Timillustrator

Simply the best club in the country right now, nothing comes close in terms of atmosphere. No overplayed rubbish at all, in fact I don't think I heard more than three Top 500 tunes in 5 hours, quite a contrast to the majority of clubs who rely heavily on the same old stuff. Also definitely some of the best young dancers from anywhere.

THE BEST SOUL CLUB in the North right now. I've managed to make all three of these and it just keeps getting better and better. Absolutely amazing music, at most a dozen top 500 but just goes to show that it's possible to be progressive and not rely on the same old same old all the time, and every DJ under 30. Atmosphere is also incredible, high (and I mean the vast majority) proportion of young dancers mean the energy keeps going right till the last record and the crowd will dance to anything - none of that malarkey of people sitting down to a lesser known record, at one stage Jordan said "This is an unreleased version I've never played" and WHAM! the floor was full. I'm being much more selective about what I go to these days (sick of the repetition) but still averaging 70 plus events a year since the pandemic and this is in the top 5 events this decade for me. The future of Northern Soul.

Bit of a long shot that anyone reads this! But does anyone know what the couple of Ruth Brown records Tony Rounce played were?? Didn't know Tham and now can't find them. Thanks.

This is by far the best Friday Night in the Midlands. Venue is perfect, nice big, clean wooden floor, not too bright, varied DJ's, always loads of dancers from all over but the secret weapon is John Callaghan and Mark McHugh's record collections - no one else plays the variety and quality they do, totally stunning, nothing in the least overplayed, plenty of uptempo stuff. Just goes to show that underplayed doesn't need to be slow, obscure stuff. This should be the model for every other club out there, just a shame it's a 75 mile drive home! Always in my calendar this one. Drew guest DJ Mick H, can't even remember if I ever drew him before? I rarely give 5 stars - I've noticed that often reviews are by people connected with the event who inevitably give 5 stars to everything. I am trying to be objective. I don't do it lightly this time either, one of probably 3 five star events in the last 12 months.

Rugby, yes, of course its legendary and it’s bloody dark! DJs play whatever they want and I’ve never heard such a broad range of music in one night. Sometimes that’s great, sometimes it’s not - depends on your perspective. The dancefloor is amazing though, never been on one so polished (despite which the odd person still feels the need to use talc?). Interesting and varied moments throughout and a smattering of familiar tunes in with the new. Was not intending to stop right to the end but the last two sets were, for me, the best of the night. Brent and Ethan Howarth (the latter only familiar to me through numerous live streams) blew the roof off with their enthusiasm and teamwork and then Dave Rimmer just totally demolished everything with the best set I’ve ever heard; Jesse Johnson on its own is usually enough to make me feel I’ve had my money’s worth but when he followed it with Buddy Ace it was just one of those epiphany moments – 5:30 am, the sun is coming up, I’ve had enough coffee and coke, I need to get home, I’m in Rugby on a Sunday morning (where the most exciting thing that usually happens is a trip to Lidl), everyone normal is asleep, there’s half a dozen people left on the dancefloor and this jaw-dropping tune comes on; suddenly none of that matters and for 2 minutes and 22 seconds it’s just you and the song and the dancefloor, you couldn’t sit down if you wanted to. Pretty dark too but managed some decent sketches. I rarely give 5 stars - I've noticed that often reviews are by people connected with the event who inevitably give 5 stars to everything. I am trying to be objective.