DJ and producer Patrick Topping’s TRICK label, Nia Archives’ UP YA ARCHIVES and the Hacienda are all set to take over the Depot Mayfield throughout this season. This year’s run of Warehouse Project events will officially commence on the 14th of September with the Repercussion event which will see a 12-hour long party with a live set from Jungle on the bill as well as the likes of Honey Dijon and Bonobo expected to feature at the opening Warehouse Project rave. The season will end with the usual New Year’s Eve party on the 31st of December, the lineup for which is yet to be announced.

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One of the confirmed takeovers for this season is Patrick Topping’s TRICK record label part which will be taking place on the 11th of October with Prospa, Boys Noize and Paul Woodford set to take to the decks. Eats Everything and Skream will also be performing a back-to-back. Fresh off the back of her Mercury Prize nomination Jungle singer, producer and DJ Nia Archives will be coming to Depot Mayfield with her second edition of UP YA Archives on the 1st of November in a huge night of bass music. Nia headlines the night with jungle and DnB royalty Goldie doing a back-to-back with Special Request. Garage and breakbeat DJs Interplanetary Criminal and Bakey will also be taking the stage together. Nia Archives is bringing lots of talent to Manchester with the likes of Girls Don’t Sync and Y U QT also set to perform. As well as this we will see a jungle fuelled back-to-back-to-back between Tim Reaper, Sully and Dwarde.

 

 

 

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On November the 8th Gorgon City and Dom Dolla will be at Depot Mayfield, and they bring Eliza Rose, Jaguar, Denis Sulta, SG Lewis, Flight Facilities and many more to perform in Manchester.

There will also be a Hacienda party on the 7th of December to celebrate Manchester’s club culture heritage. Kent duo Orbital, DJ Paulette, David Morales, Kerri Chandler, Armand Van Helden and more will be taking to the decks for the Legendary takeover.

As well as these, other confirmed line-ups include The Welcome to the Warehouse event on the 28th of September and Disclosure will be headlining the Manchester venue on the 28th of October.

Drum and Bass fans will be excited to hear that there will be a Worried About Henry event on the 23rd of November with an array of DnB legends set to perform including Andy C, Hybrid Minds, Bru-C, Mozey, K Motionz, Dimension and many more. More DnB will arrive in October as Hedex is set to headline Depot Mayfield.

Head over to Warehouse Project’s website to see the full calendar for the 2024 season and where you can also buy tickets.

Other artists to feature on the list for the prestigious award are Scottish electronic DJ and Producer Barry Can’t Swim, Jungle artist Nia Archives, Portishead’s Beth Gibbons, Corinne Bailey Rae, and grime artist Ghetts. The remaining nominees are Berwyn, Cat Burns, CMAT, Corto.alto, and English Teacher.

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The full list of Albums nominated for this year’s Mercury Prize are:

Barry Can’t Swim – When Will We Land?

Berwyn – Who Am I

Beth Gibbons – Lives Outgrown

Cat Burns – Early Twenties

Charli XCX – Brat

CMAT – Crazymad, For Me

Corinne Bailey Rae – Black Rainbows

Corto.alto – Bad With Names

English Teacher – This Could Be Texas

Ghetts – On Purpose, With Purpose

Nia Archives – Silence Is Loud

The Last Dinner Party – Prelude To Ecstasy

The mercury Prize is undoubtedly a great opportunity for up-and-coming artists. So, it therefore makes sense that the list of nominees this year has been dominated by debuts with 8 of the 12 albums nominated being debuts which is double what it was last year.

One of the debut albums on the list being The Last Dinner Party’s ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’ and this is the biggest selling album so far on the list, however, Charli XCX’ ‘Brat’ has momentum at the moment and is likely to overtake ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’ this week.

Among the eight debut albums that made the list this year is Beth Gibbon’s ‘Lives Outgrown. Although Gibbons has released numerous albums as a member of Portishead this record is her debut as a solo artist. According to Music Week Gibbons said: “Really great surprise to be part of the 12 Mercury albums of the year, something I never expected. Big thanks to all who have supported the album, it means so much.”

Nominees Charli XCX, Corinne Bailey Rae and Ghetts have all been nominated for the Mercury Prize before but none of them have won the award.

The list of nominees, as well as the winner, has been chosen by an independent Judging panel and has been taken from a wide range of genres. Albums released by British and Irish artists between July 15, 2023, and July 12, 2024, were eligible for the award.

Earlier in the week it was revealed that the traditional award ceremony with live performances has been dropped this year. More details of what this entails are set to be revealed closer to when the winner is announced but Dr Jo Twist OBE, CEO of the BPI, home to the Mercury Prize, said: “For the 2024 Mercury Prize we will work imaginatively with the BBC to deliver a premium programme of music content and digital engagement that will, as ever, benefit all 12 artists in reaching a wider audience, providing an important platform for their evolving career and musical journey.”

The raucous weekend first came about in 2007 after a group of students decided they wanted to put together their own rave, aptly named the Mad Ferret Festival. The event kicked itself into gear in Platt Fields Park, Rusholme, but by the early 2010s it had relocated to Heaton Park and christened as Parklife. Since then, the event has witnessed a huge surge in popularity and has been crowned the UK’s largest metropolitan music festival, growing from a one-day event in a field to over 160,000 ticketholders rushing to north Manchester every year.

After today’s announcement, superstar rapper Doja Cat has no doubt cemented herself as the queen of the 2024 festival season, boasting headline slots across the globe for Coachella, Rock in Rio and Open’er Festival. The polarising singer and internet personality is most certainly set to bring the heat ahead of her European leg of The Scarlet Tour.

Festival-goers can also expect performances from powerhouse vocalist Becky Hill, DJ and singer Peggy Gou and Canadian producer Kaytranada, as well as unmissable sets from Anne-Marie, Nia Archives, Fourtet, Barry Can’t Swim, ANOTR, Camelphat, Rudim3ntal, Digga D and Sugababes.

Welcoming a multitude of different genres, the festival has since steered away from indie bands headlining in recent years, predominantly featuring dance, electronic and hip-hop acts to cater to its everchanging audience. This year is predicted to mark a new era for the festival, showcasing a brand new stage, jaw-dropping production, state-of-the-art tech and fewer line-up clashes.

Early Bird tickets sold out rapidly in December 2023, but an exclusive 2024 presale will be open from 10am on Thursday 25th January to anyone who has registered. Registration closes the night before at 6pm on Wednesday 24th January. Three Mobile customers will be able to purchase Saturday and Sunday tickets or full weekend tickets 24 hours before other customers on Wednesday here. Tickets including VIP access and coach travel are also available.

All remaining tickets will go on general sale from 10am on Friday 26th January which you can purchase from Ticketmaster. Both day and weekend tickets will be available either to pay in full or by deposit and signing up to a payment plan.

For those not wanting the party to end, Parklife’s official afterparties, ‘Afterlife’ have been unveiled, including an after-hours set from Kaytranada. You can grab tickets here.