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Manchester's Warehouse Project - The best UK club?
Other | Friday 18th November 2011 | Osh
The club that makes Manchester big star on the party map enters the last phase of its residency under Piccadilly Station...
As far as legendary nightclubs go there are very few that are quite as legendary as Manchester’s Warehouse Project. There are few clubs that are so glamorously shrouded in mystique. Doubtless some of this derives from the fact that it threatens its devotees with closure almost every year but there is much more to it than that. Whether or not you believe these threats to be genuine or jusut publicity stunts it is hard not draw lines between the clubs seemingly perilous position and its overall aesthetic. It is after all this aesthetic that makes the club stand out so boldly. It is easy to forget these days that the club is essentially a ‘pop-up’, an insecure position for any organization and a characteristic that makes the project somewhat unique in the clubbing world.
It is difficult not to view the clubs vibe as being somewhat more in line with the free party culture of the ‘90s rather than the more concrete club culture we have today. This of course is only an illusion - the club is very much legitimate as the droves of police with dogs outside are evidence of - but there is a definite nod toward old school rave culture cultivated by the fact that the club is constructed and then taken down again every weekend. The club seemed literally to pop up out of nowhere in 2006 and with this in mind some fans live in fear that it might disappear just as easily.
The Guestlist Network can’t think of many clubs that have climbed to the summit of the mountain of awesomeness so quickly after it opened its doors. It seemed to nonchalantly skip over the foothills that some are just pleased to reach on its way to being dubbed ‘the best club in the UK’ by Mixmag in only its second year. It is testament to the clubs resilience in the face of impermanence that its original home at the old Boddingtons Brewery in the Strangeways area of the city was demolished in 2007. It will find itself in a rather tricky spot again next year when its lease on the former air raid shelter under Piccadilly Station runs out. So if you haven’t yet, you should get your arse up there this season to see what its all about.
Have a look at their listings to find the night best for you at www.thewarehouseproject.com
As far as legendary nightclubs go there are very few that are quite as legendary as Manchester’s Warehouse Project. There are few clubs that are so glamorously shrouded in mystique. Doubtless some of this derives from the fact that it threatens its devotees with closure almost every year but there is much more to it than that. Whether or not you believe these threats to be genuine or jusut publicity stunts it is hard not draw lines between the clubs seemingly perilous position and its overall aesthetic. It is after all this aesthetic that makes the club stand out so boldly. It is easy to forget these days that the club is essentially a ‘pop-up’, an insecure position for any organization and a characteristic that makes the project somewhat unique in the clubbing world.
It is difficult not to view the clubs vibe as being somewhat more in line with the free party culture of the ‘90s rather than the more concrete club culture we have today. This of course is only an illusion - the club is very much legitimate as the droves of police with dogs outside are evidence of - but there is a definite nod toward old school rave culture cultivated by the fact that the club is constructed and then taken down again every weekend. The club seemed literally to pop up out of nowhere in 2006 and with this in mind some fans live in fear that it might disappear just as easily.
The Guestlist Network can’t think of many clubs that have climbed to the summit of the mountain of awesomeness so quickly after it opened its doors. It seemed to nonchalantly skip over the foothills that some are just pleased to reach on its way to being dubbed ‘the best club in the UK’ by Mixmag in only its second year. It is testament to the clubs resilience in the face of impermanence that its original home at the old Boddingtons Brewery in the Strangeways area of the city was demolished in 2007. It will find itself in a rather tricky spot again next year when its lease on the former air raid shelter under Piccadilly Station runs out. So if you haven’t yet, you should get your arse up there this season to see what its all about.
Have a look at their listings to find the night best for you at www.thewarehouseproject.com
