The men behind the curtain are Now Wave, who have staged gigs for acts such as The XX, Grimes and Alt-J.

Now Wave’s Wes Jones and Jon Wickstead have teamed with Ruth Hemmingfield of Gorilla and Deaf Institute to transform the 100-year-old auctioneer house, to a four-story, wheelchair accessible music venue named ‘YES’. Here’s what they had to say about the announcement:

“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. The stuff we book there will be a representation of us at that level of venue: lots of new acts, lots of emerging stuff.”

Inside the building will feature a basement club, a ground floor bar, a live Pink Room and a roof terrace. Small details are being taken into account, such as the lowering of ceilings to deliver views from all angles, to provide a full blown music experience. With many people interested, the building was originally going to be converted into flats; it will now be home to first band gigs, alongside well known acts.

The venue will be located on Charles Street, which is set to open on 21st September – will you be there?You can view the weekend of events here.