Manchester Music Trail: New Century Hall

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New kid on the block, New Century Hall, actually has an impressive musical heritage. By day the venue hosted recruitment fairs, antique auctions, and conferences on smog, by night it was something altogether more captivating with regular Northern Soul DJs and dances (and like another Motown hotspot, The Ritz on Whitworth Street West, it has a sprung dance floor). World-famous acts came to New Century Hall, predominantly in the 60s, such as The Kinks, Tina Turner and The Rolling Stones. By the 80s, it was the unlikely location for the burgeoning acid house scene with regular nights put on by 808 State. After a long period of dormancy, and a peculiar stoicism surrounding its place in our musical heritage, the hall has returned as a glorious modernist venue with promoters Now Wave at the helm.  

Image credit: Russell WBHO