WhatsOn editor, Nicole Newman has come up again with fantastic events for the week. The events are going on and before it gets over get your shoes for having some fun this week. Here are some of the great events for the week.
HOMOBLOC
5 Nov
The biggest clubbing weekend in Manchester is going down big style. Word is, it’s planned to be one of the most magnificent and extravagant roadblock parties. That has built a reputation of having one of the friendliest up-for crowds with a family feeling. Across the four stages, Homobloc has the glitziest mega production set up with performers and a host of live music artists and top DJs playing to party-loving people from the LGBT community. Going the extra mile the exceptional event also raises a lot of dollars for four worthy charities. Helping to raise awareness and make the world a better place. The spotlight is about making this one of the best standout events bringing a community together for an unforgettable night. This year’s stellar lineup hosts local and international music artists and performers all coming together as one, with one vision of delivering the best dance music sets including Róisín Murphy, Honey Dijon, The Blessed Madonna, Self Esteem, Haai, Job Jobse, Horse Meat Disco, Saoirse, Jennifer Cardini b2b Krystal Klear, Moxie b2b Shanti Celeste, I, Jordan, Little Gay Brother, Roi Perez, Tama Sumo, Absolute, Lakuti, DJ Holographic, Kiwi, Luke Solomon, Amy Douglas Presents Hard Feelings, Hannah Holland, Gina Breeze, Wes Baggaley, Jaye Ward, Grace Sands, DJ Paulette, Joshua James, Jamie Bull, Mix-Stress, Black Betty, Kim Lana, Guy Williams, Lukas, Bollox Presents Homosquat, Grove, Kath Mcdermott, Supernature, Club Zindigi, DJ Claud Cunningham (Black Angel), The Niallist, Queer Latifah, Gut Level, What She Said, Philippa Jarman, Tokky Horror, Fat Camp and many more delights.
ICELAND AIRWAVES
3 – 6 Nov
Described as the hippest long weekend on the annual global music-festival calendar, The first Airwaves took place over two decades ago in an generous sized aircraft hanger, Becoming oh so popular each year from its success of bringing Icelandic people together and not forgetting its global festivalgoers who fancied adding Iceland to their festival trip destination, it outgrew the hanger space, The festival has moved with the times expanding each year, Today the multi-genre music festival is held across a multitude of venues in the country’s capital, of Reykjavík, And is massive infrastructure of year long planning to its former hanger days, It’s become a travel, stay and one big party spread across three days to this magnificent place, Don’t forget to pack your thermals as in the name its much cooler but the spectacular showcasing music will definitely keep you glowing inside, Expect a music menu of alternative and diverse genres from an immense line up of live artists and performers and DJs alike serving some of the best quality sounds, Including Arlo Parks, Röyksopp [DJ set], Axel Flóvent, Crack Cloud, Daughters of Reykjavík, Metronomy, Altın Gün, BSÍ, Ceasetone, Countess Malaise, Ensími, Gunni Karls, Inspector Spacetime, Jan Verstraeten, JFDR, Kaktus Einarsson, Luca Fogalelúisa, Magnús Jóhann, Nation of Language, Ólafur Kram, Porridge Radio, Rakel, Skoffín, Sóley, Sucks to be you, Sycamore, Ultraflex, Unusual Demont, Yot Club
SANKEYS: FIRE IN THE SKY
5 Nov
It’s gunpowder plot weekend with some huge firework displays taking place all over the UK, Sankeys at Studio338 return for their annual famous fireworks display but with something extra exceptional thrown in to make it the place to be in London on this very special celebration, Taking it up to the next level clubbers who are lucky enough to get a ticket get to watch the sky light up with a festoon of fireworks whilst getting their best dance on to a whooping 10-hour marathon of the dancefloor fillers of the past, present and future from a DJ line up featuring Andrew Kay, George Smeddles, Marco Strous, Max Chapman and special guests, This one is gonna be a sell-out!
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