After 5pm, Funk

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Balkanarama

A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, VJs and a live jam session.

Studio 24, Edinburgh

Sat 8 Jun

£9 advance; £10 before 11pm; £11 after / 0131 558 3758

Sixth birthday special featuring over 40 musicians from Black Cat, Orkestra Del Sol, Bobok, Celter Schmelter, Smash Kafana, Kuchke, One Glass Eye, Tantz and more playing live.

  • 22:00 – 03:00

Grown Ups

Vintage vinyl night with tunes from the last six decades provided by DJs Kinghorror and The Spotlight Kid and ranging from rockabilly and soul to garage, new wave and electro.

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Sat 15 Jun

£6 / 0845 874 3001

Fridays at Pandoras Club

Resident DJ Triple S spins a weekly mix of jazz, dance, funk and rhythm'n'blues music.

Pandora's Club, Slough

Fri 31 May

£10 / 01753 536534

  • 20:00 – 02:00

Fri 7 Jun

£10 / 01753 536534

  • 20:00 – 02:00

Fri 14 Jun

£10 / 01753 536534

  • 20:00 – 02:00
…and 6 more dates until 26 Jul

Mumbo Jumbo

Headspin's Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno's Trendy Wendy, mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes.

The Bongo Club, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

£3 before midnight; £7 after (£5) / 0131 558 8844

  • 23:00 – 03:00

AmbiDECKstrous

Bill Spice and Dunc Stark with a blend of funk, soul, hip hop, house, techno, ska, dub and more.

Elbow, Edinburgh

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 0131 556 5662

  • 20:00 – 01:00

Sat 15 Jun

Free / 0131 556 5662

  • 20:00 – 01:00

Sat 29 Jun

Free / 0131 556 5662

  • 20:00 – 01:00
…and 13 more dates until 28 Dec back to top

Giles Hedley And The Aviators

The guitarist and his band play funk-infused blues-rock.

The Polish Jazz Cafe @ POSK, London W6

Sat 1 Jun

£10 / 020 8741 1940

  • 21:00 – 23:30

Groove Manoova

The band plays funk and soul covers.

Grey Horse, Kingston upon Thames

Sat 8 Jun

£7 / 020 8541 4328

  • 20:30

Sat 14 Sep

£7 / 020 8541 4328

  • 20:30

Sat 16 Nov

£7 / 020 8541 4328

  • 20:30

Sat 14 Dec

£7 / 020 8541 4328

  • 20:30

VEGAS!

Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin' R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls.

The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

Sat 29 Jun

£6 / 0131 556 7060

  • 20:30 – 01:00

Four Corners

Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion.

The Bongo Club, Edinburgh

Fri 31 May

£3 before midnight; £5 after / 0131 558 8844

  • 23:00 – 03:00

Late'n'Live

Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs.

The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

£5 (£4) / 0131 220 4298

Featuring funk five-piece Future Heroes.

  • 23:30 – 03:00

Fri 31 May

£5 (£4) / 0131 220 4298

Joined by The Banjo Lounge Four.

  • 23:30 – 03:00

Sat 1 Jun

£5 (£4) / 0131 220 4298

Acid jazz from Gecko 3.

  • 23:30 – 03:00
…and 2 more dates until 8 Jun back to top

Moxters Of Rock

A weekend of 15 rock cover bands ranging from Greendate to Mentallica to Led Into Zeppelin.

The Victoria Bikers Pub, Coalville

Fri 21 Jun

£30 weekend; £10; £30 weekend; £25 / 01530 814718

  • 20:00

Soul Grooves

Resident DJs play soul, R&B, disco and funk.

Madame Jojo's, London W1F

Thu 6 Jun

Phone for prices / 020 7734 3040

  • 21:00 – 03:00

Thu 13 Jun

Phone for prices / 020 7734 3040

  • 21:00 – 03:00

Thu 20 Jun

Phone for prices / 020 7734 3040

  • 21:00 – 03:00
…and 5 more dates until 25 Jul

Village Vintage Gathering: Fashion Show and Club Night

The Village (a space for small independent retailers in Inverness) presents a vintage fashion show followed by a club night with a DJ set from The Heart of The Highlands Vintage Soul Club and live music from The Leonard Jones Potential.

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

Fri 31 May

£10 for the fashion show or club night individually; £15 if booked together / 01463 234234

Fashion show starts at 7pm. Club night starts at 8.30pm.

  • 19:00

Bank Holiday Sunday

Rock, hip hop, jazz, reggae and funk courtesy of Huey Morgan, Don Letts, Rotten Hill Gang, Hollie Cook and Annie Bea.

Paradise By Way Of Kensal Green, London W10

Sun 26 May

£5 adv / 020 8969 0098

  • 20:00 – 02:00

Brutus Gold's Love Train

The 1970s love god and his chicks present a disco tribute, complete with Peter Polyester Award for the saddest dresser in town and instruction in the New York Hustle. Not suitable for under 18s.

O2 Academy Leeds

Fri 6 Dec

£12 / 0113 389 1555

  • 22:00
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Dennis Delight

The three-piece collective, formed in Preston in the 1970s, performs hard rock with notable funk influences.

The Bitter Suite, Preston

Sat 10 Aug

Free / 01772 827007

  • 21:00

Sat 14 Sep

Free / 01772 827007

  • 21:00

Fortune Fridays

DJ Tomczyk spins chart dance, electro, funk and house.

Gala Merchant City Casino, Glasgow

Fri 31 May

Over-18s only

Free

  • 22:00 – 04:00

Fri 7 Jun

Over-18s only

Free

  • 22:00 – 04:00

Fri 14 Jun

Over-18s only

Free

  • 22:00 – 04:00
…and 2 more dates until 28 Jun

Hamilton Loomis Band

The singer and guitarist from Texas leads his band as it plays lively and energetic funky blues-rock.

The Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst

Tue 28 May

£12; £10 adv / 020 8300 1385

  • 19:30

The Jam House, Birmingham

Wed 29 May

£5 / 0121 200 3030

  • 21:00

The Retreat, Braintree

Sun 26 May

Phone for prices / 01376 554 923

  • 20:30 – 22:00

JC & The Two Steps

The band from Wallasey plays pop, rock and funk cover songs.

Jack Rabbit Slims, Wirral

Fri 31 May

Free / 0151 632 7545

  • 21:00

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 0151 632 7545

  • 21:00

Fri 14 Jun

Free / 0151 632 7545

  • 21:00
…and 28 more dates until 27 Dec

Keep Calm It's Nearly the Weekend

DJ Michelle spins a mix of funk and house.

GHQ, Edinburgh

Thu 30 May

Free / 0845 166 6024

  • 23:00 – 03:00
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Melt Yourself Down

The six-piece band with founding-members from Polar Bear and Sons Of Kemet plays nu-jazz, funk and experimental, jazz.

Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Thu 13 Jun

£6 adv / 0113 275 2411

  • 19:45

Electrowerkz, London EC1V

Tue 18 Jun

£10 / 020 7837 6419

  • 19:30

Komedia, Brighton

Wed 19 Jun

£8 adv / 0845 293 8480

  • 20:30

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Saturday at Black Sheep Bar

DJ Linton supplies dance and funk.

Black Sheep Bar, Croydon

Sat 25 May

£5; £2 8pm-10pm / 020 8680 2233

  • 20:00

Sat 1 Jun

£5; £2 8pm-10pm / 020 8680 2233

  • 20:00

Sat 8 Jun

£5; £2 8pm-10pm / 020 8680 2233

  • 20:00
…and 7 more dates until 27 Jul

Superfly

Duncan Superfly and Gregor Emond 'Keep On Keepin' On' in a new venue, providing a sweltering mix of sweet soul, sexy assed funk, 60s psyche rock, hip hop, post punk and new releases.

The Flying Duck, Glasgow

Fri 31 May

£5 (£3) / 0141 564 1450

  • 23:00 – 03:00

Toby Stewart's Monsters On A Leash: Tower Of Power Tribute

The band plays the music of the American R&B, soul and funk outfit.

The Spice Of Life, London W1D

Wed 29 May

£10 / 020 7437 7013

  • 18:00 – 23:00