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Located in the heart of city, we are positioned close beside major transport links. Deansgate and St Peter’s Square Metrolink stops are located within a 5 minute walk, whilst Deansgate train station is a 6 minute walk.
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| open (1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023) | ||
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| Monday - Sunday | 09:00 | - 23:00* |
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Dates and times marked with a '*' are provisional and may be subject to changeManchester Central is an award winning, globally renowned venue in the heart of one of…
A purpose-built centre for international contemporary art, theatre, film and books.
The Grade 2 listed Great Northern building, a former railway goods distribution warehouse…
A popular calling point for touring productions and concerts, including big-name West End…
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Castlefield Gallery is Manchester’s first public contemporary visual art gallery…
Showcasing internationally renowned and Designated collections of fine art, decorative…
Discover Manchester with a 90 minute bus tour taking you to Manchester’s key sights.
The magnificently refurbished Central Library is ‘not only the city’s study, but also the…
Built in 1877, Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian, neo-gothic classic and home of the…
Gothic heart of Manchester city centre. Home to the town hall and many seasonal events.
A popular calling point for touring productions and concerts, including big-name West End…
In the 90’s, The Crystal Maze was one of the UK’s favourite television shows. Now it’s…
A late-Victorian, neo-Gothic masterpiece
One of the city’s most vibrant destinations, Spinningfields is a thriving hub for work,…
Hallé Orchestra, Greater ManchesterAfter 162 years the Hallé is embarking on its first digital season. The orchestra is numbered amongst the world’s top symphonic ensembles, and continues to seek ways to enhance and refresh what it undertakes, with aspirations to provide leadership through performance standards, education,…
The Muppet Christmas CarolDisney’s much loved 1992 musical comedy, The Muppet Christmas Carol, is to be presented live in concert and returns to The Bridgewater Hall this Christmas, featuring its music score performed live to the film.
Love Actually In Concert - The Film with Live OrchestraThe star studded and Christmas favourite Love Actually returns to The Bridgewater Hall with a full orchestra performing its soundtrack live to screen.
Fisherman's FriendsA nine-man shanty folk group drawing on 200 years of traditional vocal repertoire.
Nathan CarterIrish charmer Nathan Carter and his band play an easy listening mix of Irish, country and popular songs.
Sasha VelourAmerican drag queen, designer and illustrator, known for winning RuPaul's Drag Race season nine.
GabrielleGabrielle will come to The Bridgewater Hall as part of her 30 Years of Dreaming Tour 2023. The tour will see her celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of her era-defining smash hit #1 single ‘Dreams’ and perform highlights from her catalogue of hits, which also include ‘Rise’, ‘Out Of…
Horrible Histories – Horrible ChristmasHorrible Histories proudly presents the terrific tale of Christmas!
Leona LewisRecord-breaking global sensation Leona Lewis has announced a major UK tour for Christmas. Leona’s evening of Christmas classics and greatest hits follows the release of Christmas, With Love Always, the special repackaged release of her 2013 studio album Christmas, With Love.
The WaterboysFew bands have as great a live reputation as The Waterboys. From their mid-1980s “big music” period through the influential mix of Celtic, gospel and country on their classic Fisherman’s Blues tours, to the hundreds of brilliant shows accompanying the last decade’s run of supremely in-form…
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of LondonDon't miss this fabulous new show featuring hit songs ’Singin’ in the Rain, Over the Rainbow, S’Wonderful, High Society, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, That’s Entertainment and many more performed by an all star 70 piece orchestra of world class musicians 
Extra Time with Sue, Matt and PhilTo the delight of sports fans across the UK, Sue Barker, Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are back live on stage with a new format of testing questions, lively audience interaction, games, hilarity and a cast of famous guests from the sporting world for some highly entertaining rounds of Extra Time…
Suzi QuatroSuzi Quatro is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, poet, authorand radio presenter. Having sold over 55 million records worldwide, she is a global rock legend and the true Queen of Rock N Roll.
Howard JonesLegendary singer, songwriter and keyboardist Howard Jones returns to The Bridgewater Hall to celebrate 40 years of his incredible career and the release of his revolutionary debut single New Song from the Human’s Lib Album.
Norah JonesNorah Jones first emerged on the world stage with the February 2002 release of Come Away With Me, her self-described ‘moody little record’ that introduced a singular new voice and grew into a global phenomenon, sweeping the 2003 Grammy Awards.
James MartinCelebrity chef James Martin is turning up the heat with a brand-new tour for 2023, James Martin Live – a show filled with live demonstrations and cooking tasks.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live In ConcertFor the first time ever, the Academy Award® winning film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, is set to debut The Bridgewater Hall this Autumn, with tickets on-sale on National Superhero Day, Friday 28 April. This masterpiece of film animation will be shown on a huge HD screen and will be accompanied…
The Manchester Mindfulness FestivalThe Manchester Mindfulness Festival is an independently-organised event that aims to serve the community with a rich programme filled with highly informative mindfulness-based talks and workshops, making mindfulness more easily available to everyone and inspiring ripples across the region and…
Dr Michael Mosley and Dr Clare BaileyFor the first time ever, Dr Michael Mosley and Dr Clare Bailey take the stage with their much-anticipated live theatre show.
Average White BandAverage White Band – one of the best funk and soul outfits of all-time – have announced their farewell tour, beginning at The Bridgewater Hall next April.
Wet Wet Wet & Go WestTwo of the most iconic bands of their era, Wet Wet Wet and Go West, unite for the first time for a co-headline tour!
Gipsy KingsA vibrant fusion of flamenco-pop and rumba.
Barbara DicksonThe songstress explores her catalogue of songs in an acoustic performance with the support of her pianist Nick Holland.
BBC Philharmonic - The Spirit of LifeNielsen’s Fourth Symphony, in his own words, expresses “the spirit of life or manifestations of life, that is: everything that moves, that wants to live … just life and motion…”.BBC Philharmonic - Anna Thorvalsdottir’s ARCHORARe-emerging after its hugely successful world premiere at the 2022 BBC Proms with Eva Ollikainen, Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s ARCHORA portrays abstractions – musical spectra and clashing extremes drawn out through her focus on primordial energy and parallel realms.BBC Philharmonic - Beethoven with Sir Andrew DavisEarnest meets eccentric as Sir Andrew Davis leads us through Beethoven’s self-described “little” Eighth Symphony , a seemingly light-hearted romp, with a quirky sense of humour.BBC Philharmonic - Wagner, Strauss and MozartKerem Hasan runs the gamut of emotions as we delve into the heart’s highs and lows in this rich Romantic programme.BBC Philharmonic - An Evening of Finnish WonderFrom dusk till dawn, John Storgårds draws us through a programme of spirits and mystic realms.BBC Philharmonic - Beethoven’s FifthJoin in for an evening of indulgence with Mark Wigglesworth as we treat ourselves to a trio of popular classics. Described by Elgar as “honest, healthy, humorous and strong, but not vulgar”, his jovial painting of Edwardian London kicks things off in Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’.
The Hallé - Fly Me To The MoonFrom his recording debut in the 1950s to his collaboration with Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett’s seventy-year career has been characterised by class, style and an ear for a great song.
The Hallé - The Musical Story of EnigmaTom Redmond and the Hallé, conducted by Sir Mark Elder, will take us on a tour of the Enigma Variations as we learn about the stories behind the music. Everyone is welcome but this is a perfect family concert for Key Stage 2 upwards.
The Hallé - Sir Mark Conducts The Enigma VariationsAfter Dvorák’s Scherzo capriccioso, redolent with captivating Bohemian melodies and rhythms, Sir Mark is joined, as he was twenty-four years ago in his first season as the Hallé’s Music Director, by Sir Stephen Hough, that undisputed ‘keyboard colossus’ (The Guardian).
The Hallé Presents: Nitin Sawhney in ConcertA special evening lies ahead when the internationally renowned composer, musician and producer, Nitin Sawhney CBE, makes his Hallé debut.
The Hallé - Mendelssohn's Violin ConcertoMusic Director of the Ulster Orchestra and of Opéra National de Lyon, Daniele Rustioni returns to the Hallé having been named ‘Best Conductor of the Year’ at the 2022 International Opera Awards.
The Hallé - Verdi's Simon BoccanegraThe Hallé’s opera concert performances with Sir Mark are always eagerly anticipated and this season’s choice will be no exception: a fascinating opportunity to hear Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra in its original 1857 version, which is also being recorded in a major collaboration with Opera Rara.
The Hallé - Daphnis and ChloeWith Sibelius’s music woven through the Hallé’s DNA, expect a stunning performance of The Oceanides, an impressionistic masterpiece that evokes the sea and nymphs of Greek mythology. Its ending is terrifying, a huge tsunami welling up through the orchestra.
The Hallé - Beethoven's FourthFrom Germany, Anja Bihlmaier is Chief Conductor of the Residentie Orkest in The Hague and appears with the Hallé for the first time. Beethoven tops and tails her programme, the Leonora Overture No.3, a compelling symphonic distillation of the human drama of his opera, Fidelio.
The Hallé - Thomas Adès Conducts…Thomas Adès begins his two-year Hallé residency in a blaze of glory with the UK premiere of Tower for Frank Gehry. Scored for 14 trumpets, this brisk fanfare was written to mark the opening of Luma Arles, an artistic hub tower designed by architect Frank Gehry.
The Hallé - Adès Conducts TippettThomas Adès starts the second concert of his residency by reviving Barbirolli’s rarely-performed suite of Purcell’s music taken mainly from his stage works.
Hallé Youth Ensembles CelebrationThis concert will celebrate our wonderful ensembles, including the Hallé Youth Orchestra and Youth Choir, celebrating their 21st birthday, by demonstrating their ability to perform at the highest level.
The Hallé - Sibelius Symphony No.1Estonian Kristiina Poska begins her second visit to the Hallé with Britten’s atmospheric Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes. Also returning is superstar saxophonist Jess Gillam, who’s been described by composer John Harle as a ‘young virtuoso with huge energy, a soaring sound, and an…
The Hallé - Lights, Camera, ActionTonight you can hear the themes and music from some of Hollywood’s most spectacular hits, live in The Bridgewater Hall.
The Hallé - Bruckner's EighthSir Mark turns his energies to exploring Bruckner’s ‘greatest symphony’, the Eighth, for the very first time.
The Hallé - The FirebirdAlondra de la Parra, the first Mexican to have conducted at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, has also established her name in the UK through concerts with the London and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras. The concert opens with Debussy’s sensuous evocation of the poet Mallarmé’s dreams and desires…
Side by side: The Hallé and Hallé Youth OrchestraSir Mark and Euan Shields, winner of the 2023 Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition and Director of the Hallé Youth Orchestra, share the podium to direct the combined forces of the Hallé and Hallé Youth Orchestra.
The Hallé - Three PhantomsThree former Phantoms renowned for their acclaimed performances in Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s ‘The Phantom Of the Opera’ are set to host and perform an impressive feel-good concert celebration of the World’s greatest musicals with its very own unique music of the night.
The Hallé - Viennese New YearThe Hallé’s annual whirl round the dancefloors of Vienna, including polkas, waltzes and arias from Suppé, Léhar, the Strauss family and more.
The Hallé - A Night at the OscarsA night of marvellous movie music with songs and themes from Oscar-winning films.
The Hallé - Prokofiev and DebussyAppearing for the first time with the Hallé, American conductor Roderick Cox won the 2018 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, and has been hailed by the Minnesota Star Tribune as ‘a trailblazer… a conductor who will be amongst the vanguard.’
The Hallé - Rossini's Stabat MaterRossini’s late Stabat Mater, completed well over a decade after the end of his operatic career, is a choral masterwork.
The Hallé - Rachmaninov's Symphonic DancesTwo young French musicians make their Hallé debuts. An alumna of the RNCM, conductor Chloé van Soeterstède, is rapidly building an international profile, whilst Gramophone magazine describes cellist Bruno Philippe as having a ‘command of the instrument that can scarcely be gainsaid – his tone is…
Hallé Family Christmas ConcertAn enormous Christmas present has been found in The Bridgewater Hall. What could it be? Who is it for?
The Hallé Christmas CrackerThe big day is just over a week away so why not get your celebrations started with this cracker of a concert?
Hallé Carol ConcertsThe traditional Christmas celebration for orchestra, choirs and audience.
The Hallé - The SnowmanA must for all the family. Watch Raymond Briggs’ classic animated film accompanied by the Hallé performing Howard Blake’s magical score.
The Hallé - Best of the '90sGet back to the world of boy bands, girl power, Britpop and ballads. A magnificent night of pop from the nineties performed by the vocalists and the full forces of the Hallé.
Aljaz and Janette: Dancing in a Winter WonderlandStrictly legends Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec return to The Bridgewater Hall with another festive extravaganza, this time celebrating through song and dance the very best of Christmas tradition.
Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His AgeIn Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, he covers all the bases: sex, death and bacchanalia, with a set list as eclectic as the man himself. Songs from Cabaret authors Kander and Ebb blend with contemporary favourites and even a self-penned paean against plastic surgery.
Pink MartiniPink Martini – the musical sensation led by pianist Thomas Lauderdale, known for their unique blend of Latin, jazz, pop and classical influences – will be celebrating 30 years in the business on their 2024 tour, beginning at The Bridgewater Hall next Apr
Hallé rush hour concertsWoven in amongst the Hallé’s stunning 2023-24 season, there is a brand-new series of four innovative ‘rush hour’ performances.
An Evening with David SedarisWriter, humorist and wit, brimming with sardonic social observations.
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