Night & Day Cafe

Night & Day Cafe Monthly listings and ticket links are available in the 'Info' section. From “Two sausage and chips please, mushy peas with one of those, ta”, to “Meg! Meg!

Don’t hit her too hard”. It’s been a thoroughly unconventional trip. Once Meg White had donned those boxing gloves Night & Day Café’s most unique upbringing felt complete. An initial chip shop - stage - piano combo quickly gave rise to a traditional Amsterdam style ‘brown bar’ and artistic hub; the venue’s journey mirroring, and in no small part contributed to, Manchester’s move away from its bagg

y era heritage cm baggage. Like a younger brother who could play guitar much better than you, but had no mates to play to, Night & Day grew out of a barren musical spell in Manchester back in 1991. When the city offered little else except a chrome mating hell, or a look back nostalgiafest. The homely feel and startling quality of the acts brought into the city by the venue made Night & Day the focus of the areas more discerning crowds of the area thereafter. So much so that the last 20 years have read like a who’s who of Manchester’s continuing creative legacy…

Guy Garvey practically used it as an office, Johnny from I A Kloot worked there, Johnny Marr, Delphic and The Courteeners rehearsed there, Badly Drawn Boy wrote songs there and Mark E Smith’s been known to behave very strangely indeed there. The walls have withstood the barrage from over 26,000 bands from all over the world. Some of the many, many stand outs have to be a naked Damo Suzuki, The Dirtbombs having to stop and towel down after one song, Meg White vs The Bar Staff, Keanu Reaves popping in to watch some bands, buy a t-shirt and get mobbed, and The Kaiser Chiefs first incarnation getting chucked offstage early. But, let us not look back to deeply. Certainly, preaching to the converted has never been the venue’s style or raison d’etre and currently, there are signs of another resurgence in the city’s musical fortunes. Young upstarts such Money can be found regularly hanging around causing botheration and a certain singular Liam Frey can be oft found planning his next lyrical barrage in the labyrinth of corridors downstairs. Here’s to another 20 years! Night & Day Cafe
26 Oldham St
Manchester
M1 1JN
Office t: 0161 236 1822
Venue t: 0161 236 4597
Website: http://www.nightnday.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/nightanddaycafe

We attempt to host live music every night of the week, the likes of FEIST, ELBOW, BLOC PARTY, ARCTIC MONKEYS, THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE RAPTURE, THE GOSSIP, TITUS ANDRONICUS, MONA, JESSIE J, THREE TRAPPED TIGERS, YUCK, FRANK TURNER and many more have graced our stage in the past few years. Our world famous (mentioned on Lost!) cafe is open from 11am-5pm from Mon-Sun. Tickets available in person at Night & Day. Purchase on the phone from 0161 832 1111 or buy online from...

www.ticketweb.co.uk
https://dice.fm
www.ticketline.co.uk
www.seetickets.com
www.skiddle.com

+++ LOW TICKET WARNING +++There's just 1/3 tickets remaining for FIRST TIME FLYERS on 17th September. Having already hit...
29/08/2025

+++ LOW TICKET WARNING +++

There's just 1/3 tickets remaining for FIRST TIME FLYERS on 17th September. Having already hit the ground running in 2025 enjoying a sold-out UK tour, their second run of the year looks set to do the same!

£17.50 adv

First Time Flyers

+++ BOB LOG III, 2nd Sep +++When BOB LOG III was a child, he lost his left hand in a boating accident. It was soon repla...
26/08/2025

+++ BOB LOG III, 2nd Sep +++

When BOB LOG III was a child, he lost his left hand in a boating accident. It was soon replaced with a monkey paw, and a new guitar style was born and an enigma created. An enigma wrapped in a riddle and riding a wave of futile guessing and searching as people around the globe are trying to figure out just one thing. Who is this man?

Try and work it out for yourself as he returns to N&D Cafe on 2nd September.

£17.50 adv

Bob Log III

++ INDIE MUSIC BINGO, 30th September +++Following on from the success of our this month's edition, we're bringing back o...
20/08/2025

++ INDIE MUSIC BINGO, 30th September +++

Following on from the success of our this month's edition, we're bringing back our INDIE MUSIC BINGO night for a Fresher's Week Special. On September 30th, N&D will be spinning tunes, slingin’ drinks and calling out numbers (song titles) for four rounds of INDIE BINGO. Expect bangin’ tunes, DJ sets, a distinct lack of dirty dancefloors and of course prizes!

FREE ENTRY

Red Cardinal Music

+++ NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT +++THE AUGUST LIST are a psych-fuelled folk band whose songs of love, death, nature and existe...
14/08/2025

+++ NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT +++

THE AUGUST LIST are a psych-fuelled folk band whose songs of love, death, nature and existential woe, have received critical acclaim and been supported by DJs across BBC radio including 6Music. They bring their beguiling live show to N&D on November 3rd. Support comes from IN CROOKED WONDERMENT with more to be announced.

£8 ADV




+++ NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT +++No stranger to the N&D stage, singer/songwriter & frontman of The Hold Steady CRAIG FINN re...
13/08/2025

+++ NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT +++

No stranger to the N&D stage, singer/songwriter & frontman of The Hold Steady CRAIG FINN returns to Manchester on 28th January. Touring in support of his 6th solo album Always Been, and will be backed by the amazing The Band of Forgiveness, to play material from this album and Finn's back catalogue.

Tickets Friday @ 10am

£27 adv

+++ ADULT LEISURE, 2nd November +++Bristol-based indie quartet ADULT LEISURE bring their headline tour to N&D on Nov 2nd...
11/08/2025

+++ ADULT LEISURE, 2nd November +++

Bristol-based indie quartet ADULT LEISURE bring their headline tour to N&D on Nov 2nd. Known for their infectious melodies, heartfelt lyricism, and dynamic stage presence, Adult Leisure continue to cement their place as one of the UK’s most exciting emerging bands.Support comes from the excellent CONCRETE CLUB, THE BAD WIRES and MAE GRACE

£10 adv!




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26 Oldham Street
Manchester
M11JN

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 2am
Tuesday 10am - 2am
Wednesday 10am - 2am
Thursday 10am - 2am
Friday 10am - 4am
Saturday 10am - 4am
Sunday 9am - 10:30pm

Website

http://www.instagram.com/nightanddaycafe, http://www.twitter.com/nightanddaycafe

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From “Two sausage and chips please, mushy peas with one of those, ta”, to “Meg! Meg! Don’t hit her too hard”. It’s been a thoroughly unconventional trip. Once Meg White had donned those boxing gloves Night & Day Café’s most unique upbringing felt complete.

An initial chip shop - stage - piano combo quickly gave rise to a traditional Amsterdam style ‘brown bar’ and artistic hub; the venue’s journey mirroring, and in no small part contributed to, Manchester’s move away from its baggy era heritage cm baggage.

Like a younger brother who could play guitar much better than you, but had no mates to play to, Night & Day grew out of a barren musical spell in Manchester back in 1991. When the city offered little else except a chrome mating hell, or a look back nostalgiafest. The homely feel and startling quality of the acts brought into the city by the venue made Night & Day the focus of the areas more discerning crowds of the area thereafter.

So much so that the last 28 years have read like a who’s who of Manchester’s continuing creative legacy…