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Well, that was a good one! Over six hundred people came out for our re-opening party with Messenger on Saturday. Hope it was a good one for you, too, if you made it along.
THIS WEEKEND
This Saturday it's Mumbo Jumbo's 6th Birthday! DJs Trendy Wendy & Steve Austin bring all the funk, soul, beats, mash-ups, disco, house and electro that have made their night one of the most consistently busy at The Bongo Club since we moved from Moray House.
Also, brand new weekly night Fifty/Fifty launches this Sunday with special guests Sean P (BBE), playing soul, funk and disco and Dubspeeka (Drumcode, Bedrock), formerly part of drum n bass stars Kosheen and now turning heads with his mix of deep, dark, heavy tech house and techno. More info on both nights via the links below.
COMING UP: LIVE
Spindrift, Delta Mainline and The Last Battle (live) + Ghost of the West (film screening), 6pm, Sat 27th October
We welcome US 'Psychedelic Spaghetti Western' pioneers Spindrift for an exclusive live show, with support from local stars Delta Mainline and rising stars The Last Battle. There's also a screening of Spindrift's Ghost of the West documentary film here before the gig!
TICKETS: Early Bird Tickets SOLD OUT in July! £8 advance tickets / £12 on the door. Buy here.
Friday 19 September - 23:00 - 03:00 Good time soul music for dancing, the perfect start to your weekend and consistently one of our busiest nights, Four Corners serves up another rapturous blend of soulful dancefloor music, new and old, from right across the map.
Saturday 20 September - 23:00 - 03:00 Big n Bashy is back again with a feast of musical delights spread over three rooms and two floors. Featuring the best in grime, dubstep, reggae and jungle, with Brother Most Righteous, Skillis, Era, Deburgh. Extra Bass supplied by Messenger Sound System, cos we care. Upstairs (featuring all your fave block party anthems and more): Mark B. Catch Era + Deburgh every Thursday 4 - 6 pm on http://nasty.fm playing grime and dubstep.
Sunday 21 September - 23:00 - 03:00 Fifty/Fifty is a brand new weekly club night for Sunday nights and a club of two halves: house, techno and electro in one room with special guests joining residents Hedprefekt and Got Previous, plus hip hop, soul, funk and disco in the other room with special guests joining Mark B & Babes. Special Guests: Room 1: Special Guest TBC. Room 2: Craig Smith (6th Borough Project)
Tuesday 23 September - 23:00 - 03:00 It’s at The Bongo Club every Tuesday – for those who want to celebrate the hip hop classics, but just as importantly the brand new! Tracks ranging from Big Daddy Kane, Odd Future, Slick Rick, Wiz Khalifa, Biggy, Wu Tang, Cool Kids, Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, Outkast, Biz Markie, J Dilla, Rick Ross, Styles P, The Dream, Kool G Rap, Kanye, Gangstarr, Clipse, Evidence, Big L, Strong Arm Steady…. Live performances, guest DJs & more
Wednesday 24 September - 23:00 - 03:00 Each week expect the best in bass music, from dub, jungle and drum’n’bass to trap, grime, garage and everything in between. Featuring various artists from across Edinburgh’s clubbing scene. The night will start off with some reggae, dub and dancehall progressing through to the heavier, bassier sounds.
Wednesday 24 September - 19:00 - 21:00 Creative Electric create contemporary performance based on real experiences Often our work is interactive, sometimes its personal, at times its one to one Our work has been performed in both Scotland and Sweden, in theatres, studios, art galleries, nightclubs, on trains, in fields, city centre squares and on rooftops Drama & theatre workshops for ages 16+, £5 with bursaries available For more info please contact creative_electric@hotmail.com
Thursday 25 September - 23:00 - 03:00 Hullabaloo – an underground party uproar – your one-stop non-stop Thursday night commotion! DJs Trendy Wendy & Steve Austin (Mumbo Jumbo) mashing up soul, disco, funk, hip hop, break beats and more.
