High profile Manchester promoter takes over Manchester venue

GARETH Chubb, promoter behind the hugely successful Micron and recently launched Lost in Music club nights in Manchester has now become a managing director at Joshua Brooks X Versions.

Gareth will join existing managing director, Simon Leonard, with the pair now equal partners in the hugely popular nightclub, which is based at 106 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6NG.

Gareth, who was previously the head of bookings for the venue for a three-year period, helped guide the club to several prestigious awards including the Manchester Evening News ‘best venue award’ for two years, the coveted ‘best club’ award for DesignMyNight and nominated in the ‘best club’ category for the DJ Mag Awards.

As for Gareth’s first club night Micron, which this year celebrates its 13th birthday, it was in its earlier days that is was hosted monthly for five years at Joshua Brooks, welcoming not just Manchester, but UK debuts for the likes of Maceo Plex, Tale of Us and Aquarius Heaven.

Gareth, who is currently a business development manager for Skiddle, said: “Going back to Manchester and specifically to Joshua Brooks as a managing director is a dream come true.

“Having put on parties across Manchester and further afield, I’ve always loved the venue and so to be able to really shape the club moving forward is a fantastic opportunity.

“With Micron going from strength to strength and Lost in Music really beginning to take off, I’ll naturally be looking to bring the three brands together, with the first party that I have been heavily involved in being a Manchester debut for Get Down Edits at our next Lost in Music party on Saturday 24 March.”

With the addition of Gareth to the team at Joshua Brooks, the venue will also shortly revert back to its original moniker of Joshua Brooks (opting to drop the Version title from the club’s name) and will also see the club once again revert back to being a multi-purpose venue, with concerts and art installations, being welcomed in addition to its traditional club and bar status.

Gareth continued: “Manchester is changing and its vital for venues across the city to move with the times, we want Joshua Brooks to be seen as a multipurpose entertainment venue. Very much retaining its status as a leading club night, but also welcoming new and unique events… as well as a few legendary nights in the process.”

Keep up to date with all things Joshua Brooks on their Facebook page and for tickets for Lost in Music presents Get Down Edits please visit Skiddle.