Originally named Sankeys Soap when first opening, it gave birth to clubbing brands like BuggedOut! and in its early years saw performances from the likes of Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers as well as many live performances, Bjork and Moby being a couple of their many guests. After closing for two years, Sankeys Soap reopened at the start of the new millennium by David Vincent who had a whole new vision for the club. Sankeys friday night event Tribal Sessions boosted the city’s scene and created a new generation of avid clubbers. The following years proved very successful until Sankeys Soap temporarily closed again in 2006.

A few months later, having dropped ‘Soap’ from the name, the club reopened as Sankeys Manchester and since then placed first in DJ Mag’s ‘Top 100 Clubs’ poll in 2010. In 2013 Sankeys closed once again as Vincent and his team were to focus more on their Ibiza project. Sankeys Ibiza, which ran 7 days a week compromised of many highly credible brands with residencies from VIVa Warriors, Diynamic and Dirtybird who appeared every week. After a 30 hour closing party, Sankeys Ibiza closed for the winter which made eyes turn back to the UK as Sankeys in Manchester opened again just before Christmas 2013.

After the reopening the club regained its reputation as if it was never gone, and put on memorable New Years Eve and New Years Day parties, as well as announcing a world tour for its 20th anniversary year.

At its time of close in 2017, Sankeys Manchester consisted of 4 areas: The Basement, Spektrum, a smoking terrace and a cinema. The basement was Sankeys’ main clubbing space and boasted a Phazon sound system, LED lighting and a modern look. Spektrum featured the same impressive sound and an LED disco panel, similar to that of Mint Club in Leeds and Watergate in Berlin.

The brands that are now associated with Sankeys in Manchester echo that of their original residencies as well as having fresh additions to its roster, playing an array of different types of electronic music.

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