28/9 The Warehouse Project, acts TBAFull season line-up to be revealed in July; check the website for more details.www.thewarehouseproject.com

2/6 White Mink @ Meadowlands Festival, Glynde Place, East Sussex 7/7 @ Bedroom Bar, ShoreditchWebsite: www.whitemink.co.uk

26/5 @ Venus Manchester with Pixel Cheese30/6 @ Venus Manchester with Kim Faiwww.bitchevents.com

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wHeRe the warehouse Project, trafford Park Road, manchesterwHen 2012 season revealed in JulymUSic House, techno, bass

wHen First weekend of every monthwHeRe Bedroom Bar, ShoreditchmUSic electro-swing and vintage tunes spliced with house, dubstep, d’n’b and more

wHeRe Digital, newcastlewHen monthly Various citiesmUSic Big-room house/electro

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line-ups with a space, in their old Store Street venue, that was a second home to ravers from all over the UK, The Warehouse Project established itself as one of the UK’s best underground music showpieces. Tonight is the official unveiling of one of the most highly anticipated relocations in recent clubbing history.

At first the sheer size of the new venue is intimidating: all towering concrete door frames, dark, damp arenas and 5,000 revellers bottlenecking between rooms as bouncers bark orders to keep moving. But what starts as something reminiscent of an abandoned Soviet block soon transforms into an adult adventure playground as first-timers and regulars from the previous venue pitch up new base camps and meeting points, and the crowd spreads across the amazing new space as the music takes hold.

WhP’s commitment to showcasing a Who’s Who of current house and techno talent remains unchanged. Carl Craig’s impressive 69 live performance churns out rolling techno laden with

hyper-drive sound effects, as he stands centre stage like the captain of the Starship Enterprise. he’s followed by the high hats, snares, kicks and latin vocals of loco dice’s set, which turns the 3,000- capacity main room into a carnival.

not to be outdone, Room 2 hosts Eats Everything, Julio Bashmore, nina Kraviz and heidi, who all keep the 1,500- capacity space grooving with an onslaught of house, techno and bass.

The list of incredible sets goes on and on. Maya Jane Coles and Claude VonStroke perfectly set the tempo for the main room, while damu, XXXy and Scuba provide highlights in Room 3. But it’s down to Jamie Jones to close the

night, combining the distinctive hot Creations flavour with a slightly harder sound as the lEd wall behind him throbs with an array of colours and lasers swipe the room to create a ceiling of light.

With outstanding music on offer and a new venue to unleash it in, tonight’s party marks a fresh chapter for TWP. Expect the new line-ups to be just as impressive. Callum ReeCe

ToP hATS, BoAS, stockings and pearl necklaces line the bar, nooks and crannies of Bedroom Bar’s decadent ground floor. Even at 10pm there’s already enough tweed, hats and spats to suggest that Mixmag has walked on to the set of Bugsy Malone. At the far end of the 300-capacity, low-ceilinged ground floor, White Mink’s waistcoated dJ/promoter nick hollywood warms up the second party of the club’s new residencies, his mixture of Winehouse, swing and vintage 20s- to 50s-style breakbeats accompanied by black-and-white footage shown on several picture frames set around the stage.

Upstairs the theme continues on the smoking terrace, where punters greet each other in cut-glass accents. next door another large bar is swinging to the sounds of The World’s Tallest dJ, while opposite, a cocktail lounge with Bedouin drapes, Moroccan lamps and chandeliers adds an imperial twist. here nick divulges stories from the club’s roots: playing a three-day gig at the Edinburgh festival where flashmob

iT’S EASTER WEEKEnd and the streets of newcastle are abuzz with dolled up girls and lads in fluorescent T-shirts. Tonight a 1,000-strong Toon Army of clubbers is descending on digital.

Since its birth in Manchester the Bitch brand has evolved into a house music heavyweight. With another Bitch party happening tonight at Gatecrasher in leeds, these party animals have earned themselves a hefty following of club kids.

Tonight Bitch has invited Kim Fai to the north east, a man whose ferocious,

swing dancers and actors mingled with the crowd, and a singer, pretending to be drunk, argued her way on stage to deliver a show-stopping finale.

The best thing about tonight, though, is the way White Mink’s theatricality and sheer fun entices so many clubbers and newcomers to get involved. it’s the same principle behind the music, popularised for many by Gramophonedzie’s Peggy lee-sampling ‘Why don’t you’. it incorporates everything from dubstep to house, d’n’b and electro into the classic swing vibe. other pioneers include Bart Sampson and Jo Baker, two Parisian dJs who began playing house at new york’s famous Body & Soul parties before the Parisian burlesque scene inspired them to start cross-breeding

beats back in 2005. now, dressed in red and white top hats and tuxes, they turn the downstairs dancefloor into a ram- packed room of bustling bodies, a tribute to the fun, flair and production quality that’s brought this scene to life. Phil DuDman

progressive sound has earned him a reputation as one of the hottest acts on the house circuit. The heat in the main room is overwhelming as his sassy vocal house and thundering, synth-driven hits take the room to near boiling point.

When Revealed Records founder hardwell takes to the decks the crowd erupts. Come midnight the atmosphere is incendiary, his big-room house shaking the club to its core. “English clubbers are crazy, they really know how to party,” he says as he jets off to play another set at Bitch in leeds, leaving the progressive and electro-house of Kryder and Third Party to close out another Bitchin’ club riot on the banks of the Tyne. Guy RiChaRDs

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