The Warehouse Project marks two decades with WHP26 line-up, archive film and Apple Music collaboration

Overmono, Hannah Laing and KI/KI lead the first wave of acts for The Warehouse Project’s 20th anniversary

Manchester nightlife institution The Warehouse Project has revealed the first details of its 2026 season, marking 20 years since the series first opened inside the shell of Boddingtons Brewery back in 2006.

Few UK club brands have shaped modern dance music culture quite like WHP. What began as a run of seasonal parties in a disused brewery helped redefine the idea of destination clubbing in Britain, turning forgotten industrial spaces into pilgrimage sites for electronic music fans. From Store Street to Depot Mayfield, WHP’s evolution has mirrored Manchester’s own changing nightlife landscape over the past two decades.

The first wave of WHP26 shows reflects that broad musical reach. KI/KI opens proceedings on Friday 18 September, before dates from Interplanetary Criminal, Hannah Laing’s DOOF, Duke Dumont and Overmono follow through October. Several events have already sold out, with more line-up announcements expected in the coming weeks.

The anniversary celebrations extend beyond the dancefloor. A new six-minute film, Twenty Years In Manchester, directed by filmmaker Leigh Powis, revisits WHP’s history through archival footage and newly shot material captured on Kodak Ektachrome film. Shot across three nights in Manchester, the project places the city at the centre of the story, tracing the connection between rave culture, local identity and the spaces that shaped both.

‘TWENTY YEARS IN MANCHESTER’ - Trailer - a film by Leigh Powis and WHP

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Alongside the film, WHP is launching a series of anniversary projects across 2026, including an outdoor exhibition in Spinningfields, a dedicated podcast series and a new print magazine documenting the artists, promoters and communities that helped define the past 20 years.

The Warehouse Project’s ongoing partnership with Apple Music also continues into the new season, with exclusive Spatial Audio DJ mixes, live audio streams and a new archive vault set to feature previously unreleased sets from across WHP history. Past seasons have already hosted mixes from key names in UK electronic music, underlining WHP’s role as both a club series and a living archive of contemporary dance culture.