| Club name | Ara |
| Location | Greater Manchester |
| Town | Manchester |
| Club webpage | Ara |
| Street Address/Directions | ARA is held in a 17th century gothic church on Chapel Street, Manchester.
The entrance is at the rear of the church.
The easiest way to walk is from Marks & Spencer, over Deansgate
and to the next traffic lights (at the junction of the A6 and A6041).
Car parking is available in nearby streets and in city centre car parks.
Victoria train station is 5 minutes away (and Piccadilly station has a tram to Victoria).
If you're coming from really far away, there are frequent trains from Manchester Airport to Piccadilly.
The map below (sourced from www.multimap.co.uk) shows ARA and a few close landmarks.
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| Streetmap URL | Available here |
| Description | An interesting new goth 'night' set in a church. Bring your own booze. £5 to get in. Every 3rd Friday of the month.
Fantastic setting and from the setlists a really interesting mix of goth (as an umbrella term) music.
Dress code is anything not mainstream i.e. goth, metal, cyber, fetish, costume, period, etc.
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| Opening Hours | 8pm - 1am |
| Submitted by | x_echo_x |
| Submitted on: | 2003-12-31 |
| User comments |
| Submitted by: | KolynAmor
/ 2004-01-18 |
Comment:
| From next month the opening hours will be 9pm-2am
Become a member and entry drops to £4 |
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| Submitted by: | darkskies
/ 2004-04-16 |
Comment:
| Brilliant club, run by amazing people in a fabulous church, for me it is the best club in Manchester |
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| Submitted by: | KolynAmor
/ 2004-05-11 |
Comment:
| Please note that Ara will now be on the fourth Friday of the month, not the third. This means that the next one will be on the 28th May. |
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| Submitted by: | cyberium-nocturna
/ 2004-08-10 |
Comment:
| A wonderful place, and a great alternative to the regular smokey, dingy, sweaty night club experience. It's also good to stop off here prior to going to Jilly's, as it's a lot more conducive to meeting new people and generally socialising. |
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| Submitted by: | cyberpeejX
/ 2004-08-20 |
Comment:
| wonderful club night destined to grow in reputation. Great organisers and wonderful theme nights. Beautiful surroundings. Top marks |
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| Submitted by: | Cyborganna
/ 2004-09-27 |
Comment:
| Wonderful organizers, beautiful surroundings, very cozy and lovely quiet corners. x |
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| Submitted by: | hedgewitch_2003
/ 2005-01-01 |
Comment:
| I had a fantastic time last night at Ara's New year's Eve event. It was friendly and they played a great mix of music ranging from black metal to EBM. The 'dark catwalk' was a particular highlight. So well done to everyone who helped organised this wonderful event. x |
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| Submitted by: | Velvet
/ 2006-05-12 |
Comment:
| Ara is a great night out intimate and friendly you will make friends!
The music ranges from trad to cyber to metal to EBM and back again.
The library is great with lots to read from fetish to vampire every thing your Goth cyber fairy would ever want. Bring your own drinks and free pop and crisps for all what you waiting for get there :D
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| Submitted by: | casually_dying
/ 2007-06-05 |
Comment:
| Is this club still going? |
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| Submitted by: | slydog
/ 2007-06-20 |
Comment:
| Ara is an excellent club run for goths by goths. The music played there is good and varied. The people who go there are friendly and the atmosphere is warm. Ara has a drinks policy which is simply bring your own and store it in their fridge. I highly recommend this venue as it makes a refreshing change from the usual goth type club.
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