Sankeys Reveals First
Wave of ShowsTribal Sessions Returns
Each Friday and Celebrates 14th Birthday Weekender
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Sankeys are announcing
some very special parties as they open their doors for the autumn/winter
season; as they continue celebrating their 20th year as a club, they are
unveiling a whole host of special line-ups to commemorate the occasion, with
Tribal Sessions, ViVA Warriors and CUFF all playing host to the world’s best DJs from the realms of underground house and techno.
Sankeys remains one of
the most celebrated clubs in the UK, a true bastion of underground dance music’s culture, with a weekly roster of outstanding parties from the
very best DJs coming from all over the world to play in the famed basement of
Manchester. One of those parties is the legendary Tribal Sessions, one of the
true mainstays of Sankeys over the years. Tribal has long been synonymous with
proper underground raving, starting back with the illegal rave scene of the 90’s before moving its foundations into clubs. And now Tribal
Sessions is returning every Friday to Sankeys, reigniting one of the UK’s most iconic residencies in a new era of dance music decadence.
Maintaining the focus
firmly on the underground and keeping a no-frills party feel running through
the nights, Tribal returns with some epic parties. Darius Syrossian will be the
resident of every night, alongside Sankeys’ mainstay and fellow
resident Jozef K, and they both kick off the first series of events with Tribal
favourites The Martinez Brothers on Friday 12th Sep. Also playing at the weekly Friday parties through
September will be the legendary Sasha, techno pioneer Shlomi Aber, the revered
DJ and producer Axel Boman and German favourite Sidney Charles, amongst a host
of other underground names. Jozef K unites with his production partner Winter Son on
the 26th September, and special guests will feature throughout the
Tribal Sessions programming.
ViVA Warriors picks
things up from Tribal with an equally massive lineup, featuring eclectic
selector Cassy, deep techno heavyweight Nick Curly and of course, label boss
and the highly prolific Steve Lawler. Then Sankeys Ibiza debutants Magna Carter
take over on Sat 20th September; their first season on the White
Isle has already been heralded as a huge success, now bringing their dark house
sound to Manchester. Finishing off September’s run of parties in
style will be night CUFF, Amine Edge & DANCE's imprint. It’ll be an all French affair on the 27th in an explosive night of
house, with the French duo welcoming native companions Sirus Hood, STUFF and
Sion to the party.
At the beginning of
October Sankeys celebrates a momentous 14 years of Tribal with a massive Tribal
Sessions Weekend, which will undoubtedly be one of the biggest parties of the
year in the UK. Over the course of 2 nights - Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th -
some of the finest selectors in the industry are coming to Manchester for a
weekend epitomised by up-front, groove-heavy underground house and techno. Friday
will feature Tribal residents and regulars - house aficionado and Chicago
legend DJ Sneak will be in fine company alongside the original Tribal resident,
the legend Greg Vickers, who’ll be playing back to back with Just Be aka
Bushwacka! fresh off the back of their Essential Mix for Radio 1 in Sankeys
Ibiza, Greg’s 3rd amazing Essential Mix to date. Hector Couto
also joins the party, along with Darius and Jozef K. They will be joined by a
very special unannounced guest as Sankeys has yet more surprises up its sleeve.
Headlining the Saturday night will be
one of the biggest DJ groups of the past few years: Apollonia. With an album
due for release very soon, the French trio of Dyed Soundorom, Dan Ghenacia and
Shonky have built a reputation for unrelenting energy in their DJ sets,
commanding the decks all over the world. They’ll be playing along with the
multi-faceted craftsman Guti, whose live sets have earned him a name as one of
the most creative DJs on the circuit, and Chappel also performs. There’ll be also be
a big unannounced guest taking to the decks on the Saturday, making both
weekend parties extra special.
These parties are just a
taste of what is to come over the coming months. Keep an eye out on the next
announcement, as Sankeys continues its 20th anniversary year at
the heart of Manchester’s underground scene, with lots more action to
be revealed.
Sankeys Shows Coming Up
Friday 12th September - Tribal
Sessions: Martinez Brothers, Darius Syrossian, Jozef K
Spektrum: Mute vs MVSON
Saturday 13th September - ViVA Warriors:
Steve Lawler, Cassy, Nick Curly, System 2
Spektrum: Music Is Love
Friday 19th September - Tribal
Sessions: Axel Boman, Shlomi Aber, Darius Syrossian, Jozef K
Spektrum: Memorex
Saturday 20th September – Magna Carta
Friday 26th September - Tribal Sessions:
Sasha, Darius Syrossian, Jozef K, Winter Son (live and 808)
Spektrum: Giraffe
Saturday 27th September - CUFF: AMINE
EDGE & DANCE, Sirus Hood, STUFF, Sion
Spektrum: Covert
Friday 3rd October - Tribal Sessions
14th Birthday Weekender: DJ Sneak, Greg Vickers B2B Just Be (Bushwacka), Darius
Syrossian, Hector Couto, Jozef K, Oli Furness, special guest TBA.
Saturday 4th October - Tribal
Sessions 14th Birthday Weekender: Apollonia (Dan Ghenacia, Dyed Soundorom,
Shonky), Guti - Live, Chappel. special guest TBA.
Spektrum: Mute