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10th November 2021
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10th November 2021 Disney are bringing a live music crossover tour featuring three cult favourite films to Manchester
Danny Jones
The latest Disney Concerts live tour is coming to the UK and Ireland in 2027, bringing a music crossover of three straight-to-TV teen movie favourites to Manchester and more.
For any fans of the old Disney Channel films of the noughties and the 2010s, this next musical adaptation might be right up your street.
Set to land at the AO Arena early next year, the ‘Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour’ will be embarking on its first-ever run outside of North America, where it’s already proved to be a big success.
Here’s a trailer from the start of the tour just a few months ago:
Throw a kids’ cult classic like Camp Rock into the mix, and you’ve got a great lineup with nostalgia spanning across multiple generations.
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Sharing the news on social, Manchester’s legendary venue wrote: “Ready for THE family pop show of the year?! The Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour is coming to AO Arena next year, bringing the cast from Descendants, ZOMBIES, and Camp Rock together live for the first time!
That’s right, linking up with a talented cast of live singers bringing the 2015 and ’18 Disney flicks to life, respectively, songs from 2008’s Camp Rock will also be performed to what we’re sure will be an audience of various different ages.
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Famously featuring the likes of young Demi Lovato, the Jonas Brothers and more familiar ‘Disney kid’ faces, people remain super nostalgic for the musical/coming-of-age Disney film; even the memes have gone on to enjoy a life of their own.
As for the concerts themselves, these live shows will include stars from the original theatrical releases, too, such as Malachi Barton, Liamani Segura and Dara Reneé; Mekonnen Knife, Hudson Stone, Swayam Bhatia, Kiara Romero, Alexandro Byrd and more.
Disney Worlds Collide Concert 2027 EU tour dates
- February 6 – Dublin, 3Arena
- February 9 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
- February 10 – Manchester, AO Arena
- February 12 – Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE
- February 13 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
- February 15-16 – London, The O2
- February 18 – Cologne, LANXESS Arena
- February 19 – Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
- February 21 – Paris, Accor Arena
- February 24 – Madrid, Movistar Arena
Having first hit US stages last year, it didn’t take long for this new Disney production to receive positive reviews, notching sold-out arenas in over 40 huge venues, and being named in the ‘Top Family Tour of 2025’ by Billboard Magazine, not to mention being nominated for ‘Top Family Tour’ of 2025 by Pollstar.
For British and Irish fans who might fancy going along to one of these dates, general admission tickets and VIP packages go on sale this coming Friday, June 12, from 10am.
You can get ready to grab yours right HERE.
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Featured Images — Publicity pictures (supplied via Deacon Communications/AO Arena)
The Weeknd at Etihad Stadium, Manchester – setlist, stage times, tickets and more
Daisy Jackson
The Weeknd’s enormous After Hours Til Dawn world tour will touch down in Manchester this week for two huge stadium shows.
The Blinding Lights singer had previously skipped our city in favour of London, but added two gigs at the Etihad Stadium last autumn, along with new dates in Paris, Barcelona, Lisbon, Copenhagem, Munich and Lille.
The 2026 After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour has taken the Canadian diamond-certified global star across the globe.
The Weeknd’s seventh concert tour has been going since 2022, but has evolved over the years ahead of its return to Manchester.
Last time he performed in Manchester back in 2023, some fans were upset with his giant view-blocking moon balloon – but thankfully, The Weeknd is leaving that at home this time.
Instead, you can expect more pyrotechnics and lasers than the Etihad Stadium has ever seen, and a setlist packed with hits.
Here’s everything you need to know for The Weeknd at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
What dates is The Weeknd performing in Manchester?
- Thursday 11 June
- Friday 12 June
Tickets for The Weeknd at the Etihad Stadium
If you’re hoping to go along to The Weeknd in Manchester, but haven’t sorted tickets yet, worry not.
There’s still really good availability on tickets at the time of writing, especially for Thursday 11 June.
You can see the latest ticket availability for Thursday 11 June HERE and Friday 12 June HERE.
Remaining tickets are priced like so:
- Limited view seats – £84.20
- Seated tickets – £123.10, £155.75, £204.50
- General admission pitch standing – £144.70
- East or West pitch standing – £177.50
Expected setlist for The Weeknd
This is the most recent setlist The Weeknd has been using for his South American leg – but it has been changing as the tour has progressed.
This looks like a long setlist, but he does shorten a lot of these right down into one huge mash-up of his hits.
- Baptized in Fear
- Open Hearts
- Wake Me Up
- After Hours
- Starboy
- Heartless
- Faith
- Cry for Me
- São Paulo
- Rio
- Take My Breath
- Sacrifice (Swedish House Mafia remix)
- How Do I Make You Love Me?
- Can’t Feel My Face
- Lost in the Fire (Gesaffelstein cover)
- Timeless
- Often
- I Was Never There
- Given Up on Me
- The Hills
- Creepin’ (Metro Boomin cover)
- Niagara Falls
- One of the Girls
- Stargirl Interlude
- Out of Time
- I Feel It Coming
- Die for You
- Is There Someone Else?
- Wicked Games
- Call Out My Name
- The Abyss
- Save Your Tears
- Less Than Zero
- Blinding Lights
- Encore
- Without a Warning
- House of Balloons
- Moth to a Flame (Swedish House Mafia cover)
Stage times
- VIP Early Access – 4.30pm
- Turnstiles open – 5pm
- Prince 85 – 6.15pm
- Playboi Carti – 7pm
- The Weeknd – 8.10pm
- Curfew – 10.30pm
Who is supporting The Weeknd in Manchester?
The first support act for The Weeknd in Manchester is Prince 85, a frequent collaborator and mysterious music producer and artist.
Up next will be rap sensation Playboi Carti, another of The Weeknd’s collaborators, who’s known for hits like Magnolia, Sky, and Shoota, as well as his fashion-forward aesthetic and high-energy live shows.
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