Manchester

The musical explosion that came out of Manchester in the late 1970s and early 1980s helped put the city on the map in many people’s minds. For a city primarily known outside of England for its football team, Manchester United (and today, Manchester City), the destination became another British place to visit for its cultural and social scenes.

Manchester is easy to get to because it has the largest UK airport outside of London. More than 200 destinations offer non-stop flights into the city. Groups can also easily arrive via rail, with 60 direct trains from London every day.

The city offers several types of venues for meetings and events. Manchester Central’s 23,000 square meters of flexible space, for example, makes it one of the UK’s most versatile venues. The convention center can play host to up to 10,000 people, offering space for everything from intimate meetings to large-scale events.

Groups can also hold meetings at either the Manchester United or Manchester City football clubs’ event spaces, the gothic Monastery Manchester, or Co-op Live, the country’s largest live entertainment and sports arena.

Amber Prothero, one of our talented Client Executives, thrives in the heart of Manchester—a city bursting with culture, creativity, and a seriously good food scene!

Whether she’s brunching at Ezra & Gil, grabbing her favourite coffee from Federal, or enjoying the Italian-Polish flavours at local gem The Sparrows, Amber knows where to find the best bites in town.

But it’s not just the food that fuels her—music is at the core of everything she does. You’ll often catch her performing at Albert Schloss with the lively Haus bands, taking requests at the crowd-driven Baby Grand Slam on Wednesdays, or creating smooth vibes at Louis, a stylish jazz restaurant inspired by classic Italian-American supper clubs.

For Amber, Manchester is more than a city—it’s a source of inspiration. From live music and late-night gigs to local flavours and creative energy, it’s the perfect stage for life and work.

Manchester offers plenty of in-person team building activities for groups of all sizes. Teams can go on treasure hunts, find their way out of an escape room, have a bake-off, build things for charity, participate in a wine tasting, conduct a crime scene investigation, carve ice, or co-creating a song together.

That’s right, SongDivision has access to Manchester’s best local musicians. We can help with virtual team building or in-person events to elevate your group’s experience of the city through the power of music.

Our top experiences in Manchester include the Song Slam, the Team Anthem, Gala Awards and Party Bands, and the exclusive VIP Recording Studio Experience.