A nostalgic bar themed around a classic Blockbuster video rental store will open in Manchester's Northern Quarter later this month. Bosses of the Blockbusters NQ bar say they will be ready to open to the public on May 27, eight years after the last Blockbuster branch closed its doors for the final time due to the rise of streamed content.
Expect walls covered in video cassettes, vintage TVs scattered across the venue playing cult films, and stereos "banging out iconic soundtracks". The site began taking shape on Oldham Street back in January, as reported by the MEN at the time, giving many people nostalgic flashbacks to the VHS and DVD rental era of their youth.
In new details confirmed by the owners this week, the venue will be spread across two floors in the Northern Quarter site. The entrance will be through what looks like the classic blue and yellow exterior of an old Blockbusters rental shop.
