As the year draws to a close, Albert Hall Manchester is set to host a series of electrifying events, showcasing a medley of musical talent. From the transformative rhythms of Elderbrook to the dynamic duo of Gruff Rhys and Bill Ryder-Jones, each performance promises to be an unforgettable experience. With genres ranging from dance-pop to post-hardcore, and the classic hits of legendary bands like The Lightning Seeds, this lineup is designed to cater to diverse musical tastes. Dive into this musical spectacle and discover what makes each event truly extraordinary.

Unmissable Music Events at Albert Hall Manchester: A December to Remember

This spring, Manchester's iconic Albert Hall becomes a beacon for music enthusiasts as it hosts an eclectic lineup of artists ranging from country sensation Carly Pearce to the innovative Porter Robinson. With performances sold out and anticipation high, the venue promises memorable experiences, embracing diverse musical styles from progressive metal to the Nashville Honky Tonk Experience. Each artist, renowned for their unique contributions, will transform the historic hall, making it a must-visit destination for fans.

Unforgettable Nights at Albert Hall: Music Legends Take the Stage

March 2025 is set to be an explosive month for music lovers as Albert Hall Manchester brings a diverse lineup of events. From the legendary Opeth and the innovative Porter Robinson to the soulful Jalen Ngonda and the instrumental prowess of Animals As Leaders, each artist offers something unique. The month concludes with RY X's emotional artistry and One Night In Nashville's Honky Tonk extravaganza, promising an unforgettable experience for fans across genres.

A March to Remember: Eclectic Sounds at Albert Hall Manchester

One Night In Nashville is the UK’s #1 and only true Downtown-Nashville Honky Tonk Experience. Inspired by today’s Nashville music scene, expect an authentic slice of the buzzing Honky Tonk Experience here in the UK. The show features the biggest Modern Country Hits from Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves and more, alongside an iconic tribute to their idols, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and Gle

One Night In Nashville

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GRAMMY-nominated artist and producer RY X who is ever in the pursuit of connection, has new music incoming and is set to bring his multifaceted, deeply emotional works to Albert Hall on the 23rd of March!

RY X

Instrumental progressive metal group Animals As Leaders are coming to our venue on the 14th of March, armed with eight-string guitars, rich synths, and pummeling percussive grooves!

Animals As Leaders

Following SOLD OUT tours across the globe and the release of his 2023 album ‘Come Around and Love Me’, the unequivocally gifted Jalen Ngonda is coming to our venue on the 9th of March 2025!

Jalen Ngonda

We’re looking to the future as, on the 7th of March, Porter Robinson is landing on our stage, following the release of his new album ‘SMILE! :D’, which is the beginning of a brand new pop era for the Grammy-nominated artist!

Porter Robinson (SOLD OUT)

Following the announcement of their first album in five years, we’re delighted to share that the Swedish progressive metal titans Opeth are performing at Albert Hall on the 1st of March 2025, with support from Grand Magus!

Opeth

On the 24th of February, country singer-songwriter, Carly Pearce is coming to our venue, following the release of her new album, hummingbird, this Summer, which continues to resonate with her honest lyrics and timeless musicality! Fiercely rooted in the classics, the girl who left her Kentucky home and high school at 16 to take a job at Dollywood has grown into a woman who embraces the genre’s forward progression.

Carly Pearce (SOLD OUT)

Please note: We have received an unprecedented amount of Accessibility requests for this show and our Access Area is now full. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused.

FISH Farewell Tour &#8220;Road To The Isles&#8221;

Irish comedian, author, musician, actor, playwright, and the disheveled prince of €10 eBay keyboards, David O’Doherty is coming to our venue on the 16th of February 2025 with his pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair!

David O&#8217;Doherty: Tiny Piano Man

Creating music for the soul comes naturally to Alexis Ffrench, who’s set to land on our stage on the 12th of February 2025, following the release of his new album ‘Classical Soul Volume One’!

Alexis Ffrench

24-year-old singer/songwriter Warren Zeiders is set to bring his distinctive, authentic, high-energy country music, to Albert Hall on the 11th of February!

Powered by a steady supply of youthful grit and honesty, he has a world-weary, lived-in, honeyed growl that belies his young years.

Warren Zeiders

Multi-talented experimental rapper, producer, performer, and leader of the underground rap scene, JPEGMAFIA (Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, “Peggy”) is coming to Manchester on the 31st of January 2025!

JPEGMAFIA &#8211; Lay Down My Life Tour

The country’s best comedians are coming to Manchester’s Albert Hall for a spectacular all-star festive show!

Catch a huge show headlined by the multi-award-winning Sara Pascoe, star of Live at The Apollo, Qi, 8 Out of 10 Cats & many more.

Sara Pascoe, Tim Key, Ivo Graham, Sophie Duker + more: Live At Christmas

To close out the year, we have what has become very much a Christmas tradition, our annual Christmas celebration with AMC Gospel Choir. Start your festivities with this incredibly popular and moving concert for the whole family.

Festive Happening with Manchester Camerata and AMC Gospel Choir

Embracing both the dark and the light in the most ritualistic of seasons – moving in and out of focus – like a memory – this is “a hymnal to our shared winter experience” that echoes of winter tunes known throughout the world, mixed with the traditional and the newly written, all passed with great care and love through The Unthanks filter.

The Unthanks In Winter: New Century Hall

A phenomenal rock band, formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in 1981, Chameleons are hitting our stage on the 14th of December!

Chameleons: Home Is Where The Heart Is 2024

On the 13th of December in partnership with Grey Lantern, we’re hosting three acts combining elements of the experimental music scene – And So I Watch You From Afar, Delta Sleep and Slow Crush, at New Century Hall!

And So I Watch You From Afar + Delta Sleep: New Century Hall

After a hugely successful last two years following the release of their latest album ‘Fatal Mistakes’, Glasgow’s finest Del Amitri return to the UK in December, including a date at Albert Hall!

Del Amitri

Californian post-hardcore / metalcore outfit, Dayseeker are coming to Albert Hall on the 10th of December!

Tallying hundreds of millions of streams, selling out shows, and earning acclaim from the likes of Alternative Press and more, the band crystallised this outlier vision on their 2022 fifth full-length offering, Dark Sun.

Dayseeker

Travis

Who’s ready to celebrate? It’s been 35 years of pure joy for The Lightning Seeds, one of the country’s best-loved bands!

To celebrate, they have announced a UK tour and have lovingly put together a 20-track Greatest Hits album Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years of Lightning Seeds, out on the 24th of October 2024.

Lightning Seeds (SOLD OUT)

We’re delighted to have Remi Wolf coming to our venue on the 2nd of December, following the release of her incoming new album ‘Big Ideas’, landing this Summer!

Big Ideas propels Remi to new heights as her honed sense of self and musicianship is on full display, presenting her big ideas as a magnum opus of guitar-smashing, hair-raising, soul-bearing, lung-filling, life-altering bangers.

Remi Wolf

Gruff Rhys + Bill Ryder-Jones join forces for a special co-headline show at our venue on Sunday the 1st of December 2024!
Gruff Rhys, also the frontman of Super Furry Animals, released his new solo album Sadness Sets Me Free on 26th Jan this year. Incredibly, it’s the 25th album he has released in his 35 year as a musician, spanning his solo work as well as whilst working in other band or projects.

Gruff Rhys + Bill Ryder-Jones

On the 30th of November, multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer-songwriter, Elderbrook brings his multi-faceted, forward-thinking talents to Manchester!

As Elderbrook prepares to release his sophomore album he delves into the life-changing impact of fatherhood. His outlook is focused on the bigger picture, reconnecting with DJing and the dance floor roots of his music. The result is a positive and uplifting dance-focused LP full of Elderbrook magic.

Elderbrook

We’re pleased to share that 90s Baby is coming back to Albert Hall on the 29th of November and this time, it’s going orchestral!

Catch all of your favourite 90s hits performed live by an 18-piece orchestra, alongside guest performances from Herd & Fitz, Livin Joy (feat Luzaahn), N Trance (live), Nick Coulson, and Sweet Female Attitude!

90s Baby Orchestra

On the 27th of November, musician, composer + bandleader (formerly of Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming), SHABAKA aka Shabaka Hutchings is coming to Albert Hall, following the release of his divine new album ‘Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace’ which is the result of a collaborative process between himself and a number of creative musicians including Moses Sumney, Floating Points, Lianne La Havas and many more!

Shabaka

The High Kings bring their unique blend of traditional Irish folk music and contemporary sensibilities, to our venue on the 26th of November, with a set comprising of the hits you know and love, along with some brand new additions and a few surprises!

The High Kings

We’re delighted to have Palace coming to our venue in Manchester on the 23rd of November, having recently returned with the announcement of their brand new, deeply personal, fourth studio album, Ultrasound, coming this April!

Palace

On the 20th of November, the soulful, discodelic Say She She trio, are performing at our venue, following the release of their boundary-breaking sophomore album Silver!

Say She She

Following the release of his new album ‘Grace’, the multi-talented, artist ZHU, who provides a genre-melding, dance-edged sound with sleek synth melodies, billowing basslines + undeniable hooks is coming to Manchester, on the 19th of November!

Please note: We have received an unprecedented amount of Accessibility requests for this show and our Access Area is now full. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused.

New Years Eve 2006 on Jools Holland’s BBC Hootenanny an unknown American singer/songwriter already a grandfather with a beat-up Japanese guitar with only three strings and old wooden box to stomp on made musical history. Seasick Steve was introduced to and adopted by the UK!

Seasick Steve

Acclaimed Berlin-based composer and producer Ben Böhmer is a master of his craft and set to bring his sonically captivating and mind-blowingly intricate live set to Albert Hall on the 14th of November!
Ben’s incoming new album ‘Bloom’ is a reset – a confident reassertion of his desires and more improvisational origins. It’s a bold swathe of styles and tempos that earlier tracks in his career feel like breadcrumbs to. In ‘Bloom’, we hear and feel Ben’s growth, the joyful pursuit of newness that obsessively pulls him back to the studio day after day, season after season.

Ben Böhmer

Under the moniker Still Woozy, Portland-based singer-songwriter/producer Sven Gamsky makes psychedelic alternative music with a homespun mix of acoustic and electronic instruments and he’s set to bring the project to Manchester on the 10th of November!

Still Woozy

We’re over the moon that the last gang in town The Libertines, who release their hotly anticipated new album All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade on March 15th, have announced that they’re performing at our venue on the 7th of November!

The Libertines’ once-seen-never-forgotten live shows are here to save humanity from holograms, virtual reality and AI auto-tuned bullshit, so switch off your pocket-held marketing machine and come and experience raw analogue euphoria at the hands of these delirious musical chaos-mongers.

The Libertines (SOLD OUT)

The GRAMMY-nominated musician, Marcus King has announced a new album and a World Tour to celebrate, including a date at our venue on the 6th of November!

The album, titled Mood Swings is King’s magnum opus, an eclectic symphony of soul that is uniquely timeless and current. Drawing on King’s darkest moments, it became a beacon of hope for King as he created it, and will be a refuge for anyone going through similar challenges in their lives.

Marcus King: Mood Swings The World Tour

Amassing over 125 million views online with his unique brand of comedy, magic and nonsense, and a stand-out performance on Britains Got Talent 2024, he’s finally leaving his garage and heading out on the road for his first live tour! Expect world-class sleight of hand and trickery alongside Jack’s signature self-deprecation

Jack Rhodes

On the 31st of October, Henry Moodie, a rising star from Guildford, performs at our venue with his emotionally charged songwriting, influenced by his childhood and mentored by his psychotherapist mother, which resonates deeply with his audience.

Henry Moodie

A limited number of WOMEX 24 Festival wristbands are now on sale. Choose between a 3-Night Pass and a 1-Night Pass to suit your schedule. WOMEX 24 Festival wristbands give you access to multiple venues, all within walking distance, making it easy to move between gigs, meet friends, and enjoy the atmosphere. Tickets for individual venues, including Albert Hall, will go on sale on 13 September.

WOMEX 24 Festival

Prepare to step back in time and relive the magic of the 80s at Sara Cox Presents: Just Can’t Get Enough 80s, taking place on Saturday, 19th October! Hosted by the legendary Sara Cox, this night promises to be an unforgettable celebration of the decade that brought us neon, big hair, and some of the most memorable music ever created.

Sara Cox presents Just Can’t Get Enough 80s

World-renowned for their hybrid band-and-electronics setup, Caravan Palace are coming to our venue on the 17th of October!

People who have caught one of their explosive concerts at the likes of Glastonbury, Somerset House, Coachella, or any number of venues over the years will understand how much of an exciting prospect this is, as their approach to their live sound sees an expanded array of all playing, all-dancing band members that bleed infectious energy.

Caravan Palace

Multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader born and raised in Los Angeles, Kamasi Washington is taking to our stage on the 15th of October, following the release of his new album, ‘Fearless Movement’!

Washington has toured the world over and collaborated / shared stages with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Florence + the Machine, Herbie Hancock—with whom he will curate the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fest for the second year in a row—and many more.

Kamasi Washington

We’re delighted to share that, almost exactly 10 years since she last performed at our venue (as one of our opening shows), Annie Clark aka St Vincent on the 14th of October!

Earlier this year Clark released her self-produced seventh album ‘All Born Screaming’, which is an exalting, inspiring, and thoroughly romantic LP that we’ve had on repeat!

St. Vincent (SOLD OUT)

For over a decade Public Service Broadcasting have been using archival samples, otherworldly compositions + so much more to “teach the lessons of the past through the music of the future” + now they’re bringing their discography + incoming new album to our venue on the 18th of October!

Public Service Broadcasting (SOLD OUT)

We’re excited for dance music titan Jax Jones to return to Albert Hall and this time he’s bringing his unmissable ‘It’s The Pop Up Tour But Bigger. Tour.’ on Saturday the 12th of October!

The London-based DJ and producer blends diverse musical styles from pop and R&B to hip-hop and funk into his infectious house tracks. His breakthrough came with the 2014 hit ‘I Got U,’ an epic collaboration with Duke Dumont that topped the UK, charts, and since then he has released many successful singles featuring artists like Demi Lovato, Years & Years, and Tove Lo.

Jax Jones

‍Step into the mesmerizing world of cabaret and embark on an exhilarating journey through the timeless allure of vintage circus.

‍Featuring World-Class Performers: Cabaret Noir sets the stage ablaze with an extraordinary spectacle of world class performers, that will leave you in awe. From the mesmerizing art of sword swallowing to jaw-dropping aerial acts. A show of non-stop entertainment, experience the thrill of acrobats on roller-skates, the old-school artistry of knife throwing and the allure of dancers and burlesque performances.  The Cabaret Noir cast will leave you wonderstruck and breathless.

Cabaret Noir

Neighbourhood Festival is back + they’ve just shared their first wave of acts landing at our venue and others across the city, on the 5th of October!

Headlined by PALE WAVES, alongside a host of great names including local heroes Antony Szmierek and Seb Lowe plus live favourites ADMT, Corella, The Mysterines, Red Rum Club and many more!

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We’re delighted to share that American rapper, singer and actor Tobechukwu Dubem aka Tobe Nwigwe is bringing his critically-acclaimed album ‘moMINTs’ to the UK for the first time, including a date at our venue, on the 2nd of October this year!

Tobe Nwigwe: The moMINTS Abroad Tour

The infectious energy of The Struts + the soul-stirring melodies of Barns Courtney are teaming up for The Grand Union co-headline tour this Autumn, which lands at our venue on the 1st of October!

The Struts + Barns Courtney

On the 29th of September, Apocalyptica take to our stage, as part of their massive tour in support of the follow-up to their legendary debut record. PLAYS METALLICA VOL. 2 TOUR will continue the journey that began in 1996 when cellists from Helsinki’s world-renowned Sibelius Academy played symphonic tribute to the biggest of the big four – heavy metal titans Metallica. Countless shows later, the classically-minded dynamos are returning to their roots to bring a legendary story full circle.

Action! Presents Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2 Tour 2024

Taking place at our venue on Friday the 27th of September, this event promises a nostalgic celebration featuring an unparalleled line-up of renowned artists including Amine Edge, Flashmob and more…

Full Circle

Jordan Rakei kicks off his 2024 with big news about his soul-drenched funked up new single FREEDOM, and also his fifth studio album The Loop, followed by a UK tour including a show with us on the 26th of September! Do not miss.

Jordan Rakei

Get ready for a life-changing experience as ‘The Queen of Manifesting’, Roxie Nafousi brings her sell-out MANIFEST workshop to Manchester! Join us for an evening of inspiration, and empowerment, as Roxie guides you through her proven 7-step manifestation process, empowering you to unlock your true potential and manifest the life of your dreams. In this entertaining and inspiring show, you will laugh, cry, and leave feeling rejuvenated and inspired.

Roxie Nafousi &#8211; Manifest The Live Show

Australian drummer, singer-songwriter + producer G Flip is bringing their high-powered rock/pop music to our stage on the 7th of September!

G Flip (SOLD OUT)

“Life will sometimes seem long and tough. And you will sometimes be happy and sometimes sad. And then you’ll be old. And then you’ll be dead. There is only one sensible thing to do with this empty existence, and that is: fill it.”

Spend an evening in the company of internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter, musician, actor, writer, and comedian Tim Minchin as he celebrates the publication of his first non-fiction book, ‘You Don’t Have to Have a Dream’, on Sunday the 1st of September, in Manchester!

Tim Minchin: In Conversation (SOLD OUT)

Manchester Psych Fest, the UK’s leading Psychedelic multi-venue music and arts festival will take place at Albert Hall, o2 Ritz, Projects Skatepark, The Union at Man Met, Gorilla, YES, The Bread Shed & Deaf Institute.

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