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Bongo Summer Closing ’26 Events

22 June 2026 -

Only a month left now until we close for our annual summer hiatus but lots to shout about in the mean time.

Thurs 25th June: Form 696 have been away for a while but this date with local heroes Benni Murks and Jurnalist  promises to deliver for all grime fans. Full 696 crew on support, as always.  More info/tix

Fri 26th June: The Candyflip crew host Parisian gabber champion Enastorm, before high-tailing it to The Mash House for the summer months.  Expect a relentless barrage of distorted, high tempo 4/4 beats from this DJ whose sets takes zero prisoners.  More info/Tix.

Saturday 27th June: the Messenger crew host one last session before packing away the boxes for summer.  Will be an irie wee farewell.  More info/tix.

Fri 3rd July: Pulse welcomes DVS1 back to the Bongo for the first time in ten years (see pic below from last time), playing a mighty four hour set, no less.  Expect a masterclass from this titan of the underground techno scene.  More info/tix.

Fri 10th July: Overground hosts its annual Summer Closing Rave – “an open-genre party to traverse the distance between the club foundations our community was built upon and the bleeding edge of contemporary dance music, hardcore continuum archaeology thru future-rave prophecy.”

There are always stacks of cheap tickets available for the Overground parties and they regularly hit capacity, so don’t leave it to the last minute, especially if you’re feeling the pinch.  More info/tix

Sat 11th July: femme techno crew EPiKA welcome Turin-via-London artist ALNA for their closing session. “Her productions and DJ sets are rooted in raw, high-energy techno blending old-school with a modern groove,” they say. “From intimate parties in her hometown Turin and underground events in London to venues such as FOLD and Fabric, she has continuously demonstrated her ability to captivate audiences.”  More info/tix

Fri 17th July: Disorder closes their season here with local faves Pollyanna, Rodent plus Billy Bawbags and resident Harry Jackson b2b with Leesha rinsing out the best jungle and drum n bass.  More info/tix

Saturday 18th July: our closing night session is hosted by the Club_Nacht x Hobbes Music crew.  They’ve had an incredible season, welcoming the likes of Etienne de Crecy, Session Victim (live), Theo Kottis, Michelle Manetti, Crazy P and OOFT! since January alone.
Expect a similar buzz as they hand the reins to Belfast-via-Glasgow’s Hammer.  Originally part of Ireland’s legendary Bicep outfit (when they were blogging and DJing as Feel My Bicep – around the time the above was recorded at Belfast’s now iconic Ava Festival), the DJ better known to his mum as Rory Hamilton is now a regular feature on bills from LA to Melbourne via Dublin and London.

Hammer’s also just remixed Club_Nacht regular Lobos (for the latter’s excellent debut EP) who joins the bill on the night.

And HM label boss Hobbes welcomes his sparring partner Leonidas (flying in all the way from Athens for the occasion), who play a double-whammy b2b in the main room (warming up) and then closing the upstairs space as well, joined by C_N regular Plastic GRN.  More info/tix

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