Dry Live
Pop Bubble Shock!
With Halloween fast approaching the parties begin to come thick and fast and early and tonight at Dry Live it’s time for Pop Bubble Rock! to put on their 8th annual Pop Bubble Shock! Halloween Party featuring the best pop, punk and hip hop party anthems. This is one of the biggest and best parties that PBR! throw anywhere and this year they promise it’s going to be mayhem as they turn Dry Bar basement into a scene that and all you guys and ghouls are gonna love. Expect a Halloween Crypt phot studio, big screen horror films with free popcorn, PBR! Trick or Treat, prizes for the best dressed, really tacky decor (think fake spiderwebs, dodgy pumpkins, neons…) and giveaways from the likes of Vans, GoPro, Drop Dead and Afflecks. The last 2 events have sold out early so be sure of your spot and bag a ticket at the link. If you want to get in the mood check last year’s video…
10.30pm – 4am / £6 adv / £7 / BUY TICKETS
Dry Live / 28- 30 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
Matt & Phreds
Skamel
Skamel have been busy writing loads of new material for their second album, “C’est Un Safari”, which will be recorded later this year, but if you can’t wait that long to hear it, don’t worry; they will be giving a special preview performance for you lucky people at Matt & Phred’s tonight! As well as lots of exciting new music, you can expect to hear them playing tunes from their first album and finishing off with a high-energy knees-up to some old Ska classics! It’s going to be another great night at M&P’s!
9.30pm-1am / £5 / FREE ENTRY (Standing) with an NQCard
Matt & Phreds / 64 Tib Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
Mint Lounge
Funkademia with Josimar
This Saturday Josimar 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
Soup Kitchen
Lola Colt
Lola Colt bring the Manchester leg of their album tour to Soup Kitchen. Taking their name from a 60’s spaghetti western, Lola Colt are a powerful and imposing six-piece with 3 girls and 3 guys, fronted by captivating Danish vocalist Gun. The band have sent their audiences into a frenzy with their more than memorable live performances, including a sold out show at London’s Electrowerkz to celebrate the release of their debut single and an intoxicating set at this year’s International Psych Festival in Liverpool. Breaking out from their psychedelic underground beginnings, they are an impressive proposition live and they make certain every show feels like a special event. Visuals are a trademark feature of their live shows, where cinematic projections compliment a collection of unusual visual instruments used on stage. A VJ acts as a seventh member of the band with scripted sets performed in real time.
“Band of the year…2014 is theirs to own” ~ Shindig!
“This London six-piece have grown a great live reputation” ~ NME Radar Buzz
7.30pm – 11pm / £7 adv / BUY TICKETS
Soup Kitchen / 31-33 Spear Street / Northern Quarter / M1 1DF
Soup Kitchen
You Dig?
After the phenomenal success of their September party You Dig? are back on Saturday night for their October session. Be sure to grab some cheap early birds in advance for this one! Expect a full night brimming with Funk, Soul, Disco & Latin in all shapes and sizes as Diesler & Simon Hamm crack out their extra special vaults of vinyl & select the finest prime cuts for you!
11pm – 4am / £3 adv / £4 before Midnight / £5 after Midnight / BUY TICKETS
Soup Kitchen / 31-33 Spear Street / Northern Quarter / M1 1DF
Night & Day
MUK Records 2nd Birthday
MUK Records are celebrating their 2nd birthday at Night & Day tonight and have brought along some fine bands to entertain you at the party. Headlining the show are Bird To Beast and they are ably supported by Red Sky Noise, Berlin Berlin, Delamere, You and Animal Music.
7.30pm / £7 adv
Night & Day Cafe / 26 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1JN
Kraak
Howlfest
It’s a one day fest at Kraak today as Lonesome Promotions and Lonesome Collective present Howlfest. The lineup is still growing but for right now it includes Despite My Deepest Fear, Acoda, Red Seas Fire, Actions To Onslaught, This Concept, Terraform UK, Here Lies The Enemy, Towers, Lost Atlanta and Jar Of Dirt.
2pm – 10pm / £5 adv / £8 otd
Kraak / 11 Stevenson Square / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DB
Kraak
Britpop Curious?
Pop Curious? bring out the big guns from the Britpop era for Britpop Curious? this Saturday as they return to Kraak and celebrate the best of the 90’s guitar bands in typically raucous fashion! As is the case at any of these Curious? nights there are free pop masks for those who are there early enough (obviously with a Britpop slant tonight!), but for this event there are free sweets at the door and classic copies of NME and Select for you to thumb through before you get dancing. Expect the best of Britpop coming out of the speakers of course.
11pm – late / £5
Kraak / 11 Stevenson Square / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DB
Band On The Wall
Craig Charles Funk n Soul Show with Third Coast Kings live
There’s a party going in the kingdom of funk at Band On The Wall as BBC 6 Funk ’n’ Soul Show goes live with presenter, DJ and actor Craig Charles on the decks and Michigan funk outfit Third Coast Kings playing out live. Advance tickets are sold out there are a limited number of tickets available on the door.
9pm – 3am / £16 / ADV TICKETS SOLD OUT
Band On The Wall / 25 Swan Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
The Ruby Lounge
Love For Zero single pre-launch party with Bez (DJ set)
After the success of their last single ‘Dust‘ which was released the summer of this year, the Manchester band Love For Zero are ready to release there next single ‘Diva‘ so they are having a pre-launch party. The last time they headlined The Ruby Lounge in March this year they played to a sold out crowd with support from local DJ Clint Boon. This will be a night not to be missed maybe especially as this time they have support in the shape of Bez who’ll be playing a DJ set and Mount Fabric.
8pm – 11pm / £3 adv / £5 otd / BUY TICKETS
The Ruby Lounge / 28 – 34 High Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1QB
The Ruby Lounge
Voodoo Rock Mcr presents Quiet Riot Silent Disco
Head down to The Ruby Lounge, grab your 2 channel headsets, pick your DJ then destroy the dancefloor at the ultimate silent rock riot as Voodoo Rock Mcr present Quiet Riot Silent Disco. Featuring DJ’s from Voodoo Rock, Nyte Heet, Dusk Till Dawn and more. Channel 1 will be playing the very best in alternative rock metal and channel two will be playing classic and hard rock with some party stuff thrown in. Should be amazing viewing when the air guitars kick in!
11pm – 4am / £4 adv / more otd / BUY TICKETS
The Ruby Lounge / 28 – 34 High Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1QB
Twenty Twenty Two
Beats, Bats & Beers with DJ Bucky
Things have changed down at Twenty Twenty Two (which was 2022NQ – See even the name has changed), and one such thing is Saturday nights down at the venue as they introduce us to Beats, Bats and Beers. Every Saturday they have DJ Bucky on the decks for a night of Hip Soul, Boogie Funk, Disco & Alternative Pop treasures and their new, dedicated Ping Pong room is open to play a bit of wiff waff all night long. Doors open at 4pm with DJs on from 9pm and it’s FREE ENTRY
4pm – 3am / FREE
2022NQ / 20 – 22 Dale Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1EZ
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
Dry Bar
24 Hour Pop Party
So admittedly it’s not on for 24 hours but what is happening at Dry Bar on Saturday’s for their new regular night is plenty of pop…and other stuff to get your head moving and your toes tapping. It’s FREE to get in and it’s on until 4am, so you should probably get yourself down here.
9pm – 4am / FREE
Dry + Dry Live / 28- 30 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
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
Just Be Odd To Me
Home to the best DJs from across Manchester, including DJS from Swing Ting, More Bounce, Taste The Diff’rence & More. Bringing you an eclectic mix of Hip Hop, House, Motown, Funk, Electro & Pop (especially when Paris Is Burning comes to town) to keep you going to into the early hours of Sunday morning.
8pm – late / FREE
Odd Bar / 30-32 Thomas Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1ER
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
Common
Friends In Common with White Pepper
Every Saturday night (apart from the 2nd of the month) Common invite their favourite friends to play their favourite records. Expect to hear music you never knew you liked. Pop music played with sense and sensibility, country with soul, and maybe something that will make you dance. Tonight’s special friend is White Pepper.
9pm – 2am / Free entry before 10pm / £2 after
Common / 39 to 41 Edge Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1HW
The Bay Horse
Saturday Rotations
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
The Frog & Bucket
Barrel Of Laughs
MC Sully O’Sullivan presents Tony Burgess, Katie Mulgrew & David Longley 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 / £17
The Frog & Bucket / 102 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1LJ