Gig | Jack Van Cleaf & Clover County | The Deaf Institute | Tue 12 May

Jack Van Cleaf & Clover County deliver a double headlining night of indie rock at the Deaf Institute this Tuesday.

135 Grosvenor St, Manchester, M1 7HE
Classical | Giorgi Gigashvili piano | The Bridgewater Hall | Tue 12 May | £13.50

Georgian pianist Giorgi Gigashvili, winner of The Voice Georgia at 13 and a BBC New Generation Artist, presents an evocative classical recital blending folk and experimental music.

Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3WS
Classical | Sir Stephen Hough, piano | The Bridgewater Hall | Tue 12 May | From £20.00

Arguably Britain’s finest living pianist, Sir Stephen Hough, closes the Bridgewater Hall’s International Concert Series with an eclectic programme that ranges from Schubert to Hough’s own arrangements.

Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3WS
Gig | Colin Blunstone | Stoller Hall | Wed 13 May | £34.50

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Colin Blunstone, the voice behind The Zombies’ timeless hits, performs solo with support from Jesse Lynn Madera at Stoller Hall.

Hunts Bank, Manchester, M3 1DA
Gig | Nick Mulvey | Albert Hall | Thu 14 May | From £32.50

Mercury Prize-shortlisted songwriter and founding member of Portico Quartet, Nick Mulvey, showcases his inventive blend of acoustic and electronic sounds on his Dark Harvest tour.

27 Peter Street, Manchester, M2 5QR
Theatre | Party Season | Lowry | Tue 12 May - Sat 16 May | From £16.50

Acclaimed theatre-makers The Wardrobe Ensemble head to Lowry with Party Season, a biting and darkly comic contemporary theatre show that transforms the scattered chaos of children’s birthday parties into an uncomfortably recognisable portrait of modern adulthood.

Classical | Angel's Bone | Aviva Studios | Tue 12 May - Sat 16 May | From £45

English National Opera brings Du Yun’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone to Aviva Studios, home of Factory International, for its UK premiere this week.

Aviva Studios, Water St, Manchester M3 4JQ
Words:
Finn Howard
Published on:
Tue 12 May 2026