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Free hot cross buns shoved down your neck by the dozen, the extended four day weekend and something to do with a crucifixion - three excuses for a Good-Friday nocturnal revelry.
The Warehouse Project, although taking weekly residency at 112-116 Princess Street (The club with the well thought-out layout) returned to Piccadilly arches for the first of its three part lost weekenders.
The electronic labels Modular, Kitsune & Ed Banger acquired entertainment responsibilities. Modulars Ladyhawke were first to the stage doing the warm up job, literally thawing the arctic crowd. Her performance was perfect for the devoted but to the customary perhaps the recital was more visually memorable instead of its audio counterpart.
The not so obvious "Thin Lizzys" ’Boys are back in town’ was the first aural memory. Whether this was a quirky intermission DJ outro or a symbolic band intro it quickly launched into "The Presets" entrance and into the express beat of "Down Down Down"
The now defrosted crowd (having each consumed a cuppa chai purchased from the outside greasy spoon) reacted immediately to the Australian duo. A sted-head (Rather, a bloke familiar with the Gym) showed his appreciation by swinging his stone Island sleeve whilst stomping backwards.
The remarkable "Are you the.. One" stepped the crowd up another level and prompted smiles, singing and a couple of eager folk almost catapulted themselves over the front barriers trying to get a touch of a knob (on the synth)
I’m here with all of "my People" had the same positive effect to a higher level of passion and as "This is your last chance to get down with The Presets" was announced and the sounds became that ever more engineered and tweaked the arch reached its peak!
Intermission jocks then kept the majority involved especially with tracks like "Daft Punks" ’face to face’ but the time between bands also prompted ant like movements. One particular bloke who looked like ’Nickelbacks’ lead singer, bunny hopped his way through the crowd only to stop and preach "Ive gotta say I love your hair" to an unsuspecting female who was sporting the exact same blonde perm! Apparently he wants to be a rock star.
A second’s gap in the music created a sudden stampede as "The Whip" took to the stage. Lead singer Bruce wished everybody "a Happy Easter" and declared it was "All about the eggs" as the band executed the catchy "Sister Siam"
The Manchester foursome completed their set with "Trash" but the highlight of the astounding gig was a cover of "Black Ghosts" ’Anyway you choose to give it’ a valiant task taking on a vocal usually sung by BGs Simon Lord but one that was VERY successfully done.
The duo of Ed banger’s owner & Daft Punk manger Pedro Winter aka "Busy P" and Ed Bangers very own "SebastiAn" took to the turntables in a back to back onslaught of electronic thunder. Their opening track ’Motor’ which led into ’DANCE’ by "Justice" gave the night a whole new savage dynamic.
Memories of this weekend will not be misplaced and as token as it sounds the WHP have proven once again that if you book them the people of Manchester and beyond will come - even on a biblical day!