Easter Weekend Events in Manchester!

This Thursday sees the nation skip out of work into the sunset, ready for four long, sunny days of Easter merriment.

There’s loads going on in Manchester this weekend, so make the most of your four days off and get yourself out to some of these great events.

Warehouse Project Easter Events
You can’t really think about Easter weekend in Manchester without thinking about The Warehouse project. Manchester’s biggest club event returns to its underground home this weekend for four very special nights, covering a broad spectrum of music with its ever impressive line-ups. Most of the nights are sold out now, but there are still a few left for Laurent Garnier on Easter Saturday – so get yours before they’re all gone!

Tickets for Laurent Garnier at The Warehouse Project

GZA presents Liquid Swords
Founding member of seminal hip hop collective The Wu Tang Clan, GZA - know to many as 'The Genius' - will perform Liquid Swords in full at Moho on Friday April 22nd. This will be a rare intimate show, with the hip hop legend performing his solo masterpiece in full alongside a range of Wu classics.

Tickets for GZA presents Liquid Swords at Moho

Hacienda  Presents... From Manchester to Japan with love
Good Friday sees Fac51 The Hacienda gather together a BIG line-up of DJ talent at Sankeys to raise much needed funds for Japan. Headlined by Basement Jaxx and with turns by Justin Robertson, Delphic, Peter Hook, Jon DaSilva, Dave Haslam, 808 State and loads more, this will be a fantastic and worthwhile way to spend your Easter Friday. Tickets are £15, with all proceeds going to disaster relief charities in Japan.

Tickets for From Manchester to Japan with Love

Funkademia Easter Saturday
Easter Weekend sees Manchester’s longest running club night bring a stellar line-up of DJs to its Mint Lounge home. In the main room it’s Good for the Soul DJs and Xfm’s Gareth Brooks, who always ensures a packed dancefloor and fantastic party atmosphere. In the backroom meanwhile it’s the return of Ste Spandex with his 'Wet Play' club night playing some 80's boogie tunes and deep disco. Download the Funkademia iPhone app here to keep up to date with line-ups, mixes and offers.

Tickets for Funkademia Easter Special

Sankeys Carnival Easter Special
Easter Saturday sees Sankeys (the number one club in the world, don’t-ya-know) taken over by the sounds of Canadian duo Art Department in their first Sankeys appearance since Boxing Day. Support comes from Matthias Tanzman.

Tickets for Sankeys Carnival Easter Special

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Revolver vs Pogo vs Two Dollar Show
Revolver returns to The Ruby Lounge for a one off event, bringing their foot stomping, hip shaking, 60s pop, garage, West Coast, Rock n Roll and Motown sounds to the club for the first time since New Years Eve.  They’ll be joined by indie and hip hop DJs Pogo and new music aficionados Two Dollar Show.  Tickets for this event are just £5.

Tickets for revolver vs Pogo vs Two Dollar Show