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Friday 1 May 2026

NE-YO + Akon

NE-YO + Akon

Co-op Live, Manchester
American R&B star Ne-Yo shakes up the generic club based R&B to create something truly different with elements of Europop, synth-pop and hip hop soul. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit "Let Me Love...

Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Hollywood icon Mischa Barton (The O.C.) makes her UK stage debut in Double Indemnity, the gripping adaptation of one of the greatest crime novels of the 20th Century - the story that inspired Billy Wilder's film noir classic. Los Angeles, 1...

YES

YES

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  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...

Ninja Sex Party

Ninja Sex Party

O2 Apollo, Manchester
American musical comedy synth rock duo Dan Avidan and keyboardist Brian Wecht are better known as Ninja Sex Party characters Danny Sexbang, an idiotic, exuberant, hypersexual Jewish man who tries to hit on women with varying degrees of suc...

The Mystery of Banksy - A Genius Mind

The Mystery of Banksy - A Genius Mind

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Europe's most popular Banksy exhibition lands in Manchester, opening from the 13th March 2026 at Depot Mayfield.  Step inside the mind of Banksy with an art experience for all, featuring over 200 reimagined works by the acclaimed street ar...

Private Lives

Private Lives

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Jill Halfpenny returns to the Royal Exchange Theatre to play Amanda Prynne.  'I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives.' In Noel Coward's savage comedy, there's nothing a cocktail can't cu...

Justin Moorhouse

Justin Moorhouse

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Justin returns with "The Greatest Performance of My Life". After a successful and extensively extended tour of his 2022 show Stretch and Think (which you can catch in full on YouTube), he's back ...

IST IST

IST IST

Albert Hall, Manchester
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...

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Matthew Kelly and George Costigan star in a new staging of Samuel Beckett's classic play - in which absolutely nothing happens.    Set in a shifting, timeless landscape, Waiting for Godot follows two men, Vladimir and Estragon, as they wa...

Luke Combs UK - Tribute to Luke Combs

Luke Combs UK - Tribute to Luke Combs

St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
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...

The Empire Strips Back - A Burlesque Parody

The Empire Strips Back - A Burlesque Parody

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Dropping classic sci-fi characters into the world of burlesque, the hit parody The Empire Strips Back... is coming at last! Be delivered to the dark side! With comedy and allure, loving detail, and hilarious parody, The Empire Strips Back...

GIRL POWER LIVE

GIRL POWER LIVE

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Girl Power Live Get is the ultimate celebration of female musical icons! Girl Power Live brings together the timeless hits of the most legendary women in music, performed by an electrifying 8-piece live band. From the powerful anthems of Wh...

The Bon Jovi Experience

The Bon Jovi Experience

The Met, Bury
The Bon Jovi Experience are the world's first and unquestionably finest tribute to the great Bon Jovi. They are the only tribute to have been featured on the band's official website, not to mention being the only tribute to have been reques...

Murder Mystery Evening

Murder Mystery Evening

East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Nothing works up an appetite like exercising those brain cells. So bring your best detective skills and join us for a night of mystery and murder on one of our stunning heritage steam trains. If you love Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes -...

Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy

Manchester Academy, Manchester
The Swedish melodic death metal band deliver precise, ferocious musicianship. Commonly inspired by the fusion of the modern and the ancient, Hypocrisy find a way to combine innovative ideas with classic sound in order to deliver something m...

The Angry Brigade

The Angry Brigade

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Set in 1970s Britain during a period of Tory cuts, high unemployment, and increasing inequality, focusing on the hunt for the anarchist group "The Angry Brigade" by a special police squad. The play contrasts the contrasting perspectives of ...

Manford's Comedy Club

Manford's Comedy Club

Northwich Memorial Court, Northwich
Bringing the best comedians to a theatre near you. Every show has a different line-up of four top comedians, all chosen by Jason Manford! Many comedians from TV plus the best of the UK and International comedy circuit. Live at the Apollo.. ...

Trompe l'Oeil - The Musical

Trompe l'Oeil - The Musical

Contact, Manchester
Trompe l'Oeil is an American drag queen's journey through a surreal Wizard of Oz / 2016 American landscape - with drag kings and queens, jaw-dropping sex fiends and  flying bats and trampolines!    Not to be overlooked is the show's lyri...

Beatles Complete - Tribute to The Beatles

Beatles Complete - Tribute to The Beatles

Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Direct from the world famous Cavern Club, Liverpool, Beatles Complete present a night of Beatlemania packed with massive hits from the most influential band of all time. This Liverpool based 'beat combo' are the youngest ever Beatles band...

EXTC

EXTC

Band On The Wall, Manchester
It's been a long time coming (over 40 years, in fact) but Terry Chambers, the drummer for XTC, is back on the road with his new band, EXTC (named and approved by Andy Partridge), bringing the XTC songbook to audiences worldwide - including ...

Saturday 2 May 2026

NE-YO + Akon

NE-YO + Akon

Co-op Live, Manchester
American R&B star Ne-Yo shakes up the generic club based R&B to create something truly different with elements of Europop, synth-pop and hip hop soul. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit "Let Me Love...

Manchester United v Liverpool

Manchester United v Liverpool

Old Trafford, Manchester
The Red Devils take on heated rivals Liverpool at The Theatre of Dreams in the Premier League. ...

Bank of Dave The Musical

Bank of Dave The Musical

Lowry, Salford
"If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's this: everybody hates bankers." Bank of Dave: The Musical is a home-grown, brand-new British musical - bursting with northern grit, laugh-out-loud humour and what Dave himself calls "the best ...

Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Hollywood icon Mischa Barton (The O.C.) makes her UK stage debut in Double Indemnity, the gripping adaptation of one of the greatest crime novels of the 20th Century - the story that inspired Billy Wilder's film noir classic. Los Angeles, 1...

Clubland

Clubland

AO Arena, Manchester
  In a spectacular 3-hour action-packed show, re-live the classic tunes in a party atmosphere and enjoy the Clubland experience which is set to bring all those amazing times back. Clubland began as a series of compilation albums in 2002 an...

Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals)

Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals)

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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, ...

The Mystery of Banksy - A Genius Mind

The Mystery of Banksy - A Genius Mind

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Europe's most popular Banksy exhibition lands in Manchester, opening from the 13th March 2026 at Depot Mayfield.  Step inside the mind of Banksy with an art experience for all, featuring over 200 reimagined works by the acclaimed street ar...

Private Lives

Private Lives

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Jill Halfpenny returns to the Royal Exchange Theatre to play Amanda Prynne.  'I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives.' In Noel Coward's savage comedy, there's nothing a cocktail can't cu...

Justin Moorhouse

Justin Moorhouse

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Justin returns with "The Greatest Performance of My Life". After a successful and extensively extended tour of his 2022 show Stretch and Think (which you can catch in full on YouTube), he's back ...

Manchester Forever

Manchester Forever

Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
The biggest celebration of the 90's Manchester Rave Scene, a Bank Holiday recreation of the biggest and most authentic 10-hour Manchester rave reunion in history! Spanning four arenas and a full 90s fairground experience, it will feature 60...

Puressence

Puressence

Manchester Academy, Manchester
  Legendary Mancunian rock group Puressence are back, after performing their first live date in over 11 years with a huge hometown show at the Albert Hall in June 2024. James Mudriczki, Kevin Matthews, Lowell Killen, and Anthony Szuminski...

The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight

The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight

Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Few things are more magical than hearing the world's most breath-taking classical music being performed live by a brilliant orchestra in beautiful surroundings, by the flicker of candlelight.  This experience comes to life when the city's...

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Matthew Kelly and George Costigan star in a new staging of Samuel Beckett's classic play - in which absolutely nothing happens.    Set in a shifting, timeless landscape, Waiting for Godot follows two men, Vladimir and Estragon, as they wa...

Day Out With Thomas at East Lancashire Railway

Day Out With Thomas at East Lancashire Railway

East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Peep! Peep! Join Thomas & Friends for a day of family fun at East Lancashire Railway. Take a train ride with Thomas, meet Sir Topham Hatt and join Sodor Station Sweepers Rusty & Dusty for a trainload of excitement. There will be lots to enj...

The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight

The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight

St Ann's Church, Manchester
Few things are more magical than hearing the world's most breath-taking classical music being performed live by a brilliant orchestra in beautiful surroundings, by the flicker of candlelight.  This experience comes to life when the city's...

The Empire Strips Back - A Burlesque Parody

The Empire Strips Back - A Burlesque Parody

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Dropping classic sci-fi characters into the world of burlesque, the hit parody The Empire Strips Back... is coming at last! Be delivered to the dark side! With comedy and allure, loving detail, and hilarious parody, The Empire Strips Back...

Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - The Music of the Four Tops

Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - The Music of the Four Tops

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Previously known as the "American Four Tops Motown Revue Show", this is the only American tribute show touring the UK which celebrates the music of the The Four Tops and other legendary Motown artists. Paying homage to the legends, vocal gr...

Natalie Jane

Natalie Jane

Manchester Academy, Manchester
New Jersey alt-pop star and former American Idol contestant Natalie Janowski has clocked millions of streams and reached no.68 on the UK singles chart in the process with the single "AVA".  ...

The Angry Brigade

The Angry Brigade

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Set in 1970s Britain during a period of Tory cuts, high unemployment, and increasing inequality, focusing on the hunt for the anarchist group "The Angry Brigade" by a special police squad. The play contrasts the contrasting perspectives of ...

Trompe l'Oeil - The Musical

Trompe l'Oeil - The Musical

Contact, Manchester
Trompe l'Oeil is an American drag queen's journey through a surreal Wizard of Oz / 2016 American landscape - with drag kings and queens, jaw-dropping sex fiends and  flying bats and trampolines!    Not to be overlooked is the show's lyri...

Sunday 3 May 2026

Taylormania - Taylor Swift Tribute Show

Taylormania - Taylor Swift Tribute Show

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Not to be missed, TAYLORMANIA is coming to a theatre near you in 2026. An award-winning extravaganza that plays tribute to one of the leading contemporary recording artists of our time. Katy Ellis a self obsessed 'Swiftie' with an incredibl...

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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 Mystery of Banksy - A Genius Mind

The Mystery of Banksy - A Genius Mind

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Europe's most popular Banksy exhibition lands in Manchester, opening from the 13th March 2026 at Depot Mayfield.  Step inside the mind of Banksy with an art experience for all, featuring over 200 reimagined works by the acclaimed street ar...

Day Out With Thomas at East Lancashire Railway

Day Out With Thomas at East Lancashire Railway

East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Peep! Peep! Join Thomas & Friends for a day of family fun at East Lancashire Railway. Take a train ride with Thomas, meet Sir Topham Hatt and join Sodor Station Sweepers Rusty & Dusty for a trainload of excitement. There will be lots to enj...

MC Hammersmith

MC Hammersmith

Lowry, Salford
   The multi-award winning freestyle rap comedian is the world's leading gangsta rapper to ever emerge from the ghetto of middle class west London. He presents his latest show "Hippity Hoppity Get Off My Property" - an evening of improvi...

The Empire Strips Back - A Burlesque Parody

The Empire Strips Back - A Burlesque Parody

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Dropping classic sci-fi characters into the world of burlesque, the hit parody The Empire Strips Back... is coming at last! Be delivered to the dark side! With comedy and allure, loving detail, and hilarious parody, The Empire Strips Back...

Smash Into Pieces

Smash Into Pieces

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Multiple award-winning Swedish rock-export Smash Into Pieces have past half a billion Spotify streams & YouTube views. They have evolved into one of the fastest rising Scandinavian alternative rock bands after making a big breakthrough in t...

Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone

Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Renowned for her distinctive and award-winning vocal prowess, eclectic Bristol folk Americana singer-songstress Lady Nade possesses one of the most singular voices in the UK music scene. As a black woman, she acknowledges Nina Simone's trai...

Saturday Night Comedy Showcase

Saturday Night Comedy Showcase

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
A flagship show featuring four amazing comedians with a resident host, presenting a mix of up-and-coming talent and international headliners. ...

LOWRY 360

LOWRY 360

Lowry, Salford
A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of LS Lowry's iconic work, Going to the Match, in the UK's first free permanent immersive experience.   Created in collaboration with Barcelona's renowned Immersive studi...
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