Band On The Wall
Mr Scruff Keep It Unreal with DJ Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy
Time for Mr. Scruff’s monthly residency at Band on the Wall. As always, Scruff will be at the controls, serving up a melting pot of jazz, soul, hip hop, funk, disco, deep house, reggae, afrobeat, latin, and plenty of goodies that don’t fit into any category. Tonight he is joined by special guest DJ Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy to break up his usual 5 hour set. Expect fantastic sound, a lovely mixed crowd & great atmosphere. This is a “non-mobile disco” so Scruff asks that you don’t use cameras and phones on the dance floor. He asks this because we want the dancefloor to be a place where everyone can be in the moment. If you’re tweeting, texting, bidding for a pair of socks on eBay or taking a picture of your friends, you’re not only out of the moment, you also might be making it hard for someone else to be in the moment. The bar or balcony is a much better place for this.
9pm – 3am / £12 adv / BUY TICKETS
Band On The Wall / 25 Swan Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
Gullivers
The Claremonts
Having played just about every venue in Manchester throughout the course of 2016, the four piece indie rock outfit that is The Claremonts take on Gullivers for their first headline show to kick off 2017. They are supported by The Roasts and Yang Sweeps.
“Full on Manchester, Northern vibe, full of Bluetones style and perfect guitar jangle.” – Fred Perry Subculture
8pm – 11pm / £4 adv / £5 otd / BUY TICKETS
Gullivers / 109 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1LW
Matt & Phreds
Kyla Brox
Kyla Brox is all woman, and now that she’s added mother to her various roles as temptress, good-time gal and dream soul singer, Kyla is the complete woman. To listen to her versions of ‘Feelin’ Good’ and ‘At Last’ is to understand how completely she has absorbed the related forms of soul and blues. Respectively associated with Nina Simone and Etta James, they remind that strong women are a vital part of Afro-American and Lancashire culture. Kyla balances extremes of tenderness and strength like no other singer of her generation, and belts out the blues like a Janis Joplin who has come through. And then there’s her transposition of Deep Southern Soul to northern climes. She sings in her native accent, because, for Kyla, there is no separation between life and art. For tonight’s performance at Matt & Phred’s Kyla will be joined by fellow musician and songwriting partner Danny Blomeley and a full band for what promises to be a very special gig.
9.30pm-1am / £5 / FREE ENTRY (Standing) with an NQCard
Matt & Phreds / 64 Tib Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
Mint Lounge
Funkademia with Les Croasdaile
This Saturday Les Croasdaile takes control of the decks at Funkademia, which takes place every Saturday to a consistently full house, feeding a friendly crowd with a diet of pure unadulterated soul-funk with the dj collective taking you on a journey through four decades of the very best soul, funk, electric disco and hip-hop with a touch of smooth r&b and some big house classics.
This Northern Quarter stalwart sells out most weeks so you’re advised to either arrive early or purchase advance tickets.
10.30pm – 3am / £5 Adv /£6 / BUY TICKETS / Queue jump & 2-4-1 entry with an NQCard
Mint Lounge / 46-50 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
Night & Day
Local Showcase
Night & Day continue to champion local musical talent with their Local Showcase. On tonights bill are Cavana, Fears Chella, Kosmonauts and The Vanity Project.
8pm – 11pm / £6
Night & Day Cafe / 26 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1JN
Night & Day
Ether E
Following the live acts at Night & Day earlier in the evening the fun continues with the Night & Day DJs. Expect music, music and more music from tonight’s DJ Ether E.
11pm – 2am / £1
Night & Day Cafe / 26 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1JN
Eastern Bloc
Eastern Bloc Residents & special guests
Established as a record shop for over 30 years Eastern Bloc is now a fully licensed bar open until 11pm with the occasional late license event. Some special local selectors as well as current and past staff members take the helm at the decks and provide your soundtrack. Tonight it’s Phase 2.0 of the Crème Caramel crew back on the controls at Eastern Bloc, with even more juice to keep you loose throughout the night…They’ll also be accompanied by their very own custom Bozak AR-6. New soundsystem in full effect as well as a well stocked bar including a load of ales, lagers and bitter bottles from local brewer Cloudwater. Get involved!
6pm – 11pm / FREE
Eastern Bloc / 5a Stevenson Square / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DN
Pen & Pencil
Saturdays at P&P
Pen & Pencil entertain drinkers on the weekends with a rotating selection of fine DJs.
9pm – 2am / FREE
Pen & Pencil / 57 Tariff Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 2EJ
Lost In Tokyo
Tokyo Saturdays!
Get lost with Lost In Tokyo‘s resident superstar DJ spinning Disco & Funk classics and topping it off with huge Hip Hop jams for all the kawaii cats to let loose to! There’s free entry as well as 2 cocktails for £10 every night of the week from 4pm – 10pm (excluding hard hitters). Dress well, dress code is smart casual.
5pm – 3am / FREE
Lost In Tokyo / 26b Lever Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DW
NoHo
Saturday at NoHo
The Northern Quarter’s “Hippest Boogie Den”, NoHo‘s resident DJs crank up the beats and unleash the classics onto the floor of revellers before them. From high in the DJ control deck he witnesses the shapes, the struts and the boogies as he plays out 80?s soul, funk, disco, rare groove & boogie. You will be moved and if you need to reserve an area or a table so you have your own personal spot then get in touch with the bar.
5pm – 3am / FREE
NoHo / Corner Stevenson Square & Spear Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1FB
The Blue Pig
PB&J present Hip Hop/Funk/Soul/R&B Saturday Jams
The Blue Pig has a brand new Saturday residency with PB&J collective bringing you the best hiphop, funk, soul and R&B known to man at their Saturday Jam sessions. Seriously good booty-shaking tunes and good times to be had in the NQ.
8pm – 1am / FREE
The Blue Pig / 69 High Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1FS
Black Dog Ballroom
Neil Smallridge
Every Saturday Neil Smallridge spins the beats ‘Down at the Dog’ as he blends and bends the genres, smoothly flowing between house, disco and hip hop, with queues around the block every week.
10pm – 4am / FREE before 11pm
Black Dog Ballroom / Corner of Tib & Church Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1PW
Odd Bar
House Classics, Gems & Re-mixes
House music comes to Odd Bar every Saturday night with the fabulous Pottymouth (Bassface) on the 1st & 3rd Saturday and Darryl Marsden bringing you the best in classic, old school house plus new gems on the 2nd & 4th. Lord knows what happens if there are 5 Saturdays in a month!
8pm – late / FREE
Odd Bar / 30-32 Thomas Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1ER
The Frog & Bucket
Barrel Of Laughs
Steve Shanyaski, Peter Brush and Dan Nightingale for The Frog and Bucket‘s flagship Saturday night show, Barrel of Laughs. The show goes on until 2am with one of the Frog’s resident DJ’s.
7pm / £20 adv / £15 adv concessions / £More otd
The Frog & Bucket / 102 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1LJ
Hula
Ignition starring Gareth Brooks
Head down to Hula for a night filled with and fueled by rum. Expect a wild mix of tiki fun like nowhere else and of course a fantastic soundtrack of old school Hip Hop & R’n’B provided by everyone’s favourite ex-XFM DJ, Mr Gareth Brooks. Get there early, avoid the inevitable queue. TAPS AFF!
9pm – 4am
Hula / 11a Stevenson Square / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DB
Trof
Juicy Bar Sessions
Juicy DJs provide the soundtrack to Saturdays at Trof from 9pm. Expect classic R&B, party hip hop, funk & of course DISCO! If you fancy grabbing one of their mixtapes get yourself over here.
9pm – 3am / FREE before 10pm / £1 after
Trof / 8 Thomas Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
The Saddle Club
Saturdays Rotation
With Saturdays Rotation on… Saturday, The Bay Horse have some of the very best Manchester DJs playing every month with Tranarchy, Top Of The Pops, Groovalicious, Nicks Picks and Fast Forward:Rewind.
8pm – 1am / FREE
The Bay Horse Pub / 35-37 Thomas Street / Manchester / Northern Quarter / M4 1NA
Twenty Twenty Two
Weekends
Down in the basement at Twenty Twenty Two you find all night partying, ping pong, beer pong and reckless behaviour. Enjoy the good vibes until 4am with a soundtrack of Rap, RnB, Disco, Grooves, Garage, House and Bashment with DJs on rotation – Stylus, Bad Osiris, Klepto, Darka and Murkage Dave, with the odd special guest thrown into the mix too.
9pm – 4am / FREE
Twenty Twenty Two / 20 – 22 Dale Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1EZ
