Cryptic Promotions

17/06/2024

So, it's official! 😳
The Grand Central band diary is open from today!
GC will continue to bring you the very best in alternative live music, from August-onwards.
All bands are paid, and all events will always be free entry.
We'll still have all your favourite current nights too, from Deadbolt Club, DJ IQ, GC Open Mic and more.

To apply to play:

Email [email protected].
I will be in charge of booking the majority of the alternative nights on (primarily) Thursdays, including mixed-bill events.
All metal and metal sub-genres will be forwarded to Harley, who will be continuing the metal nights on Sundays.

We look forward to hearing from you all, new and old 🤘

11/06/2024

excited to see the results, even more excited for the unreal bands that get to break the new gaff in👀

04/06/2024

Sunday is your last chance to party before the venue revamp! We have live music from Skies Turn Black, Cages For Preachers and circadian from 9pm but we will keep going til late 🤘

04/06/2024

PLEASE READ!!!

Inclusive space, no dress code, always free to enter.

24/05/2024

another absolute belter of a show last night!! what a lineup and what a turnout it was!! Grand Central - Alt Bar & Live Music Venue - 80 Oxford st Manchester

Wailing Banshee, 40,000 Leagues, Apparitia, Su***de Samurai

📸 Rich Price Photography

23/05/2024

be ready😉

18/05/2024

absolutely brilliant night as always!! big thanks to Cadence Noir and Trowsholm 🖤🧙‍♂️

📸 Rich Price Photography

17/05/2024

next thursday!!
release their new EP for us

with the most unreal supports from and

16/05/2024

tomorrow we have folk goth band Cadence Noir and folk metal band Trowsholm providing a party all around 🖤

16/05/2024

10/05/2024

absolutely stunning night!!
thank you to everyone who came down to check out these amazing bands
and thank you to Babsovet Ph***ic Rage and Mojo Hand for playing unreal sets last night🐮

📸 Lewis Martindale

08/05/2024

excited to be adding horror punks Toria and The Terror to this lineup!! 👻🧟‍♀️

alongside brat-metal band, Eville👑

supporting the amazing Glitchers💜 glad to have these guys back at Grand Central - Alt Bar & Live Music Venue - 80 Oxford st Manchester

08/05/2024

*about tomorrow night*

firstly , these riff titans from the north, previously performing at are ready to take the stage for a full set

, are a groove/grunge/thrash influenced heavy metal band from Bolton. Previously playing The Alma Inn last weekend, joined by a man in a cow suit? 🐄 🐮

our headliner, mojohand, this blues metal band debut as a three piece tomorrow night, you don’t want to miss it💙

see you all there🧡

07/05/2024

2 more days👏🏼🧡

Come down to GC on Thursday to check out yet another gig of up and coming bands - Mojo Hand, Ph***ic Rage and Babsovet! Free entry as always 🤘

04/05/2024

👉🏻last minute show announcement👈🏻

this thursday Mojo Hand, Ph***ic Rage and Babsovet will grace the stage at Grand Central for the first time!! if you’re down for a mix of blues, groove, thrash, doom and stoner metal, this is the gig to get to!🧡

guitar

29/04/2024

had so much fun last night🔥

thank you for everyone that came down and thank you to all the amazing bands🤞🏼

and as always for a fine selection of bands 👌🏼






📸Rich Price Photography

29/04/2024

looking forward to this one tonight 🤞🏼

28/04/2024

a month ago today four amazing bands graced the stage for my debut event. and i can’t wait to do it again soon👀🧡

Room 201
Midsommar
Acid Vat
Bloodsaw

📸 Rich Price Photography

26/04/2024

this sunday at Grand Central - Alt Bar & Live Music Venue - 80 Oxford st Manchester is sure to be a special one!!

no matter what you’re into, i’m sure there’s something here for you!!

Dystopian Sun
Pleo
Sweet Gene Vincent
The Kingdom Below

18/04/2024

👀🧡

16/04/2024

the best🧡so much love to Robin, he’s been there for me as a friend, and taught me so much

To our Grand Central family, our great friend Robin Plumbly has decided to leave the business for pastures new.

This was quite a shock to us. We wish him all best in his new venture. He has helped us return the business to the vibrant, independent, alternative safe space, it used to be. As well as supporting the other businesses involved in our group and all the management teams he has supported. He will be sorely missed. Thanks for everything you have done for us Robin. Please come and join us for a drink whenever you are in the area.

As a business we will continue to move forwards as we get excited about our refurbishment and structural works to make the business even better for our customers and the musicians who continue to light up manchester and support the community.

We will of course be looking for a promoter/booker to pick up the bookings we have in the diary and continue the stellar work started by Robin. Please drop [email protected] an email if you are interested in talking about this dynamic and growing role.

The team at Grand Central.

04/04/2024

29/03/2024

thank you for everyone who came down last night, what a brilliant night it was!🧡

thank you to Bloodsaw, Acid Vat, Midsommar and Room 201 for your amazing sets

and the biggest thank you to Robin Plumbly who made it all possible🧡

29/03/2024