Jay Hearts is taking his second show of the tour to Manchester at AATMA for ages 15 and up!!!
Tag: funk
Room at the Top returns for our second event of 2026, a night of quality rare soul in the heart of Manchester.
If it’s your first time, we’re based at AATMA, tucked away in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. It’s a stripped back venue that captures the dark, gritty and old school soul scene perfectly, with low lighting, minimal seating, and a wall to wall wooden dance-floor!
Expect a night packed with up-tempo Northern, as well as great rare and underplayed soul from the 60s and 70s, a real across the board mix all night long.
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DJs:
Connor White & Jordan Wilson
DJs:
Connor White & Jordan Wilson
Plus special guests
Geese & Danny Paton
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Geese & Danny Paton
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Limited Tickets Available via SkiddleOnly 120 tickets available so don’t miss out.
Our Christmas special this year is an extended party back at the Aatma warehouse floor with DeRanged Allstars and the fantastic BOM Nation live.
We will blow your minds people.
Celebrating 8 years of deranged nights. Your fav DJ collective will be spinning quality house, breaks, techno, funk, afro and acid sounds and everything in between to the greatest diverse community of toe tapping ravers around. This will be an extra special night as we are joined by incredible live band BOM Nation ; BOM takes influence from all the corners of Africa and its diaspora, blending with 25 years of Western electronic music into a melange of forward facing, leftfield afro futurism.
Room at the Top Rare Soul Club – Christmas Special!
Saturday 13th December | 11PM to 4AM | AATMA, Manchester
£8.00 ADVANCED TICKET • £10.00 ON THE DOOR
Room at the Top returns for our Christmas Special, a night of quality rare soul in the heart of Manchester.
If it’s your first time, we’re based at AATMA, tucked away in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. It’s a stripped back venue that captures the gritty, old school soul spirit perfectly, with low lighting, minimal seating, and a wall to wall wooden dancefloor built for serious dancing.
Expect a night packed with Northern, rare and underplayed soul from the 60s and 70s, a real across the board mix all night long.
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🎧 DJs
Jake Robson and Maggy Grooves
Plus special guests
Steve Henshaw (our guest all the way from the USA)
Shaun Dyke
and RATT Residents Jordan Wilson and Connor White
What is ZONGA? Or better yet why is ZONGA? Is it the direct result of their need to be loved or maybe their motivations are pure, art for art’s sake? I suppose there is only one way to find out. Get out the house for once and come to this gig. ‘What kind of music is it?’ I hear you ask. Only the best stuff for you my friend. Mixing rap, pop, rock and funk, ZONGA span genres to create a completely unique sound and a live experience that brings people together in joyful exuberance. Life is hard as it is, don’t deny yourself this.
Black Hills: Manchester based 4 piece band with their own distinct sound. Described as a blend of jazz influenced rock, funk influenced R&B, with clean vocals and catchy melodies. First EP out now!
Room at the Top returns with another night of rare soul in the heart of Manchester! Expect top-tier original vinyl-only selections of Northern Soul, Rare Soul, Funk and Crossover from some of the scene’s finest spinners.
Featuring guest DJs:
Luci Jones & Gameskeeper Jones
Plus RATT residents:
Jordan Wilson & Connor White
A strictly limited-capacity soul session (just 120 tickets!)
Tickets available exclusively via Skiddle!
Eagle & Salmon presents
Kudos 8:20 pm Kudos are a new student band from Manchester, playing guitar-driven indie music. Inspirations include groups such as The Strokes, Wunderhorse and Franz Ferdinand.
Red Wine Bed Time 9:10 pm Red Wine Bed Time is an R&B 5-piece band formed in Salford. Having been formed as part of an assessed group performance module, the band, whose origins range from Harrogate and Leeds to Blackpool and North Wales, were incredibly fortunate to be grouped with one another. Now with over a year’s worth of experience under their belt, having gigged around the North of England and as far south as Norfolk, Red Wine Bed Time are now ready to hit Aatma by storm!
Still Life 9:50 pm A fresh indie rock band influenced by the likes of Jeff Buckley and Elliot Smith. They play covers and originals within the indie/alt-rock style.
BACK FOR RATT #8!
For those who haven’t yet experienced the buzz, we’re nestled in Manchester’s Northern Quarter at AATMA, a raw, unpolished venue with an authentic old-school underground vibe. Inspired by the gritty, dimly lit clubs of the ’60s and ’70s, AATMA features minimal seating, low lighting, and a hot atmosphere!
Expect a blend of classic Northern Soul, rare and underplayed tracks from the ’60s and ’70s, along with some exclusive, previously unreleased gems!
All strictly played on original vinyl.
GUEST DJs: DAZ DAKIN & WILL WALKER
RESIDENT DJs: JORDAN WILSON & CONNOR WHITE
Come join us Christmas time and get right into festive vibes. Let’s dance, celebrate and kick-off the holiday season with a bang!This time we gonna bring our unique blend of house, techno psychedelic funk and disco and all things underground to another Manchester mill – Aatma, right in the beating party heart of Manchester and just off the Stevenson Square and next to Peer Hat.Bring your friends, your holiday spirit and a santa hat and let’s make this Christmas Special a night to remember!!!– DeRanged
@soupoftheday.band
Soup of the Day bring a potluck of sound to each gig, blending funk, soul and jazz into originals and reimagined classics. With inspirations from the likes of Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers to Radiohead and Hiatus Kaiyote, Soup of the Day guarantee a different option for every menu.
@banana.undertones
Banana Undertones are an indie punk band based in Manchester. Taking inspiration from Lou Reed, Pixies, Nirvana and PJ Harvey and a fondness for children’s literature, Banana Undertones creates a raw, enthralling sound that captures unpredictability and heartfelt intensity.
@tairsolband
In a realm of horror and noir-infused alt rock, TàirSol stand as a beacon of reflection and intensity. Inspired by the absurd, their music fuses delicate harmonies with aggressive rhythms to temper the world’s noise.