10 things to do in Manchester
- Manchester Cathedral
- Old Trafford
- City of Manchester Stadium
- Reach for the stars
- Waterside Walk
- The Lowry
- Manchester Art Gallery
- Albert Square
- King Street
- Heaton Park Golf Club
10 Manchester Restaurants
- Chaophraya
- Akbars
- Sapporo Teppanyaki
- Lights Of India
- Choice Restaurant
- Spicy Hut Pakistani & Indian Cuisine
- Albert's Shed
- Bacchanalia
- 110 Restaurant & Bar
- Carluccio's Caffe Trafford Centre
"Manchester's got everything except a beach." - Ian Brown former lead singer with The Stone Roses.
More on Manchester
Manchester is often described as the "Capital of the North", Manchester today is a
centre of the arts, the media, higher education and commerce. In a recent poll of
British business leaders, Manchester was regarded as the best place to locate business
in the UK. A report commissioned by Manchester Partnership, published in 2007,
showed Manchester to be the "fastest-growing city" economically. It is the third
most visited city in the United Kingdom
Bands that have emerged from the Manchester music scene include The Smiths, the Buzzcocks, The Fall, Joy Division and its successor group New Order, Oasis and Doves. Manchester was credited as the main regional driving force behind indie bands of the 1980s including Happy Mondays, The Charlatans, Inspiral Carpets, James, and The Stone Roses. These groups came from what became known as the "Madchester" scene that also centred around the legendary club Fac 51 Haçienda (also known as simply The Haçienda) developed by founder of factory records Anthony Wilson. Although from southern England, The Chemical Brothers subsequently formed in Manchester. Ex-Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown and ex-Smiths Morrissey continue successful solo careers. Other Greater Manchester natives include A Guy Called Gerald, Richard Ashcroft and Jay Kay of Jamiroquai.
Nightlife in Manchester
Manchester played several key roles in the development of nightclub and DJ culture, most notably with The Hacienda, the nightclub which helped to popularise Acid House and House Music before its closure in 1997. One of the oldest venues is the Band on the Wall, a live music club in the Northern Quarter. It was built around 1862 as the flagship pub of a local brewery and originally called The George & Dragon. In 1975 it was taken on by jazz musician Steve Morris and Frank Cusick, and renamed The Band on the Wall, a longtime nickname for the club since the late 1920s alluding to its stage high on the back wall
