Club nights in Manchester this week: 22-29 Sep
It's a strong start to the new school year this week, with parties from some of Manchester's finest selectors in some of the city's fairest venues for newcomers to get stuck in to. Oh, and some little thing by the name of the Warehouse Project...
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:
Fiesta Bombarda Manchester relaunch carnival
Islington Mill, 22 Sep, 9pm, £10-£14
The everisland crew return, relaunching their carnival event in Manchester with raucous rhythms and global sounds. This one's headed up by dub-reggae figure Prince Fatty and one of our fave lads, Cervo of Banana Hill.
Loose Lips 2nd anniversary party
Soup Kitchen, 22 Sep, 11pm, £4-£10
Loose Lips throw a garage and dubstep party to celebrate two years in the game, with El-B, Circula and Yak.
Detroit Swindle
Hidden, 23 Sep, 10pm, £15
Transmission Funk present high-calibre house producers and Heist Recordings owners Lars Dales and Maarten Smeets, playing a six-hour set in the Blue Room at Hidden. Check out our recent chat with the duo here.
The Warehouse Project
Store Street and other venues, from 23 Sep
Manchester's biggest clubs season kicks off for another year this week. The opening nights are sold out but there are still tickets available for the Bugged Out! night on 30 Sep, with Dusky (live) joined by Jackmaster and Joy Orbison (b2b set), along with Daniel Avery, Jeremy Underground, Jimmy Edgar, Paul Woolford and many more.
Other highlights of the 2016 series that you can still buy tickets for include a Levelz bash, a newly announced Fabric fundraiser, and the New Year's Eve and Day parties. Here's our round-up; full details over at the WHP website.
Hidden x So Flute
with Dan Shake, O'Flynn, John Swing, Ruf Dug b2b Glowing Palms
Hidden, 24 Sep, 9pm, £12
Get the new academic year off to a tropical start with the typically humid and diverse sounds of Ruf Dug, Glowing Palms et al. If you're a student new to Manchester then this night at Hidden is as pretty damn spot-on an introduction to the city as you can get.
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Modern Love showcase
The White Hotel, Salford, 30 Sep, 11pm, £15
Several of Manchester's darkest practitioners assemble for an evening of haunted audio and sonic excavations; of course, we could only be talking about Andy Stott and Demdike Stare, who are joined tonight in a Modern Love label showcase by Equiknoxx, Low Jack, Acre, Conor Thomas and Szare.
Kowton
Soup Kitchen, 29 Oct, 11pm, £10
Since rising to prominence with Bristol-based crew Livity Sound, Joe Cowton – aka Kowton – has dovetailed his wide-ranging sonic explorations into a focused debut LP, Utility. He brings his trademark spartan rhythms embellished with colour and melody to Manchester tonight, supported tonight by Boomkat's Conor Thomas and Utrecht's A Made Up Sound.