The Warehouse Project
Started in 2006 by Sacha and his business partners Sam Kandel and Rich McGinnis, The Warehouse Project the event has now run for 12 weeks between September and January 1st fo 17 years.
The World’s Favourite Night Club
Whilst others were discussing the downfall of Manchester’s
music scene, arguing that the city’s best days were behind
it, Sacha, Sam and Rich could not have disagreed more and
were working to prove this by establishing a new and unique
event.
Thus, The Warehouse Project was born.
The event started life inside Boddington’s Brewery next door
to Strangeways Prison before moving to an ex-air raid
shelter on Store Street following reports that music leaking
out of the corrugated roof every weekend was disturbing
inmates - even writing to the founders requesting CDs of
various sets.
Since then they have operated at Victoria Warehouse and
Mayfield Depot - its current home and a move that saw it not
only become the biggest nightclub in the UK with a 10,000
person capacity but also on par with the current Guinness
World Record holder of the largest nightclub in the world -
Privilege in Ibiza.
The potential for The Warehouse Project’s success was clear
from its first year, in which it attracted 100,000 people.
It has continued to sell out annually since then and was
even named the World’s Favourite Nightclub in 2023.
