The Bit Squad are hosting a Mario Kart N64 Tournament at Turing Tap

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The Bit Squad are back at Turing Tap on Thursday 26th September from 7pm-11pm with a Mario Kart N64 tournament.

The upstairs area of the venue will be taken over by a Free Play Zone set up with various consoles from your childhood including Sega Mega Drive, N64, Wii, Playstation 2 and more.

If there is a specific game that squad members would like to play, bringing your own console or games is welcomed.

Red Cardinal Music DJs will be playing music throughout the whole event, with a gaming tunes mixed in with anything from indie to hip hop.

The Bit Squad will have membership cards available to purchase for just £1. For every event at Turing Tap, this will give members a 15% discount off ALL drinks during the event!

Offers also include
?2 for 1 Cocktails
? 2 bombs for £5 + other deals

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The Bit Squad are hosting a Goldeneye Tournament at The Font Chorlton

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By popular request, The Bit Squad are hosting a Goldeneye Tournament at The Font in Chorlton on Wednesday 30th October.

From 7pm until 11pm the back area of the venue will become a Free Play Zone featuring various retro gaming consoles including Sega Mega Drive, N64, Playstation 2 and more.

If there is a specific game that squad members would like to play, bringing your own console or games is welcomed. Requests for future tournaments are also taken into account when planning events!

Red Cardinal Music DJs will be playing music throughout the event, playing various genres from 80s synth to cheesy pop with gaming tunes mixed in.

Lifetime membership cards can be purchased on the night for £1 and card will entitle members to late night happy hour prices during the whole event.

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Main Events are back for an AEW Full Gear Party

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After being the only promotion company in Manchester to show AEW’s first PPV live, Main Events are back for an AEW Full Gear Party at Turing Tap on Saturday 9th November.

The party will start at 8pm with various wrestling themed activities leading up to the Full Gear PPV. Before the live screening of the PPV there will be a chance to win “a little bit of the bubbly” through a wrestling quiz and wrestler entrance theme bingo.

The upstairs of the venue will be taken over by a Retro Wrestling Gaming Zone run by The Bit Squad including classic wrestling games from consoles such as N64, Sega Megadrive and XBox 360.

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Main Events DJs will be playing a mix of wrestling theme songs, official PPV anthems and classic songs associated with the best wrestling promo packages in the lead up to the show.

Futureshock Wrestling will be invading the PPV screening with appearances from wrestlers and giveaways throughout the night.

The event is sponsored by Liverpool based, vegan friendly microbrewery Top Rope Brewing. From the Papa Mango to the Cold Stone Cream Austin, all of their beers are inspired by wrestling. Top Rope Brewing will be hosting a tap takeover of the venue in the week leading up to the event and will be contributing prizes throughout the night.

Food will be served throughout the night with exclusive Wrestling Event offers on pub favourites such as burgers, nachos, chicken wings and mac and cheese.

The event is for those aged 18 and over and ID will be required. Tickets for this event are available via Seetickets, Ticketweb, Ticketline, Ringside World, Fatsoma and Skiddle. To reserve a table, email [email protected] with a ticket confirmation.

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The Bit Squad are hosting a Street Fighter II Tournament at The Font Chorlton

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The Bit Squad are hosting a Street Fighter II tournament at The Font in Chorlton on Wednesday 25th September.

During the event, the back area of the venue will become a Free Play Zone featuring various consoles from your childhood including Sega Mega Drive, N64, Playstation 2 and more.

If there is a specific game that squad members would like to play, bringing your own console or games is welcomed.

Red Cardinal Music DJs will be playing music throughout the event, playing various genres from pop rock to power ballads with gaming tunes mixed in.

Lifetime membership cards can be purchased on the night for £1 and card will entitle members to late night happy hour prices during the whole event.

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Red Cardinal Music are hosting Manchester’s Alternative Freshers Fair

Red Cardinal Music Freshers Fair 2019 - Font Manchester - Red Cardinal Music

Freshers Week is one of the most exciting weeks of the academic calendar, especially for brand new students moving to the city! Red Cardinal Music will be hosting Manchester’s Alternative Freshers Fair at Font on Wednesday 18th September.

The event will help freshers, and those who want to learn more about the rock and metal scene, to find out about Manchester’s best alternative clothing brands, tattoo artists, clubnights, live gig promoters and more.

Exhibitors include Deadbolt Club, Almost Famous GN, Polefire, Whistle Punks Urban Axe Throwing, ZERO CLUB, Bad Luck Clothing, ShinDigger Brewing Co., Futureshock Wrestling, The Bit Squad, Manchester Anime Con, Jump The Shark, Siren Asylum, Main Events, LGBT Foundation, Studio IX Tattoo, Fireball UK, OLD YOUTH ,Below The Bridge, Dungeons & Flagons Games Night, Jimmy’s, PurpleSharks, Doughnut Daze, Night & Day Cafe, SoapyJ, Night People & The Twisted Wheel Club, Turing Tap and Bad Hair Dayz.

Red Cardinal Music DJs will be playing a mix of rock, alternative, metal and emo throughout the day whilst people shop, try their hand at pole fitness and check out upcoming gigs.

The event will be free entry and will run from 12pm until 5pm. Font will be serving food all day and their usual array of tasty cocktails alongside exclusive cocktails mixed up with Fireball.

Keep up to date with the latest news about exhibitors on the Facebook event.

The Alternative Freshers Fair will take place at The Font bar at 7-9 New Wakefield Street, Manchester, M1 5NP.

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The Bit Squad are hosting a Mario Kart N64 Tournament at The Font Chorlton

The Bit Squad - Font Chorlton - August 28 - Red Cardinal Music

The Bit Squad will be throwing regular gaming parties at The Font in Chorlton on the last Wednesday of the month starting August. The first event will be on 28th August from 7pm-11pm with a Mario Kart N64 tournament.

The back area of the venue will be taken over by a Free Play Zone set up with various consoles from your childhood including Sega Mega Drive, N64, Playstation 2 and more.

If there is a specific game that squad members would like to play, bringing your own console or games is welcomed.

Red Cardinal Music DJs will be playing music throughout the whole event, with a gaming tunes mixed in with anything from indie to hip hop.

Lifetime membership cards can be purchased on the night for £1 and card will entitle members to late night happy hour prices during the whole event.

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Main Events Is Collaborating With Top Rope Brewing For A Summerslam Party

Main Events - Summerslam August 2019 Viewing Party - Red Cardinal Music

Manchester based Main Events will be hosting a Summerslam Viewing Party at The Footage on Sunday 11th August.

The event is sponsored by Liverpool based, vegan friendly microbrewery Top Rope Brewing. From the Papa Mango to the Cold Stone Cream Austin, all of their beers are inspired by wrestling. Top Rope Brewing will be hosting a tap takeover of the venue in the week leading up to the event and will be contributing prizes throughout the night.

The party will start at 8pm with various activities leading up to the Summerslam preshow. Before the live viewing begins there will be a wrestling themed quiz for fans to test their knowledge. Also included in the ticket is a chance to win prizes for music bingo with a twist using wrestlers’ entrance songs.

Main Events Wrestlemania Party 2019 Quiz Winners
Main Events Wrestlemania Party 2019 Quiz Winners

In the upstairs of the venue there will be a Retro Wrestling Gaming Zone run by The Bit Squad including classic games from consoles such as N64, Sega Megadrive and XBox 360.

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Main Events DJs will be playing a mix of wrestling theme songs, official PPV anthems and classic songs associated with the best wrestling promo packages in the lead up to the show.

Food will be served throughout the night with exclusive Wrestling Event offers on pub favourites such as burgers, nachos, chicken wings and mac and cheese.

Liam Connolly, founder of Main Events, said: “We are excited to throw another big party for Summerslam – easily the biggest night in any wrestling fan’s summer plans. I’m also personally thrilled to be collaborating with other brands for our parties, starting with Top Rope Brewing.

We strive to become the undisputed hub for the Manchester wrestling community and our PPV parties have been an awesome cornerstone for this so far. They keep getting bigger and better, so we can’t wait to see what comes next!”

The event is for those aged 18 and over and ID will be required. Tickets for this event are available via Seetickets, Ticketweb, Ticketline, Ringside World, Fatsoma and Skiddle. To reserve a table, email [email protected] with a ticket confirmation.

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The Bit Squad are making an appearance at The Font in Chorlton

The Bit Squad - Font Chorlton - 05 June 19 - Red Cardinal Music

The Bit Squad are making their way over to The Font in Chorlton for a night of retro gaming on Wednesday 5th June from 7pm-11pm.

The back area of the venue will be a Free Play Zone set up with various consoles from your childhood including Sega Mega Drive, N64, Playstation and more.

If there is a specific game that squad members would like to play, bringing your own console or games is welcomed.

Red Cardinal Music DJs will be playing music throughout the whole event, with a gaming tunes mixed in with anything from indie to hip hop.

Lifetime membership cards will be available for purchase for just £1 and card will entitle members to exclusive offers on the night.

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Main Events x The Bit Squad collaborate for an AEW Double Or Nothing Viewing Party

Main Events - AEW Double Or Nothing May 2019 Viewing Party - Red Cardinal Music

Manchester based Main Events will be hosting an AEW Double Or Nothing Viewing Party at Turing Tap on Saturday 25th May.

The party will start at 8pm with various Wrestling related activities leading up to a live AEW Double Or Nothing viewing. Double or Nothing will be screened on a huge projector screen and on many TVs across the venue.

There will be a wrestling themed quiz for fans to test their knowledge about the indie wrestling scene. The event will also feature music bingo with a twist – using wrestlers’ entrance songs.

In the upstairs of the venue there will be a Retro Wrestling Gaming Zone run by The Bit Squad including classic games from consoles such as N64, Sega Megadrive, PS1, PS2, PS3 and XBox 360.

Main Events DJs will be playing a mix of wrestling theme songs, official PPV anthems and classic songs associated with the best wrestling promo packages in the lead up to the show.

Food will be served throughout the night with exclusive Wrestling Event offers on pub favourites.

The event is for those aged 18 and over and ID will be required. Tickets include quiz, gaming and screening and are £3 in advance or £4 on the door. Tickets for this event are available via SeeTicketsTicketwebFatsoma, Ticketline, and Skiddle.

To reserve a table, email [email protected] with a ticket confirmation.

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The Bit Squad is celebrating May Bank Holiday at Font

The Bit Squad are celebrating the first May Bank Holiday with a gaming night at Font Manchester on Sunday 5th May from 7pm-11pm.

The downstairs area of the venue will be Free Play Zone set up with various consoles including Sega Mega Drive, N64, Playstation and more.

If there is a specific game that squad members would like to play, bringing your own console or games is welcomed.

Red Cardinal Music DJs will be playing throughout the whole event, anything from indie to hip hop.

Lifetime membership cards can be purchased on the night for just £1. This card will entitle members to the following offers:

£8 Bottle of wine
£3 Pint of Hogan’s cider or Flensburger
£4 double G&T
Half price selected cocktails

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