Vinyl night turned live dance show in which selectors play classics and unearthed gems every half hour, with the decks for the audience to play.
Barefoot returns to Southside on Sunday 27 December, with doors opening at 16:00. It's a vinyl night that started more than a decade ago in a West End pub here in Lincoln, where local and international DJs and collectors each took a thirty-minute slot to play the music they truly loved. Local photographer David Nicholson archived those ten years on the event's Facebook page, and the nights hosted many of the best selectors from across the UK and beyond.
During lockdown the project grew, with the organisers broadcasting and streaming the night every month; their Mixcloud account now holds over 500 eclectic playlists used by establishments around the world. The only rule has remained the same: the decks are for the selectors to play their passion, rather than for the floor. In 2026 the nights moved to a select few dates in bigger venues to leave more room for dancing, but the core stayed the same: a curated collection of selectors playing classics and unearthed gems, with the music changing every half hour.
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That's the format you'll find at Southside on the 27th: a succession of DJs, each with their own record bag, taking over for half an hour at a time. It means the sound shifts every thirty minutes, and you'll hear a wide range of styles across the afternoon rather than one long set from a single hand. The venue is Southside on Colegrave Street, LN5 8DW. General admission is £5.50 including fees, plus a £0.50 booking fee.
