The Warehouse Project will take a fallow year in 2027
Manchester's long-running club series will scale back after its twentieth anniversary, while keeping a smaller programme active.
The Warehouse Project will reduce its programme in 2027 after completing its twentieth-anniversary season in Manchester. Founders Sam Kandel and Rich McGinnis described the decision as a short breather and said the current large-scale format will take what they called a fallow year.
The project is not disappearing completely. A smaller number of events is expected to continue during 2027, while the team steps back from the full seasonal operation that has defined WHP. The founders also reassured audiences that the series intends to return after the pause.
Launched in 2006 inside the disused Boddingtons Strangeways Brewery, The Warehouse Project built its identity around temporary spaces, industrial production and carefully assembled line-ups. Across different venues and chapters, it became one of the most recognisable institutions in Manchester nightlife and an international reference for large-scale club programming.
The pause follows a landmark 2026 season. The twentieth-anniversary programme includes a flagship show as well as a film, an exhibition, a podcast and a print magazine documenting the project's history. For the wider scene, the announcement is significant because it frames rest and reassessment as part of sustaining a long-running cultural institution. This Clubbase report is based on Mixmag's original coverage, available through the source link below.