The Peaky Blinders bar in Manchester has closed down

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Peaky Blinders bar in Manchester has closed with immediate effect

The Peaky Blinders-themed bar in Manchester city centre has shut for good.

The Peter Street nightlife favourite announced this afternoon that the venue has closed, with immediate effect.

Peaky Blinders opened back in 2018 in the former Sakana site, with plenty of nods to the popular Netflix series – including oil paintings of the main characters on the wall.

Over the years, its offering has expanded to include bottomless brunches and Sunday roasts, plus drinks all the way into the early hours.

But the Peaky Blinders bar has announced with ‘an extremely heavy heart’ that its days on Peter Street are over.

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Peaky Blinders said in a statement: “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we unfortunately have to announce the closure of Peaky Blinders Manchester with immediate effect.

“On behalf of our entire team, we are truly thankful to every guest who has stepped through our doors since opening in 2018.

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“We are devastated it has had to end this way, but grateful for the journey.

“Thank you so much for your continued support over the years. It’s been a blast, Manchester!”

The venue won’t be empty for long though, it seems…

Irish tavern group Katie O’Brien’s has now shared a video teasing their imminent takeover of the prime spot in town.

Katie O’Brien’s already has a site in Leeds, where it’s all about live music and great pints of Guinness and Murphy’s.

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Featured image: The Manc Group

Harry Styles One Night Only will be strictly phone-free – with thousands of real cameras handed out instead

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Harry Styles One Night Only will be strictly phone-free - with thousands of real cameras handed out instead

Harry Styles’ show in Manchester on Friday night will have a strict no-phones policy, it’s been confirmed.

Instead, the lucky few thousand of fans heading to his One Night Only gig will be handed proper disposable cameras to capture moments from the night.

Rumours of a phone ban had been swirling online for weeks after job adverts appeared for extra staff to help promote a phones-free event.

But the news has now been confirmed by the Co-op Live itself, following the announcement that Netflix would be filming the full Harry Styles show.

In a statement, the venue said it hopes fans will ‘take this opportunity to enjoy the show fully and allow yourself to be fully immersed in the experience’.

Any use of cameras, smart glasses, smart watches, or other recording devices won’t be permitted in the venue on Friday night.

Fans will instead have to secure their phones inside recyclable bags, which will allow them to be used in normal ways for communications, but without the camera.

At the end of the night, your phone will be removed from the bag and the bag will be recycled.

Anyone caught using a digital recording device during the Harry Styles One Night Only phones-free show may be asked to leave the venue.

Instead of a sea of phones, Harry Styles will be asking fans to capture their memories from the night on disposable cameras, which will be included with every pair of tickets sold.

Harry Styles' One Night Only gig in Manchester will be the subject of a Netflix documentary
Harry Styles’ One Night Only gig in Manchester will be the subject of a Netflix documentary

The statement shared by Co-op Live says: “We are looking forward to seeing you on Friday 6th March to be part of a very special live performance – Harry Styles One Night in Manchester at Co-op Live! We’re pleased to announce Netflix will be filming the full show for everyone to enjoy and re-live again and again, it will be available globally from Sunday 8th March at 7pm GMT.

“We hope you will take this opportunity to enjoy the show fully and allow yourself to be fully immersed in the experience.

“The use of cameras, smart glasses, smart watches and similar recording devices will not be permitted in the event space. Phones will be secured in a recyclable bag, kept on your person upon entry to the event, and will still be able to be used in a normal way including all communication functions but without the camera. All other recording devices will not be permitted in the building.

“At the end of the night your phone will be removed from the bag and the bag will be recycled. Please note that anyone using a digital recording device during the performance will be asked to stop and if they do not, they may be asked to leave.

“Each pair of tickets sold will receive a disposable camera on the night so you can still capture your own special moments and share them after the show.”

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Featured image: Publicity picture / Johnny Dufort

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