Metro's Sports and Social Club, Stretford
Dear Friends,
Those that have been along for the ride with us for a little while now will know we’ve been part of StretFest from the beginning, usually turning up somewhere, often questionable, and attempting to make a party out of it. Or at least some shit jokes.
From a gritty (Cafe del) Car park, to the splendour of the Stretford Public Hall’s beautiful ballroom, to an ammonia-infused underpass... to a pawnbrokers inside the soon-to-be-demolished :'( Stretford Arndale...
We’ve had a right smorgasbord of spaces to play with over the past couple of years. Every year the town and this festival seems to somehow get better… and also weirder. But that's Stretford for ya, baby.
Following our recent forced redundancy from the pawnbroking industry we know and love, we’re setting up shop somewhere absolutely respectable. Properly valuable £££.
For StretFest 2026, Nite School is taking over another one of Stretford’s true institutions.
On Saturday 28th March we present…
METRO'S GALA - An All Day Stretford Variety Show
at Metro’s Sport & Social Club - running from 10am right through to 1:30am.
The event is free / pay what you can. No small print. Unless you squint.
Expect a full day and night of music, dancing, street food, workshops, vinyl, market stalls and a few surprises, as Metro’s throws open the doors and invites Stretford in.
For this one… we’re gonna treat you to the lineup in advance. Because we just cannot keep it to our goddamn selves!!
IT'S A RIGHT FAMILY AFFAIR.
Heck, we might even have a few surprise visitors n’all the way things are going. Uncle Frankie or someone.
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Anyway, back to Metro’s. It has that special feeling many social clubs do - rooms steeped in history, a loyal membership, a stage that we are sure has seen far more than its fair share over the years…. stories sitting in the walls.
The only sensible thing to do as passionate Stretfordians is to lean embrace that and treat the whole day like a proper gala, bringing together friends, collaborators and local heroes to fill the place with music and life.
£) Come for a drink.
£) Come for a dance.
£) Bring your aunties, uncles, sisters, brothers... heck bring ya nan along too!
£) Stay all day to nite... if you like.
£) Demonstrate your support of your local social club and Stretford's artistic community in the beautiful way our town likes to do that... on the dance floor
Pop your ‘ed in, have a lovely sip of bitter, check out the goods… and see if anything tickles ya fancy.
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Free / Pay What You Can | Entry Subject to Capacity at The Time | Come Early, Stay Late, Bring All Your Mates
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See you there?
With love,
The Brokers and the Nite School, Metro’s and StretFest crews
xxx
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