Address: Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester, M17 1AB, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.3
based on 272 reviews.
Venue Capacity and Layout
Pros:
"Great venue for medium sized concerts/gigs. Holds roughly 3500 people."
"Nice place for a concert of about 5000 people."
"Spacious venue with an urban interior! Great place for gigs."
Cons:
"There is absolutely no chance of seeing anything unless you’re right at the front."
"Personally, as someone who is vertically challenged, this isn't a great venue for concerts."
"The venue isn't good for the amount of people they expect to get in there."
"I'd heard that it wasn't the best music venue."
"Worst venue I've ever been to, so much so that we left 3 songs into the main band."
"The worst venue I’ve ever been to. Totally oversold. 300+ people stood in the bar area with no view of the stage."
"Worst gig venue ever. They pack you in like sardines, if you're shorter than 6ft tall you can't see the stage."
Sound and Acoustics
Pros:
"Lights and sound quality is great."
"I always find the quality of the sound really good especially for a decent sized venue like this."
"Our tip is to park at Salford quays and walk the 10mi s or so to the venue."
Cons:
"For the type of events it holds, I don't think the sound system is good enough."
"The sound was good."
"I'd have given the venue 5 stars but for the sound. It was too 'fuzzy' and distorted both bands vocals enough to notice."
"The acoustics are amazing, service at the bar was fast considering it was a packed out event."
"If you want state of the art, modern luxury then this Will probably let you down but if you want a great space with great acoustics then it's a thumbs up."
Accessibility and Facilities
Pros:
"The bar space is very nice. The bathrooms are cute and fresh."
"Air-conditioned. Extra security checks at the entrance, a very safe space. Plenty of clean toilets, short queues."
"Staff ensured everything went smoothly getting into the venue and making sure people weren't blocking access to the accessible area."
"Due to an injury, my friend required help with accessibility at the last minute. Changes were made for us, we could get priority entry."
"I booked accessible tickets to see rancid, the staff ensured everything went smoothly getting into the venue and making sure people weren't blocking access to the accessible area."
Cons:
"They can work on the accessible platform as it's unsafe."
"I wouldn't recommend if you have mobility issues though."
"Only downside you have to find else where to park as there is none available next to the venue."
"Concert was great but had a few difficulties accessing disability support."
"Absolute garbage venue for anyone with a disability. No empathy or help given at all, disabled platforms are apparently 'full'."
Temperature and Comfort
Pros:
"This was a sold out event and it wasn't overly hot in there."
"Plenty of space to love around. Air conditioning so it doesn't get too hot."
Cons:
"As its an inside venue be prepared for it to get extremely hot! Bring water to big events."
"The main area was good. The sound was good."
"Because it’s a really big warehouse and the layout it is freezing cold in December when it’s close to 0 outside."
"Also very, very hot!"
"No, I do admit as a female, we do always tend to complain about the cold and it just so happened at the time of year that I went, but it was an issue."
Queue and Entry Management
Pros:
"Air-conditioned. Extra security checks at the entrance, a very safe space."
"My first time here for a gig - Rong. Queues were really short and getting in was very well organised."
Cons:
"But thanks to poor management of getting people inside, we queued for an hour."
"Experience varies greatly with how people perceive a different events here so for context I attended an evening event where doors opened at 6 pm in December."
"Honestly one of the venues I would avoid going back to for a gig. The queue management was bizarre."
"Brilliant experience. Staff were all really helpful and friendly. Due to an injury, my friend required help with accessibility at the last minute."
"The capacity of 3500 is far too high for this venue. Overcrowded and too hot with inadequate ventilation."
Bar and Drink Prices
Pros:
"Love seeing bands here. Loads of bar space to get served and who doesn't love a 2 pint glass😉"
Cons:
"Drinks are on the expensive side but bar staff are nice and friendly."
"Great gig venue. Expensive drinks but not unusual when at a gig."
"Bar queues were well managed. Prices were disgusting, so I didn't bother buying anything."
"You think with a dedicated bar that the service would be pretty quick however, I did end up waiting for at least 3 to 4 minutes for two or three other people to be served before me every time I went to the bar."
"Considering downstairs has a queueing system, I would say the wait time is probably comparable even though it looks like there are more people at the bar downstairs."