3 Best Performing Arts in Manchester, Liverpool, and the Peak District, England

Bridgewater Hall

St Peters Square

This dramatically modern venue—which sits on 280 springs to reduce external noise—is home to Manchester's renowned Hallé Orchestra, as well as the BBC Philharmonic. It also hosts rock and pop concerts.

Opera House

City Centre

This elegant historic venue hosts musicals as well as opera, classical ballet, concerts, and Christmas pantos.

Philharmonic Hall

City Centre

This large art deco concert hall and sometime cinema plays host to concerts by the resident Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as contemporary rock, pop, folk, roots, jazz, and blues performances.

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