The Castle Hotel Manchester reviews by real event-goers

Review of Old Hannah Live

What a wonderful evening, the music was a good mix, Irish folk Mumford and sons even a Crosby Stills and Nash number. A very talented entertaining young band.

Review of Old Hannah Live

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Review of Vieon / ded.pixel / Mark Corrin live

Cool electronic bands at a venue with a nice range of beers and ciders. Loved Vieon. Best night out in a while.

Review of RINSE // Jackals Rose // Marcadia // The Red Blocks

Great for a first ever gig.

Review of When in Manchester Festival

awesome night, great music and friendly atmosphere

Review of When in Manchester Festival

Had a good afternoon, love Gullivers

Review of When in Manchester Festival

Fantastic Event, super well organised! A great selection of talented bands. We all had a top time!

Review of When in Manchester Festival

Such a good day, the girls did a fantastic job. Seen some brilliant up and coming bands, a great atmosphere and it was more than value for money.
Would recommend to anyone. They have really set the bar for smaller festivals. Long may this continue!!!!

Review of When in Manchester Festival

Excellent day. Some fantastic bands and very friendly crowd. Gullivers really well set up and sound was excellent. Watched a couple of bands in Castle. Personally I thought it was a bit too small for this type of event and sound not as good. However, this was a very very small negative/feedback. Will definitely be going to the next one.

Review of When in Manchester Festival

You really did get your money's worth. A perfect small festival showcasing 15 of the best up and coming bands and artists. The first ever When in Manchester ran smoothly, with a friendly atmosphere among organisers, volunteers, artists and punters. Set times were fair as were the venue sizes, situated directly opposite eachother. Therefore it was extremely convenient to catch as many bands as desired, a feature that could be took on board by other city day festivals. No artists were left to play to a half empty room, while the availability of merchandise both generated well deserved support for the local bands and created a sense of community among live music enthusiasts. When in Manchester catered for everyone. With, crowds bands and artists of a varying age range traveling from all corners of the country, When in Manchester also ensured to provide a mix of Manchester based bands.
All in all an amazing day, onwards and upwards. With the success of When in Manchester 2016, I am excited to see what the future holds

Review of When in Manchester Festival

Organised so well, easy to collect wristbands , knew the times for all the bands and which venue, they all seemed to be bang on time give or take 10 mins, a massive credit to all involved in WIM. We all loved every band we watched but missed out on some due to the joint venues. Cant wait for WIM 2017 :)

Review of When in Manchester Festival

Amazing day. Saw some great bands in a small intimate venue. Really well organised. I will definately be going next year

Review of When in Manchester Festival

Excellent day, really well organised. Great mix of bands. Highlight of the day was watching Cupids.

Review of When in Manchester Festival

Bands great but venue too small

Review of LiVVO + Glass + RedRooms + Indian Summer

Going in I did not know any of the acts, coming out I may be a fan of all 4. Great night!

Review of Richard Lomax + Gutshot For Broadway + Carousel Clouds

What a great night! Richard Lomax is a real talent - as a solo performer and, as tonight, with his awesome band The Tontine. We really enjoyed both support bands as well. Gutshot for Broadway are a brilliant new find for me.

Review of BRUJA // Sonic Bliss Machine // Peaness // Demur

Honoured to attend the 1st every Manchester show by Peaness- it's sure to be historic. The band are indie tumble-pop perfection & I look forward to future gigs. Headliners BRUJA rocked harder than the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse & are so bad ass, they didn't even need a 4th (they're a 3 piece you see).
Massive crowd for SBM- Expect big things from all involved.

Review of BRUJA // Sonic Bliss Machine // Peaness // Demur

Honoured to attend the 1st every Manchester show by Peaness- it's sure to be historic. The band are indie tumble-pop perfection & I look forward to future gigs. Headliners BRUJA rocked harder than the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse & are so bad ass, they didn't even need a 4th (they're a 3 piece you see).
Massive crowd for SBM- Expect big things from all involved.

Review of Puppet Rebellion

Very good, reminded me of a mix between muse and two door cinema club! Sixty Minute Man one of the supporting bands were class too really enjoyed them.

Review of FAIRCHILD + MORAL PANICS + SKIES + EDITS

Though I came to see Fairchild (who most definitely nailed it) I was very happy to find myself enjoying The other two acts as well. The venue, though right up my street was rather small, it lent itself to the atmosphere of the night! Loved my night out... Can't wait for more!!!