235Live rocks on!

Move up Academy, budge along Roadhouse, make space for a little’un. There’s a new venue squeezing into town. In terms of size, 235Live is somewhere around the Roadhouse/Night n Day/Academy 3 mark. But as for everything else, it’s in a league all of its own.

Situated on the first floor of the brand new Manchester 235 venue in the Great Northern Warehouse, 235Live is the most decadent, pimptastic live entertainment space in the city. With its pink and orange padded walls, mosaic tiling, twinkly stars in the ceiling and a sound system that will blow your head off, there’s clearly been no expense spared on this state of the art venue. Even the backstage area is pristine.

235Live is opening on October 27th, just in time for In the City 2006. Traditionally based at the Midland Hotel, this year’s In the City will be supported by fringe events at the Midland’s glamorous new neighbour, and will be bigger and better than ever.

Jay Taylor, entertainment manager at 235, hopes that delegates and music fans will use the bar area at Manchester 235 as a meeting point throughout In the City. Being open until 6 o’clock am, it makes an ideal place to drink away the hours after the nightly events.

To celebrate In the City 2006, 235Live will be holding a weekend of special events in association with Xfm, the Band Agency and A Toast to Absent Friends.

The events will be free, but are only open to 235 members.

The events are as follows:

Friday 27th October
Tiny Dancers/ Slow Club (in conjunction with the Band Agency) - 7pm till late

Saturday 28th October
Very special guests (in conjunction with the Band Agency) - 7pm till late

Sunday 29th October
Daytime - acoustic brunch (in conjunction with 'Toast to Absent Friends) - 11am - 3pm
Evening - Larikin Love / Little Man Tate + guests (in conjunction with Xfm) - 8pm till late

Monday 30th October
Daytime - acoustic brunch (in conjunction with 'Toast to Absent Friends) - 11am - 3pm

Evening - Longcut / Ali Love / Vega 4 / Liam Frost Solo (in conjunction with Xfm) - 8pm till late

Tuesday 31st October
Official ITC unsigned event featuring Heymaker / The Rip Tide / The Ridgeway / UXL - 6.45pm

Events will be available to 235 members, but places are extremely limited so sign up for your membership now!

As well as live bands, 235Live will also host comedy nights, club nights and weekly jazz and soul nights. Click here for listings.