Tickets go on sale Friday 5th February at 9am.

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No sooner has the curtain come down on the Warehouse Project’s hugely successful and sold out autumn run and we are already announcing a new string of 4 WHP events over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Launching what will be the Project’s 5th year celebrations of parties, we just couldn’t help ourselves to a teaser run of more nights of Warehouse mayhem underneath Piccadilly Station before things kick off again fully in the autumn. The Easter parties will be the only WHP events prior to the Sept – Dec run later this year, so grab those tickets while you can!

And what better way to kick off the 5th Year than to announce Carl Cox’s Project debut. Headlining the Easter Saturday show alongside Eric Prydz and WHP residents Krysko and Greg Lord, Carl is undoubtedly a global techno ambassador who has headlined every festival, club and sweatbox you could care to mention. With is new Global Underground ‘Black Rock Desert’ mix and the relaunch of the Intec Record label, Carl is once again blazing a trail for up and coming talented producers across the globe.

The Easter Weekend actually launches on Thursday 1st April with Annie Mac once again hosting another night of electro surprises featuring the maverick DJ talents of those masters of the mash-up – 2manydjs with further appearances from Villa, longtime WHP resident Krysko, Andro, the No Wave DJs, Drop The Mustard and a special guest as yet to be announced.

Friday sees drum n bass dons Hospitality return, bringing back none other than d’n’b dons Roni Size & Dynamite MC, High Contrast, Shy FX and London Elektricity with able breaks and rinsin’ assistance from Logistics, Joker, Distance, Geeneus ft Katy B, Emalkay, Martelo, Hatcha, Netsky, Prophecy, Rich Reason 
 and Ken Evil whilst Easter closes with the return of the mighty minimal maestros – Cocoon as we welcome back Dubfire, Andre Galluzzi, Cassy, Dinky, Adam Shelton and Andro.

Thursday 1st April

• WHP & Annie Mac presents
• 2manydjs (DJ set)
• Annie Mac
• Villa 

• Special Guests TBA

• Krysko 

• Andro 

• Now Wave DJs 

• Drop The Mustard

£20 advance
21:30 -- 04:30

Friday 2nd April

• Hospitality
• Roni Size & Dynamite MC
• High Contrast
• Shy FX
• London Elektricity 

• Logistics 

• Joker 

• Distance 

• Geeneus ft Katy B 

• Emalkay

• Martelo 

• Hatcha 

• Netsky 

• Prophecy 

• Rich Reason 

• Ken Evil 

• MCs: Dynamite / Wrec 
/ Tonn Pipe / Mad Rush

£17.50 advance
21:30 -- 05:00

Saturday 3rd April
An Easter Special

• Carl Cox (WHP Debut)
• Eric Prydz
• Krysko
• Greg Lord

£20 advance
21:30 -- 04:30

Sunday 4th April

• Cocoon
• Dubfire
• Andre Galluzzi
• Cassy
• Dinky
• Adam Shelton
• Andro

£20 advance
21:30 -- 05:00

Venue location: Store Street / Beneath Piccadilly Train Station /Manchester/M1 2GH
E-FLYER:

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TICKET DETAILS:
Tickets go on sale Friday 5th February at 9am.

Ticketline: 0161 832 1111 / www.ticketline.co.uk
Info: 0161 835 3500
www.thewarehouseproject.com

Smirnoff have invited Visit North West readers to the UK launch of Smirnoff Lime and Smirnoff Green Apple. The two new flavours debut nationally on September 11 and to celebrate they’re unveiling ice sculptures of symbolic local landmarks filled with limes and apples around the UK.

Manchester is one of five cities simultaneously showcasing ice sculptures of symbolic local landmarks. The Great Northern will provide a stunning location for Manchester’s installation featuring an ice sculpture iconic landmark the Urbis, measuring 8 metres long by 2 metres high.

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25 Sept 2009 – 1 Jan 2010
www.thewarehouseproject.com
Beneath Piccadilly Train Station
Store Street
Manchester M1 2GH

The Warehouse Project returns for another 14 week barnstorming run beneath Piccadilly Train station as 2009 sees it begin its third year at the now (in)famous Store Street location. This year will see a plethora of the worlds leading players on the electronic music scene. The programme features what we feel are the best elements of what has gone before, and of course a barrage of new shows and warehouse debuts. Once again it has been tirelessly pieced together and as usual there are some very special announcements still to come.

Having garnered many accolades including Mixmag (2007) and DJ (2008) club of the year, the Warehouse Project is a story that continues to evolve quite naturally…but one thing’s 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.

“We’re really excited to be back at Store Street again”, says Sam Kandel. “The line-up for this year has been pieced together over the last seven months…Since pretty much the day after the doors closed on the last series! We’re really pleased with how its looking as the programme brings together the best bits from the last three years of events and a barrage of artists that have never played the warehouse before. We’ve still got a couple of big announcements to come, and we’ll be making some pretty cool changes to the venue once again. Everyone seems really excited again and we know now that it will be here in a flash and then gone before we know it. We’ve had an unbelievable response since we went on sale last week – perhaps with all the doom and gloom in the world right now this is just what the doctor ordered?”

If you are a Warehouse Project novice you will be advised to book tickets well in advance as WHP veterans will already be messaging friends and booking up events. Nearly all of 2008’s events were completely sold out by show day, some 3 months ahead.

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! With WHP favourites such as Erol Alkan (16th Oct.), Luciano (4th Dec.), Richie Hawtin (17th Oct.), Sasha & Digweed (18th Dec.), Annie Mac (28th Oct.), Chibuku Shake Shake (30th Oct.), Cocoon (20th Nov.), Aphex Twin (2nd Oct.), Ape (10th Oct.) and Metropolis (6th Nov.) making welcome returns we also see plenty of debuts this season as artists such as Fat Boy Slim (27th Nov.), Friendly Fires (17th Nov.), La Roux (21st Nov.), Jack Penate (23rd Oct.) and Little Boots (29th Nov.) headline and curate new WHP shows.

Over the course of the new 14 week run you could find yourself rrrrrewinding with Goldie, being electrified by Tiga, pumping to Eric Prydz, breaking with Crookers, mashing with Modeselektor, going Loco with Mr. Dice, Rinsin’ with Roni Size, shakin to Deadmau5, moving to minus or housing it all night long with Steve Angelo.

With more acts and shows still to be announced we think this is another roof raising run…the only question is…which ones do you go to?

Ticket details:
www.thewarehouseproject.com
Ticketline: 0161 832 1111 / www.ticketline.co.uk
Info: 0161 835 3500

The awards were hosted by television and theatre actress Sally Lindsay and attracted an audience of the region’s most influential tourism representatives.

The winners were as follows:

• Large Visitor Attraction of the Year: Imperial War Museum North
• Small Visitor Attraction of the Year: Museum of the Manchester Regiment
• Large Hotel of the Year: The Lowry Hotel
• Small Hotel / Bed & Breakfast of the Year: Brooklands Lodge, Sale
• Self Catering / Serviced Accommodation Award: Blue Rainbow Apartments
• Taste of Manchester Award: The Modern, Urbis
• Tourism Bar of the Year: The Modern
• Tourism Retailer of the Year: Bolton Market
• Business Tourism Awards: The Lowry Hotel
• Sustainable Tourism Award: Radisson SAS Hotel
• I Love Manchester: Sapporo Teppanyaki
• Tourism Experience of the Year: Costumed performers at MoSI (Museum of Science and Industry)
• Tourism Event of the Year: Manchester Pride
• Access For All: The Trafford Centre
• Outstanding Customer Service Award: Mahendran Mayan from The Renaissance Manchester Hotel

A number of the Manchester Tourism Award winners will go on to be entered into the England’s Northwest Tourism Awards 2009 later this year, which are organised by the Northwest Regional Development Agency NWDA.

• Friday May 1st – Bugged Out with Tiga, Brodinski, James Holroyd, Disco Bloodbath DJs
• Saturday May 2nd – We Love… with Layo & Bushwacka, Paul Woolford, Spektrum presents Classic Records with Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon
• Sunday May 3rd – Hacienda party with Darren Emerson, Justin Robertson, Peter Hook, The Whip (DJset)
• Friday May 8th – Religion with Fabio & Grooverider, Mampi Swift, Plastician
• Saturday May 9th – Bitch with Oliver Giacomotto, Chris Lake, H2, Spektrum –Community with Irfan Rainy
• Friday May 15th – Bugged Out with Crookers, Fake Blood and more
• Saturday May 16th – Disco Electronica with Jamie Jones, Clive Henry, Paul Rich (live), OD Muzique
• Friday May 22nd- Steve Angelo, H2 and more
• Saturday May 23rd – Tribal Sessions with Joris Voorn, Agoria, Greg Vickers, Peepshow Presents Nathan Fake (live) and Mistress de Funk
• Sunday May 24th – Red Light Meets Def Mix with David Morales, Irfan Rainy, Development
• Friday May 29th- Groove Armada (DJ set), Ellesse, Filth presents Lee Mortimer, Mowgli, Danny Savage
• Saturday May 30th- Dirty South, H2 and more

The club is located in the Beehive Mill, Radium Street, Manchester M4 6AY

In 2008, DJs voted Sankeys was voted 17th best club on the planet in DJmagazine. 2009 sees the club up the ante further, taking the place into the outer reaches of the electronic supernova.

Sankeys are now proud to announce key bookings through the year, as the venue revs up through the gears towards the summer, and their 15th anniversary celebrations. January is not yet over and already the likes of Steve Lawler and Pete Tong have stepped up, plugging into that Phazon sound system and roasting Manchester’s very soul. As we move through subsequent weeks, the club can now announce events with the likes of Sasha and Carl Cox, confirming the clubs role in bringing the best of the planet’s talent to Manchester.

Add to that residencies or regular gigs from club nights Circo Loco and We Love, and DJs Kissy Sell Out and Dave Spoon, and you’ll appreciate the impact of the club on the north and the UK at large is going to resonate like a sonic boom.

Parties through February 2009:

• Friday February 6th – Tribal Sessions with James Zabiela (album launch party), Greg Vickers, Matt Tolfrey live, Mistress de Funk Saturday February 7th Televizion launch party with Dave Spoon (bi-monthly resident), Ellesse, OD Muzique, Rosie Romerio Friday February 13th Bugged Out!
• Saturday February 14th – Bitch Valentines Ball with Ed Kane, H2, Chris James, Dillan Friday February 20th – Filth 2nd birthday with Zombie Disco Squad, Riva Starr, The Loose Cannons, Danny Savage
• Saturday February 21st The return of SASHA (4hr set) with Greg Vickers, Zoo Brazil, Ellesse
• Friday February 27th Kissy Klub launch party with Kissy Sell Out (bi-monthly resident), Prostitutes & Policemen
• Saturday February 28th Paul Woolford, OD Muzique

So come warm up your soul at Sankeys, the burning heart of Manchester’s clubland.

Tickets: Call Ticketline on 0161 832 1111

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The Warehouse Project returns for 2009 with four very special nights at Store Street over the Easter Weekend. These will be the only dates at the venue this side of the main 2009 run coming at the end of the year and as last year’s run proved will very likely sell out in advance. With only these four nights to play with we’ve gone all out to try and make each of them pretty special.

We kick off the Easter Bank Holiday run on Thursday 9th April with one for the house heads as David Guetta headlines with support from as yet to be announced special guests and WHP resident Krysko holding things together. David hits the Warehouse as his new single ‘Everytime We Touch’ fires the sonic finale from his current ‘Poplife’ album and as David himself admits, “everything I’m trying to do – in my DJing, my production – is about sharing emotion. When I’m making music in the studio that’s all I’m looking for. It’s what matters the most.” Catch the man on the 9th April @ WHP.

Friday 10th sees Goodgreef return after last year’s sold out birthday event with the undeniably huge Paul van Dyk heading a stellar cast of trance heroes and ‘Greef favourites including Godskitchen resident and Aira Force producer Jon O’Bir, Belgian DJ/producer Fred Baker, Shan, Jordan Suckley, Uberchic, Kris James and Christian Shaw. Basically, party central!

Saturday 11th sees a welcome return for Cocoon as we take their deep and minimal techno assault into the bare brick bunker for what will be another massive night out. With a bill that includes Timo Maas, Tiefschwarz, Raresh, Andre Galluzzi, Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler and Greg Lord we expect this one to go nuclear!

Finally, what better way to wrap up a humungous Easter party marathon than with Erol Alkan at the helm on Sunday 12th as Store Street kicks off with an early 8pm start for more party action! Erol is no stranger to the Warehouse as last year’s ‘Erol & Friends’ event sold out over 1 month in advance and even heralded a surprise live appearance from Franz Ferdinand that was only announced the day before! This time Erol is ably joined by some of the hottest DJ/producers around as Simian Mobile Disco, Digitalism, Metro Area, Yuksek, Surkin and Andro fire up Manchester for one final hurrah before it kicks off proper this September.