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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

Calum Scott

Calum Scott

Wed, 27 May 2026· 18:00

Calum Scott

Calum Scott

Wed, 27 May 2026· 18:00

AO Arena - Premium Packages

Sat, 30 May 2026· 18:00

Dermot Kennedy

Dermot Kennedy

Sat, 30 May 2026· 18:30

UB40

UB40

Sat, 6 Jun 2026· 18:00

UB40

UB40

Sat, 6 Jun 2026· 18:00

AO Arena - Premium Packages

Sun, 7 Jun 2026· 19:00

Evening 4 Ricky

Sun, 7 Jun 2026· 17:30

Foreigner

Foreigner

Thu, 18 Jun 2026· 18:00

Foreigner

Foreigner

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

Showing 12 of 30 upcoming shows.

On stage

Plays AO Arena often

Top 8 of 84 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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Nearby

Other venues in Manchester

Depot Mayfield

74 shows

The Deaf Institute

73 shows

Gorilla

70 shows

Co-op Live

66 shows

O2 Ritz

65 shows

Albert Hall

57 shows

New Century Hall

56 shows

O2 Victoria Warehouse

44 shows

See the full Manchester scene.

Walking distance

Other venues nearby

Within 1 km of AO Arena.

Manchester Stoller Hall

100 m · Manchester

Cathedral Gardens

250 m · Manchester

Sadler's Yard

300 m · Manchester

Manchester Cathedral

350 m · Manchester

Eagle Inn

500 m · Salford

The Eagle Inn

500 m · Salford

Soundtrack

The sound of AO Arena

50 tracks from 25 acts who've played here or are coming through soon. Click any track to play it in the player.

Now playing:Doctor's Orders (Almighty 12” Definitive Mix)·Jane McDonald

01
Doctor's Orders (Almighty 12” Definitive Mix)
Jane McDonald
02
Winner Takes It All - From "Over The Top" Soundtrack
Sammy Hagar
03
I Want to Know What Love Is
Foreigner
04
iloveitiloveitiloveit - Live
Bella Kay
05
Throw My Bones
Deep Purple
06
How We Roll
Rockin'1000
07
I Hate Myself for Loving You
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
08
Dance, Kid, Dance
Shinedown
09
Heavy Metal
Sammy Hagar
10
Everything Ends - Daniel Joseph Remix
Architects
11
The Missing Part
Scouting For Girls
12
Welcome Tae Glasgae
The Darkness
13
Sunshine - Wookie Main Mix
Gabrielle
14
What I Miss Most
Calum Scott
15
Lucky Number
Lene Lovich
16
We Don’t Talk
Hilary Duff
17
Orbiter
Noah Kahan
18
Smoke on the Water - 2012 Remaster
Deep Purple
19
Meri Of Mercy
Coheed and Cambria
20
Time Out For Fun
Devo
21
Rise - Artful Dodger Legal Dub Mix
Gabrielle
22
Dan
Noah Kahan
23
Safe And Sound
Shinedown
24
Come Back Home
Calum Scott
25
Planet Claire
The B-52's
26
52 Girls
The B-52's
27
You're My World - Long Cool Almighty Mix
Jane McDonald
28
Sleepwalking
Lily Allen
29
Bulletproof
La Roux
30
The Continuum IV: So It Goes
Coheed and Cambria
31
The Riverboat Song
Ocean Colour Scene
32
Growing Up
Hilary Duff
33
The Day We Caught The Train
Ocean Colour Scene
34
Bad Reputation
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
35
Last Legal Drug
Korn
36
Turnstile
Dermot Kennedy
37
Let The Dark Do The Rest (Requiem Mass)
Korn
38
Blossom
Dermot Kennedy
39
Seven Nation Army - Live
Rockin'1000
40
Cold as Ice - 2008 Remaster
Foreigner
41
Broken Mirror - Daniel Joseph Remix
Architects
42
Make Me A Mop
Cody Johnson
43
Lucky Number
Lene Lovich
44
Madeline
Lily Allen
45
These Are The Good Days
Scouting For Girls
46
The Painter
Cody Johnson
47
Whip It (Remix)
Devo
48
It's Love, Jim
The Darkness
49
Promise?
Bella Kay
50
Automatic Driver
La Roux

Recent Shows at AO Arena

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