COBA 3

🎤 COBA 3 – Presented by Aaspire Recs

📍 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester

🗓 Saturday | Doors: 5:30PM | Show: 7–11PM | Last Entry: 6:45PM

🔥 TWO HALVES. ONE UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT.

COBA is back for its third edition—and this time, we’re going bigger, louder, and prouder than ever. Expect a full-throttle celebration of Black excellence, underground talent, and Manchester’s thriving creative culture.

🎟 What is COBA?

COBA (Celebration of Black Artistry) is more than just a music event—it’s a platform, a movement, and a night to remember. It was created to spotlight the most exciting emerging Black and diverse artists in and around Manchester and across the UK.

Curated by Aaspire Recs, COBA brings together the next wave of UK music talent, blending live performances and high-energy DJ sets into one seamless cultural experience. Whether you're a music head or just here for the vibes, COBA 3 is the place to be.

🎶 HALF ONE: LIVE PERFORMANCES

6 rising stars. One stage. All fire.

Hosted by the iconic AB Bangs (@ab.bangs), the night kicks off with a lineup of genre-defying artists making major waves:

Jay Brando (@jay_brando_7)

Savanna Darnell (@_savannadarnell)

C Drizzy (@cdr1zzy)

Blaze Saukuru (@blazesaukuru)

Rouk3n (@rouk3n)

Mya Lashanthai (@myalashantai)

🎧 HALF TWO: STRAIGHT PARTY MODE

Once the stage cools down, we turn it all the way up! Join us for a full-on celebration, with DJ Chaise (@_djchaise) on the decks bringing nothing but bangers to keep you moving. 🪩🎉

✨ WHO ARE WE?

We’re Aaspire Recs, an independent talent management and entertainment brand born from Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Since 2022, we’ve worked with some of the UK’s most exciting and emerging creatives as well as housing our own roster, offering services from studio recording and creative direction to publishing support. Our mission? To elevate underrepresented voices and champion the next wave of talent.

COBA is our proudest creation—built by us, for us.

🍔🍹 Doors open at 5:30PM — come early for food, drinks & vibes

⏰ Last Entry: 6:45PM SHARP — don’t mock it!

Let’s make history. Again. 🚀