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David Essex plays Opera House, Manchester in Manchester on 20 September 2026, on stage at 19:00. Tickets are sold by the official seller — follow the ticket link on this page.
Set times: David Essex due on stage around 19:00.
The Opera House is a 1,920-seat commercial touring theatre on Quay Street in Manchester, playing host to touring musicals, ballet, concerts and a Christmas pantomime. It opened in 1912 as the New Theatre, was renamed the New Queen's Theatre in 1915 and took the Opera House name in 1920; Richardson & Gill with Farquarson designed it, and it has been Grade II listed since October 1974. It and its sister theatre the Palace Theatre, on Oxford Street, are run by the same parent company, Ambassador Theatre Group. David Essex is an English pop icon of the 70s whose Rock On and Hold Me Close made him a teen idol, alongside a long stage and screen career.
