The 11 Manchester music venues saved from closure - for now - with a £260,000 lockdown lifeline
Manchester music venues and theatres have been thrown a financial lifeline totalling more than £260,000 to save them from closure.Eleven establishments have been awarded funding from the Arts Council England's Emergency Grassroots Music Venue Fund, set up to help businesses survive the impact of the coronavirus lockdown.The recipients include classical concert venue The Stoller Hall, jazz bar Matt and Phred's and community theatre NIAMOS, as well as several of the city's best-loved independent gig spots.Soup Kitchen, The Peer Hat, Retro Bar, Off the Square, Night People, Jimmy's NQ, Gorilla and The Deaf Institute also received grants, ranging from £1,500 to £41,000 in value.Nick Bowden, director of Northern Quarter bar, club and gig venue