Saturdays are split into an afternoon and an evening session. From 4-8pm you can catch Rough Trade's free one and only showcase with plenty of live bands.

From 8pm-2am the nights come in different shapes and sizes but generally with a splendid party in mind.

 

13 March: 4-8pm
free

  

13 March: 8pm-2am
£6 B4 11pm, £8 after
Rota   Sweet Memory Sounds

with: tbc

Rough Trade Shops' RoTa afternoons have been running like clockwork for many years now, every Saturday afternoon 4pm - 8pm. It's ALWAYS free entry. Originally started to replace the legendary Rough Trade instore performances, every week sees 3 or 4 live bands and DJs. Often there is a label showcase but sometimes not. The policy covers basically anything that is (or would be) on sale in the Rough Trade shops, taking in leftfield/alternative genres ranging from post-rock, electronica and alt-folk to fuzzy rock'n'roll and indie-pop, with all the stranger stuff in between.

 

with: Adam Callan and DJ Derek (pic)

DJ Derek's status as Legend is well deserved. He is now in his mid 60's and at the top of his game. Armed with a Jamaican patois that defies his Bristolian roots and nearly 30,000 ska, reggae, dancehall and soul tracks to choose from, this old man is one of the UK's musical treasures

20 March: 4-8pm
free

  

20 March: 8pm-2am
£6 B4 11pm, £8 after
Rota   Muevete

with: tbc

Rough Trade Shops' RoTa afternoons have been running like clockwork for many years now, every Saturday afternoon 4pm - 8pm. It's ALWAYS free entry. Originally started to replace the legendary Rough Trade instore performances, every week sees 3 or 4 live bands and DJs. Often there is a label showcase but sometimes not. The policy covers basically anything that is (or would be) on sale in the Rough Trade shops, taking in leftfield/alternative genres ranging from post-rock, electronica and alt-folk to fuzzy rock'n'roll and indie-pop, with all the stranger stuff in between.

 

with: Cal Jader, DJ Rob Pollinate (pic, Pollinate Records)

Get down to Muevete! to celebrate underground dance floor sounds of Latin America, the Caribbean and their tropical relations. To complement their monthly live Latin music night Movimientos presents Muevete! for a tropical dance throwdown, as host and resident DJ Cal Jader welcomes guest DJ Rob Pollinate (aka SQUARED†, Pollinate Records) who adds cumbia, digi-dancehall and dubstep vibes to the global and Latin underground music mix - anything from the finest salsa brava to urban Latin and carnival rhythms alongside tropical bass, electro and the freshest exclusive tunes.

'Muevete,' says Cal Jader, 'is the pure party version of Movimientos; a fresh tropical, Latin and African night. The Arts Club have always represented the tropical music scenes so well (at nights like Brazilian Love Affair, Future World Funk, Batmacumba and Secousse), and because of all those great nights the [Arts Club] crowd are very open to different musical styles.'
'At Muevete it's more eclectic tropical rave music, making the links with tropical, African and Balkan music. Part of our objective is to educate people while making them dance, so it's great to work at a venue which has such an open-minded crowd.'

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