WHAT'S ON AT THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
What's On at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The Bridgewater Hall Manchester is an international concert venue that opened in 1996 and has a capacity of 2500. It hosts over 300 performances a year including classical, musical theatre, jazz, rock, pop, and world music.
Home to The Hallé and regular venue for the BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata, it also hosts its own classical season – The International Concert Series. It has welcomed stars such as Sir Paul McCartney, Nick Cave, Alfie Boe, Michael Ball, Strictly Stars, and Lea Salonga.
The Bridgewater Hall boasts a £1.2 million pipe organ with 5500 pipes and was the largest instrument to be installed in a UK venue for over a century. A world class concert hall with many exciting shows, events, concerts and premieres to look forward to including Il Divo, Home Alone In Concert, Rat Pack At Christmas and The Drifters. See what's on at The Bridgewater Hall Manchester below and book tickets online.
The Bridgewater Hall Manchester is an international concert venue that opened in 1996 and has a capacity of 2500. It hosts over 300 performances a year including classical, musical theatre, jazz, rock, pop, and world music.
Home to The Hallé and regular venue for the BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata, it also hosts its own classical season – The International Concert Series. It has welcomed stars such as Sir Paul McCartney, Nick Cave, Alfie Boe, Michael Ball, Strictly Stars, and Lea Salonga.
The Bridgewater Hall boasts a £1.2 million pipe organ with 5500 pipes and was the largest instrument to be installed in a UK venue for over a century. A world class concert hall with many exciting shows, events, concerts and premieres to look forward to including Il Divo, Home Alone In Concert, Rat Pack At Christmas and The Drifters. See what's on at The Bridgewater Hall Manchester below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
What's On at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The Hallé - Tchaikovsky's Fateful Fourth
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 - Sunday 26 January 2025
Roderick Cox - a 'trailblazer... a conductor who will be amongst the vanguard' (Minnesota Star Tribune) conducts Tchaikovsky's fateful Fourth Symphony. After Christopher Cerrone's The Insects Became Magnetic - a piece first prompted by th...Lloyd Cole
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
 Through both his work being the front man of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, between 1984 to 1989, and his subsequent solo career, Chapel-en-le-Frith singer Lloyd Cole has established himself as one of the most articulate and acute songwr...BBC Philharmonic - The Firebird
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
A nostalgia for England and its countryside is captured in the orchestral rhapsody and 'A Shropshire Lad', after words by the Victorian poet A.E Housman. George Butterworth was passionate about the nation's folk heritage, collecting over 30...Hallé Chamber Series - Giorgi Gigashvili
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
Halle wind players join Georgian pianist Giorgi Gigashvili for two of the greatest pieces of piano and wind chamber music. Mozart wrote to his father about his Quintet: 'I myself consider it to be the best thing I have written in my life.' ...Hallé St Peter's Chamber Series - Giorgi Gigashvili
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour with BSL
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 26 January - Thursday 3 April 2025
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...Be Hear Now
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 26 January - Sunday 6 July 2025
This session is a quiet, calmer sensory session, with a smaller group. It is particularly suited for young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families....Pierre-Laurent Aimard
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 30 January 2025
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, one of the world's greatest living pianists, climbs the Everest of solo keyboard repertoire: Book II of Johann Sebastian Bach's towering tour de force. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier consists of two sets of 24 prelude...Kryštof Kohout violin
The Magic of Motown
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 31 January 2025
Get ready for all the hits, glittering costumes, dazzling dance routines and outstanding musicianship in this breath-taking live concert spectacular. You will be going Loco down in Acapulco as we take you back down memory lane with all the ...The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 31 January - Thursday 24 April 2025
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...The Hallé - Game On
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 1 February 2025
A mesmerising celebration of symphonic game music. Witness the return of awesome symphonic game music from the Halle. The epic universes of The Witcher 3, World of Warcraft, Ori, The Elder Scrolls, Assassin's Creed, Guild Wars 2, BioShock a...The Hallé & Hallé Youth Orchestra - Side-By-Side
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 2 February 2025
Two generations of Halle musicians join forces to perform a dramatic duo of pieces, each offering a contrasting view of the afterlife. Director of the Halle Youth Orchestra, Euan Shields will guide the combined forces of talent and experien...Lady Blackbird
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 4 February 2025
Named after one of Nina Simone's starkest tunes, Los Angeles-based singer Marley Munroe isn't the Nina Simone of the Black Lives Matter era (she certainly wouldn't call herself that). But she is the talent, and the force-of-nature, and the...Pretty Vacant - The Story of Punk & New Wave
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 6 February 2025
From its birth in New York City to its adolescence in London and onto its maturity across the globe, Pretty Vacant celebrates the legacy of the punk and New Wave movements. For the first time, the music, the attitude and the fashion are bro...Avatar - The Last Airbender in Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 7 February 2025
Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert presents a live orchestral rendition of the series' iconic soundtrack, paired with a two-hour special recap of the animated series' three seasons displayed on a full-size cinema screen. The projection ...The Hallé - Finlandia
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 8 February 2025
Beguiling melodies and evocative masterpieces are central to this concert, with works from musical giants. From Sibelius?s rousing, patriotic tone poem Finlandia to Alfv?n?s celebratory Swedish Rhapsody, there is much more in between. Exper...Manchester Spring Festival
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 9 February 2025
A spectacular celebration of Chinese New Year and Lantern Festival. Hosted at the iconic Bridgewater Hall, this event will seamlessly blend the rich traditions and vibrant modernity of Chinese culture for an unforgettable evening. The progr...Manchester Camerata & Kantos - Space: The Sounds of the Stars
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 9 February 2025
Embark on an immersive sonic journey through the cosmos like never before. As The Great Nave at Gorton Monastery transforms into a planetarium, sit amongst the orchestra and experience music inspired by astronomy, all while gazing at breath...The Hallé & Angélique Kidjo - Philip Glass's Ifé Songs
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 13 February 2025
Over the course of three days, in collaboration with the RNCM, the Halle brings you a festival celebrating American composer Philip Glass's best-loved works. Angelique Kidjo - singer-songwriter, Grammy Award winner, activist - has a star-st...The Hallé Chamber Series - Philip Glass's Glassworks
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 14 February 2025
In collaboration with the RNCM, the Halle brings you a festival celebrating the best-loved works of American composer and pianist Philip Glass. Following the success of his larger-scale orchestral and stage creations, Philip Glass wanted to...Prague Symphony Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 14 February 2025
Before it, Alexander Sitkovetsky brings a little romance to this Valentine?s Day concert with Tchaikovsky?s spellbinding Violin Concerto. The programme wouldn?t be complete without something from the orchestra?s Czech homeland ? and we?ll g...The Hallé - Philip Glass's Life: A Journey Through Time
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 15 February 2025
Over the course of three days, in collaboration with the RNCM, the Halle brings you a festival celebrating American composer Philip Glass's best-loved works. The LIFE Symphony was created by Frans Lanting in collaboration with Philip Glass ...Greater Manchester and Blackburn with Darwen Music Hub
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 16 February 2025
Generously supported by The Bridgewater Hall Community Education Trust. The Trust exists to support amazing opportunities for schools, community groups and individuals to get involved in creative music making at the Hall, through a programm...Nicolas Ventura
Nicolas Ventura piano
Neighbours - The 40th Anniversary Tour
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Maple Tree Entertainment in collaboration with Fremantle Australia present: Neighbours - The 40th Anniversary Tour. Following on from the phenomenal sell out success of The Celebration Tour, Neighbours is returning to the stage, with a new ...Neighbours - The Celebration Tour
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 18 February 2025
It's time to celebrate the fantastic news that Neighbours isn't saying farewell afterall, as it is returning to our screens in 2023. Originally titled "Neighbours - The Farewell Tour", it has now been renamed, "Neighbours - The Celebration ...Brit Floyd
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 19 February 2025
Liverpool tribute act Brit Floyd returns to perform a brand new production, including highlights from The Wall, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Division Bell, and featuring a show stopping 23 minute 'not...The Hallé - A Celebration of Vaughan Williams
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 February 2025
Upon hearing the opening of Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, Andrew Manze was 'instantly captivated by its magic' (Presto Music) He conducts the Halle's performance of Vaughan Williams' Fifth, alongside several of the composer's much-loved...Alison Moyet
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 21 February 2025
How time flies. It's been 40 years since Alison Moyet stepped out of Yazoo and fired up a solo career with her #1 debut album 'Alf' and Top 10 hits 'Love Resurrection' and 'All Cried Out'. That unmistakable voice - big enough to fill a stad...Music Makers
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 21 February - Monday 7 July 2025
Monthly music and sensory play sessions for babies and toddlers, with songs and musical activities. For parents with baby and toddler, babies are welcome to attend toddler sessions, but we would ask that toddlers not attend baby sessions, a...BBC Philharmonic - Pictures at an Exhibition
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 February 2025
A giant hut on legs, an ancient castle and a ballet of unhatched chicks are only some of the images brought to life in Pictures at an Exhibition. From the depths of the catacombs to glory of the Great Gate of Kiev, the might of Mussorgsky?s...The News Agents
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 24 February 2025
The chart-topping daily news podcast The News Agents, is going on tour for the first time with The News Agents Live On Stage with HSBC UK. Hosted by three of the UK's most respected journalists Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Go...Uriah Heep
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 25 February 2025
 British rock icons, Uriah Heep, bid farewell after 55 years. Uriah Heep's longevity is a testament to the band's excellent music, prolific song-writing and tireless efforts. The mighty Heep are cut from the same cloth of legends; their c...Gerard Flotats
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 27 February 2025
gerardflotats. comkasparasmikuzis. com...The Hallé - Prokofiev's Triumphant Fifth
James Martin
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 28 February 2025
James Martin Live will visit 18 towns and cities across the UK including and entertaining audiences with live demonstrations, cooking tasks and featuring some very special guests. Following the phenomenal success of his previous tours, audi...Miss Americana - A Tribute to Taylor Swift by Xenna
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 2 March 2025
Step into the unparalleled world of Taylor Swift and her Eras experience in this electrifying show presented by RED Entertainment, Cuffe & Taylor and Live Nation, featuring the incredible Xenna - a celebration of the iconic pop sensation's ...Hallé Rush Hour - Rachmaninov's Third Symphony
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 6 March 2025
Rich, dramatic and emotionally intense, Rachmaninov?s Third Symphony is considered one of his finest creations. A roller-coaster of passion, with moments of darkness and introspection particularly in the brooding first movement and the haun...Murder Trial Tonight III
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 7 March 2025
Tigerslane Studios, renowned for its captivating true-crime productions, is thrilled to announce the launch of the new season of Murder Trial Tonight. This unique theatrical experience brings true-crime stories to life. In the third season,...BBC Philharmonic - A Celebration of International Women's Day
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 8 March 2025
To finish, the Fifth Symphony of Emilie Mayer. A trailblazer during her lifetime, Mayer?s music earns her a place amongst the greatest composers of the 19th century....Mike + The Mechanics
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 9 March 2025
Genesis founding member Mike Rutherford's supergroup Mike and The Mechanics, who have sold over ten million records worldwide, perform all the hits and a drop of Genesis. Following the death of former Sad Cafe frontman Paul Young and depar...Bear's Den
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 11 March 2025
British folk rock duo from London, formed in 2012, who have released three studio albums: Islands (UK no.49), Red Earth & Pouring Rain (UK no.6) and So That You Might Hear Me (no.13). The band has been nominated for several music awards thr...Sounds of the 60's Live with Tony Blackburn
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 12 March 2025
 Join Tony as he presents an evening of 60s classics performed live by the Sounds Of The 60s All Star Band & Singers. Featuring the hits of The Everly Brothers, Dusty Springfield, The Kinks, Elvis, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Otis Reddin...Karen Hauer & Gorka Marquez - Speakeasy
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 16 March 2025
Strictly Come Dancing professionals Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez return with their brand-new show Speakeasy. Expect exhilarating live music and breath-taking choreography with Karen and Gorka's newest offering, which follows their debut to...London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 17 March 2025
Robin Ticciati and the LPO precede it with another much-loved classic, Robert Schumann?s enchanting Piano Concerto. It?s performed tonight by one of its leading contemporary advocates: former BBC New Generation Artist Francesco Piemontesi....Farrenc Trio
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 20 March 2025
The Farrenc Trio is a recently formed chamber group consisting of three experienced and versatile musicians: Raymond Brien, Wallis Power, and Joe Howson. The trio aims to present diverse and eclectic programmes in traditional as well as une...The Hallé - Brahms's Symphony No.1
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 March 2025
Following Ifukube?s Japanese Suite for Orchestra, an imaginative arrangement of the composer?s earliest work, Piano Suite, we welcome Mariam Batsashvili. Mariam first gained international recognition at the 2014 Franz Liszt Piano Competitio...BBC Philharmonic - Grieg's Piano Concerto
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 March 2025
Finally, Sibelius?s Third Symphony. John Storga?rds has been called a ?master architect? of this great symphonist. The synergy between these two Finns is, quite simply unmissable....Hallé Youth Ensembles Celebration
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 23 March 2025
This concert is sponsored by: Espirit, Oglesby Charitable Trust, Siemens Hall? International Conductors Competition...How to get to The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Bridgewater Hall Frequently Asked Questions
Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3WS
There are number of car parks close to The Bridgwater Hall. The nearest car parks are Q-Park First Street, NCP Manchester Central, NCP Great Northern or NCP Oxford Street.
The nearest train stations are Deansgate (approximately a 6 minute walk) and Oxford Road (approximately a 9 minute walk).
The nearest tram stop is St Peter's Square (approximately a 4 minute walk) or Deansgate Castlefield (approximately a 6 minute walk).
The capacity of The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester is 2500. Click here for the seating plan.
Please contact The Bridgewater Hall directly. For further information, please visit their booking info page.
If you would like to buy a ticket in person from The Bridgewater Hall Box Office, they open:
Monday to Friday 10.00am—5.00pm
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Counter service is available until 8pm concert nights.
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Most Popular Shows and Events at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
