Ahead of our first ever Nightlife Special in February we’ve put together our top picks for another hell of a month of parties in the Steel City dance music world. Keep an eye out for the physical mag featuring interviews with Or:la and Yak as well as tons of exclusive content and listings for 2018!
Theatre Delicatessen // Friday 2nd February // £16 (SOLD OUT. Check the FB event for tickets)
NLR and CD are teaming up to bring the first late-night party in the new Theatre Deli space. A giant walk-through kaleidoscope provides the eye-candy, while DJ Red Greg and NTS Radio’s Jon Rust will headline alongside the usual residents to deliver a classic disco mix.
The Night Kitchen // Friday 2nd February // £15
Finished your coursework with 21 seconds to go? Then you’ll be ripe and ready for a good ol’ nostalgia session down at the original Night Kitchen with the deepest crew in garage. There’ll be live dancers, a vintage 90s art piece and even a proper throwback Woolworths Pic ’n’ Mix stand!
Pretty Pretty Good: Gerd Janson, Young Marco, Debonair
Hope Works // Saturday 3rd February // £15
PPG bring the heat once again with a killer line-up featuring the nicest man in dance music, Gerd Janson. His Running Back label has just celebrated 15 years at the top of the game, having put out releases by Todd Terje, Theo Parrish, and Henrik Schwarz. What’s more, the closing set comes from the tastemaker all the kids are talking about, Young Marco. NTS Radio’s Debonair heads up the rave cave.
Code Warehouse // Friday 16th February // £13.20
Code’s house specialists Muzik bring another weighty headliner to town in the form of Spaniard De La Swing. Releases on Elrow and Drakos Recordings have made him one of the biggest names in Europe when it comes to Ibizan hands-in-the-air tech-house. Support Elrow labelmate Kinnerman and Muzik residents L&F Projekt.
Hope Works // Friday 16th February // £20
Undoubtedly the biggest zero to hero story of last year, TBM has gone from a little-known Chicago producer to one of the biggest names in dance music in just over a year. Expect fireworks from the veteran DJ who is still relishing in her new-found success. Support comes from Panorama Bar resident nd_Baumecker, Ciel and Eris Drew.
Foundry // Tuesday 20th February // £11
TTC continue their 20th year in business with another huge yet credible booking in the form of UK house heavyweight George Fitzgerald, an artist who’s been in the game for over ten years with his label Man Make Music. Support comes from , whose Saturday night Phonox residency is going from strength to strength.
For our full nightlife listings head to our dedicated listings homepage.
