White Hotel (Manchester)
The White Hotel is an independent arts and music venue and nightclub in Salford, England. It was founded in 2015 in an industrial unit that was previously a vehicle repair garage and is located in the shadow of HMP Manchester.[1][2] It is named after DM Thomas’ 1981 erotic novel The White Hotel.[3][4][5]
It has built a reputation for revitalizing Manchester’s nightlife, its community driven approach acting as a hub for experimental music scenes and its anarchistic approach to conventional commercialism.[1][3][6]
In 2018 the venue staged a word for word re-enactment of the funeral of Diana Princess of Wales, complete with funeral procession and a Mexican Mariachi band performing Elton John’s Candle In The Wind.[7][8]
In 2023 the venue staged the theatre production Being Purple Aki, a one woman show based on Akinwale Arobieke.[9][10]
Artists and musicians that are frequently associated with the venue include Afrodeutsche, Anz, Blackhaine, Iceboy Violet, Space Afrika, Rainy Miller, Austin Collings and Manchester Collective.[2][11][12]
HEAD II is The White Hotel’s subsidiary record label that was founded in 2020 and takes its name from a painting by the artist Francis Bacon.[13] In 2021 HEAD II released Blackhaine’s 'And Salford Falls Apart’ record[13][14] and Rainy Miller’s 'Desquamation (Fire.Burn.Nobody)' record in 2022.[15]
In 2021 the team behind The White Hotel opened a sister site, Peste, a bar, bookshop and event space in New Cross, Manchester, England.[16]
References
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- ^ a b "The North West's underground music scene is thriving". The Face. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ a b "Manchester's White Hotel is the city's experimental centre". Mixmag. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Mason·Reviews·, Julia (2024-04-14). "LIVE: Maruja / Mount Palomar - The White Hotel, Salford, 12 And 13/04/2024 - God Is In The TV". Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Manchester's best music venues and performing arts spaces". www.classical-music.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Rymajdo, Kamila (2017-07-05). "Salford is the Most Exciting Place to Party in the UK Right Now". VICE. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ Rymajdo, Kamila; Heaton, George (2018-09-13). "The Princess Diana Funeral Reenactment Was as Odd as It Sounds". Vice. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (2018-09-12). "Diana's funeral: re-enacted in Salford with Jill Dando and a mariachi band". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Pellant, Georgina (2023-08-11). "A play about muscle squeezer 'Purple Aki' is coming to Salford". The Manc. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Pritchard, Holly (2023-08-09). "A play about 'Purple Aki' is coming to Greater Manchester next month". Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ 032c (2024-04-05). "Blackhaine: Harsh Realities | 032c". 032c.com. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The sound of England". The Face. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ a b Bruce-Jones, Henry (2021-10-29). "Blackhaine stalks Saddleworth Moor in the ominous 'Saddleworth'". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Blackhaine: the bleak, brilliant Lancashire rapper-dancer hired by Kanye West". The Guardian. 2022-01-18. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Rainy Miller's "July iii" feels like a new start". The FADER. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Lengden, Bradley (2024-04-03). "Hidden gems: Peste — The bar and bookshop from the White Hotel". Manchester Wire. Retrieved 2024-05-16.