Theatre

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Manchester Academy

Sat 15 Mar 2025

In March 2025 Kim Wilde and her band will be embarking on the UK ‘Closer Tour’. 

Playing the legendary ‘Close’ album as well as songs from the upcoming ‘Closer’ album and of course her earlier hits. 

Born in West London in 1960, Wilde hit the 1980s with force with her debut single 'Kids in America', which with its lazer-like synths, pulsating bass and catchy chorus, was an instant hit all across Europe.

Kim has earned her reputation as a formidable live performer and her band are one the most exciting acts to watch in 2025. Expect to hear – You Came, You Keep Me Hangin’ On, Never Trust a Stranger, Stone, Chequered Love and of course, Kids In Amercia!

AO Arena

Sat 12 Apr 2025

After selling-out all 32 nights during last year’s ‘30 Years of Dreaming’ tour, Gabrielle now announces an even bigger run of shows for 2025. Her biggest ever UK tour will come to a selection of the nation’s biggest arenas. Gabrielle will also be joined by very special guest Tunde of Lighthouse Family on all dates.

Gabrielle says, "I had such a great time on the '30 Years of Dreaming' tour that I can't wait to do it all again on some even bigger stages. With some new songs mixed with the old favourites, I’m also very excited to have Tunde of Lighthouse Family joining me on the road. It’s going to be amazing, hope to see you there!"

O2 Apollo

Wed 30 Apr 2025

Celebrating 25 years of Not That Kind

After storming the charts with her empowered single ‘I’m Outta Love’ in 2000, Anastacia became the toast of soulful dance pop. Her distinctive voice, singular sass, never-say-die attitude and trademark look of crop tops and tinted glasses immediately offered her a seat at the table alongside the era’s defining divas. 

Having strutted her stuff on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, Anastacia later won the third season of The Masked Singer Australia in 2021. 

Bringing it back to her breakthrough, Anastacia announced the ‘Not That Kind’ tour in 2025 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ‘I’m Outta Love’, including dates across the UK at the London Palladium, the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow, Manchester’s O2 Apollo and more.

O2 Apollo

Mon 19 - Tues 20 May 2025

Kylie Minogue belongs to that upper echelon of pop royalty, one of those select few whose reputation and contribution to music is understood just by uttering her first name. Rightfully going by just Kylie in recent years, then, Australia's highest-selling recording artist of all time continues to reinvent herself, releasing her electropop-tastic 16th studio album Tension in 2023 as well as embarking on her first ever Las Vegas residency. 

Born in Melbourne in 1968, the actor-turned-singer broke into the global charts in 1987 with 'I Should Be So Lucky' – the first of a long and fruitful collaboration with Stock, Aitken & Waterman. The hits that folllowed are almost endless, from 'Especially For You' with Jason Donovan to 'The Loco Motion', 'Can't Get You out of My Head', 'In Your Eyes' and 'Spinning Around'.

O2 Apollo

Sat 31 May 2025

Sophie Ellis-Bextor first delved into the world of music in the mid-'90s as the lead singer of Britpop outfit Theaudience. The audience disbanded in 1999, shortly after which Sophie Eillis-Bextor teamed up with Venetian DJ Spiller on the summer anthem Groovejet (If This Ain't Love). The success of the single and Ellis-Bextor's standing in the UK scene led to her debut solo single Take Me Home in 2001.

In 2022, Ellis-Bextor announced the Kitchen Disco Tour before releasing a brand new live album called Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Disco – Live at The London Palladium. In March 2023, Ellis-Bextor shared new single ‘Breaking The Circle’ and announced her seventh studio album, HANA, which will be released on 2 June via Cooking Vinyl.

O2 Apollo

Sat 13 Sep 2025

Singer-songwriter Belinda Carlisle possesses one of the most recognisable voices of the ’80s. Since making her mark as the frontwoman of The Go-Go’s, the first all-female rock band to top the Billboard charts, she’s gone on to have a long and successful solo career.

In 1978 she co-founded a new band called The Misfits  with friends Jane Wiedlin and Margot Olavarria. With the addition of Charlotte Caffey and Elissa Bello the following year, they changed their name to The Go-Go’s. By the start of 1980 Olavarria and Bello had departed, while Gina Schock and Kathy Valentine came onboard and a demo was recorded with Carlisle as the lead vocalist. The Go-Go’s debut album Beauty And The Beat arrived in 1981 – its first single Our Lips Are Sealed hit No.20 on the Billboard Hot 100 list and its second single We Got The Beat rose all the way to the No.2 spot.