The Warehouse Project
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The Warehouse Project is a series of club nights organised in Manchester, England
since 2006. It runs from September through to New Years Day each year plus occasional one off dates such as Bank Holiday weekends. It began operations in the disused Boddingtons Brewery
in Strangeways, and has since moved into a space under Piccadilly train station, which previously served as an air raid shelter. This space is now used as an underground car park which is transformed into the Warehouse Project venue for each event. Recent developments have put the future of the venue in jeopardy as local firms look to build hotels on the site, but since the recession many of these plans have been put on hold, allowing a further season at the Store Street venue in 2010-11.
On 14th July 2011, The Warehouse Project announced that the 2011 season would be the last ever WHP event at Store Street. The season will end in the early hours of 2nd January 2012
Since its foundation the club has played host to numerous internationally acclaimed DJs such as Sven Väth
, Aphex Twin
, Pete Tong
and Erick Morillo
, and musicians such as De La Soul
, Happy Mondays
, Jamiroquai
and Dizzee Rascal
. In 2007, The Warehouse Project was voted by dance music magazine Mixmag
as the best club in the UK.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
since 2006. It runs from September through to New Years Day each year plus occasional one off dates such as Bank Holiday weekends. It began operations in the disused Boddingtons Brewery
Strangeways Brewery
Strangeways Brewery was a landmark in Manchester, England. Located just north of the city centre, it was famous as the home of Boddingtons Bitter. It closed in 2006 and was demolished in 2007.-History:...
in Strangeways, and has since moved into a space under Piccadilly train station, which previously served as an air raid shelter. This space is now used as an underground car park which is transformed into the Warehouse Project venue for each event. Recent developments have put the future of the venue in jeopardy as local firms look to build hotels on the site, but since the recession many of these plans have been put on hold, allowing a further season at the Store Street venue in 2010-11.
On 14th July 2011, The Warehouse Project announced that the 2011 season would be the last ever WHP event at Store Street. The season will end in the early hours of 2nd January 2012
Since its foundation the club has played host to numerous internationally acclaimed DJs such as Sven Väth
Sven Väth
Sven Väth is a Frankfurt-based DJ who has produced an extensive range of work since his career began in 1982. From 1985, he was part of the band OFF which released the hit "Electrica Salsa" in 1986...
, Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin
Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
, Pete Tong
Pete Tong
Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...
and Erick Morillo
Erick Morillo
Erick Morillo is a Colombian-American DJ, music producer and record label owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonyms, including Ministers De la Funk, The Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, Deep Soul, Club Ultimate and Li'l Mo Ying Yang, Morillo is best known for his international work in...
, and musicians such as De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
, Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
, Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...
and Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...
. In 2007, The Warehouse Project was voted by dance music magazine Mixmag
Mixmag
Mixmag is a British dance music and clubbing magazine. It styles itself as "the world's biggest selling dance music magazine", with an Audit Bureau of Circulations audited circulation of approximately 21,250...
as the best club in the UK.