AO ARENA (FORMERLY MANCHESTER ARENA), MANCHESTER

Current and forthcoming what's on, shows and events at Manchester's AO Arena (formerly Manchester Arena) including venue details, location, news and links.

Formerly known as the Manchester Evening News Arena (MEN Arena) and the Phones 4U Arena.

You can also check out the iUKTDb AO Arena (formerly Manchester Arena) (Manchester) archive with 1,290 shows listed from Thursday, 12th November 1998 up to Friday, 22nd October 2021.

What's on at AO Arena (formerly Manchester Arena)

Alanis Morissette at Manchester
Fri 22nd October 2021.
Information
Concert

The Weeknd - After Hours Tour at Manchester
Sun 24th October 2021.
Information
Concert

Bon Iver at Manchester
Wed 27th October 2021.
Information
Concert

Professor Brian Cox - Horizons at Manchester
Fri 29th October 2021.
Information
Talk

Disney on Ice - Find Your Hero at Manchester
Wed 3rd November 2021 to Sun 7th November 2021.
Information
Ice dance show

Wrestling - WWE Live at Manchester
Wed 10th November 2021.
Information
Sport

Steps - What the Future Holds at Manchester
Thu 11th November 2021 to Fri 12th November 2021.
Information
Concert

AJ Tracey at Manchester
Sat 20th November 2021.
Information
Concert

JLS - Beat Again at Manchester
Tue 23rd November 2021 to Wed 24th November 2021.
Information
Concert

Pete Tong - Pete Tong presents Ibiza Classics at Manchester
Sat 27th November 2021.
Information
Concert

James - + The Happy Mondays at Manchester
Fri 3rd December 2021.
Information
Concert

D-Block Europe at Manchester
Sun 5th December 2021.
Information
Concert

Tom Jones - A Celebration at Manchester
Mon 6th December 2021.
Information
Concert

Gary Barlow - Music Played By Humans - The Tour at Manchester
Thu 9th December 2021.
Information
Concert

The Human League at Manchester
Fri 10th December 2021.
Information
Concert

Madness - The Ladykillers Tour at Manchester
Sat 11th December 2021.
Information
Concert

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe - Together at Christmas at Manchester
Thu 16th December 2021.
Information
Concert

Shagged, Married, Annoyed at Manchester
Sun 19th December 2021.
Information
Comedy

Bill Bailey - En Route to Normal at Manchester
Wed 22nd December 2021.
Information
Comedy

L.O.L. Surprise! Live at Manchester
Thu 30th December 2021 to Sun 2nd January 2022.
Information
Performance

Strictly Come Dancing - Live UK Arena Tour at Manchester
Sat 29th January 2022 to Sun 30th January 2022.
Information
Dance or ballet

James Blunt - The Stars Beneath My Feet at Manchester
Fri 4th February 2022.
Information
Concert

Simply Red at Manchester
Sun 6th February 2022.
Information
Concert

Dave at Manchester
Thu 24th February 2022.
Information
Concert

John Bishop - Right Here, Right Now at Manchester
Fri 25th February 2022 to Sat 26th February 2022.
Information
Comedy

The Lumineers at Manchester
Wed 2nd March 2022.
Information
Concert

Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Thank Me at Manchester
Sat 5th March 2022.
Information
Concert

Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tours 2 at Manchester
Wed 9th March 2022.
Information
Concert

The Wanted at Manchester
Sun 13th March 2022.
Information
Concert

Stereophonics at Manchester
Fri 18th March 2022.
Information
Concert

Stormzy at Manchester
Sat 19th March 2022.
Information
Concert

Hans Zimmer at Manchester
Thu 24th March 2022.
Information
Concert

Planet Earth II in Concert at Manchester
Fri 25th March 2022.
Information
Concert

The War of the Worlds at Manchester
Fri 1st April 2022.
Information
Musical

Royal Blood at Manchester
Sat 2nd April 2022.
Information
Concert

Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia Tour at Manchester
Fri 15th April 2022.
Information
Concert

Craig David - Hold That Thought at Manchester
Sat 23rd April 2022.
Information
Concert

Blondie - Against The Odds at Manchester
Sun 1st May 2022.
Information
Concert

Shawn Mendes - Wonder at Manchester
Wed 4th May 2022.
Information
Concert

Little Mix - The Confetti Tour at Manchester
Fri 6th May 2022 to Sat 7th May 2022.
Information
Concert

Gregory Porter at Manchester
Sun 8th May 2022.
Information
Concert

Alan Partridge - STRATAGEM at Manchester
Thu 12th May 2022.
Information
Comedy

Bryan Adams at Manchester
Tue 17th May 2022.
Information
Concert

Whitesnake, Foreigner and Europe at Manchester
Wed 18th May 2022.
Information
Concert

Pet Shop Boys - Dreamworld at Manchester
Fri 20th May 2022.
Information
Concert

The Script - I Want it All at Manchester
Sat 21st May 2022.
Information
Concert

Alice Cooper at Manchester
Fri 27th May 2022.
Information
Concert

Queen - + Adam Lambert at Manchester
Mon 30th May 2022 to Tue 31st May 2022.
Information
Concert

Magic Mike Live at Manchester
Thu 2nd June 2022.
Information
Musical

Celine Dion - Courage - World Tour at Manchester
Sun 5th June 2022 to Mon 6th June 2022.
Information
Concert

Billie Eilish at Manchester
Tue 7th June 2022 to Wed 8th June 2022.
Information
Concert

Alicia Keys - ALICIA The World Tour at Manchester
Sat 11th June 2022.
Information
Concert

Billy Idol & The Go-Go's - The Roadside Tour at Manchester
Mon 13th June 2022.
Information
Concert

Diana Ross - Top of the World Tour at Manchester
Tue 14th June 2022.
Information
Concert

Barry Manilow at Manchester
Thu 16th June 2022.
Information
Concert

Kings of Leon at Manchester
Tue 5th July 2022.
Information
Concert

Joe Lycett - More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett? at Manchester
Tue 20th September 2022.
Information
Comedy

The Four Tops and The Temptations at Manchester
Fri 30th September 2022.
Information
Concert

Jason Manford - Like Me at Manchester
Sat 15th October 2022.
Information
Comedy

Deep Purple at Manchester
Wed 26th October 2022.
Information
Concert

Sir Elton John - Farewell Yellow Brick Road at Manchester
Wed 31st May 2023 to Sat 3rd June 2023.
Information
Concert