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Funkademia are the first guests of 2012 on the Skiddle.com Weekends Matter podcast

Happy Christmas from Funkademia

Merry Xmas from us all at Funkademia and a massive thanks for your support in 2011…

Trafford lovething talks about george clinton

We caught up with Funkademia resident DJ Trafford Lovething, to talk about George Clinton and the influences he has had on his life…

New Years Eve in Manchester, NYE Event 2011

New Years Eve in Manchester is a great night. This year Funkademia is spending new years eve at our Manchester home, Mint Lounge, right in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter on Oldham Street. NYE 2011 / 2012.

funkademia the movie

We’ve been working hard to pull together a video to show off Funkademia and here it is. Enjoy it, like it and please share it….

Win Tickets To See George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic in Manchester

George Clinton has played a pivotel musical role at Funkademia so we were honoured to be asked to provide a DJ to support him when he bring’s his parliament funkadelic band to the HMV Ritz on Thursday 1st December.

Disco Mums Interview & Mix

The Disco Mums will be making their Funkademia debut this Saturday. They will be taking over the Baby Funk room to help us celebrate 16 years of Funkademia and we had a chat with them to find out all about them…

Graeme Hawley Exclusive Interview

This Saturday night we celebrate being 16 years old with the sounds of Graeme Hawley in the main room. We caught up with Graeme for an exclusive chat…

kid british this weekend

Kid British return to Funkademia this weekend after smashing the dancefloor back in May.

funkademia at pin-up

On Friday 21st October we take over the Pin Up bowling lanes in Spinningfields for a one off special event. Our Funkademia resident DJ’s will keep you musically entertained whilst you enjoy bowling, cocktails and milkshakes.

Dance Lady Dance

This weekend we welcome the debut DJ set from 3 girls who call themselves, Dance Lady Dance.

2-4-1 at Funkademia

We’ve hooked up with WICI (Women In The Creative Industries) and we now offering their members 2-4-1 entry to Funkademia any Saturday night.

Tony Wilsons recent anniversary

A brilliant poem by Mancunia poet Mike Garry about Tony Wilson

A crazy week in Manchester – Riots.

Heed the message behind the classic 1989 rap track Self Destruction by the Stop The Violence crew.

Sunday Summer Sessions at Revolution Deansgate Locks

This Sunday and every Sunday for the next six weeks we will be at Revolution Deansgate Locks for the Funkademia Summer Sessions.

Festival News, Scotland to Lancashire Via Cheshire

We finish our journey at the Ramsbottom Festival but before that we are making stops at Wickerman in Scotland and Cloud 9 in Cheshire.

funkademia summer listings

Do you want to know what’s happening at Funkademia over the summer?

15 years ago today

15 years ago today the Manchester bomb went off and changed the face of our city forever.

win tickets for cloud 9 festival

Funkademia will be playing the closing set at Cloud 9 festival on the 6th August and we have a pair of tickets to give away.

kid british at funkademia

Next Saturday night we welcome the coolest kids on the block at the minute, Kid British.

funk & football

On Saturday May 28th Man Utd play Barcelona in the Champions League Final. You can watch it live at Mint Lounge and get free entry into Funkademia.

Manchester shines to New Yorkers

Manchester has always had an affiliation with New York and it seems now instead of the majority of Manc’s going over to NYC to visit they are also being encouraged to come and see us.

Kid British & Graeme Hawley – 28th May

Funkademia is very proud to welcome Kid British and Graeme Hawley for a bank holiday special!

Cee Lo Green – Bright Lights

We have been playing Gnarls Barkley Crazy which featured the vocals of Cee Lo Green since its release in 2006 in one form or another.

free funkademia iphone app

Do you have an iPhone? Do you want to keep up to date with all the happenings from Funkademia as well as getting exclusive offers? Just download our new app for free.

Manchester , A Better Place To Live Than London

Funkademia DJ, Terry Christian, says Manchester is a Better Place To Live Than London. Do you agree?

Who’s playin’ at funkademia?

This is what’s happening over the next few weeks at Funkademia at Mint Lounge, Manchester…

Ste Spandex Debut – 19th February Mint Lounge

We met up with Ste Spandex for a pint in The Castle to have a chat about his world and what the Funkademia faithful can expect when he takes over the back room this Saturday night.

What’s happening at Funkademia?

Here’s what’s going on over the next few weeks at Funkademia….

5 Minutes with DJ Simon Forestiero

Good for the Soul recently caught up with one of the hardest working DJs in the North West, Mr Simon Forestiero. Simon definitely plays music that has soul, and what an all round nice fella he is too.

NYE officially sold out

We’ve now sold all our advance tickets for our Funkademia NYE party tonight however we have a handful of returns from flu\snow\travel which we will sell for them on the door.

2011 under a groove

Our final Funkademia of the year takes place this New Years Eve at Mint Lounge. All the resident DJ’s are lined up to provide a proper hands in the air New Years knees up in the main room with our Northern Funk team grooving into 2011 in the back room.

Funkademia & Skiddle Xmas Party

This Saturday we officially welcome Xmas with not one but two Xmas parties!

fc united at funkademia

Here at Funkademia we like to think of ourselves as a little independent Mancunian operation, another little independent Mancunian operation who we have a lot of time for is FC United of Manchester

Funkademia NYE 2010 Graffiti, Manchester

Check out how we got our NYE graffiti on a shop on Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter, Manchester.

Northern Quarter wins ‘Great Neighbourhood’ award

The Academy of Urbanism has named the Northern Quarter as Britain’s best neighbourhood beating Belfast & Glasgow to take the top spot at an awards ceremony on the 19th November.

Manchester new years eve – NYE 2010 tickets selling fast

This New Years Eve Funkademia Manchester are pleased to announce that we will be taking over our Saturday night home, Mint Lounge Nightclub in the Northern Quarter Manchester for NYE 2010.

Terry Christian bares all for Funkademia

Prior to his Funkademia gig this weekend we caught up with Terry Christian at home whilst he was cooking his Wednesday roast for the family and had a chat about funk, clubbing, Manchester, that London, celebrity and a bit of politics. Sadly he burnt his roasties!

funkademia 15th birthday

Funkademia celebrates its 15th birthday on Saturday 6th November at Mint Lounge

exclusive kid british interview

Kid British make their Funkademia DJ debut on the Oxjam night on the 23rd October, we had an exclusive chat with them….

gareth brooks chats about his return to funkademia

Skiddle caught up with DJ Gareth Brooks ahead of his appearance at Funkademia vs Oxjam on the 23rd October, to talk Hip Hop, bedroom DJing, and working in the RAF.

graeme park chats to funkademia

We had a quick chat with Graeme Park prior to him making his Funkademia debut on the 25th September.

funkademia manoeuvres this weekend

This weekend you have a 2 reasons to get your Funkademia fix. Not only are we are Mint Lounge on Saturday but we are travelling down the M66 to the market town of Ramsbottom on Friday night.

funkademia in september

One Summer Under a Groove has been a blast so far with a huge debut from Gareth Brooks in July and major sets from Dave Haslam, David Dunne & Jason Vereker. Graeme Park makes his disco debut at Funkademia on 25th September…

celebrate our 1st anniversary & win…..

On Saturday 4th September we have been at Mint Lounge for one whole year. To celebrate we are giving away some great prizes to thank you for helping us to throw some of the best parties in our 15 year history.

phil beckett returns this saturday

This Saturday, the 7th August we welcome to Funkademia the Rock n Roll bar’s ‘Phil Beckett’

One summer Under a Groove – DJ Gareth Brooks

This summer we’re taking a bit of a twist on all things musical for One summer Under a Groove. Five of our favourite djs asked to give us their take on all things disco. Here are five reasons why Gareth Brooks is a must-see this weekend.

funkademia returns to wickerman festival

Funkademia is very please to announce that we’ll be returning to the Wickerman festival on the 23rd & 24th July

funkademia in july

With the first half of the year over in a flash we continue to pull out all the stops to make your night the best ever every Saturday at Mint Lounge. We really do thank every person that passes through our doors on the night.

Win The herbaliser tickets…

The Herbaliser are coming Manchester’s coolest underground club, Moho Live on Tib Street and we have 10 pairs of exclusive tickets to give away

neil scott returns to funkademia

This weekend we have Les Croasdaile and El Diablos Neil Scott in the main room, both very popular with the Mint Lounge massive.

funkademia in june

We have some special DJ treat’s for you in this month we like to call June…..

Dave Haslam comes to Mint Lounge

Many people from Manchester and beyond will associate Dave Haslam with the Hacienda, no surprise there as he did play at the venue over 450 times. However he should really need no introduction to regulars of Funkademia and Mint Lounge

Skiddle is 9 years old

Skiddle is 9 years old on Sunday 2nd May and to celebrate they’re having a party at Jacksons Warehouse in Manchester with your favourite Funkademia DJ’s playing.

Sugarhill Gang come to Manchester

The 25th May see’s the one & only Sugarhill Gang come to Manchester to play an exclusive gig at Moho Live. They’ve been a major part of the Funkademia musical diet over the last 15 years and the full Funkademia crew will be on the dance floor to celebrate their 30th anniversary here in Manchester.

Set in Stone this weekend

After making their Funkademia debut on NYE we welcome back the Set in Stone DJ’s this Saturday night. Keeping with the theme of anything goes in the back room expect a good mix of tunes with a serious house flavour.

Funkademia V Nish Nash Nosh…..

Love is definitely in the air this weekend as we welcome Manchester’s King of the Disco Mr Neil Scott for his Funkademia debut, and a bit of a Nish Nash Nosh reunion. Neil is of course no stranger to Mint Lounge, he spent four years as the resident selector for Nish Nash Nosh each and [...]

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