Lost Cat is turning five and marking it with something a bit bigger than a birthday cake. The Oldham Street favourite is opening FOUND upstairs over the Easter bank holiday, a new 120-capacity club and live music space that signals a clear step up for one of the Northern Quarter’s most reliable late-night spots.
Since opening in 2021, Lost Cat has become a go-to for after-hours drinks and loose dancefloors. Now it’s reworking what sits above it. The upstairs room has been fully reshaped, with a heavier soundsystem, new lighting rig and a central DJ booth that pulls the focus right into the middle of the floor.
There’s also a fresh 5 am licence in the mix, giving the venue more room to stretch into the early hours. Downstairs stays as it is, while FOUND takes on club nights, live shows and a run of curated events with a clear lean towards emerging artists and DJs.
They’re launching it properly over Easter weekend with four free parties running from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 April. Thursday opens with NINE LIVES, a new live electronic night led by Transmission Towers, the project from Mark Kyriacou and Eleanor Mante, with Lil’ Minx on support. Friday sees Homoelectric mainstay Gina Breeze take over for an all-night set built on house, techno and acid.
Saturday hands things to MOBILEDISCO, with Lost Cat regular DayDay stepping up, before Sunday closes with El Diablos Social Club. Neil Diablo brings the long-running Northern Quarter party back through, starting in the bar before moving upstairs into FOUND, joined by Matt Ward, better known as Kickin Pigeon.
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