Manchester New Century Hall

New Century Hall sits on Hanover Street in Manchester's NOMA district, built in 1963 for the Co-operative Wholesale Society. It's a Grade II-listed, 1000-capacity music venue, constructed in 1963 and a venue that played host to many famous names in music before laying mostly vacant for years. In the 1980s it became a haven for acid house parties, part of Manchester's rave culture, before closing by 2013 and falling into years of neglect. It reopened after a major refurbishment, with a sprung dancefloor, wood-panelled walls, a disco ceiling and modern sound and lighting production still intact from its original design.

These days the hall hosts a broad mix of gigs and club nights, often under its "New Century" branding alongside sister room Locker. The first floor boasts an original sprung dance floor, disco ceiling and state of the art sound system, and hosts an eclectic programme of events. Upcoming dates here take in Day Fever's daytime clubbing sessions, electronic sets from nimino, spoken word and music from Joshua Idehen, and a two-night run from James Blake, giving a sense of how wide the genre spread stretches across afrobeats, electro and beyond.

Expect a venue that trades on its history without being precious about it — a working mid-century hall that's found a new lease of life as one of the city's more flexible spaces for live music and club nights alike.