Events in Manchester — January 2027

January 2027: events in Manchester.

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Runners seen from behind on a riverside promenade at golden hour with a stone bridge and old city buildings — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Jan 3, 2027

Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur

Etihad Stadium · Manchester

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Cyclist seen from behind riding a coastal road beside the sea at sunset — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Jan 7, 2027

Manchester United vs Newcastle United

Old Trafford · Manchester

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Guests arriving in a bright glass-walled event venue foyer — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Jan 8, 2027

Celebrating The Life of David Bowie

Band On The Wall. · Manchester

From £19

Sat, Jan 9, 2027

The Chris Stapleton Experience + Morgan Wallen Tribute UK

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £31

Sat, Jan 9, 2027

Jack Whitehall: Bad Influence

Co-op Live · Manchester

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Four theatregoers seen from behind on a balcony overlooking a gilded, warmly lit theatre auditorium — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Jan 12, 2027

Rhapsody Of Fire

Rebellion · Manchester

From £34

Tue, Jan 12, 2027

Imminence

Manchester Academy · Manchester

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Acoustic guitarist playing to a small audience in a cafe — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Jan 13, 2027

Sawyer Hill

The Deaf Institute - Music Hall · Manchester

From £19

People in winter coats climbing snowy steps to a lamp-lit theatre entrance — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Jan 14, 2027

Caravan, Motorhome & Holiday Show

Manchester Central · Manchester

From £2

Thu, Jan 14, 2027

aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : COMPLæXITY - Venue Premium Tickets

AO Arena · Manchester

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People sitting on a grassy hill watching an open-air concert — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Jan 14, 2027

aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : COMPLæXITY -

AO Arena · Manchester

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Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Jan 14, 2027

Roger Prick: Sexopolis

Fairfield Social Club · Manchester

From £17

Fri, Jan 15, 2027

Fell Out Boy + The Black Charade + L1nkn P4rk + Stiff Bizkit

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £2

Fri, Jan 15, 2027

Black Veil Brides - Vindicatour

O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester · Manchester

From £45

A busker seen from behind plays in a lantern-lit cobbled alley while passers-by blur past. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Jan 15, 2027

KEYWEST - LIVE

Band On The Wall · Manchester

From £38

A visitor seen from behind in a knitted sweater holds a glass of red wine in front of a large colourful abstract painting in a dim gallery. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Jan 15, 2027

Sam Eley is Basil Crumbwick: Soul Sewage

Fairfield Social Club · Manchester

From £19

Fri, Jan 15, 2027

Phil Ellis: Bath Mat

Quays Theatre - The Lowry · Manchester

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Two spectators in coats, seen from behind, look out over a floodlit stadium. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest

Etihad Stadium · Manchester

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People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

AN AFTERNOON OF ROCK MANCHESTER (OVER 30S ONLY)

The Deaf Institute · Manchester

From £11

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

Five Finger Death Punch - 20th Anniversary World Tour

AO Arena · Manchester

From £83

Audience seen from behind seated on the stone steps of an ancient amphitheatre at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

ADÉLA

O2 Victoria Warehouse · Manchester

From £35

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

Roy Chubby Brown

O2 Apollo Manchester · Manchester

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A family of four sits from behind on a gingham picnic blanket beside a fruit basket in a sunlit park at golden hour. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

The Milk Carton Kids

Albert Hall · Manchester

From £2

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

The Classic Rock Show

The Lowry · Manchester

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Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

DAVE HAUSE

Gorilla · Manchester

From £29

Theatre audience applauding, seen from behind, with a brightly lit stage and balcony beyond — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 16, 2027

Catch Your Breath

Manchester Academy 2 · Manchester

From £33

Sun, Jan 17, 2027

Wage War

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £34

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Jan 17, 2027

Holly Humberstone

Manchester Academy · Manchester

From £37

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Jan 17, 2027

Dynamo

Quays Theatre - The Lowry · Manchester

From £40

Singer seen from behind at a microphone on a lit stage in a gilded historic theatre with the audience in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Jan 20, 2027

Too Many Zooz

The Blues Kitchen · Manchester

From £28

Cyclists in white kit ride up a stone alley at night while spectators lean on a wall. — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Jan 20, 2027

Manchester United vs Bayern Munich

Old Trafford · Manchester

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Thu, Jan 21, 2027

Dynamo (Early Show) · Jan 21

Quays Theatre - The Lowry · Manchester

From £40

Thu, Jan 21, 2027

What's Love Got to do With it? - The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner

Stockport Plaza · Manchester

From £22

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Jan 22, 2027

Dynamo (Early Show) · Jan 22

Quays Theatre - The Lowry · Manchester

From £40

Fri, Jan 22, 2027

Prohibition Party

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £22

Audience seen from behind in a gilded opera house under a large crystal chandelier — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Jan 22, 2027

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours By Transatlantic Ensemble

Albert Hall · Manchester

From £22

Riverside summer stage glowing across the water at blue hour — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Jan 22, 2027

Hyperreal UK Winter Tour

Copper Bar, Band on the Wall · Manchester

From £12

Fiddle and guitar players at a pub table in warm light — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 23, 2027

Outloud Festival

The Deaf Institute - Music Hall · Manchester

From £18

Three runners seen from behind on a hill trail above a misty valley at dawn — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 23, 2027

Manchester United vs Liverpool

Old Trafford · Manchester

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Sat, Jan 23, 2027

Electric Callboy - VIP Guided Tour Experience

Co-op Live · Manchester

From £48

Guitarist silhouetted against red stage lights with hands raised in the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 23, 2027

PIGEON

Band On The Wall. · Manchester

From £24

Sat, Jan 23, 2027

Daft Funk Live

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

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Sat, Jan 23, 2027

SiM

Manchester Academy 3 · Manchester

From £29

Two dancers in silhouette mid-leap against a blue and orange backlit stage with haze — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 23, 2027

Jack Barry: Let's Get Barried

Fairfield Social Club · Manchester

From £15

Grand piano on an empty stage with shafts of evening light through tall arched windows — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 23, 2027

ROSIE HOLT: THE ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE LANDED!

Fairfield Social Club · Manchester

From £22

Sun, Jan 24, 2027

Almost Monday

Gorilla · Manchester

From £24

Sun, Jan 24, 2027

Donny Osmond - VIVA UK

Co-op Live · Manchester

From £73

Guests in evening dress mingling in a warm-lit marble foyer with a curved staircase — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Jan 24, 2027

Ryan Long

New Century Hall · Manchester

From £38

Guitarist singing in silhouette on a hazy blue and purple lit club stage with crowd hands raised in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Jan 26, 2027

Jack J Hutchinson Band

The Castle Hotel · Manchester

From £17

Festival campsite at dawn with tents, mist and a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Jan 26, 2027

Cat Clyde

New Century Locker · Manchester

From £18

Wed, Jan 27, 2027

Two Door Cinema Club

AO Arena · Manchester

From £58

Skaters in dark winter coats glide across an open-air ice rink on a European town square at blue hour under strings of warm lights. — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Jan 27, 2027

Manchester City vs Sporting Lisbon

Etihad Stadium · Manchester

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Thu, Jan 28, 2027

Spite & Emmure - New World Killer EU/UK 2027 Tour

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £33

Thu, Jan 28, 2027

Cristina Mariani

Manchester Fairfield Social Club · Manchester

From £22

Fri, Jan 29, 2027

José González

Manchester New Century Hall · Manchester

From £37

Winter open-air concert crowd with visible breath under stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Jan 29, 2027

The Fratellis - Celebrating 20 years of Costello Music

Albert Hall · Manchester

From £40

Tennis player seen from behind walking across a clay court under floodlights toward the net with an empty stand beyond — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 30, 2027

Manchester City vs Arsenal

Etihad Stadium · Manchester

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Sat, Jan 30, 2027

Sylosis & Whitechapel

O2 Ritz Manchester · Manchester

From £37

Concert lights over a large indoor arena audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 30, 2027

The Fratellis - Celebrating 20 Years of Costello Music

Albert Hall · Manchester

From £40

Cocktail being prepared at a bar — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Jan 2 – Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 07:00 PM

Old Skool Bingo at The Avenue,

The Avenue · Manchester

From £18

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New year, new plans

January tends to be a quieter month on the events calendar — the December rush has passed, and many venues ease back in with smaller, cosier programming while the year gets going.

Catch an intimate gig, comedy night or theatre show indoors
Book ahead now for spring and summer festivals before they sell out
Look for New Year concerts and early film-festival premieres