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AO Arena (formerly Manchester Arena)

Victoria Station
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 1AR

What's On By Year...

What's On (now & future)

23 Aug 24 to 25 Jul 25: Peter Kay - Better Late Than Never - Comedy
25 Apr 25 to 26 Apr 25: Paul Smith - Pablo - Comedy
2 May 25 to 4 May 25: Torvill and Dean - Torvill & Dean Our Last Dance - Ice dance show
7 May 25: Kevin Hart - Acting My Age - Comedy
9 May 25: Bryan Adams - Concert
11 May 25: Twenty One Pilots - The Clancy World Tour - Concert
19 May 25 to 20 May 25: Kylie Minogue - The Tension Tour - Concert
23 May 25: Olly Murs - Concert
25 May 25: The Lumineers - Concert
15 Jul 25: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Concert
20 Jul 25: Paw Patrol Live - The Great Pirate Adventure - Kids show
19 Sep 25: Peter Kay - Better Late Than Never - Comedy
1 Oct 25: Deacon Blue - The Great Western Road Trip - Concert
3 Oct 25: Darius Rucker - Concert
6 Oct 25: Parkway Drive - Concert
8 Oct 25: Katy Perry - The Lifetimes Tour - Concert
17 Oct 25 to 18 Oct 25: Busted vs McFly - Concert
25 Oct 25: Marti Pellow - Love is All Around 30th Anniversary - Concert
29 Oct 25: Steve Backshall - Steve Backshall's Deadly Live! - Talk
7 Nov 25: Five (5ive) - Concert
8 Nov 25: Volbeat - Greatest of All Tours - Concert
14 Nov 25: Bastille - Songs from the First 15 Years - Concert
16 Nov 25: The Offspring - Concert
5 Dec 25: Madness - Hit Parade UK Tour - Concert
6 Dec 25: Pete Tong - Pete Tong Presents Ibiza Classics - Celebrating 10 Years - Concert
16 Dec 25: Jimmy Carr - Laughs Funny - Comedy
23 Dec 25: Cirque Wicked Wizard of Oz - Circus

AO Arena (formerly Manchester Arena) archive listings (2025)

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

Archive for 2025
23 Apr 25	The Harlem Globetrotters - The Original Harlem Globetrotters 2024 Sport :: Tour/Production (T049434456) => this performance (L243751004)
20 Apr 25	Sean Paul & Ashanti - Bring it Tour Concert :: Tour/Production (T599347075) => this performance (L030483063)
12 Apr 25	Gabrielle - All the Hits Live Concert :: Tour/Production (T594366505) => this performance (L99945015)
6 Apr 25	Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Legacy of the Khans Concert :: Tour/Production (T422440622) => this performance (L1368091788)
4 Apr 25	Michael Ball and Alfie Boe Concert :: Tour/Production (T1462525572) => this performance (L1485690978)
22 Mar 25	The Wombats Concert :: Tour/Production (T1316533427) => this performance (L01519664804)
19 Mar 25	Tom Segura - Come Together Comedy :: Tour/Production (T1920093023) => this performance (L1728894623)
15 Mar 25	Limp Bizkit Concert :: Tour/Production (T0869850086) => this performance (L513826664)
22 Feb 25	Arenacross Event/show :: Tour/Production (T0589574091) => this performance (L01074502293)
15 Feb 25	James Blunt - 20th Anniversary of Back to Bedlam Concert :: Tour/Production (T0558769908) => this performance (L254046584)
7 Feb 25	Peter Kay - Better Late Than Never Comedy :: Tour/Production (T01516615614) => this performance (L0150706858)
4 Feb 25	Toto - Dogz of Oz Concert :: Tour/Production (T01110351498) => this performance (L0592435269)
1 Feb 25 to 2 Feb 25	Strictly Come Dancing Dance or ballet :: Tour/Production (T01183382089) => this performance (L979054675)
18 Jan 25 to 19 Jan 25	Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live - Glow-N-Fire Event/show :: Tour/Production (T660389430) => this performance (L0627956917)

Reviews

UK Theatre Web: 08May02:
Would like to have been able to access a seating plan for the arena as we are coming to a show soon.

User Reviews

USER: UK Theatre Web (08May02): Would like to have been able to access a seating plan for the arena as we are coming to a show soon.

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CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.