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
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Icelandic rockers Kaleo comes to Manchester for a gig at the O2 Apollo next week. The autumn headline tour opens in Manchester before four dates follow in London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Dublin. Kaleo have been on a roll since the release of their debut album A/B. The album has racked up almost half a million…
After the recent news that Gary Barlow will play two Manchester gigs at the O2 Apollo, he has now announced a third Manchester show. The additional date is one of three new dates added to the tour. The tour will see Gary play intimate venues across the UK and Ireland including some never visited before….
Gary Barlow has announced a huge 34 date tour of the UK including two Manchester gigs at the O2 Apollo in May 2018. The tour will see Gary play intimate venues across the UK and Ireland including some never visited before. The last time Gary played a string of venues this size, demand was so…
LA-based Lo Moon – comprised of Matt Lowell (vocals/guitar), Crisanta Baker (bass/keyboards), and Sam Stewart (guitar) – will support London Grammar at their upcoming Manchester Apollo gigs. The ambitious band has signed with Sony and is become one of the most talked-about groups to emerge from the LA scene, with early nods from the likes…
At The Drive In have announced their first UK/EU headline tour, including a Manchester gig at the O2 Apollo. The tour follows the release of their comeback album in • ter a • li •a in May this year. The album was released through Rise Records. The group (Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Paul Hinojos, Tony…
Clean Bandit have announced a run of seven October/November UK tour dates, culminating in a show at Manchester’s O2 Apollo. The four time Brit Award nominees launch their tour at the end of October. The trio released their 10 million global-selling single Rockabye featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie at the end of last year watching…
Grammy-award winning jazz/soul singer Gregory Porter has announced a 12-date UK tour including a show at Manchester Apollo. The tour opens on 5 April, featuring two Birmingham Symphony Hall shows and concludes two weeks later with two special nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall where he will be accompanied by a full symphony orchestra. Porter…
Everything Everything have announced their biggest UK and Ireland tour to date, including a gig at Manchester’s O2 Apollo. The band have already performed at Glastonbury this year as well as selling out UK shows in the run up to the release of their new album A Fever Dream. They are will set to play…
Seth Lakeman will re-release his Top 20 album Ballads of the Broken Few ahead of performing at Manchester Apollo, supporting Robert Plant. The re-release will feature five added bonus tracks – Gambling Man, Everything, Days Are Longer, Wake Up and Bury Me Deep. The new unreleased tracks were recorded during the original album sessions. Everything…
Following the release of his new Top 10 EP King of the North, Bugzy Malone has announced his biggest tour to date including a gig at Manchester Apollo. King of the North hit the charts at number 4 – the highest chart position of his career to date. The Manchester grime icon will perform nine…
