Music & Nightlife

Your guide to the best nightclubs, live music and concerts in Manchester

The best clubs in Manchester

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The best clubs in Manchester

If there's one thing Manchester does well, it's clubbing

Manchester's best live music venues

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Manchester's best live music venues

Whatever pleasures your musical palate, you'll find it in Manchester

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Manchester's best record shops

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Popular Manchester music & nightlife venues

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The Deaf Institute Cafe Bar & Music Hall

The Deaf Institute Cafe Bar & Music Hall

Along with live acts, regular club nights keep the crowds coming to this cool venue

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Band On The Wall

Band On The Wall

An acclaimed venue hosting a very well regarded programme of live music

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Albert Hall

Albert Hall

The main space is spectacular and the music is pretty damn good too

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Gorilla

Gorilla

A much-needed Northern Quarter-style bar on the other side of town. Expect awesome line-ups

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Matt And Phreds

Matt And Phreds

The best in jazz, plus folk, gypsy, electro, salsa, swing, world and ska

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The Ritz

The Ritz

A Grade II listed venue with a famous wooden floor. Investment in the sound equipment seriously paid off

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