Following the success of last year’s events in Dublin and London, Seat Unique Presents: An Evening with President Barack Obama is coming to Manchester’s Co-op Live this autumn – an inspiring, unmissable live event featuring the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.
Few presidents have walked a more improbable path to the White House. Now, as America marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, President Barack Obama joins audiences in Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester to discuss what comes next – for America, and for all of us.
This exclusive evening offers a rare chance to hear directly from one of the most transformational leaders of our time. Winning more votes than any candidate in history, President Obama took office at a moment of crisis unlike any America had seen in decades. A nation at war, a planet in peril, and the American Dream itself threatened by the worst economic calamity since the Great Depression.
His leadership helped rescue the American economy, revitalised the American auto industry, grow the middle class, pass the Affordable Care Act, wind down two wars, and refocus American diplomatic leadership around the world – all while overseeing the longest stretch of job creation in American history.
In his post-presidency, President Barack Obama has dedicated his efforts to supporting the next generation of leaders. The Obama Foundation is bringing that vision to life through programmes for emerging leaders across continents, and the Foundation’s mission to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. That legacy will carry on through the Obama Presidential Center, which opened this summer on Chicago’s South Side.
Don’t miss this rare chance to hear President Obama’s message in person – a call to hope, resilience, and the belief that ordinary people, together, can still shape what comes next.
As President Obama has said: “True democracy is a project that’s much bigger than any one of us. It’s bigger than any one person, any one president, and any one government. It’s a job for all of us.”
An Evening with President Barack Obama 2026 UK tour dates
- O2 Belfast, 13 October
- OVO Hydro Glasgow, 14 October
- Co-op Live Manchester, 15 October
In each city 100 tickets will be set aside for charitable organisations.
How to get tickets
Co-op member presale starts on Wednesday 29 July at 10am, with general sale on Friday 31 July at 10am here.
