The Warehouse Project

This is the best venue I've ever been to that's not an arena and it's in the city centre, close to transport links. Warehouse Project is massive. You don't fully appreeciate it until you visit it. There's a few stages, plenty of bars and plenty of toilets. Security is also strict but your luck may vary. I've seen sniffer dogs at entrance so do bear that in mind. I've had amazing times at WHP, definitely consider going at least once. Bring good vibes and leave your worries outside. Have fun.

The acts are good, the building is soooo cool, the security is pretty okay, the sound is kinda "meh" for the space though as the sound resonates hard and muddies the mix, and the strobe lights are actually ridiculously violent. The water facilities are quite poor, there are posters above every bar stating that tap water is available at the bar for free, but this is not true. The only place you can get tap water is to drink it out of the taps by the toilets, the same taps which are used by everyone to wash their hands after the toilets. Taps which don't stay on unless you're holding the button down while the water is flowing, so people will be smearing their unwashed hands all over the faucet to keep it running after they have just used a portaloo or urinal at a rave. This feels like an accident waiting to happen and a speedrunners method of contracting giardia 🤢. There are no dedicated drinking water points, as well as false advertising above the bars on where to get water. This feels like the bare minimum of what is technically legal, or you can personally pay £3.50 for a 440ml can of water at each bar 😒 cheapest alcoholic drink was £6.50 for a 440ml can of Madri. The toilets themselves are good, and the place is generally wheelchair accessible. There are little vending machines for vapes, portable chargers, those buccal nicotine pouches, and a merch table where you can buy ear plugs. There are bars in every room and also food trucks outside. In summary: visually amazing and physically accessible venue, right in the centre of Manchester, toilets are good, water facilities should be better, prices are a bit scammy, strobing is way over that top. For me it was just okay, personally I will not be rushing back but I do recommend it. ✅

I've never been to a music venue whats so big before obviously not including Arenas, i was amazed by it... so many places to get drinks from too so no ridiculous bar queues, right next to manchester piccadilly station too, so great transport links. Very strict drug policy too so its actually nice to go somewhere like this and it doesn't smell of drugs, means thats the toilet doors have gaps in them too which is ok but if you are toilet shy just be aware because it is quite a large gap! The sound is amazing, my ears weren't hurting at any point which i do love!

An amazing experience, we loved it here! Each room was interactive and great fun. Would really recommend and literally beside piccadilly train station!

Great venue. Warehouse has a variety of stages with different artists on at once. There are plenty of bars and drinks vendors to buy alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks. Always well staffed and the whole operation is well run despite dealing with large numbers. The sound and lighting is always top making for an immersive experience. The only downside is the very expensive drinks prices that are way too inflated.

Manchester Rave on. If u know u know. Hacienda gig is great. Maybe less USA vibes Ibiza djs next time. Primal Scream rocked. Mani lives 4ever

Amazing space, a bit too big for my liking, danced in the smaller corners! 6.50 for a can of beer!

This is an amazing venue, a truly unique experience. To see DJ sets from Rich Reason, Jaguar Skills & then the full on sonic explosion of the Prodigy in that setting unbelievable. Just being in the crowd was an event itself. The only downside: the toilets are basic - portaloos & barely hidden troughs that were leaking into the venue halfway through the gig. Not for the faint hearted (or weak bladdered). But I'd still definitely go again. UPDATE A year on and I got to see Pendulum. The toilets are much improved - individual flushing portaloos, with hand washing facilities. However, access to the venue was from a different more restricted entry. I'd estimate less than half the size of the access route in the pictures when seeing the Prodigy. The cramped alleyway was split into queues using barriers that were so close together the feet of the barriers caused multiple potential trip hazards. I'd be surprised in the dimly lit area people didn't have an accident. On the plus side Showsec helped facilitate a consistent flow of people to move them into the venue. Furthermore exiting the venue through the same entrance proved problematic as two doors, with room for 4 people each became a complete bottleneck. Luckily the crowd was patient and in good spirits, but it was poor crowd control. Ideally Showsec should have been used to help streamline the exits and direct people as they had when entering. It's still a great venue and atmosphere. I don't know if these improvements are a sign of better things, but clearly the access is a considerable downgrade to 12 months ago. However, they didn't have to block off a nearby road, like last time, so that might be the reason for the change?

Jumping jeepers it's Warehouse season again!!! Stop what you're doing, quit your your job, postpone the divorce, you don't want to miss a thing! From now until February if anyone needs me I'll be in a big dark tunnel under the railway station throwing out some shapes to the best DJs in the world and hugging people I would normally cross the street to avoid- it don't get no better than this Jon Boy! One of my greatest claims to fame took place here when Mike from Groove Armada dedicated Superstylin' to yours truly on my birthday after getting me and my friends in as a thank you for taking them around the old man bars of Liverpool after striking up an unlikely friendship in Cream. Tis a strange feeling indeed to spend an evening being asked by strangers if you are "THE Jay". I am SO the Jay.

You can't get better than this when it comes to clubbing in Manchester. Whilst still living Liverpool I often came to Manchester clubbing and thought 'so where is everyone?', I found them ALL here! Yes hidden away in a dark underground car park under Piccadilly train station there are around 2000 whistling shape throwers that gather every week or so from the month of September through till Febuary every year. The Warehouse Project makes you feel like you truly are part of an underground scene again ......although in recent years it seems to have secured a few sponsorship deals (kinda ruins it). But hey this place is somewhere you can let your hair down and lose yourself (or lose your shoes if your like me ....no seriously is quite embarrassing when people are congratulating your other half for going home to get you another pair of shoes due to the fact you have lost them indefinitely down the side of a speaker). I would recommend that if you want to know what Manchester really has to offer you wiggle your way down to the Warehouse Project and party with the best of 'em.

My daughter and her girlfriend bought tickets to your event months ago and travelled up from London especially for the event. I was disgusted to hear they were turned away by the bouncers, stating we saw you walking up the road. They were not drunk but they were holding hands! We can only assume that the ONLY reason they were treated like second class citizens, sworn at and generally disrespected was because they were clearly a lesbian couple. I am furious that these two young girls were left to fend for themselves in Manchester because of your bigotry. The sad thing is they attended an earlier event and loved it so much they persuaded all their friends to come with them on Saturday. You have treated them appallingly and I personally want the world to know what kind of people you employ to man the doors of your events. You and your organisation should be thoroughly ashamed.

I'm going to make clear this review is based on one visit to the Warehouse. I've never been a fan of venues that hold masses and masses of people, that's what outdoor festivals are for, or big arenas like the Apollo or the MEN arena. The Warehouse has got to be tried at least once though, just for the experience, because it is an experience like no other, I'll give it that. I snapped a Friendly Fires ticket, so my visit was more an indie electro type Warehouse night, commercialized if you like. Basically I wanted to see the London based trio and simply combined the virgin experience with the Warehouse to this affect. It was a bit stressful before we even reached the place. You hear so many things about the portaloos, the queues, the price of the drinks, the hardcore ravers. There's a reason why Warehouse is a year upon year success I reminded myself, but I couldn't help have a slight anxious voice in my head. Upon entry, the underground car park did give it this undescribable vibe. It was strange to be underneath the train station. It felt as if we had been unleashed and were free to roam endlessly in this almost alternative world. This curious, intrigueing feel didn't last though. Crowds halted the freedom to move, the portaloos along with the queues cranked up the anxiety. Maybe I shouldn't buy any drinks to avoid this. Stand in a queue to stand in another queue eventually. If this isn't enough there's always the co-ordination of when to go where and who with. There's no signal underground of course and it'd be a complete nightmare if you lost your group. I was especially disheartened to hear that Friendly Fires weren't due to appear until 2am. By this time I forgot the queueing, the portaloo situation and the drink prices and throwing shapes was my fascination. I missed any glimpse of Friendly Fires though. We weren't about to die trying to get anywhere near the middle never mind the front. So I'm not likely to frequent this place again. It's just not my scene, I understand why it is quite an institution to the Manchester scene just not simply for me. Warehouse Project runs annually from September to the New Year and few odd events like in Easter. I say give it a try at least and see what you come up with.

SO bad. Seriously. I read every bad review of this season's WHP but convinced myself it would be different on the night I went. It wasn't. If you're heading to WHP for a big night and you're really looking forward to it, please heed my advice and listen to what everyone else has been saying. I'll start from the beginning. The 10.30pm curfew? Really? For an event that goes on until 5am? Ridiculous. Doors open at 7.30pm which is a waste of tine. On the basis of those times alone, no one is going to stay for around 9 hours, and once you get there, you won't want to stay even a couple of hours. Myself and a group of friends travelled from Bristol and wanted to chill at our hotel, get some dinner, have a few drinks, but you just can't do that with a 10.30pm curfew. I took the advice of others and arrived for about 9pm, after a massive rush to get there, of course. Arrive any time after 9pm and you're herded from one queue to the next by unhelpful security staff. The queuing process. I understand that massive events like this need to be on top of things, but getting people to empty their pockets and bags on to a table in front of other people is not on. I refuse to put my purse, phone, keys etc on a table for people to potentially swipe. Now, my real gripe with the WHP...it was HEAVING. And not in a good way. Want to go watch someone in the main room? Good luck even getting in. Already in the main room and need the toilet? Yeah...good luck getting out. You just cannot move. It's so dangerous. You'll be in a constant queue all night, getting shoved left right and centre. I don't know why they released so many tickets but hey, guess what? You don't NEED to ram the venue to capacity. At least 1000-2000 fewer people and it'd still have been very busy. As someone below me has said, there was nowhere near enough security staff to accommodate this. I spent the whole night anxious and worried and not dancing because I just couldn't move. The sound is bad. I don't know why, because it shouldn't be, but it was. It was very...fuzzy? Leaving the venue, there's a load of taxis which is great, right? No. The black cabs wouldn't turn their meters on, instead giving us "estimates" - £30 to get into the city centre when it cost £7 to get there from the centre. What a laugh. No worries though, there's a shuttle bus...oh yeah, which you have to pay for. Cause the ticket wasn't expensive enough. I was with 3 other girls and as we're not from Manchester, we didn't feel particularly safe hanging around on a street, waiting for a bus. We just wanted to get back to the hotel. Well, we waited about an hour for the bus to even let us on after asking numerous security staff what was going on. Good to see the WHP organisers take the safety of their patrons seriously. Not worth the £30 I spent on tickets. My friends and I left after a few hours. Such a wasted night. If you're into your music and clubbing, don't bother with WHP. You will hate it. They don't have a clue what makes a great clubbing experience because this sure as heck aint it.

Taking underground clubbing to new lows (in the good way), The Warehouse Project has become the stuff of legend since it began, taking Manchester by storm every September. It really has put the city on the map - friends who live down south specifically migrate up north to attend a few of the Warehouse Project shows. Fair enough it has become more commercial in sponsorship and, to an extent, in the line up. This year Jack Penate, The Tings Tings and David Guetta are playing. Its still eclectic though with a great mix of local, UK and superstar names. Its almost all sold out but I'm tempted by Deadmau5 the day before New Years Eve. Last years' line up of parties was very special - Annie Mac, the Alkan, Boyz Noize, a Bestival reunion and the Chemical Brothers. This ain't glam - this is for people who love their music, have a gang of equally besotted friends and who can stay up all night. There's no posing - everyone's too wasted/ too excited. Going to the Warehouse Project is definitely a large one, put it that way...

Its a great venue but there isnt a lot there apart from the music

Excellent venue.

if you a fan of edm this is the place to be! the biggest names in the world come down every year and the feel to the place is just amazing! party people..this is the place to go!

i have been a keen warehouse go-er for years, it is with out a doubt one of the best all night parties in the country! Anyone who says it's no good, doesn't no how to have a party! Really excited for more than one event for the 2011 season!

Insane, incredible, deafening, epic, antics-galore and drunken are a number of many words that could be used to describe the Warehosue Project. This venue is primarily used for DJs to rave up this underground space along with some of Manchester's well-known bands every night of the week making this a very popular place to get tickets for and to entice students to turn up and stay until the knackered hour of 5am. Immense night!

bad sound system, over crowded, rude door staff, portaloo, crap dance floor, no atmosphere and totally not worth the hype or the effort

WHP used to be an iconic event for Manchester, being unique and edgy and putting music and having a good time first. Well haven't they just sold out big time. On what planet does an event that runs from 9pm to 5am close it's doors at 10:30pm? Even pubs have later entrance. The bouncers as ever were rude and condescending claiming that if we really wanted to go we should've been waiting from 8pm?! When we tried to explain the Metrolink trams had all been cancelled that was our fault too and they said if we wanted to come so bad we should have walked to 2 hour journey from out of town. We were then yelled at and told that it clearly says 10:30pm doors closing on our tickets, yet he refused to actually look at my e-ticket which doesn't say ANYWHERE the closing entry time. Other people being turned away had been waiting to get in for over an hour before the deadline and were still turned away after waiting in the cold. Clearly the venue was full by 11pm but given that at least 100 people were turned away that night (let alone the people still on their way to the event) with a ticket price of £25 each, you made an easy £2500 just from ripping people off and purposefully overselling. Given your market is 18 to 25 year olds - a generally low income age group, I can assure you if we spend £30 on a ticket, we expect to be able to use it. I'd heard Warehouse Project had lost it's edge and now I see why, you've decided it's more profitable to say a big F you to the very people buying your tickets than actually be a decent event anymore.