FAO Of The Mancunians

Smallman1

Literally living the dream!

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/nov/16/manchester-selected-as-top-travel-destination-for-2023-by-lonely-planet

hugopal

Smallman1 their lists are completely random and change every year. In 2019 from the UK they’d picked the Shetland Islands.

Cankles-McJeggings

Worked there for 12 years . No taa.

bosstrabs

Cankles-McJeggings Worked there for 12 years . No taa.

How much of that at Eastern Bloc?

Hursty

Having been up there at the weekend you can see why, it’s growth is off the charts compared to the rest of the cities in the UK except London

Smallman1

Have always been a fan of Manchester I must say.

RichM

There are going to be some very disappointed people around the world who read Lonely Planet and then decide to go and visit Manchester!!

Smallman1

The weather will cheer them up Rich!

Smallman1

Thanks Hugo.

BlainSA

Lol. Manchestoh will always be Manchestoh lads. No trendy bars and restaurants can fix that. They’ll be loving the influx of prospective victims.

Smallman1

Who on here went to Sankey’s?

I only went once to see Danny Tenaglia but thought it was mustard.

RichM

Smallman1 been once to see Sasha. was the ADD launch party

bosstrabs

Been to Sankey’s many times, to see DJs I liked.

Always thought it was a dodgy vibe, my mate’s missus got her purse robbed once, the bogs were always minging. Probably my last choice of big name venue in the North West tbh (but as I said went because of Sasha, Tenaglia and so on…).

For Manchester clubs, the Phoenix was always better.

bosstrabs

Of the superclubs 🤮 in the late 90s and early 2000s, Cream and GodsKitchen always had a nicer crowd.

Rigs

Born in manchetser, lived there pretty much all of my life bar a jaunt in london and the US. Tribal sessions was my main event back in the day but very little clubbing there these days other than the odd one (may go diggers on my)

It’s a good place but the people are better but I would say that as all my mates are here.

It certainly isn’t one of the best cities in the world though! Jaysus

bosstrabs

Rigs No problem with Mancunians. Always thought the layout of the club was horrible too. Not enough space and on busy nights it was a horrific sweatbox. No escape apart from a sketchy chillout area filled with aggro fuckers.

Compare with Fabric or Cream for example, always space to dance and chillout if you weren’t into Room 1 or the Main Room, there was Room 2 or the Annexe (which in both cases were normally better actually).

Smallman1

Dave 3rd from the left with the platinum Alf -

Rigs

Never thought Sankeys as a super club to be fair. Gods kitchen, cream, Golden, gatecrasher, ministry and home but Sankeys was small beer compared to them

LT42

bosstrabs when all the aggro fuckers are in the chill out room its time to close the doors

wrongun

bosstrabs Went several times during my uni years - best mate was at Uni there

Fair description I’d say - bogs a cesspit and fucking sweaty. There was a spot behind a speaker stack in one of the corners which weirdly sticks in my mind as ridiculously hot.
Had some good nights though - Sasha / Diggers natch

As Phil Mck said Tangled @ Phoenix was a better experience - Terry Pointon resident?

Also went to the Hacienda just before it shut - 15th anniversary with Sasha & Garnier playing

Mad_Cyril

bosstrabs
This isn’t the air bnb reviews section Dave!

Phil-McRackin

Went a few times for Bugged Out, was alright but as Dave said, too packed to throw any meaningful shapes.

Smallman1

Should have come to The End and ledged it with me lads!

RichM

Smallman1 had many a great night in the end. Most memorable was probably one nye where it was Layo & Bushwacka all night then Laurent Garnier came on about 5am