Leeds’ longest-running soul session lives right here.

For 18 years — from the very night we opened our doors — Rootdown has been the heartbeat of Saturday nights at Smokestack. No gaps. No gimmicks. Just straight-up soul, funk, jazz, blues and Latin, every single week.

From 10PM onwards, DJ Chico Malo takes it back to the source and beyond — digging into heavyweight classics, rare cuts, dancefloor burners and slow-simmer grooves that keep the floor moving ‘til late.

And it’s always free entry — because Saturdays should be about good music and good people, no barriers.

Eighteen years strong and still spinning.