That time of year again when the flicking over of calendar days means slightly more than on any other occasion, especially for those business owners who will be attempting to lure you and your hard earned cash into their establishments with the express purpose of ridding you of said cash.
Fear not, party seekers of Manchester, for we are here to help guide you through the quagmire of offerings and help you find the best night for you and your friends, whether that’s a decent meal and a few drinks or the cheapest, sleaziest, booze-fuelled night you can handle, our guide lists them all. Feast your eyes, make your choice and get ready for double figures – 2010 is coming!
| Thursday 31st of December |
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Music: House 9:30pm - 5am.
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The Warehouse Project are back for a third year at Store Street and have just announced their lineup ...
New Years Eve at The Warehouse Project, featuring Alex Metric, Cassette Jam, Delphic (DJ set), Krysko and more. |
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Music: House, Dance 8pm til late.
New Year’s Eve celebrations at the music box featuring Jumpin Jack Frost, Silver, Missrepresent, Virus Syndicate, Trigga, Mark XTC and many more....
Oh My God! Vs Platoon New Year’s Eve Special |
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Music: Soul Funk 10pm til late. £10
Voodoo Lounge celebrates its first New Year’s Eve with one of their new regular nights, Soul Out. It’s all about the soul....
Soul Out featuring DJ Swing and Tiny G |
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Music: House 10.30pm - 6am.
Sankeys will be, of course, putting on one of the biggest clubland events for New Year’s Eve with The 12 Apostles Caspa headlining, plus DJ sets from Fabio, Grooverider, Nicky Blackmarket and more....
The 12 Apostles Caspa, Fabio, Grooverider, Nicky Blackmarket, Marcus Intalex, Mumdance, High Rankin, L-Vis and More |
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Music: Electronica, Disco, Indie 8pm-6am.
A collection of favourites and regulars help The Deaf Institute see in the New Year with all three levels of the venue being dedicated to the biggest party of the year. ...
Todd Terje, El Diablo's Social Club, Chips with Everything, Detroit Public Radio |
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Music: Indie, Rock, Electronica 8pm til late.
These two club nights are normally competing against each other for Manchester students’ pennies on Monday nights, Revolver in the Roadhouse and Up The Racket at Joshua Brooks. In what’s becoming a relatively rare coming together of minds, they play in the same club on the same night this New Year’s Eve, this particular duel of sounds taking place ion Jabez Clegg. Up The Racket bring with them their ...
Up The Racket and Revolver DJs |
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Music: Funky, House 10pm - 8am. £20/£25
House music (with live saxophone) is unsurprisingly the order of the day at Club V this New Year’s Eve, with DJs including Miss B, Jay Cosgrove, James Greer and a midnight set by Whelan & Di Scala. The party goes on well into 2010, finishing at 8am, and revellers will be greeted with a champagne reception on arrival, from 10pm. Tickets are £20 in advance or £25 on the door....
Together 2009 – Feel good house music all night long |
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Music: Disco, Electronica, Funky 9pm til late. £5
Famed for putting on a fun, funky party, The Purple Pussycat will of course be open this New Year’s Eve for a night of drinking, dancing and cavorting....
Massive Anti Climax featuring Djs Disco Outcasts and Kif Kif |
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Music: Rock, Electronica 7pm til late.
Moho offers a feast of acts for New Year’s Eve with their regular night The Aftershow teaming up with Audiofarm in a sort of rock vs electro duel that sees a host of DJs and bands playing live. From the guitar and drums side of the tracks come The Gallops, The Psycho, Bluebird Kid Clarke and The Kings, amongst others, while representing the vinyl spinners are Kris James and The Rejects, with many ...
The Gallops (live), Kris James (dj), The Rejects (dj), Invention, Belly Of The Beast, The Psycho(live) and many more. |
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Music: Indie, Electronica, Disco 10pm-4am.
Holding their very first New Year’s Eve party, Contort Yourself have chosen The Roadhouse as the venue for their electro, poppy, remix-fuelled party. Expect the usual Contort Yourself atmosphere and tunes, only tailored for the biggest party night of the year....
Resident Contort Yourself DJs bring in the new year at the Roadhouse |
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Music: House, Electronica, Trance 8pm til late.
Another pairing of club nights, Micron and Jupiter Rooms normally play at the Joshua Brooks on different nights but are joining forces to see in 2010 together in their regular haunt. Micron bring the world of house and electronic on one level while Jupiter Rooms also have their own level for those wishing to indulge in techno, acid (the music) and ‘proper’ electro....
Micron and Jupiter Rooms DJs plus drinks offers. |
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Music: Rock, Indie 9pm – 4am.
House Party by name and also by nature it seems as The Ruby Lounge undertake the rather audacious plan of holding a house party in their club. It will, we’re led to believe, be made to feel just like a house you’ve gatecrashed for the night, with ‘beds to jump on, beers to nick, music to dance to and you’ll probably just end up in the kitchen anyway’, apparently. Sounds quite fun really....
The Whip, Same Teens, Lost & Found, May68 and more. |
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Music: Indie, Rock Cancelled. Cancelled
Newly opened Sound Control's New Year's Eve plans have unfortunately been cancelled, due to a problem with their heating....
Three club nights: Nouveaux Niveaux, Control and No Future, featuring The Sunshine Underground, XFM’s Garth Brooks and many more. |
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Music: Disco, House 7pm-3am. £60/£30/£15/£8
The Pitcher and Piano are putting on a veritable extravaganza for New Year’s Eve. As well as transforming their two allocated railway arches into two differently themed areas – one fire, the other ice – they are also installing a casino upstairs and dedicated VIP areas downstairs. There’s a variety of ticket options to suit everyone. If you fancy some dinner before the party, a £60 ticket will ...
Fire and Ice Party with live band and DJs. |
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Music: Hard House, Techno 9pm-5am. £25 earlybird, £35 after
Hed Kandi comes to Bijou for a night celebrating ‘everything that sparkles, shines, glistens and glows’, apparently, launching something called The Glitterball 2010. Alongside the Hed Kandi DJs, dancers and entertainers will be keeping the party atmosphere going with drag queens, stilt walkers, circus performers and more all drafted in for your pleasure. Full line up as follows: Main Room: DJs ...
DJs David Dunne, Sam Cannon, James Miller, Ed Norris on Saxophone , Beat Master Mike on Percussion |
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Music: Rock, Metal £40
The Hellfire are back with their New Year’s Eve offering of food, drink, music and entertainment in their uniquely horrific surroundings. This year £40 gets you entrance to the club with a free bar until 10pm, buffet banquet, hog roast (Weather permitting), DJ, live band and a glass of bubbles to toast the new year in, as well as fireworks and fire-eaters. If you’re partial to a bit of goth/horror, ...
Live band, buffet banquet, DJ, fireworks and fire-eaters and more. |
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 9pm til 1am.
Common’s unique take on the New Year’s Eve party, expect obscure tunes and a friendly atmosphere....
Stop Making Sense - alternative indie, cosmic/italo, techno, krautrock, nudisco, electro & post punk. |
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Music: Pop, Funky, Disco 8pm-3am. £5
Odd is the only one of the ‘Odd’ trio to charge for entry this New Year’s Eve, probably due to its central location. Entertainment comes in the form of Abigail Ward who will be playing a lethal cocktail of lost pop, vintage house, funk, ska and disco. She’s from Piccadilly Records, apparently, ergo she must be qualified. £5 is the price you pay for the privilege of entry and this gets you a wristband ...
Abigail Ward (Piccadilly Records) on the decks. |
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Music: House, Electronica 8pm-3am. Free
Free entry in Odder for their New Year’s Eve party, hosted by Beatjuice and featuring Ventnor Brewer spinning the tunes....
Beatjuice NYE Special featuring Ventnor Brewer |
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Music: Funky, Tribal 8pm-2am. Free
Oddest rounds off the Odd offering for New Years Eve with a free party featuring a mish mash of music courtesy of John Stammers. They encourage you to ‘dance like a yeti all night long’...what more encouragement could you need?...
John Stammers – Over The Hill NYE Special |
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Music: Cheesy Dance 9pm - 5am. £15/£39
Ever popular Printworks favourite Pure will be putting on one of their legendary New Year’s Eve parties again. Last year’s theme was ‘Madhatters Tea Party’ and it was, by all accounts, mad. This year they’ve gone for Heaven and Hell, splitting the club into the two themes with ‘banging dance anthems’ in heaven and ‘sexy r n b’ in hell. They also promise the following in an attempt to entice you ...
PURE NYE 2009: Heaven and Hell |
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Music: Soul Funk, Disco, Indie 9pm to late. £5
Space plan to take you on a journey through time, covering classic house, dance and party anthems from all through the ages....
Sunshine Underground DJ Set |
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Music: Indie, Britpop, Dance 9pm - 4am. £5 in advance
The Venue are bringing back their Big Easy weekends vibe for a special New year’s Eve party. The Big Easy weekends have taken place throughout the year as a convenient, and cheaper, alternative to the big summer festivals, playing a range of music and providing cider and a tent in which to drink it – that’s the festival vibe right there. Featuring £1.50 drinks offers, two of The Venue’s most popular ...
Happy New Year at The Venue featuring Chris James and Mike Cloud on the decks and selected drinks from £1.50 all night. |
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Music: House, Indie, Pop 8pm til late. £20/£40
Tiger Tiger offer up a classic New Year’s Eve bash, simply holding a ‘big party’. Aled from Radio One will also be showing his face to play some tunes. Normal entry is £20 but there’s also the option to eat there on the evening too, a ticket for entry and five course dinner is £40 and you have to choose a time to eat when booking your tickets....
Big New Year’s Eve Party with DJ Set by Aled from Radio One |
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Music: Other 7:30pm - 3am. £37
The Frog New Year’s Eve party combines the three elements that makes the place so popular – comedy, food and a disco. A whole night of entertainment and nourishment under one roof. Tickets start at £37, which doesn’t include food, and they tend to sell quickly so if you want to go you’d better get in quick....
MC Mick Ferry presents...Carey Marx, Alex Boardman, David Longley |
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Music: Indie, Dance 9pm-6am. £10
A classic 42nd Street night with all the best tunes from the last year and beyond, as well as the 'Top Ten Tunes of the Year'. Basically it's gonna be one big party!...
New Year's Eve All Night Party |
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 10pm-2.30am. £15
Clint Boon and Dave Haslam welcome another new year in behind the decks at South (Southmill Street), playing their favourite Manc-centric rock and roll....
Clint Boon and Dave Haslam |
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Music: Indie, Dance, House. Open 9pm til very late. Costs £25/£50
The Circle Club are pulling out stops this year with an American (or rather Times Square) themed party. In an effort to recreate the famous Times Square ...
Featuring: Times Circle NYE Party with DJ’s; Dave Haslam and K Groove |
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Music: House, Dance, R and B Hip Hop. Open till 4am. Costs From £10
Opus are another venue trying to coax you in with an ‘all under one roof’ policy. Their package includes a three course meal, live comedy and entrance ...
Featuring: 3 course meal, live comedy and entrance to Opus nightclub |
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Music: Cheesy Dance, Pop, Indie. Open 9pm - 4am. Costs £5
The Varsity is getting in on the New Year’s Eve act this year with a Wild West Themed party, promising suitable decor and, alarmingly, pyrotechnics. ...
Featuring: Fancy dress, pyrotechnics and the Wild Wild West |
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Music: House, Dance. Costs £20
Area 51s regular Saturday night party people, The NOWHERE Gang, will be taking the club into 2010 with a night of the best house music and classic club ...
Featuring: Blue New Year’s Eve 09 with The Nowhere Gang |
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Music: House, Funky. Open 10pm - 8am. Costs £20 adv
Venus’ New year’s Eve nights are legendary for their staying power and they’re once again offering a mammoth session that goes on a full eight hours into ...
Featuring: Venus residents, champagne reception and an 8am finish. |
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Music: Soul Funk, Disco. Open 10pm - 4am. Costs £10
Funkademia may have moved residence in this past year (RIP One Central Street) but they’re still putting on their legendary New Year’s Eve party, this ...
Featuring: Funkademia resident DJs including Les Croasdaile, the Good for the Soul boys and Trafford Lovething |
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Music: Disco, Soul Funk. Costs £49.50
Obsidian follow on from where they left off last year, setting the standard for the more sophisticated New Year’s Eve night out – or at least a sophisticated ...
Featuring: Eight course tasting menu |
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Music: Jazz, House, Disco. Open 9pm-4am. Costs £23 (members £18.40)
The newly refurbished, legendary venue sees in the New Year with local favourite Mr Scruff playing all sorts of stuff like heavy soul, hip hop, jazz, ...
Featuring: Mr Scruff all night long |
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Music: House, Breaks, Techno. Open 10am-4am. Costs £8
Tangled celebrate a decade on the underground clubbing scene with a massive New Year’s Eve party at the Attic. With two rooms and a top billing of DJs, ...
Featuring: Room 1 – Decade: Terry Pointon, Rascal, Bodidily; Room 2 - Tangled Breaks: Kickflip, Steve Thorpe, Resistance, John Bellerby |
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Music: Rock, Indie. Open 9pm - 7am. Costs £10
What would New Year’s Eve be without Jilly’s putting on one of their legendary allnighter events? Empty, that’s what, so it is no surprise that they’re ...
Featuring: New Year's Eve Allnighter |
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. Costs £40/£60
Room are once again offering a special New Year’s Eve three course menu, with diners able to stay and party in the bar until 2am. If you’re dining before ...
Featuring: Special New Year's Eve Menu |
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Music: Other. Open 8pm til late. Costs from £40
The comedy/dinner theme is also run by the Comedy Store with ticket prices starting at £40 for entrance only and going up from there with a variety of ...
Featuring: Comedy line up to be announced shortly. |
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. Open 7.30pm til late. Costs £95
The Palace Hotel will be hosting a special Blues Brothers evening to help you see in the new year. Ticket price includes a five course dinner and toast ...
Featuring: Special Blues Brothers show plus five course dinner |
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Music: House. Open 9pm-3am. Costs £5/£10
Walrus are seeing in the new year with a party – not a novel idea but a simple one. £5 gets you in and if you’d like some champagne and canapés on arrival ...
Featuring: NYE Party featuring DJ Sam Du Prez |