Club Academy is situated in the basement of the University of Manchester Students' Union building on Oxford Road. Previously known as 'The Cellar' and 'Cellar Disco', it adopted the name Club Academy in the early 2000s. The venue is one of four within the Manchester Academy complex, alongside Academy 1, Academy 2, and Academy 3.
Featuring biohazard, sworn enemy, harrow, split chain, kittie, gaerea, conjurer, vaeb and more.
Club Academy Manchester hosts Biohazard with support from Sworn Enemy on 6 August 2026.
Club Academy hosts Kittie with Split Chain’s alternative metal and Harrow’s black metal on 10 August 2026.
Club Academy hosts Gaerea’s black metal headline show with post-metal and sludge outfit Conjurer on 11 September 2026.
Club Academy Manchester hosts Vaeb on 27 September 2026.
Club Academy hosts a folk punk gig with The Bridge City Sinners and Nottingham’s Cheap Dirty Horse.
Club Academy hosts Peja’s 25 LAT NA LEGALU? show with Slums Attack and Dj Decks.
Club Academy stages the middle date of The Cheap Thrills’ October 2026 indie and garage rock gigs.
Club Academy closes Sam Tompkins’ UK ARE WE GONNA SING? tour with a pop, R&B and soul performance.
Club Academy hosts Welsh songwriter Ben Ellis for a headline show of contemporary material.
Club Academy hosts Kris Barras Band’s heavy blues-rock show in Manchester on 14 October 2026.
Club Academy hosts John 5’s instrumental metal, bluegrass, country and flamenco show with support from Dan Bryne.
Club Academy Manchester hosts Airbag’s neo-progressive rock show on 22 October 2026.
Club Academy Manchester hosts Park 56 in a DustyPop entertainment show.
Club Academy hosts The Bar Stool Preachers in Manchester on 30 October 2026.
Club Academy Manchester hosts L.a. Guns for a glam metal, glam rock and hard rock show on 31 October 2026.
Club Academy Manchester hosts a mid-run date for The Entitled Sons’ November 2026 UK tour.
Club Academy Manchester hosts The Manor on 12 November 2026.
Club Academy Manchester hosts Ferocious Dog for a folk punk gig on 13 November 2026.
Club Academy closes Chloe Slater’s Riot Youth indie rock tour with a Manchester homecoming stop.
Club Academy hosts Tropical Fuck Storm’s art punk and experimental rock show in Manchester.
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