White Hotel club in Salford to close for good

A popular Manchester experimental arts venue has confirmed it will be closing. After more than a decade hosting experimental electronic and techno music, out of a white-brick garage - avant-garde venue The White Hotel, in Salford, said it will be shutting its doors for good in January 2027. Famed for its underground culture and its eclectic range of artists - the club is now in a flood-risk zone, according to its owners - who said they decided they wanted to leave on their own terms. "We've had a hell of a run these past 10 years," The White Hotel told the BBC. "But Rome never got to decide when it fell, we're getting to execute our own demise. The time just feels right for that. "The team's energies are firmly on this final march to January in order to make it as magical as possible," The White Hotel said. "Our rebirth is coming long before we close in the form of our first festival, The Black Lights, taking the very best of what The White Hotel does to the Lancashire coast, for a three day spectacle in Blackpool," the club added. In Greater Manchester you are spoilt for choice of places to enjoy live music. There are over 30 venues, each offering something of their own to the cit