▁Academy . ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁smaller ▁ven ues ▁for ▁signed ▁and ▁unsigned ▁artists ▁of ▁all ▁gen res ▁to ▁perform ▁in , ▁ens uring ▁that ▁the ▁music ▁scene ▁in ▁Manchester ▁constantly ▁remains ▁v ibr ant ▁and ▁interesting . ▁ ▁Manchester ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁Victoria ▁W are house , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁electronic ▁music ▁ven ues ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Victoria ▁W are house ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁stage ▁to ▁artists ▁like ▁Hard well ▁and ▁Steve ▁A oki , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁holding ▁the ▁BBC ▁ 6 ▁Music ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁W are house ▁Project ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁An ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Northern ▁Qu arter , ▁considered ▁the ▁cultural ▁and ▁musical ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁houses ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁of ▁these ▁ven ues ▁such ▁as ▁Band ▁on ▁the ▁Wall , ▁the ▁Road house ▁and ▁The ▁Night ▁and ▁Day ▁Ca fe . ▁Vari ous ▁other ▁ven ues ▁exist ▁in ▁pub s ▁and ▁clubs ▁throughout ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Manchester ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁rock ▁and ▁ind ie ▁capital , ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁number ▁of ▁gig s ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁city ' s ▁small ▁and ▁medium - s ized ▁ven ues . ▁Research ▁found ▁that ▁Manchester ▁Academy ▁had ▁hosted ▁the ▁most ▁rock ▁and ▁ind ie ▁events ▁in ▁Manchester ▁since ▁its ▁records ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁most ▁in ▁the ▁UK