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- Category:
- Best for gay clubbers
- Phone:
- 0161 236 0077
- Address:
- Essential, 8 Minshull Street
M1 3EF
- Open Times:
- Open 11pm-4am Thur, Sun; 11pm-5am Fri; 11pm-7am Sat
- Travel:
- Metrolink Piccadilly Gardens/City Centre buses/Piccadilly rail
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Essential
8 Minshull Street
Run by Take That’s former manager and de facto king of camp Nigel Martyn Smith,’s first gay superclub took Canal Street by storm when it burst onto the scene about a decade ago. Visits by gay deities like Kylie Minogue kept the buzz going, and on a scene defined by the new and fresh, the longevity of the biggest gay club outside the capital now seems assured.
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