It will be taking a fallow year for 2027
The Warehouse Project has been going strong for 20 years(Image: Sienna Lorraine Gray)
Manchester’s Warehouse Project is taking a break from its usual huge-scale format next year after two decades of late nights, packed dancefloors and some of the biggest names in electronic music. The iconic club series has announced it will take a “fallow year” in 2027, giving its founders the chance to step back and work on a new format for the event.
The news comes as The Warehouse Project celebrates its 20th anniversary, with this year’s season taking place at Depot Mayfield and featuring a packed programme of DJs, live acts and club nights.
After the final events of the 2026 season, the familiar Warehouse Project format will be scaled back.
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Founders Sam Kandel and Rich McGinnis announced the news in a statement shared on Instagram, describing the decision as taking “a short breather” after 20 years of the project.
They said that when The Warehouse Project first began, it was about creating something that felt completely new, from the venue and sound to the production, music and industrial atmosphere.
Two decades later, they said the world around the project has changed, with Manchester, music and the way people discover artists and experience nightlife all evolving.
The decision to take a step back in 2027 will give them time to think about what comes next and focus on creating a new format. It does not mean The Warehouse Project is disappearing completely.
There will still be events in Manchester during 2027, but they will take place “on a far smaller scale” than the huge annual series clubbers have become used to.
The statement reads: “We spoke at length about how to mark 20 years. After all this time, how do we make this 2026 season feel like the landmark moment it should be? We think the answer is to dial things back the following year. So, in 2027, WHP in its current format, will take a short breather.”
They first moved beneath Piccadilly station in 2007, where its industrial setting helped establish the identity that would become so closely associated with the brand.
The Warehouse Project later moved between different Manchester venues before settling at Depot Mayfield in 2019, where it remains today.
The current 2026 season is being billed as a landmark year, marking 20 years since the first Warehouse Project events were held at the former Boddingtons Brewery.
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The anniversary season includes nights from some of the biggest names in house, techno, drum and bass and electronic music, alongside a special 20 Years of The Warehouse Project event at Depot Mayfield in November.
For now, there is no detailed announcement about what the new format will involve or exactly when the next full-scale Warehouse Project series will return.
