Hedonism is back: Manchester clubbing mecca Sankeys to reopen
Sankeys will return in January 2026 in a city centre venue – and no phones will be allowed on the dancefloorQueues ran down the street outside, condensation dripped off the walls inside, memories were made – and lost – and it all unfolded without a smartphone in sight. For those who remember...
<p>Sankeys will return in January 2026 in a city centre venue – and no phones will be allowed on the dancefloor</p><p>Queues ran down the street outside, condensation dripped off the walls inside, memories were made – and lost – and it all unfolded without a smartphone in sight. For those who remember the Manchester nightclub Sankeys in its heyday 30 years ago, the venue was a clubbing mecca.</p><p>“Sweat was dripping off the walls,” said Lee Spence, a promoter and resident DJ at the club from 2002 to 2012, who remembers once double booking Chase & Status and Carl Cox on the same night. “It was an atmosphere like nothing else I’d really seen.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/06/manchester-club-sankeys-reopening-2026">Continue reading...</a>
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