Four venues, one weekend, 10 tonnes of sweet soul music! Bookmark this page for venues, times and set times. Your one stop guide!

Val started collecting rare soul in the mid-80s, knocking about with lifelong pals at the 100 Club's 6T's all-nighters. A few gigs in, Ady Croasdell asked her to become a regular, making her the first female 6T's 100 Club resident.

Jacobo fell in love with soul music 15 years ago at the first Manchester European Soul Weekender, part of the city's "Eurocultured" street festival. He's been collecting ever since, playing mostly local venues in the Alps of northern Italy with the Lebowski Scooter Gang, the soul brotherhood he belongs to.

Alex has been DJing around Newcastle for 13 years, and in recent years has become part of both Home Run and is a main resident at the amazing Heart of Soul, Lewisham.

Home Run Soul Club organiser and resident DJ Gary sat down with Martin Barnfather, AKA Soul Sam to talk DJing, record collecting and six decades on the Northern and Rare Soul scene.

Brett never planned on DJing. Mates kept telling him he had the records, and 22 or so years later he's played weekenders across the UK and Europe

Jordan's been obsessing over soul records since he was 14, DJing properly since his early twenties, and turns 30 this August.

Joan started DJing in the late 80s. Decades on, she's spent her career caring for museum collections and her spare time chasing white demos and Detroit acetates.

Hailing from New York, Joe has been DJing since a chance invite from a record shop owner turned into a regular spot. Since then he's built a collection that spans genres, a career in competitive powerlifting, and a proper soft spot for Manchester.

Soul Sam has been playing records since 1962. He was there when the Soul scene was still finding its feet and this October he'll be there in Manchester too.

After almost ten years away, Edu is heading back to Manchester and he’s bringing with him a record collection that stretches far beyond the traditional boundaries of soul.

One thing we're absolutely dedicated to at Home Run Soul Club is bringing you the very best venues for our Weekender.

It's been a month since the inaugural Home Run Soul Weekender, and we're still buzzing from what turned out to be an incredible weekend. What makes it even more special is that it was a true coming together of likeminded souls!

We're excited to announce that on the Sunday of our weekender, we'll have the wonderful Can You Dig It guys teaming up with us to make the final day of the weekend something extra special!

Each year, the Home Run Soul Club team sets out on a quest to find Manchester city centre's finest emerging venue, one equipped with a sound system capable of honoring the music.

Dave is a 'lifelong Soul music enthusiast and committed vinyl hoarder, a collector turned accidental DJ who’s somehow blagged his way onto some of the best lineups at some of the best parties across the UK and Europe over the last 25 years.'

Alan's been immersed in soul scene since the late 70s, a true veteran who's seen it all and spun it all. He'll modestly deny being a record collector (despite owning a copy of TMG 513)

Bringing that famous Tuff Love energy across the M62, Liam Flanders is the latest guest to be announced for this year's Home Run Soul Club.

With roots deeply embedded in soul music from her childhood, Natalie's journey as a collector began at 19...

Punky first discovered soul and funk records through the Acid Jazz, scooter and rap scene in Gothenburg city in the early 90s