Depot Mayfield

About

Set throughout the cavernous vaults beneath the old Mayfield train station in Manchester, Depot is a flexible, multi-use venue for up to 10,000 people in the city centre.

Part of a £1 billion regeneration project, the newly imagined venue provides a platform for a diverse programme of arts, music, industry, culture and community events. It is a collaborative project from award-winning developers U+I and Broadwick Live, the team behind Printworks London and Festival No.6.

Built in 1910 as a railway yard for Mayfield station, and used by the Royal Mail as a distribution centre until the 1980s, the site lay dormant for almost three decades. The building’s industrial heritage has been retained as fully as possible, with original raw concrete floors, exposed brick and metalwork and huge iron struts supporting the underground vaults.

In 2019, Depot launched with Manchester Pride Live and has since been home to The Warehouse Project, Escape to Freight island, and as of October 2022, Backyard Cinema.

Five large-scale spaces are available for activation, combining arches, vast chambers, a rooftop platform and sprawling yards. A sought-after destination for music and culture, the venue is ideal for product launches, awards, conferences, exhibitions, fashion shows, automotive events, private parties, filming and photoshoots.