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2006
- February: The Youngsters live debut
- March: Luke Vibert debuts at the beginning of the month. The end of the month sees Munich figureheads Richard Bartz (live), DJ Linus along with Jake Manders and James McArdle of DividedByDirt.
- April: DJ Rolando visits The Attic on his 'From There To Here And Now' CD tour. Kindergarten's Big Night Out is on Easter weekend at Club V and sees Akufen make his Manchester debut alongside Magda on the Min2Max tour
- May: Sleeparchive makes his Manchester debut. This is only the fourth time he is playing in the UK, and his first date outside Glasgow and London
- June: Claro Intelecto returns alongside Andy Stott in his debut as they play live, back to back.
- July: Kevin Saunderson debuts, and Three makes a triumphant return to Manchester at a packed night in the middle of summer.

 

2005
- January: Andrew Weatherall debuts.
- February: Rob Mello debuts
- March: Magda returns, with Jake Manders and James McArdle of DividedByDirt
- April: Craig Richards returns.
- May: Jesper Dahlbäck debuts.
- June: Pépé Bradock debuts
- July: Scion debuts
- August: DJ Rolando returns.
- September: Residents night.
- October: Sixth Birthday - Carl Craig, Martin McNulty and Jim Beattie upstairs, Andrew Weatherall, Bill Brewster and Stefano downstairs.
- November: Swag Decks & Gadgets
- December: Jim retires. Funk D'Void returns, Oliver Ho debuts. Mani and Stefano rock downstairs.

 

2004
-The new year starts with the continued residency at The Attic, Manchester, England and once again Kindergarten hosts an all night party for Tribal Sessions with Josh Wink, Justin Robertson and James Zabiela.
- In February, Phil Weeks returns to Manchester to play at Kindergarten
- Come March, Funk D'Void debuts at Kindergarten. The night sells out before midnight.

- April sees Kindergarten reach Belgium with a date at Decadance in Gent and another return to Tribal Sessions, this time headlining the night. This night is also a reunion with Greg Vickers.

- In May, Magda makes her first solo appearance in Manchester. This month also marks the first live set at Kindergarten since 2001 with the debut of Claro Intelecto. Another first, another sell out.

- June sees DJ Linus and Eddie Richards in The Attic. Kindergarten is #4 in the Guardian Newspaper's top club nights this month and debuts in Paris at Folies Pigalle.

- In July, DJ Rolando of Underground Resistance debuts at Kindergarten. Sold out 90 minutes after the doors opened, the resultant queue blocks the road as those without tickets wait for 2 hours to get in.

- Terry Francis makes his return in August. His set blows up and confirms the fact that he rocks every time he plays at Kindergarten.

- In September, it's the Freaks turn to entertain us. Luke Solomon and Justin Harris roll out hours of the best in freaky house.

- OCTOBER IS KINDERGARTEN'S FIFTH BIRTHDAY! Kindergarten takes over 2 floors; a complete sellout crowd enjoy six hours of Jim Beattie, Martin McNulty, Craig Richards, Swag, Mani, Stefano. Many are left disappointed because they failed to heed warnings about NOT BUYING ADVANCED TICKETS!

- November sees Phil Weeks visit Kindergarten again. On a busy night all over the city, the club is once again full.

- December - Residents Night

 

2003
- Kindergarten finds a new home at The Attic for parties on the 1st Friday of every month.
- In January, they throw a free party with Sean Cusick.
- In April, Asad Rizvi makes his Manchester debut at Kindergarten. Meanwhile, Kindergarten is invited to host a party with Deep Dish for Tribal Sessions at Sankeys Soap.
- In May, New York City's Arc resident, Bill Patrick makes his UK debut.
- In June, Sankeys Soap asks Kindergarten to host another party for Tribal Sessions. This time they play alongside John Digweed.
- July sees Sean Cusick make a return to Kindergarten for an impromptu appearance.
- In August, after a five year hiatus, Eddie Richards returns to Manchester to play at Kindergarten. While other clubs suffer with attendances over the summer, Kindergarten is once again full to capacity. This month also sees Kindergarten make its debut in the USA with dates including Arc in New York City and Axis in Boston.
- In September, Kindergarten headlines the dance music stage at In The City music convention. Over 1000 are in attendance. At The Attic, both Nathan Coles and Bill Brewster play at Kindergarten for the first time.
- October, 4th Birthday with Terry Francis and Three. Sold out before midnight, three times the venue's capacity show up. This is Three's Manchester debut and one of the only two UK dates this year.
- In November, DJ Linus of Munich makes his Manchester debut at Kindergarten. This is only the second time he has played in the UK, the previous appearance being in 1995. Alongside Martin, Jim and DJ Linus, Matt Tolfrey debuts in Manchester
- December sees Paris' David Duriez play at Kindergarten. This month also marks the German debut of Kindergarten, with dates at Palais in Munich and G.A. in Ingolstadt.

 

2002
- In April, Kindergarten is entrusted with the Northern leg of Chris Fortier's Bedrock album tour. The night is Fortier's Manchester debut. The cover is only £5, making Kindergarten one of the only British clubs to do it for that price.
- In July, they throw a free all night summer party. Over 1000 show. DJs making appearances include James Holden and Gwill Morris.
- October, 3rd Birthday - Danny Howells plays a 5 hour set. Again, Kindergarten only charge £5.

 

2001
- Kindergarten launch their Friday night residency at Sankeys Soap, offering integrity to the music policy and laying the blueprint for future bookings. They bring in guests such as Richie Hawtin, Danny Howells, Craig Richards, Dave Clarke, Terry Francis, Lee Burridge, Pure Science (Live), Steve Lawler, Anthony Pappa and Futureshock. Word of mouth spreads about Kindergarten and Pete Tong requests to play in May.
- That summer as musical directions diverge, McNulty and Beattie part ways with both Greg Vickers and Sankeys Soap.
- October, 2nd Birthday - Beattie and McNulty return to The Phoenix for an all night party. 1500 show, twice the capacity of the venue. By 11 PM, it's one in, one out.
- In November, Nikhil Dhumma takes over bookings and promotion at Kindergarten.

 

2000
- Kindergarten moves to Club Code, hosting monthly parties on the third Friday of every month.
- Kindergarten begin to book occasional guests, but are pleased to discover that people are coming regardless of bookings.
- The 1st Birthday Party - full to capacity. No headlining guests, just the three residents.
- Kindergarten is approached by Manchester's most respected venue at the time, Sankeys Soap to start a residency there, for monthly parties.

 

1999
- At a club run by a mutual friend, Jim Beattie and Andy Wilson decide they could also do their own club night. They ask Martin McNulty to join them as a DJ.
- They launch their first night - a Tuesday night party at The Phoenix. Just one night before exams, the club fills.
- Shortly after, Kindergarten goes weekly every Wednesday. Andy Wilson leaves Kindergarten to concentrate on academics.
- Towards the end of the year Greg Vickers joins the team, initially to help with promotion, and then begins to DJ alongside Beattie and McNulty.
- Kindergarten begin a fortnightly residency at The Paradise Factory.