Groovefest
Read the Groovefest brochure here.
Groovefest music weekend. A weekend of disco, soul and motown classic in Darlington.
Visit our town centre venues to see artists, DJ and musicians performing classics that we all love.
Programme will be available to collect to find out where to go throughout the weekend.
Kicking Off on Thursday 16th May with a themed quiz and the market hall or The Greatest Hits of Mowtown at the Hippodrome.
Thursday 16th May
- 7pm The Hippodrome Greatest Hits of Motown
- 7pm Market Hall Themed Quiz Night - Disco, Funk, Soul and Motown
Friday 17th May
- 7pm The Forum Cold Flame
- 7pm Angels Cut Bradley Thompson
- 7pm Red Lion Lee Paul’s Soul Show
- 7-9pm The Vault DJ Neil Massey and Jonathan Woodliffe
- 7:30pm Crooners Champagne Bar Let EM Stu
- 8pm The Quakerhouse Moonlight Zoo, Caitlin Morrow
- 8pm Miss Ruby’s Ryon the DJ
- 8-10pm Boot & Shoe Bethcha By Golly Wow
- 8:30pm Turks Head DJ Ben
- 9pm Old English Gentleman So What
- 9pm Ignite Wriggy and Sean Gilly
Saturday 18th May
- 12-4pm Market Hall Young DJ’s TBC
- 3-7pm Tapas Bar (Bondgate) Outdoor DJ Mike Stead plus special guests (Classic funky vibes)
- 3-5pm The Dolphin Centre Big Gig Little Gig TBC
- 5-7pm Bar Forno Saxosoul DJ
- 7pm The Forum The Callows
- 7pm The Orb DJ Andy Talc – Soul, Funk & Groove
- 7pm Tapas Bar Kerrison Collective
- 7pm Miss Ruby’s Ryon the DJ
- 8pm The Flyer
- 8pm Crooners Champagne Bar Rachel Fawcett with Alex Fawcett
- 8:30pm Turks Head DJ Azz
- 9pm The Quakerhouse Spanish Battery
- 9pm Ignite Wriggy and Sean Gilly
Sunday 19th May
- 3-7pm Tapas Bar (Bondgate) Outdoor DJ Mike Stead plus special guests (Classic funky vibes)
- 2-4pm Bar Forno Saxosoul DJ
- 4pm The Golden Cock
- 4:30pm The Turks Head Melt (Soul Band)
- 5pm Red Lion Claire Page the Soulstress
- 5pm Boot & Shoe Joe Black
- 6pm The Quakerhouse Stoney Broke
- 7pm Old English Gentleman It's Raining 80s
- 7pm Tapas Bar Christy McAllister