Tailormade Gaz B

The same team that brought you the Manchester European Soul Weekender back in early 2010, proudly presents to you the inaugural Home Run Soul Club Weekender! 3 days and 3 amazing venues situated on the Oxford Road corridor, a beating heart of Manchester's City Centre. From Grade ll listed buildings and basement clubs, to exclusive rooftop terraces all within 300 yards of each other... Home Run Soul Club Weekender is shaping up to be one of the finest on the planet! -- Let us introduce the venues: Friday night: Revolution, Oxford Road - A stone’s throw from Oxford Road Train Station and opposite our main venue (literally across the road), Revolution Oxford Road has been a keystone of the Manchester music scene and it's where our Weekender begins, upstairs in the private bar, full wooden floor throughout with a bespoke sound system installed for your listening and dancing pleasure. A perfect intimate setting to kick things off! Saturday Day & Night: Refuge, Oxford Road - Our jewel in the crown, the Refuge. The venue where we hold our residency, Home Run Soul Club! The Refuge is simply stunning! there's no other way of describing such a unique and historic building. Located within the iconic Kimpton Clocktower Hotel (formally the Palace Hotel), this Grade ll listed space features a grand, industrial age interior with soaring ceilings, intricate tiling and warm lighting that creates a welcoming, yet a blow ya socks off vibe! Our day event will be spent in the Main Bar upstairs. A superb, 1920s style bar, a perfect setting for our DJ’s to throw down some smooth across the board dayer sounds. There is also a dining area just behind the bar and the spectacular Winter Garden. Saturday evening till late, we move down a level to the unique 1960s style club space in the basement of the Refuge. It has that cosy feel of walking into a great old English cellar boozer, but with the added bonus of a full wooden dance floor, low ceilings and our pin-sharp bespoke sound system that has fast become known as one of the best on the scene. If that's not enough, the club creates its own Home Run Soul Club beer for our events which is available on tap in collaboration with Seven Brothers Brewery. Sunday Day: Farewell drinks at YES, Charles St - For our grand finale, we'll be occupying one of the coolest spots in the city. This chilled affair to see us over the line will be held at YES on their wonderful rooftop terrace! That will hit the spot and help soothe any sore heads before making the journey home. -- Over the coming weeks and months, we’ll be introducing the DJs and spotlighting the venues, sharing exclusive mixes and giving a sneak peek into our weekender merch... but for now, save the date as this is not to be missed! Tickets will be available soon with some early bird offers to boot. Home Run Soul Club Weekender 2025 - Take me out to the Soul Club!

Its that horrid time of the year when you don't know what day it is or what to do with yourself... a free mini dayer is just the tonic. A 5-hour social affair just a stones throw (1 min walk) from Piccadilly train station, you're invited to put your new socks on and pop in for a drink and a chat, sound tracked by some total gems. The concept is free and easy - some of the regions best DJ's all double-decking and working it out as they go. Expect: Slow-Low-mid-tempo-crossover and a few steppers. Schedule: 12:00-13:00 - Open Deck - Random play - house, electro, soul, Reggae - a bit of anything for a laugh. Serious soul thereafter: 13:00 - 14:00 - Dan Chalk & Martin Haddock (Liverpool Soul Weekender) 14:00 - 15:00 - Gary Bratchford (Home Run Soul Club) & Charles Simpson (Heart of Soul, Lewisham) 15:00 - 16: 00 - Darren Sykes (Lets Dance Some Mo) & Sam McEwen (Black Bee Soul Club) 16:00 - 17:00 - Nick McKinnon (Can You Dig It) & Gary Bratchford (Home Run Soul Club) Its a big beautiful space with a restaurant at the back. Full range of cocktails and plenty of comfy seats for those with an xmas hangover. DJ's will be in the main space (see photo). Cheers Gary