Manchester’s O2 Apollo is a 3,500 capacity gig venue based at Ardwick Green just outside the city centre.
The split level venue can host seated events up to a capacity of 2,693 or standing up to 3,500.
The venue originally opened as the Apollo Theatre, running from 1938 until 1962, when it was rebranded Manchester Apollo. A further name change occurred in 2003, when it was sponsored by Carling becoming the Carling Apollo Manchester before becoming part of the O2 venues brand in 2010 as the O2 Apollo Manchester.
The building was designed by architects Peter Cummings, Alex Irvine and R. Gillespie Williams in Art Deco style as holds Grade II Listed Building Status.
The O2 Apollo become a solely concert venue in the 1970s and is now operated by Live Nation.
Artists which have performed at Manchester’s O2 Apollo include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The 1975, Dua Lipa, Miranda Lambert, The Offspring, Foo Fighters, Haim and Drake.
Contact Details:
Manchester O2 Apollo, Stockport Road, Ardwick Green, Manchester, M12 6AP
Tel 08444 777 677
Web
Dream Theater has announced a series of European dates for their Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour as the group celebrates the 25th anniversary of their gold-certified album Images & Words. The dates are set to include a live set of Images & Words in its entirety along with other favourites from their back…
ZZ Top have announced that they will be returning to Europe in summer 2017 with The Tonnage Tour: Metric Edition, including a date at Manchester’s O2 Apollo. The band has now racked up an incredible five decades together, with guitarist Billy Gibbons, bassist Duty Hill and drummer Frank Bear recording 15 studio albums which have…
Seasick Steve has announced four headline UK shows in support of his latest album Keepin’ The Horse Between Me And The Ground. The dates mark his first headline shows since his sold out April 2015 tour. 2016 has seen Steve perform his biggest headline show to date at Wembley’s SSE Arena and hit the Top…
Arguably the world’s leading tribute band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, is set to return to the UK in 2017 with a series of headlining dates, performing a new set of Pink Floyd songs. The Best Side Of The Moon will incorporate a full performance of what many call one of the most iconic albums…
The xx have announced a European tour for 2017 which includes two dates at Manchester Apollo in March. The tour will follow the release of their third album I See You which is due to hit stores on 13 January. I See You and is the follow up to The xx’s two previous albums –…
Glen Matlock Tuesday 1 November – Gorilla An Evening With Glen Matlock finds the punk pioneer at Manchester’s Gorilla. But whilst his involvement with the Sex Pistols is well documented, there’s far more to him that that – accoustic sets around the world, DJing in Brazil and Italy, solo albums … his CV has it all….
After selling out their upcoming Albert Hall gig, Bear’s Den have announced a further run of dates for March 2017 including a performance at Manchester’s O2 Apollo. The announcement comes as the group reveals Dew On The Vine, the new single to be taken from their top 10 album Red Earth and Pouding Rain. The…
Chart-toppers All Time Low have announced a full UK and Ireland tour for March 2017. The quartet’s last indoor UK headline shows were on their February Back To The Future Hearts arena tour. The band, who have sold more than 1.3 million albums worldwide burst on tot he scene in 2003, releasing six studio albums…
Leo Stannard Sunday 16 October – Deaf Institute Leo Stannard has been picking up recognition and plaudits left, right and centre, which has only increased with the release of his collaborations with Kidnap Kid and Kant. In between writing, collaborating and hitting the studio, he has been supporting the lights of Nina Nesbitt, Rudimental and Benjamin Francis…
Busted are set to perform at Manchester’s O2 Apollo during their 2017 Night Driver UK and Ireland Tour. The announcement comes after the band released their first single in over a decade, On What You’re On. Speaking of the 21-date tour which launches in Norwich on 29 January and release of forthcoming third album Night…
