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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

‘It would be the death of culture’: Manchester’s Night & Day venue faces moment of truth

Johnny Marr performs with his son, Nile Marr, and his band Man Made at the Night & Day Cafe in 2016.
Johnny Marr performs with his son, Nile Marr, and his band Man Made at the Night & Day Cafe in 2016. Photograph: Visionhaus/Corbis/Getty

The closure of Manchester’s Night & Day cafe would be “devastating” for the area and kill its image as a music city, council chiefs have been warned, before a crucial court battle that threatens the future of the famous venue.

Many of the biggest names in British music have graced the Night & Day stage in its 31-year history, including Johnny Marr, the Charlatans, Arctic Monkeys and Ed Sheeran.

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