Sankeys On Top Of The World
Sankeys
The UK club are currently on top of the world by winning this years biggest ever worldwide poll and owner David Vincent has revealed plans for new venues covering America, South America and throughout Europe, that have been in the pipeline for the past six months.
The poll ran by respected magazine Dj Mag gave worldwide partygoers the chance to vote for their clubbing mecca, by running the biggest club poll of all time. Clubs don’t become legendary through longevity alone. Instead with an organic 15 year old manifesto of throwing some of the best parties the UK has ever seen, mixed with their outstanding Phazon sound system, international parties and ethos of breaking new talent alongside cutting edge sounds, Sankeys has proudly earned the top spot.
Having opened its doors in June 1994 to humble beginnings in Beehive Mill on Jersey Street, a Victorian Mill responsible for kicking off the industrial revolution, the Mancunian institute has previously being recognized at the National Museum of Science Industry, linking its cultural significance to the City and being the next club to continue the baton of where the Hacienda left off. During this first golden period at the club it not only saw debut performances from the likes of Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers, but also live shows from luminaries such as Bjork, Gill Scott Heron, Jurassic 5 and Moby.
Now home to the legendary Tribal Sessions and Bugged Out! and a vastly different beast from the raw, rough 'n' ready basement that current owner David Vincent inherited, Sankeys has grown to become one of the most technologically advanced and comfortable clubbing experiences on the planet. Saturdays include DJs such as Laidback Luke, Steve Angello, Axwell, Seb Leger, Fedde Le Grande, Mark Knight, and D Ramirez while the long-running Tribal Sessions brings DJs to their decks such as Luciano, Bookashade, M.A.N.D.Y, Steve Bug, Thomas Schumacher and Trentemoller. Sankeys regularly provides spontaneous moments of exhilaration, with everything from intimate techno nights to road blocking live shows, and over two decades the team has cultivated a loyal mix of nightcrawlers; entertained through rainy Manchester weekends with a devotion to detail and remarkable consistency. Only last month, International DJ Laurent Garnier emailed personally to gush about how his recent Sankeys gig sat in the top five of his career - a sentiment echoed by The Chemical Brothers after Bugged Out!'s 15th birthday here.
David Vincent says, 'Firstly we want to thank our fans for voting for us and supporting the club. Thank you, it means so much to us I cannot explain. We will adding a few nice touches to improve the club further for everyone in 2010.' 'While things have progressed and the music continues to twist and turn things - Sankeys remains special because of its history. Its not all been plain sailing, but that's all just part of the story. Sankeys won't ever be a big corporate player, its too rough round the edges. So, Sankeys is Numero Uno!
There is now a Sankeys template which has taken 15 years to organically develop that we know works, so why not let other people around the World experience what we have in Manchester. There are six cities around the world that have given us inspiration to make Sankeys what it is today. We are currently working on developing six future Sankeys clubs in these cities to give something back to what we have taken from then. It will be the 7 Sankeys of the World (when you include Manchester). Where the other cities are going to be who knows; its just another twist in a long soap story… watch this space”
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