Bill Bailey announces huge 2026 show with Manchester date - here's the details
Bill Bailey is coming to Manchester in 2026 for his new show at the AO Arena.
Bill Bailey, is a musician, comedian, actor and television presenter and will now be coming to Manchester as part of his Vaudeville tour.




The official website says about the tour: “Before streaming, before tv, before cinema, before even radio… There was Vaudeville! This was the prime-time entertainment of its day. A celebration of comedy, songs, and multifarious skills. Tales of showbiz, tales of the city.
“Tales of the strange, the unusual… All with the aim to amuse and amaze a broad audience. Enthralling family fun, to divert and transport from the tribulations of daily life!”
Adding: “Bill Bailey returns with a show that celebrates this great tradition, as the versatile multi-instrumental, multi-lingual, purveyor of humour and musical prowess, who could lay claim to being perhaps the foremost practitioner of this great tradition... An entertainer, a performer, a modern Vaudevillean!”
The show will be on Thursday 3rd December 2026
Tickets:
Presale: Tue 25th Nov – 10am
General Sale: Thu 27th Nov – 10am
