Christmas comes early for Deadbolt Manchester with Funeral For A Friend and Sean Smith

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Alternative night Deadbolt are celebrating Christmas early this year with guest DJs Funeral For a Friend and Sean Smith at Night People on Friday 29th November.

One of the biggest UK bands in the last 20 years, Funeral For A Friend sadly called it a day at their “Last Chance To Dance” shows in May 2016, but recently announced a handful of reunion shows in the name of their friend Big Stu .After these shows they’ll be making their way north to DJ this one off special event.

Deadbolt will be donating to Funeral For A Friend’s Big Stu cause with a raffle on the night, where somebody in the club will win a huge hamper featuring items from Fireball, Reap What You Sow, Bad Luck Clothing, Manchester Gothic Festival, Daggers and Diamonds Apparel and much more.

Sean Smith originally made his name in former post-hardcore band The Blackout but is now making waves with his new band Raiders and his podcast Sappenin’.  During his last event in Manchester for Deadbolt Freshers Party it was announced that he would be DJing more regularly at Deadbolt events in the future due to his fantastic energy with the crowd and DJ skills.

The Deadbolt DJs, Funeral For a Friend and Sean Smith will be playing the best in emo, metal, rock, pop punk and alternative anthems throughout the night.

The club night incorporates elements of interactive games, live music performances and giveaways throughout the night to create a house party atmosphere with a hint of mayhem. Deadbolt will be joined by special guests Fireball Whisky and Reap What You Sow who will be hosting the games and providing giveaways.

Deadbolt founder Liam Connolly said: “After a fantastic year we wanted to thank all of our loyal customers with a huge event to end the decade on. We are very excited to have Funeral For A Friend back at Deadbolt to help us to ring out the year – especially since we’re helping to raise money for such a great cause.”

He added: “Next year will mark Deadbolt’s ninth birthday and we have some great events coming up that we can’t wait to announce.”

Join the Facebook event for a chance to win free goodies and to make song requests. If your birthday is in November or December, contact the Deadbolt facebook page to be added to the birthday list for free goodies.

Advance tickets for the event can be purchased from See TicketsSkiddleFatsomaTicketlineTicketweb and our website for just £4.

Tickets can be purchased on the door during the night for £5. Students will get a reduced price of £4 with a valid student card.

Deadbolt is an 18+ event and ID will be required to enter.

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Deadbolt are celebrating a very Emo Christmas in Liverpool

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Deadbolt are throwing A Very Emo Christmas Party at The Shipping Forecast with a Edinburgh alt night Decade on Friday 6th December.

Losers Club Clothing will be joining Deadbolt for the first time at this event with party games, giveaways and most important of all – an EXCLUSIVE Deadbolt x Losers Club tee with ALL proceeds going to Mind. You’ll be able to pick these up on the night and wear them with pride as you enjoy the last Deadbolt of the year (and decade!)

Losers Club Clothing

Join the Facebook event for a chance to win free goodies and to make song requests. If your birthday is in November or December, contact the Deadbolt facebook page to be added to the birthday list for free goodies.

Advance tickets for the Deadbolt Very Emo Christmas can be purchased from See TicketsSkiddleFatsomaTicketlineTicketweb and our website for just £3.

Tickets can be purchased on the door during the night at £4 before midnight and £5 after midnight. Students will get a reduced price of £3 all night when with a valid student card.

Deadbolt is an 18+ event and ID will be required to enter.

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Deadbolt is throwing a Twisted Circus Halloween Party with Hot Milk

Deadbolt Manchester Alternative Halloween 2019 with Hot Milk- Red Cardinal Music

Deadbolt are celebrating Halloween with a Twisted Circus themed party at Night People on the night of Halloween featuring guest DJs Hot Milk.

On the back of a massive debut year 2019 supporting the likes of You Me At Six and Foo Fighters, alternative rock band Hot Milk having been making waves on the scene.

The Deadbolt DJs and Hot Milk will be playing the best in emo, metal, rock, pop punk and alternative anthems in room one. Room two will be The Freak Show playing the heavier side of metal, punk and hardcore.

In addition to the normal Deadbolt chaos of beer pong, limbo and dance offs, there will Halloween classics such as apple bobbing and pumpkin carving.

The Deadbolt Twisted Circus Halloween Special is be sponsored by Fireball and the first 50 people in will receive a free shot.

Since Deadbolt was named after a song by Thrice, anyone who attends the Thrice gig at Manchester Academy will get £2 entry and a free shot of Fireball.

Join the Facebook event for a chance to win free goodies and to make song requests. If your birthday is in October, contact the Deadbolt facebook page to be added to the birthday list for free goodies.

Limited Earlybird tickets are available for £2 from our buy tickets page. Standard advance tickets for the event can be purchased from See TicketsSkiddleFatsomaTicketlineTicketweb and our website for just £4.

Tickets can be purchased on the door during the night for £4 before midnight or £6 after.

Deadbolt is an 18+ event and ID will be required to enter.

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Bad Luck Clothing are taking over at Day Of The Deadbolt in Liverpool

Deadbolt Liverpool - Day of The Deadbolt - 25 Oct 19 - The Shipping Forecast - Red Cardinal Music

Deadbolt are throwing their Alternative Halloween Special at The Shipping Forecast with a Bad Luck Clothing Takeover on Friday 25th October.

Bad Luck Clothing will be joining Deadbolt DJs on the decks playing the best in emo, metal, rock, pop punk and alternative anthems with spooky Halloween songs sprinkled in. They will also be hosting party games to win prizes throughout the night.

Bad Luck Clothing

For those who don’t have time to make themselves up for the occasion, there will be a make up artist on site to get everyone in the Halloween mood.

Join the Facebook event for a chance to win free goodies and to make song requests. If your birthday is in October, contact the Deadbolt facebook page to be added to the birthday list for free goodies.

Advance tickets for the Deadbolt Liverpool Halloween Special can be purchased from See TicketsSkiddleFatsomaTicketlineTicketweb and our website for just £3.

Tickets can be purchased on the door during the night at £4 before midnight and £5 after midnight. Students will get a reduced price of £3 all night when with a valid student card.

Deadbolt is an 18+ event and ID will be required to enter.

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Deadbolt makes a guest appearance on Melodic Distraction Radio

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Deadbolt founder Liam Connolly and DJ Jamie McClelland made a guest appearance on Losing My Edge with Chris Carney on Melodic Distraction Radio this week.

Losing My Edge is a talk and music show with Chris Carney. Co-founder of Threshold Festival, Chris has already graced our radio waves in the lead-up to the grassroots weekend. Created by artists for artists, Threshold is dedicated to authenticity, integrity and entertainment. Having celebrated its 8th birthday earlier this year, it continues to be an exciting and accessible platform for all local talent of the North West, spanning a huge spectrum of genres and backgrounds.

The interview is about the music Liam and Jamie love, as well as a little about Deadbolt, you can listen back below:

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Welcome To Paradise: Manchester’s Alternative Freshers Party

Deadbolt Welcome To Paradise - Alternative Freshers 2019 - Red Cardinal Music

On Monday September 16th Deadbolt are throwing an Alternative Freshers Party at Zombie Shack. For anyone looking to celebrate the start of the university year, or their big move to Manchester, with a party playing best in rock, metal and alternative – Welcome to Paradise.

The event is sponsored by Fireball. The first fifty people into the clubnight will receive a free shot of Fireball and there will be other chances to get involved in giveaways during the night.

Fireball Whisky Shots - Deadbolt Manchester - Red Cardinal Music

In typical Deadbolt style, there will be party games during the night such as beer pong, limbo and dance offs to win prizes. There are Fuelling The Fire tickets (Less Than Jake, Goldfinger and More) and a treasure chest cocktail containing a whole bottle of Old J (worth £50) up for grabs.

For a chance to win free entry and drinks and to make song requests for the night join the facebook event.

Anyone with a September birthday who wants to make this their birthday night out can get in touch via the Deadbolt Club facebook page to get free entry for themselves and free shots for their entire group.

Advance tickets are available for £2 via See TicketsFatsomaSkiddle, Ticketline, Ticketweb and our website. Entry on the door will be £3. Welcome to Paradise is an 18+ event. ID will be required.

 

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Red Cardinal Music are hosting Manchester’s Alternative Freshers Fair

Red Cardinal Music Freshers Fair 2019 - Font Manchester - Red Cardinal Music

Freshers Week is one of the most exciting weeks of the academic calendar, especially for brand new students moving to the city! Red Cardinal Music will be hosting Manchester’s Alternative Freshers Fair at Font on Wednesday 18th September.

The event will help freshers, and those who want to learn more about the rock and metal scene, to find out about Manchester’s best alternative clothing brands, tattoo artists, clubnights, live gig promoters and more.

Exhibitors include Deadbolt Club, Almost Famous GN, Polefire, Whistle Punks Urban Axe Throwing, ZERO CLUB, Bad Luck Clothing, ShinDigger Brewing Co., Futureshock Wrestling, The Bit Squad, Manchester Anime Con, Jump The Shark, Siren Asylum, Main Events, LGBT Foundation, Studio IX Tattoo, Fireball UK, OLD YOUTH ,Below The Bridge, Dungeons & Flagons Games Night, Jimmy’s, PurpleSharks, Doughnut Daze, Night & Day Cafe, SoapyJ, Night People & The Twisted Wheel Club, Turing Tap and Bad Hair Dayz.

Red Cardinal Music DJs will be playing a mix of rock, alternative, metal and emo throughout the day whilst people shop, try their hand at pole fitness and check out upcoming gigs.

The event will be free entry and will run from 12pm until 5pm. Font will be serving food all day and their usual array of tasty cocktails alongside exclusive cocktails mixed up with Fireball.

Keep up to date with the latest news about exhibitors on the Facebook event.

The Alternative Freshers Fair will take place at The Font bar at 7-9 New Wakefield Street, Manchester, M1 5NP.

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Deadbolt is hosting a Manchester Freshers Party with Sean Smith

Deadbolt Manchester Freshers 2019 with Sean Smith & Wasted Kollective - Red Cardinal Music

Alternative night Deadbolt are celebrating the start of the university year and welcoming new students with a two room Manchester Freshers Party at Night People on Friday 27th September featuring guest DJ Sean Smith.

Sean originally made his name in former post-hardcore band The Blackout but is now making waves with his new band Raiders and his podcast Sappenin’.

The Deadbolt DJs and Sean Smith will be playing the best in emo, metal, rock, pop punk and alternative anthems in room one. Wasted Kollective will be hosting room two with their mix of dubstep, grime and drum and bass.

The club night incorporates elements of interactive games, live music performances and giveaways throughout the night to create a house party atmosphere with a hint of mayhem. For the Manchester Freshers Party Deadbolt will be joined by special guests Bad Luck Clothing, Studio IX and Fireball Whisky who will be hosting the games and providing giveaways.

Join the Facebook event for a chance to win free goodies and to make song requests. If your birthday is in September, contact the Deadbolt facebook page to be added to the birthday list for free goodies.

Advance tickets for the event can be purchased from See TicketsSkiddleFatsomaTicketlineTicketweb and our website for just £4.

Tickets can be purchased on the door during the night for £5. Students will get a reduced price of £4 with a valid student card.

Deadbolt is an 18+ event and ID will be required to enter.

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Deadbolt is hosting a Liverpool Freshers Party with Sean Smith

Deadbolt Liverpool Freshers Party 2019 with Sean Smith - Red Cardinal Music

Deadbolt is back at The Shipping Forecast on Friday 20th September for a Liverpool Freshers Party to celebrate the start of the university year and welcome the new students with guest DJ Sean Smith.

Sean originally made his name in former post-hardcore band The Blackout but is now making waves with his new band Raiders and his podcast Sappenin’.

The Deadbolt DJs and Sean Smith will be playing the best in emo, metal, rock, pop punk and alternative anthems. There will be Deadbolt favourite party games such as beer pong and limbo to win prizes throughout the night.

Join the Facebook event for a chance to win free goodies and to make song requests. If your birthday is in September, contact the Deadbolt facebook page to be added to the birthday list for free goodies.

Advance tickets for the Liverpool Freshers Party can be purchased from See Tickets, Skiddle, Fatsoma, Ticketline, Ticketweb and our website for just £3.

Tickets can be purchased on the door during the night at £4 before midnight and £5 after midnight. Students will get a reduced price of £3 all night when with a valid student card.

Deadbolt is an 18+ event and ID will be required to enter.

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