North West
Manchester turned club culture into civic identity, and its warehouse parties still set the tone for the north.
Manchester
A former car repair garage in Salford with bare concrete walls and almost no production, running experimental electronics, noise and techno. Widely rated one of the…
Manchester
A seasonal series rather than a permanent club, WHP takes over disused Manchester industrial space each autumn and winter. Its Depot Mayfield home is a former…
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Manchester
A former Wesleyan chapel off Deansgate with the original pipe organ and stained glass still in place, used for gigs and large club nights.
Manchester
A volunteer-run, member-owned social centre north of the centre, programming afrobeat, dub, jazz-leaning electronics and experimental nights.
Manchester
Four floors on Charles Street — bar, live room, restaurant and a basement club running house, disco, techno and hip hop.
Manchester
Known to everyone as 42s, an indie and Britpop basement club near Albert Square running until 4am at weekends.
Manchester
Built into railway arches under Oxford Road station, with the curved brick giving the room its natural acoustics.
Ardfern
Manchester
A 1920s ballroom with a sprung maple dancefloor that still bounces, hosting live shows and indie club nights.
Manchester
A mill conversion in north Manchester with a courtyard and two rooms, favoured for long underground line-ups.
Manchester
A pub above and a low basement club below, with a 4am weekend licence and a house, techno and drum & bass policy.
Manchester
A small basement off King Street with a house, disco and RnB policy and a smart-casual door.
Manchester
The basement room of the University of Manchester's Academy complex, used for student club nights and touring shows.
Manchester
A multi-room Princess Street club programming chart, RnB and commercial house to a student-heavy crowd.