Manchester Directory

Home of Sale Sharks and Salford Red Devils. Easy tram access from the city.

Shaun Ryder and a gang from Little Hulton stumbled into Factory Records and made the messiest, most joyful collision of rock and acid house anyone had heard.

Artist studios and event space in Salford. Experimental music, underground culture, essential.

Four lads who saw the Sex Pistols at the Free Trade Hall and built post-punk from the wreckage. Two albums. One death. A legacy that still defines Manchester’s darker side.

The Theatre of Dreams – home of Manchester United since 1910.

Premiership rugby in Greater Manchester. Sale Sharks play at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford with international-quality players and a growing matchday scene.

Owned by the Class of 92 and backed by Peter Lim’s money, Salford City went from non-league to the Football League in a decade. The Peninsula Stadium is small but smart.

Local brewery taphouse in Salford serving their own beer fresh from the source. Multiple locations across Greater Manchester.

Raw industrial club space in Salford. Underground techno, no pretence, and one of the best reputations in UK electronic music.