Sankeys Review
Sankeys was voted in the Top 50 clubs in the World by DJ Magazine and the club owner’s response was typically bullish: ‘We want to build the best club in the universe.’ Cynics might suggest that deepest, darkest Ancoats is not the best location in the universe to try and achieve that but, to give the club its dues, it has become a key figure in Manchester’s illustrious music history and in terms of global profile, it is only currently matched by the likes of The Warehouse Project events.
So what makes a venue in the heart of dilapidated Manchester so special? Well, its legions of loyal supporters would point to the fact that the space is industrial, raw and underground. This may have been the case ten years ago, when it was the original home of Bugged Out!. But these days, following a revamp last summer) it is a much more welcoming place, with cleaner design, toilets that work and pretty lighting.
With the celebrated Tribal Sessions taking a break for summer, July sees the launch of Nine Presents… A series of one-off parties, Nine is bringing the big names that Sankeys Soap was famous for back to the venue, while Sankeys Saturdays and Filthy Sessions (Sundays) keep the party going all weekend. Watch out for Sankeys pre-parties at The Beach Club outside Urbis throughout summer too.
With an improved outdoor area out in the courtyard space, the club is well placed to be able to cope with the smoking ban and this, along with the single-minded zeal of the owner Dave Vincent, means that Sankeys will be a force to be reckoned with for some time yet.
Where
Beehive Mill, Radium Street M4 6JG
Contact
0161 661 9668
www.sankeys.info
Clubs at this venue
- Anjunabeats Friday
- Bugged Out Friday
- Carnival Saturday
- Circo Loco Friday
- Colour Friday
- Defected In The House Friday
- Disco Electronica Saturday
- Filth Friday
- Filthy Sessions Saturday
- Full Moon Thursday
- Funkagenda Saturday
- Garuda Friday
- Goodgreef Friday
- Hacienda Friday
- Kaluki Saturday
- Kiddfectious Friday
- Kissy & Ko Friday
- Meganite Friday
- Mistakes Music Friday
- MN2S Saturday
- Prostitutes and Policemen Wednesday
- Reboot Saturday
- Redlight Saturday
- Religion Friday
- Roger Sanchez Friday
- Sankeys Friday Edition Friday
- Sankeys New Years Day Party Friday
- Sankeys present Friday
- Sankeys Soap Classics Friday
- Sankeys Special Saturday
- Sankeys Sunday Sunday
- Saturdays At Sankeys Saturday
- Saved Records presents Saturday
- Space Friday
- Stanton Sessions Friday
- Televizion Saturday
- This Is Sankeys Saturday
- Top 100 DJ Mag Party Friday
- Tribal Sessions Friday
- We Love... Saturday
- Wonky Pop Friday