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The Prodigy announce HUGE gigs at The Warehouse Project this year

Thomas Melia

EDM band The Prodigy are bringing their electronic punk and big beats to the crowds of Manchester this December.

As The Warehouse Project kicks off a great series of gigs with its 2024 opening season, what a way to make it even better than with not one, but two The Prodigy headline dates.

The Disrupta Tour 2024 sees the Essex-formed band stopping off in Bridlington first before taking on the mighty 10,000-capacity crowd at The Warehouse Project in Manchester for two nights.

They are no stranger to the clubbers’ paradise as The Prodigy have performed at the prestigious event in 2019 and are now returning to the immense venue in December.

Known for their singles like ‘Firestarter’ and ‘Breathe’ the crowd is in for an electric night of high-energy raving and rocking as they perform tracks taken from their many hit-packed albums.

Taking to The Warehouse Project stage on Saturday 14 December and Sunday 15 December, crowds are treated to a weekend of live music from The Prodigy that is guaranteed to be unforgettable. 

They sure know how to control a crowd, after all Manchester has been a staple tour stop for the iconic act since they first debuted in the 90’s, and they have played a collection of live music venues across the city. 

What’s even more special, besides the fact they’re returning to Manchester, is the Sunday 15 December show at The Warehouse Project is a late curfew. The band are continuing the party til 1am for lucky guests who just can’t get enough of the EDM tracks.

For the last shows of the year, this musical act is ready to bring the heat. The band are merging their signature sounds of electric rock and rave anthems to create a show that will blow your mind.

Liam Howlett, the group’s co-founder and leader, is stoked too, saying: “We will be there armed with a sonically fresh attack. Let it disrupt ya…”. 

Tickets to The Prodigy’s The Disrupta Tour 2024, including their shows at The Warehouse Project, go on fan presale, 19 September at 10am and general sale on 20 September at 10am – get your tickets here.

The Prodigy 2024 tour dates

• Friday 13 Dec – Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
• Saturday 14 Dec – The Warehouse Project, Manchester*
• Sunday 15 Dec – The Warehouse Project, Manchester
• Tuesday 17 Dec – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
• Thursday 19 Dec – O2 Academy Brixton
• Friday 20 Dec – O2 Academy Brixton
• Saturday 21 Dec – O2 Academy Brixton*

(*late show, 1am Curfew)

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Manchester City star Rodri warns that players are ‘close’ to going on strike over too many games

Danny Jones

Manchester City star Rodri has come out to warn that professional footballers could soon go on strike over the number of games they are now playing each year.

The Blues’ Treble and Euro 2024-winning midfielder is one of Pep Guardiola’s most heavily relied-upon squad members and has been absent for the start of the new Premier League campaign thus far, and has once again made his feelings known on the issue of fixture congestion.

Now in what is widely accepted to be the ‘prime years’ of his career, Rodri is only just back in training following an injury in the final between Spain and England back in July; his return to the press conference table saw his addressing the possibility of a potential player strike.

Speaking ahead of Man City’s opening game of this year’s Champions League competition, the 28-year-old said that the number of games in each season is simply becoming “too much”.

"You can play 40-50 games at a top level but not 60-70" 🗣️

Rodri says the increased workload for players in the current schedule is "too much" ⚽ pic.twitter.com/rie3CWKDnL

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 17, 2024

When asked by a reporter if he believes it will get to a point where players might consider going on strike, he said: “I think we are close to that. I think it’s the general opinion of the players and if it keeps [going] this way, there will be a moment where we have no other option.”

Although Rodri couldn’t give an exact number that he thinks is suitable, he estimated that “40-50” is the top limit for players to keep performing at the highest level, insisting that anything more and you inevitably drop because “it’s impossible to sustain the physical levels.”

The Spanish international, who joined City back in 2019 and has gone on to be part of the greatest period in the now record-breaking side’s history, went on to add: “We have to take care of ourselves. Someone has to take care of us because we are the main characters in this sport, this business, whatever you want to call it.”

He also argued that not only is it a worry for players’ fitness and well-being – with the growing number of games being directly correlated to people becoming more injury-prone – but also for the overall entertainment and “the quality of the show.”

Rodri is by no means the only one either; just earlier this past February, the PFA’s (Professional Footballers’ Association) chief executive Maheta Molango said: “For us, we’ve reached a stage where it is not just about the health of the player, it is about us killing the product.” The calls are growing louder.

🚨🔴 Alisson on new Champions League format: “For the supporters, amazing. But sometimes nobody asks the players what they think about adding more games…”.

“Maybe our opinion doesn’t matter at all”. pic.twitter.com/hvR8lubHKk

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 16, 2024

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Naturally, on the other hand, many fans argue that these are professional athletes on hundreds of thousands of pounds a week and, in the case of teams such as Man City, it’s the club’s responsibility to rotate the squad and use youth players so as to manage fatigue and adequate rest.

Rodri’s right: ‘the beautiful game’ is still a business and whether or not the higher-ups see it within their best interests to stem the increasing flow of games for the sake of player welfare and/or the quality of the most televised sport in the world, the narrative isn’t going anywhere and strikes now sound more plausible than ever.

Do you agree — are professional footballers now expected to play too many games?

You can watch an extended look at his press conference and comments on fixture congestion here:

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