Bolton has never been content to sit in Manchester's shadow. Its Town Hall, completed in 1873 and dominating the town centre, easily has enough grandeur to...

Really two clubs in one, with a large main room and smaller lower level, Cruz is Manchester's oldest gay club - but the (mostly) bright young things on its...

In 2010, FAC251: The Factory opened in the former head office of Factory Communications, the site that's been credited with the birth of that whole...

With a bar, restaurant, comedy, live music and club facilities, this is one of the most well-rounded (and liveliest) venues in the mainstream Printworks...

St Philip's, a neoclassical Anglican church dating back to the 1820s, is one of a handful of 19th-century buildings to survive the neglect faced by many of...

A late-night counterpart to the Pure Space bar, basement venue Sub Space runs busy club sessions. Specialising in soul and funk, the nightclub is popular...

Renamed after its eponymous Saturday nighter (the place was previously called 'Slice'), this eternally entertaining extravaganza puts on rock 'n' roll,...