Manchester’s largest dance music extravaganza is back in its traditional city centre location with a bigger line-up than ever – and the race is on to snap up tickets.
The Warehouse Project (WHP) will be back at its original home of Store Street, the iconic party spot in the centre of town will be awash with ravers of all flavours in less than three months’ time.
Around the country, thousands are frantically refreshing, calling, buying, begging, borrowing and stealing in order to get their hands on the precious tickets for the country’s biggest and bassiest musical events.
Dance heavyweights like Fat Boy Slim, Annie Mac and Chemical Brothers are just a handful of stellar acts on board for this year’s festivities.
Store Street is the home of Warehouse Project, its birthplace and true city centre home.
Over the last two years, the WHP has laid its hat at the vast, Victoria warehouse venue in Old Trafford – but organisers have been overwhelmed with homesickness and it seems they are back for good.
Oh Manchester….So Much To Answer For….@WHP_Mcr 2014. Back home at last…I missed that place SO much #RETURNTOSTORESTREET #Manchester
— Sacha Lord (@Sachawhp) July 23, 2014
Bid odd…where are all the haters?? Feeling too much love on here right now??….oh…Jeremy Kyles still on… #WHP14
— Sacha Lord (@Sachawhp) July 23, 2014
The drawback of having a season of music events at the venue is the fact that there are now less than half the number of tickets available compared to the last few years.
Competition to snap up the tickets is fierce and sell-outs over the next few days, if not hours, seem likely.
Opening night looks like a stonker on September 17, with Seth Troxler, Jackmaster and Ben UFO & Pearson Sound tearing up the floor, swiftly followed on Friday October 3 by trance gods Above and Beyond, Guy J Lane 8.
The Sounds of the Near Future, which will host Hudson Mohawk, Kaytranada, and Kyrstal Klear will definitely be a favourite for those who like their shape-shifting trippy beats and garage-inspired vocals.
Another superb night will take place on December 12 , curated by Jamie XX with Jon Hopkins, Modeselektor, Greg Lord and John Talabot joining them on the bill, throwing out some world-class electronic music.
These are just a small selection of quality shows and deciding between line-ups for some will be more difficult than ever.
Twitter has already been set alight by people raving about the latest line-ups and the triumphant return Store Street location return, much to the delight, (if not surprise) of Warehouse Project king and organiser Sasha Lord.
#whp lineup is incredible
— Jae (@LittleJNeary_) July 23, 2014
My word the #WHP schedule looks insane, haaave to get tickets
— Anya Rasaiah (@anyarasaiah) July 23, 2014
Soooo every single @WHP_Mcr coming up looks bloody insane! #WHP
— Robbie (@RDMarshall92) July 23, 2014
#StoreStreet is a much better venue compared to the last place. I for one have had some good times in there @WHP_Mcr #Music
— Stefano Restaino (@srestaino) July 23, 2014
The full listings are:
Saturday September 27
WELCOME TO THE WAREHOUSE
SETH TROXLER | CARL CRAIG | TALE OF US | JACKMASTER
BEN UFO & PEARSON SOUND | LEON VYNEHALL | HARRI & DOMENIC
MR TIES | KRYSKO | GREG LORD
18:00 – 05:00 | £25 / £28.50 + Booking fee
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Friday October 3
ANJUNA
ABOVE & BEYOND | GUY J
ILAN BLUESTONE | ANJUNADEEP: | LANE8 | LANCELOT
JODY WISTERNOFF | CUBICOLOR
21:30 – 04:00 | £28.50 + Booking fee
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Saturday October 4
DUKE DUMONT PRESENTS BLASÉ BOYS CLUB
DUKE DUMONT (LIVE) | CYRIL HAHN
KLANGKARUSSELL (LIVE) | ROB DA BANK | FRIEND WITHIN
JONAS RATHSMAN & ISAAC TICHAUER (FRENCH EXPRESS)
PSYCHEMAGIK | BLONDE | JAX JONES | ED NORRIS | OLI HACKETT
21:00 – 05:00 | £25 + Booking fee
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Friday October 10
YOUSEF PRESENTS CIRCUS
KERRI CHANDLER | JORIS VOORN | HOT SINCE 82
YOUSEF | CHRIS MALINCHAK | ROUTE 94
SHADOW CHILD | ACID MONDAYS | LEWIS BOARDMAN
SCOTT LEWIS
21:30 – 05:00 | £25 + Booking fee
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Saturday October 11
APE vs RAM JAM
ANDY C | DAVID ‘RAM JAM’ RODIGAN | RONI SIZE | REPRAZENT (LIVE)
WILKINSON | DJ EZ | SHY FX w/ STAMINA MC
JILLIONAIRE (MAJOR LAZER) | CHANNEL ONE | WOOKIE
DJ BARELY LEGAL | DUB PHIZIX & STRATEGY | CHIMPO | RICH REASON
TONN PIPER
20:00 – 05:00 | £25 + Booking fee
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Friday October 17
MTA 5TH BIRTHDAY
CHASE & STATUS (DJ SET) w/ MC RAGE | SUB FOCUS (DJ SET) w/ MC ID
SIGMA | KOVE | KNYTRO | GOTSOME | BILLION | JOSH BUTLER
TOYBOY & ROBIN | TCTS | NORTHBASE | ARKIVE
21:30 – 05:00 | £25 / £28.50 + Booking fee
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Saturday October 18
EDIBLE
EATS EVERYTHING | LAURENT GARNIER | SUBB-AN (LIVE)
CATZ ‘N DOGZ | PAUL WOOLFORD | MIDLAND | GRAIN
MARQUIS HAWKES | TOM RIO | KRYSKO | DROP THE MUSTARD
20:00 – 05:00 | £25 / £28.50 + Booking fee
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Friday October 24
PARADISE
JAMIE JONES | RICHY AHMED | DAVIDE SQUILLACE
wAFF | PATRICK TOPPING | MARK JENKYNS
PIRATE COPY | KRYSKO
21:30 – 05:00 | £25 / £28.50 + Booking fee
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Saturday October 25
SOUNDS OF THE NEAR FUTURE
KAYTRANADA | HUDSON MOHAWKE
JACKMASTER & ONEMAN present CAN U DANCE
RUSTIE | PEANUT BUTTER WOLF | BENJI B
LONE | KRYSTAL KLEAR | DARQ E FREAKER | JONNY DUB
MC CHUNKY | NOW WAVE DJS
20:00 – 05:00 | £22.50 + Booking fee
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Friday October 31
CURATED BY FOUR TET & CARIBOU
CARIBOU (LIVE) | FOUR TET
CARL CRAIG | JESSY LANZA (LIVE) | FLOATING POINTS
JAY DANIEL | CHAMPION | TERROR DANJAH | ANTHONY NAPLES
EAT YOUR OWN EARS | NOW WAVE DJS | WILL TRAMP!
21:00 – 05:00 | £25 / £28.50 + Booking fee
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Saturday November 1
RESIDENT ADVISOR DAY & NIGHT
RICARDO VILLALOBOS | NINA KRAVIZ
HESSLE AUDIO: | BEN UFO B2B PEARSON SOUND B2B PANGAEA
JOY ORBISON | RYAN KEELING
ROOM 2:
JACKMASTER (3HRS) | MOODYMANN (3HRS)
UNDERGROUND PARIS (3HRS) | KRYSKO & GREG LORD
18:00 – 05:00 | £25 + Booking fee
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Friday November 7
WELCOME TO GORGON CITY
GORGON CITY | BONDAX
REDLIGHT | WAZE & ODYSSEY | B-TRAITS w/ JUMA MC | ARTWORK
ZINC & MC TIPPA | MY NU LENG | MAK & PASTEMAN
KIDNAP KID | WOOKIE | CITIZEN | NORTHBASE | MEDIATE
21:30 – 05:00 | £25 + Booking fee
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Saturday November 8
1-800 DINOSAUR
JAMES BLAKE (LIVE)
1-800 DINOSAUR (FT JAMES BLAKE, DAN FOAT & AIRHEAD)
FULL LINE UP TO BE REVEALED
20:00 – 04:00 | £25 + Booking fee
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Friday November 14
MK AREA 10
MK | SKREAM | ROUTE 94
SHADOW CHILD | HUXLEY | SECOND CITY | SHIBA SAN
KRYSKO | PIRATE COPY
21:30 – 05:00 | £25 / £28.50 + Booking fee
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Saturday November 15
BUGGED OUT! 20 YEARS DAY & NIGHT
GREEN VELVET / CAJMERE
GEORGE FITZGERALD | ANDREW WEATHERALL | EROL ALKAN
SKREAM | PAUL WOOLFORD | DANIEL AVERY
JUSTIN ROBERTSON | MOONBOOTS | BRENDAN LONG | JOHNNO
18:00 – 05:00 | £25 + Booking fee
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Friday November 21
THE NORTH BORDERS TOUR
BONOBO (LIVE) | GOLD PANDA | MOUNT KIMBIE (DJ SET) |
LAPALUX | WERKHA | DAUWD | ELIPHINO | ILLUM SPHERE
ABANDON SILENCE | NOW WAVE DJS
21:00 – 04:00 | £25 / £28.50 + Booking fee
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Saturday November 22
ENTER
RICHIE HAWTIN | RECONDITE (LIVE) | GAISER
TM-404 (LIVE) | MILES WHITAKER | MATTHEW HAWTIN
FABIO FLORIDO
20:00 – 05:00 | £25 / £28.50 + Booking fee
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Friday November 28
ANNIE MAC PRESENTS
ANNIE MAC | DANNY BROWN | HANNAH WANTS
TOURIST (LIVE) | MONKI | LXURY | KIWI
PREDITAH | PARA ONE | BOBMO | NOW WAVE DJS
21:30 – 05:00 | £25 + Booking fee
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Saturday November 29
MAYA JANE COLES PRESENTS
MAYA JANE COLES | HEIDI | MAGDA | TEN WALLS (LIVE)
DENSE & PIKA | KIM ANN FOXMAN | SOUTH LONDON ORDNANCE
ALEX ARNOUT | KRYSKO | ZUTEKH DJS
21:00 – 05:00 | £22.50 / £25 + Booking fee
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Friday December 5
WHP PRESENTS…
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS (DJ SET) (3hrs) | ANDREW WEATHERALL (3hrs)
BREACH (3hrs) | BICEP (3hrs) | KRYSKO
WILL TRAMP!
21:30 – 05:00 | £28.50 + Booking fee
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Saturday December 6
DUSKY PRESENTS…THE NEXT STEP
DUSKY | BEN UFO & JOY ORBISON
KiNK (LIVE) | BODDIKA | MIDLAND
KYLE HALL | MOXIE | PALEMAN | KLOSE ONE | ZUTEKH DJS
20:00 – 05:00 | £25 + Booking fee
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Friday December 12
CURATED BY JAMIE XX & JON HOPKINS
JON HOPKINS (LIVE) | JAMIE XX
MODESELEKTOR (DJ SET) | JOHN TALABOT | LEON VYNEHALL | PANGAEA
TASKER & JON RUST | MATTIS | GREG LORD | NOW WAVE DJS
21:30 – 05:00 | £25 / £28.50 + Booking fee
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Saturday December 13
INNERVISIONS
DIXON | ÂME | HENRIK SCHWARZ (LIVE)
RECONDITE (LIVE) | GERD JANSON | OPTIMO
PRINS THOMAS | HORSE MEAT DISCO | MAURICE FULTON | KRYSKO
20:00 – 05:00 | £25 + Booking fee
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Friday December 19
FATBOY SLIM
FATBOY SLIM
SLAM DUNK’D | THE 2 BEARS | BEN PEARCE
MARIBOU STATE | ANDHIM | OLI HACKETT | ED NORRIS
21:30 – 04:30 | £25 / £28.50 + Booking fee
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