‘Psychic wanted’: intriguing billboard appears on Manchester city centre street

Adverts across Manchester attempt to flog an impressive array of products to the city’s residents - but not too many of them search for someone with the power to see the future.

That, though, is exactly what a bizarre billboard placed in a location near the city centre is currently looking for.

The ad is hoping that a psychic will come forward and is cryptically short of contact details - presumably to ensure that only those whose supernatural abilities are real can respond.

The signage company which placed it admitted it thought it was having its leg pulled when it was first approached, but it soon became clear it was a genuine request.

What is the billboard advertising for a psychic in Manchester all about?

The billboard, which is located on Fairfield Street not far from the Medlock Valley and about a 10-minute walk from Piccadilly train station, says that there is a: “Psychic wanted”.

It then mysteriously says: “You know where to apply”, before providing no other contact details or information on where or how anyone wishing to reply to it should get in touch.

The final item on the billboard is a lime-green triangle.

The advert was put in place on 18 August by signage company Mandoe Media, which admitted that it initially thought the request was a hoax.

Steve Baxter from the firm said: “We were contacted by an individual to place this advertisement seeking a psychic. Initially, we thought it was a joke, but the individual explained that they were deeply serious and wanted to find a genuine psychic.

“They felt the best way to do that would be to put out a ‘psychic wanted’ advert without any contact information, because a good psychic would know exactly when, where, and how to contact them.

“It wasn’t made clear exactly why they were in need of a psychic, maybe they had been swindled by a fake psychic in the past, or perhaps they want clarity on their future, we don’t know, but we are seriously invested in this experiment and it would be incredible if it actually works.”

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the individual paying for the advert wishes to remain anonymous.