The Manchester Top 202026
The twenty rooms we would send someone to in Manchester this year, in order.
How this list was built
Ordered by NOX editorial score, weighted with Instagram freshness, room impact, scene importance and longevity. An editor can lock any position. See /about for the full method.
The full method01
The Warehouse Project
A seasonal takeover rather than a venue, and for three months a year the biggest room in British clubbing.
AncoatsHyperclub$$$Techno, House, Drum & bassNo Instagram signal yet
WarehouseSuperclub
02
White Hotel
A former MOT garage in Salford with a booking policy braver than anywhere else in the north.
Warehouse$$Techno, ExperimentalNo Instagram signal yet
WarehouseSound-system room
03
Band on the Wall
Northern QuarterLounge$$Funk & soul, Jazz, Live musicNo Instagram signal yet
Institution
04
Hidden
AncoatsWarehouse$$Techno, HouseNo Instagram signal yet
WarehouseAll night
05
Soup
Northern QuarterSweatbox$$Techno, HouseNo Instagram signal yet
BasementIntimate
06
YES
DeansgateSweatbox$Indie, Live music, EclecticNo Instagram signal yet