Back from a great weekend at Butlin's Soul Weekender with this brilliant lot in Bognor … we had a fab time. If you’ve never been you should definitely have a look … although you need to be quick as it usually sells out … we’ve got our fingers crossed for an invite back next year 🤞😁

We’re a bit busy this weekend, first set at Butlins Soul Weekender in Bognor at 11am today …. further ahead though, we’re with the fabulous PP Arnold in Portsmouth at the end of January! Follow our link for tickets:: linktr.ee/hipshaker

The weekend is here … well nearly … this is what we’re up to, playing records at the brilliant Butlin's Soul Weekender in Bognor with this lovely lot and host of other fab DJs and live acts. If you’re there, come and say hello 😁

Throwback time … only to September 2023 at the Butlin's Soul Weekender. In shot it’s Dave, Simon, Phil Baker, Lloyd Attrill plus Butlin’s resident DJ Al Mayfield .. we’ll all be there this weekend too 😁

As you know, we’re excited about Butlins this weekend … BUT we’re most definitely excited about this too … Saturday December 13th at Strings Bar & Venue - Isle Of Wight … always a great crowd in up for a dance 😁 Tickets: linktr.ee/hipshaker

We’re properly on the countdown to the Butlin's Soul Weekender in Bognor this weekend … we always look forward to meeting up with the main team of DJs, who are always supportive and very welcoming, including Des Grant who we nabbed a pic with in September 😁

More t-shirt action … Jill sporting one of our Hipshaker All Stars tees out in Majorca this summer ☀️😁 The usual drill … if you want one pay Sound is Colour a visit … if you’ve got one, send us a pic! Link: linktr.ee/hipshaker

We’re a bit excited about this … a limited edition collaboration vinyl 45 with Suit Yourself Music bring you a great new track by Scott Addison of Corduroy and Boys Wonder fame! Follow the link to have a listen and grab a copy. linktr.ee/hipshaker

A reminder that you can catch the Hipshaker Radio Show tonight, and every Friday, from 9pm on Express FM in the Portsmouth area and online.

As things stand, our last gig of this year will be a great night with Good Times - A Tribute to the Music of Nile Rodgers & Chic at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton on December 20th 🎄😁 Tickets: theexchange.savoysystems.co.uk/TheExchange....

You might see a few posts about this one as we’re a bit excited …. we’re with PP Arnold at The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth on January 24th … with added Southside Racketeers too 😁 Tickets: linktr.ee/hipshaker

As we said, we’re looking forward to the Butlin's Soul Weekender in Bognor … not least because we get to meet up with the fab main DJ team … here’s a snap of us and Andy Fawcett from October with the lovely Charlie Cee who’s going to be at Bognor too 😁

As we mentioned it yesterday … we’re back at Butlin's Bognor Soul Weekender in just over a week’s time … catch us outside Bar Rosso from 11am on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th with this lovely lot 😁

It’s Butlin's Soul Weekender in Bognor soon, more on that later … here’s a pic of us there in September with Amanda in one of our Hipshaker All Stars tees 🍻😁 As ever, if you want one pay Sound is Colour a visit … if you’ve got one send us a pic! Link: linktr.ee/hipshaker

Thanks to all who came along yesterday, enjoyable day … also to our guests Boogalou and Karl Morgan … our next club action is at Strings Bar & Venue - Isle Of Wight on December 13th … hope to see a few of you there 🎄😁 Tickets: linktr.ee/hipshaker

Busy day for us in Portsmouth today … alldayer at Outside-In Food Court from midday til 10 … then joining the last of the fun at The Vaults for Southsea Old Guard 😁

Great news … MODCAST GOES RIVIERABEAT 2026 is On Sale Now! Join the Merry Modcasters for a wonderful 4 days of brilliant music, dancing, laughing and hanging out with the friendliest bunch! Ticket link below www.skiddle.com/whats-on/ita...

This Saturday you can catch Simon spinning a few tunes at Southsea Old Guard after our alldayer … expect a great day with loads of DJs across multiple rooms at The Vaults in Southsea!

Something uplifting for our record of the day selected from our boxes today … ‘Three Little Birds’ by Bob Marley & The Wailers … what’s yours? youtu.be/HNBCVM4KbUM

How about that for a great new show …it’s not often you get to support a bona fide soul legend so understandably we’re a bit excited about playing with PP Arnold at The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth alongside our friends The Racketeers … Saturday January 24th, grab a ticket here: linktr.ee/hipshaker

A quiet start last night at the Nut Bar below the Keppel's Head Hotel but eventually a great night … big thanks to anyone who came along … we’ll be looking to return in January/February time so keep ‘em peeled if you fancy coming down 😁 Next up for us … this Saturday at Outside-In Food Court!

Tonight at the Nut Bar in Portsmouth …. Just a handful of tickets left … grab one below and see you there 😁 fatso.ma/2zOG

Exciting news …. we’ve teamed up with Suit Yourself Music to bring out some new vinyl …. this release features Scott Addison, of Corduroy & Boys Wonder fame on side A … while the AA side has a new Fay Hallam tune with Andy Lewis on production. Grab a copy below! suityourselfmusic.com/products/sco...

As we’re obviously excited about being back at Strings Bar & Venue - Isle Of Wight in December, how about a pic from our last visit in September … we met this lovely lady … great support in one of our Hipshaker All Stars tees 🍻😁 Grab one here: www.soundiscolour.com/collections/...

The news is out … we’re back at Strings Bar & Venue - Isle Of Wight on Saturday December 13th …. always one of our favourite gigs of the year, see some of you there 🎄😁 Tickets for this and other stuff via link: linktr.ee/hipshaker

Hopefully some news about our next night at Strings Bar & Venue - Isle Of Wight soon so keep ‘em peeled … in the meantime a clip from when we played in December 2022 … Marvin & Tammi 😁

A couple of new gigs to announce soon … but for now, here’s what will probably be our last of the year with our friends Good Times - A Tribute to the Music of Nile Rodgers & Chic … at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton on December 20th🎄😁 linktr.ee/hipshaker

A reminder that tickets for events we play that need them are always on our linktree … including next Saturday at the Nut Bar … you can also find a direct link to our merch 😁 Link or use the QR: linktr.ee/hipshaker

Another one of those lovely foreign picture covers 😁 … a French release of ‘Now Is The Time’ by Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, sold out of a now closed Belgian record shop called Muziek Staffhorst in Utrecht.

Now it’s getting a bit chilly how about grabbing yourself one of our lovely sweatshirts like Michelle here 😁 As ever, head over to Sound is Colour if you want one … and if you’ve got one, send us a pic! Merch and gig tickets via our link: linktr.ee/hipshaker

A week today we’re at the lovely Nut Bar in Portsmouth … still a few tickets left but often sells out before the night … come along & invite your friends 😁 fatso.ma/2zOG

Tonight and every Friday night the Hipshaker Radio Show is on Express FM … from 9pm!

Early bird tickets for Modcast Goes Riviera Beat 2026 go on sale at 9am on October 30th. We can’t recommend this weekend enough … the beautiful Italian sun, great food and top notch line-up … sign yourself up ☀️🇮🇹😁 www.skiddle.com/whats-on/ita...

In about a month’s time we’ll be back at Butlin's Soul Weekender in Bognor for the final time this year … last time there Simon managed to grab a snap with the lovely Brandon Block who was there as part of the ‘Good For Tha Soul’ DJ team 😁

As we mentioned our upcoming night at the Nut Bar on the 25th earlier … here’s a great video from this time last year down there courtesy of Caroline … playing a nice bit of funk 😁 See you there!

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back the the Nut Bar on Saturday 25th … as usual entrance is via the Keppel’s Head Hotel then down the stairs … and both bars are available to use. Tickets: fatso.ma/2zOG

Most of the records we buy are secondhand with a history and a thought it might be fun to see if we could track some of the people or relatives down 😁 This copy of ‘Louie Louie’ by The Kingsmen looks like it was once owned by Pearl Yvonne Bartlett … give it a share, you never know 😁

A nice pic of us with Andy Fawcett at Butlin's Soul Weekender in Skegness last week, courtesy of Sarah 🍻😁 Look closely and you’ll see Dave’s got an Original Gravity sweatshirt on … go check them out for some superb Reggae, Latin & R&B releases! www.originalgravity.co.uk

Two weeks today at the lovely Nut Bar in Portsmouth 😁 Tickets: fatso.ma/2zOG

Before you know it our next alldayer will be upon us 😁 … Saturday November 1st at Outside-In Food Court in Portsmouth … midday start and the usual great food, top notch DJs and chilled atmosphere!

Throwback to December 2022, we’re on the Modcast Xmas Party boat … giving ‘Thinking Of You’ from Sister Sledge a spin … who doesn’t love a singalong? 😁 We’re not playing this year and it’s on dry land but we’re going along as it’s always great fun! www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Lon...

These t-shirts of ours get around … Mark here in his Hipshaker FC tee out in Croatia at a recent Bolsoul event ☀️😁 As ever, if you want one pay Sound is Colour a visit … if you’ve got one, send us a pic! www.soundiscolour.com/collections/...

The next action for us is Saturday October 25th in Portsmouth … come and join us in the intimate surroundings of the lovely NUT BAR, below the Keppel’s Head Hotel 😁 There’s still tickets available but it does usually sell out just before. Link: fatso.ma/2zOG

We’re home from a great weekend at Butlins in Skegness … As ever, we had a great time Big thanks to everyone who came along though .. whether it was to listen, dance, sing or all three. It was great chatting to loads of lovely people!!

We’re having a great time up at the Butlin's Soul Weekender in Skegness … a picture from last night courtesy of Jo Jo, big thanks to all who came along … we’re back on at 7pm 🍻😁

It’s creeping up slowly 🎄😁 … we’re teaming up with our friends Good Times - A Tribute to the Music of Nile Rodgers & Chic for a gig at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton on December 20th. Tickets: stur-exchange.co.uk/programme/go...

It’s about time we had another record of the day picked from our record boxes … today, ours is the wonderful ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’ from Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes … what’s yours? Listen: youtu.be/5CzQBi32MjI?...

Next stop for us is Butlin's Soul Weekender in Skegness this weekend. If you’re there come and say hello … you can catch us on the Skyline Stage from 7pm on Friday & Saturday and from 2pm Sunday plus we’re doing a late set Friday night (Saturday morning 😁) from 1.30am in Hotshots!

Great day at Patterns in Brighton yesterday with Suit Yourself Music DJs Alan & Cris. Big thanks to them for organising, to all at the venue and everyone who came along … hopefully we’ll be back 😁 Photos courtesy of Mandy Hurford.

Dave with Alan from Suit Yourself Music at Patterns in Brighton … doors just opened, hopefully see some of you there 😁