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Anything for Love - The Meatloaf Story

Anything for Love - The Meatloaf Story

26 Sept 2025 - 24 Jul 2026

Steve Steinman made his public debut when appearing on the UK's popular impersonation competition Stars In Their Eyes in 1993, going on to become the show's most successful contestant. Appearing as Meat Loaf and wowing audiences both in the studio and at home, it kickstarted a career that would see Steinman build a rock and roll legacy rivalling that of his hero. With an incredible stage set, ten-piece live band combined with Steve's well known sense of humour and stage presence, the show can only be described as awesome. The show will have you up on your feet dancing and singing out loud to some of Meat Loaf’s greatest hits including 'Anything for Love', 'Bat Out of Hell, 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light', 'Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth', 'Two Out of Three Ain't Bad', 'Dead Ringer for Love', 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' and many, many more.
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The Magic of Motown

The Magic of Motown

14 Aug 2025 - 12 Jun 2026

Magic of Motown 20th Anniversary Tour Seen by millions, The Magic of Motown is back with its 20th Anniversary Tour! It’s no surprise that this show is one of the biggest success stories in British theatre history. Come celebrate our brand-new show as we Reach Out and show you there ain’t no mountain high enough with the biggest Motown party of the year. Get ready for all the hits, glittering costumes, dazzling dance routines and outstanding musicianship in this breath-taking live concert spectacular. You will be going Loco down in Acapulco as we take you back down memory lane with all the Motown classics from artists such as: Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson, and many, more. Celebrate the sound of a generation with one very special night of The Magic of Motown! This is a tribute show and is no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows. The promoter reserves the right to alter the programme.
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Radio Ga Ga

Radio Ga Ga

28 Aug 2025 - 25 Jul 2026

The Ultimate Celebration of Queen Have your finest hour, or two! As we bring you Radio GaGa. Break free with us and shake all over like a jellyfish as Radio GaGa recreates two magical hours live on stage, celebrating the magic, fun and showmanship of the band's touring days. Playing all your favourite hits.
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UB40

UB40

17 Aug 2025 - 17 Aug 2025

UB40 were formed in 1978 and have gone to sell more than 70 million records worldwide and have had over 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart including 'Red Red Wine', 'Kingston Town', 'Rat in Mi KItchen', 'Food For Thought', 'I Got You Babe', '(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You', 'One In Ten', 'My Way of Thinking', 'Please Don't Make Me Cry', 'Many Rivers to Cross', 'Cherry Oh Baby' and many more.
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Peter Kay

Peter Kay

22 Aug 2025 - 6 Jun 2026

Peter Kay is one of Britain's best-loved comedians. His 2010 tour still officially ranks with the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest selling comedy tour of all time.
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Simply Red

Simply Red

23 Sept 2025 - 11 Oct 2025

Simply Red, the seminal British R’n’B band of the 80s and 90s currently on its Big Love World Tour, performs classic hits from across its discography, having celebrated a milestone 30-year anniversary and sold 60 million albums worldwide. Mick Hucknall is joined by his long serving band mates Ian Kirkham (sax), Steve Lewinson (bass), Kenji Suzuki (guitar), Kevin Robinson (trumpet and flute) and Dave Clayton (keyboards) plus new drummer Roman Roth, who will thrill the audience with their canon of hits, including Stars, If You Don’t Know Me By Now and Fairground.
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C2C: Country to Country

C2C: Country to Country

13 Mar 2026 - 13 Mar 2026

Country music extravaganza featuring some of Nashville's biggest acts. The 2025 lineup includes headliners Lainey Wilson, Dierks Bentley, Cody Johnson plus many more.
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Paul Smith - Pablo

Paul Smith - Pablo

22 Aug 2025 - 13 Nov 2025

Get ready to experience the jaw-aching, laugh out loud comedy that only Smith can deliver. This is Paul Smith’s biggest and funniest tour show yet, and it promises to have you rolling around in laughter with every joke. The show features a mix of his trademark audience interaction and hilarious true stories from his everyday life.
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Neil Delamere

Neil Delamere

13 Sept 2025 - 21 Feb 2026

From the man who brought you his Liminal tour last year... (and Subliminal the year before - well, of course you don't remember!)... Here is the Post-liminal event! The usual mix of audience interaction, a couple of highlights from the Liminal tour, some random meanderings especially concocted for Portaferry and a little taste of what's to come in the 2023 Delamerium tour. This event is part of Portico's 2022 Comedy Arts Festival supported by Ards and North Down Borough Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
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Olly Murs

Olly Murs

15 Aug 2025 - 15 Aug 2025

Since bursting onto the music scene as the runner-up on the 2009 series of The X Factor, pop singer and songwriter Olly Murs has achieved an incredible amount of success.
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Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams

28 Aug 2025 - 28 Aug 2025

The multi platinum-selling Canadian rocker tours the UK in 2025 For most people, a No.1 hit like (Everything I Do) I Do It For You would define their entire career. For Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, it’s possibly not even his most popular song. Pre-worldwide chart domination with the theme song from Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, Adams was already a stadium-packing megastar, no small thanks to a string of radio-friendly hits including Run To You, Heaven and Summer Of ’69. The new millennium found Adams still a reliable draw at home and abroad, scoring three No.1 albums in Canada and two No.2 albums in the UK. Following the covers album, Tracks Of My Tears, and the Jeff Lynne-produced Get Up, Adams released Shine A Light, his 14th studio album, in 2019, followed by So Happy It Hurts in 2022, which topped the UK Independent Album Charts and earned a Grammy nomination for its lead single. In 2024, Adams announced a new album and a new world tour, bringing Roll With The Punches to UK arenas in May 2025.
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John Bishop: Back At It

John Bishop: Back At It

21 Sept 2025 - 8 Nov 2025

After years spent TV presenting, stage acting, podcast hosting, dog walking and decorating the spare room, John is getting back to the thing he loves most; standing on stage and making people laugh. John has achieved huge success with a number of his own comedy, entertainment and documentary shows including- John Bishop’s Australia (BBC1), John Bishop’s Britain (BBC1), John Bishop’s Only Joking (Sky1), The John Bishop Show (BBC1), The John Bishop Christmas Show (BBC1) and John Bishop’s Gorilla Adventure (ITV1). More recently John Bishop’s Ireland for ITV1 and four mammoth series of the critically acclaimed John Bishop: In Conversation With… which saw him chatting, one to one with some of the World’s biggest household names.
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Busted vs McFly

Busted vs McFly

15 Aug 2025 - 6 Nov 2025

Busted and McFly go head to head Pop rock legends Busted stormed the stage at McFly’s sold out 21st birthday headline show at the iconic O2 Arena in London to announce they will be going head to head on tour together in 2025! The Busted vs McFly Tour will see the two groups visit some of the UK’s biggest and best venues.
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Sugababes

Sugababes

23 Aug 2025 - 23 Aug 2025

British girl group responsible for many of the most successful pop hits of the 00s The Sugababes truly went on a unique journey as a group, with the entire original line-up being replaced one by one, only to reform over a decade later and release new music. Their impact on pop – and especially female-fronted pop acts – has been recognised time and time again, and they are among a select group of British acts that have had all their albums reach the top 15. The original line-up didn’t reunite until 2012, when they re-entered the recording studio to work on new music. Single ‘Flatline’ came in 2013, released under the name Mutya Keisha Siobhan as the ‘Sugababes’ name was still in use. The group did eventually reclaim the name in 2015 and re-released ‘Flatline’ as the Sugababes in 2022. They embarked on The Sacred Three tour in 2016, playing a string of dates around the UK. In 2021, the group released a 20th-anniversary edition of One Touch.
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Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker

29 Sept 2025 - 5 Oct 2025

Darius Rucker is an American singer-songwriter and lead singer of award-winning rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. Darius Rucker is a renowned performer in many genres, including rock, RnB, and country. His C2C tour promises many well-loved country favourites, as well as hits from his five country albums. In 2017, Rucker was chosen as one of 30 artists to perform on a medley track, Forever Country, to celebrate 50 years of the Country Music Awards. He has also recently released the album When Was the Last Time, which debuted at number 2 on Top Country Albums.
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Riverdance 30: The New Generation

Riverdance 30: The New Generation

12 Aug 2025 - 20 Dec 2025

The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerising choreography and breathtaking performances has left audiences in awe. To celebrate this incredible 30th year milestone, Riverdance 30: The New Generation will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to audiences around the world. This spectacular production rejuvenates the much-loved original show with new innovative choreography and costumes and state of the art lighting, projection and motion graphics.
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Brett Young

Brett Young

31 Oct 2025 - 6 Nov 2025

Young has captured the hearts of fans everywhere through his honest lyrics and West Coast-meets-Southern sound, aptly dubbed “Caliville” style with seven consecutive #1 hit songs.
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PAW Patrol Live

PAW Patrol Live

16 Aug 2025 - 24 Oct 2025

Mayor Goodway is getting everything shipshape for a big Pirate Day celebration in Adventure Bay. However, when Cap’n Turbot falls into a dark and mysterious cavern, it’s PAW Patrol to the rescue! Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky and Zuma save Cap'n Turbot and discover a secret pirate treasure map that leads them on an epic adventure. Over land and across the high seas, the pups set out to find the treasure for Mayor Goodway so the celebration can go on. Things get ruff when Mayor Humdinger wants to find the treasure first for Foggy Bottom. The pups need all paws on deck for this pirate adventure, including help from the newest pup who’s all ears…Tracker! Using their heroic rescue skills, problem solving and teamwork, the pups set sail to save the day. No job is too big, no pirate pup is too small.
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Katy Perry

Katy Perry

4 Oct 2025 - 14 Oct 2025

Today, one the best-selling music artists of all time, Katy Perry announces The Lifetimes Tour is coming to the UK in October 2025. In what will no doubt be a spectacular career-spanning run of live shows, including all the hits from across her multi-million selling albums, The Lifetimes Tour sees the global pop superstar perform in cities across the UK, opening in Glasgow on the 7th of October at the OVO Hydro continuing through to Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, and finally culminating with a date at London’s O2 Arena on 13th October.
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Five

Five

29 Oct 2025 - 30 Nov 2025

The hugely successful British boy band Five hit the road again. Through the late '90s and early '00s the band enjoyed incredible success worldwide, selling over 20 million records and bagging 11 top 10 singles, four top 10 platinum albums in the UK, selling out arena tours, and picking up a host of huge awards along the way, too.
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Rend Collective

Rend Collective

12 Sept 2025 - 28 Sept 2025

Rend Collective is a Northern Irish Christian folk rock worship band originating from Bangor, Northern Ireland. The current lineup consists of Gareth Gilkeson, Chris Llewellyn, Ali Gilkeson, Patrick Thompson and Steve Mitchell.
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James Arthur

James Arthur

31 Jan 2026 - 21 Feb 2026

Known for his warm brand of R&B-inflected pop, James Arthur initially rose to fame as the victor of the ninth season of the British version of The X Factor in 2012. Buoyed by his competition-winning rendition of the Shontelle ballad "Impossible," his self-titled debut reached number two in the U.K.
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JLS

JLS

6 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2025

Since JLS came second on X Factor in 2008, they have been one of the most successful acts in the show’s history. They are the only act from the show to have had five number one singles. Over the last four years they have sold over six million records. JLS have also racked up a number of impressive awards over the years. They have won two Brit Awards and earlier this month, they took home their fifth MOBO Award, matching Kanye West’s current record and firmly placing them as one of the UKs most successful music groups.
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Paddy Mcdonnell

Paddy Mcdonnell

17 Oct 2025 - 17 Oct 2025

Fresh from a Sold Out Ulster Hall show as well as multiple sold-out shows across the UK & Ireland, Paddy McDonnell returns with the second instalment of his hit show On The Tools as he heads out across. Northern Ireland ahead of his biggest show to date at Belfast's Waterfront Hall! One of Ireland's best storytelling comedians, Paddy has been a massive hit during lockdown with his now famous stories of his life. On the Tools 2: Tool Harder promises all-new stories of his life working on a variety of sites and jobs, and is one not to be missed.
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André Rieu

André Rieu

9 Apr 2026 - 19 Sept 2026

There is no more natural a successor to the great Johann Strauss than André Rieu. The Dutch conductor, violinist and composer has taken many cues from the revered Austrian, dedicating his career to recreating the romance and ambiance of a classic Strauss performance, earning his position as the new Waltz King. Rieu’s charm-laden performances and chart-topping records have brought classical music firmly into the mainstream, reaching the top of the charts in Australia with 2008’s Waltzing Matilda and in the UK with 2011’s And The Waltz Goes On, featuring a composition by actor Anthony Hopkins. Over a storied career, Rieu has performed for heads of state and royalty, including Queen Elizabeth II, and shared stages with artists from Lou Bega to Trini Lopez.
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Benson Boone

Benson Boone

23 Oct 2025 - 5 Nov 2025

Benson Boone uses his sensitive, intimate music to work through his toughest emotions. He wrote the meditative pop songs on his debut EP, Walk Me Home…, as a way of documenting his hopes, fears, and insecurities as a young artist finding his footing in the music industry, and as a person growing into his own in the public eye.
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Shane Todd
Comedy

Shane Todd

18 Mar 2026 - 24 Apr 2026

The host of Tea With Me podcast is fresh off the back of a world tour. Northern Ireland’s (self titled) prince of comedy is returning with a brand new laughter packed show.
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Serena Terry: Therapy

Serena Terry: Therapy

1 Feb 2026 - 15 May 2026

Over the last 6 months, Serena has tried and tested 22 different types of therapy in a bid to improve her physical and mental health and calm the chaos that comes with being a busy mum on the cusp of turning 40, resulting in some diverse, embarrassing and hilarious outcomes. She’ll take you through her journey of self-improvement, hailing what worked, calling bullshit on the rest, and revealing how in the midst of the madness, her new found search for solace has left her husband and children regularly bewildered. Park your worries at the door and strap in for a night of honest hilarity that’ll leave tears of laughter streaming down your face, providing a little bit of your own therapy in return.
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The Prodigy

The Prodigy

15 Apr 2026 - 2 May 2026

One of the most successful electronic groups of all time, The Prodigy, was formed in 1990, they’ve had 18 UK Top 40 hits and five number one albums. They’ve won numerous awards, including two Brit Awards and had two Grammy nominations.
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Biffy Clyro

Biffy Clyro

9 Jan 2026 - 21 Jan 2026

Biffy Clyro are a mainstream rock band which formed in Kilmarnock, Scotland in 1995 as an alternative rock band. The band consists of Simon Neil (vocals, guitar), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and his twin brother Ben (drums, vocals). Mike Vennart (additional guitar) and Richard A Ingram alias Gambler (Keyboard) both formerly of Oceansize are current touring members of the band.
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