Manchester’s Warehouse Project is set to introduce a no-phones policy for some of its events.
The ban will be in force during its shows in the Concourse section of the club at Depot Mayfield, with people required to place a sticker, which will be provided by the nightclub, over their phone’s cameras.
Clubgoers attending the full Warehouse Project (WHP) shows will be encouraged to keep their phones in their pockets, especially on the dancefloor.
Organisers said club culture was “best enjoyed in the moment with your friends, and your phone in your pocket”.
WHP follows the likes of other venues and performers who have implemented a ban on phones including Bob Dylan who introduced the policy for his UK tour last year.
In a note on their website, the WHP team said: “We know WHP can be a BIG experience and we don’t feel it’s always our place to try and enforce a strict no-phones policy.
“However, we feel that club culture is best enjoyed in the moment with your friends, and your phone in your pocket.”
The team said that they will not enforce a no-phones policy at full WHP shows, but there will be signs around the venue “asking people to simply respect those around them and limit use of phones generally whilst in the venue”.
They added: “At the end of each night, we’re planning to share a huge archive of professionally shot content (photos and video) from that night that will be fully prepared for you to use on your own socials.
“Every set will be shot by our in house team and you will have immediate access to it as soon as the music stops.”
Originally published by bbc.co.uk on 5th September 2025. SOURCE
