List of entertainment events at Liverpool Arena

The M&S Bank Arena, previously Echo Arena Liverpool, has hosted many entertainment events since its opening in 2008. A list of entertainment events are given in the tables below in an chronological order.

Liverpool musician Ringo Starr was the first major act to perform at the arena, taking part in opening event 'Liverpool the Musical' in 2008.
English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud performed at the arena five times before disbanding. In 2013, they concluded their Ten: The Hits Tour at the venue, marking their last ever performance together.
Australian singer Kylie Minogue commenced her Kiss Me Once Tour at the arena in 2014, winning its Icon Award and marking the 500th event at the venue. She returned again in 2018 on her Golden Tour.

2008–2010

Entertainment events at the M&S Bank Arena (2008–2010)
Date Nationality Performer(s) Event Attendance Revenue Reference(s)
2008
12 January N/A Various Liverpool the Musical [1]
5 March Barbados Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad Tour 9,630 / 9,630 $370,043 [2]
30 May United Kingdom
Ireland
Girls Aloud Tangled Up Tour [3]
26 July Australia The Australian Pink Floyd Show [1]
25 August — 3 September N/A World Firefighters Games 2008 [1]
7 October United Kingdom Oasis Dig Out Your Soul Tour [1]
8 October
6 November N/A 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards [4]
14 December N/A BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award [5]
2009
5 May United States Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour [6]
19 May United Kingdom
Ireland
Girls Aloud Out of Control Tour 28,428 / 28,428 $1,298,747 [7]
2 June
3 June
6 June United States Beyoncé I Am... World Tour 21,590 / 21,605 $2,469,029 [8]
14 July Canada Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen Tour [9]
5 November United Kingdom Muse The Resistance Tour [10]
7 November Morrissey Swords Tour N/A [11]
11 November United States Beyoncé I Am... World Tour [8]
13 November United Kingdom Arctic Monkeys Humbug Tour [12]
2010
4 May United States Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour [13]
30 May United Kingdom Leona Lewis The Labyrinth Tour [14]
21 July United Kingdom Rod Stewart Soulbook Tour 9,205 / 9,205 $941,254 [15]
20 October N/A MOBO Awards 2010 [16]
8 December United Kingdom Paul Weller Wake Up the Nation Tour [17]

2011–2020

Entertainment events at the M&S Bank Arena (2011–present)
Date Nationality Performer(s) Event Attendance Revenue Reference(s)
2011
11 March Canada Justin Bieber My World Tour [18]
12 May United States
United Kingdom
The Monkees 45th Anniversary Tour [19]
31 August United States Dolly Parton Better Day World Tour 9,191 / 9,305 $931,719 [20]
20 December United Kingdom Paul McCartney On the Run Tour [21]
2012
31 January Ireland Snow Patrol Fallen Empires Tour [22]
4 April United Kingdom Steps The Ultimate Tour [23]
22 April Canada Drake Club Paradise Tour [24]
20 May United States Guns N' Roses Up Close and Personal Tour [25]
10 October United Kingdom George Michael Symphonica Tour [26]
11 October Cheryl Cole A Million Lights Tour [27]
3 November N/A MOBO Awards 2012 [28]
2013
24 February Canada Justin Bieber Believe Tour [18]
8 March United States Ne-Yo R.E.D. World Tour [29]
20 March United Kingdom
Ireland
Girls Aloud Ten: The Hits Tour [30]
30 June United Kingdom The Who Quadrophenia And More Tour [31]
24 November United States Bruno Mars Moonshine Jungle Tour [32]
2014
24 March United Kingdom Rebecca Ferguson Freedom Tour [33]
12 April Elbow The Take Off and Landing of Everything Tour [34]
8 June United States Dolly Parton Blue Smoke World Tour [35]
26 June Eagles History of the Eagles – Live in Concert [36]
24 September Australia Kylie Minogue Kiss Me Once Tour 7,932 / 9,651 $675,362 [37]
2015
31 January United Kingdom Kaiser Chiefs Education, Education, Education & War Tour [38]
26 February United Kingdom
United States
Queen + Adam Lambert [39]
13 March United States Lionel Richie All the Hits, All Night Long [40]
6 April Nicki Minaj The Pinkprint Tour 6,802 / 8,508 $448,901 [41]
28 May United Kingdom Paul McCartney Out There! Tour 9,274 / 9,274 $1,630,760 [42]
7 December Mumford & Sons Wilder Mind Tour [43]
2016
5 April United Kingdom Electric Light Orchestra [44]
17 June United States Barry Manilow One Last Time! Tour [45]
23 December United Kingdom Status Quo The Last Night of the Electrics Tour [46]
2017
22 May United Kingdom Take That Wonderland Live [47]
26 May
15 July United States Blink-182 California Tour [48]
17 September John Legend Darkness and Light Tour [49]
9 November The Killers Wonderful Wonderful World Tour [50]
2018
20 March United Kingdom Paloma Faith The Architect Tour [51]
2 May The Vamps Night & Day Tour [52]
7 May Canada Nickelback Feed the Machine Tour [53]
21 June United States Katy Perry Witness: The Tour [54]
3 October Australia Kylie Minogue Golden Tour 8,114 / 10,079 $763,083 [55]
8 November United Kingdom The Prodigy UK Arena Tour [56]
8 December Deacon Blue To Be Here Someday - 30th Anniversary Tour [57]
12 December Paul McCartney Freshen Up Tour 9,032 / 9,032 $1,382,519 [58]
14 December Netherlands André Rieu André Rieu 2018 Tour [59]
2019
27 January Ireland Boyzone Thank You & Goodnight Tour [60]
5 May United Kingdom The Vamps Four Corners Tour [61]
12 May N/A WWE Live! [62]
27 May United Kingdom Rita Ora Phoenix Tour [63]
30 May Olly Murs You Know I Know Tour [64]
31 May United States The Drifters 2019 UK Tour [65]
2 June United Kingdom Mumford & Sons Delta Tour [66]
25 June Ireland Westlife The Twenty Tour [67]
26 June
27 June Various Il Divo Timeless Tour [68]
30 June United States Eagles N/A [69]
3 July Gladys Knight N/A [70]
21 October United Kingdom Little Mix LM5: The Tour [71]
22 October
7 November Gerry Cinnamon N/A [72]
9 November Paul Smith The Following Tour [73]
10 November Catfish and the Bottlemen N/A [74]
17 November Australia The Australian Pink Floyd Show [75]
21 November United Kingdom Liam Gallagher UK Tour [76]
29 November N/A Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Musical [77]
30 November
1 December
3 December Canada Michael Bublé An Evening with Michael Bublé [78]
4 December
10 December United Kingdom Rod Stewart N/A [79]
13 December Jack Whitehall Jack Whitehall: Stood Up [80]
14 December
2020
26 February United Kingdom The 1975 N/A [81]
27 February United States Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Hologram Tour [82]
21 May Australia 5 Seconds of Summer No Shame Tour [83]
1 July United States Diana Ross Top of the World Tour [84]
13 September United Kingdom Stormzy H.I.T.H World Tour [85]
11 October Simply Red N/A [86]
21 October McFly The Lost Songs Tour [87]
22 October Rick Astley Greatest Hits Tour [88]
24 October Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott N/A [89]
28 October United States The Drifters N/A [90]
11 November Norway A-ha Hunting High and Low Tour [91]
27 November United Kingdom Deacon Blue Cities of Love Tour [92]
30 November JLS Beat Again Tour [93]
7 December


2021–onwards

Entertainment events at the M&S Bank Arena (2021–onwards)
Date Nationality Performer(s) Event Attendance Revenue Reference(s)
2021
6 January United Kingdom Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Tour [87]
8 March The Who Moving On! Tour [94]
19 March David Gray White Ladder Tour [87]
11 April Craig David Hold that Thought Tour [95]
24 April Genesis The Last Domino?
25 April
27 November Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road
28 November


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