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PROGRESS will take over a mix of meanwhile-use sites and reinvented car parks for a summer series of day parties(Image: PROGRESS)<\/p>\nAnyone down for a daytime rave and a BBQ food festival?PROGRESS will take over a mix of meanwhile-use sites and reinvented car parks for a summer series of day parties(Image: PROGRESS)<\/p>\n
An Ardwick<\/a> car park is to turn into a next-level club space featuring some of the biggest performers in music today.<\/p>\n PROGRESS will feature a series of open-air day parties<\/a> from April until August across three venues in Ardwick – Progress, Square One and Cakebread Street. They will feature the likes of Shy FX, MK, Ross From Friends, Sicaria, East End Dubs, Georgia and Rossi.<\/p>\n Set across a mix of meanwhile-use sites and reinvented car parks, the programme\u2019s organisers said its events will \u2018span across electronic music and grassroots culture\u2019 across three stages and with capacity for up to 5,000 people.<\/p>\n On Saturday (April 12), the most recent event will be P-rallel presents NeverMind, including a line-up made up of Oppidan, Ghoulish, Tommy Gold, Mattik, DJ Chaise and, of course, British electronic music producer and DJ P-rallel.<\/p>\n During the May Bank Holiday weekend there will be two \u2018mega special\u2019 events. On May 3, Subculture will be hosted by Shy FX and Stamina MC, alongside performances from TSU Takeover, Shadev and Babyface. On May 4, the Animal Crossing x Slapfunk event will take place at Progress and Square One.<\/p>\n Other highlights will include Chaos In The CBD and Friends on May 10 and a Freak Queer Rave on May 17. On July 5 and 6, Progress will also host the Fume Festival, which will feature BBQ cook-outs, live chef demonstrations, food stalls<\/a> and live music and DJs.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a time where nightlife is under real pressure from all sides \u2014 rising costs, closures, and cultural dilution \u2014 we\u2019re standing firm with pride and purpose, reimagining what club culture can be,\u201d Olli Ryder, Creative Director of PROGRESS, said.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a raw energy back in the air \u2014 something DIY, rough and ready \u2014 but with a renewed focus on sound, experience and quality. It feels like we\u2019re reconnecting with the very roots the scene was built on.<\/p>\n We\u2019re proud to be part of the story Manchester is telling right now: one of resilience, creativity and community. Through bold, expansive programming, and working with artists and promoters on every level \u2014 local, national and international \u2014 we\u2019re building something that feels both accessible and ambitious.<\/p>\n \u201cThe kind of open-air magic that used to mean a plane ticket\u2026 now happens right here, in the heart of the city. The summer is yours. Even if it\u2019s ****ing it down.\u201d<\/p>\n The summer calendar of events will also include appearances throughout April and July from the likes of Maceo Plex, Silva Bumpa, Megan Wroe, Fastlove, G33, Call Super, Francesco Del Garda, Joey Jackson, Christian AB, Bakey and Ben Elding. August events are to be announced in the near-future.<\/p>\n![\"How](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_AMR_MEN_110425_PRO_03.jpg\")
How PROGRESS on Square One is set to look(Image: PROGRESS)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_AMR_MEN_110425_PROjpeg.jpg\")
The PROGRESS line-up for this summer so far(Image: PROGRESS)<\/p>\n