Red Knot Collective

08/08/2024

Just 1 Dave

Will it be enough, why not come down this Saturday, check it out and decide for yourself. With Dave Currie away, Dave Rogers has an open till close set all to himself and whilst we're sure he'll miss his partner in crime (and some of the tunes they play are criminal), this also presents Dave the opportunity to shape the night.

Pop in and show some love.

01/08/2024

He's back!!!

After a massive Bob's disco in July Bob returns this Saturday to do it all again. You know the score for this by now, expect genre bending music played loud by a bloody nice bloke.

FREE
7 until close, stick around we'll go late....

30/07/2024

Here we go then, or August Session line up is in, featuring a host of Red Knot favourites.

Kicking things of on Saturday 3rd, Bob's back for his usual Balearic noise making.

Saturday 10th August, Dave Rogers needs your support. With Dave C away on holiday, Dave R is bringing all things Dave to your Saturday.

Dave C is back for the 17th for the Dave & Dave residency.

The Bank Holiday weekend mixes things up a little as we move to the Sunday for a special Red Knot party including the WoNk crew. Full details coming real soon.

And to wrap things up after an amazing debut 2 weeks ago, Jon Rickett and Brothers Groove are back for a second round.

25/07/2024

To wrap up July, Carlton favourite Garry Hillier returns to deliver his signature funky sound.

It's a busy weekend in ST5 this weekend as all things Jazz & Blues will be happening across a host of venues in the town and as part of celebrations at the Carlton Garry will be doing his thing from 7 until close on Saturday.

We're hoping for some good weather to match the tunes, come through, say hi.

21/07/2024

You can tell it's a good night when the only photo you have is a blur of bodies and flashing lights.

What an unreal night. Huge thanks goes to for making it so special; a fascinating book talk followed by possibly our best party to date.
Thanks, of course, to our master of ceremonies for organising and connecting and insisting we found a way to make the date work because of the Larry connection. You were right, it was a special date.

Thanks goes to for hosting us. You guys were amazing.

But, as always, we save our biggest thanks for you guys... everyone who came, listened and danced. Without you guys, none if this is possible.

Much love, on to the next 1. ❤️

Red Knot Collective

20/07/2024

Running order for tonight.

Book talk - Doors open 6pm with the book talk set to start at 7pm. Book talk is pretty much sold out, but we'll squeeze you in!

Afterparty - Doors open around 8pm, once we've switched the room around.

Get involved or risk serious FOMO!!

18/07/2024

Packed weekend for Red Knot!!

Jon and Brothers Groove will be handling things at The Carlton for Saturday Sessions.

Our boom talk and afterparty featuring Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton as well as our very own Kelvin Andrews will take place at Castletown Distillery. Tickets are still available via link in bio.

And to round things off, the crew are back at Ten Green Bottles in Stone for some indoor sunshine.

Come through.

12/07/2024

Back!!!

Session at the Carlton tomorrow sees the return of residents Dave & Dave to the decks. It's been a little while since they handled an open until close.
Get yourselve down tomorrow from 7.

10/07/2024

EARLY BIRD CLOSES IN 2 DAYS 🐦

With just over 10 days to go to our amazing book talk and afterparty with Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, you've got just 2 more days to grab your early bird tickets before they move to full price.

We don't have a whole lot left at this price. (about a dozen afterparty and single figure book talk) So if you're planning to join us grab yours from the link in bio and we'll get you on the list for the hottest ticket in ST5 and event that will not disappoint.

05/07/2024

A little over 2 weeks to go!!

We've 1 more week of early bird ticket. Grab yours. Once they're gone they're gone.

04/07/2024

Bob's Back

It's been a few weeks since Bob last joined us, but this Saturday he's back.

Once the football is finished Bob will be kicking things off for his usual journey through the genres.

You know what to expect by now....a good time with great music!

03/07/2024

2 full seasons of Red Knot Sessions at the Carlton in the bag.

July brings the start of Season 3.

Joining us this month are some familiar favourites as well as some new faces.
6th July - is back in action.
13th July - take the reigns open until close.
20th July we bring the duo of & Jon Rickett for their Carlton debut.
27th July - First month of Season 3 rounded off with Carlton fav. .hillier

Free. 7 until close.

28/06/2024

Busy weekend for the team this weekend.

Saturday.
Joining us from 7 this Saturday we are super excited to welcome Jason Boardman to the collective. If you know you know, if you don't know come and find out. Simple!

Sunday
We're back on Onda duty, slightly revised times so we can watch England march towards victory. Pop along, let us put you in a chilled mood ahead of the match. You might need it.

Both events are completely Free and we'd really love to catch up with some of you guys along the way.

Peace

Team RK

25/06/2024

Rounding off our June lineup and bringing the curtain down on Sessions Season 2 we have Jason Boardman.

Some would say we've saved the best until last.
The Aficionado and Before I Die label boss is balearic royalty and we cannot wait to see what he brings along for a sunny 🤞 evening in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Join us from 7-close FREE as always. before.store

21/06/2024

General Sale Now Open!!

Tickets for our amazing event featuring Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their seminal book 'Last Night a DJ Saved My Life' are now on general sale.

Split into 2 parts;
Part 1 - a very intimate 'in conversation with' hosted by our very own Kelvin Andrews.
We have a very small number of tickets left, grab yours before they're all gone!

Part 2 - As fate would have it, July 20th would have been Larry Levan's 70th birthday, possibly the most influential DJ of all time. So following on from the book talk we're hosting an afterparty to celebrate. Join Bill, Frank & Kelvin as they play tribute to Larry and the sounds of the Paradise Garage.

Held at Castletown Distillery (formerly Blues Bar) in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Remaining tickets for both events can be found via the link in the comments and are sure to move quickly, Do not sleep on this!!

20/06/2024

Saturday is coming around quickly and this week we've back for a solo adventure.

7pm until close doing what he does best, music you know, music you definitely don't know and music you thought you knew but now you're not so sure!!

Pop down, stay a while, leave happier.

19/06/2024

Hey lovely people

Tomorrow is the last day of exclusive Red Knot subscriber access, ahead of any remaining tickets being made available on general sale.

As we type, we're down to just a handful of remaining seats for the Book Talk; so, if you're planning to join us for either just the Book Talk element or you want a combo ticket for both this and the afterparty, get your skates on to avoid disappointment!!

Sign up at www.redknotcollective.com and we'll send you a link for exclusive access ahead of general sale this Friday!!

15/06/2024

14/06/2024

Ticket Warning 🎟🎫🎟🎫

The response to our Last Night a DJ Saved My Life event, feat Q&A with Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton by Kelvin Andrews has been phenomenal.

Red Knot Collective member 'exclusive access' to tickets for the Q&A, as well as the afterparty, is open for just 6 more days before the tickets open to the public for general sale.

Heads up, the Q&A is a super intimate seated event and we have just 16 tickets left; so it looks likely to sell out before general sale, grab yours today, don't sleep!

Sign up today via www.redknotcollective.com and we'll send you an exclusive Skiddle link 📧

Love ✌

Team Red Knot

12/06/2024

For this weeks Sessions, we've got something box fresh. Froot Radio DJs & will be taking over.

Join them for their Red Knot debut that we're sure will be the first of many visits to the Carlton.

Things kick off from 7, and we say it every week. It's completely FREE!

Pop in and show the guys some love.

10/06/2024

Some awesome pics of Saturdays Session, Dave & Dave birthday special.

Big thanks goes to .designs for taking these fabulous images.

Thanks goes to Kelvin & Nick for joining us and doing such and amazing job.

And, as always thanks to everyone who joined us!

Much love.

06/06/2024

Save the date. 📅

July 20th - Last Night a DJ Saved My Life. Featuring Bill Brewster, Frank Broughton, and Kelvin Andrews.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first issue of Bill and Frank's seminal book: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey, they'll both be joining us for a very special 'in conversation with' hosted by Kelvin Andrews.  Not one to be missed (and bring your copy along if you want it signing 😉). 

The talk will be followed by a very intimate afterparty to celebrate what would have been Larry Levans' 70th birthday; Larry being possibly the most influential DJ of all time. With Bill, Kelvin and Frank paying tribute to Larry, and the music of the Paradise Garage (NYC 1978-1987)

All of which will take place at Castletown Distillery (formerly 'Blues Bar') in Newcastle-under-Lyme. 

Tickets are super limited (paticularly for the book talk) and are available now to Red Knot subscribers.

To get yours before they go on general sale, head to www.redknotcollective.com and we'll send you an exclusive pre sale link.

We hope to see you on the dance floor for what is set to be a very special event.

06/06/2024

We love our Saturday nights here at Red Knot, but Onda Sundays hit a little different. The whole crew at HQ are a little excited and busy gathering records for some chilled Sunday happenings.

Super chilled, soul, folk, Balearic noise from 2 until 6pm in a great venue, surrounded by lovely people, what's not to like?

Come through, stay a while.

05/06/2024

Wednesday marks the half way point of the week and at Red Knot HQ we've got a reason to be rather pleased about that. This weekend we bring back a huge line-up to celebrate the 2nd Birthday of Dave & Dave at the Carlton.

Joining us from 7 are 2 of Stokes finest & helping to celebrate 2 years in style, and if you were in the house the last time this line up played you'll know what we're talking about. IT WENT OFF!!

Get yourselves down, tell all your nicest friends, we'll see you there.

01/06/2024

It's Saturday
We're back at the Carlton
We've got a guest DJ.
It's FREE

Join us from 7 tonight as we welcome Dave & Dave with special guest DJ Simo for some fine selections.

01/06/2024

Onda is back!

After the success of the Onda dates last month we're back with 2 dates for June.

Join us for an altogether more sedate affair, Sunday afternoons at Ten Green Bottles in Stone. 9th and 30th 2pm until 6pm.

Soul, folk, Balearic offerings and a cheese board, what more could you want?

Green Bottles Co Stone

31/05/2024

Last day of May, so here's our June line-up in full.
We're rather please with what we've managed to pull together for this month, including special guests, 2 visits from Kelvin and a Froot DJs take over on the 15th, (stay tuned for more details on this 1.)
Excited to be rounding off the month with very special guest Jason Boardman.
An impressive line-up we think you'll agree, hope you can join us for 1 or more of these and as we say every month IT'S FREE!!


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31/05/2024

Out today!

This unreal selection of music is out today on .

10 years in the making, it's an absolute triumph! When listened to end to end flows like 1 of the best DJ sets you've never heard.

This isn't just obscure unknown tracks that you've never heard of for the sake of playing unknown hard to find tracks that you've never heard of.

It's 2 people who've loved music all of their lives, sharing great music. Which for us is what DJing is all about. You spend all week listening and finding new music to share with your audience in the hope they love it as much you do!

Bravo & , this album deserves all the praise it's already getting and so much more. 🙌 👏

Oh yeah, and we are so unbelievable, proud to be mentioned in the sleeve notes. 😁

30/05/2024

With the dust finally settled on the weekends manoeuvres we're ready to announce our full line-up for June and we're rather pleased with it.
5 Saturdays, a selection of amazing DJ's, right here in Newcastle-under-Lyme and as always Sessions remains completely free.

Ahead of full release we thought we'd draw you attention to the next 2 events, this Saturday and Next.

This week we have Dave & Dave with special guest Simo. Often found circling the room tuning the sound as our PA supplier, Simo joins us on the other side of the decks to share some of his favourite selections. Come through and show some support.

Next week we celebrate 2 years of Dave & Dave making noise at the Carlton, and to set celebrations off with a bang we've managed to line up a repeat of our Christmas party and if you were there you'll know we were 1 in 1 out.
It was by far the busiest event we've held and to say it went off would be a huge understatement. Nick and Kelvin on the same bill once again, the stage is well and truly set and as we've already confirmed, COMPLETLY FREE!!

Be great to see some of you for 1 or both of these. Stay tuned for the rest of the month incoming.