Since it’s inception near Strangeways prison in 2006, Manchester’s Warehouse Project has been inviting partygoers from across the globe to cut loose via their eclectic programming; both celebrating scenes gone by and platforming the most enticing newcomers from the world of dance. The Warehouse Project is inviting audiences to be…
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FORWARDS Festival 2025 review: sweaty dance marathons, rowdy nostalgia and euphoric crescendos
There’s something about festivals on the Downs. A wide, endless sky, the wind carrying, and a hum of anticipation that rolls across the slopping grass fields. Saturday at Forwards Festival is a day of contrasts: a carousel that spins between tender indie reflections, sweaty dance marathons, rowdy nostalgia and euphoric…
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Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (18/10/24)
Tyler, The Creator // ST CHROMAIf this snippet of Tyler, The Creator’s new album doesn’t get you hyped then you’re not human. We’re hearing [unsubstantiated] whispers that Frank Ocean may be contributing backing vocals to Tyler’s forthcoming CHROMAKOPIA LP – which will be released 28th October. Confidence Man // SICKOConfidence…
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Homobloc 2023: One of the nation’s finest queer parties brings colour to a rainy Manchester
There’s a moment during Homobloc every year called ‘The People of Homobloc’. A performer takes to the main stage of the Mayfield Depot, a cavernous industrial space, and reads a poem to the crowds of ravers. This is followed by a DJ set, during which each and every drag group…
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Best new songs this week: Ob picks 10/11/3
Every Friday, Overblown selects the best of the week’s new songs. Ob Picks rounds up the single releases and album releases which may have passed you by: we gotchu. Confidence Man // FirebreakConfidence Man share ‘Firebreak’ after building a reputation as one of the must-see names on any festival lineup…