MANCHESTER CLUB LISTINGS
CLUB INDEX
42ND STREET
Nothing whatsoever to do with the 1930s Broadway musical, the 42nd Street nightclub is Manchester - and Madchester - to its very core. Young, dumb and full of rum and coke, the regulars know what they...
5TH AVENUE
Renamed 5th Avenue in the early 90s, this unassuming building on Princess Street has a past that stretches back to World War II, where it served as an air raid shelter.
These days the ...
These days the ...
AFICIONADO
Moonboots and Jason Boardman host Sunday night session Aficionado.
Now found at Odder on the last Sunday of the month, Aficionado is somewhere to catch up with your mates after the wee...
Now found at Odder on the last Sunday of the month, Aficionado is somewhere to catch up with your mates after the wee...
B-MUSIC
Record collectors Andy Votel (Twisted Nerve) and Dominic Thomas (Finders Keepers) invite their vinyl junkie ...
BIGSEXYLAND
Big Sexy Land is thankfully something of a duplicitous name, making this monthly club night sound sleazier than the sweat in Peter Stringfellow’s leopard skin thong. It conjures up disconcerting image...
BLOWOUT
At what other club could you have heard Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Tom Vek, Clor and The Longcut? What? Any indie disco? Yeah, but not playing live.
Blowout has played host to a number...
Blowout has played host to a number...
BUGGED OUT!
The first Bugged Out! was on Friday November 25th 1994 at Sankeys Soap, Manchester. It was a night wi...
CIVIL ACTION
Although broad, Civil Action's blend of disco, electro, punk-funk and techno has become a firm favourite for Manchester's more discerning nocturnal community. Regulars have grown used to gyrating to ...
CLIQUE
Not yet two years old and Clique has already transformed Manchester’s clubbing landscape. Serving as a polar opposite to deeply unglamorous Mancunian institutions such as Mr Scruff and Twisted Nerve, ...
CONTORT YOURSELF
Previously a weekly at Zumeroom, Contort Yourself’s trio of promoters/residents – Benjamin Perry, Gez ‘Gezmagus’ Curren and Ric Davies – made the bold decision to decrease the frequency of their parti...
CRUZ 101
When it first flung open its doors back in 1992, Cruz 101 was Manchester’s largest purpose-built gay nightclub. For ten years it was licensed as ‘members only’ but has since become more accessible. Read more >
DISCO RESCUE
Hosted by Clint Boon [he was in the Inspiral Carpets apparently] and - like a number of nights in South's history - has appeared to be something of a natural habitat for The Outdoor Coats*. ...
EL DIABLO'S SOCIAL CLUB
Emerging from a ‘simple bank holiday Sunday social for friends’ back in 2003, El Diablo’s Social Club ha...
ELECTRIC CHAIR
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It was the summer of 1995 when The Unabombers first detonated their underground bomb, The...
ESSENTIAL
The brainchild of pop impresario Nigel Martin-Smith [Take That, erm... Adam Rickitt], Essential is the only venue that can really lay claim to the title of ‘Manchester’s gay superclub’.
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FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Friends and Family is a joint club promotion between the Grand Central and Fat City labels.
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HIGH VOLTAGE
High Voltage started out at a halls of residence bar in Manchester in Spring 2003.
It has since hoste...
HOMOELECTRIC
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Manchester Pride: where prejudice-battling homosexualists congregate in a car park to think, ‘it c...
INVEST IN PROPERTY
The memorably-titled Invest In Property has fast become a highlight for clubbers who like their nights cheap and cheerful. With bargain-basement bar prices this is a clubnight for people who want noth...
JEUDI NOIR
More famous for soup (it does make sense) The Soup Kitchen's night time alter ego is shaping up to be one of the best bars in central Manchester. Every thursday is Jeudi Noir, conceived by I ...
KEEP IT UNREAL
‘I’m wary of becoming the populist choice,’ admits Mr Scruff, the spinner who ironically can’t seem to stop tu...
KEYS MONEY LIPSTICK
The name might come from a bastardised Elastica lyric but Keys Money Lipstick is a night that stands out for its commitment to new music. That may not seem like a big deal but with the nostalgia indus...
METROPOLIS
It’s only when Wilf Gregory – co-promoter of the omnipresent Metropolis – mutters the word ‘franchise’ does the spectre of corporate clubbing threaten to appear. Otherwise both he and founder Mark O’D...
MICRON
Micron is a fun-fuelled session launched in November 2006 that loses none of its commitment to forward-thinking music by allowing things to get a little bit silly. With occasional fancy dress parties ...
NAIVE MELODY
NISH NASH NOSH
A weekly social and Electric Chair spin-off for dandies, misfits, cool cats, losers and groovers: an inti...
PROSTITUTES & POLICEMEN
Since April 2007, monthly club night Prostitutes And Policemen has been filling Manchester’s ears with only the best ...
PURE
A vast Printworks superclub that boasts a multitude of rooms and VIP areas to cater for its targeted 2,500 revellers.
It began life with two weekend house music-biased nights with ofte...
It began life with two weekend house music-biased nights with ofte...
RED DEER CLUB
Acid house may have reinvented clubs as strobe-lit dens soundtracked by pounding four-on-the-floor music but that might not be irreversible. Red Deer Club – like Rain Or Shine, FictionNonFiction, The ...
ROMP
Since opening in the summer of 2002, One Central Street has become known as one of Manchester’s most stylish venues, with a clientele to match. The weekly Thursday clubnight, Romp, matches up to these...
ROOTS BEFORE BRANCHES
Maybe the name already gives it away, but the team behind Roots Before Branches are primarily concerned with what’s growing at an underground level. Residents Chris Coughlan and Tom Swallow have worke...
SAVE YOURSELF
Roadhouse, Newton Street, Central Manchester
Named after the stunning 1999 album by gospel-punk subversives The Make-Up, Save Yourself has gained a reputation as the leading hangout for...
Named after the stunning 1999 album by gospel-punk subversives The Make-Up, Save Yourself has gained a reputation as the leading hangout for...
SEQUENCE
From elegant electronica to tougher techno strains, Sequence has offered much support to...
SEX WITH ROBOTS
Sex With Robots is a greasy, well oiled party that takes place every Tuesday at The Roadhouse which advocates retardation of the legs, irresponsible consumption, confused sexuality and free entry. ...
SMILE
It could only happen in Manchester. A ramshackle building, hidden deep in the red-light district, currently hosts one of the North-west’s most vibrant alternative nights. Now well into its thirteenth ...
STYLUS
From deep underground house to dubby disco via wigglin’ acid cuts and a touch of Motor City magic, St...
TANGLED
Running since 1993 and with chapters at The Phoenix, The Boardwalk, Club Underground, The Attic, Joshua Brooks, Sankeys Soap, Aqua and Music Box, Tangled is a night built around it residents.
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THE MORRISSEY SMITHS DISCO
Probably Manchester’s most talked-about clubnight, the Smiths Night at the Star and Garter has acres of internet message board text devoted to it, been featured in various broadsheet newspapers and ha...
THE WAREHOUSE PROJECT
Last year saw 100,000 people flock to the city from all over the UK to attend what was widely considered to be one of the most ambitious live music projects undertaken for yearst . It was a huge risk ...
TRAMP!
Interesting that one of the most exciting clubs to emerge in the city is a midweek project.
The succe...
TRIBAL SESSIONS
Despite its venue being renamed slightly [it was previously ‘Sankeys Soap’] plus a seriously extensive refurbishment programme, Friday nighter Tribal Sessions remains one very recognisable attraction ...
TWISTED ELEGANCE
Easy to dismiss as a 'Glamour House of Horror' [see? we just sort-of did], the popularity of this dressed-up funky house session is unquestionable. Celebrating 'opulent surroundings' and playing host ...
UP THE RACKET
Three years after it’s inception, Up The Racket has done nothing but go from strength to strength. A popular hotspot for art students and fashionistas, it really is the place where all the cool kids g...