P3 Annihilation Eve (O! Peste Destroyed)

Ian Jones, Food and Drink Editor

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P3 Annihilation Eve (O! Peste Destroyed)

70 Oldham Road, Manchester, M4 5EB
  • Wednesday12:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Thursday12:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Friday12:00pm - 11:00pm
  • Saturday12:00pm - 11:00pm
  • Sunday12:00pm - 8:00pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

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It won’t be for everyone but Manchester needs a nightspot like P3 Annihilation Eve, formerly known as O! Peste Destroyed. It’s run by the people behind revered out-of-town clubbing-venue-slash-art-space The White Hotel, which tells you everything you need to know. Piccadilly 21s 2.0 it ain’t. 

It’s a bar and bookshop cut from the same cloth as all those post-war Parisian jazz cafes beloved of the big-name existentialists of yesteryear. Can’t stand Sartre? Think Kierkegaard played for City in the 70s? This place probably isn’t for you. 

The vibe might be louche and avant-garde but fear not, the soundtrack (on a weekend evening, at least) isn’t all Einstürzende Neubauten and Sunn O))). Expect a pared-back version of the latest alt.club sounds, for which read: wacked-out electronica, played loud. 

Lookswise, it’s something else entirely. Behind those steamed-up windows, you’ll find a very old-fashioned feel, all towering bookshelves, dark mahogany fixtures and stark underground hideouts. Think Auntie Nora’s bungalow styled by Fritz Lang.  

And don’t expect a pina colada. The drinks are decidedly grown-up and serious – how could they not be? There’s a small but fine selection of beers and a good number of wines, but for the full P3 Annihilation Eve experience, bag a cocktail. A very dry, bitter cocktail, made with high-grade spirits that taste like fire. 

Sometimes, the aesthetic misfires. The highbrow books proudly displayed on the bar may remind you of your insufferable teenage self (sorry mum, sorry dad), but let’s be kind and assume Inception-style layers of irony, which, in truth, it probably is. 

A word-of-mouth venue in all the right ways

You won’t see P3 Annihilation Eve spamming your socials with ads and grimy engagement-farming tricks. If you’re the kind of person who’d like it, you’ll probably know about it already – and that’s exactly how it should be. It’s a word-of-mouth venue in all the right ways, and a fine home for all Manchester’s misfits and budding creatives. Plus, it somehow, admirably, seems to have avoided the curse of the trend-seeking rich kids. 

It’s currently in season two (aka its second year of opening) and here’s to many more. It might not be possible to stop the billionaire property developers carving up the city, but the fact that places like P3 Annihilation Eve can exist and thrive is a very good thing. 

My favourite Camus quote? Thought you’d never ask. Also from The Plague: “The dog did a somersault like a tossed pancake.”

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