M.I.A @ WHP10

On Saturday 13th November 2010, “Paper Planes” star M.I.A. is booked to perform live for The Warehouse Project's Fifth Anniversary celebrations.

lineManchester’s Warehouse Project is delighted to announce that the fabulous M.I.A. is to perform at a very special event on Saturday 13th November at the iconic underground warehouse event. Celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, the award-winning Warehouse Project has become one of the UK’s leading dance events and this event is just one of a host of nights that will see dance music legends perform under Manchester Piccadilly Station.
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Now in its fifth year, The Warehouse Project has been one of the forerunners in the underground dance music scene creating a niche market in the North of England with some of the biggest acts in international dance music clambering to play at the venue underneath Manchester’s Piccadilly Station. The organisers have signalled their intent to create their biggest and best line up yet with the WHP10 events, names such as Richie Hawtin, Delphic, Doves, Kelis, David Guetta, Doom and Ian Brown amongst some of the big names playing.

 

Joining M.I.A. on the bill for the 13th November gig will be a set by BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac who will be co-hosting the night as part of the annual Annie Mac Presents Tour. Dubstep pioneer Rusko will be dropping one of his trademark heavy sets, fresh from working with M.I.A. on her new album.
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M.I.A. will take to The Warehouse Project stage in one of the most intimate settings that the controversial singer will play in 2010. Recently headlining The Big Chill Festival in Herefordshire, the star is back making waves in her country of birth with recent album /\/\ /\ Y /\ following a year long hiatus from live performing. M.I.A. enjoyed success last year on the back of her monster hit “Paper Planes” which featured in the Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire movie.

lineThe New York based artist was recently named amongst Time Magazine's 2009 Top 100 World's Most Influential People.line

The event is sure to be one of the most exciting and eagerly anticipated nights of the entire 2010 series, with M.I.A. performing her unique live show on stage, joined by some incredible supports. One of the most original and important artists to emerge from the UK in the past 10 years, her politically conscious and sonically adventurous music has seen her rise from underground maverick to global superstar.

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The Warehouse Project’s Store Street events underneath Manchester Piccadilly Train Station have for years been a setting for some of the finest names in electronic music, where world renowned acts and DJs play to 2,000 revellers in a visually stunning industrial space. Known for bringing together the best names across all genres of dance music, as well as some of the best live acts from around the world, it has become an internationally recognised yearly event. The series this year includes over 30 different nights across three months, encompassing a wide range of stylistically varied events, from exclusive live performances to DJ sets.

 

Tickets for The Warehouse Project 2010 are available here
Story designed and edited by Craig Nelson:

lineThe hype surrounding this performance is set to send the
dance community’s fervour for the WHP events into orbit.

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