Manchester music haunts

Hannah Whitfield

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Honestly, this is the list I'd hand you if you caught me outside Piccadilly Records with a crate of vinyl and nowhere to be. These are the spots that soundtrack my weekends between soundchecks, gallery openings and far too many pints at the bar after. Northern Quarter leaning, obviously, but I'll hike for a good gig. Verdicts included because I've got opinions and I'm not shy about them!

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Manchester music haunts — 6 items
Name	Type	Address	City	My take
1Band on the Wall	Live music venue	25 Swan Street, Northern Quarter	Manchester	Honestly the gold standard, that refurbed stage sounds unreal for jazz and world acts. Worth it, full stop.
2YES	Multi-room venue and bar	38 Charles Street	Manchester	The Pink Room is tiny and sweaty in the best way, proper up-and-coming acts before they blow up. Rooftop pizza after is non-negotiable.
3Night & Day Café	Café bar and live music venue	26 Oldham Street	Manchester	Proper scrappy charm, loads of bands cut their teeth here before getting massive. Always a laugh, never fancy, and that's the point.
4Soup Kitchen	Basement club and bar	31-33 Spear Street	Manchester	Basement gigs that go proper late, sweaty and loud in all the right ways. My knees complain the next day but I'd do it again.
5The Castle Hotel	Pub and small gig venue	66 Oldham Street	Manchester	Tiny back room gigs with a proper community pub vibe out front. Great for stumbling on a band you'll be smug about seeing early.
6Albert Hall	Converted chapel concert hall	27 Peter Street	Manchester	Stained glass windows looking down on a mosh pit, genuinely one of the best-looking rooms in the city for a gig. Always worth dressing up a bit for.