Pure Announce July Plans

From Jamie Duggan to DJ Luck & MC Neat........ it's a phat and phunky month at Pure...

"You can expect plenty of action this season at Pure" 69

"Big room clubbing at its biggest" Manchester Evening News

EVERY FRIDAY - 10pm-3am; Free before 10.30 with flyer; £6 B4 11pm, £8 after; £4 NUS all night; £10 VIP

Pure: The Printworks, 27 Withy Grove, Manchester M4 2BS

Capacity: 2500 over the various levels

Dress code: Smart and stylish. No sportswear.

Manchester’s premier nightclub Pure continues its live music Friday night extravaganza… Pure Live. This month they really top the bar. In July Jamie Duggan returns to DJ, with Gracious K performing Migraine Skank live… and the month rounds off with an urban special, with UK garage legends DJ Luck & MC Neat. Add to that the angle grinders, CO2 cannons AND CD giveaway and July is shaping up to be the biggest month yet for Pure Live.

Fridays at the club are about pulling in all the elements of live performance, music and atmosphere, then distilling those elements into what is most pure in nocturnal entertainment. Whether you want to enjoy the smoove grooves of R&B Heaven in Arena 2, the live music in Arena 1 or prefer to recline in the luxury of the VIP club The Island, Pure has it all, plus numerous bars stocked with the finest drinks of humanity… all at extremely reasonable prices.

Already the biggest club in town – with four rooms and an extremely loud Funktion 1 sound system - Pure Live adds to the mix by involving a live element with the nights, whether that be PAs, artists such as JLS and number 1 artist Tinchy Stryder, or stage action.

So in July, kick the weekend off the only way how … at Pure.

Pure Live. Live Pure…

Acts for July 2009:

July 3rd - Fire & Ice Party (Axel Grinder & CO2 ice cannons)

July 10th - Jamie Duggan DJ with Gracious K performing The Migraine Skank live!

July 17th - Pure Anthems (July CD giveaway – 500 copies)

July 24th – UV Rave

July 31st Garage special with DJ Luck & MC Neat

Didsbury welcomes Edinburgh Fringe Previews

Local comedy lovers can take advantage of some great bargains this summer as The Didsbury Comedy Club hosts two nights of full length Edinburgh Fringe Festival preview shows. Based at Didsbury Cricket Club on the first Sunday of the month a combination of some very funny comics, recession friendly prices and a relaxed informal setting have made the Wilmslow Rd venue a firm favourite for those who appreciate a good guffaw.

Sun 5th July sees two very different performers take to the stage - New York's Lewis Schaffer, a circuit favourite for many a year and a rising star of the future in Sheffield's Tom Wrigglesworth whose Edinburgh offering is based on an incident that found him making national headlines last year.

‘Lewis Schaffer has a unique style –
he can insult you and love you in the same sentence.’
Time Out New York

The fastest-talking and most highly-acclaimed middle aged New York Jewish comic living in Peckham returns to Edinburgh with biting political and social satire, shot through with personal trauma.

Lewis Schaffer is an American lured to the UK by his passion for a Scottish woman, then trapped here by an unexpected bond with his children. He isn’t an immigrant. He isn’t a tourist. He’s a hostage - stuck in a strange and alien land with emotions that he needs to deal with.

Lewis Schaffer is filled with hate. He hates women. He hates black people. He hates Jews. He hates you. Yes, you specifically. And – even more – he hates himself. Lewis Schaffer hates his hate: the hate has kept him from fame, fortune and love.

Lewis Schaffer’s quest is to join the great Black American comics – Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, and Richard Pryor - in the comedy pantheon. Is he black enough to succeed? Are you black enough to come along?

‘Fascinating… something interesting is clearly going on here.’ The London Evening Standard

‘A super-sized portion of harsh, angry, and downright offensive one-liners that just happen to be hilarious. Egotistical and vulnerable, almost at the same time.’ Chortle

‘Damn funny.’ The Fest


TOM WRIGGLESWORTH'S OPEN RETURN LETTER TO RICHARD BRANSON

Having witnessed a Virgin Train Manager abuse his position, (Hitler would've watched admiringly, taking notes), Tom writes to Richard Branson about a random act of kindness causing good to triumph over evil. The "SYTYF?" Winner and Chortle Nominee returns with a show about being proud, making a stand, and speaking French.

www.tomwrigglesworth.co.uk

‘COMEDY GIANT... DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BIG COMEDIANS OF THE FUTURE’ Time Out

‘IT’S A JOY TO WATCH AN HOUR AS ORIGINAL AND BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED AS THIS ONE’ Scotsman

The fun takes place at Didsbury Cricket Club, Wilmslow Rd., Didsbury M20 2ZY at 7.45 prompt. Admission is £6 and £5 NUS. The show on Sun 5th July will also be the first and probably last opportunity to buy tickets for the Justin Moorhouse and John Bishop double bill on Sun 2nd August

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Trof Go BBQ Hungry!

The Trof Summer BBQ
Every Saturday

During the summer months things tend to get a little quieter round Fallowfield, well not any more. Starting on the 20th June and continuing every Saturday all the way into September Trof Fallowfield has lined up a tasty selection of day time parties to take place on their trusty little terrace. Each week a different group of people are taking over, promoters, bands, DJs or friends of Trof, selecting the overall vibe of the day and organising music, bands and market stalls.

The people involved represent a decent cross section of the Manchester music scene with new Indie nights one hand to established Techno nights on the other. Not content with just good music the Trof chefs will be serving up high quality BBQ food, Seabass, Steak and a smorgasbord of veggie delights.

It all kicks off at 12pm with music till 1am, when you can retire home tired and refreshed, ready to do it all again the following Saturday.

Event Flyers can be seen here and here.

Line Up:

Saturday 27th June
Micron 15hr Marathon
After the huge success of Micron's last foray into south Manchester they present a 14 hour techno and deep house.
Continues at the Corner 8pm - 2am


Saturday 4th July
Sex with Robots
Electro + Dubstep presented by everyone's favourite robotic DJs
Continues at the Corner 8pm - 2am

Saturday 11th July
New Ears BBQ
Lo-Fi Indie and alternative sounds from the brilliant New Ears blog.

Saturday 18th July
Open Stage Jam BBQ
Live music, drumming and a chance to bring your instruments down to join in on our open stage. Tasty.
Till 1am

Saturday 25th July
Vinyl Frontierz
Vinyl Frontierz play brand spanking new indie and electro mixed eclectically with ska/reggae/rock/funk/punk/classics/soul/alternative music. Woopdewoo!
Till 1am


Saturday 1st August
Murkage BBQ
The Murkage Cartel bring summer vibes to the terrace with hip hop, soul, funk and dancing beats.
Continues at the Corner 8pm - 2am

Saturday 8th August
A Friend of Trof is a Friend of Mine
Trof staff and friends conquer the terrace with live bands and DJs.
Till 1am

Saturday 15th August
The Shoplifter's BBQ
The Shoplifters are a bunch of rather good DJs who frequently rock friday nights at the Deaf Institute, rather than a bunch of hooded reprobates. Remixes galore and a playlist of summer goodness.
Till 1am

Saturday 22nd August
Naive Melody BBQ
Naive Melody residents Slippery People and special guests with the best in Techno, Deep House and Cosmic Disco.
Till 1am

Saturday 29th August
With a Little Help
Due to the success of the all dayer at the Deaf Institute we thought.... why not throw another! Come and spend the day at Trof for a barbie, bands, acoustic sets, DJs and party till the early hours all for £2. All proceeds go to Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy charity.
Till 1am

Saturday 5th September
Underachievers Please Try Harder
Underachievers is a popular night that runs regularly at Saki Bar playing a pick'n'mix of indie-pop both classic and new. Underachievers should probably try our tasty BBQ.
Till 1am

Saturday 12th September
Zutekh
Another favourite from Saki bar these guys play the type of underground techno that dreams are made of, while we serve up the type of meat that burgers are made of.
Till 1am

Trof is located at: 2a Landcross Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6NA
For More info: 0161 257 2159 or email: info@cornercollective.co.uk

Return of the Warehouse Project

The Warehouse Project returns for another 14 week barnstorming run beneath Piccadilly Train station. Just as it was three years ago when they opened those gates to Boddingtons, The Warehouse Project remains a big experiment. One that continues to evolve quite naturally... Never really knowing exactly how its going to turn out, there is nothing that has gone before that does it quite like this. For sure, its going to be another crazy three months in Manchester, with over 60,000 people flocking from around the country to attend these parties.

Season 3 of The Warehouse Project sees a return to Store Street for the final time. With plans for a new hotel and apartment block next door to the site, WHP will be unable to use this space in 2009. Who knows where the next part of the story will take them... in the meantime there’s some serious partying to be had!

“The programme for this years series is, we think, the best yet” says WHP co-founder Sam Kandel. “Its has been gradually pieced together since last October. This year there will be a second more intimate room of music, which has allowed us to go even deeper with the line-ups, putting on some really underground breaking talent in addition to the huge main room action you are used to. The preparation for the annual series has become a genuine labour of love for all involved - now everything is set its time to get moving... Welcome back to The Warehouse.”

Get tickets for this years Warehouse Project

Featuring a staggering 31 parties over 14 weeks the Warehouse Project is a veritable Dante’s Inferno of twisted disco, demonic drum n bass, tribal techno, cultured minimalism, heroic hip-hop, energised electro, underground indie, bass infused dub step and of course, heart-stopping house music all night long!

The carefully programmed nights bring together the best artists from all genres under one hedonistic roof! Featuring the likes of (deep breath) Sasha, Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal, De La Soul, Roots Manuva, Tricky, Sven Vath, Reverend & the Makers, Squarepusher, Locodice, Marky, Goldie, The Whip, Simian Mobile Disco, Pete Tong, Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Danny Howells, Magnetic Man, High Contrast. Richie Hawtin, Gilles Peterson, Erick Morillo, Annie Mac, Black Kids, Sinden, Jeff Mills, Hot Chip, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip (Live), Justice, Ivan Smagghe, Optimo, Ar:Pi:Ar Sound System, John Digweed, Luciano, Jeru the Damaja, Wiley, Scratch Perverts, Flying Lotus, Benga, Plump DJs, James Zabeila, Erol Alkan, Hercules & Love Affair Live, Andy C, Hype, Stanton Warriors, Eric Prydz, Dusty Kid, Timo Maas, Squarepusher (Live), Boys Noize, Modeselektor, Mandy, Steve Lawler and Mancunian legends The Happy Mondays (Live) the Warehouse Project returns with an incredible final run to say ‘goodbye’ to Store Street in fine style.

So without further ado, feast your eyes on this lot and get the diary handy!

Warehouse Project Week One

Friday 26th September


Warehouse Project Launch weekend - Part 1
 Live on the Radio 1 Essential Mix with Sasha, Locodice, Paul Woolford, Tini (Desolat), Greg Lord and Andro 

21:30 to 5:00. Tickets £17.50 advance
 


Saturday 27th September


Warehouse Launch Weekend Part 2
 Basement Jaxx [DJ Set], Duke Dumont, Riton, Disco Bloodbath, Krysko, Greg Lord
21:30 to 5:00. Tickets £17.50

Warehouse Project Week 2

Friday 3rd October
 10 Years of Valve Sound System
 In Association with BBC 1Xtra
 DJ Marky 
 Goldie 
 Lemon D & Dillinja
 Chase & Status - Live feat Plan B
 N-Type & Hatcha 
 Dexter (The Avalanches)
 Plus very special live guest...
 Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan)
 Prophecy & Mark OD
 21:30 05:00 // £15 advance*
 


Saturday 4th October
 Eat Your Own Ears presents
 Reverend & The Makers - Live
 Tricky - Live
 The Whip Live 
 Late Of The Pier Live
 Simian Mobile Disco (DJ Set)
 Four Tet (DJ set)
Max Tundra
 Eat Your Own Ears DJs
 Will (Tramp) 
 "The Official In The City Launch Party"
 20:30 05:00 // £17.50 advance*



Warehouse Project Week 3

Friday 10th October

The Essential Mix Party, playing live on Radio 1
Pete Tong 
 Deadmau5 live 
 Steve Angello 
 Danny Howells presents
 Dig Deeper 
 Krysko 

21:30 to 5:00, tickets are £15 advance

Saturday 11th October

The Ape 3rd Birthday

In association with 1Xtra

Roots Manuva Full Live Show
 Skream & Benga present Magnetic Man, Live
 The Bug, Live, High Contrast, Shy FX, Krafty Kuts
, Marcus Intalex, Alix Perez, Virus Syndicate, Boxcutter Live, Rich Reason & Ken Evil
 MCs: Tonn Piper & Mad Rush
21:30 to 05:00 // £15 advance*


Warehouse Project Week 4

Friday 17th October
21.30-05.00 £20.00
 Richie Hawtin
Gaiser (Live)
Barem
+ many more
£17.50 advance
 


Saturday 18th October
 Live at The Warehouse Project
 Dizzee Rascal Live
 Plastic Little - Live
 Riz MC - Live 
 Riot Jazz - Live
 Gilles Peterson 
 Daddy G (Massive Attack)
 Andy Peek 
 Darren Laws 
 Sketch City 
 Rich Reason
 Ken Evil 
 Hosted by Tonn Piper
 21:00 05:00 // £17.50advance
 


Warehouse Project Week 5

Friday 24th October
 Subliminal Sessions
 Erick Morillo 
 Krysko
+ many more
21:00 05:00 // £17.50advance
 


Saturday 25th October

Annie Mac (Radio One) presents
 Black Kids Live, Annie Mac, Herve
 A-Trak, Surkin 
 Toddla T, Drop The Lime and Andro
Micron 
 21:00 05:00 // £15 advance

Warehouse Project Week Six

Friday 31st October
Show TBA
21:00 - 04:00
£20.00 Advance
 


Saturday 1st November
 ‘Exhibitionist’
 Jeff Mills 
 Special Guest TBA
 Jamie Jones 
 Hot Chip (Jo & Al DJ Set)
 Ame (Innervisions)
 Dixon (Innervisions)
 Greg Lord & Andro

21:30 till 5:00 £17.50 tickets


Warehouse Project Week Seven

Friday 7th November
 Bestival Re-Union 
 De La Soul - Live 
 Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - Live
 Florence & The Machine - Live
 Rob Da Bank 
 Tom Middleton
 DJ Kentaro 
 Rich Reason & more

21:00 to 4:00. £17.50 advance
 


Saturday 8th November
 The Chibuku Party 
 Justice (DJ Set) 
 DJ Medhi (Ed Banger)
 Busy P (Ed Banger)
 So Me (Ed Banger)
 Ivan Smagghe 
 The Presets Live
 Optimo Espacio 
 Fake Blood
 Yuksek 

21:30 05:00. £17.50 advance
 



Warehouse Project Week Eight

Friday 14th November
 Cocoon 
 Sven Vath 
 Extrawelt Live 
 Tobi Neumann 
 Raresh, Rhadoo & Pedro - 6hrs
 (Ar:Pi:Ar Sound System)
 Andro 
 21:30 05:00 // £17.50 advance
 

Saturday 15th November
 Goodgreef 8th Birthday
 Eddie Halliwell 
 Giusseppe Ontavani - Live
 John O¹Callaghan 
 Greg Downey
 Organ Donors
 Special guest TBA
 21:00 05:00 // £17 advance


Warehouse Project Week Nine

Friday 21st November
 John Digweed 
 Luciano 
 Cadenza Records presents
 Thomas Melchior / 
 Melchior Productions
 Alejandro Vivanco 
 Reboot - Live
Krysko
 In association with Resident Advisor
 21:30 05:00 // £17.50 advance
 
 Saturday 22nd November
 Ape presents Beatdown
 Jeru The Damaja Live
 Wiley Live 
 Beardyman - Live 
 DJ Yoda 
 Scratch Perverts & Dynamite MC
 Logistics 
 Commix
 Flying Lotus &
 The Gaslamp Killer
 Benga 
 Mary Anne-Hobbs (Radio 1)
 Caspa & Rusko 
 Mala (DMZ) 
 Rich Reason & Tonn Piper
 21:00 05:00 // £15 advance


Warehouse Project Week Ten

Friday 28th November
 Plump DJs
 James Zabiela
 Nic Fanciulli
 Adam Freeland
 James Lavelle
 Meat Katie
 Krysko
 Rich Reason
 21:30 05:00 // £15 advance

 Saturday 29th November
 Erol & Friends 
 Hercules & Love Affair Live
 Special guest TBA
 Erol Alkan
 Switch 
 Brodinski
 Riotous Rockers
 Room 2:
 Beyond The Wizards Sleeve
 (Erol Alkan & Richard Norris)
 Rub N Tug, Micron, Andro
 Line-up under construction
 21:30 05:00 // £15 advance


Warehouse Project Week Eleven

Friday 5th December
 The Metropolis Birthday
 Andy C
DJ Hype 
 LTJ Bukem
 Friction 
 Noisia 
 London Elektricity (DJ Set)
 Stanton Warriors
 The Freestylers 
 Skream / Youngsta 
 C2C present Beat Torrent
 Prophecy & Mark OD
 Silver
The Steppahs
MC's: GQ, Conrad, Tonn Piper, Daddy Earl, Magika, ID, Skeez
 21:30 05:00 // £15 advance
 


Saturday 6th December
 Eric Prydz 
 Sander Kleinenberg
 Format3 feat 
 Timo Maas, Martin Buttrich & Skin
 Dusty Kid Live 
 Krysko 
 21:30 05:00 // £15 advance*


Warehouse Project Week Twelve

Friday 12th December

Squarepusher (Full Live Show),
 Luke Vibert 

Full line-up under construction

21:30 to 4:00. £17.50 advance
 


Saturday 13th December

Very Special guests announced August 30th at 9am

Simian Mobile Disco - Live
 Justin Robertson 
 Krysko 
 Greg Lord 
 21:30 05:00 // Tickets are £20 in advance.

Warehouse Project Week Thirteen

Friday 19th December

Special Guest
Boys Noize, Modeselektor Live
, MANDY, Andrew Weatherall, Paranoid London featuring
 Paris Broutledge. Greg Lord and Andro

21:00 to 4:00. Tickets are £16.50

Saturday 20th December

The Swedish House Mafia:
Axwell, Steve Angello
 & Sebastian Ingrosso [5 hour set] and
Krysko

21:30 to 5:00. Tickets are £17.50.

Warehouse Project Week Fourteen

Boxing Day/Night at the Warehouse
Friday 26th December
Steve Lawler, Mark Knight, Paul Woolford, Krysko
21:00 to 5:00. Tickets are £15 advance

Saturday 27th December
Event and line ups to be confirmed.

Sunday 28th December

The Hacienda presents
 Happy Mondays Live at Manchester Warehouse Project

Special Guests: Mike Pickering, Peter Hook (New Order), Jon Dasilva 

20:30 to 2:30. £28.50 advance
 tickets.

New Years at the Warehouse Project

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Warehouse Project
NYE

Full line ups will be announced later in the year, reserve your tickets now for just £25

Final Warehouse project 2008 Party
New Years Day 


The Closing Party Farewell to Store Street.

The line up has not yet been announced, but tickets are available now for £17.50

Sankeys featuring Steve Lawler

Although thus far the summer has been something of a wash out, the club voted 17th best in the world in DJmagazine can always be relied upon as a ray of sunshine in any clubber’s week. The cutting edge venue promises to delight with a programme of fresh and exciting nights lined up throughout August. Following the success of Friday favourites Defected In the House and Bugged Out in July, August promises more in the way of new house as well as some Mancunian favourites.:

August kicks of with the well established electro house club night, Electric Vendetta featuring a hand picked line-up of DJs including German DJ/Producer, Thomas Gold and Filthy Rich. The electronic vibe continues into August with Voodoo Circus, featuring Jesse Rose and Brodinski. August 22nd sees the start of popular Mancunian night Sequence residency. Famed for its techno beats, guest DJ Robert Hood looks set to bring some of his innovative minimal Detroit techno to this corner of Manchester. And, of course, Sankeys is delighted to welcome back one of clubland’s true greats – Steve Lawler – back in Manchester and back behind Sankeys’ decks.

With its reputation as the nocturnal haven for those seeking the best clubbing experience on a Friday in Manchester, Sankeys serves up the ultimate all-night option:

Pure's upcoming gigs in Manchester

Pure in the Printworks: July's Disco Info

My friends, welcome to Pure, the one-stop shop and disco destination. With a gargantuan 80,000 square feet of partying space, a 2,500 capacity, and a £300,000 Funktion-One sound system spread over two cavernous rooms, CO2 and confetti cannons and full light show, Pure is LOUD… and always packed to the rafters with revellers. Here’s the full line-up for June 2008:
Wed:Rollerdisco

Manchester’s only roller disco with 600 disco dancers … on wheels! Drinks are from £1 and it’s free entry

Fri: on rotation

Friday July 4th
Galaxy Anthems: Galaxy Playlist withKriss Knight & Carl Kennedy

Friday July 11th
Clubland – massive club night brought fresh to Manchester’s biggest dancefloor!

Friday July 18th
Hard2Beat: Bassline & club anthems withSean Halliwell & Carl Kennedy

Friday July 25th
Ministry of Sound’s Dance Nation: Dance anthems (plus massive CD giveaways)


Sat: Pure Saturdays

Big Brassy Saturday party night with Kriss Knight, Carl Kennedy and Sean Halliwell in the Main Room… or jump into the Funktion Room with DJ Murray for some chart, indie and party sounds, or on the decks in The Lounge is David Dawood, the man behind the track Flexin’, on Blue’s second album ‘One Love’.

Add into the mix the ample bar space (including new bar in the main room) and a whole run of V.I.P. areas including The Island (separate access, private rooms with views over the club, with dining areas) as well as the bar Pure Sessions, with resident and Galaxy presenter Ant Payne – and it’s pretty much impossible to want for anything else. So why waste any more time planning your Friday night? Think big. Think Pure.

Manchester's Summer Festival

Summer is coming to Manchester....no, really.

Read more on Summer in the Park

The team behind the UK’s largest food and drink festival has a new challenge on their hands…they’re bringing a sumptuous summer to Manchester, in the form of a new festival that will celebrate everything that is excellent about food, drink and music in the region.

Summer in the Park is the first event of its kind, bringing together food, drink, and, (this being Manchester) music. Taking place 12th – 13th July in Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield (near the City Centre), the Festival will offer food, drink and music lovers two jam packed days filled with the best restaurants, chefs, food, drink and music that the region has to offer.

A veritable ‘food and drink concert’, the ‘headliners’ at this event will combine top chefs and musical talent. Split into designated areas, the Summer in the Park site will create a food and drink haven, each offering a fabulous experience:

Dine in the park: Manchester restaurant showcase

Up to 30 of Greater Manchester’s best restaurants and chefs will host their own kitchen stations serving sample portions, including Shimla Pinks, Tampopo, Carlcuccios, Chaophraya and Michael Caines Restaurants. This will bring attendees the chance try and buy a diversity of the cuisines available at Manchester’s restaurants in an affordable, relaxed Festival environment.

Learn in the Park: Cookery Theatre

For budding cooks and foodie enthusiasts, Learn in the Park is the ideal platform to pick up tips and hints from some of the UK’s leading chefs including Michael Caines and lots more to be announced. Learn in the Park will feature cookery demonstrations from the experts as well as talks, Q and As, celebrity book-signings and advice. More celebrity chefs will soon be announced.

Drink in the park: Real ale and wine village
Drink in the Park will provide a place to try and buy the region’s finest ales, and stunning wines with a local twist too!

Manchester Wine.
Manchester’s favourite independent bar ‘Odd’ will be bringing their inimitable style to the Festival, and transforming an area of the park into a wine Odd-yssey! This is attendees’ opportunity to try and buy new and old world wines, specially selected for Summer in the Park, and all with a local twist. Wine tastings will be hosted by experts throughout the weekend and a tasting table will be sampling hourly.
www.oddbar.co.uk
www.myspace.com/oddbarmanchester

Real ale
Meanwhile, a Greater Manchester Ale Bar will feature a huge showcase of the region’s brewers! Greater Manchester has the highest concentration of micro breweries in the UK, and Summer in the Park will celebrate this by allowing Festival-goers the chance to sample them all under one roof!
The summer beers showcase will be a one-off for real ale lovers, with all breweries in the region invited to take part, including Marble, Hydes, Phoenix, and Bank Top.


Produce in the park: Local producers market
The North West offers some of the best in regional produce, and no summer food festival would be complete without a regional producers market. Produce in the Park will enable festival revellers to sample and buy a fabulous and comprehensive range of regional produce to take home, as well as meet the producers themselves.


Read more on Manchester Restaurants in our guide to eating out in Greater Manchester. Hundreds of restaurant listings, reviews and features, written by local critics and our vast readership.

Interview: In Bed With Space' Smokin Jo Lawler

In Bed With Space returns at Sankeys, Manchester.


Buy Sankeys Tickets (WHLN is an official outlet for tickets to Sankeys events)

Interview with Smokin 'Jo'


I always like to start off an interview with a fun question, so this time I think we'll go for one relating to international hits. If you could pull a one off "hit" (as in a murder) on a politician or famous statesperson with absolutely no fear of reprisals… Who would you "hit"?

No-one, sorry but I don't believe in killing people, what a strange question.

You obviously get asked this question all the time, so it's hopefully one you'll have a pretty good answer for, obviously DJing is mainly a male profession so what did you have to do differently in the early days of your career to stand out against male DJs?

Yes I have been asked this a million times... yawn... ha ha... to be honest I didn't have to do anything differently; I just did what I loved doing and made sure I did it well. I guess I stood out because they were not many female dj's back then and the guys expected me to be shit and I wasn't so they took notice I guess. I would say it would be harder to stand out now as there are so many women behind the decks. I just don't know what the big deal is anyway you don't need a dick to dj!

You're a very good looking woman; you have a distinctive style and a beautiful smile. Who would I have to be to stand a chance of getting a date with you out on a midweek night, and how good would I have to be to stand a change of getting a kiss on the way home?

Thanks for the compliments but I have a boyfriend so I would not be going on a date with anyone I'm afraid.

Club Nude is the follow up to Nasty Dirty Sex Music, a night very popular with DSI’ers and clubbers, and we've read in an interview that you'd like it to be an "anything goes" kinda night… What kind of "anything goes" behaviour would you yourself most like to get involved in?

Anything goes means anything goes; wear what you want, do what you want, we encourage all types of people to come to our parties and express themselves in whatever way they choose. Some do come naked actually, naked guy has been to a few of our parties but also very flamboyantly dressed people too, our performers are the ones usually to crazy.

Again, with regards to your music you seem to play genres of music that some dance music fans have felt have fragmented the scene, such as deep house and the dirtier techno strains. What would you say to people who argue that too much fragmentation is ruining dance music?

I would say they are talking utter rubbish, deep house and techno were the first forms of "house" music anyway so how can that fragement the scene, I would say the need for some people to label music is where the confusion lies.

How did it feel to be the only female DJ to win DJ Magazine's DJ of the year award, and do you feel that the competition has now become meaningless with the internet orchestrated vote rigging and other scandals that seems to surround the competition?

It felt really good and a bit unreal at the time, I had only been dj-ing for 1 and half years so to win was amazing. The way the awards are organised now has changed it alot as you say, it is more like who can get all their mates to vote competition. I feel it is unrealistic to call it the Top Dj, as in who is the best, it should be the Most Popular Dj as usually alot of the best dj's are very low down or not even it in at all, trance dj's will always place higher as generally they play to bigger crowds and our more mainstream… maybe they should spilt the awards and have an underground scene award as well.

Do you think the internet has become an important part of dance music promotions? I can see you have a myspace profile for both yourself and club nude. I see you have an account for yourself on Dontstayin.com but it's not really been used that much. What do you think of the website, and what power do you think it can give to the dance music scene?

Yes it has and it's a great tool for reaching out to as many people as possible and a way to connect with clubbers. For Dj's and labels it has been and excellent way to get music quickly and cheaply and for promoters a easy paper free way to promote their nights. I love myspace as it's so easy to update and keep people aware of what you are doing. I can see what other people are up to and it's also fun as well. I was on DSI for a while but as we slowed down on our events I have not gone on as much as I used to. DSI is a great place for clubbers though, I think it's the way forward, it also give clubbers a voice.

Many people have said that the clubbing scene has progressed from an "us" culture to a "me" culture over the past 15 years with concepts such as peace, unity and respect being traded for more personally fulfilling ideals. What effect do you think this has had on the scene as a whole over that time period?

I am not sure about the whole ‘me’ thing? I think people still gather together to club as one and be around others. I would say drugs like Ketamine has had more of an effect on the scene than anything - the happy dancy vibe has been replaced with a room full of zombies , staggering around instead! It has also changed some of the music to cater for the Ketamine crowd, repetitive bleeps and noises over a beat… actually that kinda describes some of the tunes I play… ha ha… DOH!

You're playing the opening party for Space Ibiza at Sankey's in Manchester in the UK. I understand you've played for clubs in all four corners of the globe, so which club would you most like to play in again, and what kind of set would you play there?

I would like to play at Warung/Made in Brazil again as it is the most spectacular location by the beach and at the edge of the jungle. When the sun rises it comes through the huge glass windows making the place surreal, the crowd are gorgeous and clued up musically. I didn't play my best last time as I was jet lagged, tired form a 2 weeks tour and had food poisoning so I would like to go back and rock it properly with some deep melodic grooves.

In Bed With Space takes place this Sunday - get your hands on tickets at our Sankeys Tickets website.

Paradise Factory: Weekend Eighteen

As May ushers in its second bank holiday it’s an irregular weekend once more for the 112-116 behemoth. Eschewing the Friday night in favour of making the most of the elongated weekend and partying down on Sunday, they welcome back some of the firm favourites from earlier on in the year with two spellbinding gigs to whet the appetites of Mancunia’s club land observers.

Marine Parade return after their roadblock party in February for another stunning soiree. Once again Adam Freeland and Evil Nine head off proceedings, the two artists whose canny knack of surmising electro, acid house, techno and swaggering indie rock atop a clattering breakbeat undercurrent continues to hold them in adulation of ravers across the globe. Both have completed ridiculously well received compilations for well known brands in the last eighteen months, Freeland Global Underground and Evil Nine fabricLIVE, and are preparing for a summer crammed with Ibiza and festival dates. Joining them is Marine Parade’s bright new hope Alex Metic. Possessing an equally cunning lack of disregard for genres, Alex’s tune skirt electro, house, breaks and synth pop.

Then on Sunday the star of the opening weekend Steve Angello returns once more, this time with a showcase for his own imprint Size Records alongside German powerhouse Tom Novy. Despite being a measly 23 of age, Angello really has got the world at his fingertips, rapidly becoming one of house music’s biggest stars and one of the few acts who can balance the underground effortlessly with crossover appeal; check how his dance floors will be populated not only by a bevy of girls, but by men more eager to hear his sounds than goggle at his many admirers. Novy is equally as versatile, his recent compilation for Toolroom Knights demonstrating his far reaching appeal.

Krysko and Stereo Slut back them up for a perfect double-header.



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Goodgreef at the Warehouse Project

Goodgreef Xtra Hard Crazy Circus
Sunday 25th May 2008

at the Warehouse Project (Beneath Piccadilly Station)
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GG is back at the infamous Warehouse project where our last show saw a record sell out four weeks in advance. Do not miss your opportunity to witness the ‘Greatest Hard Dance Show on Earth’!

Ringmasters for the evening Alex Kidd and the Tidy Boys host a line up of beat juggling performers to truly bring out the clown in all of us. With the colossal ‘warehouse project’ set as the ‘big top’ it’s time to witness the spectacle of a lifetime.

Keeping in theme for the show we are delivering a true Hardstyle phenomenon to light a flame in each of you. Two of the finest purveyors of the hard stuff come direct from its home in The Netherlands for an exclusive back to back performance. Lady Dana the world’s leading, female Hardstyle artiste, teams up with the bpm smashing strongman DJ Luna.

Filth acrobats take to the stage next with legendary duo Paul Glazby and Ben Stevens in a back to back vicious circle extravaganza to blow the big top! Radio 1’s own top Hard Dance showstopper Kutski with be dropping, cutting, scratching and juggling his way though a mixing routine the likes of which you’ve never seen. Resident rising stars Morgan and the Tidy DJ’s complement a line up set to stick out as one of the pinnacles of the hard dance calendar in 2008. Dust off the wigs, bring out the face paints, come get involved the Goodgreef Xtra Hard Crazy Circus is coming into town…


Goodgreef Xtra Hard - Crazy Circus
Bank Holiday Sunday 25th May 2008
@ The Warehouse Project, Store st, Beneath Piccadilly Station, Manchester, M1 2GH

Featuring:
Tidy Boys
Alex Kidd
Lady Dana b2b Luna (UK Exclusive)
Kutski
Paul Glazby b2b Ben Stevens (Vicious Circle Showcase)
Morgan vs. Tidy DJ’s
9pm – 5am
Early Bird Tickets £15 / £20 Standard / M.O.T.D

Updated Paradise Listings

Hot off the press are TWO Bank Holiday Sunday sessions, first up Yousef’s Circus and guests on May 4th followed by a Size Records party with Steve Angello and Tom Novy on Sunday May 25th.

Diplo and A-Trak also guest on Thursday May 1st for a Belly of the Beast birthday party and there’s a special Wednesday session with High Contrast and the Scratch Perverts on Wednesday June 3rd.

Some line ups have changed, so please have a look through to see what’s new as Princess Street heads towards a closing weekend climax on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th June.

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Coming Up On Princess Street…

In Session with: Metropolis
Friday 25th April
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Lemon D & Dillinja
Subfocus
Nu:Tone
Marcus Intalex
Prophecy & Mark OD
Tonn Piper & more
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 26th April
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Adam Beyer
Jamie Jones
& Hector
(Crosstown Rebels)
Greg Lord
Krysko
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am


Belly Of The Beast Birthday
Thursday 1st May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Belly Of The Beast Birthday
Diplo
A-Trak
Zombie Disco Squad
Metalink
Plus v v special guest
£7 advance


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 3rd May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
At Futuresonic
Venetian Snares
Mike Paradinas
Tim Exile
Luke Vibert
Bogdan Raczynski
DJ Rephlex Records
Ed DMX
Computer Controlled DJs
£15 advance
10pm – 4am


Circus
Sunday 4th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Sebastian Ingrosso(Swedish House Mafia/ Size Records)
Yousef
Streetlife DJs
Krysko
Stereo Slut
£12 advance
10pm – 4am


In Session with: Afrika Bambaata
Friday 9th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
The Real Godfather of Electro - Afrika Bambaataa
Caspa & Rusko
Tom Middleton
Riz MC - Live
Rich Reason
Ken Evil
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 10th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Rejekts
Pig & Dan(Cocoon)
Ian Taylor
The Rejekts
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am


In Session with: Metropolis presents Tru Playaz vs Progression Sessions
Friday 16th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
DJ Hype
LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad
Pascal
Prophecy & Mark OD
Tonn Piper & more
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 17th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Innervisions Special
Dixon
Chateau Flight / I:cube
Krysko
Danny Mac
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 24th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN:
Marine Parade Bank Holiday special:
Adam Freeland
Evil Nine
Alex Metric
Rich Reason
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am


Size Records Special
Sunday 25th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN:
Steve Angello
Tom Novy
Krysko
Stereo Slut
£12 advance
10pm – 4am


In Session with: Felix
Friday 30th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Felix Da Housecat
More TBC
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 31st May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Manchester Residents Say Goodbye:
Krysko & Lord (b2b)
Slippery People
Kelvin Brown
Iain Taylor
Les Croasdaile
Bucky
Greg Vickers
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am


Wednesday Special
Wednesday 3rd June
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
High Contrast
Scratch Perverts
Rich Reason
Hit & Run
Big Bad Breaks
Tonn Piper
10pm – 4am
£8 advance


Closing Party Part One
Friday 6th June
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Boys Noize
Brodinski
Black Ghosts
Andro
10pm – 4am
£10 advance + members


Closing Party Part Two
Saturday June 7th
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Very special guest to be announced
Plus
Gilles Peterson
Prins Thomas
Unabombers
Krysko
Greg Lord
£12 advance
10pm – 4am

Warehouse Project Lost Weekends

The Warehouse Project 2008
Lost Weekends (Parts 2 and 3)
2nd to the 4th of May, and the 23rd to the 25th May

Beneath Piccadilly Train Station
Store Street
Manchester M1 2GH


WHP 08
The Warehouse Project Presents:
THE LOST WEEKENDS – Part 2

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Saturday 3rd May - Cocoon at The Warehouse Project.

For many of us, the Cocoon event at last years Warehouse Project was
THE stand out night of the whole three months. A full house already high
on the excitement and anticipation of finally seeing Sven Vath back in
Manchester, fused with the hypnotic, tripped out techno to create an
atmosphere and vibe reminiscent of Cocoon's very own mega raves in
Ibiza and Frankfurt. In May we prepare to do it all again as we welcome
three of dance musics finest artistic talent to celebrate the first May Bank
Holiday.Cocoon style.

Ricardo Villalobos

One man party machine Ricardo Villalobos has been on our hit list for
sometime. The Chilean born DJ has an unbridled passion for music that
has seen him perform in all four corners of the globe and produce
countless tracks for seminal labels, Playhouse and Perlon. Last years
mixed reception to his Fabric mix took little away from the fact that he is
one of the few artists in the world able to release a high profile mix made
up entirely of his own compositions. Epic remixes of Shackleton's “Blood
On My Hands” and Depeche Mode's “Sinner in Me” offered proof if it were
needed, that Villalobos has very few peers when it comes to creating such
astonishing minimal techno.


Raresh


Raresh, alongside fellow Romanians Rhadoo and Petre Inspirescu,
emerged as one of the brightest young talents in minimal techno in 2007.
The trio's label Ar:pi:ar has been supported hugely by the likes of Ricardo
Villalobos, Luciano and Sven Vath with the warm, spaced-out house and
techno so characteristic of Raresh's own DJ sets. This will be the
Manchester debut of a man destined for bigger things in 2008 with slots
already lined up for the summer season with Circo Loco and Cocoon's
Ibiza residencies.

Josh Wink

Josh Wink returns to Manchester after a four year hiatus. DJ, remixer,
label owner and artist, Wink is another man who is held in such high
regard by fellow artists and dancefloor aficionado's alike. With a trademark
sound that straddles the gaps between house and techno and a string of
era defining releases (“Higher State of Consciousness” anyone?!), Josh
Wink remains a hugely inspirational force to many of today's electronic
artists.

Friday 2nd May
Radio Soulwax presents Niteversions (Live)
2manydjs, Brodinski, and more
£17.50 / 9:30pm - 5am

Saturday 3rd May
Cocoon, Ricardo Villalobos, Josh Wink, Raresh
£17.50 / 9:30pm - 5am


Sunday 4th May
Ape Vs Metropolis
Roni Size, Andy C, Dj Yoda's Magic Cinema Show, Skream, Digital Mystikz, Rich Reason & Tonn Piper
£15 / 9:30pm - 5am


Friday 23rd May:
Sasha, Special guest to be announced, Krysko
£17.50 / 9.30pm - 5am

Saturday 24th May
Turbo Recordings Party
Tiga, Erol Alkan, Hercules & Love Affair - Live, plus more artists TBA, Andro
£15 / 9.30pm - 5am


Sunday 25th May
GOODGREEF

Paradise Factory Manchester: Weekend Fourteen

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Once again 112-116 clutch a clubbing conglomerate for the weekend with an ear shredding assault.

Friday sees the return of Metropolis for their monthly residency with a staggeringly scary jungle onslaught, and Saturday sees more action from the crème de la crème of European house and techno stalwarts. Exceedingly good, as some cake aficionado would no doubt say.

Metropolis are certified heavyweights for the drum n bass scene in the north, and this line-up is typical of their unrelenting strength in the genre. Valve sound system bad boys Dillinja and Lemon D are in the house, the tag team who do grimy like no other. Simply the heaviest deebee on the planet, they’re speaker shredding status remains undimmed. Subfocus, the multi talented DJ/Producer who continues to wow crowds on the back of Andy C’s tutelage and Ram records endorsed finery joins Dutch powerhouses Noisia and the soulful don Nu:Tone, whilst Metropolis bring the sickness with their own Tonn piper and MC DRS.

One night later, it’s the turn of the brutality to shift unflinchingly from scattershot breakbeat led madness to the power slam of four four grooves. Swedish techno baron Adam Beyer is headlining, and a man completely at the cusp of the modern rave resurgence. His stripped back productions showcase a man constantly at the avant-garde of electronica’s latest experiments, bristling with powerful bass lines and evocative, cunning riffs. Someone else straddling the pinnacle is Jamie Jones, a figure shrouded in hype and more importantly enough talent to rise above it convincingly.

He’s joined by hector, the lynchpin of the UK’s most forward thinking vinyl emporium Phonica and a man possessing a glee ridden attachment to the nuances of jack’s groove.


The Full Line-Up Details

In Session with: Metropolis
Friday 25th April
@ 112 - 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Dillinja & Lemon D
Subfocus
Noisia
Nu:Tone
Tonn Piper
MC DRS
10pm - 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door

Saturdays at 112 - 116 Princess Street
Saturday 26th April
@ 112 - 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Adam Beyer
Jamie Jones
Hector
Greg Lord
Krysko
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm - 4am

Relish launch new Grill

The "new" Grill at Relish opened this weekend. The design team have created a stylish concept using classic browns and contemporary pink. The Grill has a New York influence with Steaks and Burgers becoming its speciality with our new chef creating several signature dishes. Our menu also has a tasty selection of pastas, fish and Salads. Try our Coconut prawn salad if you are looking for a taste sensation.
Click "Grill" to see our full menu

Lunch offers: We are offering 40% off the food bill for lunch between 12-3pm.

Guilty Pleasures moves to Mint Lounge

Guilty Pleasures: A whole new world

Moving house is one of the most stressful things you can ever do. It starts of fairly well with a plan, lists, assigned boxes for relevant items etc, but then you get complacent and think “Yeah, I’ve got LOADS of time to do this, I’ll just have a sit down for a minute and watch this Danielle Steele film” and before you know it the removal men are there and you’re screaming round your house throwing shower gel, trainers and kettles into the same box as whatever is left in your food cupboard whilst wearing awful clothes and on the verge of tears. But despite all this, Guilty Pleasures is packing its bags and bidding a fond farewell to One Central Street before unpacking its pop records, Wham! posters and flexi discs in its new home at The Mint Lounge on Oldham Street on Friday, May 9th.

Arranging his ELO records chronologically on his brand new flat pack shelves will be Sean Rowley, playing his best pop party records ever, whilst Anna Greenwood circulates the vol-au-vents, drinking far too heavily before leading everyone in a conga around their new home, accidentally knocking the carriage clock off the mantelpiece.

Father Jesmond will be blessing the new home before taking your confessions in the booth and offering penance of Holy Vodka for all you sinners.

An addition to our spanking new home will be a separate room for soft rock and slowies, an ideal place for a quick snog or tops and fingers. It’s better than on top of a pile of coats in the back bedroom after all.

With still much more to be announced the unveiling of our all singing, all dancing new look Guilty Pleasures will be the BEST party in town. Well for this week at least.

Join us for a new dawn in our pop spectacular!

Launch night: Friday 9th May
The Mint Lounge
Oldham Street
Manchester

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Friday 11th April:
Ed Banger Records!
DJ Feadz, DJ Mehdi, Vicarious Bliss, Prostitutes + Policemen, V’s Sex With Robots

Just three weeks after ripping up our Easter Warehouse party along with SebastiAN, Busy P sends over three of his trusted party boys for another instalment of all things Ed Banger. DJ Feadz leaves Uffie popping her glock in Paris and is joined by DJ Medhi and Vicarious Bliss for a sonic onslaught of epic proportions.
Whist we probably aren’t supposed to have favourites in the office, we have to admit that we are really quite parshal to DJ Feadz. Having worked with the likes of Mr. Oizo early on in his career, Feadz has trailblazed his way through releases on uber cool Berlin label B-Pitch Control aswell as his mountain of work on Ed Banger. Keep an eye out for tracks off his ace new “Happy Meal” EP this Friday from a DJ with a truly unique style and sound.

Do you know what they call DJ Mehdi in France? They call him the “French Pharrel”. Why? Because he has that golden touch and whatever he makes, remixes or produces tends to be of top class quality. Through the years he’s worked with Daft Punk, MC Solaar, Chromeo, Cassius and Busy P on projects that have crossed genres and spanned a hundred copy cat attempts. Like Feadz, Mehdi is no slouch when it comes to spinning records so expect fireworks when the two get a rare chance to man the decks together.


Famed for his tune “Theme From Vicarious Bliss” (as played by everyone from 2ManyDJ’s to Dave Clarke) is a man very much in demand with Ladytron, N*E*R*D, and The Mystery Jets all calling upon his remix and production skills. Our tip for the Ed Banger artist most likely to breakthrough in 2008, Mr. Bliss plays bass heavy electro and heads up the support in the main room.
Vicarious Bliss Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/myvicariousbliss
So there’s the low down. But then again you know what to expect from this lot by now…mad 80’s samples, electroid craziness, stabbing synths, a huge heap of wonkyness and a few hundred people going mental. Who said the French were boring?! See you down the front!

Don’t forget the loft…

Whilst the French do their thing in the main room, don’t forget to check out the loft. Two of Manchester’s premier electro collectives, Prostitutes & Policeman and Sex With Robots, battle it out for the whole night.



Saturday 12th April:
Derrick Carter + Carl Craig
Derrick Carter [ 5hr anything goes set ]
Carl Craig, Krysko, Greg Lord


One for lovers of all things Chicago and Detroit on Saturday 12th April as two of the most revered artists in modern day house and techno join up for a very special night. Derrick Carter has long been a favourite in these parts with epic, tequila soaked DJ sets trademarked by Carter’s unmistakable “boompty boomp” sound and jacked up Chicago beats. Expect something a little different this time around as Carter embarks on a five hour “anything goes” set likely to take in disco, funk, italo, acid and of course, Chicago house.

Perhaps more exciting is that whilst this goes on in the main room, Carl Craig takes control of the loft. Dancefloor experimentalist and top Detroit techno producer Carl Craig has few equals in terms of the artistry, influence, and diversity of his recordings. A key player in Detroit techno’s second wave, Carl Craig continues to wow through his soul infused productions and hugely influential Planet E label. His appearance in such an intimate and atmospheric space should provide one of the highlights of our short tenure of 112-116 Princess Street.


Five of the best Carl Craig productions and remixes:
Detroit Experiment – “Think Twice”
CC takes Donald Bryd’s jazz-funk classic, throws in some of the best jazz, funk and soul players that Detroit has to offer and comes up with this. Incredible Detroit house that builds and builds and makes dancefloors explode. A favorite a Manchester’s sadly departed Electric Chair.

Innerzone Orchestra – “Bug In A Bass Bin”.
Said to be CC most influential record. Primarily a techno – jazz track, jungle produces such as Goldie, Fabio and Grooverider picked up the record and began playing it at vastly greater speeds than the records was originally intended for. As a result, Drum N Bass was born.

Paperclip People – “Throw”.
A record played by generations of house and techno DJ’s drawn to a timeless record that combines drama, spontaneity and a little bit of craziness. Jumps out of modern DJ sets like a demented jack in the box and never fails to get a dance floor moving.
Incognito – “Out Of The Storm (C’s Planet E Special Mix)”
CC takes Incognito’s jazz – funk original and makes an epic down tempo record drenched in soul. Not a tune that your likely to hear in a club, this is said to be one of CC personal favorites as he takes a beautiful piece of music and adds an unmistakable Detroit twist.

Theo Parrish – “Falling Up (Carl Craig Remix)”
CC biggest tract of recent years and acclaimed by critics and dancefloors like. Described by CC himself as “a great experiment” the track came with very few parts meaning CC had to recreate virtually the entire record. In a word: Huge!

Northern Funk returns

RETURN OF N’ FUNK

From 1996 to 2006 Northern Funk was Manchester’s premier Friday function. Launched at the Attic nightclub as a spin off to our highly successful Funkademia nights before moving onto Subspace & Zumeba selling out all three venues every single Friday for 10 years.

When Zumeba was sold on in 2006 we thought it was probably right to put both Northern Funk & Funkademia to bed – 10 years is a long time in clubland. However if Alex Ferguson can change his mind about retiring so can we. We received several offers to re-launch our nights & the 1 Central St one proved too good to turn down thus Funkademia came back to life in 2007. We’ve now decided to re-launch N-Funk for a number of reasons:

• the re-launch of our Funkademia night last year at 1 Central Street has proved a massive success & we are turning crowds of people away each week
• the recent rival of the original soul sound through contemporary artists like Duffy, Amy Winehouse, Gnarls Barclay, Sam Sparro etc, and probably most importantly,
• because of the number of requests we get from our 18,000 Funkademia \ Northern Funk members to bring it back

To satisfy these requests and test the water we did a one off Northern Funk night over Christmas which was rammed & a cracking night. We knew then the time was right to dust down the old vinyl & go for it again.

The re-launch date is Friday 25th April and Northern Funk will take place every Friday thereafter at 1 Central Street nightclub. Anchoring the decks will be DJ’s Fritz Great Lakes & Myk Nolan, providing suitable support will be the rest of the Funkademia DJ team Trafford Lovething, Jason Vereker, Good For the Soul, Payney, Dave Booth & Jon Busstop.

There will be a new twist to N-Funk this time though. Breaking with our format of uniquely pre ’79 soulfunk we will be mixing in the contemporary new artists whose inspiration derives from original soul. Hence expect to hear a playlist which could feature Marvin Gaye mixed with Duffy mixed with Aretha mixed with Gnarls Barclay mixed with Herbie Hancock mixed with Stettsasonic mixed with Issac Hayes mixed with Amy Winehouse …….I’m sure you get the drift.

Hope this explains everything. Any exposure you could provide would be much appreciated. For further information or guest list facilities contact the promotion team on :

Last Ten Week of Paradise Factory: Tickets and DJ Lineups

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It doesn’t seem like so long ago when news of a new club in Manchester began to spread in late 2007, and once the festive season had passed firm details came to light: a piece of history was in the making in Manchester.

The team behind the hugely successful Warehouse Project had plans for a smaller, more intimate rave space, and the location was one steeped richly in history, the epicentre of a Mancunian musical movement and foundation for music of the early club music which spread across the UK: The Paradise Factory. Base of the legendary, inspirational and now sadly passed away Tony Wilson, it seemed almost audacious to use such a hallowed venue, one which had never really witnessed the success of years ago. But after months of planning the guys knew they had something special up their sleeves.

Sacha Lord-Marchionne, one of the club’s promoters, says that, “It’s been great. It’s obviously a lot more intimate than the Warehouse Project, so we get to spend more time with people and old faces. The crowd have loved it, week in, week out...and on a personal level, I’m delighted that every student night has sold out. That’s where I started 13 years go so I’ve proved to myself that the old dog still has it in him! You can see how good it’s been good for Manchester. We woke up an old favourite in The Factory offices. After the Warehouse, it was the first opportunity for clubbers to get close to their favourite DJ's again. They have embraced it. The designer, Paul Astill, was a huge Factory fan and has managed to keep the theme running throughout.”

So now, at the mid-way juncture of 112-116’s first season, there has been so much to choose from. Kicking off from Laurent Garnier’s curtain raiser through to a who’s who at the cusp of electronic music – Skream, Steve Angello, Sinden and Herve, Basement Jaxx, Andy C, Surgeon, Rob Hood, Theo Parrish, Switch, Boxcutter, Magnetic Man, Benga, Zabeila, Alexander Robotnick and Andrew Weatherall barely scratching the surface of what has passed – and there’s so much more to come.

Without doubt 112-116 has targeted the underground, balancing Friday and Saturday sessions by reaching out to talent from far and wide, whilst blessed with great residents and help from local parties who have all brought something extra to Princess Street.

So the first 10 weeks have flown by in a noisy blur, one which has drawn crowds from all over the UK and beyond to experience some of the best aural action the UK has to offer. And with the last ten weekends looming, what else is there to look forwards to?

Of any surprises Sacha cryptically says, “Watch this space, but I’ll have a huge hangover after the closing weekend!”

Below shows some of what’s coming up over the last ten weekends…
The Last Ten Weekends



In Session with: DJ Marky & Friends
Friday 4th April
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
DJ Marky
D-Bridge
Die
Dynamite MC
Blood & Fire
Rich Reason
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 5th April
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Francois K
Prins Thomas
Krysko
Danny Mac
£12advance / £15 on the door
10pm – 4am
£12 advance


In Session with: Ed Banger
Friday 11th April
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
DJ Medhi
Vicarious Bliss
DJ Feadz
Andro
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door

Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 12th April
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Derrick Carter – 5 hour Anything Goes
Carl Craig
Krysko
Danny Mac
£12advance / £15 on the door
10pm – 4am


In Session with: Chibuku
Friday 18th April
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Adventures Close to Home
Radioslave
Mad Professor Solo Dub show
Tane
Shy FX
Futurebound
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 19th April
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Circo Loco
Tania Vulcano
& Special guests TBA
Emmma (Chibuku)
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am
£12 advance


In Session with: Metropolis
Friday 25th April
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Dillinja & Lemon D
Subfocus
Noisia
Nu:Tone
Tonn Piper
MC DRS
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 26th April
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Adam Beyer
Jamie Jones
Hector
Greg Lord
Krysko
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am
Tickets: 0161 832 1111 / ticketline.co.uk
Info: 0161 835 3518
www.112-116princessstreet.co.uk

In Session with: Federation
Friday 2nd May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
DJs TBC
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 3rd May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Sequence Presents:
Venetian Snares
Luke Vibert
Mike Paradinas
Tim Exile
N>E>D
Ed DMX
DJ Rephlex Records
Bogdan Racinski
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am

In Session with: TBC
Friday 9th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
The Real Godfather of Electro - Afrika Bambaata
Caspa & Rusko
Tom Middleton
Riz MC
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 10th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Rejekts:
Pig & Dan
Stephan Bodzin
SOS: Omid 16B / Demi / Desyn Massiello
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am


In Session with: Metropolis presents Tru Playaz vs Progression Sessions
Friday 16th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Hype
Pascal
Bukem & Conrad
TC
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door

Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 17th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Innervisions:
Dixon & Chateau Flight
Paul Woolford
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am

In Session with: Together
Friday 23rd May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
TBC
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 24th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN:
Marine Parade Bank Holiday special:
Adam Freeland
Evil Nine
Alex Metric
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am


In Session with: TBA
Friday 30th May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Felix Da Housecat
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door

Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday 31st May
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Manchester Residents Say Goodbye:
Krysko & Lord (b2b)
Slippery People
Kelvin Brown
Iain Taylor
Les Croasdaile
Bucky
Greg Vickers
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am


Closing Weekend Part One
Friday 6th June
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Boys Noize
Brodinski
+ more tba
10pm – 4am
£8 advance + members / £10 door


Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street
Saturday June 7th
@ 112 – 116 Princess Street (fka Paradise Factory) Manchester, M1 7EN
Groove Armada (DJ Set)
Gilles Peterson
X-Press 2
£10advance / £12 on the door
10pm – 4am

Warehouse Project: Easter Is Here

The Warehouse Project 2008 Presents
THE LOST WEEKENDS – PART 1
20th – 23rd MARCH
Beneath Piccadilly Train Station
Store Street
Manchester M1 2GH

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WHP 08
The Warehouse Project Presents: 
THE LOST WEEKENDS - Part 1
Easter Bank Holiday Weekend, March 20th - 23rd 2008.

Easter is here... After much anticipation, the first of the Lost Weekends is almost upon us. Easter. A time for peaceful reflection and quiet celebration. A time for family outings and chocolate eggs. Sound like hell?! Fear not for help is at hand. This Easter, The Warehouse Project returns for four nights to help you escape the eggs, boredom and monotony and celebrate the long weekend in style. With Saturday night already sold out, tickets are still available for Thursday night (remember no work on Friday!), Friday night and Sunday night.

Look out for next weeks Lost Weekends Parts 2 and 3 line-up announcements as the two Bank Holiday Weekends in May get the Warehouse treatment.

To find out about line ups and for ticket information please visit
or call 0161 835 3500.
THU 20 MAR ///
The Ape Easter Special
Coldcut [ Live ] / Peanut Butter Wolf [ Stones Throw ] [ Live ] / Scratch Perverts:
Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts & Plus 1 / DJ Hype / Goldie / Kode 9 / Marcus Intalex
Rich Reason & Tonn Piper
£15 advance /// [ Early Start! ] 8.30pm - 5am



FRI 21 MAR ///
Ed Banger, Kitsune & Modular present...
The Whip [ Live ] / Felix Da Housecat / The Presets [ Live ] / Ladyhawke [ Live ] 
SebAstian [ Ed Banger ] / Busy P [ Ed Banger ] / Damien Lazarus / Andro
£15 advance /// 9pm - 5am
SAT 22 MAR /// - SOLD OUT!
Swedish House Mafia
Axwell / Steve Angello / Sebastian Ingrosso / Krysko
[ Early Start! ] 8.30pm - 5am
SUN 23 MAR ///
The Hacienda Warehouse Party
808 State [ Live ] / Shaun Ryder [ Live ] / Mike Pickering & Graeme Park / Peter Hook 
[ New Order ] / A Guy Called Gerald [ Live ] / Plus many more
£17.50 advance /// 9.30pm - 5am
Venue location: Store Street / Beneath Piccadilly Train Station /Manchester/M1 2GH

TICKET DETAILS:
Ticketline: 0161 832 1111 / www.ticketline.co.uk
Info: 0161 835 3500

Urbis goes Green Fingered

Urban gardening brings outside in
New exhibition at Urbis, Manchester from April 26 to September 7 2008


Possibly Britain’s finest contribution to the visual arts and certainly the most absorbing of British pastimes, gardening is the subject of a brand new exhibition at Urbis, opening on April 26. From the neglected back alley to the high rise towerblock, the exhibition will show how green fingers and green thinking can help transform city spaces into urban oases.

This fun new exhibition is an original family show dedicated to putting a breath of fresh air into towns and cities. With zones that show how to create gardens in the city from the smallest possible Juliet balcony to the transformation of a whole street or roof with greenery.

Contemporary topics featured will include ‘guerilla’ gardeners and ‘seed bombers’ (people who take patches of urban land into their own hands to make it better); lazy gardening for someone with no time or little inclination; workshops about how to green your roof and about creating animal habitats to encourage biodiversity, including little havens for ladybirds, bees and worms.

The exhibition includes gardening for domestic spaces including:
Living room – with a hanging garden; latest designs for self-watering pots from Vitamin Design. Also features a ‘top 5’ list of plants that offer health benefits.
Kitchen – a fitted kitchen with drawers and cupboards planted with a hydroponic indoor garden. Interesting solutions to composting, including home wormeries, and tips on good plants to keep in the kitchen will be available alongside inspirational and quirky products such as a dish drainer by Erdemselek where wet dishes drip into a plant below.

International examples of urban gardening from Seoul and Saigon, as well as closer to home in Manchester, will show the exciting ways that greenery is making a splash in contrast with urban greys.

Derelict areas are given their own space in the exhibition emphasizing the importance of brownfield sites as habitats for bugs in the city and inviting visitors to take a walk on the wilder side of city life.

Rapidly becoming the latest must-have accessory for the urbanite, the benefits of cultivating an allotment will be on show, inside one of Pennine Lancashire’s Chic Sheds. Information will be made available showing the easiest vegetables to grow in the city (beans come out on top, with cut-and-come-again lettuce, peppers, potatoes, shallots, sorrel, spinach and tomatoes).

There will be workshops for adults and for children with experts on hand to give general gardening tips as well as tips on how to be green with a capital ‘G’. Experts will offer views of how towns and cities will look in the future and how gardens and wildlife will creep into concrete landscapes. The impact of climate change and issues of sustainability will run through the exhibition, tackling the effects of urban sprawl on the ecology of our cities.

Italian Job minis come to Manc

THE WORLD’S ONLY COMPLETE SET OF 3 ORIGINAL REPLICA MINIS
[from The Italian Job]
TRAVEL TO MANCHESTER

Sky Movie Celebrates The Italian Job’s World Premiere in HD,
‘Michael Caine Season,’ and Sir Michael Caine’s75th Birthday

The world’s only complete set of original replica Minis from The Italian Job will be in Manchester on Tuesday, March 4th as part of a national tour to celebrate Sir Michael Caine’s 75th birthday, the The Italian Job’s world premiere in HD and the ‘Caine Season’ on Sky Movies.

These lovingly restored red, blue and white classics will tour through Glasgow, stopping at iconic locations throughout the city, escorting residents about town with complementary rides and being available to The Italian Job enthusiasts are drivers to answer questions.

Matthew Field, author of The Making of The Italian Job and director of Paramount’s Home Entertainment three-part documentary said, “these lovingly restored Italian Job replica Minis are the only known to exist in the world. The attention to detail is exceptional - right down to the correct licence plate numbers!"

From Sunday, March 9th for a week on Sky Movies, “The Caine Season – from Alfie to Zulu” will showcase 10 of the British legend’s finest films and include the HD world premieres of The Italian Job (March 16th) and Zulu (March 9th). The tribute is supplemented by a specially commissioned in-depth 30 minute programme looking at his career.

Sir Michael Caine said, “It’s fantastic that The Italian Job and Zulu are being remastered... I love HD, it’s so difficult to watch anything else once you’ve watched it in HD. Of course it’s very unforgiving, especially on young beautiful ladies, but thank god I’m old, I don’t care.”

Ian Lewis, Director of Sky Movies and Sky Box Office, said, “We felt that it was appropriate to celebrate the 75th birthday of one of Britain’s finest screen actors by making Zulu and The Italian Job available to Sky HD subscribers. Touring the complete set of original replica minis is a great way to celebrate our commitment to the ‘Caine Season’ and what we’ve done to two of his iconic films.”

“Watching a classic title re-mastered in HD is like viewing a restored painting. The experience is deeper, more immersive and ultimately far more satisfying. Yet we found that many great classic films, particularly British titles, are still to be re-mastered. These films are a part of our cultural heritage and it’s vital that they are made available to be seen in the best possible format,” said Lewis.


The Italian Job, starring Sir Michael Caine and Noel Coward, takes us on the nostalgic journey around Charlie Croker’s (Michael Caine) attempt to stage a gold bullion robbery in Turin, to be achieved by sabotaging the city's traffic-control computer and escaping in nippy mini getaway cars along a carefully planned route throughout Turin and London. Originally released in 1969, The Italian Job has been continually heralded as one of the most iconic films in British cinematic history.

Lost Weekends May Bank Holiday

The Warehouse Project Presents:
THE LOST WEEKENDS - Part 2 Announced.
May Bank Holiday Weekend 2008.
Lost Weekends Tickets


Lining up for the Second installment of the Lost Weekends series are three huge events. Radio Soulwax rolls into town again on Friday 2nd May, with another huge supporting line-up including rising star of scene Brodinski. We are keeping the rest of the line-up for this years Radio Soulwax party quiet for now, but some of Soulwax's best chums will be dropping in for some warehouse action on that Friday.


Line-Ups...

Friday 2nd May:
Radio Soulwax presents
"Part of The Weekend Never Dies"

Soulwax presents Niteversions [ Live ]
2manydjs
Brodinski
Andro
Plus many more TBA
See separate flyer for details

300 'golden' tickets receive a complimentary invite to view the new Soulwax film, 'Part Of The Weekend Never Dies', directed by Saam Farahmand. The showing of the film will take place prior to the party at a location TBA. The 300 golden tickets will be allocated to groups at random.

£17.50 advance /// 9.30pm - 5am

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Saturday 3rd May

Cocoon
Ricardo Villalobos
Josh Wink
Raresh

£17.50 advance /// 9.30pm - 5am

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Sunday 4th May
Ape vs Metropolis

Roni Size
Andy C
DJ Yoda's Magic Cinema Show
Skream
Digital Mystikz
Rich Reason & Tonn Piper

£15 advance /// 8pm - 3am [ Early Start ]

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Warehouse Project Easter: Artist Profiles

The Warehouse Project Presents:
THE LOST WEEKENDS - Part 1
Easter Bank Holiday Weekend,
Friday 21st
Easter. A time for peaceful reflection and quiet celebration. A time for family outings and chocolate eggs…Well, that’s all very well and good but what about the raving?! What about getting together with a bunch of your best mates, hearing some of the finest electronic bands out there and raving all-night long?! Forget the egg’s, tell your mum you’ll see her on Easter Sunday and join us as Ed Banger, Modular and Kitsune present a line up to really get eggcited about…couldn’t help it.

The Presets [ Live ]

Aussie duo The Presets are one of those acts that defy categorization. Taking in electro, pop, punk funk, swirling synths and screaming guitars typified by their debut album Beams, The Presets are the jewell in the Modular crown. Expect a chaotic, experimental, sweat drenched live show that’ll leave you beaming from ear to ear and screaming for more.
- The Presets : My People
- Myspace

The Whip [ Live ]

Descibed by Mixmag (and just about everyone else) as brilliant, The Whip took 2007 by storm. Like watching some sort of super group made up of The Klaxons, The Rapture, Kraftwerk and Justice, their kaleidoscope of sounds remain instantly recognisable and rock dancefloors from the biggest super club to the smallest indie disco. Forget Madchester, this is the sound of Manchester 2008.
- The Whip : Sister Siam
- Myspace

Ladyhawke [ Live ]

A relative newcomer to the Modular stable and our tip for 2008, Ladyhawke fuses retro influences (think classic rock, 80’s dance and a smattering of disco) with a voice like a bastardised Chrissy Hind (ask your Mum). Check out tracks like “Paris is Burning” and “Back of the Van” and you’ll see what we mean.
- Myspace : Ladyhawke
- Myspace : Modular

Felix Da Housecat
20 years after he first stepped into the studio and 6 years since he teamed up with Miss Kitten on seminal electro tune “Silver Screen (Shower Scene), Felix Da Housecat remains one of the most in demand DJ’s on the planet. From his early Chicago house beginnings to single-handedly spear heading the electro-clash movement, catch the man who has influenced so many at his biggest Manchester show to date.
- Felix Da Housecat : Silver Screen [ Shower Scene ]
- Myspace

Busy P

DJ, producer, band manager, record label boss and remixer extraordinaire …Is there anything Busy P can’t do?! When it comes to dance music in France, this guy is THE man! Daft Punks tour DJ and the man behind Ed Banger records and comes to the WHP for a rare Manchester appearance. Trust us, he’s very, very good. Oh, and he’s bringing a friend.
- Myspace : Busy P
- Myspace : Edbanger Records

SebastiAN

If The Whip were the band of 2007, then SebastiAN was the DJ of 2007. 2006’s brilliant Ross Ross Ross EP brought Sebastian to the attention of the dancefloor masses which lead to a string of high profile remixes. Bloc Party, The Rapture, The Klaxons and Rage Against The Machine all received the SebastiAN treatment to high acclaim. Indeed, there are few artists who can claim to push a sound as unique as SebastiAN.
- Sebastian & Busy P, Daft Punk After Party : NYC
- Myspace

Damian Lazarus
Another DJ with a killer record label completes the Good Friday line up. Damian is truly a globe trotting DJ with a world wide pedigree for delivering the best in underground techno, house and electro. His Crosstown Rebels label showcases some of the most forward thinking dance music in Europe from the likes of Dinky, Pier Bucci and Jamie Jones.
- www.damianlazarus.com
- www.crosstownrebels.com

WHP
Line-Up...

Friday 21st March
/// Ed Banger, Kitsune & Modular present...

The Whip [ Live ]
Felix Da Housecat
The Presets [ Live ]
Ladyhawke [ Live ]
Sebastian [ Ed Banger ]
Busy P [ Ed Banger ]
Damien Lazarus
Andro

£15 advance /// [ Early Start ] 9pm - 5am

New Trof: The Deaf Institute

Head down to the old Adult Deaf and Dumb Institute on Grosvenor Street and marvel at what a fantastic place it has become now Trof has moved in and done a bit of decorating.

Deaf Institute

With 3 floors -
an exclusive basement bar,
a large ground floor cafe by day serving all the old favourites and bar by night with the best DJs in town, sun/smoking terraces,
PLUS a dedicated music hall on the 1st floor.
There will be live bands, exclusive gigs, DJs, acts of all descriptions and all manner of stuff every night.

Phew, exciting stuff.....

Following a meeting on Monday 24th February with Noel Traynor, Chief Executive Officer of the Manchester Deaf Centre and other members of his team, we would like to confirm that our new bar will not be called Deaf & Dumb. We had used Deaf and Dumb as an abbreviation of this historic buildings title, which is engraved on the facade of the building, and were not intending to cause offence with the use of these words. We apologise to those we have offended. Some printed literature has gone out bearing the words Deaf and Dumb, and that was also the name of the myspace, and facebook internet sites. The printed literature has been withdrawn where possible, and the names of the myspace & facebook sites have been changed.
Once again we would like to extend our apologies for any offence caused.