Famous Smiths landmark Salford Lads Club ‘to become live music venue’

Salford Lads Club – forever immortalised by The Smiths on their classic 1986 album ‘The Queen Is Dead‘ – is set to regularly host live music according to the Manchester Evening News.

The paper reports that owners are hoping to stage around ten gigs a year at the venue which has become a something of a pilgrimage for fans of The Smiths.

“Ryan Adams visited and was clicking his fingers and saying ‘oh that’s amazing’,” club spokesman Leslie Holmes comments. “But at the time we didn’t have the capacity to offer him a concert.”

“But because we have put in new fire escapes and a lift. We have improved access to the building with a grant. Now we can have 200, and the sound gets better the more people you have in the room.”

“We could have small exclusive gigs. In the past we had a secret XFM gig with Liam Fray, of the Courteeners, and we have had Billy Bragg here. We had a limited number for the concert hall, and since we did the work with the Sport England grant we can accommodate more.”