Warehouse Project 2016 line-up revealed

The line-up for this year's Warehouse Project series of gigs and club nights in Manchester has been announced. 

Warehouse Project 2016 kicks off its 15-week run with an opening party at its Store Street Warehouse home on 23 September, headlined by M.I.A., with a WHP-presented headline show from Moderat at the Albert Hall on 28 Sep. Among this year's highlights are a WHP vs Ninja Tune night on 28 Oct, featuring DJ sets from Bonobo and Jon Hopkins alongside Maribou State, Romare and Gilles Peterson, and a Mastermix show programmed by Jackmaster and Numbers featuring Denis Sulta, Marcel Dettman and a back-to-back set from Ricardo Villalobos and Seth Troxler on 5 Nov. 

Elsewhere Danny Brown heads the bill for The Ape's night on 11 Nov, which also features Wiley and producer Clams Casino (whose credits include tracks by fka Twigs, Schoolboy Q and Vince Staples), while Manchester-based crew Levelz celebrate their third birthday on 15 Dec. Instrumental hip-hop forefather DJ Shadow presents his new album The Mountain Will Fall with a host of special guests at Old Granada Studios on 2 Nov, with support from Brainfeeder producer Lapalux and fresh-faced Lancaster duo Bondax. 

The line-up also features a host of artist-curated nights at Store Street; grime supremo Skepta showcases some of the best in the UK scene on 2 Oct, Four Tet's night on 22 Oct sees sets from Leon Vynehall, Nina Kraviz and Ben UFO plus a live show from Floating Points, and Flume's night on 18 Nov includes live sets from SG Lewis and Tourist alongside Julio Bashmore and Moxie.

Tickets for Warehouse Project 2016 go on sale on Friday 22 July at 9am; details of the Warehouse Project New Year's Eve and New Year's Day closing parties will be announced at a later date. Full details of WHP 2016 can be found at thewarehouseproject.com, and on our What's On site.