Added: 03/07/2006 |
Manchester Nightlife and Entertainment -- Strap Yourselves in, it's Going tot be a Long Night!Manchester nightlife is more booming than before and it's not very difficult to find a place to spend the evening and an extensive part of the night. Manchester nightlife is constantly reinventing itself and like every city, like Newcastle nightlife, for instance, it's the clubs that are most in constant flux. Manchester is home to some of the most creative promoters and DJs in the country and if one club disappears, there will appear a couple more in its place.
If clubbing is not your thing, the bars and pubs are almost as lively and filled with music, great food and cool ambience. With the bar scene in such an ascendancy, it could be easy to forget the traditional pub, but given the beauties on offer there's a vibrant selection of real ales, Belgian beers, fruit brews and whatever else takes your fancy. The Attic, just southwest of the town center, offers the best of both worlds. Downstairs is a relaxing pub aptly named Thirsty Scholar, with a lot of gorgeous guys and dolls. Upstairs you descend into the funk/soul chaos of a club; The Attic is filled with a hip young crowd that dances to reggae, house music, and the techno beat.
For the eateries, there'll be something to satisfy even the most jaded tastes, from modern British to Thai; from Japanese to Armenian; Spanish; Italian and beyond. In Chinatown, the curry mile and the square mile of brilliant fine dining restaurants in the city centre, whatever you want, Manchester nightlife offers it.
If it's theatre you're after, then from highbrow and literary to popular and musical, venues like The Royal Exchange, Library Theatre, The Lowry, the Contact and the Palace Theatre cater for all tastes.
Everyone knows about the rock scene in Manchester, but the fine arts thrive as well. For drama with an unobstructed view, go to the nation's largest theater-in-the-round, The Royal Exchange. It is housed in a futuristic glass-and-steel structure built within the Great Hall of Manchester's former Cotton Exchange and offers 48 weeks of in-house dramaturgy every year. Home of the renowned Halle Orchestra, The Bridgewater Hall is a state-of-the-art, 2,400-seat concert hall.
In addition to the orchestra's season, it also presents other classical performances as well as some pop and comedy, too. The University of Manchester's Department of Music is home to one of the nation's most distinctive classical string quartets, the Lindsay String Quartet, which performs a series of eight evening concerts in the department's auditorium during the year.
For cinema, the choice between the massive AMC Cinemas and thefilmworks dominates the city centre, but The Cornerhouse stands as a bastion of cinematic independence. Screening mainly world independents, art-house and left-field films, it also houses an art gallery and a bar.
When it comes to music, there are few places that can compete with Manchester's music scene. It's produced legends and brings the best and most diverse sounds into the city. Big bands, small bands, global artists. Whatever you decide, there will always be something on whatever night of the week you'd like your musical fix.
So tell me: what would YOUR Manchester nightlife preference be?
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