Organic Promotions

11/06/2026

https://www.crookedpercussion.store/

Calling all drummers, percussion lovers and rhythm seekers! 🪘🔥

Come and learn from one of Manchester’s true masters — Chris Cruiks.

Whether you’re a beginner, a player wanting to sharpen your groove, or someone who just wants to feel the power of live rhythm, this is your chance to learn from a proper legend of percussion.
Chris Cruiks Drumming Sessions

Wednesdays, 6:30pm–7:30pm

NIAMOS, Hulme

Right before the NIAMOS Jam Night.
Unwaged £6 / Waged £12

African, Brazilian, Cuban and deep Manchester rhythm roots — taught by someone who has lived it, played it, and shared stages with some of the best.
Bring your hands, bring your energy, bring your heartbeat.

All drummers welcome. Come learn from the best.

Wednesdays 6.30pm at Niamos, Hulme, from 1 July 2026. £12 waged / £6 unwaged. Beginners welcome — bring a drum if you can.

08/05/2026

🚨 TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT 🚨

This is the mothership landing.
This is the time.
This is the place.

Channel One Soundsystem kick things off tonight at the iconic NIAMOS, Manchester — bringing heavyweight roots, dub, culture and bass pressure to one of the city’s most historic venues.

The NIAMOS events team have brought you the finest in gastronomic, astronomic, plutonomic, supersonic, tectonic, hypnotic, intergalactic sound-system sorcery — and tonight these maestros of the gastro-musical universe serve up the full Channel One experience.

Deep dub.
Roots culture.
Chest-rattling bass.
Good vibes from start to finish.

Be there — or don’t be anywhere.

📍 NIAMOS / NIA Centre
Warwick Street, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5EU
🕗 Starts 8PM

🎟 TICKETS:
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/The-Nia-Centre--NIAMOS/Channel-One-Sound-System/42305390/

06/05/2026

Ever felt like you might be living inside a film?
A strange little simulation?
The Matrix with worse weather and better pubs?

How do we break out?
How do we escape?

Perhaps the only answer is music.

From the doldrums of society, we bring you NIAMOS JAM NIGHT — the greatest jam in Manchester.

Full to the brim with bristling talent, wild improvisation, soulful grooves and the occasional moment where everyone in the room looks at each other like, “Did that just happen?”

Once again, we move into the realms of the sublime and bring you the jam — the jam to end all jams.

Manchester’s answer to the Buena Vista Social Club.

NIAMOS Jam Night
Every Wednesday
Starts 8 p.m. — don’t be late
Warwick St, Hulme, Manchester M15 5EU

Come and break the system with us.

02/03/2026

🎟️ https://www.ticketfairy.com/r/yn9dd8yi

THE MAMBO IS BACK.

And this time… it’s different.

July Julay and the Mambo Kings have grown.

Two secret new members have stepped into the family.
A serious rhythmic force.
The sound is about to hit deeper. Harder. Bigger.

You’ll feel it in the first beat.
You’ll know something has shifted.

This isn’t just another night.
This is JULY JULAY V – THE REBIRTH.

And because this has always been about community, we’ve introduced a £6 Community Ticket.

If money’s tight, pay what you can.
We don’t want empty dancefloors.
We want everybody there.
Family. Friends. First-timers. Regulars.

This movement only grows because you show up.

28th March
The Niamos, Hulme
Bertrand’s dance class 7pm
July Julay live 9pm

There will come a time when people say,
“I was there.”

Make sure you are.

🎟️ https://www.ticketfairy.com/r/yn9dd8yi

02/03/2026

🎟️ https://www.ticketfairy.com/r/yn9dd8yi

THE MAMBO IS BACK.

And this time… it’s different.

July Julay and the Mambo Kings have grown.

Two secret new members have stepped into the family.
A serious rhythmic force.
The sound is about to hit deeper. Harder. Bigger.

You’ll feel it in the first beat.
You’ll know something has shifted.

This isn’t just another night.
This is JULY JULAY V – THE REBIRTH.

And because this has always been about community, we’ve introduced a £6 Community Ticket.

If money’s tight, pay what you can.
We don’t want empty dancefloors.
We want everybody there.
Family. Friends. First-timers. Regulars.

This movement only grows because you show up.

28th March
The Niamos, Hulme
Bertrand’s dance class 7pm
July Julay live 9pm

There will come a time when people say,
“I was there.”

Make sure you are.

🎟️ https://www.ticketfairy.com/r/yn9dd8yi

Ven pa’ca.

01/03/2026

🎟️ https://www.ticketfairy.com/r/yn9dd8yi

JULY JULAY V – THE REBIRTH

28th March • The Niamos • Hulme

Spring doesn’t arrive quietly. It breaks through.

And so do we.

July Julay has been busy. Recruiting. Reinforcing. Rebuilding.

The Mambo Kings return bigger.
Stronger.
Heavier in the rhythm.
Tighter in the pocket.

Two new members have stepped into the ranks.
The sound is about to hit deeper.
The percussion will roll harder.
The groove will lock in and not let go.

This isn’t just another night.

This is The Rebirth.

South American rhythms driving into your bones.
Congas. Timbales. Bass. Vocals. Sweat. Clave.

Building.
Building.
Building.

Until the joy breaks loose.

When the Mambo Kings step into The Niamos, we don’t ease in.

We take over.

Bertrand sets the floor in motion early.
Then the full live band unleashes the energy.
No backing tracks. No half measures.
Just real musicians. Real rhythm. Real heat.

Manchester goes tropical for one night.

🎟️ Secure your place now:
https://www.ticketfairy.com/r/yn9dd8yi

Bring your people.
Bring your movement.
Be part of the family.

Ven pa’ca.

🎟️ https://www.ticketfairy.com/r/yn9dd8yi

Saturday, 28 March 2026 07:00 PM - JULY JULAY V Mambo Kings Return to Manchester 28th March • 7pm • The Niamos, Hulme Manchester — this is the shift. We are not easing into spring. We are bursting into it. Two new forces have entered the ranks of the Mambo Kings. Not additions. Not extras

18/02/2026

🔥 JULY JULAY V – MAMBO KINGS RETURN TO MANCHESTER 🔥

🎟️ TICKETS → https://www.ticketfairy.com/r/yn9dd8yi

28th March • 7pm • The Niamos, Hulme, Manchester

Manchester's hottest Latin night is BACK for its fifth incredible night of dance, salsa and live music. Bringing authentic Caribbean & Latin American rhythms straight to the heart of Manchester.

Bertrand from Dance Class Energy kicks off the night with a salsa class for EVERYONE – never danced before? Perfect. Been dancing for years? Even better. He'll have you moving with confidence before the live music even starts.

Then The Mambo Kings hit the stage with a FULL LIVE BAND – congas, timbales, horns, and vocals that'll shake The Niamos to its foundations. Son Cubano. Mambo. Salsa Dura. Bolero. Dominican flavour throughout. The real deal. No backing tracks. No nonsense.

🎟️ TICKETS → https://www.ticketfairy.com/r/yn9dd8yi

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🎺 WHAT TO EXPECT:
• Bertrand’s salsa class (7pm sharp – included with ticket)
• Full live band performance
• Authentic Caribbean & Latin American sound
• Bar serving tropical drinks & cold beers
• Late licence until midnight

Doors open 6:30pm • Last entry 11:30pm
All ages welcome
Dress code: Whatever you can dance in!

Ven pa’ca. See you at The Niamos. 💃🏽🕺🏽

27/01/2026

🔥 GORTON! Fancy something proper lively this Friday? 🔥

Come and try CAPOEIRA CONVIVER — a high-energy mix of movement + music + community + pure good vibes.
You’ll build fitness, coordination, confidence… and have an absolute laugh doing it.

🗓️ Friday
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Aspinall Methodist Church
67 Reddish Lane, Gorton, Manchester M18 7JH

💷 Adults £10 | Children £3
✅ All levels welcome (total beginners included)

Bring water, wear something comfy, and come see what capoeira’s all about.
Tag a mate and pull up — let’s get moving! 🙌🥁⚡️

19/12/2025

This Friday. Do One. Tickets below.

https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/The-Nia-Centre-NIAMOS/Do-One/41638155/?skcampaign=completepage