Whether you’re after a spontaneous night of music, a memorable trip to the theatre or side-splitting comedy, there are plenty of great live events going on in and around Manchester this week, with last-minute tickets still available.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bootleg Beatles | The Bridgewater Hall | Sat 25 Jul | £39.75 - £59.75

The Bootleg Beatles join the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening of reimagined, late-era Beatles classics at The Bridgewater Hall this weekend.

The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3WS
The Spy Who Came in from The Cold | Lowry | Wed 22 Jul - Sat 25 Jul | From £22

John le Carré’s espionage thriller, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, is brought to the stage in this acclaimed adaptation, starring Ralf Little, at Lwory.

Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ
Oedipus | 53two | Wed 22 Jul | £12.50

Theatre of the Senses brings a stylised physical theatre adaptation of Sophocles’ classical tragedy, Oedipus, to the arches of 53two this Wednesday.

Arch 19 Watson St, Manchester M3 4LP
The Amy Winehouse Experience | O2 Ritz | Fri 22 Jul | £30.05

The Amy Winehouse Experience, which features Carline Lowe on vocals alongside a full backing band, brings a night celebrating the legacy and music of one of the most unmistakable voices in British music history to the O2 Ritz on Friday night.

Whitworth St W, Manchester M1 5NQ
Peterloo in Rock | Mechanics Institute | Fri 25 Jul | £13.01 with code HISTORIES 2026

An acclaimed rock opera set in the aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre comes to Manchester later this month. Peterloo in Rock fuses progressive folk rock, classic rock, indie and blues, guiding the audience through pivotal reforms of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and culminating in the present day.

Mechanics Institute , 103 Princess St, Manchester M1 6DD
Mon 20 Jul - Sun 26 Jul
Words:
Finn Howard
Published on:
Mon 20 Jul 2026