The Banshee: Toilet ear piercings and hot sweaty rain - the 'forgotten' goth nightclub with 'no townies' rule
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhether you regularly enjoy a night out in Manchester's clubs, or even if they're a long distant memory, everyone has one place that feels like a second home.
But what if you didn't quite fit in with the Hacienda, Sankeys, or Rotters, crowd? For many alternative music fans, a night out would have peaked at Jilly's Rockworld, or a little earlier, perhaps Pips.
But one venue that hasn't quite been give the same attention is the Banshee nightclub. Described as Manchester's "definitive" goth venue, the Banshee opened on Oxford Street in 1986, taking over the old Henry's venue.
The name of the club itself refers in Irish mythology to a wailing female spirit that portents death. But in this case it was more likely taken from Siouxsie and the Banshees, the band fronted by the iconic Siouxsie Sioux that emerged in the late '70s/early '80s and was a huge influence on goth music and culture.
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