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About The Star And Garter Manchester
The Star And Garter Manchester is a grassroots music venue in Fairfield Street, Piccadilly, Manchester. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
The Star And Garter Manchester books Indie, Punk, Psychobilly, Rock, Alternative acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Manchester venue directory.
The Star and Garter is a legendary independent live-music pub on Fairfield Street, just behind Manchester Piccadilly station. The Grade-listed building reopened as a live-music venue in 1991, with an upstairs gig room that hosts a vast array of touring and local bands throughout the week plus long-running club nights (famously the Smiths/Morrissey disco). A cornerstone of Manchester's grassroots scene, it programmes indie, punk, psychobilly, rock and alternative acts in an intimate c. 250-capacity room.
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The Star And Garter Manchester books Indie, Punk, Psychobilly, Rock, Alternative. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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18-20 Fairfield St, Fairfield Street, Piccadilly, Manchester, M1 2QF. See the map below for directions. Browse more Manchester venues nearby.
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