16 Jan
Stef Davidse [free party]
Stef Davidse heads into the Joshua Brooks basement for a late-night tech house session under the bricked arches. Extended set as requested!
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Est. 1995
Funk, Disco+ Party Bangers
Funkademia takes place every Saturday to a consistently full house, feeding a friendly crowd with a diet of pure unadulterated soul-funk.
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Funkademia is Manchester’s longest running club night! This summer we are taking a break from our regular Saturday night but you can catch Funkademia out and about across Manchester before they return to their weekly slot from September. Keep up to date on their socials.
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17 Jan
Full Circle. Make House Deep Again | Manchester
The 2010-2015 soundtrack returns. Jimmy Switch and support bring Sankeys' era deep house to Joshua Brooks' basement. Free entry.
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23 Jan
Gigsta + support | Manchester
Leeds breakthrough Gigsta brings his garage-rooted house sound to the Joshua Brooks basement. Support from Miruna Ghica. Five hours, one room.
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23 Jan
Bass Face // MCR // DNB . Warehouse Special! LAST FREE TICKETS
OUR BIGGEST HEADLINERS YET + VERY SPECIAL GUESTS after a run of SOLD OUT club residency & festival shows w.DNB's biggest names & Bass Face Residents.
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24 Jan
Moxy Muzik: Darius Syrossian + support
Darius Syrossian returns to his Moxy Muzik imprint for another extended session in the Joshua Brooks basement. Joined by a carefully selected support.
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24 Jan
Moxy Muzik: Darius Syrossian, Capri, Rudanec
Moxy Muzik returns to Manchester. Label boss Darius Syrossian delivers an extended 3-hour set with support from Capri and Rudanec.
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30 Jan
Graeme Park – Haçienda All Night Long – Second Date Added!
Graeme Park - Haçienda All Night Long at Joshua Brooks, Manchester on January 30th 2026. Second date added due to demand!
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31 Jan
Day Time Disco: The Shapeshifters
The Shapeshifters returns to Joshua Brooks for Day Time Disco. House and disco from a Glitterbox resident with 20 years at the top.
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31 Jan
Graeme Park – Haçienda All Night Long
Graeme Park - Haçienda All Night Long at Joshua Brooks, Manchester on January 31st 2026.
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06 Feb
Jungle Cakes: Ed Solo, Deekline and Benny Page | Manchester
Jungle Cakes brings Ed Solo, Deekline and Benny Page to Joshua Brooks. Navigator hosts. 6 hours of the good stuff!
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07 Feb
Mark Knight (All Night Long) at Joshua Brooks, Manchester
Mark Knight returns for a rare six-hour basement takeover built around energy, connection and complete control from open to close.
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07 Feb
Love Train – Day Time Disco with Brutus Gold (DJ Set)
Love Train returns with a proper daytime disco session at Joshua Brooks, led by Brutus Gold. 70s disco, funk-guilty pleasures and soulful selections.
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14 Feb
Low Steppa | Joshua Brooks Manchester
Low Steppa returns to Joshua Brooks this February. BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix selector, Simma Black boss, Manchester basement session. Limited capacity
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14 Feb
Day Time Disco: Darius Syrossian
Day Time Disco welcomes Darius Syrossian for his first appearance under the series. A session led by musical understanding rather than fixed genre.
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20 Feb
LF System | Joshua Brooks Manchester
It's time. LF System bring their disco-infused house sound to the Joshua Brooks basement. An intimate Manchester show powered by Void Acoustics.
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21 Feb
Enzo is Burning presents GATTI | 21.02.26
Enzo is Burning launches GATTI. Paradise Ibiza resident brings his signature minimal tech to the basement. February house heat. Signup now.
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21 Feb
Enzo is Burning presents GATTI
Enzo is Burning launches GATTI. Paradise Ibiza resident brings his signature minimal tech to the basement. February house heat.
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27 Feb
Cosmic Gate at Joshua Brooks, Manchester | Friday 27 February
Cosmic Gate head into the Joshua Brooks basement for an intimate night-time session under the bricked arches.
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28 Feb
Venus Manchester | 28-02-26
Music matters. Venus returns to Joshua Brooks with the residents and family in full effect. Saturday 28th February.
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28 Feb
101 Jams Joshua Brooks
We make our first party of the year with a return to Joshua brooks
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06 Mar
Oden & Fatzo (Live) at Joshua Brooks
The Parisian trio returns for a live performance. Defected Records artists, platinum-certified producers, and one of Europe's most in-demand artists.
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07 Mar
Laidback Luke | Saturday 7 March
Laidback Luke brings his CODE/RED tour to the Joshua Brooks basement for a rare daytime session under the bricked arches.
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13 Mar
Window Kid | Joshua Brooks, Manchester
DJ Mag 2025 Best MC brings Crucast energy to the Joshua Brooks basement. Friday 13th March. Bassline and grime pressure.
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14 Mar
Sam Divine [555 Tour] Manchester
Defected's First Lady returns to the basement with her new 555 concept. 5-hour set, £5 early birds, one room. Last time she played here, it went fast.
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14 Mar
Guy Mantzur
Guy Mantzur brings a deep, melodic daytime journey to Joshua Brooks. Progressive, hypnotic grooves built for the arches and the Void system.
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20 Mar
Dusky – Joshua Brooks Manchester
London's DUSKY headline Joshua Brooks for deep electronic excellence. The 17 Steps label bosses bring evolved sound to Manchester's basement.
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28 Mar
Day Time Disco: Fat Tony + Support
British club legend Fat Tony joins us at Joshua Brooks, with support for our usual dance time!
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28 Mar
Route 94 at Joshua Brooks
Route 94 returns to Joshua Brooks Manchester. From deep house glory days to current Solid Grooves releases, the basement energy awaits.
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11 Apr
wAFF All Night Long
Paradise resident wAFF returns to Joshua Brooks for his third All Night Long. Rolling tech house and techno, open to close under the arches.
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17 Apr
Alan Fitzpatrick [4-hour set]
Drumcode heavyweight Alan Fitzpatrick lands at Joshua Brooks for a 4 hour set. UK-rooted techno, weighty grooves, late-night pressure.
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18 Apr
Day Time Disco: Michael Gray
Full Intention co-founder, Glitterbox resident and the man behind The Weekend. Michael Gray answers the call to the disco ball at Joshua Brooks.
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25 Apr
David Morales – Haçienda All Night Long
David Morales - Haçienda All Night Long at Joshua Brooks, Manchester on April 25th 2026.
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06 Jun
Kevin Saunderson – Haçienda All Night Long
Kevin Saunderson - Haçienda All Night Long at Joshua Brooks, Manchester on June 6th 2026.
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01 Aug
Todd Terry – Haçienda All Night Long
Todd Terry - Haçienda All Night Long at Joshua Brooks, Manchester on August 1st 2026.
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03 Oct
Tom Wainwright – Haçienda All Night Long
Tom Wainwright - Haçienda All Night Long at Joshua Brooks, Manchester on October 3rd 2026.
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27 Dec
K Klass – Haçienda All Night Long
K Klass - Haçienda All Night Long at Joshua Brooks, Manchester on December 26th 2026.
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Manchester's longest running clubnight /
soul, funk, disco and hip-hop /
The DJ’s
David Dunne is a DJ who helped shape the face of music in Manchester with his radio show’s on Piccadilly, Kiss 102, Atlantic 252 & Galaxy FM where he gave a peg up to a large number of DJ’s and club nights including Funkademia. David Dunne has travelled the world playing for Hed Kandi and now produces under his Triple Dee disguise and presents the Nu Cool show on Galaxy FM.
He is very well known for his house sets, but David has an unrivaled love and knowledge of funk, soul and disco.
Born and bred in Manchester all his life, Les Croasdaile became interested in House music around the tender age of 13. Les has played all over the UK at many top clubs such as Sankeys (Manchester), The Masque (Liverpool), The Bomb (Nottingham), The Magnet (Liverpool), The Loft (Preston), Electric Chair (Manchester). For the last 6 years, Les has been a monthly resident at Funkademia, the longest running club night in the North West, where he showcases his long standing musical influences from Funk\Disco\Reggae\House\Re-edits.
Jack is one of the newest members of the DJ team since we heard one of his sets he played for our Mint Lounge brothers, Soul Jam. He was involved in the highly successful Hi Ku club night in Manchester and as well as DJing for Funkademia organises his own parties mainly at The White Hotel.
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Bucky is former resident at Tribal Sound System and Redlight at Sankeys, his musical knowledge is second to none and is well known on the Manchester disco scene. Bucky started and co-promoted the Cutloose club night in Manchester with guests such as Mark Seven, Jazzie B & Danielle Baldelli.
KhanFu, originally from Birmingham, started DJing in 2010 as part of a crew called Down By Law. With a background in Bboying (Breakdancing), which sparked his interest in Hip Hop & Funk music, it wasn’t long until DBL were organising their own nights across Birmingham.
Eventually moving to to Manchester to attend University and deciding to stay here, KhanFu now holds a weekly residency at The Terrace and a monthly residency at Funkademia.
"Absolutely bouncing night,non-stop dancing and smiling"
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