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Remembering a huge Shine Belfast track from back in the day

April 11, 2024

Remembering a huge Shine Belfast track from back in the day

Today's blast from the past was a right old Shine anthem that many on here will undoubtedly remember.

In 1999 French producer Pepe Bradock (Julien Auger) blended some strings from an old Freddie Hubbard soul track together with some other borrowed samples and subtle keyboard effects to create this simple, but stunning deep house track.

I played this track to death for a long time and we went on to sell loads of copies in the shop off the back of some heavyweight rotation in every room at Shine, by all the residents and lots of visiting guests.

It’s just the perfect example of how a well chosen rekindled sample can be the backbone for such a worldwide underground club smash.

This record holds a lot of fond memories for myself. Lovely.

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Belfast venue wasn’t big enough for Drum & Bass act’s DJ set

January 12, 2024

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Belfast venue wasn't big enough for Drum & Bass act's DJ set!

Tickets went on sale a few days ago for the appearance of worldwide superstars of the Drum & Bass scene Chase & Status, playing a DJ set at iconic Belfast venue, The Limelight.

No-one could have anticipated just how fast this gig would sell out! Minutes!

**VENUE UPGRADED** So, due to this incredible, unprecedented demand for tickets, and after selling out The Limelight in record time during pre-sale mode, to meet demand, the Chase & Status Belfast DJ show has been upgraded to the bigger capacity of The Telegraph Building!

All tickets remain valid and remaining tickets for the upgraded show go on sale this FRIDAY.

https://youtu.be/Zy_JR9_Y8dE?si=wK-YGC-F2tcCDQeq

Support on the night comes from the incredible talent of local D&B heroes Crilli

TICKETS ON SALE FROM SHINE WEBSITE

CHECK OUT THE CHASE & STATUS WEBSITE

https://youtu.be/W7eAxaUFs4U?si=kEtKVGV-c2W9mAPN

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DOM DOLLA makes his Belfast debut

January 9, 2024

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DOM DOLLA makes his Belfast debut

Melbourne based DJ / producer Dom Dolla makes his Belfast debut on Sat 24th Feb at The Telegraph Building.

Dom discovered dance music when his Mother handed him a copy of Basement Jaxx’s 2001 album "Rooty" while on holiday. This was a game changing moment!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uluaU17xFkc

In 2015 Dom was encouraged to quit his day job to pursue his obsession with music and production.

Dom’s break out year saw the release of the massive global smash "Take It", which he quickly followed up with the huge releases "San Frandisco" "Moving Blind", "Pump The Brakes" and "Strangers" w/ Mansionair.

In 2022, Dom returned with the highly anticipated single "Miracle Maker" featuring Clementine Douglas.

Dolla’s catalog continues to generate over half-a-BILLION streams, with 2x Platinum & 2x Gold Certified Singles, receiving the ultimate Australian recognition of winning an ARIA award for ‘Best Dance Release’, and has been commissioned by the biggest names in music to deliver official remixes for Rufus Du Sol, Dua Lipa, Calvin Harris, The Martinez Brothers & Louie Vega ft Marc E. Bassy, and Gorillaz ft. Tame Impala. The latter reached #1 on Beatport's Top 100 Charts for six consecutive weeks.

Belfast's clubbers are in for something very special.

TICKETS ON SALE FROM SHINE WEBSITE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85-dQjaR2BM

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Dave Clarke returns to Belfast

January 5, 2024

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Dave Clarke returns to Belfast

Dave Clarke, or "The Baron Of Techno" as affectionately named by the legendary John Peel (RIP) returns to the city of Belfast on Friday 1st March 2024 where he will play an intimate gig at The Ulster Sports Club.

Clarke is no stranger to Belfast's techno loving crowd, having played countless memorable gigs for Shine during their many years residence at The Mandela Hall / Queens Student Union.

Tickets go on sale Fri 5th Jan at 6pm and we are pretty confident that this will sell out in minutes.

Expect nothing less than a night of absolute dance-floor carnage.

Support on the night comes from Belfast stalwart of the scene Conor Schmutz

TICKETS ON SALE AT 5PM - FRI 1ST MARCH FROM SHINE WEBSITE

https://youtu.be/SB5h5Z8peDs?si=DG-3y5owcXrKDeFm

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Eats Everything back to Shine for NYE 2023

December 17, 2023

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Eats Everything back to Shine for NYE 2023

House music big guy, Eats Everything lands back in Belfast on New Year’s Eve 2023 to play in the industrial backdrop of The Telegraph Building for the mighty clubbing institution Shine

With a huge catalogue of releases under his wing for labels such as Dirtybird, Pets Recordings, and Crosstown Rebels, this larger than life character is a fully paid up member of the producer / DJ royalty circle.

Support on the night comes from Dense & Pika, Sarah Story and Caoimhe. Caoimhe has quickly risen up through the DJ ranks on the local circuit, having initially won the AVA Emerging DJ competition, with the final taking place at our very own Belfast Underground store in Belfast city centre.

Bedrock Belfast at Shine sells out months ahead of event!

June 17, 2021

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Legendary Belfast clubbing institution Shine have been announcing a steady flow of forthcoming events as we slowly begin to creep back to normality again after our various lockdowns.

Bedrock, the brainchild of superstar DJ and technical master John Digweed is coming to Belfast on 19th November, and Shine have sold out their entire quota of tickets in days, and literally 5 months ahead of the event.

Maybe there is such a yearning inside our nations youth to get back into society and spread their rave wings once again after being couped up for so long? or maybe the sheer might and power that Bedrock and indeed Mr Digweed still hold in our scene is incredibly strong? Who knows what the driving force is - I just know that it’s such a heart warming thing to read one again for the local entertainment industry.