Manchester scene guide
Manchester scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at The White Hotel. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Manchester’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Solomun: The White Hotel, Depot Mayfield, The DBA
- Techno — if you like Hannah Laing: Bowlers Exhibition Centre, The DBA, The White Hotel
- Garage — if you like La La: Depot Mayfield, The White Hotel, Freight Island
- Drum & Bass — if you like Voltage: Freight Island, The Golden Lion, The White Hotel
- Tech House — if you like Cristi Cons: Depot Mayfield, Hidden, Amber's
- Bass — if you like Jossy Mitsu: Freight Island, The White Hotel, The Golden Lion
- Disco — if you like babyschön: The White Hotel, The Yard, Redlight
Busiest venues
How big is Manchester’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 3,684 club nights across 205 venues in Manchester, featuring 3,295 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Manchester tonight.
Which Manchester venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Manchester club nights actually start and end?
From the 3,684 listings publishing door times: the median Manchester night opens at 20:00 — 59% open before 22:00, 41% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 374 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 29% run past 04:00 and 4% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Manchester cost?
Across the 412 listings publishing prices (11% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £5, with half of all nights between £0 and £10. 32% of listed nights are free.
When does Manchester go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (39% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 72% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does Manchester sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 39% · Techno 15% · Disco 9% · Garage 9% · Tech House 9% · Deep House 7%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.
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