WHAT'S ON AT THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
What's On at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
What's On at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Hallé - The Best of Bond
Saturday 29 June 2024
Prepare to be propelled into 007's world of intrigue and danger with the electrifying music of the James Bond movies. The heart-pounding music of the Bond films is the secret agent's sonic signature and transforms every film into a thrillin...
Layton & Nikita
Sunday 30 June 2024
Dancing fans rejoice as Strictly Come Dancing stars Layton and Nikita reunite for a brand-new live dance spectacular! Visiting Layton's home city of Manchester as well as the iconic Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Layton & Nikita Live! will be a...
Lea Salonga
Monday 1 July 2024
Musical theatre royalty and Disney legend, Lea Salonga, is bringing her extraordinary talent back to the UK with new tour, Stage, Screen & Everything In Between. Lea will return to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane - the iconic venue where she m...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour
Monday 1 - Sunday 7 July 2024
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...
Miriam Margolyes
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Another unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes, live on stage in her biggest tour yet to mark the launch of her new book, OH MIRIAM!, "something that has been said to me a lot over th...
Chetham's Symphony Orchestra
Thursday 4 July 2024
Discover some of the UK's most incredible young musicians, as Chetham's Symphony Orchestra takeover The Bridgewater Hall. Chetham's Symphony Orchestra and chorus are joined by Grant Llewellyn (Chets alumni) to conduct Richard Harvey Con...
Chetham's Philharmonic Orchestra
Thursday 4 July 2024
 Chetham's Philharmonic boast some of the most outstanding young musicians in the UK. This concert includes: Chetham's Philharmonic OrchestraSaxophone Ensemble *Violetta #Owen Cox, Nicholas Jones, Tom Redmond, Andrew Wilson conductors ...
Hallé - Stars and Stripes
Saturday 6 July 2024
Celebrate Independence Day with the Halle and join us on an American musical odyssey. Copland's musical homage to the everyday heroes, with its triumphant brass and percussion, heralds the start of our captivating exploration of American mu...
Legend - The Music of Bob Marley
Sunday 7 July 2024
Legend - the Music of Bob Marley is an unforgettable evening celebrating the musical icon, the reggae legend that was Bob Marley, in one fantastic stage show extravaganza. Combining his superb, distinctive vocals with flawless musicianship...
Music Makers
Monday 8 July 2024
Ticketed event in the Barbirolli Room....
David Sedaris
Tuesday 9 July 2024
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 con...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour with BSL
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...
Nils Frahm
Wednesday 10 July 2024
When it comes to defining the space between classical and electronic music, hardly any other name is mentioned as often as that of Berlin-based pianist, composer and producer Nils Frahm. His sonic alchemy of ambient textures and atmospher...
Tiny Dancer - The Music of Elton John
Thursday 11 July 2024
From the team behind Michael Starring Ben, Tiny Dancer is a spectacular celebration of another unmistakable figure, paying homage to the huge, immortal hits which went on to define a generation and make Elton John a musical icon. Adopting t...
Hallé with Juliette Crosbie & Tim Howar - Stage and Screen
Saturday 13 July 2024
Join the Halle for a spectacular musical celebration of the most captivating, heart-warming and unforgettable songs that have graced both stage and screen. Get ready for an intoxicating evening as the Halle rolls out the red carpet for not...
Hallé - Disco Dynamite
Saturday 27 July 2024
Follow the call of the disco ball and join Stephen Bell, the Halle and four sensational singers for this dazzling devotion to disco. It's time to put on your dancing shoes, step out onto the illuminated dance floor and boogie under the mirr...
Jonathan Scott
Monday 29 July - Tuesday 12 November 2024
Epic orchestral masterpieces as you've never heard them before! Jonathan Scott uses all the resources of the Bridgewater Hall concert organ to create the full sounds and expression of a symphony orchestra using 5,500 pipes, two hands and tw...
Bay Bryan
Friday 2 August 2024
Manchester-based singer, songwriter and multidisciplinary artist Bay Bryan has been compared to artists like Laura Marling, Rufus Wainwright and Anais Mitchell. Stripped down to the roots and performing as a duo with guitarist Matthew Camp...
The National Youth Orchestra
Wednesday 7 August 2024
 FREE FOR UNDER 19s. Feel the sound, free your spirit with this fearless performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain with conductor Andrew Gourlay, where hundreds of teenagers passionately share their love of music Hear ...
Jazzette with Carol Jason
Friday 30 August 2024
FREE Lunchtime concert. Jazzette are led by Carol Jason, a bassist and vocalist specialising in traditional Jewish music and jazz standards. She'll be joined by pianist and vocalist Andy Gleave. Born in Withington, Carol grew up in a fa...
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse - Live In Concert
Tuesday 3 September 2024
Following on from sold out shows throughout the world for Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse - Live In Concert in 2023, the second chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse makes its debut tour....
Lost In Music
Friday 6 September 2024
Get ready to recreate the Magical 70's and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of Disco!Relive some of the greatest songs of all time from artists such as Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge...
Ahmed Dickinson - The Guitar World of Maria Camahort
Friday 6 September 2024
The Instituto Cervantes Manchester and The Iberian and Latin American Music Society present Ahmed Dickinson and the Guitar World of Maria Camahort by Cuban guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas, one of the finest performers of the Cuban clas...
Fisherman's Friends
Saturday 7 September 2024
Britain's oldest boy band emerge from lockdown and hit the road as The Fisherman's Friends - combined age 401 (and three-quarters) - announce their Unlocked & Unleashed Tour for 2021. Thanks to the small film with a big heart that shares th...
The Girls Bathroom
Sunday 8 September 2024
A place we all know to be full of girl chat and gossip, and the place you often confide in girls you've never even met before! In The Girls Bathroom, popular lifestyle duo and YouTube influencers Sophia & Cinzia want to help girls all over ...
Little Big Town
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Since bursting onto the scene over 20 years ago, Alabama country music group Little Big Town have earned more than 45 award nominations and almost 20 awards, their breakthrough albums Tornado and Pain Killer producing multiple No. 1 singles...
Marc Almond
Saturday 14 September 2024
Deftly combining highly infectious and chartable Gothic Synth Pop with signature poetic romanticism, the Southport-born, Yorkshire-raised New Wave singer has enjoyed success in both his solo years and as part of Marc And The Mambas and, in ...
The Neverland Express + Caleb Johnson - Celebrating Meat Loaf
Sunday 15 September 2024
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. ...
David Essex
Monday 16 September 2024
Internationally renowned singer, composer and actor David Essex OBE performs his much loved hits spanning over his entire repertoire. David first shot to fame when he went to an audition for the London production of the musical Godspell and...
Uptown Joel - A Celebration of Billy Joel
Thursday 19 September 2024
The iconic songs of Billy Joel, performed by Darren Reeves. Hand-picked by the man himself for the lead role in his hit musical Movin Out, this sensational show will see Darren give a personal and heartfelt performance of Billy Joel's great...
So Many Beauties Collective
Friday 20 September 2024
A spectacular world premiere performance of the So Many Beauties Collective celebrating the power of creativity. With new music co-created by a culturally diverse groups of people living with dementia and performed by some of the North Wes...
BBC Philharmonic - The Planets 
Saturday 21 September 2024
Opening the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra?s 24-25 Season is the force that is Beethoven, and Paul Lewis is one of the finest interpreters of his piano music. With their Chief Conductor John Storg?rds in command, they are all set for season lau...
Classical Spectacular
Sunday 22 September 2024
Music Lights Lasers Fireworks! The most popular classical show in the UK returns!No other show presents such a magnificent combination of the very best in classical music and state of the art technology. Ranging from a flood of pure white l...
Tom Gamble
Monday 23 September 2024
There are few musicians who can really be said to defy genre. London guitarist Tom Gamble is such a musician. With a virtuosic technique and hugely diverse musical output, he is often regarded as being one of the UK's most exciting guitari...
Kahchun Wong conducts Mahler's Titan
Thursday 26 September 2024
Benjamin Britten was commissioned to write the music for The Prince of the Pagodas, a ballet that at its 1989 revival saw a then-20 year old Dame Darcey Bussell in her first principal role. Tonight, we hear a masterful selection from the ba...
One Night of Elvis - Lee 'Memphis' King
Friday 27 September 2024
Europe's most successful Elvis Presley tribute artist with consummate ease and an almost unbelievable combination of stunningly accurate vocals and incredible passion in every performance. Lee 'Memphis' King recreates it all with stunning a...
Dilettante
Friday 27 September 2024
Dilettante is the brainchild of longtime BC Camplight member Francesca Pidgeon. The Manchester-based art-rock collective serves up a live genre-phobic loop-fest, featuring everything from fuzzy guitar licks to five-part saxophone harmonies....
The Hallé - Marvellous Musical Myths And Legends
Sunday 29 September 2024
Listen in awe to The Firebird, cast spells with Harry Potter, saddle up with Billy the Kid, save the day with The Avengers and ride our dragons to Berk ? all in an afternoon?s work for the heroic Hall?....
The Sixteen - Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610
Monday 30 September 2024
The Sixteen choir and orchestra have made Monteverdi?s masterpiece a cornerstone of their repertoire. Five years after they last performed it at The Bridgewater Hall, they?re returning for an encore ? a fittingly bold opening to this season...
Paul Carrack
Friday 4 October 2024
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, "...
BBC Philharmonic - Mischief and Magic 
Saturday 5 October 2024
For starters, Richard Strauss creates a comic portrait of Till Eulenspiegel a scandalous character who is nothing but trouble. It?s an evening of pure spectacle with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra?s Chief Conductor John Storg?rds at the rei...
Rick Astley - Book Tour
Monday 7 October 2024
An evening in conversation with Rick Astley as he discusses his new autobiography, Never, with music journalist Alexis Petridis, followed by an audience Q&A session. Balancing nostalgia, fresh perspectives and introspection, Never begin...
Life on Our Planet in Concert
Tuesday 8 October 2024
From esk film, in association with Netflix and Silverback Films, comes a new natural history immersive concert experience: Netflix's Life on Our Planet in Concert, presenting highlights from across the series alongside an incredible live ...
The Hallé - Dvořák's Cello Concerto
Thursday 10 - Sunday 13 October 2024
Alban Gerhardt, ?one of the finest cellists around? (The Guardian), will then perform Dvo??k?s celebrated Cello Concerto. It is a joyous piece, showcasing the rich middle register of the instrument, which the composer had always favoured. B...
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