World Cup fever is sweeping Manchester city centre — with fans now having the choice of another fanzone to watch England in action.
The Love Factory, on Dantzic Street in Red Bank, can host more than a thousand fans for Three Lions’ matches. For the opening game against Iran, 1,300 people crowded into the 89,000 sq ft (8,268sqm) venue.
Matches are being streamed live on three 200 sq ft (18.5 sqm) screens, and also features unique exhibitions from Classic Football Shirts, interactive activities, street food vendors and exclusive hospitality. It’s just the start of activity at the city’s ‘newest independent cultural venue’, bosses say, which is a temporary venue in Victoria North regeneration plan for a swathe of the city.
