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ARRIVE EARLY IF YOU’D LIKE TO ACCLIMATISE TO THE SPACE PRE-EVENT, MEET OTHER ATTENDEES AND GET ANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY STAFF.

DRESS CODE: WEAR WHAT YOU PLEASE, PYJAMAS, BALLGOWN, EASTENDERS COSPLAY, YOU DO YOU.

WE ENCOURAGE ATTENDEES TO BRING THEIR OWN STIM TOYS, BOARD/RP GAMES, PLUSHIES, EAR DEFENDERS, BLANKETS AND WHATEVER ELSE CHILLS YOUR SPICEY BEANS.

FEEL FREE TO ATTEND SOLO OR WITH PALS AND COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE.

EVENT RUNNING ORDER:

8 pm: Arrive early to hang out and acclimatise and meet the team. No DJ’s yet, but all spaces will be open to explore.

The gaming area will open. See the facilities section for more details.

8:15: Collect your headphones for the silent Disco Space as our playmaker Simone French leads an inclusive and non-compulsory physical warm-up. This is great for all my dyspraxics, shoe gazers and anyone who needs easing into movement. If that’s not your bag just hang out elsewhere for ten minutes, draw on the UV wall or have a go on one of our gaming stations. 

8:30: Disco Neurotico DJ’s start.

We finish at midnight.

DJs:

Byron Vincent (resident): Nu Disco, Club & Rave Classics.

Stef Mo (resident): Cheeky Mashups, Whomping 130 – 175 bass music.

Ginny Koppenhol: Melodic House

DJ Big Boobs (Queer Boots Collective): Pop meets bassy house, trashy techno

DJ Fruitcake: (Queerboots collective) Jungle, Garage & Techno with a neuroqueer twist.

Playmakers:

Simone French & Tom Halls

FACILITIES & INFO:

Silent Disco with two channels of live DJs and one ambient channel in case you want to tune out and chill. Red Chanel = RAVE. Green Chanel = Groove. Blue Chanel = Ambient. There will be no rapidly strobing lights in the silent disco, but there may be dimly lit areas, projections and bright, slowly pulsing coloured light.

CHAOS SPACE: This the space to compleatly let go. It will be the only space with a loud Soundsystem and flashing lights. Expect Drum & Bass. Giant beachballs and strobing lights. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

Calming breakout space with projections, soft lighting, beanbags and optic fibre tails.

Curated board gaming area with PS4, retro video gaming and board games (feel free to bring your own games).

We have a crafting area with paintable stim toys and UV reactive jewellery making. And if you to communicate your lack of social spoons without actually talking red, yellow or green “social traffic light” ribbon will be available to make a bracelets.  

Our safeguarding and well-being officer Violet will be identifiable in pink hi-viz, as will all our well-being stewards. 

Recovery room: Should you experience panic, meltdown or overwhelm talk to a member of staff identifiable by their pink hi-viz and they’ll take you to our recovery space.

Inclusion and anti-harassment policy HERE.

Virtual tour of the venue HERE.

Still have questions? Message us HERE.

We deliberately sell less tickets than the capacity to give people enough space to move and dance freely.

We aim to provide a safe and inclusive night out for people who may experience anxiety or sensory overwhelm in traditional club settings. Though the creative team behind Disco Neurotico all have lived experience of neurodivergence and mental health issues, we are not medical professionals. We can support and advise, but we expect each individual to take responsibility for their health and well-being.

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Disco Neurotico Lowry 8pm – Midnight 31/08/2024

 IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THIS EVENT: Due to a variety of circumstances we've had to make the tough but necessary decision to lose the noisy space. As autistic people ourselves we understand that last minute changes can be difficult and we apologize. All the noisy space DJs will now be playing on the 3rd channel of the silent disco in Studio 1. A new orientation video will be up on our Instagram and here on this event page from midday Friday. 

Venue: The Lowry, Pier, 8 The Quays, Salford, Manchester M50 3AZ

Information about access, parking and public transport here. 

WEAR WHAT YOU PLEASE, PYJAMAS, BALLGOWN, EASTENDERS COSPLAY, YOU DO YOU.

WE ENCOURAGE ATTENDEES TO BRING YOUR OWN STIM TOYS, BOARD/RP GAMES, PLUSHIES, EAR DEFENDERS, BLANKETS AND WHATEVER ELSE CHILLS YOUR SPICEY BEANS.

FEEL FREE TO ATTEND SOLO OR WITH PALS AND COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE.

EVENT RUNNING ORDER:

8 pm: ARRIVE EARLY TO CHECK OUT THE SPACE PRE-EVENT, ACLIMITZE, MEET OTHER ATTENDEES AND GET ANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

There may be a large cue waiting to get into other shows. This should have dispersed by 8:15pm if you’d rather avoid.

Gaming space, calm space and Silent Disco are open to use and explore. Tim Clare will be hosting our tabletop gaming space. Feel free to bring your favourite game.

8:15 pm – Silent Disco Space: Collect your headphones at the door of the silent Disco Space as our playmakers will lead an inclusive and non-compulsory physical warm-up. This is great for all my dyspraxics, shoe gazers and anyone who needs easing into movement. If that’s not your bag just hang out elsewhere for ten minutes, draw on the UV wall or have a go on one of our gaming stations.

8:30 pm Silent Disco Space - Disco Neurotico DJ’s start.

Rave 1 Channel line up:

BYRON VINCENT: Multiple flavours of house and club classics to get you warmed up.

ONE FOR THE PEOPLE: DJ, Producer & Label owner of Sting Recordings. One For The People is back mixing his eclectic fusion of indie dance, and Tech House. Be sure to expect rugged grooves, driving basslines and trippy vocals.

MOLL: Expect UK funky, dubstep, grime, jungle and breaks

Groove Channel line up.

KAT BROWN SUGAR: Neo Soul, Alt R&B, Future Beats and Hip Hop from The Sweet Vibrations Radio CEO.

POPS ROBERTS: House, Broken Beat, Neo Soul.

Rave 2 Chanel ine up

GINNY KOPPENHOL: Deep melodic house.

STEF MO: Whomping 130 - 175 bass music.

AYY DEN: International DJ, producer Ayy Den’s boundless sets fuse UK Funky, Jersey club, garage, grime, and footwork. Her performances have reached global acclaim, Ayy Den’s mission is clear - a fusion of her musical roots with a focus on underground artists and progressive contemporary beats. With a dynamic stage presence, she continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

Silent Disco playmaker 1: Ali Matthews is a performer and artist working across theatre, music and video. She leads on her own artistic projects and also loves to work on others' projects. Recent work include eco folk-horror piece MUSHROOM LANGUAGE (The Lowry/touring) and directing for Scarlett-Rose Lovette's forthcoming neuroqueer gig-theatre piece PSEUDO (also The Lowry). She tours work around the UK and beyond, and also makes music under the moniker Pink Oyster. She also loves to dance and facilitate safe, inclusive and fun spaces for creative souls. Originally from the USA, she now makes Manchester her home and looks forward to throwing some moves with y'all on the floor. 

Silent disco play maker 2: Tom Halls is a Performance Artist, Filmmaker, Director and Co-Artistic director of TomYumSim, an absurdly fantastical performance duo. From Boon wurrung & Wurundjeri Land (Melbourne, Australia), now calling the UK home, he focuses on disrupting normalised narratives.

12:00 pm close

FACILITIES & INFO:

Silent Disco.

UV Doodle wall (Link to Image on Instagram)

Calming breakout space with oil Wheel, Cosmos projector optic fibre tails and UV doodle wall.

Recovery room (should you experience panic, meltdown or overwhelm talk to a member of staff identifiable by their pink Hi Viz and they’ll take you to our recovery space)

Gaming area hosted by Tim Clare with table top games & card games. Feel free to bring your own. We also have a PS4, and a couple retro video gaming consoles.

Licenced bar, snacks, tea, coffee and soft drinks.

Traffic light bracelets are available to let people know when you’d prefer to be left alone.

Safeguarding and wellbeing officer and stewards.

Inclusion and anti-harassment policy HERE.

Virtual Venue Tour HERE

There will be no rapidly strobing lights, but there may be dimly lit areas, projections and bright, slowly pulsing coloured light.

We aim to provide a safe and inclusive night out for people who may experience anxiety or sensory overwhelm in traditional club settings. Though the creative team behind Disco Neurotico all have lived experience of neurodivergence and mental health issues, we are not medical professionals. We can support and advise, but we expect each individual to take responsibility for their health and well-being.

FOLLOW OUR INSTAGRAM FOR UPDATES