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Old Skool club nights in Manchester

There are 28 Old Skool nights coming up in Manchester across 12+ venues, including Gorilla, Six Trees and Joshua Brooks. The next one is DAY SESSIONS – Manchester – October 2026 at Manchester Cathedral on Saturday 24 October. DJs on the line-ups include Mark XTC, Wes P, DJ scissher and treble gemini. Tickets start from £5. Listings update twice a day with times, prices and tickets.

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28 events found

Sat24Apr

The Sound of Ascension

Gorilla, Manchester Sat 24 Apr · 18:00

House · Old Skool£19–£38

Sat1May

Manchester Forever

Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester Sat 1 May · 15:00

Hardstyle · House£29–£99

Sun2May

Timeless Terrace Rave

Six Trees, Manchester Sun 2 May · 15:00

House · Old Skool£6

Sat12Jun

Back By Dope Demand Festival

Six Trees, Manchester Sat 12 Jun · 15:00

Old Skool£15–£22.50

Where to hear Old Skool in Manchester

GorillaManchester

Six TreesManchester

Joshua BrooksManchester

Bee NoirManchester

Manchester CathedralManchester

The Deaf InstituteManchester

The Bread ShedManchester

Freight IslandManchester

HiddenManchester

AreaManchester

UTS Creative StudiosManchester

The Nia Centre NIAMOSManchester

Old Skool DJs playing Manchester

Mark XTCDJ

Wes PDJ

DJ scissherDJ

treble geminiDJ

David finchDJ

Butty & ReccaDJ

ghetto fabulousDJ

DJ SSDJ

DRUMSOUND & BASSLINE SMITHDJ

DJ SappoDJ

SappoDJ

TycaineDJ

Other genres in Manchester

Old Skool in other cities

What is Old Skool?

"Old Skool" isn't one genre so much as a family of early dance sounds that UK clubbers group together with real fondness: acid house, breakbeat hardcore, early jungle and, especially, UK garage. The common thread is a love of chopped-up basslines, soulful vocal samples and rhythms built for a packed dancefloor. Garage is defined by percussive, shuffled rhythms with syncopated… Read our full Old Skool guide →