The Star and Garter in Manchester

Most excellent music venue for alternative bands

Used more for music and drinks. Great historical pub

First time here mainly for a gig upstairs. Had a good night, with good beer and friendly staff.

Brilliant service, fantastic atmosphere,

Love this place. Non-pretentious, good, honest and friendly bar, club and gig venue. Can't praise it enough

Great venue for live music and good offers on drinks. 2 Red Stripe for £7.

A small but worthy gig venue, went to see Marisa and the Moths, Kite Thief's and Kit Rigg. So let me tell you more, if your a booking agent book your bands in, if your an independent band or singer use this class public place. The atmosphere was superb, the beers where great, wine was chilled and as the females said "Darling it's making me feel fruity" which leads me on to the staff, well these guys were fast, polite and very helpful. Didn't wait anymore than two minutes to get served which was good as the place was full, got to say its a must place to watch a great gig at reasonable prices. Long live independent music venues. It's also just a few minutes walk to Piccalilly Railway Station, Bus routes and local taxis

Bit of a rock gaff, with live gigs..

Proper pub, pulls in an amazing quality of bands, great, chilled out atmosphere.

We need more independent venues like this!

Old manchester venue you must see

Great pub with a little room upstairs for music gigs.

It's an old pub but with great character (I'm not sure if they serve food here 😕)

Don't sell food the best venue in music venue in Manchester

The longest running regular club night (Morrissey/Smiths Disco). Definitely worth a shot

Saw Bronagh Gallagher here recently and it was a fab venue for a gig!

Watch a Bronagh Gallagher gig here she was brilliant the staff were friendly very helpful and all patrons were great no trouble all fun 😀 👍

A punk rock venue of the highest quality! No frills and no nonsense!

Urm.....if you love The Smith's, goth, and have a great immune system the disco on the first Friday of the month is for you!

any building with ian curtis on the side of it is immediately 5 stars

Manchester's finest music venue. I love it.

Venue is great but the bar staff seen unable to pour a pint and it's a lot more expensive than it used to be

Cool little Venue, was part of Outbreak Fest 2023 as the "Podcast Stage". As it was part of the festival you would pay higher amounts for a drink. however Pints of Guinness were not poured correctly and all looked in horror at all members of staff at pouring the pints of Guinness- more foam than drink. If you ordered a can of drink (coke/fanta etc) then it was not chilled nor was Ice offered.

Best venue in Manchester, fight me

They don't make them like this any more.

Great small gig venue, if you're a lover of intimate gigs you'll enjoy the Star and Garter. Warning - it is two flights of stairs to get up to the gig room, so not accessible to all. In a grungy pub like this, I expected the drinks to be super cheap, but it was £5 for a pint of Amstel; which means the cost of living has affected these guys too 😩 All of the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, couldn't fault them one bit.

Unlikely looking music venue but seriously big sound. Love it.

Went here for the mozarmy weekender 2023, great staff, great venue. If you want a venue that you can throw a proper party in. This is it. Loved it that much we want to hold a vow renewal party here 2024 5*****

Mozarmy venue 2023 and The Smiths disco every month

Always an impressive building to approach, the Star & Garter is a no nonsense old school pub and a proper 'band upstairs' venue. There is some great musical heritage at the S & G too. Well worth a visit.

Great little gig venue Old school.

Gross gals toilets and cash only. Decent gig venue tho

Always a pleasure to visit this 'Ol Gal, seen many gigs over the years here in one of the best,if not THE best, small venue in Manchester

One of my favourite venues for intimate shows! Sometimes the bar is cash only though so worth bearing that in mind before you visit as its a bit out of the way behind the train station.

Brilliant venue for live music Staff polite and very friendly

Nice to see this place still going had great memories back in 1985 when I worked round the corner at Delprint Display on Buxton road we use to go Star & Carter for a few pints after work

Nice little venue for metal gigs

I rated this 5 stars a few years back, but it has dropped a few levels for me. The drinks are far more expensive now (before the recession hit us!), and the bar staff are just a bit unfriendly. I'll keep 3 stars because it's still going strong with the smiths disco!!

Great music venue, and still not knocked down by developers!

Saw some amazing bands there and had a great night

Moz & Smith's night brilliant as always

Brilliant pub and the best staff always make you feel welcome love the place

Great music venue. Such a shame that the pa detracted from the performance. Don't want perfection....but would love to hear the vocals. Felt sad that the artists were struggling with the monitor situation.

Awesome little punk bar. Saw a deathcore band from South Africa and it was a good time.

Amazing venue that puts on some excellent underground metal gigs

Spent many evenings in here, and enjoyed every one. Great music and a brilliant atmosphere.

Great little venue. Friendly staff and a really great atmosphere

"The last real indie venue" is as it was described by the owner. I went to watch Call Me Karizma play on May 4, and the upstairs stage room has enough space for maybe 100 people, the downstairs with a quaint bar and seating composed of sofas, chairs, and benches in three open floor rooms next to the bar. Very comfortable place, would recommend for friends nights out to watch bands.

A legendary venue with absolutely tons of history. This is one of Manchester best places for the more underground level of bands. It's also got great owners. 2 for a fiver on cans.... Oh hell yeah! It's also been featured loads in different TV shows. You have to experience this place. It has a mega atmosphere!!

Me and my friend visited this place on 04.05.22 to see Call Me Karizma's live performance. We had a great experience, two gentlemen on the entrance were lovely and friendly, another guy who checked our tickets was lovely too. Once the venue door opened, we were let inside before the show started, we had some drinks in the bar, ladies serving us vere welcoming and nice. After that we went upstairs for the show and it was sooo good, unbelievable! Call Me Karizma is such a talent, kindest human being. The way he performs is just another level, I wish more people could discover his music. Me and my friend (and I'm sure the other fans too) had one of the best nights there! After the show ended, we took some photos with artist and had a good chat with one of the gentlemens (the one who was on the entrance at the beginning) just before we left. Amazing and memorable experience!

When me granny came to Manchester,England to visit our relatives (we are from Dublin) they’d all go to The Star and Garter. Me granny loved The Drifters and saw them many times at this venue (always ate the obligatory chicken in a basket whilst swilling down the black stuff) it was/is a great working class cabaret club.. I’ve been 4 times to see bands and had a grand time. Cheap drinks,fantastic staff. Wonderfully grotty

Awesome music venue. Here we saw Alright, The Paul Taylor Experience and Scumface which was brilliant. Not only do the bands bring in a friendly and fun crowd, the venue is laid out nicely and drinks are reasonably priced. The toilets were clean (always gets bonus points!) and the staff were super friendly. Definitely worth getting to see a show or two there

Great little venue for local and smaller bands

I honestly love this place. Only been for Metal gigs and I can't express how great each visit of mine has been. Most chill venue, the bands are usually chilling by their merch downstairs, Is always get excited when a band plays here because it opens up photo opportunities. Good drink prices too. Its like a normal pub downstairs, with a decent sized music venue on next floor, its brilliant!

Came to play Punk for Pam with Afflicted. Great venue, fantastic staff, top crowd. Lived up to expectations and then some

All you can ask for in a pub with live music. Friendly bar staff & good atmosphere.

Proper good pub & great live music venue

Always loved the star and garter. Recently saw penshui live , great night out , raw mcr music venue and sells red stripe in cans , what more would you want

Proper old venue for proper rock n roll bands...

Absolutely loved jumping up and down to a marathon of punk bands. Ooh my 50 year old knees have felt it this week though! Lol 😆 🤣

You will not have a better night out than watching The Scratch at The Star and Garter. They go 'hell for leather' and do not let up. Do yourself a favour and buy, listen and watch the boys of Ireland. There cannot be a better live act in this world.

Great gig room with a brilliant sound. Five quid a pint is a bit steep mind

Great venue for a gig. Love it.

Watched Booze and Glory, loved it!!

Great little venue loved the bands we saw there

Love this place and great place for watching bands

Enjoyed the gig(Booze and Glory)though not as much as some of the people there. It's a very characterful place!

Beautiful place, great atmosphere, staff are so welcoming and the music/live bands are always a great treat. Love this place.

Cracking old school venue loved it 👍

Buena música. Sitio obligado si estás por allí.

Any Smiths/Morrissey fan must visit for the monthly disco on the first Friday of the month.

I must have been leathered as I don't remember being there

Excellent venue, has great historic significance, and cheap drinks

A lovely friendly venue with a great live music scene.

Best indie pub in town! the Morrissey/Smiths - night is always worth to go and should go on forever

THE iconic place to go in Manchester. Love it so much.

Do yourselves a favour and give it a swerve.

Great little venue for metal gigs

Great old fashioned venue,like the CBGB of Manchester.

What a legend! Classic music pub: loads of charm and character. I'm making THE SMITHS DISCO a regular pilgrimage - it was one of the highlights of 2019. A night to remember! Wish it was my local 🎸🌟🎶👍

Bar de buceo frente a la estación Manchester Piccadilly, que a menudo tiene conciertos de rock y noches de discoteca y, de lo contrario, no está abierto. No es una gran variedad de alcohol, pero puede obtener pintas y licores y latas de pop a precios razonables. A menudo, las latas de alcohol tienen un trato. Cuidado con la pista de baile resbaladiza arriba, su compañero se rompió la pierna resbalando en una bebida derramada la semana pasada. Buen ambiente aquí, no es moderno ni limpio, pero ¿qué esperabas?

Tied to the 00s, 90s, specifically late 80s. Still, pretty real and legit venue. Doubled r v cheap

J'étais venu à Manchester pour The Smiths et mon hôte Airbnb m'a conseillé de passer la soirée dans ce pub qui organise une soirée The Smiths / Morrissey Disco tous les premiers vendredis du mois. Je me rappellerai de cette soirée toute ma vie ! Tout fan de The Smiths doit vivre une fois cette soirée. Le personnel est sympa et le pub est très original.

Great little concert venue for up and coming alternative band's

He estado en este lugar varias veces y lo disfruto cada vez más. Siempre para un espectáculo STP y nunca decepcionado. Las personas que van a conciertos aquí siempre se ríen y se divierten mucho. El personal del bar es rápido y amable.

Friendly staff. Good atmosphere.

Great for music but venue itself is pretty dilapidated.

Best venue best people best staff

De lejos, uno de los mejores y más subestimados pequeños locales de música. El personal siempre es servicial, el lugar está perfectamente ubicado para las opciones de transporte y el lugar es una belleza histórica.

The venue, with two floors (with a pub on the ground one and a dance floor on the top one), is nice. But I find music a bit lame

Fantastic live music venue. Basic pub but that's all you need.

A few years ago there were plan's to "Regenerate " the Area around the Pub IE: More Coffee shops, But the Pub was still open up August 21st 2029 . What's happening have the Plans to close the Star & Garter changed?

Just saw For The Fallen Dreams here, brilliant space upstairs to watch live music! Downstairs pubby

Great show with Los Fastidios. Nice staff and crowd...

Always great for pre and post gig drinks. Been coming here off and on since 1994 (man and boy). Staff are friendly, helpful and chatty, such a great place

Great venue. Run down, but adds o the charm. Always good sound

First time visit for a gig seeing Cherry Glazerr, the venue was perfect and the staff were friendly:)

Rough and ready, great atmosphere, great bands.

Saw SHADED this night. It was absolutely beautiful. The venue is really nice and the people are super kind 🎉

Probably haunted , definitely full of spirit. This is an old bar in a good way , enjoy it and get yrsrlf a 2 for £5 can or bottle