Advantages: Inexpensive drinks promos and entry, good music, central location, friendly staff, seating provided Disadvantages: Decor isn't as 'plush' as some other clubs, if you're bothered about that sort of thing!
42nd Street, or '42s' as it is often called by regulars, is an indie nightclub located in on Bootle Street in Manchester city centre, only a few minutes' walk away from the city's Deansgate train station.
The club is open Monday to Saturday, with a different theme each night:
MONDAY - 'Relax' - '80s
TUESDAY - 'The Best Indie Night Ever...' - the name says it all!
WEDNESDAY - 'Retro' - '60s and '70s
THURSDAY - 'From Manchester With Love' - Manchester ... ...if you're not a student! 42nd Street's website have a different flyer for each club night - print off one of these and you'll also get in free before 10:30pm. I've done this in the past and it does work! Be warned though - on busier nights (Friday and Saturday) you may find yourself queuing to get in as everyone else will have the same idea as you and will be trying to get in for free, so if you're determined to have your night out on the cheap, ...
csnook 24.01.2007
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Advantages: fair drink prices, vending machine, very clean Disadvantages: samey music, can get quite busy, not enough seating
...I wanted to go to 42nd Street and I had always heard good things so I decided to head on down. Its situated on bootle St in deansgate just off the main road. The entrance is plainly just a door with the flatboars sign with the 42nd street logo so if you didnt know what youwas looking for it could be pretty hard to find. The club is upstairs of the building so there are a few stairs and therefore not really suitable for those in a wheelchair or difficulties ... ...that bad, I paid £4 after 10:30pm with an NUS card which is about the same as 5th Avenue and other clubs. The dancefloor is located in the middle of the room between two bars and lit up with UV lights and some disco so its quite dark but you're still able to see. The bar provides a selection of drinks, mostly bottles so you cant' have a full pint of strongbow like i requuested and the prices aren't that bad. About £1.50 for an alcopop and £1.90 for ...
indie.chick14 28.06.2009
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Advantages: Cheap, Wide range of Music, cheap drinks, friendly people Disadvantages: Cold at first, strange odour
...night, then pop along to 42nd street just off deansgate and you'll not go amiss.
This night aimed at students is very popular because they play all types of music from the beatles to fatboy slim and even the prodigy if you ask the DJ nicely. Drinks are a very cheap 1 pound on a tuesday, YES 1 pound for most drinks and free entry before 10:30 - with a flyer :-)
The location of 42nd Street is easy to find as it is just of deansgate near the bootle ... ...I haven't seen any.
The atmosphere is friendly and there is always a happy vibe in the club and the dress code is totally relaxed apart from jogging bottoms are not allowed but baggy combats and shirts are the order of the day for most people.
There are also many other nights available with Wednesdays being the Funky kinda night and the best indie music money can get ya on a friday and Sat night ...
dfjericho 05.12.2000
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Advantages: Comfy seats Disadvantages: Enthusiastic door staff
42nd Street is a bit like the Venue with seats! The club itself is to be found just off the town hall end of deansgate near the model shop.
It originally opened as a gay bar being named after the gay street in New York, but it is a straight club these days. The playlist of a weekend is predominantly indie, pretty much the same list of favourites as most indie clubs in town. You can often get a pound of entrance fee if you find a relevant flyer to ... ...of nooks and crannies to explore though not to the extent of the sorely missed Banshee.
You have a choice of bars and the toilet facilities are good. There is a cloakroom which charges a modest fee and will even sell you a promotional 42nd St. T-Shirt. ...
Dooter 13.07.2000
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Meet a dewy-eyed ingenue, a gee-whiz tenor, stuck-up stars, hard-up producers, brassy ... more
blondes and shady ladies from the 80s. They're all denizens of 42nd Street, belting out ageless Harry Warren/Al Dubin songs and tapping out Busby Berkeley's sensation...
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