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 2026-09-02.
142
rooms tracked
59
active in 28 days
158
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 / Band | 37 | 7 |
| Night & Day Cafe @nightanddaycafe | Rock / Band | 36 | 5 |
| Manchester Academy @manchesteracademy | Rock / Band | 34 | 0 |
| The Deaf Institute @deafinstitute | Rock / Band | 33 | 6 |
| Gullivers @gulliversnq | Rock / Band | 33 | 3 |
| The Peer Hat @thepeerhat | DJ / Electronic | 29 | 8 |
| Winter Gardens Blackpool @wgbpl | World Music | 28 | 6 |
| Off The Square @offthesquaremcr | Pop / Hiphop | 26 | 6 |
| Area Manchester @areamanchester | DJ / Electronic | 26 | 4 |
| Gorilla Manchester @thisisgorilla | Rock / Band | 25 | 2 |
| Red Arch @redarchmcr | DJ / Electronic | 25 | 0 |
| The DBA @derbybreweryarms | DJ / Electronic | 24 | 4 |
| Band on the Wall @bandonthewall | Vocal | 23 | 5 |
| Aatma @aatmamcr | Rock / Band | 23 | 0 |
| Satan's Hollow @satanshollow | Rock / Band | 23 | 0 |
| The Warehouse Project at Depot Mayfield @whp_mcr | Techno / House | 21 | 0 |
| Low Four Studio @lowfourstudio | Rock / Band | 20 | 0 |
| Manchester Albert Hall @alberthallmcr | Rock / Band | 19 | 4 |
| The Bag Factory CHARTED @bagfactorymcr | DJ / Electronic | 18 | 5 |
| Eastern Bloc Records @easternbloc_ | DJ / Electronic | 18 | 3 |
| Piccadilly Central @piccadillycentral_mcr | DJ / Electronic | 18 | 3 |
| Niamos @niamos_mcr | World Music | 15 | 5 |
| Joshua Brooks @joshuabrooksmcr | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 4 |
| Ramona @ramonamcr | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 4 |
| The Loft @theloft_mcr | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 2 |
| renae @renae.mcr | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 1 |
| The Bridgewater Hall @bridgewaterhall | World Music | 15 | 0 |
| All Nite Pawn @nite_school_mcr | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 1 |
| Freight Island @freightislandmcr | DJ / Electronic | 13 | 3 |
| AO Arena @aoarena | Pop / Hiphop | 13 | 1 |
| The Talleyrand @talleyrandmcr | DJ / Electronic | 12 | 2 |
| YES Pink Room @yes_mcr | Rock / Band | 12 | 2 |
| Matt & Phred's @mattandphreds | Jazz | 12 | 1 |
| The Eagle Inn @eagleinn | Rock / Band | 11 | 2 |
| OverDraught @overdraughtmcr | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 1 |
| The Nico Ditch @thenicoditch | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 1 |
| Bee Noir CHARTED @beenoir.mcr | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 6 |
| The Lowry, Salford @the_lowry | World Music | 10 | 3 |
| Ōdiobā @odioba_sk | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 2 |
| The Underbank @theunderbank | World Music | 10 | 1 |
| Brickworks @brckwrks | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 0 |
| Clonter Opera Theatre @clonteropera | Vocal | 10 | 0 |
| The Core International @thecoreinternational | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 0 |
| The Salutation @salutationinn_llandeilo | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 0 |
| Prana @club_prana | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 2 |
| Withington Public Hall And Institute @withypublichall | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 2 |
| Binary Bar @binarybarandrestaurant | Vocal | 8 | 4 |
| Mitre Hotel @mitremanchester | World Music | 8 | 3 |
| The Egerton Arms @egertonarmssalford | Vocal | 8 | 2 |
| Big Hands @bighandsbar | Rock / Band | 8 | 1 |
| History Nightclub @thevillagenightclub | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 1 |
| The Kings Arms @thekingsarms_w7 | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 1 |
| Bowlers Exhibition Centre @bowlersmanchester | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 0 |
| Red Bull Pub - Stockport @red_bull_hillgate | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 0 |
| Touchstones Rochdale @touchstones_rochdale | World Music | 7 | 7 |
| The Wiend @thewiendbarwigan | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 2 |
| Islington Mill @islingtonmill | World Music | 7 | 1 |
| The Stoller Hall @stollerhall | World Music | 7 | 0 |
| Kampus Bungalow @kampusmcr | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 2 |
| Amber's @ambers.club | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 1 |
| 33 Oldham St @33oldhamstreet | World Music | 6 | 0 |
| Deaf Institute @deafinstitute | Rock / Band | 6 | 0 |
| Head Stretford @headstretford | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 0 |
| Lurid Ultra Hybrid @luridultrahybrid | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 0 |
| N/OM @n_om.club | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 0 |
| The Old Abbey Taphouse @oldabbeytaphouse | World Music | 6 | 0 |
| Flawd @flawdwine | Jazz | 5 | 1 |
| Sandbar Withington @sandbarwithington | Vocal | 5 | 1 |
| Hallé St Peter’s @hallestpeters | Rock / Band | 5 | 0 |
| Jodrell Bank Observatory @jodrellbank | World Music | 5 | 0 |
| Kontrast @kontrast.club | World Music | 5 | 0 |
| Man With The Fish @manwiththefishmcr | Rock / Band | 5 | 0 |
| Sound Control Manchester @soundcontrolmcr | Rock / Band | 5 | 0 |
| Revolution Deansgate Locks @revolutiondgl | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 3 |
| Fairfield Social Club @fairfieldsocialclubmcr | World Music | 4 | 2 |
| Arley Hall & Gardens @arleyhallandgardens | World Music | 4 | 1 |
| Rainy Heart @rainyheartmcr | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 1 |
| Manchester River Cruises @manchesterrivercruises | Vocal | 4 | 0 |
| SK1 Records @sk1records | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Sankeys @sankeysofficial | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Seven Bro7hers Brewery @sevenbro7herstap | Vocal | 4 | 0 |
| Roots Restaurant @roots_bar_events | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 1 |
| Blossom Street SOCIAL @blossomstsocial | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Deaf Institute (Music Hall Room) @deafinstitute | Unclassified | 3 | 0 |
| Projekts Skatepark @projektsmcr | Rock / Band | 3 | 0 |
| Sacred Trinity Church @sacredsalford | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| The Liars Club @theliarsclubmcr | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| The Monastery @monastery.clubpr | Jazz | 3 | 0 |
| The Wheatsheaf @wheatsheaftavern | Rock / Band | 3 | 0 |
| The Whitworth @whitworthart | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| Cultplex @cpxmcr | World Music | 2 | 1 |
| Impossible @impossible_mcr | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 1 |
| The Grosvenor @grosvenorcafegla | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 1 |
| Exhibition @exhibitionwhitecity | Unclassified | 2 | 0 |
| NOWHERE @nowherecocktaillounge | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Nightcap @nightcap_mcr | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| Pollard Yard @pollard_yard | Unclassified | 2 | 0 |
| Society Runcorn @society_ltd_runcorn | Unclassified | 2 | 0 |
| The Bay Horse Tavern @bayhorsetucson | Jazz | 2 | 0 |
| The Crown & Kettle @thecrownandkettle | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| The Flour and Flagon @flourandflagonmcr | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| The Spoon Inn @thespooninn | Unclassified | 2 | 0 |
| The Ziggy Sixx Social Club @theziggysixxsocialclub | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| Victoria Baths @victoriabaths | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Onsite Records @onsite.records | Unclassified | 1 | 1 |
| Tariff & Dale @tariffdale | World Music | 1 | 1 |
| Wilson's Social @wilsons_uk | Unclassified | 1 | 1 |
| Font Bar @thefontliv | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Manchester Central @mcr_central | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| Nordie @nordiemcr | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| The Queens Hotel @queenshotelleeds | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| The Woodstock Arms @thewoodstockarms | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Wellington Studios @wellingtonstudiosmcr | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| Wilderness Record Store @wildernessrecs | Rock / Band | 1 | 0 |
| 256 Wilmslow Road @256fallowfield | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Academy One @sglewis | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Albert's Schloss @albertsschloss | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Bonded Warehouse @bondedwarehouse | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Capesthorne Hall @capesthorne_hall | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Depot Mayfield @depotmayfield | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Slims @detroitslims | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Feel Good Club @wearefeelgoodclub | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Fivefourstudios @fivefourstudios | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Glovers @gloversbarpreston | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Gorilla @thisisgorilla | Rock / Band | 0 | 0 |
| Guilty By Association @guilty_ba | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Holt Brewery @josephholt | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| La Gitane @lagitanemcr | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Lock 91 @lock91mcr | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Madre Salón @thisismadre | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester Gorilla @thisisgorilla | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Partisan Collective @partisancollective | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Piccolo by Piccolino @piccolo_restaurants | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Rebellion Manchester | Rock / Band | 0 | 0 |
| Salford Museum & Art Gallery @salford_museum | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Science and Industry Museum @scienceandindustrymuseum | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| The Base @base.irl | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| The Blues Kitchen Manchester @theblueskitchenmcr | Pop / Hiphop | 0 | 0 |
| The Eagle Bar @teb_lounge | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty Twenty Two @tttmcr | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Un.Titled Studio @un.titledstudio | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Victoria Warehouse @victoriawarehouse | World Music | 0 | 0 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “Live-music venues in Manchester, United Kingdom”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/rooms/united-kingdom/manchester/
Figures are as of 2026-09-02 and move weekly. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution and a link. How the numbers work