{"id":2435655,"date":"2026-05-28T14:52:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2435655"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:52:51","slug":"new-century-announces-new-grassroots-music-venue-locker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-century-announces-new-grassroots-music-venue-locker\/","title":{"rendered":"New Century announces new grassroots music venue Locker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skiddle.com\/whats-on\/Manchester\" class=\"bordered bold\">Manchester<\/a> venue\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skiddle.com\/whats-on\/Manchester\/New-Century\/\" class=\"bordered bold\">New Century<\/a> has announced a new venue set to occupy the space\u2019s ground floor. Locker will open its doors this autumn, and promises to be a new grassroots live music venue for the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\">The 450-capacity space will reimagine the site\u2019s ground floor space, with New Century Kitchen\u2019s bar remaining, separated from the Locker via a sound-proofed partition. Separate from the upstairs venue, Locker pledges to provide support for emerging artists and opportunities for customers to enjoy live shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\">New Century\u2019s managing director, Abby Mudge, said that Locker \u201caims to reimagine our ground floor in a way that enables us to support grassroots talent further\u201d while offering opportunities to students at dBs Institute of Music, located in the venue\u2019s basement. Jay Taylor of Music Venue\u2019s Trust called the news an \u201cencouraging addition to Manchester\u2019s live music ecosystem, strengthening our vital infrastructure and grassroots scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\"><em><strong>Follow us on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skiddleuk\/\" class=\"bordered bold\">Instagram<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skiddleuk?lang=en\" class=\"bordered bold\">TikTok<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@skiddleuk\" class=\"bordered bold\">Threads<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skiddleuk\/?locale=en_GB\" class=\"bordered bold\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skiddle\" class=\"bordered bold\">YouTube<\/a> for the latest music and events content.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16.5px; line-height: inherit; font-family: BuenosAires, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #131313;\" align=\"left\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skiddle.com\/members\/editprivacy\/\" class=\"bordered bold\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/7PpVd0B6\/Artboard-11-copy-4x-100.jpg\" alt=\"Artboard-11-copy-4x-100\" width=\"326\" height=\"99\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16.5px; line-height: inherit; font-family: BuenosAires, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #131313;\" align=\"left\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bnc.lt\/m\/DcKUEFj1ww?_p=f2533a44f12bc2636b9d0b7f23\" class=\"bordered bold\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/fyx06tLt\/Artboard-11-4x-100.jpg\" alt=\"Artboard-11-4x-100\" width=\"327\" height=\"99\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16.5px; line-height: inherit; font-family: BuenosAires, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #131313;\" align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-11pt\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16.5px; line-height: inherit; font-family: BuenosAires, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #131313;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js\" nonce=\"6b10e277006177d89b44cebdb955c019\"><\/script><script nonce=\"6b10e277006177d89b44cebdb955c019\">\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n                n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n                t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n        document,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('set', 'autoConfig',false, '1575009819399399');\n        fbq('set', 'autoConfig',false, '1125788887935179');\n        \/\/ Meta Consent Mode\n        fbq('consent', 'grant');\n         fbq('init', '1575009819399399');\n            fbq('init', '1125788887935179');\n        fbq('track', \"PageView\");\n        <\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.skiddle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester venue\u00a0New Century has announced a new venue set to occupy the space\u2019s ground floor. 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