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Depot Mayfield, a 10,000 capacity venue in Manchester’s former railway station. As part of a £1billion regeneration project in 2019, Depot Mayfield was transformed to provide a platform for a diverse program of arts, music, industry, culture, and community events in this unique found space showcasing Manchester’s industrial past.
The former railway station comprises of 5 large-scale spaces offering the ultimate industrial backdrop and three interlinking archways for you to make the new home of your brand activation and events. The multiple flexible event spaces of varying sizes lend themselves to events of any size up to 10,000. The venue’s city center location is in easy reach from anywhere in the UK via Manchester’s extensive multi-modal transport network.
In 2019, Depot Mayfield launched spectacularly with Manchester Pride Live and has become home to The Warehouse Project and Escape to Freight island, as well as hosting a number of partners since including Manchester United, Size?, and Foot Asylum. Currently available to host brand activations, conferences, product launches, sporting events, automotive events, and as a film and production set.
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Event Types
Depot
The heart and core of Depot Mayfield
The main performance space, Depot, is a cavernous warehouse featuring original brickwork and steelwork pillars. With enough space to host 6,100 people standing, it’s the perfect place to showcase high profile concerts, live and electronic music shows, art installations, theatre, cultural events and much more. Depot is here to move you.
Concourse
The second warehouse
Concourse, Depot Mayfield’s second biggest chamber, is the perfect space to host live gigs, retail concepts, exhibitions, brand activations, immersive art or theatre, mid-size conferences, film production, photoshoots and much more.
A raised, central, platform provides a ready made stage, VIP or viewing area.
Archive
The intimate hub
Comprising of two railway arches, Archive provides a more intimate performance space and will also be offering low-cost rehearsal and studio spaces.
Platform
The roof-top destination
Undergoing the most radical transformation whilst utilising the original shape of Depot Mayfield’s derelict railway track and platform, the roof-top Platform will become one of Manchester’s most unique open-air destinations. Whilst plans are in place to open platform in 2020, the location is available for photography and filming shoots now.
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