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We've been around the block for the Manchester Curry Night (it's been going since the last millennium!). To keep track of all the places we have been to, I've set out a handy list below. Unfortunately, apart from a limited amount of information from an email in 1999, records don't exist from pre-2000 (sniff).
First, though, you can first see some graphical depictions of the Curry Night, before the full list of all recorded Curry Nights.
Curry Night in graphs
Correct as of 4 March 2024
To try to illustrate the history of the Curry Night in graphical form, spaceman turned to Excel's graph-making facility. Firstly, it is interesting to see how visits to the city centre of Manchester have slowly but surely replaced those to Rusholme over time. We still go to the neon curry capital on occasions, but more in the of way dutifully visiting an elderly relative. There's also no sign of a Curry Night in decline. Whilst not held as often as it was in its early years (as you might expect), it is still remains a broadly quarterly (or perhaps thirdly) occurrence, dipping during 2004/5 as spaceman spent a lot in time in London during that period. We were also naturally affected by the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, which prompted two unprecedented Virtual Curry Nights.
The results of the next analysis were not surprising since Thursday, in spaceman's view, is the best night on which to organise a work social. (Whilst Curry Nights are absolutely not limited to work colleagues - indeed, alumni and other halves are positively encouraged - there is always a core from the office, giving it a work social feel.) This is because people often have plans for the weekend, but by Thursday it's almost the weekend and people are more tempted to let their hair down. (For a similar reason, we've had no Mondays.). However, in 2016 and 2017, Wednesday slowly started to catch up as it became a popular voting choice, although that has since reversed itself. People are so fickle.
Curry Night - full history
|
Date |
Venue |
Area | |
1-10 |
Betwixt 1997 and 1999 | Unknown | Rusholme | |
11 |
Wednesday 1st December 1999 | Lal Haweli | Rusholme | |
12 |
Tuesday 18th January 2000 | Shaandaar | Rusholme | |
13 |
Tuesday 15th February 2000 | Mughli | Rusholme | |
14 |
Thursday 11th May 2000 | Al Bilal | Rusholme | |
15 |
Wednesday 7th June 2000 |
Lal Qila |
Rusholme | |
16 |
Thursday 6th July 2000 | Lal Haweli | Rusholme | |
17 |
Thursday 3rd August 2000 | Al Bilal | Rusholme | |
18 |
Wednesday 20th September 2000 | Mughli | Rusholme | |
19 |
Tuesday 31st October 2000 | Shaandaar | Rusholme | |
20 |
Wednesday 10th January 2001 | Hanaan | Rusholme | |
21 |
Thursday 10th May 2001 | Lal Qila | Rusholme | |
22 |
Thursday 14th June 2001 | Tabak | Rusholme | |
23 |
Wednesday 22nd August 2001 | Lal Haweli | Rusholme | |
24 |
Wednesday 10th October 2001 | Shezan | Rusholme | |
25 |
Wednesday 21st November 2001 | Shere Khan | Rusholme | |
26 |
Thursday 7th February 2002 | Mughli | Rusholme | |
27 |
Wednesday 1st May 2002 | Hanaan | Rusholme | |
28 |
Thursday 4th July 2002 | Al Bilal | Rusholme | |
29 |
Thursday 15th August 2002 | Lal Qila | Rusholme | |
30 |
Thursday 17th October 2002 | Royal Naz | Rusholme | |
31 |
Thursday 23rd January 2003 | Shere Khan | Rusholme | |
32 |
Thursday 17th April 2003 | Shezan | Rusholme | |
33 |
Thursday 26th June 2003 | Hanaan | Rusholme | |
34 |
Thursday 7th August 2003 | Shaandaar | Rusholme | |
35 |
Thursday 2nd October 2003 | Al Bilal | Rusholme | |
36 |
Thursday 29th January 2004 | Zaika | Rusholme | |
37 |
Thursday 1st April 2004 |
Lal Haweli |
Rusholme | |
38 |
Thursday 22nd July 2004 | King Cobra | Rusholme | |
39 |
Thursday 4th November 2004 | Hanaan | Rusholme | |
40 |
Thursday 24th March 2005 | Shimla Pinks | City centre | |
41 |
Thursday 17th November 2005 | Al Bilal | Rusholme | |
42 |
Thursday 4th May 2006 | Sangam | Rusholme | |
43 |
Friday 28th July 2006 | Akbar's | City centre | |
44 |
Wednesday 1st November 2006 | Spicy Hut | Rusholme | |
45 |
Wednesday 31st January 2007 | Shimla Pinks | City centre | |
46 |
Wednesday 2nd May 2007 | Shaandaar | Rusholme | |
47 |
Thursday 12th July 2007 | Lights Of India | City centre | |
48 |
Thursday 23rd August 2007 | Lal Haweli | Rusholme | |
49 |
Wednesday 21st November 2007 | Shimla Pinks | City centre | |
50 |
Thursday 31st January 2008 | Shahenshah | Rusholme | |
51 |
Thursday 24th April 2008 | EastzEast (Blackfriars) | City centre | |
52 |
Wednesday 11th June 2008 | Al Bilal | Rusholme | |
53 |
Wednesday 30th July 2008 | Karims | City centre | |
54 |
Thursday 9th October 2008 | Mughli | Rusholme | |
55 |
Wednesday 3rd December 2008 | Rajdoot | City centre | |
56 |
Thursday 12th March 2009 | Punjab | Rusholme | |
57 |
Thursday 20th August 2009 | Ashoka | City centre | |
58 |
Thursday 12th November 2009 | Al Nawaz | Rusholme | |
59 |
Thursday 11th February 2010 | Khan Ba Ba | City centre | |
60 |
Thursday 25th February 2010 | Swadesh | City centre | |
61 |
Wednesday 20th May 2010 | Zaika (town) | City centre | |
62 |
Thursday 22nd July 2010 | Lal Haweli | Rusholme | |
63 |
Thursday 2nd September 2010 | (Imli by) Lal Qila | City centre | |
64 |
Thursday 7th October 2010 | Shahi Masala | Rusholme | |
65 |
Thursday 11th November 2010 | EastzEast (Princess St) | City centre | |
66 |
Thursday 17th February 2011 | Zouk | City centre | |
67 |
Thursday 14th July 2011 | Swadesh | City centre | |
68 |
Thursday 20th October 2011 | Zaika (town) | City centre | |
69 |
Thursday 9th February 2012 | Mughli | Rusholme | |
70 |
Wednesday 2nd May 2012 | EastzEast (Blackfriars) | City centre | |
71 |
Thursday 6th September 2012 | Bollywood Masala | City centre | |
72 |
Thursday 1st November 2012 | Rajdoot | City centre | |
73 |
Thursday 28th February 2013 | Ashoka | City centre | |
74 |
Thursday 23rd May 2013 | Al Bilal | Rusholme | |
75 |
Thursday 5th September 2013 | Akbar's | City centre | |
76 |
Thursday 5th December 2013 | Zouk | City centre | |
77 |
Thursday 6th February 2014 | Spice Lounge | City centre | |
78 |
Thursday 24th July 2014 | Imli by Lal Qila | City centre | |
79 |
Thursday 20th November 2014 | Ziya | Rusholme | |
80 |
Thursday 9th April 2015 | Khan Ba Ba | City centre | |
81 |
Thursday 23rd July 2015 | Scene | City centre | |
82 |
Thursday 29th October 2015 | Asha's | City centre | |
83 |
Wednesday 24th February 2016 | Mowgli Street Food | City centre | |
84 |
Thursday 2nd June 2016 | Spicy Mint | Rusholme | |
85 |
Wednesday 27th July 2016 | Indian Tiffin Room | City centre | |
86 |
Wednesday 26th October 2016 | EastzEast (Blackfriars) | City centre | |
87 |
Wednesday 1st March 2017 | Swadesh | City centre | |
88 |
Wednesday 17th May 2017 | Akbars | City centre | |
89 |
Thursday 2nd November 2017 | EastzEast (Blackfriars) | City centre | |
90 |
Thursday 5th April 2018 | Imli by Lal Qila | City centre | |
91 |
Wednesday 1st August 2018 | Zouk | City centre | |
92 |
Thursday 25th October 2018 | Scene | City centre | |
93 |
Thursday 7th March 2019 | Sangam (town) | City centre | |
94 |
Thursday 4th September 2019 | Wah Ji Wah | City centre | |
95 |
Thursday 28th November 2019 | Rajdoot | City centre | |
96 |
Thursday 5th March 2020 | Indian Tiffin Room | City centre | |
97 |
Thursday 9th July 2020 | Various takeaways | Virtual | |
98 |
Thursday 26th November 2020 | Various takeaways | Virtual | |
99 |
Thursday 12th August 2021 | Scene | City centre | |
100 |
Thursday 14th October 2021 | EastzEast | City centre | |
101 |
Thursday 24th February 2022 | Sangam | City centre | |
102 |
Thursday 26th May 2022 | Akbar's | City centre | |
103 |
Thursday 20th October 2022 | Dishoom | City centre | |
104 |
Thursday 9th March 2023 | Wah Ji Wah | City centre | |
105 |
Thursday 27th July 2023 | Rajdoot | City centre | |
106 |
Thursday 26th October 2023 | Indian Tiffin Room | City centre | |
107 |
Thursday 29th February 2024 | Mowgli Street Food | City centre |