Club nights in Manchester this week: 26 Jan-2 Feb
Dry January is over and Manchester's clubs scene is back on fine form, with an all-night-long set from Demdike Stare, a Horizon Festival party headlined by Matthew Herbert and lots to look forward to from Club C.I.T.S., Gilles Peterson and more.
We've scoured the listings to bring you our pick of club nights in Manchester this week – plus the latest news on clubs you should book ahead for, festivals and more. Think we've missed something? Send lauren@theskinny.co.uk the details...
Don't-miss parties this week...
Eastern Bloc record shop is the place to warm yourself up for the weekend, with not two but three in-store sessions lined up!
Thursday 26 brings Eliphino and Transmission Funk residents to the decks before their sold-out Soup Kitchen gig the same night; Friday welcomes a special guest to prepare you for Playground at The White Hotel; and Saturday rounds things off with Bloc residents Bane, Means&3rd and Kerrie. All nights start at 6pm, free
Ossia with Dan Shake @ Soup Kitchen, 26 Jan
Tickets are on final release for the Shake label head, who'll get your weekend off to a nice and early start with afro/soul/disco and, well, all things shakin'. From 11pm, £10
House of Wax x Horizon Festival present Matthew Herbert @ Hidden, 27 Jan
Launching this year's Horizon Festival, the House of Wax crew welcome audio manipulator Matthew Herbert (he of One Pig fame, equally respected as a DJ) plus German duo Africaine 808, a live set from Bambooman (signed to Herbert's Accidental Records) and the always stellar Wet Play DJs in support. A lot of bang for your buck here. From 10pm, £16
Demdike Stare all night long @ Soup Kitchen, 28 Jan
Sean Canty and Miles Whittaker aka Demdike Stare's haunted city sounds are synonymous with Manchester's underground. We can't think of a bigger treat than spending five solid hours in their altered atmospheres. From 11pm, £5
El Diablo's Social Club with Dicky Trisco @ secret location, 28 Jan
The devil himself's first party of 2017 is a hush-hush affair – details of how to request an invite are here. If you're in, you're in for a treat with the disco leader and remixer extraordinaire flanked by Neil Diablo and David Walker. From 10pm, £8 on the door
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Club C.I.T.S. @ Texture, 3 Feb
A brand new bimonthly club night from the brains behind two of Manchester's most progressive outfits, Annex Agency and Gesamtkunstwerk, Club C.I.T.S. aims to push the boundaries of club music and has already lined up three double bills of artists operating at the thrilling fringes of the dancefloor. The first pairing brings together Bonaventure – who 'uses music as an identity research tool' – and the paranoiac perfection of Coucou Chloe's dark sonic splatters. From 10pm, £7 on the door or you can whack them the money via Paypal
Below the Surface with Gilles Peterson @ Hidden, 10 Feb
Positive vibes will be the order of the day at this get-together of big-sky thinking selectors, led by BBC Radio 6 Music's Gilles Peterson. Manc tropical house favourite Ruf Dug shares in Peterson's globe-trotting musical DNA, while Lone is one of the UK's most cerebrally searching young producers. They're accompanied by a full Manchester complement of Adesse Versions, Jack M, De La Crème and Cult DJs in Below the Surface's first party of 2017. From 9pm, £20
Zutekh 8th birthday @ Hidden, 25 Feb
Zutekh still feels like one of the freshest nights on the scene, so it's hard to believe they're nudging a decade old. But eight they are, and they're celebrating in style by bringing in one of their long-loved regulars, Midland, ably supported by Amsterdam's Trouw club regular Job Jobse and word-of-mouth Hotflush Recordings talent Or:la. Finally, making his Zutekh debut is Mr Price of London/Bristol/Cardiff's Studio 89 party series. Hip hip! From 9pm, £15