{"id":392477,"date":"2025-09-02T17:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/392477\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T17:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:50:14","slug":"the-uks-first-byob-club-is-opening-in-manchester-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/392477\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK&#8217;s First BYOB Club Is Opening In Manchester This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"xlr byob club manchester dj decks and people dancing\" width=\"1024\" height=\"886\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/xlr-1024x886.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: XLR<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re veterans of going <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/manchester-nightclubs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/manchester-nightclubs\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">out on the town<\/a> here in Manchester, and one thing that has gotten gradually completely ridiculous is the <strong>price of drinks<\/strong> at our favourite spots. With hospitality and entertainment being under such <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/loaf-bakery-closing\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/loaf-bakery-closing\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">strain<\/a>, we always understand price hikes for the sake of keeping these places open, but sometimes it would make much more sense to just bring your own\u2026 and now the<strong> first bring-your-own-booze (BYOB) club in the UK is set to open in Manchester<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>XLR<\/strong> will be located on the bustling Wilmslow Road in <strong>Withington<\/strong>, right in the heart of Manchester <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/house-of-social-food-hall\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/house-of-social-food-hall\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\">student<\/a> neighbourhoods like Fallowfield, Whalley Range and of course, Withington itself, making it the perfect place to test the BYOB club theory.<\/p>\n<p>As an introduction on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOEZ30RDZ8y\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOEZ30RDZ8y\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">Instagram<\/a>, alongside a video from the founder, XLR posted: \u201cManchester\u2019s first Licensed BYOB music venue [\u2026] Bring your own alcohol, skip the overpriced bar and make the night as expensive as you want it to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> So, how will this BYOB club in Manchester work? <\/p>\n<p>The BYOB concept at XLR club will come under the same type of premises license used by BYOB restaurants and cafes, and will <strong>charge on the door<\/strong> \u2013 between \u00a310 and \u00a320 depending on what\u2019s on \u2013 instead of a more standard \u2018corkage\u2019 situation (the usual charge for consuming your own alcohol on the premises of a restaurant or venue).<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76539\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"alcohol in cans cheers byob club\" width=\"1200\" height=\"803\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ashan-harsha-_hVq8f0fNJE-unsplash.jpg\"\/>Credit: Ashan Harsha, Unsplash <\/p>\n<p>Opening from 10pm-2am, Tuesday to Saturday, XLR has installed<strong> lockers<\/strong> for each customer to <strong>store alcohol behind its bar<\/strong> to replace fridges, where<strong> staff can pour out drinks or issue cans<\/strong> upon request. The venue will <strong>still have an operating bar in place<\/strong>, though organisers say the focus will be on attendees bringing along their own drinks.<\/p>\n<p> What rules are in place at the BYOB club in Manchester? <\/p>\n<p>Three rules are in place to ensure XLR can offer BYOB parties and comply with licensing terms, such as \u2018<strong>no glass<\/strong>\u2018, \u2018<strong>no backpacks<\/strong>\u2018, and punters will be <strong>unable to re-enter the venue<\/strong> after leaving.<\/p>\n<p> When does the Manchester BYOB club open? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76538\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"xlr byob club manchester black and white people dancing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"957\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/XLR-skiddle-promoters-centre.jpeg\"\/>Credit: Skiddle Promotion Centre\/XLR <\/p>\n<p>The <strong>200-capacity<\/strong> venue on Wilmslow Road, Withington, will relaunch with a brand new clubbing concept on <strong>September 24<\/strong>, allowing punters to bring their own drinks into the venue to consume on the night.<\/p>\n<p> Where is XLR Manchester? <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd You\u2019ll be able to find XLR at 455 Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester M20 4AN.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: XLR We\u2019re veterans of going out on the town here in Manchester, and one thing that has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392478,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[23341,748,46302,393,4884,135900,2465,34386,16,15,9917],"class_list":{"0":"post-392477","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-beer","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-cider","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-hard-party","14":"tag-manchester","15":"tag-social-drinking","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-wine"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115135973005281113","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}