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soup kitchen

Soup Kitchen, Manchester, is a 200 capacity live music and club venue based in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.

With a gritty urban feel, the award winning Soup Kitchen is a great basement venue to catch up and coming indie bands, rock bands, electronica and dance acts as well as DJs.

Contact Soup Kitchen:
31-33 Spear Street, Manchester, M1 1DF
Tel 0161 236 5100
Email info@soupkitchenmcr.co.uk
web https://soupkitchen.mcr.co.uk
twitter @soupkitchenmcr
instagram @soupkitchenmcr
facebook @soupkitchenmanchester

Facilities:
Food – yes in the ground floor restaurant
Drink – yes
Layout – standing – end stage
Access – limited – contact venue
Parking – limited on-street parking subject to restrictions, car parks nearby
Cloakroom – yes
Box office – no

News about Soup Kitchen Manchester:

  • Striking Matches tour poster
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    Striking Matches return to Manchester for intimate Soup Kitchen gig

    ByEditorial Team

    Striking Matches have announced a return to the UK for an intimate acoustic tour in May 2017. The sensational guitar duo (Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis) are currently in the studio working on the follow up to their debut album Nothing But The Silence, produced by T Bone Burnett.  The sophomore album is due out…

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  • image of Alpines (Bob Matthews and Catherine Pockson)
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    Previewed: Alpines at Soup Kitchen

    ByEditorial Team

    London’s futurist duo, Alpines (Bob Matthews and Catherine Pockson), bring their headline tour to Manchester’s Soup Kitchen next week.  The hotly-tipped duo released their sophomore album Another River at the tail end of 2016 as well as their latest single Motionless. Teased late last year with the slick intimacy of Completely, Alpines’ sophomore LP Another…

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  • image of The Shimmer Band - image courtesy Steve Gullick
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    The Shimmer Band announce Soup Kitchen gig

    ByEditorial Team

    The Shimmer Band have announced a run of headline UK dates to following their main support slot for Cabbage. The band, who support Cabbage at Gorilla on 11 February, will return to Manchester to headline at Soup Kitchen in April. The announcement comes just a couple of weeks after their new single Jacknife And The…

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  • Phantogram. image courtesy Chuffmedia.com
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    This week’s Manchester gig tips – 13-19 November 2016

    ByMark Kelly

    We pick out the best gigs to hit Manchester this week including Slow Readers Club, Thomas Rhett and Manchester’s own False Advertising.

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  • Nimmo. image courtesy Fiona Garden and Chuffmedia.com
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    Previewed: Nimmo at Soup Kitchen

    ByEditorial Team

    After a fantastic summer festival season, electro-pop quintet Nimmo are set to headline at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen. Recent single My Only Friend followed in the footsteps of previous tracks Dilute This and Radio 1 supported UnYoung.  My Only Friend is a pulsing rush of electronics mixed with Sarah and Reva’s distinct dual vocals. It’s a…

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  • Nimmo logo
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    Nimmo announce Soup Kitchen gig

    ByEditorial Team

    After releasing their latest single My Only Friend, Nimmo have announced their biggest tour of the UK date date which will stop off at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen along the way. Nimmo are currently putting the finishing touches to their debut album in between performing at various festivals including The Great Escape, Dot-TO-Dot and Field Day….

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  • image of Basia Bulat
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    Previewed: Basia Bulat at Soup Kitchen

    ByEditorial Team

    Basia Bulat is set to perform at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen in support of her latest album Good Advice, which was released earlier in 2016, and amassed an impressive 100,000 streams in its first week of release. Bulat teamed-up with friend and collaborator Jim James of My Morning Jacket on the album’s production, driving 600 miles…

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  • The Neighbourhood - Jesse Rutherford (vocals), Jeremy Freedman (guitar), Zach Abels (guitar) Mikey Margott (bass) Brandon Fried (drums).
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    The pick of this week’s gigs – 20 March – 26 March

    ByEditorial Team

    Sunday 20 March – Emmy The Great – Band on the Wall Critically acclaimed folk singer Emmy the Great comes to Manchester’s Band on the Wall just a week after the release of her latest album Second Love.  Second Love follows on from where her debut, First Love, left off and finds the former Lightspeed Champion…

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  • Lake Komo
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    The pick of this week’s gigs – 6 March – 12 March

    ByEditorial Team

    Sunday 6 March – Josef Salvat – Gorilla Josef Salvat performs following the the release of debut album Night Swim. You might have first heard of Josef from his unique cover Rihanna’s Diamonds – but since, he’s become a global sensation with single Open Season receiving 5 million views and a No.1 in France, with the Aussie’s…

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  • image of SOUND OF THE SIRENS Credit Mike Alsford
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    Previewed: Sound of the Sirens at Soup Kitchen

    ByEditorial Team

    The last twelve months has seen a number of high-profile gigs and appearances for Sound of the Sirens, building a substantial media interest and fanbase. Appearances at festivals including Glastonbury, Boardmasters and Carfest helped build this throughout the Summer, before a performance on the first episode of the returning TFI Friday on Channel 4 in…

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