New 400-capacity club, Canvas, to open in London
Canvas is a new project by the team behind east London venues Oval Space and The Pickle Factory.
The club will open on 29th February, a Leap Day, with a party hosted by Percolate.
Eclair Fifi will play her first ever all night long set at the club, which is located right between Oval Space and The Pickle Factory, not far from Bethnal Green station.
In a post on Facebook, the Scottish DJ said, "It's a brand new venue right next to The Pickle Factory and I can't wait to share the space with you all, it's the perfect place to party."
fabric set up clothes donation point in club for London homeless charities
fabric have announced a new charity drive called Dance and Donate.
The London club will be accepting clothes donations at a donation point inside the venue for the next three weekends.
fabric have been inspired by similar recent efforts by the teams at All You Need and Sub Cub, and now the Farringdon venue will be collecting clothing to shelters and charities around their local borough of Islington.
New exhibition celebrates dub reggae’s London legacy
A new exhibition celebrating dub reggae in London is set to open this year.
Coming to the Museum of London in May, the Dub London exhibition will explore the music and culture's legacy in the city, from showcasing the Channel One Soundsystem from Notting Hill Carnival, to dub reggae's influence on modern music genres.
Lovebox locks Disclosure’s exclusive live UK performance of 2020
Disclosure have been confirmed to perform their only UK live show of 2020 at London's Lovebox festival.
Following the announcement that Tyler, The Creator will be one of the headliners performing at the Gunnersbury Park festival, Lovebox has revealed more acts joining the mainstage, including UK electronic duo, Disclosure.
There’s a rave to raise money for homeless people this Christmas
London pub The Lion & Lamb are throwing a Christmas rave to raise money for homeless charities.
Taking place on the 20th December, Signal: End Homelessness will run from 6PM until 2AM, in aid of national charity Crisis, and Centrepoint, a UK-based charity providing accommodation and support to homeless people aged 16 to 25.
Fabric residents Terry Francis and Anna Wall will both play at the event, alongside Ceri, Georgio Oniani, Robert Cary, and Wall's The Bricks label affiliate, Thoma Bulwer. 100% of the proceeds will go to both the selected charities.
Tyler, The Creator is headlining Lovebox Festival
Tyler, The Creator will headline London's Lovebox festival in 2020.
Taking place at London's Gunnersbury Park from the 12th to 14th June 2020, Lovebox festival will welcome the American rapper back to the capital. The festival performance follows a string of sold out shows at Brixton Academy in September this year - the first since he was banned from the UK in 2015.
Pickle Factory announces 2020 residents
London club The Pickle Factory has announced two new residents for 2020.
Berlin-based REEF founder Darwin and UK crate digger Truly Madly will join current residents Jane Fitz, Josey Rebelle, Leif and Gwenan, who will be returning for their fifth year as residents at the club.
XOYO announces Dusky as first 2020 residents
Dusky have been announced as the first residents for 2020 at London club, XOYO.
The duo, real names Nick Harriman and Alfie Granger-Howell, who are also from the capital, will take over from Dekmantel Soundsystem to present twelve weeks of carefully curated line-ups.
Running from January 2020 through to March, Dusky will host Rise For Love, the 25th residency the party has held since its inception.
SOPHIE, Mala, British Murder Boys, more locked for RE-TEXTURED festival 2020
SOPHIE, Mala and British Murder Boys are among the first names announced to play RE—TEXTURED 2020.
Exploring the relationship between modern and industrial architecture, experimental music and visual arts in London, the festival's second annual outing will return across venues including BFI, Tobacco Dock, Southbank Centre, Oval Space, E1 London and Village Underground between 2nd-5th April.
London club The Cause to remain open at its current location
North London club The Cause will remain open at its current premises indefinitely.
Initially opening with the aim of raising £25,000 for charity partners Mind in Haringey, C.A.L.M. and Help Musicians UK, the venue surpassed their target and have since raised over £50,000 for the charities and beyond.