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Kim Woodburn: In Conversation
Kim Woodburn: In Conversation
Kim Woodburn: In Conversation
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Lowry Theatre Salford
Sun 2 Feb 2025
Promising to be an excited insight into one fascinating lady. As we peel back the perfectly starched net curtain on a modern day icon, get the behind the scenes gossip from Big Brother, the truth about her TV split, and of course I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
It’s a no holds barred interview from The Queen Of Clean.
Hosted by Belinda Scandal it’s guaranteed to be a very unpredictable evening.
Who is the real Kim Woodburn, and what is it that has captured the UK's imagination for nearly 30 years.
Blood Brothers
Kim Woodburn: In Conversation
Kim Woodburn: In Conversation
Palace Theatre Manchester
Tue 19 Nov - Sat 30 Nov 2024
Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.
Bill Kenwright’s production surpassed 10,000 performances in London’s West End, one of only three musicals ever to achieve that milestone. It has been affectionately christened the ‘Standing Ovation Musical’, as inevitably it “brings the audience cheering to its feet and roaring its approval”
Wicked
Kim Woodburn: In Conversation
Cinderella
Palace Theatre Manchester
Tue 3 Dec 2024 - Sun 12 Jan 2025
Wicked imagines a beguiling backstory to the lives of L. Frank Baum’s beloved characters, and reveals the magic that shaped the destinies of two unlikely friends on their remarkable journey to becoming Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
With music and lyrics by multi-Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, The Prince of Egypt, The Hunchback of Notre Dame) and a book by Tony Award-nominee Winnie Holzman, Wicked is currently the 11th longest running show in West End history.
Cinderella
Les Miserables: The Arena Spectacular
Cinderella
Opera House Manchester
Sat 14 Dec 2024 - Sun 5 Jan 2025
Comedy Superstar Jason Manford is BACK for a 3rd year of panto at the Opera House as Prince Charming! Jason is joined by Manchester panto favourite Ben Nickless, who returns for another year of fun as the hilarious Buttons, alongside star of stage and screen Myra DuBois back by popular demand, this year as Cinderella’s Wicked Stepmother.
Packed with all the traditional pantomime ingredients Manchester audiences expect, Cinderella features laugh-out-loud comedy, stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and plenty of boos and hisses.
Les Miserables: The Arena Spectacular
Les Miserables: The Arena Spectacular
Les Miserables: The Arena Spectacular
AO Arena
Thu 26 - Sun 29 Dec 2024
Cameron Mackintosh's production of Boubil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES ARENA SPECTACULAR will embark on a World Tour this September. As the beloved musical phenomenon enters it's 40th revolutionary year in London, this spectactular production will have an extraordinary new design specifically created for larger venues.
The Arena Spectacular will be performing in over 15 countries and regions worldwide and initial casting has now been announced for the UK dates – Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly will share the role of Jean Valjean and Michael Ball and Bradley Jaden will share the role of Javert, leading a cast and orchestra of over 65.
Calamity Jane
Les Miserables: The Arena Spectacular
Les Miserables: The Arena Spectacular
Opera House Manchester
Tue 21 Jan - Sat 25 Jan 2025
Gosh almighty! Grab a posse because the whip crackin' musical comedy classic Calamity Jane is a rollin' on over the plains to a theatre near you. Based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, this plumb fancy new production stars the multi-award-winning West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher (Cinderella, Les Misérables) and begins its UK and Ireland tour at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in January 2025.
What are you waiting for, you wild coyotes? Whip-crack-away and book now!
NOW That's What I Call A Musical
NOW That's What I Call A Musical
NOW That's What I Call A Musical
Opera House Manchester
Tue 28 Jan - Sat 1 Feb 2025
Get ready to relive the soundtrack of your youth at NOW That's What I Call A Musical!
Celebrating 40 years of iconic and chart-topping compilation albums, this brand-new musical comedy has an unbeatable 80s soundtrack and show-stopping direction and choreography by Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood. This is an event you won't want to miss.
This fun-filled evening is bursting with some of the greatest hits from the 80s: Gold, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Tainted Love, Hey Mickey, Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves and many more!
Kinky Boots
NOW That's What I Call A Musical
NOW That's What I Call A Musical
Palace Theatre Manchester
Tue 4 Feb - Sat 8 Feb 2025
The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical, is strutting into Palace Theatre Manchester in a brand-new production with a star cast including Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe, Dan Partridge (Grease), Courtney Bowman (Six) Scott Paige (The Addams Family) and Newtion Matthews (Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical).
This joy-filled sensation, based on a true story and hit movie, features Tony® and Grammy® winning music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a hilarious and life-affirming book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and is directed by Nikolai Foster (Grease and An Officer and a Gentleman).
Dear Evan Hansen
NOW That's What I Call A Musical
A Knight's Tale The Musical
Palace Theatre Manchester
Tue 18 Feb - Sat 22 Feb 2025
Today is going to be a good day. And here’s why…
Meet Evan: an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more than to fit in. The thing is, on his way to fitting in, he didn’t tell the whole truth. And now must give up on a life he never dreamt he’d have. As events spiral and the truth comes out, Evan faces a reckoning with himself and everyone around him.
"The musical of its generation, for all generations." - BBC RADIO 2
A Knight's Tale The Musical
A Knight's Tale The Musical
A Knight's Tale The Musical
Opera House Manchester
Fri 11 Apr - Sat 10 May 2025
Based on Brian Helgeland’s iconic 2001 film (originally starring Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany), A Knight’s Tale, the brand-new comedy musical, charges into Manchester Opera House for its World Premiere, prior to the West End.
From the Producers of recent stage smash-hits including Disney’s Newsies, Girl From the North Country, 2:22 A Ghost Story and 101 Dalmatians the Musical comes this rip-roaring tale of chivalry, jousting, heroes and villains – A Knight’s Tale has it all.
Expect a truly rockin’ soundtrack, packed with hits!
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Say She She
Pete Tong: Ibiza Classics
Confidence Man
Albert Hall
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Say She She is a Brooklyn-based soul band with a self-described “discodelic” sound – most poignant on their boundary-breaking sophomore album, Silver. The three strong voices of Piya Malik (El Michels Affair staple feature, and former backing singer for Chicano Batman), Sabrina Mileo Cunningham and Nya Gazelle Brown front the band.
Featuring the powerful single ‘C’est si Bon’, their 2023 album, Silver,takes listeners on a 16-song adventure with buttery vocals, funky basslines, catchy hooks and up-tempo grooves.
Silver captures the magic of communal creativity while rooted in tonal warmth, with influences by Rotary Connection, Asha Puthli, Liquid Liquid, Grace Jones and Tom Tom Club.
Confidence Man
Pete Tong: Ibiza Classics
Confidence Man
Manchester Academy
Sat 30 Nov 2024
Confidence Man are naughtier, ravier, and ready for lift-off.
Since bursting onto the scene in 2016, Confidence Man have enchanted global audiences with their playful pop-dance tracks and captivating choreography.
Their latest album, ‘3AM (LA LA LA)‘, blends acid techno, trance, breakbeat, and big beat for a darker, sexier, and more surreal experience. The group quickly attracted a hardcore fanbase of ravers young and old from their 2022 Glastonbury set.
Don’t miss their jaw-dropping, high octane performance at Manchester Academy this November
Pete Tong: Ibiza Classics
Pete Tong: Ibiza Classics
Pete Tong: Ibiza Classics
AO Arena
Sat 7 Dec 2024
DJ, broadcaster and global dance music legend Pete Tong has today announced that his critically acclaimed Ibiza Classics will return for a brand-new show in winter 2024. He will once again be joined by long time collaborator Jules Buckley and The Essential Orchestra.
Ibiza Classics has firmly cemented itself as part of the live music calendar becoming the world's most iconic orchestral electronic music event. Celebrating the legacy of dance music, the new live show will include a host of special guest DJs and singers showcasing stunning reimagines of timeless classic house tracks. Combining unique orchestration with unparalleled electronic production, ravers rejoice as it is set to be the party of the year reminiscent of the White Isle and its musical history!
Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier
Pete Tong: Ibiza Classics
AO Arena
Sun 8 Dec 2024
The 5-time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jacob Collierhas announced his biggest European headline tour to date. This Autumn, following the release of his highly anticipated album Djesse Vol. 4, Collier and his illustrious band will traverse the continent on a 22-date run.
The announcement comes after the release of Collier’s new single “Witness Me”, featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, British rap titan Stormzy and 19-time Grammy-winning gospel legend Kirk Franklin, for a heart-warming ode to the power of empathy.
Having recorded each of his 90+ audience choirs, over 150,000 voices from around the world play a vital role in the story and creation of Djesse Vol. 4.
Culture Club
Jacob Collier
Culture Club
CO-OP Live
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Music icons Boy George and Culture Club are thrilled to announce that they will be heading to Manchester this December, celebrating their first two monumental albums, ‘Kissing to Be Clever’ and ‘Colour by Numbers’.
Fans can expect to hear all the classic hits, including "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me," "Karma Chameleon," "Time (Clock of the Heart)”, "Church of the Poison Mind," right up to their current releases.
On this brand-new tour Boy George and Culture Club will be joined by very special guests synth-pop legends Tony Hadley and Heaven 17. Tony Hadley will perform tracks to commemorate the two classic albums ‘True’ and ‘Parade’, whilst Heaven 17 will perform tracks from their first two renowned albums ‘Penthouse and Pavement’ and ‘The Luxury Gap’.
James Blunt
Jacob Collier
Culture Club
AO Arena
Sat 15 Feb 2025
James Blunt will take to the road with Toploader in February next year to embark on a special run of UK arena dates for the ‘Back To Bedlam 20th Anniversary Tour’, where he will perform the Back To Bedlamalbum in its entirety, along with other classic hits from his career.
“I’ve been touring now for twenty years, and really, it’s only Back To Bedlam that people want to hear… so on that album’s twentieth anniversary, what better way to celebrate than to head out on the 'Back To Bedlam 20th Anniversary Tour'!” explains James. “I’ll play all the songs from Back To Bedlam in full, from start to finish, and chuck in the better known songs from later albums to finish. It’s going to be, well, it pains me to say it… beautiful.”
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde
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!
Gabrielle
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde
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!"
Anastacia
Kim Wilde
Anastacia
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.
Kylie
Kylie
Anastacia
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'.