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Manchester
AO Arena

AO Arena

Victoria Station, Hunts Bank, Manchester M3 1AR

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History

Formerly known as

NYNEX Arena1995–1998
MEN Arena1998–2011
Manchester Evening News Arena1998–2011
Phones 4u Arena2013–2015
Manchester Arena2015–2020

via MusicBrainz

Upcoming

Upcoming Shows at AO Arena

Dermot Kennedy

Dermot Kennedy

Sat, 30 May 2026· 18:00

AO Arena - Premium Packages

Sat, 30 May 2026· 18:00

UB40

UB40

Sat, 6 Jun 2026· 18:00

UB40

UB40

Sat, 6 Jun 2026· 18:00

Russell Watson

Russell Watson

Sun, 7 Jun 2026· 17:30

AO Arena - Premium Packages

Sun, 7 Jun 2026· 19:00

Foreigner

Foreigner

Thu, 18 Jun 2026· 18:00

Jefferson Starship

Jefferson Starship

Thu, 18 Jun 2026· 18:00

Lily Allen

Lily Allen

Fri, 19 Jun 2026· 18:00

Lily Allen

Lily Allen

Fri, 19 Jun 2026· 18:00

Lily Allen

Lily Allen

Sat, 20 Jun 2026· 18:00

Lily Allen

Lily Allen

Sat, 20 Jun 2026· 18:00

Showing 12 of 30 upcoming shows.

On stage

Plays AO Arena often

Top 8 of 88 acts on record.

Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon

3 appearances

Little Mix

Little Mix

3 appearances

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

2 appearances

Pete Tong

Pete Tong

2 appearances

George Michael

George Michael

2 appearances

Noah Kahan

Noah Kahan

2 appearances

Bella Kay

Bella Kay

2 appearances

Lily Allen

Lily Allen

2 appearances

Coverage

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Soundtrack

The sound of AO Arena

50 tracks from 26 acts who've played here or are coming through soon. Click any track to play it in the player.

Now playing:Urgent·Foreigner

01
Urgent
Foreigner
02
The Riverboat Song
Ocean Colour Scene
03
Worst Is On It's Way (Requiem Mass / Live)
Korn
04
Last Legal Drug
Korn
05
Big Mess
Devo
06
Make Me A Mop
Cody Johnson
07
Killing Fields
Shinedown
08
Out Of Nowhere
Bugzy Malone
09
[STOP]
The Lottery Winners
10
Jane
Jefferson Starship
11
Rise - Artful Dodger Legal Dub Mix
Gabrielle
12
Blind Side Sonny
Coheed and Cambria
13
Safe And Sound
Shinedown
14
I Hate Myself for Loving You
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
15
Lucky Number
Lene Lovich
16
Ordinary People (feat. JP Cooper)
Bugzy Malone
17
Orbiter
Noah Kahan
18
Everything Ends - Daniel Joseph Remix
Architects
19
Promise?
Bella Kay
20
Sunshine - Wookie Main Mix
Gabrielle
21
Whip It (Remix)
Devo
22
The Painter
Cody Johnson
23
Dance Yourself Dizzy - 7th Heaven Mirrorball Radio Edit
Jane McDonald
24
Seven Nation Army - Live
Rockin'1000
25
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
Deep Purple
26
Lucky Number
Lene Lovich
27
Have You Seen the Stars Tonight?
Jefferson Starship
28
Head Games
Foreigner
29
Love Me Again
John Newman
30
The Day We Caught The Train
Ocean Colour Scene
31
We Don’t Talk
Hilary Duff
32
Hush
Deep Purple
33
The Optimist
Hilary Duff
34
Knockers
The Darkness
35
How We Roll
Rockin'1000
36
There's Only One Way To Rock
Sammy Hagar
37
Love Me Again
John Newman
38
Anxiety Replacement Therapy
The Lottery Winners
39
Broken Mirror - Daniel Joseph Remix
Architects
40
Say it Say
Bella Kay
41
Bulletproof
La Roux
42
Madeline
Lily Allen
43
Bad Reputation
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
44
Sleepwalking
Lily Allen
45
A Few Of Your Own
Noah Kahan
46
School's Out/Another Brick In The Wall
Hollywood Vampires
47
Automatic Driver
La Roux
48
Meri Of Mercy
Coheed and Cambria
49
Masters of the Universe (from "Masters of the Universe")
The Darkness
50
Spinning Around
Jane McDonald

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