WHAT'S ON AT THE AVIVA STUDIOS, MANCHESTER
What's On at the Aviva Studios, Manchester
Aviva Studios opened in 2023 and is home to Factory International. Its flexible design means it can adapt to host anything from intimate theatre shows, detailed exhibitions, global multimedia performances, and concerts. Aviva Studios delivers dance, theatre, music, visual arts, exhibitions, many premieres, and MIF.
Aviva Studios include the Warehouse with a capacity for 5’000 standing, and the hall with a capacity for 1’600 seated or 2’000 standing. These spaces can also be combined creating exciting and dynamic opportunities at Aviva.
Aviva Studios continuous programme of innovative and immersive performances creates a platform for local and international artists. Aviva has many shows, events and productions to look forward to including Carl Barron, Womex, and Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer. See what's on at Aviva Studios below and book tickets online.
Aviva Studios opened in 2023 and is home to Factory International. Its flexible design means it can adapt to host anything from intimate theatre shows, detailed exhibitions, global multimedia performances, and concerts. Aviva Studios delivers dance, theatre, music, visual arts, exhibitions, many premieres, and MIF.
Aviva Studios include the Warehouse with a capacity for 5’000 standing, and the hall with a capacity for 1’600 seated or 2’000 standing. These spaces can also be combined creating exciting and dynamic opportunities at Aviva.
Aviva Studios continuous programme of innovative and immersive performances creates a platform for local and international artists. Aviva has many shows, events and productions to look forward to including Carl Barron, Womex, and Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer. See what's on at Aviva Studios below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Aviva Studios, Manchester
What's On at the Aviva Studios, Manchester
Azyr
The Warehouse
Friday 28 March 2025
Teletech presents hard-hitting techno DJ Olly Rowley (Azyr) for an all night long show. Azyr is a DJ & Producer from Blackpool who is currently making waves in the industry. After his Boiler Room success and a series of sold out all night s...Hannah Laing
The Warehouse
Saturday 29 March 2025
Regularly featured on BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix, Hannah Laing is a Scottish disc jockey and electronic music producer from Dundee specialising in high energy trance, techno, and house music. ...Olly Alexander (Years & Years)
The Hall
Friday 4 April 2025
Critically acclaimed singer and actor Olly Alexander rose to fame as the frontman of Years & Years - the wildly successful, chart-topping pop band who formed in 2010. In 2021, he received a string of nominations for his stunning perform...Badly Drawn Boy
The Hall
Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 April 2025
Dunstable-born, Bolton-raised, Manchester-living Mercury-prize winning folk rocker Damon Gough has always been one to wear his heart on his sleeve, and his truly personal and heartfelt catalogue of glorious, colourful warming, honest pop so...Primal Scream
The Warehouse
Friday 11 April 2025
Formed in Glasgow in 1982 by Bobby Gillespie, a member of Manchester-based Glaswegian indie act The Wake, Primal Scream's career didn't really take off until the legendary frontman had left his temporary role as drummer of The Jesus and Mar...THISISPOPBABY - WAKE
The Warehouse
Thursday 17 - Monday 21 April 2025
Acclaimed Irish theatre company THISISPOPBABY invites you to witness an anthemic spectacle with the spirit of an epic trad session and the ecstatic energy of a stadium concert. Glitter, beats and banging tunes - this Irish WAKE is the ult...Hamlet Hail to the Thief
The Warehouse
Sunday 27 April - Sunday 18 May 2025
A frenetic adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet haunted by Radiohead's Hail to the Thief. Shakespeare's great tragedy and Radiohead's seminal album collide for a feverish experience that fuses theatre, music, and movement. In this frenetic di...Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer
The Hall
Thursday 8 May 2025
Ukrainian-Italian dance star Nikita Kuzmin brings his brand-new show to the stage. Rising star of Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother Nikita Kuzmin brings his brand-new show, Midnight Dancer to the stage on his first ever solo U...Tangerine Dream
The Hall
Friday 9 May 2025
Described by The New York Times as 'the best synth band in the world', seven-time Grammy nominees Tangerine Dream are a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. They have released more than one hundred albums with th...Nish Kumar
The Hall
Sunday 18 May 2025
In this election year - with the country in turmoil - there's only one comedian who can kill the mood even further... Nish Kumar - one of The Guardian and The Telegraph's 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century - is back on tour with his bran...Joe Gatto
The Hall
Saturday 4 October 2025
Bringing his new tour Let's Get Into It to Europe, Joe Gatto is a comedian best known from the hit TV shows Impractical Jokers and The Misery Index. Most recently, he toured for two years with his stand-up solo show Joe Gatto's Night...Trigger Happy TV
The Hall
Sunday 12 October 2025
It's been twenty-five years since Trigger Happy TV burst onto our screens, transforming the hidden camera format with its surreal universe of characters and unforgettable pranks. Now, to celebrate a quarter-century of chaos, Dom Joly is bri...Two Mr Ps in a Podcast
The Hall
Saturday 18 October 2025
Mr P has been a primary school teacher for over twelve years. He still works part-time in a school in Davyhulme and leads training in schools all over the UK and beyond. From sharing ideas and funny insights into life in the classroom, he h...Fat Dog
The Warehouse
Saturday 1 November 2025
Described by the NME as "2023's wildest live band", South London indie act Fat Dog's music has been described as containing elements of dance, punk and klezmer. ...Fat Dog - Day of the Dog
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
Now Wave presents Fat Dog - Day of the Dog at Aviva Studios, Manchester on 1st November 2025...
The Witcher in Concert
The Hall
Thursday 6 - Friday 7 November 2025
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the critically acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as the open-world RPG's timeless score is brought to life with a live orchestra performance featuring special appearances by Polish folk metal band Perci...Two Pints Live With Will Mellor & Ralf Little
The Hall
Thursday 13 November 2025
 Will Mellor and Ralf Little, of the cult British sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, take their smash hit Podcast out on tour when they ask people to join them for Two Pints, LIVE! Following two sell-out tours of their huge...How to get to the Aviva Studios, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at Aviva Studios, Manchester
