The biggest music venues in Manchester

50 venues

Ranked by capacity, largest first. Capacities are researched room by room, not taken from the building.

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1. Heaton Park82,500 cap · 3 gigs 2. Etihad Stadium60,000 cap · 13 gigs 3. Victoria Park40,000 cap 4. Wythenshawe Park30,000 cap 5. Co-op Live23,500 cap · 65 gigs 6. AO Arena23,000 cap · 34 gigs 7. Manchester AO Arena23,000 cap · 1 gig 8. Depot Mayfield10,000 cap · 19 gigs 9. Castlefield Bowl8,000 cap · 1 gig 10. BEC ARENA6,000 cap · 3 gigs 11. Aviva Studios - Warehouse5,000 cap · 8 gigs 12. Bowlers Exhibition Centre4,500 cap · 3 gigs 13. O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester3,500 cap · 43 gigs 14. O2 Apollo Manchester3,500 cap · 36 gigs 15. Bridgewater Hall2,341 cap · 26 gigs 16. Manchester Academy2,300 cap · 48 gigs 17. Aviva Studios - The Hall2,000 cap · 3 gigs 18. Opera House1,920 cap · 6 gigs 19. Albert Hall1,800 cap · 39 gigs 20. Factory International Manchester1,600 cap · 1 gig 21. O2 Ritz Manchester1,500 cap · 94 gigs 22. Projekts Skate Park1,400 cap 23. Manchester New Century Hall1,200 cap · 33 gigs 24. New Century1,200 cap · 4 gigs 25. Manchester Cathedral1,000 cap · 6 gigs 26. The Edge Wigan950 cap · 1 gig 27. Manchester Academy 2900 cap · 36 gigs 28. Freight Island800 cap · 8 gigs 29. Castle Hotel800 cap · 5 gigs 30. The Bread Shed700 cap · 12 gigs 31. Manchester Club Academy650 cap · 17 gigs 32. Manchester Gorilla600 cap · 37 gigs 33. Empire Rochdale600 cap · 19 gigs 34. Factory251600 cap · 3 gigs 35. RNCM Theatre600 cap · 2 gigs 36. HIDDEN MANCHESTER600 cap · 1 gig 37. RNCM Concert Hall600 cap · 1 gig 38. The Blues Kitchen500 cap · 42 gigs 39. The George Lawton Hall500 cap · 2 gigs 40. The Monaco500 cap · 2 gigs 41. The Stoller Hall482 cap · 7 gigs 42. Manchester Academy 3450 cap · 19 gigs 43. Niamos450 cap · 2 gigs 44. The Nia Centre NIAMOS450 cap · 2 gigs 45. Band On The Wall.350 cap · 67 gigs 46. YES Pink Room350 cap · 42 gigs 47. Hallé St Michael's350 cap · 2 gigs 48. The White Hotel300 cap · 10 gigs 49. St Michael And All Angels Church300 cap 50. Manchester The Deaf Institute.260 cap · 34 gigs