Get ready, Manchester. The most anticipated street culture event in the North is back, and it’s set to be the most explosive chapter yet.
Street Heat 4 returns to Graystone Action Sports, Salford, M50 4BE on Saturday Oct 4th 2025 , transforming the world-class extreme sports venue into a vibrant hub of music, art, fashion, and sport, all in the name of community and competition with Hip Hop element battles and live performance showcases all taking place indoors and undercover, to stay warm, dry and out of the expected weather!
What began as a tribute has blossomed into a cornerstone of the urban scene. Street Heat was founded in 2022 to celebrate the life of Dominic Hespe, who sadly passed away from cancer. The inaugural event was a powerful gathering of friends, family, and the local community, channelling energy into positive action and raising vital funds for charity. The resounding success proved the need for a genuine, multi-faceted celebration of street culture in the region.
Building on visitor demand and positive feedback, Street Heat 2 in 2023 expanded its horizons, and by Street Heat 3, the event had firmly established itself as the “North’s No.1 Free Family Friendly Hip Hop & Street Culture Event.” Now, for its fourth year, the event is pushing the boundaries once more, adding new dimensions while staying true to its roots of unity, creativity, and remembrance.
This year, we dedicate the event to memory of Manchester Hip Hop legend, Benson AKA Luc, marked by a special Luc CS round for contestants in the BombMasters Speed Graffiti Painting Competition.
The Street Heat 4 Line-Up: A Celebration of All Elements
This year’s festival is a full-day immersion into the heart of street culture. From noon until late, Graystone Action Sports will be buzzing with non-stop activity across multiple zones.
Kicking off at 12pm and running until 9pm, the Greater Manchester Hip Hop Academy & Friends and StillMCR Stage is the epicentre of live Hip Hop and rap. Combining a lineup of local emerging and established talent, building up across the day!
The Playgrounds
- 12:00 pm: DJ Charlotte Carter
- 13.00 Ana May & Jamie Groovement
- 14.00 DJ Scorpion Bleu ( Vinyl set inspired by ‘Bus Diss’)
- 14.30 CEEJ
- 15.15 Dyzz
- 15.30 Dee Dot
- 15.45 Marley
- 16.00 BeeOne
- 16.15 Izcam
- 16.30 Joey X
- 16.45 Kai Bunz
- 17.00 Premier Battles
- 17.30 Premier Battles x Manchester Camerata Quartet
- 18.15 Interval
- 7.00 – 10.30 Finish Still MCR Presents
- 7.00 – Disco Demi
- 7.30 Conduit
- 8.00 Donnie Danko
- 8.30 NRB
- 9.00 Gilly MCR & D-Wayne
- 9.30 Caveman & Blakk Ice
- Pique Roscoe & Batfunk
The View Bar: Kall Out (Rocket League Esports Comp)
- 12:30 – 3:00 pm: KO Esports Rocket League Tournament (Street Heat’s first foray into the digital arena!
Mega Ramp Takeover
- Fresh Skillz Breaking Championships
The energy will be electric at the Mega Ramp for the Fresh Skillz 2 vs 2 Open Breaking Championships. The qualifiers and knockout rounds run from 12-5pm, building towards the highly anticipated finals at 5:30 pm.
Loading Bay
- BombMasters Graffiti Speed Painting Battle
Witness creativity in motion as artists battle against the clock in the BombMasters Graffiti Speed Painting Battle kicking off from 1:00 pm and throughout the day in dry spells . It’s a spectacle of colour, skill, and style you won’t want to miss. DJ’s Espa, Stu Morley, and hosted by Coach Jeets! - Knights BBQ – offering a range of Caribbean BBQ food & other dishes from from the drum
Skate Plaza & Bowl
- Skate & BMX Sessions – No Scooters
The playgrounds of Graystone will be alive all day. Enjoy free skate and BMX from 12-7 pm in the Skate Plaza. Later, the pros and amateurs unite for the Pro-Am Session with the Manchester Camerata Quartet playing Hip Hop scores beside the Bowl from 6.15 pm onwards – One not to be missed.
Mezzanine
- Pop-Up Culture
Explore the very best of independent street fashion and creativity with a host of pop-up stalls from 12-6pm. Get your gear customised, browse rare finds, and support local brands: Slam Jamz Records: For the crate diggers and vinyl lovers.
Dos 82: Live T-Shirt Printing for unique wearable art.
BluntShank: For sneaker and shoe customisation
Flock Customs with Longshot: Adding unique flair to your clothing.
- With the addition of Jamaican food from our good friends Knights BBQ and the infectious community spirit, Street Heat 4 is more than just an event—it’s the living, breathing culture. It’s a day where past and future collide through the beats of a DJ, the air of a BMX, the nozzle of a spray can, and the power of a microphone.
- Come and be part of the story.
- Street Heat 4 FREE EVENT
Venue: Graystone Action Sports, M50 4BE - Times: 12-10pm ( last entry 9pm)
Admission: FREE - For more information, check out the history of Street Heat via Unity Radio:
Street Heat 1
Street Heat 2
Street Heat 3
