Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
3 vocal mics
In-house engineer
About The Castle Hotel
The Castle Hotel is a grassroots music venue in Northern Quarter, Manchester with a standing capacity of approximately 80. Full backline is on stage including drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics, plus an in-house sound engineer — so you can travel light.
The Castle Hotel books Indie, Folk, Alternative, Rock acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Manchester venue directory.
The Castle Hotel at 66 Oldham Street is one of the cornerstones of Manchester's Northern Quarter live-music scene (M4 1LE), a lively pub dating to 1776 whose curved, multicoloured glazed-faience bar front is rated by CAMRA as of outstanding national historic importance. In 2010 its cramped back room was unveiled as an 80-capacity live music venue and performance space — a celebrated testing ground for new bands, with Bill Ryder-Jones, James Bay and Soak among those who have passed through. Ian Curtis of Joy Division was famously interviewed here by John Peel. A full-backline, sound-engineered grassroots room for emerging indie, folk and alternative acts. Bookings via cegeventsltd@gmail.com.
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Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics. In-house sound engineer included. Bring your own instrument and pedals. Looking for other venues with full backline? Browse Manchester venues and filter by backline.
The Castle Hotel books Indie, Folk, Alternative, Rock. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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The Castle Hotel has a standing capacity of approximately 80, classed as a small venue. See all Manchester venues for size comparisons.
Open mic information is not currently listed for The Castle Hotel. Browse the Manchester Open Mic Finder for nearby open mics.
66 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1LE. See the map below for directions. Browse more Manchester venues nearby.
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