Hello Manchester Crew,

Easter weekend is here and Manchester has delivered on every front. Friday runs from afternoon all the way to morning — my pick is Dance Now Talk Later at Niamos in Hulme, where Shy One celebrates new album Mali alongside Private Joy and Haçienda legend Hewan Clarke, raising funds to preserve the building itself. Proper night, proper cause. Later on, DjRUM b2b upsammy take over The White Hotel from midnight — leftfield electronics at its most thrilling, in exactly the right room.

Saturday has something for every corner of the scene. Nick Warren opens the Joshua Brooks basement at 4pm for a long, patient progressive house session, Takuya Nakamura brings his jungle-meets-jazz live show to Gorilla for just a fiver, and BENT's Spring Sanctum II takes queer hedonism out of the city entirely and into the Calder Valley at the Golden Lion in Todmorden. A lot on. Choose wisely.

Sunday deserves its own paragraph this Easter. Ghosts of Garage bring MJ Cole, Sticky and Matt Jam Lamont to Freight Island from noon, free entry at Freight’s first outdoor session of summer. Sunday Club launches its third season at The White Hotel with UKG polymath DJ Perception at 4pm. DJ Seinfeld takes The Loft all night long. And Nicolas Lutz closes the weekend from midnight with an extended dark minimal set til 7am. Skip the egg hunt.

Until next week, party people.

Tom (japanese.knotweed)

PS: If any of the above are sold out (very likely), it's always worth checking TicketSwap or Twickets for legit resale tickets.

🌱 Grassroots Spotlight:
Community & Cause This Easter

Three events this weekend that go beyond the music, your support makes a real difference.

Fri 03.04 | Dance Now Talk Later: Shy One, Private Joy & Hewan Clarke @ Niamos Raising funds to preserve Hulme's iconic Niamos. House, soul and funk with genuine purpose.

Fri 03.04 | MELODÏQ: Community Party All Day @ The DBA
Grassroots techno and house all-dayer rooted in supporting MCR's independent venues.

Sat 04.04 | BENT presents: Spring Sanctum II @ The Golden Lion, Todmorden Queer hedonism escapes the city for the Calder Valley. House, electronica and fresh air.

Manchester Raves This Week

Friday

  1. Good Custard x Funk My Life: Easter Day-Night Party @ Ramona
    [FREE ENTRY] 9 hours of house & disco, margarita bar and beer garden.

  2. MELODÏQ: Community Party All Day @ The DBA [FREE ENTRY]
    Grassroots techno & house, Queer Garden to indoors. 4pm til midnight.

  3. Dance Now Talk Later: Shy One, Private Joy & Hewan Clarke @ Niamos Community fundraiser for Niamos. Soul, house & funk with Haçienda legend Hewan Clarke.

  4. OPTIC presents Voigtmann & Wodda @ Hidden
    Proper house and tech house in one of Manchester's finest warehouse rooms.

  5. Polka Dot Disco Club invites Bimini @ Soup
    Bimini headlines the Northern Quarter basement. House, bass and big queer energy.

  6. Metalheadz presents Goldie @ Joshua Brooks
    Goldie, Ant TC1 & Diverge. D&B heritage on the Void system.

  7. Me Gusta Collective: Habibi Funk + Gnawa Manchester (Live) @ Gorilla Hypnotic Gnawa live ritual, then Habibi Funk's global Balearic crate-dig til 4am.

  8. Love International x The Loft: Palms Trax & Dave Harvey @ The Loft Croatia's beloved festival sends two top selectors — house, EBM, IDM and chug.

  9. DjRUM / upsammy @ The White Hotel
    Midnight til 7. Two of the most boundary-pushing names in leftfield electronics, together.

Saturday

  1. Nick Warren (Daytime Progressive House) @ Joshua Brooks
    Three decades of selections. Patient, deep, long-form progressive house. 4pm start.

  2. Bank Holigay @ The DBA
    Queer techno & house day party across two rooms. £5 presale. Come as you are.

  3. FAC51 Haçienda Residents' Party @ Freight Island [FREE ENTRY]
    Pickering, Paulette, K-Klass, Jon Dasilva. Pure Manchester heritage.

  4. Meat Free Easter Warehouse Party @ Concept Haus, Salford
    Rødhåd, Ben Sims B2B Blasha & Allatt, aalice, UFO95. 15 hours.

  5. BENT presents: Spring Sanctum II @ The Golden Lion, Todmorden
    Queer hedonism in the Calder Valley. House & electronica.

  6. Amber's presents: Pioneers – Acid House @ Amber's
    Honouring the selectors who shaped the underground. Before the hype.

  7. Takuya Nakamura Live – Pleasure Seekers Tour @ Gorilla
    Jungle meets jazz, live and raw. Brainiac Records x Tokio Station.

  8. Cam Stockman @ Joshua Brooks
    Beatport No.1 to his name. Five hours in the basement.

Sunday

  1. Ghosts of Garage: MJ Cole, Sticky, Matt Jam Lamont @ Freight Island [FREE ENTRY] UKG legends from noon, free afters til 2am. First outdoor session of summer.

  2. Hot Creations MCR: Sidney Charles, Locky & Pirate Copy @ Idra
    Jamie Jones' label takes over Manchester's newest space. Tech & deep house.

  3. Sunday Club: DJ Perception, Finn, Esqueezy & BFTT @ The White Hotel Season 3 launches with UKG polymath DJ Perception leading the charge. 4pm start.

  4. Keep It Unreal & Echo 45: Mr Scruff b2b Nightmares on Wax @ Progress Five-hour open-air B2B digging through hip-hop, early house, electro and jazz.

  5. Girls of the Internet Soundsystem @ The Deaf Institute
    Deep house and disco from the internet's finest. Sold out last time.

  6. Persona X Bar Shrimp — Easter Sunday @ Bar Shrimp [FREE ENTRY] Progressive house and tech house with fried chicken and a mystery punch bowl.

  7. Roni Size: Bank Holiday Special @ The Blues Kitchen
    Bristol's DnB pioneer brings Jungle weight and jazz-inflected breakbeats.

  8. Hello Darling — Easter Special @ The Deaf Institute
    Queer house and nu disco across three floors. Unapologetically joyful.

  9. Amber's 140–170 Special — Mantra b2b J:Kenzo, Saint Ludo @ Amber's
    Sub-crushing dubstep and jungle.

  10. DJ Seinfeld (All Night Long) @ The Loft
    Four-to-the-floor house and melodic techno from the Swede, open to close.

  11. Nicolas Lutz {Extended Set} / Bitzer & Herc @ The White Hotel
    Dark, trippy minimal from midnight til 7am.

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