Middleton Arena has a regular programme of arts and entertainment including live music, concerts, comedy and dances with stage shows and national tours. With two licensed bars this is the perfect location for a great night out.

The Arena auditorium is a professionally equipped performance space with high quality staging, lighting and sound systems. It seats up to 500 people in theatre style and is also flexible entertainment space that can host up to 300 with a stage and 750 without.

Here you will find information about our programme of forthcoming events.

Headsets are now available at Middleton Arena to improve sound quality for the hearing impaired in performances. The Sennheiser in-ear headphones rely on infra-red transmitters in the auditorium to transmit sound to the headsets. Six sets of headphones are available at a hire fee of £1 with a £5 refundable deposit. Headphones can be booked in advance through the Middleton Arena box office.

Box Office Services

In order to improve our service we transferred all Box Office functions to a central office based at Heywood Civic Centre.

Ticket sales: 0300 303 8633. Out of hours ticket sales: 0871 220 0260.

Box office email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. For problems with the online ticketing system please contact the box office.

See Tickets has additional tickets available for most events.

(Calls charged at 10p per minute, additional fees apply). (0300 numbers are charged at the local rate and are usually included in your telephone call package).

Accessible Seating Information

Theatre Seating

We have limited availability for wheelchairs, customers requiring wheelchair access must contact the Box Office directly to purchase tickets.

Rows K-Z are not available for wheelchair users.

Cabaret Seating

Wheelchairs users can access both levels of the auditorium. 

The upper auditorium is accessible by lifts to the first floor.