For a small club with a limited amount of (mainly uncomfortable) seating, "42s" always delivers. You come here to dance. Dance to current indie/ britpop/ madchester and that is where 42nd Street is in it's element. You are usually a student or at least still dress like one. And you will appreciate the cheap student entry and cheap drinks. The comparisons to 5th Avenue are endless: personally I prefer 42s. Ok, its not big enough to run around and lose people and end up drinking on your own, say. But it does capture that New York dingy charm more. Either get sweaty and shout out the lyrics to The Smiths, Oasis and The Killers in the middle or join the handful of posers lounging on the one couch by the entrance. They are launching a request driven night on Mondays now 'PMT' which stands for Play My Tune - weird choice for the name but we'll forgive them. Other than that, you have 'Glamourous Indie Rock n Roll' on Fridays and their 'The Best Indie Night ever ...' on Tuesdays. And, be warned the bouncers do NOT take kindly to bare feet. A friend paid to put her high heels in the cloakroom once and then was immediately told she would be kicked out if she didn't put shoes back on. Fair enough but she didn't get a refund... read more

42nd Street - Dance Clubs Near Me - Manchester, XGM

For 42nd St read 5th Ave. This place almost completely makes the point of my review of the 5th all by itself! Just like its bigger, better brother who went on to do better things with his life therefore creating something of a strained relationship, 42nd Street plays indie till your ears bleed and serves cheap vodka redbull until your wallet bleeds dry. But they don't care!! They're students and they're pissed!! Hurrah!! Hmmmm....... read more

42nd Street - Dance Clubs Near Me - Manchester, XGM

42nd is a mini me of 5th avenue. I honestly can't think of anything that separates it from its bigger Siamese twin. I wouldn't be so harsh as to say it is somewhat of a mutated little Siamese twin of 5th ave but well it is. Sorry. 42nds attracts the young crowd of mild alternative kids who like Blink 182 and Kings of Leon but don't have super tight jeans and dyed hair. A difficult place to find actually unless it has a huge queue in front of it 42nd is just a set of small steel doors on a tiny street with 42nd written above it. Inside you can find the blacked out thumping music ranging from cheese to electro with cheap deals on bottles of VK (it's like WKD except the Aldi version). read more

42nd Street - Dance Clubs Near Me - Manchester, XGM

42s might be getting a bit young for me, or I may be getting too old, but it has a young yet retro air about it. If 5th Ave is too big and brash and The Venue is too miniscule and cliquey, then 42s strikes the balance perfectly. It's right in between. It looks a little dingy from some angles and you might feel like you want a good hot bath when you get home, but the drinks are cheap, the music's fabulous and there's a great sense of Manchester pride as you get Smiths and Stone Roses in spades. It's got an intimacy to it that 5th Ave lacks, and I have it on good authority that the bouncers (I've never dealt with them, but friends have... see the 5th Ave review for details) are warm and friendly. I can confirm that I've enjoyed every night I've spent here to the full. Now, where did I put my skinny jeans... read more

I had a great time in 42nd street one hollowen night! its got great music and a reasonable size dance floor and the drinks were pretty cheap it is a bit dingy inside but when your going out to laugh and dance then who cares what the interior is like? its basically full of students and there wasnot any trouble as have heard about trouble in the clubs in piccadilly. I would go back again as i had a cheap,fun and no trouble night out. read more

42nd Street the club, is the king of all Indie clubs existing in Manchester! If 5th Ave was a bit too much for you, 42's will be perfect! It looks way better, the lights are amazing and the drinks are cheap again! (Not as cheap as 5th Ave though). The music is the sick indie coupled with alternative rock and a few populars. Best part about this place, different from any other place I;ve been, is that, there is a wending machine inside the club with chocolates and crisps! So when hunger strikes with all that drinking and dancing, don't leave, just grab a bar of snickers and keep the show going on! 42's is the home to entertainment and excitement! read more

Oh you naughty 42s, why must you draw me back? I say back, it's not like I ever came here much in the first place; nestled down an alleyway just off Deansgate, many student spots were much more conveniently placed. However, now we're all grown up, 42s suddenly becomes an option. After a disappointing false start at the Ruby Lounge, 42s was the only viable option anyone could come up with - Fifth Ave is the closest relation, and there's no way I'm stepping a foot back in there. The students have all dissapeared for the summer, so the atmosphere was actually quite genial. People seemed to be there to actually have a good time and listen to some classic Indie toonage. Unlike Fifth, who advertises itself as an Indie venue but appears to only have one 'Indie night' a week, this was a range of proper take-you-back-to-your-teenage-years tunes. It's much bigger than I remember, but still a size where it's hard to lose anyone, with friendly enough doormen and coat check staff. Bar service was a bit slow, with only 3 people serving the Saturday night crowd, but when isn't it? When you're going out, why not indulge in 42s - as Emma Lou says, you might want a hot bath afterwards, but you'll have some memories to share. read more

42sssssssssssssssssss! I actually love this place. I've spent hundreds of nights in here, that's quite scary when I think about it but it's true and I still love it. Most of the places I used to go to when I was younger I now hate, I'm always moaning that they've changed and got rubbish...it's not me that's changed I swear...! But 42s has never changed, it's stil the same dark dreary place full of wasted students, the drink prices are still around £1 for a vodka and mixer and although the songs have changed a little, the music hasn't, Manchester tunes through and through. Well If it ain't broke don't try to fix it. read more

The first time I went to 42s was when everyone wore jeans and t-shirts (no checked shirts and leggings and floral prints...), it was free for students to get in during the week and the bouncers were really friendly. Not that I got to experience it in its full glory as there was a power cut and we were stuck in silent darkness for half an hour before they decided to send us home with free vouchers to come again. So we did. And again, and again and again. No matter what day you come on the music is usually a good mix of indie, rock and dance. Last time I was there the music ranged from The Stone Roses' 'I am the Resurrection' to Dizzee's 'Bonkers'. I wouldn't recommend drinking any of the mixers here - stick to bottled beer (normally about £1.30 for XXXX or £2.50 for Desperados) and the slushies which are available at the smaller bar at the far end of the club. Nowadays the clientele seem a lot more fashionable. Don't get me wrong, I'd still go in a pair of jeans and trainers, but I'd be in the minority. The bouncers are not as friendly, but they're not too mean as long as you behave yourself when you're lined up in the single file queue on the pavement. If you don't, or if you're wearing flip flops, you won't be allowed in. It's strange that Elliot says that it was here where he kissed his girlfriend for the first time. My housemate also met her boyfriend of 3 years here. Maybe there's something in the air? Maybe it's just the cheap vodka? read more

42nd Street (or 'Forty-Twos' if you're an immense irritant to the populace) is a staple haunt for those who cut their way through life with a series of ironic statements and a fondness for landfill indie. Yep, 42nd Street is an indie club. A proper, smells like dog-sick, overflowing, grotfest of a place that relentlessly pounds you with the most insultingly obvious playlist and beer so cheap that you end up buying it to take home and water the plants with. Of course, the patrons are like those found in all indie clubs, which essentially means impossibly skinny runts trying to get off with each other whilst awkwardly dancing around to 'Fools Gold', watched enviously by 40something Smiths fans in the corners who still feel misunderstood by the world. Seriously, this place is a dive and an assault on all the senses (mainly the sense of smell). That said, these places are what makes Britain so great. You may well look at them like they're holding pens for vain idiots, which of course they are, but really, in our time, we've all loved bouncing around to the music we think we're going to listen to for the rest of our lives. Eventually, those dancing on the floor this weekend will grow tired of the music they once held in such high esteem... only to be replaced by another bunch of kids with exactly the same idea to claim as their own, original idea. The Kidz - They make the world go around don't they? The stinkin' idiots. read more

I have to say, 42s is always my first choice in the never-ending debate of whichever is better between this and 5th Avenue. Hands down, 42nd Street has always been the classier establishment from the outside in and always plays the better music. The bouncers are not scary and rarely refuse entry as long as you present your ID, are not overly inebriated and queue where they ask you to. The drinks here are relatively cheap depending on what night you go, even if you have shouted yourself hoarse at the bartender by the end of the night, you'll still go home with enough change in your pocket for a cheeky kebab before bedtime. The DJ here is pretty good too and always listens to requests; he mostly plays them too and always plays guaranteed floor-fillers to get everyone dancing and on the floor. However, this is slightly marred by the fact that most of the people here now are skinny-jeaned posers rather than happy people in Converse, but if you can't beat them, join them. A top night out, especially the less-popular motown night. read more

42nd Street is a typical indie bar found close to the City Centre of Manchester, mainly drawing a student clientele with a few older folks. In a way if does differ from some indie bars to the fact they pretty much completely focus on Indie music, new and old. Great for music lovers of this genre. Drinks are of average price but they don't seem to serve any specialised beverages. 42nd Street can get very busy at times but is generally a good night out. read more

42nd street or (42s as the kook kids call it) is at the posh end of the markert when it comes indie rock n roll. Based just off deansgate on bootie street, this club is massively popular and unless you get there by 10.30pm, you will be looking at a sizeable queue. Still its worth it when you get in. There are two bars to your sensibly priced drinks from and the dancefloor is slightly more sophisticated than 5th ave. The atmosphere is usually relaxed, rarely any trouble. There are a number of seated areas where you can hang with your pips and re-energise with gallons of cheap vodka redbull. The music is impeccable - a wide ranging affair of indie rock n roll tunes from both sides of the atlantic, again with special adulation being reserved for home grown manc songs. Highly recommended read more

In my opinion, this is the best of Manchester's two, big, student indie clubs (the other being 5th Avenue). Drinks are cheap, and the crowd is generally young, rowdy and up for a good night. Each night operates under a different name, with Thursday's 'From Manchester With Love' being the most popular. The playlists are generally pretty predicatable and crowd-pleasing (The Killers, Oasis, The Libertines etc.), so it's not a place I would return to week after week, but for an occasional dose of indie, it's perfect. read more

Ok so I might feel like I'm cheating if I give 42's a good review but don't call me close minded for saying this is poor man's fifth avenue. Of course this isn't to say 42's is bad, merely a suggestion that fifth ave is better. good tunes washed down with cheep drinks come as standard in indie clubs and this is no exception. Too hot! Is a review I heard form the Manchester crowd around me but I say sweat on friends, this is indie! read more

I have visited this place 3 times in my drinking career. Everytime something has assaulted me, thrown me out or been treated like cattle. It is full of rude stuck up people who look down their nose at you if you aren't wearing indie or Vintage wear (God help me I like jeans and a t shirt). Your packed in like lambs into an abbatoire sweating your arse off to drink sugar filled alcopops and get made to feel like an idiot to ask for a cider or a coke. The music is the usual fashionable indie stuff not my taste but if you like that sort of stuff fill ya boots. Will never ever set foot in here again if I can help it. read more

I'm going to grin and bear it through my embarrassment as I admit I love 42s! I hadn't been since I left uni but after having a fair few drinks in overpriced hipster bars it seemed like a fitting choice. It is refreshing to go somewhere and lose yourself in the Manchester music (cue The Courteeners) and not have to worry about your truly ridiculous dance moves, although I was surprised when Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' came on! Cheap drinks, sticky floors and a night to remember. Just keep your expectations low and an open mind! read more

Sweaty, hardcore indie anthems. Full of students but cheap booze and great music! An ideal location for a decent night out!

This is the ultimate student night. Any night of the week is good, but Thursday's "From Manchester With Love" nights were always the tradition, and with it being such a small venue you were guaranteed to know everyone there, or at least think you did with copious amounts of the vodka red bull (which mysteriously glows under the UV lights...). Though they're probably under contract being a Manchester club to blast out the classic Stone Roses, Oasis and Happy Mondays, 42s is much more than just an indie club. The cheap drinks prices attract students, and free entry before 10.30 means that there are often queues forming very early on, and so there's always a bit of a buzz if you get there on time. What's most important is that everybody there is there for a good time, maybe it's the red bull giving everyone extra energy or the great selection of music, but whatever it is, it works, and 42s knows that it can always draw a crowd of people who worship at its alter. Though they shouldn't have got rid of the zebra print on the seating area. read more

can get empty during the summer, and very full whilst the students are back, as a sister club to the venue, jacksons row, it is a brilliant night out for students and young people. cheap drinks and good indie, no cheese, music, make it what it is read more

Do you like to PARTY?! Whatever. 42s is frequented for two simple reasons: Cheap beer and good music. If you have a distaste for students then it is to be avoided, this also goes for sticky floors, splashback in the male toilets from an ill-conceived urinal, and more students. If you want to get drunk and still come home with change from a tenner, and like to be immersed in seas of over-excited dancers upon the spinning of indie anthems, then join with us. And let us be together. read more

Sweaty, sweaty,sweaty, sticky. A cramped and dirty little dive with litte or no air flow. This makes is sweaty, but i'm not entirely sure why it was sticky. Not my scene, very dingey with a bad array of drinks. The bouncers were unfriendly, not too surprised by this! And the toilets were disgusting. It is however, cheap and the bar staff at least are cheerful. Would suit someone into the Indie scene, and also those looking for an unpretentious night out in the heart of the city. read more

I went here when visiting a friend in Manchester on a friday night and it was alright. However, I asked for a bottle of stella cos I thought that would be the cheapest beers but it was £3!! Other beers such as Fosters are much cheaper though at £1.50. Drinks are even cheaper midweek. On a friday the entrance fee was £5 for sudents, £6 for non-students, which I thought was pretty expensive really. Also, what 'Indie' night club plays Pink and Katy Perry? Oh well, it was a good night with mostly good music. The toilets are not bad at all either really! read more

42nd Street is the same as 5th Avenue except a bit more expensive and the music is better- you start off going to 5ThAve for a while then move up to 42nd Street! Its got a good atmosphere and play motown aswell but the only downside is that you do get a few libertine wannabe posers. Recommended read more

Not bad as far as clubs off Deansgate go (there are some shockers!) but still not as good as 5th Ave. The music is Indie, although it tends to be more of the classics rather than recent stuff, and the recent stuff is more obscure. A bit of a dirty place but the people who frequent it are usually decent folk. Usually has some decent drinks offers. One of the better indie clubs out there. read more

42nd street is a good student club. The music is cheesy and the drinks are cheap. Its usually £4 entry and on busy nights its best to get there for 10.30 as there can often be a queue. There are different nights on during the week which play different music but the general 42s style is indie pop. I like to go to 42s every now and then but not every week. Inside it can get really hot and sweaty with little air conditioning but can be a good night with a group of friends. I prefer 42s to the similar club 5th ave. read more

this is a good club if your a student and looking for a cheap night, the music is alright and they do sometimes play a mixture but its mostly indie. i wouldnt return all the time after my first experience it was a good night and the bar staff were friendly but it wasnt my type of club read more

Yes, the place was cheap (£3 entry on a Tuesday and we arrived really late; beer from £1), and it had some ok tunes on, but one thing I'll never understand about Britain is why on each and every 'indie' night you will sooner or later hear at least 3 hiphop tracks in a row ? And people even seem to enjoy it? But nevermind. As basically everywhere I've been to in Manchester, the crowd was largely very young, so that my 21-year-old self felt kind of creepy trying to figure out if flirting with this or that guy would even be legal. (They did check ID at the door though.) At some point of the night there were like 70% males there, which means for girls that they must be prepared to be talked to by a different guy every couple seconds and not remember anyone's names by the end of the night. The second thing I will never get about Britain is why they will throw anyone out as early as 2.30 when the dancefloor is still crowded with people having fun and buying drinks. And it's not the early time that bothers me (after all it was a Tuesday), but the way in which we were ushered out of the door. The music was just turned off and immediately security people told everyone to leave. You were not even allowed to talk to someone in the cloakroom queue or stand on top of the stairs waiting for your friend, they told us in a really unfriendly way to go downstairs. They did not make me feel welcome and like they appreciated me giving them my money. That's not how you behave when you want a customer to come back. So I won't. read more

Nice indie club, great music, cheap drinks little bit of sticking to the floor but hey who doesnt expect that in these kind of places!!! only critisicm is how long it takes to get in sometimes but guess its a reason to get on guestlist. all in all a fabulous night! read more

the drinks are cheap, but not worth spending a night there with too many students and rubbish music. It is cramped most of the time, maily due to the lack of space and the large amount of students who prefer to stand in large groups rather than sit down. The staff are friendly enough but can be a bit slow when it comes to serving. read more

cheap student thrill!!

Havent been back since I was a student but it does what it says on the tin plays good music however repetative and serves cheap drinks and produces alot of drunk people. love it read more

cheap beer, good music, great night out!!!!

An Indie nightclub alternative to 5th Avenue and South if you are prepared to go on a small walk from Portland Street to go and enjoy the cheap drinks and music available here each night and consistently produces great nights! read more