The 02 Apollo Manchester was originally built as a cinema, but since the 1970s has served as one of the city’s major concert venues. It has previously been known as the Apollo Theatre, Manchester Apollo, and Carling Apollo Manchester.

Events - What's On - O2 Apollo Manchester
A selection of upcoming shows and events at O2 Apollo Manchester are listed below. Tickets can be purchased here.
Date | Event |
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Thursday 30th March 2023 7:00 pm | Haters Roast |
Friday 7th April 2023 7:00 pm | Big Thief |
Saturday 8th April 2023 7:00 pm | The Main Event |
Thursday 20th April 2023 7:00 pm | DMA'S |
Monday 24th April 2023 7:30 pm | Ricky Gervais: Armageddon |
Tuesday 25th April 2023 7:30 pm | Ricky Gervais: Armageddon |
Saturday 29th April 2023 6:30 pm | The Flaming Lips performing Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots |
Monday 1st May 2023 7:00 pm | Pentatonix |
Thursday 4th May 2023 7:30 pm | Russell Howard |
Friday 5th May 2023 6:30 pm | Russell Howard |
Saturday 6th May 2023 7:00 pm | Avril Lavigne |
Sunday 7th May 2023 8:00 pm | Game Grumps Live: Tournament of Gamers |
Tuesday 9th May 2023 7:30 pm | James Orchestral Tour |
Wednesday 10th May 2023 7:30 pm | James Orchestral Tour |
Saturday 13th May 2023 5:00 pm | Tom Segura: I'm Coming Everywhere - World Tour |
Saturday 13th May 2023 8:15 pm | Tom Segura: I'm Coming Everywhere - World Tour |
Saturday 20th May 2023 8:00 pm | Jon Richardson - the Knitwit |
Tuesday 30th May 2023 6:30 pm | Ricky Gervais - Armageddon |
Thursday 1st June 2023 7:00 pm | UB40 |
Friday 2nd June 2023 7:00 pm | CAMEL - 50 Years Strong |
Sunday 4th June 2023 7:30 pm | Penn & Teller |
Monday 5th June 2023 7:30 pm | Penn & Teller |
Tuesday 6th June 2023 7:00 pm | Dean Lewis - The Future Is Bright Tour |
Thursday 8th June 2023 7:30 pm | The Overlap: Live on Tour |
Saturday 10th June 2023 7:30 pm | TommyInnit - Annoying at First! |
Wednesday 14th June 2023 7:00 pm | Sabrina Carpenter |
Wednesday 14th June 2023 7:00 pm | Sabrina Carpenter: Emails I Can't Send Tour |
Saturday 17th June 2023 7:00 pm | The Mars Volta |
Friday 30th June 2023 7:30 pm | Paul Smith |
Saturday 1st July 2023 7:30 pm | Paul Smith |
Saturday 8th July 2023 4:00 pm | Anand TV Film Awards |
Friday 14th July 2023 6:30 pm | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Just Qawali |
Saturday 15th July 2023 7:30 pm | Paul Smith |
Sunday 24th September 2023 8:00 pm | Aunty Donna - The Magical Dead Cat Tour |
Friday 29th September 2023 7:30 pm | Paul Smith |
Saturday 30th September 2023 7:30 pm | Paul Smith |
Friday 13th October 2023 8:00 pm | Cory Wong |
Saturday 14th October 2023 1:00 pm | Nashville |
Saturday 14th October 2023 7:00 pm | Nashville |
Saturday 28th October 2023 7:00 pm | The Dead South |
Friday 3rd November 2023 7:00 pm | Mo Gilligan + Friends Tour |
Monday 6th November 2023 7:00 pm | An Evening with Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour |
Saturday 11th November 2023 7:00 pm | HAUSER |
Friday 17th November 2023 7:30 pm | Ben Folds |
Saturday 18th November 2023 7:00 pm | Cigarettes After Sex |
Tuesday 21st November 2023 8:00 pm | Ross Noble - Jibber Jabber Jamboree |
Friday 24th November 2023 7:00 pm | The Australian Pink Floyd |
Saturday 25th November 2023 7:30 pm | Paul Smith |
Thursday 30th November 2023 7:00 pm | Billy Bragg - The Roaring Forty Tour |
Saturday 2nd December 2023 7:00 pm | RAYE |
Thursday 7th December 2023 7:30 pm | World Cup After Party - The Good, The Bad & The Rugby Live |
Saturday 9th December 2023 7:00 pm | Adam Rowe |
Friday 22nd December 2023 6:30 pm | Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
Saturday 20th January 2024 6:30 pm | Roy 'chubby' Brown |
Friday 14th June 2024 8:00 pm | Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer |
Saturday 15th June 2024 8:00 pm | Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer |
More events may be listed on the official O2 Apollo Manchester website (see the information section at the end of this page).
Capacity
The Apollo has a capacity of 2693 for all-seated events and 3500 for standing/seated events (seats are removed from the stalls but remain in the front and rear circles). Seating plans are available on the official website.
The theatre is much smaller than the Manchester Arena but many prefer its more intimate atmosphere.
Tickets & Box Office
The theatre box office is open on event days from 5 pm until the main act takes the stage.
02 customers can purchase tickets up to 48 hours in advance of them going on sale. They can also take advantage of the 02 Priority Queue to gain faster access and enjoy the surroundings of the 02 Priority Lounge.
Location, Directions & Parking
The Apollo is situated on Stockport Road in the Ardwick area of Manchester.
Visitors travelling by car and using satellite navigation systems should use the postcode M12 6AP to find it. There are two supervised car parks near the Apollo. The main car park is at the rear of the building on Apsley Grove. The smaller car park on Hyde Road offers spaces for disabled patrons. The parking charge at the time of writing (November 2017) is £7.

Manchester Piccadilly is the nearest mainline train station and is around ¾ mile from the theatre (Ardwick is closer but has few services). To get there from Piccadilly simply exit the station and head south along the A6. Walking should take around 15 minutes.
The nearest Metrolink station is Piccadilly, located on the lower level of Piccadilly Train Station.
Other
The doors usually open at 7 pm. Smoking is not permitted inside the venue but there’s usually a smoking area set up outside the entrance. Banners, selfie sticks, and professional cameras are not permitted. Small, non-professional cameras are permitted by most artists and their promoters.
The information about the box office being open until 12 – 3 Monday to Friday is incorrect. It is only open from 5 pm on show days.
Sincere apologies. The opening times of the box office have now been corrected.
Yes the Apollo beats the MEN hands down. Bigger isn’t always better. You can actually see the acts and the acoustics are superb plus the place has got real character. Long may it continue.
I saw Billy Idol last night. It was absolutely amazing but no support and crap dance music before hand! We had a ball but can’t understand people who don’t dance or sing etc etc boring!! It was nice of Billy to come out afterwards!
The Apollo is better than the MEN any day. The sound and atmosphere is just so much better. Plus the Apollo has a better selection of bands. Going to see the Kooks there tonight and the Wombats and Pigeon Detectives in May.