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53two
Manchester · Theater · 150 cap
No band reviews yet
Music venues in Manchester
44 venues checked against their own websites · Ranked by band reviews as they come in · Updated Oct 2026
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Aatma
Manchester · Club
No band reviews yet
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3Albert Hall
Manchester · Concert hall
No band reviews yet
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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AO Arena
Manchester · Arena · 23,000 cap
No band reviews yet
5Band on the Wall
Manchester · Club · 520 cap
No band reviews yet
Photo: Jake from Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Billingtons
Oldham · Bar
No band reviews yet
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Bradford Inn
Manchester · Bar
No band reviews yet
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Carlton Jazz Club
Manchester · Club
No band reviews yet
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Castle Hotel
Manchester · Bar · 80 cap
No band reviews yet
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Eagle Inn
Salford · Bar · 80 cap · 18+
No band reviews yet
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Factory International
Manchester · Theater · 500 cap
No band reviews yet
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Gorilla
Manchester · Club
No band reviews yet
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Grafton Arms
Manchester · Bar
No band reviews yet
14Gullivers
Manchester · Bar
No band reviews yet
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
15Hallé St Peter's
Manchester · Concert hall
No band reviews yet
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Jimmy's
Manchester · Bar
No band reviews yet
17Manchester Academy
Manchester · Concert hall · 2,600 cap
No band reviews yet
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
Manchester · Concert hall
No band reviews yet
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Matt and Phreds Jazz Club
Manchester · Jazz club
No band reviews yet
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New Century
Manchester · Concert hall · 1,300 cap
No band reviews yet
21Night & Day Café
Manchester · Bar
No band reviews yet
Photo: Phil King, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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O2 Apollo
Manchester · Theater · 3,500 cap
No band reviews yet
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O2 Ritz
Manchester · Ballroom · 1,500 cap
No band reviews yet
24O2 Victoria Warehouse
Manchester · Arena · 3,500 cap
No band reviews yet
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
25Opera House
Manchester · Theater · 1,920 cap
No band reviews yet
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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SOUP
Manchester · Club
No band reviews yet
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Stoller Hall
Manchester · Concert hall
No band reviews yet
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The Bread Shed
Manchester · Club
No band reviews yet
29The Bridgewater Hall
Manchester · Concert hall · 2,400 cap
No band reviews yet
Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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The Deaf Institute
Manchester · Club · 260 cap
No band reviews yet
31The Dog Inn
Chadderton · 1 Block Lane
No band reviews yet
Photo: John Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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The Eagle & Child
Manchester · Bar
No band reviews yet
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The Grosvenor
Manchester · Bar
No band reviews yet
34The Kings Arms
Salford · Bar
No band reviews yet
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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The Rat & Pigeon
Manchester · Bar · 18+
No band reviews yet
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The Salutation Pub
Manchester · Bar
No band reviews yet
37The Star and Garter
Manchester · Club
No band reviews yet
Photo: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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The Trof
Manchester · Bar
No band reviews yet
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The White Lion Coaching House
Stockport · Bar
No band reviews yet
40The Witchwood
Ashton-under-Lyne · Club · 18+
No band reviews yet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Waldorf
Manchester · Bar · 18+
No band reviews yet
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Waterside Arts
Trafford · Theater
No band reviews yet
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Whittles
Oldham · Bar · 250 cap · 18+
No band reviews yet
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YES
Manchester · Club
No band reviews yet
Playing Manchester: what bands ask
What size venue should a first tour play here?
Most bands on a first run play venues under 300, like Castle Hotel, Eagle Inn or 53two. Theaters usually come through a promoter, often as a support slot on a bigger band’s tour. See the small venues.
Which venues make this list?
Every venue here passed our check: its own website lists this street address and real shows. Offices, studios, festivals and venues that closed are left out, and anything still in doubt waits for another check.
How are the venues ranked?
By band reviews. Each review rates sound, load in, hospitality and getting paid from 1 to 5, and a venue’s score is the average across its reviews. Venues nobody has reviewed yet are listed by name. A review marked “Show confirmed by tour data” was written from a link the band’s tour app sent after the show, so the venue and the date come from the band’s own tour plan.
A venue I played is missing. What now?
Some venues are filed in the map data as bars, clubs or event spaces, so the first check missed them. Tell us below and we will look for it in the next check.