Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Manchester, with where to go and what is worth the late night.

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Dance Clubs in Manchester

3 places

  • The White Hotel

    The White Hotel in Salford, on the edge of Manchester, is an underground club and live music venue inside a former mechanics' workshop on Dickinson Street.

  • Soup

    Soup on Spear Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter is a two-floor bar, gig and club space running club nights Wednesday through Saturday.

  • Hidden

    • ★ 4.4
    • ££
    • Cheetham Hill

    Hidden in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, is a former textile mill turned multi-level club for the city's underground electronic music, open Friday and Saturday.

Live Music in Manchester

3 places

  • Albert's Schloss

    Albert's Schloss on Peter Street in Manchester is a Bavarian beer hall next to the Albert Hall venue, with a live music programme most nights of the week.

  • Night and Day Cafe

    Night and Day Cafe on Oldham Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter is an independent live music venue that has hosted touring and local bands since 1991.

  • Band on the Wall

    Band on the Wall on Swan Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter is a long-running live music venue that has anchored the city's scene for decades.

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Rooftop Bars in Manchester

2 places

  • 20 Stories

    20 Stories is a rooftop bar and terrace above Hardman Square in Manchester, on the 19th floor with panoramic views over the city skyline.

  • Cloud 23

    Cloud 23 on the 23rd floor of Beetham Tower in Manchester is a skyline cocktail bar with panoramic views over the city.

Speakeasies in Manchester

2 places

  • The Washhouse

    The Washhouse is a speakeasy hidden behind a laundrette front on Shudehill in Manchester, entered through a door shaped like a washing machine.

  • Behind Closed Doors

    Behind Closed Doors is a funk and soul speakeasy on Oldham Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter, reached down a black-tiled staircase to the bar.

LGBTQ+ in Manchester

4 places

  • Via

    • ★ 4.2
    • ££
    • Gay Village

    Via on Canal Street has anchored Manchester's Gay Village since 1995, a bar with drag shows, DJs and cabaret nights open daily to 02:00.

  • Cruz 101

    • ★ 4.2
    • ££
    • Gay Village

    Cruz 101 on Princess Street has run six nights a week in Manchester's Gay Village since 1992, with a different themed club night for each day.

  • Company Bar

    • ★ 4.0
    • £
    • Gay Village

    Company Bar on Richmond Street near Canal Street in Manchester is a gay bar with happy hour from 19:00 daily, open to 06:00 on weekends.

  • New Union Hotel

    • ★ 4.1
    • ££
    • Gay Village

    The New Union Hotel on Princess Street in Manchester's Gay Village was established around 1860, a pub and hotel with drag cabaret and karaoke nights.

Listening Bars in Manchester

1 place

  • Renae

    Renae on Thomas Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter is a listening bar with a daytime record shop curated by Patrick Ryder, ex-Piccadilly Records.

Late Night Dives in Manchester

3 places

  • Twenty Twenty Two

    Twenty Twenty Two is a basement games bar in Manchester's Northern Quarter, with ping pong and beer pong, over-18s only, open until 03:00 at weekends.

  • Hula

    Hula is a 1950s-inspired tiki bar in a basement under Stevenson Square in Manchester's Northern Quarter, with fishbowl cocktails, grime and hip hop.

  • Gullivers

    Gullivers on Oldham Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter is a live music pub with a 110-capacity Ballroom gig room upstairs and a basement Lounge.