans in sell-out tours year in year out... No, it's not The B...La Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia & Thibaut Garcia
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 13 April 2026
Star guitarist Thibaut Garcia joins the OSG (Galicia Symphony Orchestra) to bring some gorgeous Spanish sunshine to theUK. Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez is an icon in Spanish music, and surely the greatest guitar concerto ever wri...Galicia Symphony Orchestra with Thibaut Garcia guitar
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 13 April 2026
Joaqu?n?Rodrigo?s Concierto de Aranjuez is an icon in Spanish music, and surely the greatest guitar concerto ever written. It?s the centrepiece of a programme that also transports us to Andalucia with works by Joaqu?n Turina and Manuel de F...Ewan Millar oboe & Tomos Boyles piano
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Supported by Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL)...The Hallé - A Sea Symphony
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Tarmo Peltokoski is joined by a duo of star-studded soloists and two generations of Hall? singers for Vaughan Williams? immense Sea Symphony, a groundbreaking work in the symphonic and choral repertoire for its use of the chorus and vocal s...
BBC Philharmonic - New World Symphony
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 18 April 2026
Firebrand pianist Frank Dupree makes his BBC Philharmonic Orchestra debut in Kapustin?s breakneck Piano Concerto No. 4 ? a dazzling whirlwind of a piece that marries jazz improvisation with relentless classical virtuosity. To open: Duke Ell...The Hallé - The Unanswered Question
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 April 2026
D?nes V?rjon and Nicolas Altstaedt compete in Kurt?g?s commanding Double Concerto, as Thomas Ad?s conducts. ?One of the most unusual pieces written for cello? (Bachtrack), Kurt?g?s brilliant Double Concerto engages both soloists and an orch...The 80's Show
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 24 April 2026
The 80s Show - The Greatest Tribute to the Greatest Decade, brings you the BEST 80s party on the Planet! As we all know the 80s was all about high energy and innovation, which produced some of the most memorable bands and styles of all time...BBC Philharmonic - Big Beautiful Dark and Scary
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 25 April 2026
Personal suffering is distant in Tchaikovsky?s concerto, but front-and-centre of Hector Berlioz?s Symphonie fantastique. Originally titled ?Episodes in the Life of an Artist?, this ?fantastic symphony in five parts? follows the tribulations...Blue
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 26 April 2026
Kilimanjaro Live & Triple A Entertainment present: Blue - 25th Anniversary Tour + Special Guest 911 The Blue boys are back in town! Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan are ready to make new memories with the news that they ...The Hallé - Chamber Series: Hallé Brass Quintet
Antoine Préat piano
YES
The Bridgewater Hall
Friday 1 May 2026
After their hugely successful 'Classic Tales Of Yes' UK Tour in 2024, Progressive Rock legends, YES, return to perform their 1971 classic album, Fragile, in its entirety, including such timeless songs as 'Heart of the Sunrise', 'South S...Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals)
The Bridgewater Hall
Saturday 2 May 2026
40 years since double Brit-Award winners, The Fine Young Cannibals (FYC), stormed into the UK charts with their debut single and album in 1985, lead singer, Roland Gift presents Fine Young Cannibals at 40. As they celebrate 40 fine years, ...Paul Carrack
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 3 May 2026
As a solo artist and member of Ace, Squeeze, Roger Water's Bleeding Heart Band, and perhaps most famously, Mike + The Mechanics, among others, Sheffield vocalist Paul Carrack has enjoyed hit after hit, earning him the nickname by the BBC, "...
The Hallé - Spring with Sir Mark Elder
Stephen Hough
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 12 May 2026
One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Sir Stephen Hough is arguably Britain's finest living pianist. A Chetham's School of Music and Royal Northern College of Music alumnus who was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Hono...Giorgi Gigashvili piano
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 12 May 2026
2024 Terence Judd-Hall? Award winnerSponsored by The Terence Judd Trust...Sir Stephen Hough piano
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Only Stephen Hough could shape a concert like this. We begin with Klavierst?cke ? literally, ?Piano Pieces? ? from two romantic giants, Schubert and Brahms, and two towering 20th-century composers, Schoenberg and Stockhausen. From Beethoven...The Hallé - Dvořák's Symphony No.8
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 14 - Sunday 17 May 2026
Concert sponsor: Manchester Airports Group...The Neverland Express + Caleb Johnson - Celebrating Meat Loaf
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 15 May 2026
The only show that was officially endorsed by Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman, celebrate the legendary rocker and experience his hit songs performed brilliantly by his backing band The Neverland Express plus American Idol winner, Caleb Johnson. ...The Hallé - Chamber Series: Alexander Gadjiev
BBC Philharmonic - Northern Lights
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 16 May 2026
Nielsen?s Symphony No. 5 is a gripping musical battle between chaos and order. Pulsing rhythms, fierce percussion, and surging orchestral lines create an intense drama, with a defiant energy that combines beauty, struggle, and exhilarating ...The Hallé - Family Concert: Film Favourites
Midge Ure (Ultravox / Visage)
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 19 May 2026
At the start of 1981, Ultravox were laying their claim to be one of the defining acts of the 80's, following the global success of hit "Vienna". Heading back into the studio the same year invigorated, they recorded their second album wit...The Hallé - Rush Hour: West Side Story Symphonic Dances
The Hallé - It's A Livin' Thing: The Music of Jeff Lynne's ELO
The Hallé's season finale - Kahchun Wong conducts Mahler's Sixth
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Bridgewater Hall
Thursday 4 June 2026
Few shows have experienced the phenomenal global success of The Simon & Garfunkel Story, with multiple sold-out shows in over 50-countries worldwide and over 20 headline performances in London's West End, including multiple appearances at t...The Simon and Garfunkel Story
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 4 June 2026
With standing ovations at every performance at the show Art Garfunkel himself loved, you don?t want to miss this international sensation....David Sedaris
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 June - Monday 6 July 2026
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humour writers. He is the master of satire and one of today's most observant writers addressing the human condition, and has made us ...Sing with the Hallé: Mendelssohn's Elijah - Audience
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 June 2026
?Complete novice. Thoroughly enjoyed the day. Matthew is an amazing conductor and choirmaster. The soloists were superb and the orchestra brilliant? ? Previous participant...Sing with the Hallé: Mendelssohn's Elijah - Participants
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 June 2026
?Complete novice. Thoroughly enjoyed the day. Matthew is an amazing conductor and choirmaster. The soloists were superb and the orchestra brilliant? ? Previous participant...Sounds of the 60's Live with Tony Blackburn
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Join Tony as he presents an evening of 60s classics performed live by the Sounds Of The 60s All Star Band & Singers. Featuring the hits of The Everly Brothers, Dusty Springfield, The Kinks, Elvis, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Otis Reddin...BBC Philharmonic - Mahler's Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection'
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 June 2026
130 years after its first performance, Mahler?s Resurrection remains one of the most profound and life-affirming works of art ever created....Nikita Kuzmin - Supernova
The Bridgewater Hall
Sunday 14 June 2026
Burn The Floor presents Strictly Come Dancing finalist and fan favourite Nikita Kuzmin, who takes centre stage in the explosive new dance spectacular Supernova. Created in collaboration with world-renowned choreographer and BAFTA award rec...K-Pop All Stars Tribute
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 25 June 2026
With a sea of light sticks glowing and the crowd moving as one, you?ll feel the music and the electrifying energy of?K-Pop All Stars?in this live, immersive experience!...Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 13 September 2026
Thompson Twins are widely regarded as one of the most iconic bands of the 1980s. Known for their unique fusion of pop, new wave, and synth-driven dance music, combined with an eclectic visual style, the band enjoyed consistent success in...How to get to The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Bridgewater Hall Frequently Asked Questions
Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3WS
There are number of car parks close to The Bridgwater Hall. The nearest car parks are Q-Park First Street, NCP Manchester Central, NCP Great Northern or NCP Oxford Street.
The nearest train stations are Deansgate (approximately a 6 minute walk) and Oxford Road (approximately a 9 minute walk).
The nearest tram stop is St Peter's Square (approximately a 4 minute walk) or Deansgate Castlefield (approximately a 6 minute walk).
The capacity of The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester is 2500. Click here for the seating plan.
Please contact The Bridgewater Hall directly. For further information, please visit their booking info page.
If you would like to buy a ticket in person from The Bridgewater Hall Box Office, they open:
Monday to Friday 10.00am—5.00pm
Saturday & Sunday (concert nights only) 2.00pm—5.00pm.
Counter service is available until 8pm concert nights.
Alternatively, you can see what's on and book online here.
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Most Popular Shows and Events at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
