AREA51 In September

Tags: 2008, area51, manchester, september

While the last of the summer parties slowly fade away, Manchester’s AREA51 shows no sign of letting up. One of the city’s favourite destinations for discerning clubbers, AREA 51 mixes it up with line-ups of international big-hitters, original innovators and hot future prospects – united in a quest for to the bring most mind-blowing house music to the Manchester massive.

Since its launch in February, AREA51 has achieved its aim of pulling in a friendly crowd of up-for-it punters to get down all night (and morning) to the sounds of the cream of electro, techno and house – it’s often still rammed at 9am!

Add to the mix an earth-shaking Funktion One system and you’ve a recipe for one of the dirtiest knees-ups in the North West since the Hac was…

Monday, September 8th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

Spektrum in September - Manchester, UK

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Rumours have been filtering through the nocturnal clubscape of Manchester for some weeks now that something nuclear is about to detonate on Radium Street. We are in a position to confirm those rumours, by detailing that a new club will indeed open its doors on the first weekend of September 2008. That club is Spektrum.

The team behind Sankeys know how to put on a party. And that’s putting it mildly. The club was recently voted 17th best on the planet in DJ magazine, and what made that special was the fact it was voted for by DJs and music industry professionals. The esteemed Canada-based website The Fresh Page went one better by putting Sankeys firmly in the top 10, as its impact resonates across the…

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pm

Spektrum Hits Manchester

Tags: manchester, radium street, sankeys, spektrum

Rumours have been filtering through the nocturnal clubscape of Manchester for some weeks now that something nuclear is about to detonate on Radium Street. We are in a position to confirm those rumours, by detailing that a new club will indeed open its doors on the first weekend of September 2008. That club is Spektrum.

The team behind Sankeys know how to put on a party. And that’s putting it mildly. The club was recently voted 17th best on the planet in DJ magazine, and what made that special was the fact it was voted for by DJs and music industry professionals. The esteemed Canada-based website The Fresh Page went one better by putting Sankeys firmly in the top 10, as its impact resonates across…

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 at 4:45 pm

AREA51 In August

Tags: area 51, area51, august, manchester

AREA51 has fast become one of the glowing lights in the Manchester dance scene. With its banging Funktion one sound system, its world class line ups and up for it party atmosphere that cant be rivalled anywhere in the city.

July’s Saturday Sessions saw AREA51 packed to the rafters with capacity crowds each week, thanks to the likes of Jo Mills, Daley Padley, Henrik B and a monstrous residents party.
Keeping the party flowing the AREA51 crew have put together yet another stonking line-up for August full of new talent, tasty, banging beats and the inaugural good times that have become part of the furniture for this relatively new club on the scene…

The Top 3 Pick

Justin Robertson – 9th August
A Native of Manchester Justin Robertson’s career in dance music dates all the…

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 at 4:35 pm

Saturdays @ Sankeys Throughout July

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Sankeys has once again been leading the Northern line with the region’s most cutting edge Saturday night soundtrack, with the likes of Eric Prydz (hot news - Eric is back on August 30th!), Jesse Rose, Tocadisco and Paul Woolford serenading to a dedicated faithful in recent months. Lighting up the decks this month, Sankeys has secured a typically top-notch line up for Saturday nights, ensuring that Sankeys’ name continues to ring out as one of the globe’s key clubs to check out in 2008.

First up in July, Sankeys are very proud to present Popof who will be playing with Greg Vickers at Kaluki. 2008 has proved a highly successful year for the Parisian DJ, with a number of his tracks being championed by the likes of Luciano and John…

Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

Last Night in Manchester with Moby

Tags: 2008, manchester, moby, sankeys

Sankeys, recently voted 17th best club on the planet in DJmagazine, has another feather in its cap as it revels in its best year yet. The club has been chosen as the host venue for a DJ set by legendary producer Moby.

This party will celebrate the release of Moby’s latest album, Last Night, the latest album from the New York-based producer who has brought us so much good music – from tracks like Go (and the seven others that hit the top 40), through the varied atmosphere of the album Play, the soundtrack to so many ads and perhaps the soundtrack to the lives of urbane night kids through the 90s and noughties,

Moby has toured the UK before, alongside artists such as The Prodigy, but this will be…

Monday, July 14th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

AREA51 In July

Tags: area51, july, manchester

AREA51 like nothing more than welcoming new talent into the fold and giving it the chance to shine and this month is no exception…

The Saturday night formula revels in its ability to front some of the newest and most exciting music within the scene, and this month we bring you the hottest talent from Sweden and the UK

Designed to showcase the more underground and energetic elements of the underground dance sound plus a whole lot more, AREA51 has a specific mandate to live up to. Gritty electro, visceral jacking underground house and effusive techno is the name of the game, and the Saturday night party showcases this sound alongside four of the finest up and coming exponents of it.

Joining Saturday Sessions on 5th July is AREA51 resident Jo Mills who…

Monday, July 7th, 2008 at 11:28 am