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Swinging Sporran (Closed 1994) - rock & heavy metal History in Manchester | Rock Bar Legends

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Swinging Sporran

Manchester, United Kingdom

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SIGNIFICANCE

Opened in 1974 beside Oxford Road station, serving bikers and metalheads for two decades before shutting in the 1990s.

MUSIC & CHARACTER

MUSIC POLICY

GENRES

rock heavy metal

QUICK FACTS

ADDRESSFairfield Street / Station Approach, Manchester (by Oxford Road station)

YEARS ACTIVE1974 - 1994

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