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About Grand Central Alt Bar & Live Music Venue
Grand Central Alt Bar & Live Music Venue is a grassroots music venue in 80 Oxford St, Manchester. PA system and vocal mics are provided; bring your own instruments and amps.
Grand Central Alt Bar & Live Music Venue books Alternative, Goth, Metal, Punk, Rock acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Manchester venue directory.
Grand Central is an alternative, inclusive live music venue and alt bar with free entry every night, long known on the scene as a home for rock, metal, punk and goth. It is a long, thin building with the main bar directly ahead as you walk in and the stage to the right. There is nearly always something on: indie on Thursdays, metal on Sundays, DJs Thursday to Saturday, plus tribute and original acts, quizzes and a Wednesday open mic at 8pm where anything goes, from any music genre through to comedy. By day there is a free jukebox, a pool table and darts. The bar runs 11am to midnight Monday to Thursday, 11am to 2am on Fridays, noon to 2am on Saturdays and noon to midnight on Sundays. A welcoming, leftfield spot for both touring acts and first-time performers.
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Alt Bar & Live Music Venue, 80 Oxford St, 80 Oxford St, Manchester, M1 5NH
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Grand Central Alt Bar & Live Music Venue books Alternative, Goth, Metal, Punk, Rock. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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