Events

We are now ‘on holiday’ until the end of August, due to the lease for our building being taken over by Underbelly, as happens every summer for seven weeks. NB THE BUILDING DOES NOT BELONG TO US AND WE DO NOT MAKE ANY MONEY AT ALL DURING THIS PERIOD.

Bongo nights happening elsewhere during the Fringe/August:

Friday 2nd August
Headset at Mash House
Soulsville at Mash House
Messenger Sound System at Mash House

Monday 5th August
Headset’s Gay Garage at Sneaky Pete’s

Tuesday 6th August
Midnight Bass at Mash House

Friday 9th August
Headset at Mash House w/ Roska
Hotline at Mash House
Messenger Sound System at Mash House

Saturday August 10th
Dr No’s Ska Club at Henry’s Cellar Bar

Monday 12th August
Headset’s Gay Garage at Sneaky Pete’s

Tuesday 13th August
Midnight Bass at Mash House

Friday 16th August
Headset at Mash House w/ Hodge, Debonair & 12th Isle
Messenger Sound System at Mash House
Disco Makossa at La Belle Angele

Saturday 17th August
Overground at Mash House

Monday 19th August
Headset’s Gay Garage at Sneaky Pete’s

Tuesday 20th August
Midnight Bass at Mash House

Friday 23rd August
Headset at Mash House
Messenger Sound System at Mash House
Disco Makossa at Mash House

Monday 26th August
Headset’s Gay Garage at Sneaky Pete’s

Tuesday 27th August
Midnight Bass at Mash House

We are now ‘on holiday’ until the end of August, due to the lease for our building being taken over by Underbelly, as happens every summer for seven weeks. NB THE BUILDING DOES NOT BELONG TO US AND WE DO NOT MAKE ANY MONEY AT ALL DURING THIS PERIOD.

Bongo nights happening elsewhere during the Fringe/August:

Friday 2nd August
Headset at Mash House
Soulsville at Mash House
Messenger Sound System at Mash House

Monday 5th August
Headset’s Gay Garage at Sneaky Pete’s

Tuesday 6th August
Midnight Bass at Mash House

Friday 9th August
Headset at Mash House w/ Roska
Hotline at Mash House
Messenger Sound System at Mash House

Saturday August 10th
Dr No’s Ska Club at Henry’s Cellar Bar

Monday 12th August
Headset’s Gay Garage at Sneaky Pete’s

Tuesday 13th August
Midnight Bass at Mash House

Friday 16th August
Headset at Mash House w/ Hodge, Debonair & 12th Isle
Messenger Sound System at Mash House
Disco Makossa at La Belle Angele

Saturday 17th August
Overground at Mash House

Monday 19th August
Headset’s Gay Garage at Sneaky Pete’s

Tuesday 20th August
Midnight Bass at Mash House

Friday 23rd August
Headset at Mash House
Messenger Sound System at Mash House
Disco Makossa at Mash House

Monday 26th August
Headset’s Gay Garage at Sneaky Pete’s

Tuesday 27th August
Midnight Bass at Mash House

Following our 7-week summer hiatus, tonight we re-open our doors for Autumn with the mighty Messenger Sound System in full effect, as is customary.  Originally established way back in 1987 (!), Messenger, the original roots advertiser, consistently programmes the heights of conscious reggae music, dub-wise and otherwise!  Upstairs: Sound System Legacies explores the legacy of dub / reggae / roots music and sound system culture on more contemporary club / dance music styles such as dubstep, jungle, d n b, garage etc, featuring DJ Skillis plus guests…  Look out for some of the mighty Messenger Sound System in here as well!  2 Floors of music – Don’t miss!  Powered by Messenger Sound System. FACEBOOK

BIG basslines and SMALL prices form the ethos behind this weekly Tuesday night: DRUM & BASS, JUNGLE, BASSLINE, GRIME, BASS, GARAGE.  NB Midnight Bass is at The Mash House throughout August.

Mumbo Jumbo mixes it up a whole heap.  Resident DJs Trendy Wendy, Steve Austin and Eva Crystaltips play everything from disco, funk and soul to electro and house: Saturday night party music all night long.

But Mumbo is very much a LIVE dance party, as ‘Bongo’ David Bernard gets busy on the live percussion alongside Erb & Ting (alias Al Roberts and Groove Armada’s MC MAD), also jamming live (guitar & vox).

AND upstairs it’s the LUCKY 7 SKA N REGGAE CLUB, with Tall Paul (The GoGo) and friends playing vintage ska, early reggae, calypso, 2-Tone, & Jamaican Sounds!

Two clubs for the price of one?! You bet!

BIG basslines and SMALL prices form the ethos behind this weekly Tuesday night: DRUM & BASS, JUNGLE, BASSLINE, GRIME, BASS, GARAGE.  NB Midnight Bass is at The Mash House throughout August.

First up in September Electrikal have the mighty Serum (Souped Up, V Recordings) and one of their favourite mic men, Inja (Hospital Records), taking over the decks at Bongo!  A combination of hard graft and over 10 years of experience in DJing and production has seen Serum rise from relative obscurity into being one of the most prolific of the new breed of dnb producers. His mix of vintage jungle and futuristic modern jump up has shown widespread appeal, with tracks being picked up by many of the scene’s biggest labels, such as Dread, Creative Source and V Recordings as well as being one part of the hugely successful King of The Rollers signed to Hospital Records.  Line Up: Serum & Inja,
Electrikal Sound, Rince, TICKETS.  FACEBOOK

Hotline aims to create an all inclusive party full of women / POC / LGBTQ+ representation, where everyone is welcome.

Disco / funk / soul / hip hop / rnb / dancehall / afrobeat / techno + more.

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BIG basslines and SMALL prices form the ethos behind this weekly Tuesday night: DRUM & BASS, JUNGLE, BASSLINE, GRIME, BASS, GARAGE.  NB Midnight Bass is at The Mash House throughout August.

“With the start of the new academic year upon us, what better way to kick things off than with the first instalment of Oscillate SEASON 2.  Rated Edinburgh’s most smile inducing, body grooving, guaranteed marble losing night by anyone with good taste.  For the start of the new season we are delighted to be able to welcome Session Victim to our adopted home The Bongo Club.  These guys need no introduction to many; however, for those unfamiliar with their work, CRACK magazine recently said: “from their enthusiastic off-kilter live shows to their signature brand of sunny, sample-laden house, Hauke and Matthias have seemingly nailed the formula for inducing wall-to-wall smiles on a dancefloor”.   With a record collection covering several decades of hip hop, funk, disco and soul and as well as house and techno cuts, it’s Session Victim’s passion for uncovering dusty vinyl treasures and the feeling that can be captured on a miniature moment in wax that inspires both their DJ sets and production environment.  Foolish not to mention the calibre of their production ability, with hits such as ‘Good Intentions’ and ‘Never Forget’ these guys will have the floor moving all night.”  Tickets  / Facebook

23 Degrees returns following our history of UKG party with the legendary Wookie, as we arrive to the capital for another old skool special. Joining us is Kurupt FM’s badman selecta DJ Decoy aka Danny Rankin, lands in town armed with an arsenal of dubplates stretching from Brentford to Jamaica. Carnival vibes guaranteed for this Dancehall/UKG rave.  Support from Skillis & Artiisan.  FACEBOOK

Headset features Skillis and friends playing garage, techno, house and bass downstairs, with old school hip hop upstairs.

Past guests:
Hodge, Kowton, Peverelist, DVS1, Slam, Beneath, Paleman, Mosca, Cera Khin, Wen, Parris, Facta, K-Lone, Laksa, Piezo, Cooly G, Sticky, El-B, Groove Chronicles, Roska, Scott Garcia, Champion, Murder He Wrote, DJ MA1, Chris Farrell, Bake, Danielle, Daisy Moon, Mother, DJ Crud, Greenman, Ribeka, Redstone Press, Partial, Hi & Saberhägen, Telfort, Percy Main

EH-FM co-founder and Paradise Palms regular in the guise of his monthly residency Riviera Paraiso, Andrea Montalto returns for another run of the Soulsville controls. Expect jazzy-latin atmospheres, deep disco, mediterranean gems, soulful house and some transcontinental melters…

Music of many colours since 2010.   Strictly party vibes.

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BIG basslines and SMALL prices form the ethos behind this weekly Tuesday night: DRUM & BASS, JUNGLE, BASSLINE, GRIME, BASS, GARAGE.  NB Midnight Bass is at The Mash House throughout August.