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The Bongo Club on New Street closed for ever on 31st August 2003.

During September we will remain closed while setting up the new premises.

On October 1st The Bongo Club will re-open at new premises on Holyrood Road.

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Thur 2nd Oct

SCRATCH & EL SEGUNDO present (live)
9pm - 3am, £10/5(after 12.30am)
SLUM VILLAGE (Detroit USA/Capitol Records) on stage 11pm + LIVE SCIENCES, Rufftone & Lyley

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Fri 3rd Oct

4hero (DJ/MC set)
10.30pm - 3am, £9/7
Founders of Reinforced Records & Breakbeat pioneers open the 1st weekend @ the new Bongo

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Sat 4th Oct

BAJALY SUSO and friends
7.30pm - 10pm, £7/5.
The return of the mesmeric Gambian Kora maestro. Finale of UK tour, joined by local musicians

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Sat 4th Oct

MESSENGER SOUND SYSTEM
11pm - 3am, £7
Scotland's biggest, best loved and repected Reggae Sound System returns in full force!

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Mon 6th Oct

GROOVE CITY RADIO 
10pm - 3am, £FREE
The true sound of Disco. DJs playing real Disco & heavy Funk

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Thur 9th Oct

FLIPPIN' 
10.30pm - 3am, £5
Launch night. FLIPPIN' celebrates new venue with Rufftone + Scottish underground skate films

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Fri 10th Oct

THE OFFICIAL BONGO CLUB LAUNCH @ MORAY HOUSE (live)
11pm - 3am, £5
Join some of our favourite musicians and DJs in a celebration of the opening of the new BONGO

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Sat 11th Oct

HEADSPIN
10.30pm - 3am, £7/5 
The Resonance, Allan Dunbar, Steve Austen playing Hip hop, Funk, Beats & House

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Mon 13th Oct

GROOVE CITY RADIO 
10pm - 3am, £FREE
The true sound of Disco. DJs playing real Disco & heavy Funk

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Wed 15th Oct

BABY TIGER presents (live/age 14+)
8.30 - 1am, £5/4
CLOSER, MERCURY TILT SWITCH, WON MISSISSIPPI, CHOCYAMO with DJs Astroboy & Mr Zimbabwe

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Thu 16th Oct

EARSHOT! - opening night extravaganza:
10pm - 3am, £5/£4
WEIRD ATTRACTORS vs.THE RUFFNESS a head-on collision between monstrous beats and ruff treats!

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Fri 17th Oct

EL SEGUNDO (live)
11pm - 3am, £7
DJ's Nate Thompson (Audiosynchronacy), Peacewise & Homestyle and Ollie, Dan & Mike (The Flow)  

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Sat 18th Oct

MESSENGER SOUND SYSTEM 
11pm - 3am, £7
Feat. original singing sensation.....Kenny Knotts......Boom entertainer!

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Mon 20th Oct

GROOVE CITY RADIO 
10pm - 3am, £FREE
The true sound of Disco. DJs playing real Disco & heavy Funk

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Wed 22nd Oct

BIG GONZO (live)
8pm - 1am, £4/3
MAN OF THE HOUR, TYRANT LIZARD KINGS and STARFALL

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Thu 23rd Oct

SKOOBEE (live/age 14+)
7pm - 11pm, £4/3(under18's)
FRONTLINE, MODUS and SAFE DISTANCE all star in a showcase of Edinburgh young talent

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Fri 24th Oct

POGO VOGUE (live)
10pm - 3am, £8(+b.f.)
ZOOT WOMAN (AKA Jaques Lu Cont, Le Rythmes Digitales) promoting new album + residents

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Sat 25th Oct

STORYTELLING FESTIVAL - PANTS ON FIRE (live)
7.30pm - 10pm, £5/4 
Hilarious Glaswegian teller Michael Kerrins reveals how much underwear can go under a kilt
 
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Sat 25th Oct

GIVE IT SOME (live)
11pm - 3am, £5(£3before midnight) 
Funk, Soul, Jazz, Rare Groove and original Hip hop breaks

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Mon 27th Oct

GROOVE CITY RADIO 
10pm - 3am, £FREE
The true sound of Disco. DJs playing real Disco & heavy Funk

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Tue 28th Oct

CHINKINKI (live/age 14+)
7.30pm - 11pm, £5
With local support

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Wed 29th Oct

JET PLANE LANDING (live/age 14+)
7.30pm - 11pm, £5
Much acclaimed talents visit The Bongo as part of UK tour with support from Dead or American

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Thu 30th Oct

RHYTHM OF LIFE (fundraiser/live)
9pm - 2am, £6/£5
African night starring Diwan with Samba Sene, drummers, African Dance DJs & food from Ndebele

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Fri 31st Oct

CURIOS? HALLOWE’EN: The Carnival of the Dead! (live)
10pm-3am, £6/£5(little monsters)
Evil interiors, characters from beyond the grave! Breaks, Afro, hip-hop. PHONETICS DolphinBoy 

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