Warehouse Project 2025 Season Revealed ❤️
- ACID RAIN TEAM
- Aug 4
- 6 min read
Updated: Aug 5
There’s something distinctly Manc about the walk to Depot Mayfield. The liminal buzz of the streets, the half-lit corners, the black taxis lined up with nowhere in particular to be. The Warehouse Project doesn’t bother with pretty. It doesn’t need to. It’s not a flex. It’s a continuation. A beat in the timeline that’s been stitched together through a rotating cast of clubbers, DJs and the odd security guard who’s seen it all before.
This year’s WHP calendar is building slowly but with purpose. Just a mix of returning heroes, new blood and stacked nights that lean into what the space is good at. Industrial sprawl, heavy systems, vaulted ceilings and long hours. Below is what the Mayfield sessions are shaping up to be.
NEWS:
Every year The Warehouse Project continues to push the boundaries of what club culture can mean, not just through music and curation, but through intentional, thoughtful community values.
WHP: "The goal is simple: less filming, more feeling."
Building on its no-phones initiative in Concourse, WHP is placing a renewed focus on mindful clubbing — a movement that celebrates being fully present in the space, the sound, and the shared experience. WHP25 invites audiences to step away from overstimulation and lean into deeper connections with both music and people. Sam Kandel, Founder of The Warehouse Project, said: “We want to take the clubbing experience back to its core, which is being in a room with like-minded people feeling connected through music. We also want people to have a piece of the night to remember it by and share with friends, which is why we are sharing our amazing content with everyone at the end of the evening.”
This philosophy is not about restriction, but rather... liberation? We are all here for it. It's about eye contact, movement, rhythm, and (the unspoken language of the skank) energy! Screaming, crying, throwing up over the new built-in toilet facilities that now span across the venue! Finally. Entrances have been reworked too, with a focus on reducing waiting times and bringing a more harmonious flow... which is definitely needed in The Archive, so we are excited to see it. For those with VIP tickets, newly improved viewing platforms offer a clearer perspective and a better connection to the music without stepping back from the intensity. So good news all around!
September starts with a more restrained energy. Annie Mac brings her Before Midnight series to the Concourse. Still sweaty, still punchy, but with more room to breathe. CC:DISCO! and Gina Breeze round out the support, all three delivering selections for dancers who are clocked-in early. No nonsense.
DJ Heartstring lands the following week, also on the Concourse. It's a late one this time, rolling through to 4am. Peach and Spray are on the bill, as is Niamh. Expect the kind of euphoric techno and rhythmically broken club sounds that keep your feet questioning the floor.
The weekend doesn't slow. D.O.D. returns with a yet-to-be-revealed lineup. He's a local lad who’s been playing to bigger and bigger rooms, but this still feels like a home set. ANOTR follows, though that night’s already sold out. It’s house music with the polish removed. Grooves that roll for hours with just enough grit underneath to keep it interesting.
Fisher takes the Depot on the 20th. Say what you will about the sound, but the crowds come for release. It’s high-energy stuff all wrapped in confidence. He has enough pull to sell it out on name alone.
Then comes Worried About Henry, easily the most heavyweight DnB booking on the WHP calendar this year. Split across all rooms, the lineup is a who’s who of the UK drum scene. Andy C, Sub Focus, Hybrid Minds, Wilkinson. PERFECTION! Back-to-backs on the Concourse from Lens, S.P.Y, Pola & Bryson, and a special unannounced set that's already stirring up speculation. The Archive isn't quiet either, with Waeys, Particle, Monty and Workforce in the mix. The MCs are just as heavy. It’s a proper blowout and one of the few nights that justifies the multi-room structure without feeling overstuffed.
You should check out our episode from last years WAH below!
The day after, You&Me celebrate ten years with a full site takeover. This one’s more community-rooted. Josh Baker and Seth Troxler top the Depot bill, but the entire thing reads like a love letter to Manchester's underground. Concourse has Enzo Siragusa, Kerri Chandler, Saoirse and Mella Dee sharing time. Archive and The Roof lean deep into selectors' territory. It’s sold out already. Deservedly.
Into October and the pace doesn't ease. Sammy Virji curates a night that’s already hit capacity. Armand Van Helden joins Ben UFO and Joy Orbison on the bill, which is eclectic but surprisingly coherent. It’s garage, house and forward-leaning bass done without ego. Big names, good programming.
Dom Dolla jumps into frame next. His rise has been sharp, but he’s proven himself capable of filling big rooms with house that hits hard without veering toward parody. Defected’s takeover follows the night after, pulling in MK, Eats Everything, Sam Divine, and Glitterbox favourites across all three rooms. The staging always feels brighter, slicker, more coordinated. It’s designed to move but also to perform. That weekend’s for heads and hedonists alike.
Overmono’s night mid-month has weight. It’s more focused, more intense. They headline the Depot, joined by Joy Orbison with SP:MC, Blawan and Helena Hauff. It’s the kind of night that thrives on unpredictability. The Concourse hosts Interplanetary Criminal and Skin on Skin, with extra sets from Skeemask and Jyoty. It’s a sharp shift from the glossier moments of the earlier weeks. Last year we also had the pleasure of going and checking it out - watch our video below to see what you are in for!
Then there’s Confidence Man’s curation, which leans into the theatrical. A live set from them in the Depot alongside Romy, Antony Szmierek and Sofia Kourtesis. The Concourse, hosted by Active Scenes, brings in Folamour, Hunee and Erol Alkan in a back-to-back with the Confidence Man DJs. It’s a wilder one, in terms of genre sprawl, but still fits. The Archive gets handed over to YES, bringing Factory Floor, Real Lies and Decius into the fold. It’s one of the more creatively diverse bookings this season.
Black Coffee headlines the 25th. There’s no denying the draw. His sound commands attention without shouting. It’s an elegant night, but still one designed for deep movement. The same night sees Kettama take Factory International, but that’s a separate entity and not part of the Mayfield events.
Aitch closes out the month with a mid-week show. A different energy again. Less rave, more live performance. But it makes sense in the WHP context. The local lad, massive chart presence, holding his own in front of a home crowd. The room will know every word.
November starts with Rossi. back on the Concourse and ends with Barry Can’t Swim curating a full-site lineup. His blend of groove-forward house and live instrumentation has hit a chord, and the bill reflects that. Chloé Caillet, DJ Seinfeld, Ross From Friends, Avalon Emerson, Leon Vynehall and Jayda G all make appearances across rooms. The Archive, meanwhile, goes a bit off-piste with ÉTIENNE DE CRÉCY, DJ Falcon, Kelly Lee Owens and Mount Kimbie all DJing. It’s a proper sendoff to the Autumn calendar. A layered night that still remembers it’s about the dance floor.
The Haçienda returns to Depot Mayfield on 22 November, and it’s one we’ve circled early. Last year’s edition was a standout. Not just for the names on the bill but for the way it connected the past to the now without resorting to nostalgia. It’s one of our favourites for good reason. The link back to the roots of the scene runs parallel to the WHP documentary in the works — a wider story about what this place means and how it keeps shifting shape. The lineup is still to be revealed, but this isn’t about surprises. It’s about presence. About memory being rebuilt through sound.
Marlon Hoffstadt has just been announced. 1st of November baby! The man behind DJ Daddy Trance has built a following through community heavy club energy and trance-laced euphoria that’s somehow never corny. If the set lands (we KNOW it will), expect emotion at 145 BPM and a dance floor that stays locked in.
Depot Mayfield is still a beast of a venue. There is more to be revealed, but the 2025 programme knows what it’s doing. It doesn’t try to be everything, it doesn’t pander. It just lets the nights speak for themselves. We are excited, we will be going to a few this year... but as always, we will see you at the front x
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