WHAT'S ON AT MANCHESTER ACADEMY, MANCHESTER
What's On at Manchester Academy, Manchester
Manchester Academy is four independent venues all (almost) under one roof, located on campus at The University Of Manchester. The venues are Academy 1,2,3 and Club Academy. The original student union building was built in 1957, the Academy in 1990, with Buzzcocks being the first band to play there. Following a refurb, capacity grew to around 2600 for Academy 1, 950 for Academy 2, 450 for Academy 3, and 650 for Club Academy.
Manchester Academy attracts a varied wealth of local and worldwide artists, including Adele, Nirvana, Blur, Oasis, David Bowie, Bruno Mars, Inspiral Carpets, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga. It is often referred to as one of the UK’s greenest venues, making substantial steps towards minimising environmental impact and improving sustainability.
Enjoy exciting shows, events, concerts and premieres at these four live music venues. See what's on at Manchester Academy below and book tickets online.
Manchester Academy is four independent venues all (almost) under one roof, located on campus at The University Of Manchester. The venues are Academy 1,2,3 and Club Academy. The original student union building was built in 1957, the Academy in 1990, with Buzzcocks being the first band to play there. Following a refurb, capacity grew to around 2600 for Academy 1, 950 for Academy 2, 450 for Academy 3, and 650 for Club Academy.
Manchester Academy attracts a varied wealth of local and worldwide artists, including Adele, Nirvana, Blur, Oasis, David Bowie, Bruno Mars, Inspiral Carpets, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga. It is often referred to as one of the UK’s greenest venues, making substantial steps towards minimising environmental impact and improving sustainability.
Enjoy exciting shows, events, concerts and premieres at these four live music venues. See what's on at Manchester Academy below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Manchester Academy, Manchester
What's On at Manchester Academy, Manchester
Loreen
Academy 1
Saturday 22 March 2025
In 2023, Swedish singer and songwriter Loreen became only the second performer, after Johnny Logan, to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 2012 and 2023 with the songs "Euphoria" and "Tattoo" respectively. ...cleopatrick
Academy 2
Saturday 22 March 2025
Listening to the story of Canadian duo cleopatrick is a bit like hearing the plot of the best, most righteously validating coming-of-age film never made. Two friends meet aged four in Hicksville, Nowheretown (real name: Cobourg, Ontario, po...Esprit D'Air
Academy 3
Sunday 23 March 2025
The London-based Japanese electronicore, gothic metal, power metal, and industrial metal rock band became a solo project for guitarist Kai in 2016 and have since enjoyed chart success in the UK and scooped the Independent Music Award's 'Be...Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches)
Academy 2
Monday 24 March 2025
A solo tour from Glasgow singer, musician, songwriter multiple philanthropist and leading feminist Lauren Mayberry, the vocalist and percussionist of Scottish pop band Chvrches. ...Mother's Cake
Academy 3
Monday 24 March 2025
 Disorder makes Austria's Mother's Cake feel comfortable. Lunacy is their fuel. Psychedelia is their ecstasy. Join them on an edgy journey off the beaten tracks. Six years of constant touring, writing, using - and abusing, made them who t...Aakash Gupta
Academy 2
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Coming straight from Delhi's Sarojini Nagar to a theatre near you, Aakash Gupta, Winner of Amazon Prime COMICSTAAN Season 2, is one of the top Indian Stand up comedians, who has achieved success on internet and on stage. His extremely popu...The Highstool Prophets
Lola Young
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 27 March 2025
Croydon singer-songwriter Lola Young was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star in 2021. She was chosen to cover the 1980s hit "Together in Electric Dreams" for the John Lewis Christmas advert. The following year, she placed fourth i...
Panchiko
Club Academy
Friday 28 March 2025
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...Ezio
Academy 3
Friday 28 March 2025
An English band that formed in Cambridge in 1990, Ezio were -- at first -- Ezio Lunedei and Mark "Booga" Fowell. Lunedei and Fowell honed their chops by playing all over the country and released their first album, The Angel Song, on indepen...Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Academy 2
Saturday 29 March 2025
Fleetwood Bac are the world's first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classic 'Rumours' line-up. The show focuses on the 'Rumours' era of the band ...
South of Salem
Thuy
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Bay Area native recording artist and songwriter, th?y, is setting herself apart in today's pop R&B scene. Raised with a rich Vietnamese heritage th?y grew up inspired by early 2000s pop and R&B idols like Britney Spears, Brandy, and Mariah ...Delights
Academy 2
Friday 4 April 2025
 Dubbed as "kaleidoscopic guitar janglers", Manchester-based 4-piece guitar band Delights formed in 2017 while at sixth form together. The band draw their inspirations from an eclectic catalogue of music, influenced both by what their par...
Alessi Rose Manchester Tickets
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
Academy 1
Saturday 5 April 2025
The Hampshire punk and folk artist was initially a vocalist in the punk rock band Million Dead, before turning his focus towards a folkier, acoustic-based solo career. Since that time, he has reached international acclaim as a chart-topping...Lordi
Academy 2
Saturday 5 April 2025
Although Rock/Heavy Metal monsters LORDI were founded in 1992 by lead singer, songwriter, and designer Mr. Lordi, it wasn't until 2006 that they celebrated their international breakthrough by winning the Eurovision Song Contest ("Hard Rock ...Sammy Obeid
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Lebanese-Palestinian American, born in Oakland California, Sammy Obeid double majored in Business and Mathematics at UC Berkeley and then turned down a job at Google to be a comedian. Now the host of 100 Humans on Netflix, he's also appeare...An Evening with Phil Rosenthal - Somebody Feed Phil
Academy 1
Wednesday 9 April 2025
"Everybody Loves Raymond" creator Phil Rosenthal is the award-winning creator, executive producer, writer, and host of "Somebody Feel Phil," Netflix's most popular food and travel show, which premiered its fifth season in May 2022. This Emm...Lila Ike
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 9 April 2025
 Fusing contemporary reggae with elements of soul, hip-hop and dancehall, the fast-rising songbird from Manchester, Jamaica, gained attention at home and abroad with her distinctive delivery, old-school sensibilities and modern-day swagge...Siobhan Winifred
Academy 3
Wednesday 9 April 2025
Carving out a unique space of her own, Siobhan Winifred has cultivated a passionate following for her deftly pop-tinged, rousing indie-rock. Born & raised in Dorset, UK and of Irish lineage, Siobhan was influenced at a young age by the lyri...Peach Pit
Academy 1
Thursday 10 April 2025
 If friendship had a sound, it would be Peach Pit. The wistful grooves, glassy guitars, and sun-kissed melodies feel like they could only be made by musicians who have spent close to a lifetime (or at least half of their lives) together. ...Ocean Wisdom
Academy 2
Friday 11 April 2025
The Camden Town rapper who found fame with his 2014 debut single "Walkin'", in which he delivered lyrics faster than Eminem's "Rap God" (which itself has received acclaim for its rapping speed), at 4.45 words per second, as opposed to "Rap ...
The 30+ Club
Academy 1
Saturday 12 April 2025
Love to dance but can't hack late nights? The 30+ Club reclaim the dancefloor for the over 30s, with the music, the atmosphere and bedtime to suit those who've 'still got it'. ...The Man From Delmonte
Academy 2
Saturday 12 April 2025
After a 34 year hiatus, 1980s Manchester indie art pop favourites The Man from Delmonte return. Between 1988 and 1991 they shone brightly creating some of the most memorable pop songs of the "Madchester" era. Water in My Eyes, My Love is Li...Chasing Mumford - Tribute to Mumford & Sons
Academy 3
Saturday 12 April 2025
Europes No.1 Mumford and Sons Tribute have supported big names such as Scouting for Girls, The Hoosiers, Sigala, Pixie Lott, Mungo Jerry, and many more. Their show continues to remain fresh and exciting as the awesome 5-piece fully live b...
Dressed to Kill - Tribute to Kiss
Erasured - The Ultimate Erasure Tribute
Academy 3
Saturday 19 April 2025
In 1995 Mark Rodway appeared on ITV's "Stars In Their Eyes" (and again for the 1995 Christmas Special) as Erasure's Andy Bell, to universal acclaim. He met Pete Faint in 1996 and the pair began writing original material together and at th...Cochise
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 20 April 2025
Cochise is entering a new era. The 26-year-old Florida rapper has already proven to be an eclectic artist, injecting the slick adlibs of peak 2010s SoundCloud rap, with a sugar rush flow that sounds like FL Studio overloading. That sound br...Elliot Minor
Academy 2
Wednesday 23 April 2025
York symphonic rockers Elliot Minor had a string of Top 40 singles in the UK chart, including "Jessica", "The White One Is Evil", "Still Figuring Out" and their biggest hit "Parallel Worlds". Classically trained musicians, they play a wide...Exit North
Academy 3
Thursday 24 April 2025
A musical collaboration between Steve Jansen, the founder and drummer of English new wave band Japan and Gothenburg musicians, singer Thomas Feiner, pianist Ulf Jansson, and renowned Swedish producer/multi-instrumentalist Charlie Storm. The...thrown
Academy 2
Friday 25 April 2025
Since forming in 2021, Swedish heavy weights Thrown have been mesmerising the metal world with their signature blend of aural violence, live intensity and enigmatic performances. thrown are undoubtedly the most listened to new metal artist ...The Redroom
Academy 3
Friday 25 April 2025
Formed in 2019, Manchester band The Redroom saw early success with their debut single Nostalgia and have since amassed over 150,000 Spotify streams, attracting interest from the likes of BBC 6 Music, Radio X, ThisFeeling, and Crack Magazine...Valery Meladze
Academy 1
Saturday 26 April 2025
  Georgian-born Russian art rock star Valery Meladze, a Meritorious Artist of Russia, and People's Artist of the Chechen Republic, celebrates 30 years in the industry. With his brother Konstantin Meladze, he founded the Russian-Ukrainian...Skegss
Academy 2
Saturday 26 April 2025
Australian duo of Ben Reed (vocals, guitar) and Jonny Lani (drums) have enjoyed #1 albums on their homeland Australia ARIA Albums Chart. They bring a newly heightened creative energy to every aspect of their explosive yet introspective form...
Sheppard
Club Academy
Saturday 26 April 2025
It's the stuff of teenage dreams: one minute you're writing songs in your parents' front room, the next you're knocking Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' off the No.1 slot and going 7 x Platinum. Sheppard's 2014 international hit single Geronimo w...Pearl Scam + Angry Hair - Pearl Jam & Alice In Chains Tributes
Academy 3
Saturday 26 April 2025
Pearl Scam is the UK's finest Pearl Jam experience. The band's musicians have come together with one common goal - recreating Pearl Jam's high energy live shows. Hear classic songs like Jeremy, Betterman, Elderly Woman and Given To Fly and...Airbag
Club Academy
Sunday 27 April 2025
For fans of Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Marillion, Astra, and Ozric Tentacles, Argentine hard rock sibling trio Airbag boast magnificent singing and prog atmospheres which compete for the lion's share with dark and captivating guitars, and...IAMX
Academy 3
Monday 28 April 2025
IAMX is the solo musical project of Middlesbrough-born Chris Corner after the hiatus of his former band Sneaker Pimps. With a focus on the experimentation of visual art, musically, IAMX spans across multiple genres ranging from electronic r...bbno$
