Bleachers at O2 Apollo Manchester, 2 December 2026

Bleachers play O2 Apollo Manchester in Manchester on 2 December 2026 at 19:00. The group is an American rock band from New Jersey, started by Jack Antonoff in 2013. Antonoff was its only permanent member until 2023, when five longtime touring musicians joined officially: Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Evan Smith, Michael Riddleberger and Zem Audu.

Their early sound drew on the late 1980s and early 1990s and on John Hughes's high school films, while using modern production. The debut single "I Wanna Get Better" came out in February 2014.

Five studio albums have followed: Strange Desire (2014), Gone Now (2017), Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night (2021), Bleachers (2024) and Everyone for Ten Minutes (2026). A re-recording of the debut album, A Stranger Desired, appeared in 2024.