Club nights in Manchester this week: 9-16 Mar

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

Awesome Tapes from Africa @ The Deaf Institute, 10 Mar 

Label/blog founder and purveyor of the most danceable cuts from around the world, Brian Shimkovitz aka Awesome Tapes from Africa takes you on a journey only he has the map to, in the intimate surrounds of the Deaf. Don't miss out. From 11pm, £10 

Project13 presents: Joy Orbison, Peder Mannerfelt & Evan Baggs @ Hidden, 11 Mar 

Big-room favourite Joy O is joined by Swedish electronic musician Peder Mannerfelt (playing a live set) and more for what should be a night of pummelling pace that doesn't lose emotional heft. From 11pm, £15 

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Yussef Kamaal afterparty @ Band on the Wall, 24 Mar 

Hotly tipped new Gilles Peterson signees Yussef Kamaal party on down after their gig at Band on the Wall, with band member and ace DJ Henry Wu on the decks, plus Manchester's own Irfan Rainy. Expect beats referencing Kamaal's hybrid sound, taking in hip-hop, broken beat, blues and soul. From 11pm, £6 or free with gig ticket

Club C.I.T.S. #2: Endgame + LOFT @ Texture, 7 Apr 

A 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. They're programming some fantastic double bills of artists operating at the thrilling fringes of the dancefloor, and their next pairing brings together Endgame, whose layered sound emerges from the cold ashes of grime, and the hallucinogenic LOFT, the latest artist to join the Astral Plane Recordings family. From 10pm, £7