Bob's Disco

05/10/2025

Golden Classics returns to the underground in January, to kick off the 2026 season at The Underground.

I’m more than made up to be included on these special events, and this one could be the most classic of Golden Classic events yet! Graeme, Dave, Pete, and me! I think we were all there, from the beginnings, in ’92, to the end, some 10 years later.

The Golden Classics event in January this year, was the fastest selling gig of the year, and set the standard by which all the others were judged, and it’s been some year! With Pete’s vinyl only events, and Joey Negro, and raves of Longton being particular highlights, but Golden takes the crown!

This will sell out, and sell out quickly. The Underground is just a couple hundred dancers, when it’s gone, it’s gone………. It’s as close as you can get, to actually being there, back in the day……….

Viva Golden!

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23/07/2025

We fixed the latest blue plaque today, to celebrate the legendary Tiffany’s soul venue in Newcastle. This was the venue where we started the idea of the Blue Plaque Trail, about three years ago now, just as old building was being demolished.

Colin & John, two of the original DJs, turned up for the occasion.
There were a few other old Soul Brothers and Sisters too, but I’ll leave that to the Tiffs page, you can read all about it there, they do it way better than me!

The original building no longer exists, so the plaque is on the building directly opposite where the original entrance was, should you wish to go and see it.

Colin, and John, are an encyclopaedic knowledge of Soul Music in Stoke-on-Trent, and beyond, it was a joy to hear them relate the history of this pivotal Soul Music venue.

Tiffany’s, gone, but not forgotten……….

Keep The Faith why don’t you…… ✊🏻

29/06/2025

Saturday afternoon at the Bet 365 Stadium, a great day drinking beer in the sunshine!

Here's a little bit from the start as the gates opened...... 😎

Saturday 28/6/25 saw the Back in the Day team’s kit launch event, at the Fan Zone of Stoke City FC Stadium. A family friendly Saturday afternoon in glorious sunshine, with free beer! Stoke City bille

25/06/2025

Alrighty then sports fans! My impending Football management career is drawing closer, I’m already collecting trophies for my cabinet, and I’ve already got as many as Spurs have, and the season hasn’t even kicked off yet! Just got to sell out the 365 gig this Saturday, and the job’s mine!

Seems like I’m starting at the bottom of the managerial ladder with this one though, me and Nick are on the subs bench, entrusted with the first three hours, before the arrival of “DJ Royalty” (Lee & Pete) as described by SCFC! We’re happy to be “fellow Stokies” though!

Stoke have described this as a 90’s themed event, “The Spirit of ’92”, so we’ll be playing sounds from the golden era of Dance Music, the early 90’s, pianos, breaks, Italo, and the best House on offer! 🕺💃❤️

Stoke and Vale were in the same league in 92, although I think Stoke got promoted? There’s talk of a kit unveiling for the coming season? Which may be linked to 90’s strips of the past?
The colours of the posters may, or may not give a clue……. Who knows? I certainly don’t, and neither can I remember! 😂

Mark Stein, a revered SCFC striker from 30 seasons ago, will also be making an appearance, although we could have done with him last season, no matter how old he is, when we couldn’t score a goal for toffee.

Useful info…….. SCFC don’t take cash on match days, so may not on Saturday? So there’s unlikely to be “pay on the door”. There is the ticket office, which may sell tickets, but there are big queues when it’s busy. That leaves Stoke’s web site, who charge £1 booking fee for their own event, it’s still cheap with free beer though!

I’m told they are likely to be “relaxed” about really small kiddies, push chairs and toddlers etc, although they wont be getting any free beer. (I’ve not got this in writing)

Anyone who buys an away shirt will be admitted free, and if you buy a shirt and have already got a ticket, then you will receive additional free beer in lieu. Sounds like a good deal to me?

Anyway, have you got all that? So, if you like to hear those down tempo, sunny day, Balearic beats, then you’ll need to get there early. The fun starts at 2pm, and the forecast is warm and sunny…….here’s hoping…….. 🤞

FFS Come on Stoke!

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09/06/2025

Alrighty then! Look, I’m no expert at this promo stuff, but I need you to do an old soldier a favour…......

We’re doing the Fan Zone thing at the 365 on Saturday 28th June, it’s definitely not the new kit launch, coz that wavy davy home strip has already been leaked to the public……😬

Tickets are a fiver, and you get a free pint, so basically its free, and Mr Coates has told me that if I can sell it out, then, I can run the club, and pick the team next season! 🤪

I’ve been working for 56 years, and it’s taken this long for me to be offered my dream job! Football Manager at last!

I just need you lot to help me out, and the job’s mine! All you need to do is buy a ticket, you don’t even have to come, I’ll drink your free pint if needs be!

It’s a worthy cause, and Stoke will deffo be in the play offs if I get to pick the teams next season!

It’s a kid / dog / pushchair friendly event, and the fun starts at 2pm, so come and meet Stoke’s future new manager, Bobby Lasso, it would be lovely to see you! 😎

https://tickets.stokecityfc.com/en-GB/categories/events

03/06/2025

A snapshot from last Saturday night at The Carlton......... 😎

A snapshot of recent Saturday Sessions at The Carlton, In Newcastle, Staffordshire. Here's the first couple of hours, of a six hour set. A bag full of classic tunes, only a bit different than you've h

31/05/2025

Alrighty then, it's Carlton time!

Sunshine & beer to a bostin' sound track!

Mines a Peroni, with a Negroni chaser! 😎

30/05/2025

Alrighty then, I’m running a bit late this week, probably because I’ve been blown away by the overwhelming support we’ve had for our Blue Plaque project!

Genuinely gob smacked! Both me, and my mate Phil, who came up with the idea in the first place, over two years ago!

So hats off, to each and every one of you, who’ve liked, messaged and encouraged our little project, which was only ever meant to be a bit of fun, a memory jogger for happy times gone by, or an excuse for a pub crawl, up Hanley duck!

But, like I said, we ain’t done yet, and here is the latest plaque, and what a corker it is!

At the end of the 90’s, as the era of the Super Club drew near to a close, Satchmo’s appeared, upstairs in a former working men’s club, up Hanley duck……. I’ll skip the history lesson, because there are others who will tell the story better than me……… but Satchmo’s had a custom built sound system, with turn tables suspended on chains! It sounded awesome!

The sound track initially leaned towards Hip Hop (the biggest genre of them all, even surpassing Both Types of Music in the USA!) And the list of Friday night guests reads like the who’s who of the evolution of Hip Hop. We were having a US style bloc party every week, only with mains power, rather than wired into the street lights!

The plaque shouts out to Flash & Herc, but I could have said “Africa Bambaataa, Grand Wizard Theodore, Jazzy Jay, Kurtis Mantronix, and even Dexter from the Avalanches," all DJ Royalty, if you don’t know, you need to look them up!

As the sound evolved, we got Norman Jay, Ashley Beedle, Yoda, Falcon, Chad Jackson, Sully, Cash Money, and Punk Roc, to name but a few!

And when The Void closed its doors for the final time, we got our Pete……….

Fast forward to last weekend, on a car park, by a cop shop, in down town LA, (Longton Area) and it’s very clear that Satchmo’s touched more than a few hearts! It takes a lot of love, to make a car park as lovely as it was, for the Satchmo’s reunion!

And so Satchmo’s has its plaque, and secures its place in the rich history of cutting edge music, in our little town!

Big shout out to Lee, and the Reckless crew, that made it all happen. And to all the supporting DJ’s, of which I had the honour of being one, all be it, getting binned off for playing “Livin’ on a Prayer” on NYE 2001 (It was on green vinyl, and somebody is probably going to ask me for it back now! 😂)

KTF……. Bob x

29/05/2025

Alrighty then pop pickers!

Continuing the trend of very little forward promotion, I’m doing The Carlton again, this Saturday night!
Rounding off the sunny month of May with a banging Disco party!

The beginning of the month was stupidly good! Packed to the rafters! I played an hat full of tunes, that you never knew you needed to hear, until you heard them at The Carlton! This one will be even better!

You can feel the energy in the room! Digging deep, into that classic Disco / Soul / Funk & House vibe, you’ll never hear anywhere else!

Easily the best Saturday night Bar vibe that Stoke has to offer, The Carlton remains the one to beat!

Lovely food, charismatic cocktails, and banging beer! What’s not to like!

The fun starts at 7pm, and as always…. It’s free….. all night long! And I’ll play until close…….

The music builds with an infectious beat, the joy of being early will reward you with the down tempo, floaty bangers, that you haven’t heard for years! Music with a dance……. Music with a feel……..

If you are able, come say hello……… It would be lovely to see you!

https://soundcloud.com/bobs-disco/the-carlton-16_11_24

22/05/2025

Looking like we’re on around 8am after the news…..✊🏻

21/05/2025

Radio Stoke

Alrighty then thrill seekers, Radio Stoke have somehow talked me into going in to the studio to talk about the Blue Plaque trail, that we’ve started up Hanley duck!

If you want a laugh, at someone doing a terrible Stoke accent, first thing in the morning, actually on Radio Stoke, then you’ll need to tune in to the Breakfast Show with Lee Blakeman, at 7:45am tomorrow (Thursday 22/5/25)

It’s just for s**ts & giggles, and you’ll be able to go to work afterwards, just like me. Unless you’ve giggled and s**t yourself of course……😬

Anyways, tune in to see what the fuss is about……. and when we’re going to be on the tele……. 🤪

KTF

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16/05/2025

My alter ego Maximum Bob has finally got a gig, I'm not going to hear the last of this.......... 😎

Praise! Not Grumble! ®

I’ve finally been recognised for my football punditry, and a lifelong commitment to drinking beer, and watching football!

I’m overjoyed to have been asked to play a few tunes, on 28th June, at the rather swanky Fan Zone, at the BET 365 Stadium! An official SCFC gig!

It’s an all day affair, and I’ll be playing with lifelong friends, Pete, Lee and Nick, throughout the day.

It’s £5 to get in, but that includes a free pint, so basically, it’s free. There will be the usual array of food, and bars, dancing, and hopefully some sunshine! What’s not to like!

Kids are welcome too, not sure if they get the free beer though?

I’ll attach a photo of my playing days, when I came on as sub, and scored an Hat Trick against Fulchester United in the Cup Final! (Incidentally, wearing the same shirt as when I got thrown out of Soho House, after the 2011 Cup Final, accompanied by the immortal words “How the f@ck did you get in here?”) As it goes, I just walked back round to the front, and they let me in again……. 😬

And also a snapshot of my “punditry” elsewhere. If you want a real laugh, then look up “100% Football” and see how much stick you can get, for just one little supportive comment! 😂

Anyways, all this for a fiver, with a free pint, if you can make it, come say hello! It would be lovely to see you!

UTMP!

Tickets here:

https://tickets.stokecityfc.com/en-GB/categories/events