The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury

Favoured by a more alternative crowd, The Buttermarket in Howard Street, just behind the railway station, is home to a lively calendar of sounds from techno to break-beat.

Housed in a vast historic building constructed in 1835, the club sits alongside the Shropshire Union Canal and was converted from a warehouse into the super-club it is today.

There's a good mix of events, from regulars like Spektrum (drum and bass) and 2 Kilos of Funk, to guest acts like Electric Six, Maximo Park, The Futureheads and Liberty X (pictured above).

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