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VENUE INDEX · MANCHESTER

Live-music venues in Manchester

Ground Frequency tracks 142 live-music rooms in Manchester. This index lists all of them, with the genre on each registry record and how many dated events we hold for it — the trailing year and the last 28 days. As of 2026-10-22.

142

rooms tracked

71

active in 28 days

226

events, 28 days

Looking for the shape of the scene rather than the list? The Manchester scene page has the genre mix, the busiest rooms and who played them.

Every tracked room in Manchester

ordered by dated events in the trailing year
ROOM GENRE ON FILE EVENTS 12M 28D
The Castle Hotel
@thecastlemanc		Rock / Band528
Night & Day Cafe
@nightanddaycafe		Rock / Band4610
The Deaf Institute
@deafinstitute		Rock / Band467
The Peer Hat
@thepeerhat		DJ / Electronic427
Gullivers
@gulliversnq		Rock / Band426
Manchester Academy
@manchesteracademy		Rock / Band407
Winter Gardens Blackpool
@wgbpl		World Music353
Off The Square
@offthesquaremcr		Pop / Hiphop337
Gorilla Manchester
@thisisgorilla		Rock / Band336
The DBA
@derbybreweryarms		DJ / Electronic334
Satan's Hollow
@satanshollow		Rock / Band326
Area Manchester
@areamanchester		DJ / Electronic313
Aatma
@aatmamcr		Rock / Band302
The Warehouse Project at Depot Mayfield
@whp_mcr		Techno / House2712
Band on the Wall
@bandonthewall		Vocal272
Red Arch
@redarchmcr		DJ / Electronic272
Low Four Studio
@lowfourstudio		Rock / Band269
Manchester Albert Hall
@alberthallmcr		Rock / Band252
The Loft
@theloft_mcr		DJ / Electronic252
Eastern Bloc Records
@easternbloc_		DJ / Electronic244
Niamos
@niamos_mcr		World Music236
The Talleyrand
@talleyrandmcr		DJ / Electronic227
Piccadilly Central
@piccadillycentral_mcr		DJ / Electronic213
The Bag Factory
@bagfactorymcr		DJ / Electronic202
Joshua Brooks
@joshuabrooksmcr		DJ / Electronic197
All Nite Pawn
@nite_school_mcr		DJ / Electronic193
Ramona
@ramonamcr		DJ / Electronic192
Bee Noir
@beenoir.mcr		DJ / Electronic184
Freight Island
@freightislandmcr		DJ / Electronic183
OverDraught
@overdraughtmcr		DJ / Electronic183
The Underbank
@theunderbank		World Music182
The Lowry, Salford
@the_lowry		World Music173
renae
@renae.mcr		DJ / Electronic173
The Bridgewater Hall
@bridgewaterhall		World Music160
YES Pink Room
@yes_mcr		Rock / Band160
Brickworks
@brckwrks		DJ / Electronic155
Bowlers Exhibition Centre
@bowlersmanchester		DJ / Electronic151
AO Arena
@aoarena		Pop / Hiphop150
Big Hands
@bighandsbar		Rock / Band142
The Eagle Inn
@eagleinn		Rock / Band142
Matt & Phred's
@mattandphreds		Jazz141
The Wiend
@thewiendbarwigan		DJ / Electronic141
Ōdiobā
@odioba_sk		DJ / Electronic141
The Kings Arms
@thekingsarms_w7		DJ / Electronic140
The Salutation
@salutationinn_llandeilo		DJ / Electronic134
Clonter Opera Theatre
@clonteropera		Vocal132
The Nico Ditch
@thenicoditch		DJ / Electronic132
Withington Public Hall And Institute
@withypublichall		DJ / Electronic132
The Stoller Hall
@stollerhall		World Music123
Prana
@club_prana		DJ / Electronic120
Deaf Institute
@deafinstitute		Rock / Band112
The Core International
@thecoreinternational		DJ / Electronic111
The Egerton Arms
@egertonarmssalford		Vocal111
Red Bull Pub - Stockport
@red_bull_hillgate		DJ / Electronic103
Hallé St Peter’s
@hallestpeters		Rock / Band102
SK1 Records
@sk1records		DJ / Electronic102
Sandbar Withington
@sandbarwithington		Vocal92
Binary Bar
@binarybarandrestaurant		Vocal80
History Nightclub
@thevillagenightclub		DJ / Electronic80
Mitre Hotel
@mitremanchester		World Music80
Head Stretford
@headstretford		DJ / Electronic70
Islington Mill
@islingtonmill		World Music70
Sankeys
@sankeysofficial		DJ / Electronic70
Touchstones Rochdale
@touchstones_rochdale		World Music70
Victoria Baths
@victoriabaths		World Music63
The Wheatsheaf
@wheatsheaftavern		Rock / Band62
Fairfield Social Club
@fairfieldsocialclubmcr		World Music61
Flawd
@flawdwine		Jazz61
Amber's
@ambers.club		DJ / Electronic60
Kampus Bungalow
@kampusmcr		DJ / Electronic60
Kontrast
@kontrast.club		World Music60
Lurid Ultra Hybrid
@luridultrahybrid		DJ / Electronic60
N/OM
@n_om.club		DJ / Electronic60
The Crown & Kettle
@thecrownandkettle		DJ / Electronic53
33 Oldham St
@33oldhamstreet		World Music52
Man With The Fish
@manwiththefishmcr		Rock / Band52
Rainy Heart
@rainyheartmcr		DJ / Electronic52
Arley Hall & Gardens
@arleyhallandgardens		World Music51
Jodrell Bank Observatory
@jodrellbank		World Music51
Sound Control Manchester
@soundcontrolmcr		Rock / Band51
The Grosvenor
@grosvenorcafegla		DJ / Electronic50
The Old Abbey Taphouse
@oldabbeytaphouse		World Music50
Wellington Studios
@wellingtonstudiosmcr		DJ / Electronic50
Onsite Records CHARTED
@onsite.records		DJ / Electronic42
Sacred Trinity Church
@sacredsalford		World Music42
Deaf Institute (Music Hall Room)
@deafinstitute		Rock / Band41
Manchester River Cruises
@manchesterrivercruises		Vocal40
Revolution Deansgate Locks
@revolutiondgl		DJ / Electronic40
Society Runcorn
@society_ltd_runcorn		World Music40
The Flour and Flagon
@flourandflagonmcr		DJ / Electronic31
Blossom Street SOCIAL
@blossomstsocial		DJ / Electronic30
NOWHERE
@nowherecocktaillounge		World Music30
Projekts Skatepark
@projektsmcr		Rock / Band30
Roots Restaurant
@roots_bar_events		DJ / Electronic30
Seven Bro7hers Brewery
@sevenbro7herstap		Vocal30
The Liars Club
@theliarsclubmcr		DJ / Electronic30
The Monastery
@monastery.clubpr		Jazz30
The Whitworth
@whitworthart		World Music30
256 Wilmslow Road CHARTED
@256fallowfield		DJ / Electronic22
Impossible
@impossible_mcr		DJ / Electronic21
The Bay Horse Tavern
@bayhorsetucson		Jazz21
Academy One
@sglewis		DJ / Electronic20
Cultplex
@cpxmcr		World Music20
Exhibition
@exhibitionwhitecity		World Music20
Nightcap
@nightcap_mcr		DJ / Electronic20
Pollard Yard
@pollard_yard		World Music20
The Eagle Bar
@teb_lounge		World Music20
The Spoon Inn
@thespooninn		World Music20
The Ziggy Sixx Social Club
@theziggysixxsocialclub		DJ / Electronic20
Lock 91
@lock91mcr		World Music11
Albert's Schloss
@albertsschloss		World Music10
Font Bar
@thefontliv		World Music10
Manchester Central
@mcr_central		DJ / Electronic10
Nordie
@nordiemcr		DJ / Electronic10
Tariff & Dale
@tariffdale		World Music10
The Queens Hotel
@queenshotelleeds		DJ / Electronic10
The Woodstock Arms
@thewoodstockarms		World Music10
Wilderness Record Store
@wildernessrecs		Rock / Band10
Wilson's Social
@wilsons_uk		World Music10
Bonded Warehouse
@bondedwarehouse		World Music00
Capesthorne Hall
@capesthorne_hall		World Music00
Depot Mayfield
@depotmayfield		DJ / Electronic00
Detroit Slims
@detroitslims		World Music00
Feel Good Club
@wearefeelgoodclub		World Music00
Fivefourstudios
@fivefourstudios		World Music00
Glovers
@gloversbarpreston		World Music00
Gorilla
@thisisgorilla		Rock / Band00
Guilty By Association
@guilty_ba		DJ / Electronic00
Joseph Holt Brewery
@josephholt		World Music00
La Gitane
@lagitanemcr		World Music00
Madre Salón
@thisismadre		World Music00
Manchester Gorilla
@thisisgorilla		DJ / Electronic00
Partisan Collective
@partisancollective		World Music00
Piccolo by Piccolino
@piccolo_restaurants		World Music00
Rebellion Manchester
Rock / Band00
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
@salford_museum		World Music00
Science and Industry Museum
@scienceandindustrymuseum		World Music00
The Base
@base.irl		DJ / Electronic00
The Blues Kitchen Manchester
@theblueskitchenmcr		Pop / Hiphop00
Twenty Twenty Two
@tttmcr		DJ / Electronic00
Un.Titled Studio
@un.titledstudio		World Music00
Victoria Warehouse
@victoriawarehouse		World Music00

CITE THIS PAGE

Ground Frequency. “Live-music venues in Manchester, United Kingdom”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/rooms/united-kingdom/manchester/

Figures are as of 2026-10-22 and move weekly. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution and a link. How the numbers work