Event News

Following on from the success of the Crossfire events and with the continued popularity of Northern Soul nighters in the Smoke, 6TS and NewUntouchables are delirious to announce a new London all nighter at The Rocket on Holloway Road on Saturday January 28th 2006 10pm-6am. It's not in the cavernous upstairs gaff but the more intimate downstairs suite of rooms. Northern Soul will be in the main room with the biggish dancefloor, bar and sofas, R&B will be in the second

Hayley Records is proud to present another Rare Soul, Motown and Detroit soul night Friday 9th December. 8pm-1am. DJs Rob Moss, Eddie Hubbard,Ralph Forster and Pat Wallace.£4OTD. at The Connexion Fitness Centre in Ryton on Dunsmore (Near Coventry) next to the Peugeot factory Read more for flyer

Due to licence c**k-up there will be no alcohol @ Family Tree on Saturday. However, you are more than welcome to bring your own. Rest assured the tunes &atmosphere will still be of the highest quality. Hey it's a party - bring your own " moonshine" &enjoy yourself. The alternative was to cancel but us Soulful dancers are made of sterner stuff than that.

Hi everybody. The Frank Popp Ensemble (known for Breakaway, Hip Teens, etc) are planning a little tour through UK in March. Anybody interested in promoting and organising a gig somewhere in UK?If so, write to: info@frankpopp.comCheers

The Carleton, Morecambe was a legendary venue back in the early 80's. Still in fine shape with many new additions, the glory days are heading for a return on 2 Bank Holiday Weekends in 2006. NORTHERN/MODERN SOUL APLENTY! May 28th and August 27th see All Nighters 9pm-6am in 2 rooms with DJ's; Kev Roberts, Richard Searling, Ginger Taylor, Mick H, Neil Jones, Bob Hinsley, Kenny Burrell, Barry Maleedy and Guest DJ's. A superb venue!  Tickets on sale now from Discount Disc Tel; 017

The two Joe Bataan dates at the Jazz Cafe have been cancelled.  Replacement dates and venues are being sorted at the moment and I will post them as soon as the promoter has them confirmed.  For further info see the website.  http://www.joebataan.net. Cheers, Steve

Brighouse Today has an article on the Brighouse Soul Nights venue titled Last waltz for the Ritz it looks at the future of this venue "The Ritz Ballroom in Brighouse - one of the north's most successful dancehalls - is on the market and may make way for apartments" Full article can be found here link to article

CHICAGO SOUL LEGENDS VISIT YORKSHIRE Jackie Ross and Syl Johnson, backed by Snake Davis &The Suspicions, will be appearing at the Frobisher, Stanley Ferry, Wakefield on 25th March 2006. This well-respected soul night has just celebrated its 10 years anniversary, with a very successful allnighter, and now stages a Chicago Soul Special. Direct from Chicago, exclusively for one night only, two Chicago soul legends will be performing some of their wonderfu

Christmas do Friday 16th Decemeber @ Westcott Social, Mark Bicknell's got his train ticket booked Eddie Hubbard is picking him up from the Station, Adam has checked the map &said see you on the 16th, Wayne Pugh has a Limo booked for the short journey from Milton Keynes, &Shaun &I will be there cause it is our do, The Banbury crowd are bringing a buffet along for their own crowds Christmas Do @ RSG.. And we will be putting on a few bits as well , but feel free to bring your Christmas

Dubbed the biggest Soul night in the UK   Source; Echoes Sees the monthly event on Friday, Nov 25th at the Royal Regency, Wharncliffe Rd, Ilkeston, Derbys. Jnc 26/M1 between Derby and Nottingham  Town Centre above the Ilkeston Co-op. Open 8pm-2am  Admission £5 all night   4 room venue   5 Bars read more for more DJ's NORTHERN; Sam Moore, Mick H, Nige Brown. CONNOISSEURS; Mick Payne, John Poole, Steve Phyllis. MODERN; Colin Curtis, Phil Kingswood MOTOWN/CLUB;

Latest news from Drunken Monkey is piling up, as always many things going on but as always a few hiccups as well. Which while doesnt effect upcoming 2005 stuff has delayed news and 2006 dates annoucements. Anyway if hold on any longer be writing this news as a review so here you go First thing like to shout is the long delayed but still great news that Jumping Joan has agreed to join the regular team of dmsc djs, with her dj skills, enthusasism and love of soul am sure she be a welcome addition

Word in the forums and on ticket agency sites that the weekends manchester and london events may be cancelled.

The last nighter at Middleton Civic Hall had great reviews. Looking at the details released so far for the forthcoming  one on January 7th , have to say it looks like its going to be one of the first major events of 2006! "Soul for 2006 with 25 of the UKs Best Dj." Read more for the latest information.. MAIN ROOM  DJS : ANDY DYSON, SOUL SAM, CARL FORTNUM, BOB HINSLEY, ROBBO,JOHN WESTON, MICK H, RODGER BANKS, KEV MURPHY, NIGE BROWN, PAUL SADOT, CHALKY, JAMES TROUBLE DOWN STAIRS BACKBEAT R N

YES its back by popular demand we can now confirm that we will again be opening the PRESTATYN NORTHERN &MODERN SOUL WEEKENDER on THURSDAY NIGHT as we did at the march 2005 event. Travel up a day early to get in the swing of things and settle in. Beat the friday "rush north" on the Motorways. More details will follow, but get those extra days holidays booked off work now before your mates get them in !!!! as the 800 + who made the journey this year will tell you its a cracking

Dec 31st, 2005 £15.00 Ticket Only D/J line up includes: Kev Roberts, Terry Davies, Colin Curtis, Bob Hinsley, Neil Jones, Mick H, Rob Smith, John Barker / Phil Turner (Junction 11 crew)&Keith Minshull. Opens 9pm - 6am, this event is in the main room and incldes a FREE MEAL... Enjoy the UK's premier venue and enjoy the New Year festivities. Tickets available from Discount Disc Tel;01782-266888 or on line at www.goldsoul.co.uk

OUR NEW NORTHERN SOUL SHOW IS UP WITH SHOW 10 DUE SUNDAY 13TH NOVEMBER PM G.M.T. http://www.live365.com/stations/bluepowersoul WWW.BLUEPOWER-SOUL.COM read more for plays... SHOW 09 TRACK LIST 01; BUDDY'S GROOVE - BUDDY GUY 02; LOVE SLIPPED THROUGH MY FINGER - HERMAN HITSON 03; TWO CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER - TONY&TANDY 04; I HAVE FAITH IN YOU - GOLDEN WORLD ESSEMBLE 05; LETS MAKE THE MOST OUT OF LOVE - ESTHER GRANT 06; BABY COME

Leeside Soul Club has a new website just added to the soul source links section, submitted by Martin Goggin it features news and information on the monthly Leeside Soul Club soul nights held at Cork and the weekly soul radio show on freakfm. Can also view all the playlists from the radio show. The Soul Source Rare and northern soul web links contains over 200 of some of the best soul links around and can be found here

Manhattans a Brand new bar in tenerife! Live soul singers 7 nights a week, Top Northern soul and motown played every night by resident dj stevie b. Find them at... Terranova Plaza, Beach Level Puerto Colon (Next To Esculator) Torviscas Costa Adeje

Latest Drunken Monkey News After some sorting, re-orging and stuff can now (at last) push out the dates for the main 2006 DMSC dates. Main thing is that the Amlwch nighter is under the Monkey banner, and as such now have dates for the Amlwch nighter and the Llandudno soul nights for 2006! Yep dates not only for the next month but for the whole of the rest of the year ........... which has to be a first for the monkey and maybe a bit frightening ! Heres the dates, full score, more news

The 9th TOGETHERNESS WEEKENDER at the Cala Gran Holiday Park, Fleetwood, Lancs. Starring William Bell, Bobby Patterson and Marc Staggers The greatest Soul on Earth all Weekend long. Read more for Timings for all the rooms, artists. djs and more Friday NORTHERN SOUL ANTHEMS,OLDIES, NEW DISCOVERIES 8 kev sowerby 9 carol mccarthy 10 terry davies 11 kev roberts 12 snake davis / suspicions 1 chris king 2 soul sam

Cool Off Presents Soul Or Nothing.... 8 hour special Saturday 26th November.... 7pm to 3am... 8 Top of The Tree Djs 14 Lloyd Street Off Deansgate/Albert Square, Manchester read more for full dj info and some important news on Soul Or Nothing The next event at Loyd Street could be the last,the place is up for sale and no feedback on new owners etc... We shall see.. If its the last event at this place then we shall go out in style... My special gues

Barrington "Scott" Henderson has been confirmed to play the Prestatyn Modern Room 2006. This will be his first UK "Solo " gig and will be timed to coincede with the release of his new Album. His past works with the Dramatics ,Lakeside and The Temptations have proved a good springboard for this talented artist. More to follow....

The Northern Cowboys 2 ROOM BOXING NIGHT ALL NIGHTER Manchester Room One: Guy Hennigan, Mick H, Dean Anderson, Karl Rhodes, Johnny Beggs, Colin Law,Des Parker, Chalky, Marco Santucci and Steve Thomas. Room Two: Modern 9 till 2 Dave Thorley, Andy Whitmore, The Soultown Three, Davie, Eddie and Jayne The Young Guns Room Two: 2 till 8 James Trouble, Richard Bergman, Matt Bolton, Rich Buckley, Baz Bond and Jamien Hartford.  For info and Tickets contact Chris 07989 415991 or buy onlin

Thursday[easter]13th April @ the Unicorn Club Lake Street Leighton Buzzard LU7 1RT 8-2AM The Original Venue with Original DJ's Including Danny Everard,Keb Darge,Adam,Dave Evison,Carl Fortnum,Jon Buck,Brian Rae....Club now called Shades.... Tickets 8 pound send SAE to RSG 67 Townsend Hemel Hempstead HP2 5SU CHEQUES/PO payable to Jon Buck 07977-330697 ready.steady.go@ntlworld.com

FRIDAY DATES FOR 2006 Now entering its 13 year. Dates for 2006 are as follows: JAN 20TH MARCH 17TH MAY 19TH JULY 21ST SEPT 15TH NOV 17TH

NORTHERN SOUL LEGEND NOLAN "N.F." PORTER JUST CONFIRMED FOR PRESTATYN 2006 We are proud to announce that this legendary artist will appear as part of our Saturday night showcase along with The PRECISIONS, LOU RAGLAND, and CARROLYN CRAWFORD Singing his classics "If I could only be sure", "Oh Baby"&"Keep on keeping on " Less than 100 places now available--see thread in "Events" SEE YOU THERE !

The people behind Corks Leeside soul nites are on the airwaves tonight, a regular weekly northern show on FreakFM Jimmy Small, Martin Goggin and Aidan Quigley being the people, 6-8pm is the time and http://www.freakfm.com the place Repeated at 2am and 10 am Sunday FreakFm 105.2 if in area and if in area can catch the monthly Leeside Soul Night as well,its at phoenix bar (upstairs),union quay, Cork City, free entry 9 -late

"Marva Whitney is fondly remembered by funk devotees as one of the rawest, brassiest, most powerful divas the music ever produced." and you can catch her tomorrow! read more for info and flyer Marva Whitney is fondly remembered by funk devotees as one of the rawest, brassiest, most powerful divas the music ever produced. Along with fellow funk belters Lyn Collins, Martha High and Vicki Anderson, Marva made her name singing with the James Brown Revue, while her much-sampled r

Advance warning of Joe Bataan hitting London's Jazz cafe in a few months. Friday 6 and Saturday 7 Jan 2006 being the dates read more to read more... Venue: The Jazz Cafe Address: 5 Parkway, London, NW1 7PG Time: 19.00 Price: Face value: £15.00, booking fee: £3.50. Phone: 020 7534 6955 Description: Genre: music, jazz visit site

Saturday Nov 26thAmlwch Social Club Amlwch Port Amlwch, Anglesey 9.00pm till 9.00am £9.00 OTD,NO ENTRY AFTER 1.30am DJs:ROGER BANKS NCS DES PARKER NCS KARL RHODES NCSSTEVE THOMAS NCS David Miller (Edinburgh)Paul Davis (Dublin) JOHN DUNNE (Dublin) ACCOMPANIED BY NORTH WALES RASCALS:CHICO , MARK SPEAKMAN, JIMBO&RICHARD, MIKE HUGHES, RICHIE ANDREWS, JOHN ELIAS AND JOHNNY CHICK CHICK JONES!!read more for flyer, directions, accommodation and more direct

NEXT UNION SOUL NIGHT AT THE TBI TRENT BRIDGE NOTTM FRIDAY 4TH NOV IS UNION SOUL NIGHTS 4TH ANNIVERSARY A very special night as this will be the last one. I would like to thank everyone who has supported us in the last four years espically all the resident djs past and present from the late Derek Allen, the retired Rob Thomas, Andy Riley, Mick Boyle and Bish. There might be a chance of Union Soul Night once every three months, hopefully on the 1st Saturday but we wi

THIS SATURDAY 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY ALLNIGHTER Well what can we say! 10 years,but we would not have achieved it without your support. Val&Jacque,Fred&Myself thank you for making one of the longest running Soul Nights in the area such a success. We must also give the guest DJ's a big thank you for providing some outstanding sets. The Frobisher across the board music policy has entertained both Soul Night and Niter fans alike, and to celebrate we present a Two Room Allniter - Nor

Been asked to pass on that the next in the long running series of soul nites at the Birchfield in Widnes is on the 28 oct not the 21 Oct as some flyers etc had the wrong date on Guest is Neil Brown

Have listened to all the feedback and discussed with members, friends and anyone who has an opinion on the subject and have come to the conclusion that it's time to hang up the soulful shoes at the club and make the next night on the 4th November the last NORTHERN SOUL @ THE PLINSTON! event, at least for the time being. Despite we still have 200/250+ in we can no longer keep running at a loss and so I am closing the doors after 3 years. It's been a fun time and have enjoyed it, at time

A Nice Early Start to Your Saturday Entertainment This Coming Saturday 22nd October.Downstairs @ The Dome Junction Road Tufnell Park London N19 5QQ....Starting @ 4pm tru till 3am.11 Hours for A Fiver.A fine Selection of DJ's Including RobMesser-Taffy- NeilBrown-TonyParker-Toby-Phil Raines-Yan Vatiste-RBMan-JonBuck GrahamDriver-AndyKempster Free CD to the First 40 Paying Customers adypotts@hotmail.co.uk Also Sue Buck's 45th Birthday

Hilton Smooth FM Luxury Soul Weekender Hilton Hotel Blackpool Friday 6th, Saturday 7th, Sunday 8th January 2006 Live acts: Lenny Williams Maysa Leak Ledisi Adriana Evans Steve Harvey Full DJ line up and rooms t.b.a. £169 per person more info -read more The booking number for full accommodation: 01253 754403 Hilton Hotel rooms sold out but rooms still available at THE IMPERIAL, THE DEVERE and THE BIG BLUE. Weekend passes - £59 each. There will b

Latest new releases from Kent, first one is part of a set of releases marking Ace's 30 years Ace 30 Years Birthday Celebration 1975-2005 - Soul and Funk Its Soul-Funk time as Ace DJs and compilers Ady Croasdell and Dean Rudland force you to put on your dancing shoes and shake out some talc on the floor for a smooth ride into the heart of soul.... read more for tracklisting and info ..........It opens with the 'freshly minted to record for the first time' Dave Hamilton instrumental Bro

time to Stand Up Monkey! Friday 28 Oct being the date , 8 -2am being the time and 5 quid being the price Guest dj for this one is Roger Banks and along with the regs we reckon it be another good night at the third one at this new venue. As always just doing things our own way and be offering a quality soulful mix of current and revivals that you wont get anywhere else Full line up Roger Banks, Steve Thomas, Mark Speakman, Phil Blacknel, Chico, John Elias and Mike Hughes The venue is a la

Hello again boys and girls..... This month Valatone Soul Sessions are proud to present.... The fantastic Bernhard Schmitz from Vienna making the long journey over to Euston for your entertainment........plus, celebrating his 40th year in showbiz the fabulous Tony Smith.... You lucky people See you all on the floor Johnny x

Lifeline Soul Club is back at it's new home THE FOX at Colsterworth on December the 10th 2005. The Fox can be found a couple of miles south of the Colsterworth roundabout on the A1 with the venue situated at the side of the A1. The venue is approx 30 minutes south of Newark and about the same north of Peterborough. The night will run 9.30pm until 8am and will be supplying the usual Lifeline policy of Rare (and cheap), underplayed and forgtotten gems both from the 60's and 70's. DJ's supplyin

Latest word on a New Years Eve Nighter: Dec 31st, 2005 £15.00 Ticket Only D/J line up includes: Kev Roberts, Terry Davies, Richard Searling, Mark Bicknell, Colin Curtis, Bob Hinsley, Neil Jones, John Barker / Phil Turner (Junction 11 crew). Opens 9pm - 6am, this event is in the main room and incldes a FREE MEAL... Tel; 01782-266888 for tickets book on line at www.goldsoul.co.uk "the uk's biggest all nighter"

Just a reminder that Soul or Nothing is back at 14 Lloyd Street, Manchester,this Saturday 8 October. This week we have Dundee's Davie Hudson joining an otherwise exclusively local lineup - The Greatstone Soul Club's Tony Jackson and Paul Havekin, Paul Sadot, Karl Rhodes and Adam Leaver joining resident dj and adopted Mancunian, the Reverend himself, Steve "Kenny Lynch" Cato. For directions/information call Steve 07752 084878 www.cooloff.net or Reg 07724 329925 The fun sta

Latest info and details of the RSG @ Westcott Social Event Its on Friday the 14th of October at Westcott HP18-0PD Read more for full details, directions and info Soon be here our finest hour, RSG @ Westcott Social Friday 14th October, Ashenden Road Westcott HP18-0PD 7.30-1am With Guest DJ's Carl Fortnum&Dave Thorley, along with regulars Shaun Byrnes Wayne Pugh&Jon Buck, the venue is an old officers mess on a dissused airfield. 26 miles from M25&12

Dates, locations and links for Sharon Jones and Dap Kings visit to Uk and France Glasgow, Gateshead, Manchester this week London, Bristol, Leeds the next Double header in Manchester on Saturday with soul or nothing after sounds good to me Thursday, October 6th, 2005 9:00 PM GLASGOW, SCOTLAND Mixed Bizness at the Sub Club Jamaica Street Glasgow, Scotland http://www.mixedbizness.co.uk Friday, October 7th, 2005 11:00 PM GATESHEAD, ENGLAN

Newsflash KIM WESTON, BRENDA HOLLOWAY, FRANCIS NERO THE INVITATIONS and RICHIE PITTS Great news for people wishing to visit MOTOWN LEGENDS at Great Yarmouth (Hemsby) on the 14th to 17th October 2005. We can now offer short notice bookings for 2 people sharing our One Bedroom Budget accommodation for just...... .....£29.75 each (£59.50 for 2 people minimum share) This Includes 3 nights accommodation and all Dance hall passes And entry to v

The popular Sunday Night Soul show hosted by Dean Anderson run finishes to night. Tune in to hear exclusive interview in the first half of the show featuring northern legends giving their first uk radio interview, and in the second half an interview with Richard Pitts one of the live acts at the forthcoming Motown weekender at Great Yarmouth 6-9pm at Boundary FM avail thru net at http://www.boundarysound.co.uk/

Legendary Texas Soul singer appears live on Friday, October 28th at the Royal Regency, Ilkeston, Derbys. Admission £5, plus the latest Togetherness weekender news plus latest news on the Togetherness Soul Weekender at the Cala Gran Holiday Park, Fleetwood. Nov 11-13 (appearing on stage with WILLIAM BELL and the SNAKE DAVIES BAND on Sat, Nov 12th) Visit www.goldsoul.co.uk for pricing. Tel; 01909-515150 for more details or Txt 0784-1197874

Friday the 7th Oct sees the next in the long running series of monthly quality rare soul nights at Trentbridge Nottingham. Highly rated and a regular must get to by many soul fans. Read more for full details including one of this months guests Steve C current top of the crop plays FRIDAY 7TH OCT UNION SOUL NIGHTS PRESENTS ITS MONTHLY SOUL NIGHT AT THE TRENTBRIDGE INN, TRENTBRIDGE, NOTTIINGHAM 8 TILL 1AM MICK H ANDY RILEY MICK BOYLE BISH + SPECIAL GUESTS SOUTHERN SOUL MOVEMENT .MOLLY & STE

For the first time in the UK a Soul Weekender is taking place in the luxurious surroundings of a top notch hotel in the heart of England. No freezing chalets or caravans here, with the icy chill of the North Atlantic winds rattling the bones " five star decadence in both place and content, as an all star cast prepares to deliver. Most of the featured artists are making the very first appearance in Britain, and with the exception of Chuck Jackson, will be performing their best loved northern a

The Crescent City Soul All-Dayer A New Orleans Benefit Event. 100% of proceeds go to the Red Cross. Sunday October 2nd, 2pm till midnight at the Salmon and Compass 58 Penton Street, Angel, London, N1 9PZ Get up and dance to a worthy cause! DJs: Keb Darge, Ian Wright, Val Palmer, Andy Smith, Lisa Hurley, James Trouble, Yenn Vatiste, Dean Rudland, Gareth X, Adam Leaver, John Vegas, Martin LAwie, Nick Cope, Fryer + special guests. Further enquires : 02078373891