Editing Manchester Arena (section)

===Music===
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[[File:Manchester Arena concert, November 2012.jpg|thumb|200px|Arena during a concert]]
As one of the largest venues in the UK, the arena has hosted music concerts since opening in 1995.

As of 2019, British pop group [[Take That]], who were formed in Manchester, hold the record for the most performances, with 46. During the five-concert Manchester leg of their [[Greatest Hits Live (Take That)|2019 tour]], the arena was temporarily renamed after the band to honour their 30-year career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ao-arena.com/your-visit/news/article/manchester-arena-renamed-take-that-arena/11556/|title=Manchester Arena Renamed Take That Arena - AO Arena Manchester|website=ao-arena.com|access-date=3 November 2020|archive-date=4 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604185651/https://ao-arena.com/your-visit/news/article/manchester-arena-renamed-take-that-arena/11556/|url-status=live}}</ref> Irish pop group [[Westlife]] previously held the record with 33 performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article672907.ece|title=Record-breaking farewell for Westlife at Manchester Arena is a piece of cake|work=Manchester Evening News|date=10 January 2013|access-date=3 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304054653/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article672907.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

Spice Girls performed 4 sold-out shows during their [[Spiceworld Tour]] in April 1998, 4 sold-out shows in December 1999 on the [[Christmas in Spiceworld]] Tour, and 3 sold-out shows in January 2008 on [[The Return of the Spice Girls]] World Tour.

Led Zeppelin legends Jimmy Page and Robert Plant performed a sell out concert at the arena on 3 November 1998 as part of their Walking into Clarksdale tour.

On 26 March 2000, English boy band [[Five (band)|Five]] performed at this venue as part of their Invincible Tour. The show was also filmed for a [[Concert film|concert special]] called ''Five Live'' that was released on DVD and VHS later that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Five-Live/dp/B0000524E0|title=Five: Live|date=5 December 2000|via=Amazon|access-date=19 January 2017|archive-date=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131192402/https://www.amazon.com/Five-Live/dp/B0000524E0|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Janet Jackson]] performed here on 31 May 1998 as part of her [[The Velvet Rope Tour]]. Jackson was scheduled to perform during her [[All for You Tour]] on 5 December 2001, but the show was cancelled with the rest of her European tour because of possible terrorist threats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dst03102001_053|title=Janet Jackson niet in Sportpaleis|website=Standaard|date=3 October 2001 |access-date=23 May 2017|archive-date=18 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918020941/http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dst03102001_053|url-status=live}}</ref> Her 2016 [[Unbreakable World Tour (Janet Jackson tour)|Unbreakable World Tour]] was also cancelled, this time because of scheduling conflicts.

[[Britney Spears]] performed at the arena for the first time for two sold-out shows on 13 and 14 October 2000 during her [[Oops!...I Did It Again Tour]]. She has returned for additional sold-out shows on 1 May 2004 during [[The Onyx Hotel Tour|Onyx Hotel Tour]], 17 June 2009 during her [[The Circus Starring Britney Spears|Circus Tour]], in 2011 for the [[Femme Fatale Tour]], and on 18 August 2018 as part of her [[Britney Spears: Piece of Me Tour|Piece of Me Tour]].

[[U2]] performed at the arena on 11 and 12 August 2001, for their [[Elevation Tour]]. The band came back in 2018 during their [[Experience + Innocence Tour]] for two shows on 19 and 20 October.

[[File:Kylie Minogue Cropped Sliver Spoon Awards 2012.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Kylie Minogue previously held the record for the most performances at the arena]]
In 2002, [[Kylie Minogue]] performed for six shows as part of her [[KylieFever2002]] tour. She returned for five sold-out shows in April 2005 as part of her [[Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour]]. In 2007, she performed for seven sold-out shows in January as part of her [[Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour]]. In 2008, she returned for six sold-out shows in July as part of her [[KylieX2008]] tour. Minogue performed for four shows in April 2011 as part of her [[Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour]]. Minogue performed again at the arena on 26 September 2014. The performance marked the 30th time Minogue has performed at the arena.<ref name="Arena record">{{cite news |author=Evans, Denise |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/kylie-minogue-manchester-popstar-play-6840215 |title=Kylie Minogue to play record 30th show at the arena in Manchester |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=17 March 2014 |access-date=17 March 2014 |archive-date=17 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317212330/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/kylie-minogue-manchester-popstar-play-6840215 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is a record for Minogue as the venue she has played to most in the world; she has played to 400,000 fans in total in the Manchester Arena.<ref name="Kylie record">{{cite news|author=Denise Evans|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/manchester-kylie-minogues-number-one-6842127|title=Manchester is Kylie's number one city|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|date=17 March 2014|access-date=17 March 2014|archive-date=17 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317224817/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/manchester-kylie-minogues-number-one-6842127|url-status=live}}</ref>

Barbadian singer [[Rihanna]] would perform her first concert in England here, as part of her worldwide [[Good Girl Gone Bad Tour]] that ran September 2007 to January 2009, starting and ending in North America. The full concert, named [[Good Girl Gone Bad Live]] was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 9 June 2008, by [[Def Jam Recordings]]. The concert promoted the songs from the [[Good Girl Gone Bad|album of the same name]], and also featured songs from Rihanna's two previous albums ''[[Music of the Sun]]'' (2005) and ''[[A Girl like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl like Me]]'' (2006).

Madonna performed twice on her Re-Invention World Tour in Summer 2004, returning in 2009, on the second leg of the [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]]. Two shows were planned but one was cancelled for unknown reasons. Madonna was late on stage in 2015 on the [[Rebel Heart Tour]] due to problems with the screen visuals resulting in a shortened set.
In October 2023 the singer booked this arena to perform the final rehearsals prior to the kick-off of her [[The Celebration Tour|Celebration Tour]], set to begin in [[London]] on 14 October the same year.<ref name="manchester1">{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/madonnas-celebration-tour-gets-underway-27913056|title=Manchester Evening News|date=15 October 2023 }}</ref>

Pop/R&B singer [[Whitney Houston]] would hold her last concerts ever here, 16 & 17 June 2010 on her [[Nothing But Love World Tour]].<ref name="whitneyhouston2">{{cite web|url=http://www.whitneyhouston.com/us/events|title=Events|access-date=3 November 2009|work=Whitney Houston Official Website|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113015309/http://www.whitneyhouston.com/us/events|archive-date=13 January 2010}}</ref><ref name="pollstar">{{cite web|url=http://pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=2247&SortBy=Date&SearchBy=whitney%20houston|title=Whitney Houston: Concert Schedule|access-date=23 November 2009|work=Pollstar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715103023/http://pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=2247&SortBy=Date&SearchBy=whitney%20houston|archive-date=15 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/1113825/Whitney_Houston_til_Soermarka_Arena.html |title=Whitney Houston til Sørmarka Arena|language=no |trans-title=Whitney Houston to Sørmarka Arena |last1=Tore Lindø |first1=Leif |last2=Rege Olsen |first2=Olav |date=17 November 2009 |website=[[Stavanger Aftenblad]] |publisher=[[Schibsted|Schibsted Media Group]] |access-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222195130/https://www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/1113825/Whitney_Houston_til_Soermarka_Arena.html |archive-date=22 December 2009}}</ref><ref>Europe Boxcore Data:
*{{cite magazine|date=19 June 2010|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|volume=122|issue=24|page=11|location=Nashville, Tennessee|issn=0006-2510|access-date=7 January 2018|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|archive-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907080735/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|url-status=live}} [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2010/BB-2010-06-19.pdf Alt URL]
*{{cite magazine|date=16 October 2010|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|volume=122|issue=41|location=Nashville, Tennessee|issn=0006-2510|access-date=7 January 2018|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|archive-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907080735/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|url-status=live}} [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2010/BB-2010-10-16.pdf Alt URL]
*{{cite magazine|date=27 November 2010|title=Boxscore: Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|volume=122|issue=47|location=Nashville, Tennessee|issn=0006-2510|access-date=7 January 2018|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|archive-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907080735/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|url-status=live}} [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2010/BB-2010-11-27.pdf Alt URL]</ref> Houston died 11 February 2012, at age 48.

On 12 December 2006 comedy rock duo [[Tenacious D]] performed as part of their [[The Pick of Destiny Tour (2006–2007)|Pick of Destiny Tour]], [[Neil Hamburger]] was opening act.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2006/12/18/121206_tenacious_d_feature.shtml] Tenacious D also performed on 8 May 2024 as part of [[The Spicy Meatball Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tenacious D |website=AO Arena |url=https://www.ao-arena.com/events/detail/tenacious-d |access-date=2024-02-07 }}</ref>

In July 2010, the arena celebrated its 15th birthday with a multi-artist gig, presented by [[Real Radio (North West)]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Venue profile: Finger on the pulse|date=10 July 2010|work=Music Week}}</ref>

[[Gorillaz]] performed at the arena on 12 November 2010 during their [[Escape to Plastic Beach Tour]], and came back on 1 December 2017, as part of their [[Humanz Tour]].

[[Coldplay]] performed a sold-out show at the arena on 4 December 2011 as part of their [[Mylo Xyloto Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-30 |title=Box Score - Concert Sales - Ticket Prices - Music Events - Billboard.biz |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-date=7 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907080735/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

American entertainer [[Beyoncé]] performed three sold-out shows at the arena as part of her [[The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]] on 7, 8 and 9 May 2013. She returned on 25 and 26 February 2014 for two more sold-out shows. Both shows became the fastest concert to sell out the entire arena. This was the fifth tour Beyoncé has performed at the arena, following concerts for her [[Dangerously in Love Tour]] (2003), [[Destiny Fulfilled...and Lovin' It]] (2005), [[The Beyoncé Experience]] (2007) and the [[I Am... (Beyoncé tour)|I Am... World Tour]] (2009).
[[File:Take That & The Pet Shop Boys, Manchester 12 June 2011 4.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Take That has performed at the Arena a record 38 times]]

In 2014, [[Katy Perry]] performed twice at the venue, on 20 and 24 May as part of her third [[concert tour]], [[Prismatic World Tour]].

[[Taylor Swift]] performed at the arena on 24 June 2015, as part of her fourth concert tour, [[The 1989 World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.taylorswiftweb.net/2015/06/24/1989-world-tour-manchester-england/ | title=1989 World Tour: Manchester, England | date=24 June 2015 }}</ref>

[[Adele]] performed at the arena during her [[Adele Live 2016|world tour]] on 7, 8 March and 10, 11 March 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adele - AO Arena Manchester|url=https://ao-arena.com/events/adele/3446/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=ao-arena.com|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218204153/https://ao-arena.com/events/adele/3446/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Olly Murs]] performed at the arena on 17 and 18 March 2017, as part of the first leg for his new UK tour, [[Spring & Summer Tour 2017]].

[[Shawn Mendes]] performed at the arena on 18 April 2017 as the second date of the [[Illuminate World Tour]]. He also performed on 7 April 2019 as part of his self-titled tour.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yates |first1=Jonathan |title=Shawn Mendes to play Manchester Arena date on UK tour - here's how to get tickets |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/shawn-mendes-play-manchester-arena-14669744 |website=Manchester Evening News|date=17 May 2018 }}</ref>

[[Ariana Grande]] performed at the arena on 22 May 2017 as part of the [[Dangerous Woman Tour]]. After this, [[Manchester Arena bombing|a suicide bombing]] took place at the [[Lobby (room)|foyer]] of the arena.

The arena was reopened by [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]] and a cohort of local stars such as [[The Courteeners]], [[Blossoms (band)|Blossoms]], [[Rick Astley]] and comedian [[Peter Kay]] as part of the "We Are Manchester" event on 9 September 2017.

[[Metallica]] performed at the arena on 28 October 2017 in front of 19,423 people, as a part of their [[WorldWired Tour]].

On 29 November 2017, Phil Collins performed one night here with his [[Not Dead Yet Tour]].

On 10 December 2017, [[Mariah Carey]] brought her [[All I Want for Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy and Festivity]] show here.

On 16 December 2017, [[Liam Gallagher]] performed here as part of his UK tour to celebrate the release of his debut album [[As You Were (Liam Gallagher album)|As You Were]].

On 10 February 2018, [[Kendrick Lamar]] performed the 3rd date of the European leg of [[The Damn Tour]]. This was his first time performing in Manchester since 2013.

On 22 June 2018, [[Katy Perry]] performed the 90th show of her fourth concert tour [[Witness: The Tour]].

South Korean girl group [[Blackpink]] performed their first UK arena concert on 21 May 2019 as part of the [[In Your Area World Tour|Blackpink World Tour (In Your Area)]] schedule here.

[[Carrie Underwood]] bought her [[Cry Pretty Tour 360]] to the arena on 3 July 2019.

Six time Grammy award-winning artist [[Christina Aguilera]] performed her 14th date of [[The X Tour (Christina Aguilera)|The X Tour]] to full attendance on 12 November 2019.

On 15 April 2022, [[Dua Lipa]] performed the 1st date of the European leg of highly anticipated [[Future Nostalgia Tour]]. This was her first time performing in Manchester since 2016.<ref name="NME Second Reschedule">{{cite web |last=Reilly |first=Nick |date=23 October 2020 |title=Dua Lipa reschedules UK and European tour for second time |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/dua-lipa-reschedules-uk-and-european-tour-for-second-time-2796025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702044154/https://www.nme.com/news/music/dua-lipa-reschedules-uk-and-european-tour-for-second-time-2796025 |archive-date=2 July 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref>

On 7 and 8 May 2022, [[Little Mix]] performed 3 shows here. 2 evening shows and 1 Matinée, one of their 3 Matinée shows on [[The Confetti Tour]].

[[Panic! at the Disco]] performed the final date of the project's [[Viva Las Vengeance Tour]] on 10 March 2023. It was its farewell concert, as leader [[Brendon Urie]] will subsequently disband the name to focus on family. Panic! at the Disco had previously performed at the arena on 30 March 2019 for its [[Pray for the Wicked Tour]].

On 5 and 6 April 2023, [[Celine Dion]] was supposed to perform here during her [[Courage World Tour]] due to a neurological disease, she had to cancel the remainder of her tour including these 2 shows.. During her [[Celine Dion Live 2017|2017 tour]], Dion planned to perform two concerts here, but the shows were moved to Leeds following the arena closure in May 2017. She had previously performed at the arena on 14 November 1996 during her [[Falling into You: Around the World]] tour and on 2 and 3 May 2008 during her [[Taking Chances World Tour]].

On 10 and 15 November rapper [[50 Cent]] performed at the arena as part of his [[The Final Lap Tour]] with [[Busta Rhymes]] as opening act.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hafazalla |first=Hakim |date=2023-11-11 |title=Review: 50 Cent rocks the AO Arena taking fans on a nostalgic journey |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/review-50-cent-takes-fans-28087226 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref>

Hong Kong boy group [[Mirror (group)|MIRROR]] performed their second UK arena concert on 14 March 2024 as part of the FEEL THE PASSION CONCERT TOUR 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=MIRROR FEEL THE PASSION CONCERT TOUR 2024 |url=https://concerttour2024.mirrorweare.com/en |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=MIRROR FEEL THE PASSION CONCERT TOUR 2024}}</ref>

[[Queens of the Stone Age]] played here as part of their The End Is Nero tour on 14 November 2023.

On January 30 2025, [[Ateez|ATEEZ]] held solo concert at the venue for their [[List of Ateez concert tours#Towards The Light: Will To Power|Towards The Light: Will To Power]] world tour.

On 18 March 2025, the arena hosted [[Taemin]]'s first ever world tour, called "[[Ephemeral Gaze]]".