Manchester is getting a brand new music venue - and there'll be 5,000 reasons to visit on opening weekend.

YES, the new Charles Street venue from promoters Now Wave is to open September 20th, after a huge refurbishment to transform a former auctioneers house.

The opening weekend will be headlined by four floors of live acts and DJs over the three days - and 5,000 free drinks and complimentary food.

Jon Wickstead and Wesley Jones have teamed up with Ruth Hemmingfield, previously of The Deaf Institute, Gorilla, The Albert Hall and Band on the Wall, to set up the new venue.

As well as two live and club spaces, YES will have two food offerings and an outdoor roof terrace.

Jon says: "It’s always been a dream of ours to have a space of our own. We’re proud to be adding the venue to Manchester’s independent music scene, and hope we can use our collective experience to help others do amazing things here, as well as hosting our own events.

“We are very aware that in this day and age people’s money needs to stretch a long way. That’s why you’ll always be able to get a pint at YES for £2.95, and it will always be free entry into the bar and our roof terrace seven days a week.”

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Now Wave has been prolific on Manchester's music scene in recent years, promoting shows across the city from 60 to 10,000 capacity venues.

Artists they work with include The xx, Death Grips, Parquet Courts, Grimes, Savages, Diiv, Mike Skinner, Jon Hopkins, Deerhunter, Kurt Vile, Bonobo, Darkside, Mount Kimbie, Everything Everything, Peaches, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.

But the venue won’t see shows from Now Wave alone, as the team is working with both national and local promoters to bring a packed and varied programme to the venue.

Shows already on sale include Sam Evian, Gwenno, Boy Azooga and Curtis Harding.

YES will also host club events with plans for well-loved nights to make a home at the venue, guest slots from established DJs, and launches of new nights to the city, including Faye from cult post-punk band Savages‘ night, ‘Too Many Men’.

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Ruth says: "This September will mark ten years since we worked together on Now Wave’s very first show at The Deaf Institute. We’ve come a long way since then, and it’s great to be working with Jon and Wes again on such a big project.

"We’re looking forward to being a breeding ground for the next generation of successful acts, and to seeing what happens in the next ten years".

Details of the opening weekend of events will be released to followers through the venue’s social media channels, @yes_mcr .