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Stockport’s newest music venue and bar finally set to open – and there’s more to come

Music, events, food, booze — the works and then some.

Danny Jones - 24th January 2025

Stockport town centre’s brand-new live music and events space, simply called Underbank, is finally set to open this month.

After a series of social media teasers over recent months, the fittingly named gig venue and bar, which is located in the Stopfordian old town and Underbank district, is finally set to unveil what it has on offer – or at least some of it.

Promising an unprecedented addition to Stockport that bridges culture, hospitality and entertainment, the so-called ‘beer hall and sound system’ opens its doors to the public on Friday, 30 May.

But that’s just one floor…

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Taking direct inspiration from the historic section of the centre that both touches on those Cheshire roots and also channels some of that buzz from the growing scene around the SK1 postcode.

Case and point would be the nearby record store street parties, which have absolutely blown up in the last couple of years, and similarly, Underbank has plans to bed into that community as well as go above and beyond.

Nestling into the Syndikat site on the corner of Great Underbank, which itself was previously a banking branch, it’s in a perfect location to catch the footfall and overspill from those aforementioned SK1 Records events, the ever-popular Foodie Fridays and more.

Headed up by local husband and wife team, Des and Nina O’Malley, who are also behind Nook over in Heaton Moor, they’re looking to create a premier music-led location, with plenty of room for other events as well as a place to house local food and drink vendors.

For instance, local breweries like Runaway and Pomona Island are already set to be on the taps, while Vaso Kitchens (Patel’s Pies) has been named as the first guest scran supplier.

Oh, did we mention there’s a margarita bar too, with frozen margs flavoured with everything from the classics to mango to coconut as well as watermelon tequila hot shots? Yeah, we’re definitely going to be spending a lot of time here, especially if the plans for the other storeys follow suit.

Commenting ahead of the opening, the team said, “Stockport is changing, you can feel it, the quality of food and drink is getting better and better and we want to be a part of it.”

Sprinkling in some details about what’s planned next, they added: “We’re working around the clock to get open. We will open in phases, and will be opening up more floors as we grow. In the basement we have a recording studio and events space.

“We have plans for Stockport’s first roof terrace next year.. If all goes to plan.”

The audio facilities alone are something local artists and performers should be very excited about, as the very first ‘Void’ sound system is set to be delivered by Hollowsphere, who are renowned for their festival credentials the world over.

Launching the venue with a festival boasting names like Rich Reason, James Holroyd, Mix-Stress, and Sticky Heat taking over the system on 30 and 31 May, the end of this month is going to be a belter. You can grab your tickets for the Underbank grand opening in Stockport right HERE.

Safe to say it’s a very exciting time for the borough, and this spring in particular has plenty going on.

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