Manchester · grassroots venue
Railway-arch event space with monthly open mic.
Capacity to be confirmed, live music 1 night a week, house PA.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
Here is Red Arch in Cheetham Hill, Manchester at a glance. It has live music 1 night a week. There is an in-house PA. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
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| Live music | 1 night a week |
| TodayClosed | 16:00–00:00Opens in 8h 23m 31s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Mixed |
4 photos show the inside of Red Arch. Tap any photo to open it at full size. Venue owners can claim this page and add their own photos.
Everything about Red Arch that matters before you book is set out below. It has live music 1 night a week. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | – |
| Live nights | Thu |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Status | Being verified |
You will find Red Arch at 11 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M4 4HF. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 164 rooms in our Manchester venue directory.
Manchester M4 4HF
The nearest station is Victoria (tram stop), about 5 minutes' walk away.
Red Arch for artists: Red Arch has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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Red Arch publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.
| Mon | Closed |
| Tue | 16:30–23:00 |
| Wed | 16:30–23:00 |
| Thu | 16:30–23:00 |
| FriToday | 16:00–00:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–00:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–20:00 |
Red Arch has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
Here is the story of Red Arch in Cheetham Hill, Manchester so far. It has live music 1 night a week. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
Red Arch is a grassroots music venue in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.
Listing notesRed Arch is an event space set beneath Manchester's railway arches at 11 Red Bank in Cheetham Hill / the Green Quarter (M4). It keeps the original industrial character of the brick arches but adds warm lighting, a full bar serving cocktails and a built-in sound system suitable for music or presentations. For performers, Red Arch runs an Open Mic night on the last Thursday of each month, and the space is otherwise hired out for parties and events. A flexible, atmospheric arch venue rather than a dedicated gig room — good for open-mic acts and one-off promoted nights using the in-house PA.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at Red Arch on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 1 night a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
Open mic, every last Thursday of the month - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Manchester gig directory.
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Red Arch
Railway-arch event space with monthly open mic.
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- Capacity
- 1 night
- Live music
- 16:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Mixed
- Books
- Listed
- Directory status
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Red Arch — Quick Facts
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Inside Red Arch
Red Arch has an in-house PA for visiting acts. It has live music 1 night a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
Red Arch is a grassroots music venue in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. Red Arch provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
This listing is part of the Manchester venue directory.
Red Arch is an event space set beneath Manchester's railway arches at 11 Red Bank in Cheetham Hill / the Green Quarter (M4). It keeps the original industrial character of the brick arches but adds warm lighting, a full bar serving cocktails and a built-in sound system suitable for music or presentations. For performers, Red Arch runs an Open Mic night on the last Thursday of each month, and the space is otherwise hired out for parties and events. A flexible, atmospheric arch venue rather than a dedicated gig room — good for open-mic acts and one-off promoted nights using the in-house PA.
Nights Red Arch usually has live music
Red Arch usually has live music on Thu. A PA is listed; check what else is on stage before you load in. Red Arch isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Manchester.
Find Red Arch
You will find Red Arch at 11 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M4 4HF. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 164 rooms in our Manchester venue directory.
The nearest station is Victoria (tram stop), about 5 minutes' walk away. Red Arch is in Cheetham Hill, Manchester — use M4 4HF for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. 1 other venue sits in Cheetham Hill too, if you want to make a night of it. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Manchester this week, or see which Manchester bands are free this weekend if you book the music.
Renae, The Yard Manchester, Revolución de Cuba and Rewind NQ
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
The Manchester League
Red Arch is #104 of 164 Manchester venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 ▲1 YES 22 gigs
- #2 ▼1 New Century 20 gigs
- #3 ▲1 Co-op Live 17 gigs
- #4 ▲2 Gorilla 17 gigs
- #5 ▼2 The Deaf Institute 17 gigs
- #6 ▼1 The Abbey 16 gigs
- #7 NEW Albert Hall 12 gigs
- #8 – Depot Mayfield 11 gigs
- #9 – Holy Diver 11 gigs
- #10 – The Blues Kitchen 10 gigs
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Red Arch in brief. Set in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Red Arch is a live music room. The live music is mostly on Thursdays. It hosts an open mic too (every last Thursday of the month). Other rooms nearby: Renae, The Yard Manchester and Revolución de Cuba, or browse the Manchester venue directory.
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