NEW SHOWS IN MANCHESTER
NEW SHOWS IN MANCHESTER
Peppa Pig's Big Family Show
Lowry
Friday 6 - Sunday 8 February 2026
Peppa Pig and friends are back in their brand new live stage show! With a new arrival on the way the whole family are busy getting ready. With building and decorating work to be done it's an oinktastic makeover and Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig, Da...Uncanny - Fear of the Dark
Lowry
Thursday 18 September 2025 - Thursday 5 February 2026
The first Uncanny live stage show "I Know What I Saw" was one of the best-selling paranormal shows in theatre history. Now, Danny Robins and his team of experts are back with a brand-new show for 2025, with thrillingly new and terrifying r...Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow
Lowry
Tuesday 14 - Wednesday 15 October 2025
After a sell-out 2023 UK tour and extended run in London's West End, Taskmaster loser Nick Mohammed returns as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow with a brand new show. Show Pony has been described by Mr. Swallow as “payba...Dead Ringers
Lowry
Sunday 12 October 2025
To mark its 25th anniversary, BBC Radio 4's legendary, multi-award-winning topical satire show takes to the road with a full UK tour for the first time. Starring long-standing cast members Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, and Du...Garth Marenghi
Lowry
Wednesday 29 - Thursday 30 October 2025
From the fevered imaginata of Horror Fiction's Grand Frightener Garth Marenghi - Channel 4's spoof pulp horror author created by English comedians Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade - author of Sunday Times Bestselling Garth Marenghi's Terr...Jimmy Cricket's Big Birthday Gala Show
Lowry
Saturday 1 November 2025
Everyone's favourite Irish comedian, Jimmy Cricket, celebrates his 80th birthday with a star studded gala show all in aid of Francis House Children's Hospice. Lacashire-living Jimmy's amazing career in comedy includes his own TV and r...An Evening of Burlesque Cabaret
Stockport Plaza
Friday 25 September 2026
A Glorious Night of Glamour, Laughter and Feel-Good Fun. Roll up, roll up... the UK's longest-running burlesque show is back touring the nation with a thrilling new twist! Presenting An Evening of Burlesque Cabaret - a dazzling cele...Eating Austen
The Portico Library
Saturday 24 May 2025
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth, join the Portico Kitchen for an afternoon of thoughtful conversation and delectable bites centred on the work of Jane Austen. This intimate event will feature a curated selection of dishes e...The Kooks
Co-op Live
Friday 3 October 2025
The Kooks came bopping out of Brighton at an almost serendipitous moment, catching the mid '00s guitar band wave at its apex and riding it all the way to considerable commercial success. The quartet formed at Brighton Music College in...Loyle Carner
O2 Victoria Warehouse
Sunday 23 - Tuesday 25 November 2025
Described by The Observer as "one of hip-hop's most affecting new voices" and "a shining light for UK hip-hop" by Metro, Brit and Mercury Prize nominated Lambeth rapper Lyle Carner has scored two UK no.3 albums, which demonstrate his jaz...Mary J Blige
Co-op Live
Friday 4 July 2025
Grammy and Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated, “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul,” Mary J. Blige announced a special one off Arena performance here at Co-op Live. The show comes on the heels of her new album “Gratitude”. T...Motionless In White
AO Arena
Saturday 7 February 2026
With their unique combination of industrial metal dissonance, captivating gothic bombast and powerful, contemporary metalcore, Pennsylvania's Motionless In White have become one of the most important forces in modern US rock music. Wi...Keyshia Cole
AO Arena
Thursday 25 September 2025
Dubbed the "Princess of Hip-Hop Soul", Californian singer Keyshia Cole has gone from being a backing vocalist for MC Hammer to a multi-million selling artist in her own right. Best known in the UK for her hits "Let It Go" (featuring Missy ...Amy Macdonald
O2 Apollo
Friday 5 December 2025
Scottish singing sensation Amy Macdonald fell in love with music at the age of 12 when she was inspired by hearing rock stalwarts Travis perform at Glasgow's popular T In The Park festival. On a family trip soon after, she even decided...Jason Donovan
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Jason Donovan's latest tour is a spectacular celebration of his remarkable career in music, theatre, film and TV. This exciting tour will take fans on a journey through 35 years of hits on stage and screen via Jason's energetic and uniq...Scouting for Girls
O2 Apollo
Saturday 21 March 2026
Friends since they were five, London indie pop three-piece Scouting For Girls have never changed to chase success. Success came to them; their 2007 self-titled debut went on to become triple platinum and birthed the generation-bridging...Batty!
Waterside
Thursday 9 October 2025
This new production from Victoria Firth & Company explores the wildness - as opposed to madness - of women, and how our feral side can reconnect us to ourselves and our environment. Have you got a wild side? Batty has, she dreams of runnin...Michelle De Swarte
Lowry
Friday 13 March 2026
Michelle de Swarte is back with her entourage of trademark razor-sharp wit and no-holds-barred storytelling with her new show, The Afters. After the main event's highs and lows, Michelle wonders what to do after the party. She's heading t...Larry Dean
Darwen Library Theatre
Friday 13 June 2025
Thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee and two-time star of Live At The Apollo, returns with a hilarious brand new show, Dodger, about identity, heroes and the benefits of being a dafty. Larry has been spending a lot of time with hi...Phil Chapman
Octagon Theatre
Sunday 6 July 2025
With millions of views online, Phil Chapman has made his name as one of the top MCs in the country, combining killer topical jokes with his razor sharp wit. Following on from his debut tour and two sell out shows, Phil brings his new show ...Tom Lucy
Lowry
Sunday 15 March 2026
Award winning comedian Tom Lucy is embarking on his biggest solo tour with his brand new show 'Golden Boy'. Tom is one of the most exciting young comedians in the UK. He is the host of smash hit podcast 'Private Parts' and has appeared ...John Robertson
Creatures Comedy Club
Friday 25 July 2025
90 minutes of improv, mayhem, gaming comedy, crowdwork and songs from the UK's most manic comic on his first-ever stand-up tour! Best known for his high-octane improvisation and game show The Dark Room, come get played with! First half: I...Ray Bradshaw
Lowry
Saturday 21 March 2026
1 in 6 adults in the UK will lose their hearing in their lifetime; two of those are Ray Bradshaw's parents. The multi award winning comedian is back on tour with a brand-new show all about growing up as a CODA; A Child of Deaf Adults. H...Dan Tiernan
Creatures Comedy Club
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Dan Tiernan was nominated for best newcomer at the 2022 Chortle Awards, a year after he was named breakthrough act at the North West Comedy Awards. With a set based on being a gay, dyspraxic Mancunian who works in a care home for young asy...The Christmas Orchestra
Albert Hall
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...Daft Funk - A Retrospective Celebration of Daft Punk
O2 Ritz
Saturday 24 January 2026
Dedicated to recreating the sound and atmosphere of a Daft Punk live experience, Daft Funk's meticulously crafted stage productions feature authentic costumes and synchronised custom light shows, with over 1500 LEDs and a three-metre pyr...Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
The Bridgewater Hall
Friday 23 January 2026
Take a journey back in time to remember Michael Jackson - the man, the music and the magic. MichaelⓇ Starring Ben is a hit theatre production starring the UK's ultimate Michael Jackson tribute star, Ben Bowman. Not only does he look ...Alina Bzhezhinska's HipHarp Collective & Brian Jackson - Celebrating Alice Coltrane
Band On The Wall
Saturday 24 May 2025
Undoubtedly one of the leading harpists in the world today, Alina Bzhezhinska (a.k.a. AlinaHipHarp) is a one-woman powerhouse on a mission to bring harp to the forefront of contemporary sound. In 2024 honouring the memory of Alice Coltra...The Enemy
New Century Hall
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 ...Wheatus
O2 Ritz
Friday 28 November 2025
Teenage years may be fleeting for the Platinum-selling New York pop rockers, but it seems "Teenage Dirtbag" is for life, as Wheatus' debut single from 2000 popped up yet again in 2022, making itself known in a way never seen before in ...GoGo Penguin
Albert Hall
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 compo...Daði Freyr
Albert Hall
Monday 8 September 2025
Music and family are the most important things in the world to Daði 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 w...Dope Lemon (Angus Stone)
New Century Hall
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 (20...Scene Queen
O2 Ritz
Friday 5 September 2025
Hannah Collins, formerly RØSÉ, is the "Pretty in Pink" blonde New York singer known for coining the style "bimbocore", a "hyperfeminine offshoot of metalcore" that "blends the reclaimed hyperfeminine aesthetics and vocal disto...Ritual - Richy Ahmed + Hitty
O2 Victoria Warehouse
Sunday 4 May 2025
Starting smooth and sexy with Hip Hop, R&B & Afro vibes... then transitioning into high-energy House Music as the night unfolds, get ready for what promises to be Manchester's biggest bank holiday day & night party! SPECIAL GUEST DJs:Richy...Gladiators Live
AO Arena
Saturday 22 - Sunday 23 November 2025
Get ready for the ultimate action-packed experience, as Gladiators Live Tour makes its global debut in arenas across the UK for the very first time in 2025. Featuring the new stars of the UK TV series Gladiators, the live show will be a sp...Private Lives
Octagon Theatre
Thursday 4 - Saturday 27 September 2025
LOVE AND CHAOS COLLIDE IN NOËL COWARD'S TIMELESS COMEDY Amanda and Elyot are charming, rich, utterly reckless - and divorced. When they meet unexpectedly on the first night of their honeymoons with new partners, in the balmy moonlight ...Snake in the Grass
Octagon Theatre
Thursday 9 - Saturday 25 October 2025
A darkly comic thriller about family, secrets and manipulation. Annabel returns home after the death of her cruel father. Reunited with her sister Miriam, the siblings bicker as buried truths resurface. Tensions grow when his former nurse...Macbeth
Octagon Theatre
Wednesday 4 - Saturday 28 March 2026
Shakespeare's iconic tragedy is brought to life in a powerful new production. In a country ravaged by war and rebellion, a fragile peace has finally broken out across an exhausted amd wounded land. Macbeth, returning from battle, meets t...Black Tie Ball
Octagon Theatre
Wednesday 29 October - Saturday 1 November 2025
It's the glitziest night of the year, and everyone wants to be there, from the great to the good. The Bentleys are parked, the Jazz band has arrived, and the magician is magic, so pick up your invite for this fundraising frenzy. But behin...CANAL STREET LONELY HEARTS CLUB
Hope Mill Theatre
Wednesday 3 - Sunday 14 September 2025
Filled with his trademark caustic wit, Jonathan Harvey's classic "gut-wrenching" (The Independent) 90s play, Rupert Street Lonely Hearts Club, has relocated from its original London location to modern day Manchester. Canal Street Lonely He...The Fire Raisers
Hope Mill Theatre
Tuesday 23 - Sunday 28 September 2025
A darkly comic and absurd play about the dangers of turning a blind eye to growing threats and the consequences of inaction. The debut show from We Merry Dancers Theatre Company brings Max Frisch's constantly relevant play to life. In a t...Bonding - The Myth, The Legend & The Legacy of Bond
Hope Mill Theatre
Monday 21 - Tuesday 22 July 2025
Cyril Blake's sell-out hit from the Edinburgh Fringe explores the myth, legend and legacy of Bond - and what it all means to guys trying to find their way through life and love. Stephen has always wanted to be James Bond. He's got a tux, a...National Theatre Live - A Streetcar Named Desire (15)
Stockport Plaza
Saturday 28 June 2025
Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby, and Ben Foster lead the cast in Tennessee Williams' timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas. As Blanche's fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace - but her downward spiral bring...The Word Is Terry Christian
The Frog and Bucket
Sunday 18 May 2025
Join award winning Mancunian broadcaster, stand up comedian and TV host Terry Christian to celebrate - with the aid of some amazing clips and no holds bar Q&A - the 30th anniversary of the iconic and quintessentially 90s TV show, The W...Clinton Baptiste
Lowry
Sunday 15 March 2026
Hot on the heels of his fourth sell-out UK tour, the nation's favourite clairvoyant medium, from Peter Kay's 'Phoenix Nights', Clinton Baptiste is back with a new live show for 2026 and beyond! In a rudderless world, mankind needs an envoy...Jimmy Dore
Manchester Academy
Thursday 12 June 2025
Award-winning comedian Jimmy Dore is a certified Youtube sensation with over one million subscribers and over one billion views. With several Comedy Central Specials including “Citizen Jimmy”, which was chosen “Best Of ...Kate Rusby
The Bridgewater Hall
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Often hailed as the "First Lady of Folk," the enchanting Kate Rusby has earned numerous accolades, including multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and a Mercury Music Prize. Her album 'Hand Me Down' peaked at #12 in the Official UK Album Charts...Dom Dolla
Depot Mayfield
Friday 10 October 2025
Grammy nominated Australian Dom Dolla is experiencing a meteoric rise with his signature style of house music connecting with global audiences, and making him recognised as one of the most exciting producers in electronic music. His di...Gurdas Maan
