Nightclubs in Manchester

YES, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB - Visit now

YES is promoter Now Wave’s brand new music venue. It boasts four floors of live music and DJs, and offers food via two outlets. It also has a huge outdoor roof terrace!

Hidden, Downtex Mill, 16-18 Mary St, Manchester, M3 1NH - Visit now

Techno-aficionados at Hidden have had resounding success with sell-out club nights in Manchester. A reliably authentic raver haven that echoes the concept of Islington Mill, Antwerp Mansion, and the grassroots Manchester venues of the eighties and nineties, the previously neglected textile mill is rejuvenated with the healing vibrations of heavy bass. Every weekend in the wee hours happy partygoers spill out into the barren industrial surrounds, all danced out with smiles aplenty.

The White Hotel, Salford, Unit 3
Dickinson Street, Manchester, M3 7LW - Visit now

This lo-fi former garage is in the shadows of Strangeways. Beers are served by a bar tender in a car pit. It comes from the guys behind the SWAYS record label and hosts regular gigs from up-and-coming and about to be established acts alike.

No doubt about it, it’s one of the grimiest places to spend a night out which, of course, adds to its charm.

The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 7HE - Visit now

Covering no less than three floors head in on the ground floor and pick up a drink before choosing between the sweaty upstairs dancefloor and the cosy basement. The cocktail list reads like an old-school sweet shop and there’s plenty of craft beers if you’ve more of a taste for grapefruit than bubblegum.

Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M4 5JZ - Visit now

It was the place with the funny name hanging on up there in the city’s Northern badlands. Edgy, hard, grotty, a bit studenty. Renowned as the stage where young and hungry Manchester bands like Joy Division and The Buzzcocks played early gigs, and where a whole generation of music lovers developed an appreciation for the jazz and world music they couldn’t see live anywhere else in town. And then, in 2005, it closed.

Soup Kitchen, 31-33 Spear Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, Manchester, M1 1DF - Visit now

Though the bar has been around for a while, and during the day Soup Kitchen is a decent place to go to for a Northern Quarter, communal-style lunch, the recent redevelopment of Soup Kitchen’s basement space has monopolised the city’s truly great music and club gigs of late. As a room, it’s a little bit dingy, but it more than comes to life when there are 150 people stuffed inside, all clamouring for a view of the latest hype band – though venue owners please note: the grim, unisex toilets go a fair way in dulling any musical enjoyment.

Victoria Warehouse, Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M17 1AB - Visit now

Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse is an event and gallery space close to The Quays.

South, 4a King Street, Manchester, M2 6DQ - Visit now

Bite-size basement dive South alternates techno-house and indie nights. This stalwart of the Manchester music scene that can be found just off Deansgate next door to St Ann’s Square.

Antwerp Mansion, Rusholme Grove, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M14 5AG - Visit now

Stroll along Rusholme’s famous curry mile and you just might miss the infamous Manchester nightclub, Antwerp Mansion. Hang a left before you hit Platt Fields Park and you’re in for a treat.

Pillar of Manchester’s grassroots music scene, Antwerp Mansion, officially lives to dance another day!

The Victorian mansion has seen many happy partygoers dance the night away and trip home all smiles.

The Ritz, Whitworth Street West, Manchester, Great Manchester, M1 5NQ - Visit now

The Ritz is a historic music venue whose springy dance floor has played (bouncy) host to all manner of live gigs and club nights.

Joshua Brooks, 106 Princess Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 6NG

Long-established Manchester bar and nightclub, Joshua Brooks is just off student hotspot Oxford Road. Open until 4am on the weekends with regular DJ-led club nights.

FAC251, 118 Princess St, Manchester , Greater Manchester, M1 7EN - Visit now

Boasting premises that once housed Manchester’s legendary Factory Records, FAC251 @The Factory is now home to a nightclub bursting with freshers across all three floors of hits across the spectrum.

Albert’s Schloss, 27 Peter Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 5QR - Visit now

A self-confessed ‘bohemian pleasure palace’ taking over the ground floor of established music venue the Albert Hall. The ornate building is a former Wesleyan Chapel built over a century ago. A mixture of tiled floors, long wooden benches, and roaring fires, the downstairs of this Grade II listed venue has been split into two areas – one part dining area, one part Bavarian bier hall. Sitting between the two is a huge illuminated bar topped by four 900 pint copper barrels and serving heritage brews (there are over ten to choose from) in typically Bavarian steins, along with your usual mix of cocktails, wines and spirits. There’s even a ‘push for Prosecco’ button on every table.

Rebellion, 2B Whitworth Street West, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 5WZ

Live music and 4am nightclub venue Rebellion provides a rock-heavy alternative with smatterings of bass, across from the Manchester’s Deansgate Locks.

Bar Pop, 10 Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 3EZ

Nightclub identifying as an ‘IndieDiscoElectroHomoMadHiphopBritPopFunkyKindaShagtasticQueerThing’, Bar Pop on Manchester’s vibrant Canal Street is known for its friendly atmosphere.

G-A-Y, 63 Richmond Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 3WB

Smack bang in the centre of Manchester’s Canal Street, colourful club on the corner, G-A-Y, is popular with a youngish crowd looking for pop tunes, cheap drinks and a lively atmosphere. And there’s a rooftop terrace for the smokers.

Fifth, 121 Princess St, Manchester , Greater Manchester, M1 7AG

Long-standing Manchester venue appealing to a younger crowd, Fifth holds regular club nights.