Popular Manchester pub The Freemount to close its doors… and move into another iconic spot down the road

Popular Northern Quarter pub The Freemount has announced it’s closing its doors – but not for good.

The beloved Oldham Street pub, which recently had a facelift and added a huge Guinness mural to its frontage, is having to bow out of its current location after being ‘unable to renew the lease’.

It’s been a staple of the Northern Quarter since it opened in 2017 thanks to its nightly live music, but will officially shut the doors for the last time on Sunday 9 March (with a massive closing party, naturally).

The Freemount will now be picking up all its pints and party atmosphere and heading down the road, ready to bring back an iconic spot that’s been empty for eight years.

It’s set to take over the legendary old Dry Bar unit further down Oldham Street, which was opened by Factory Records label boss Tony Wilson in 1989 and frequented by famous music faces like Liam Gallagher, Ian Brown and Peter Hook.

Dry Bar shut down in 2017 after an impressive 28 years, many of which it acted as the epicentre of Manchester’s music scene.

The Freemount is hopping across the road and reopening there on 14 March at 5pm, with extended opening hours and even more live music.

There’ll be exposed brick interiors, multiple beer taps, and plenty of Guinness.

The Freemount will throw a closing party in its current home on Sunday 9 March.

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