Manchester Nightlife
Manchester’s
thriving night time community and associated economy has become a major
contributor to the city’s overall popularity and economy. In the last ten to
fifteen years it has become more popular than ever attracting visitors from
around the world as well as locals from around the region. There are various
areas to the city and each offers its own unique nightlife with Manchester pubs
and clubs situated in all of the major city areas as well as the outlying
regions.
City Centre
The City Centre
is one of the busiest and most vibrant of locales in Manchester. There is a very
high concentration of Manchester pubs and clubs as well as hotels, restaurants,
and other venues found locally and tourists needn’t travel away from the heavily
redeveloped and regenerated city centre unless they want to find something a
little different. The Mint Lounge and Sankeys offer regular club theme nights
with virtually every genre of modern dance music catered for.
Canal Street
Canal Street is
without doubt one of the busiest and liveliest of hot spots in Manchester and
caters to a predominantly gay and lesbian crowd as the centre of Manchester’s
gay village. It has become well known throughout the world as being one of the
most gay friendly areas with late drinking as well as a very wide selection of
Manchester pubs, clubs, bars, restaurants, and even a gay supermarket.
Deansgate
Deansgate is a
heavily redeveloped and popular area of the city centre. Among other attractions
it includes the Moon Under Water, which was listed as being Britain’s largest
public house. Deansgate is extremely popular for drinkers because of the high
concentration of Manchester bars found on this single road and thanks to heavy
redevelopment it has also become a popular destination for shoppers and other
visitors to the city nicknamed the Capital of the North.
Northern Quarter
The Northern
Quarter, or N4, is a bohemian and cultural centre of the city of Manchester.
Especially popular for the unique Manchester bars and cafes as well as
alternative clothes shops and music shops, clubs like Moho Live as well as
various Jazz and alternative music venues can be found in this unique part of
the city.
Oxford Rd
Manchester
University is situated on Oxford Rd and, as such, this is the area of Manchester
where you can find some of the best deals on food and alcohol. There are also a
number of major clubs and other venues found here along with major entertainment
venues that feature regular live music and other events. Ritz, Academy, and The
Club are among the most popular Manchester clubs found in the Oxford Rd region.
Manchester On
BoozeBritain
Manchester is one
of the busiest and most culturally diverse cities in Britain and as a university
city it also offers alternative venues. Extensive redevelopment projects were
undertaken towards the end of the 20th century following IRA bombings
in the 1990s and these redeveloped areas are now home to some of the best
shopping and most popular Manchester pubs and clubs. You can find and even post
details of Manchester clubs and pubs on the BoozeBritain online directory.