What's On: Bonobo

Welcome to No Skips. DJ Pierre and 808 State bring I Love Acid to its new home at The Cause on Friday, Wilkinson leads Worried About Henry's three room drum and bass takeover of Drumsheds on Saturday, and Luke Slater, Steve Bicknell and Function play live as LSD at E1 the same night. Here's a glimpse of what's on this week and what's ahead.

I Love Acid: DJ Pierre, 808 State, Lauren Flax
🗓 FRIDAY | 📍 The Cause
🎟 Tickets
From 10pm. The long running acid night moves into Dock Road. DJ Pierre of Phuture, the man behind "Acid Tracks", shares the bill with Manchester's 808 State, plus Lauren Flax, Posthuman b2b Jon Dasilva and a debut live set from Tom Ashford. Phones off on the dancefloor, 303s up.

Worried About Henry: Wilkinson, Kanine, Luude, Halogenix
🗓 SATURDAY | 📍 Drumsheds
🎟 Tickets
12pm to 10:30pm, last entry 5pm, 18+. More than 40 drum and bass artists across three rooms, with Wilkinson at the top. Kanine, Luude, Bou, Halogenix, Break, SIMMS, OKO and Artemis follow, with Flowdan and MC GQ on the mic. WAH sold out its last four Drumsheds shows, so don't leave it to the door.

fabric: Marcel Dettmann, Ellen Allien, Shonky b2b Marie Montexier
🗓 SATURDAY | 📍 fabric
🎟 Tickets
11pm to 7am. Two Berlin heavyweights share Room One with Jayson Wynters. Shonky b2b Marie Montexier take Room Two for the minimal crowd, and Serenne, Josh Keit and Nate Oldfield hold Room Three. Dettmann on the bodysonic floor is fabric at its purest.

Function 30 x 10 Years of LSD
🗓 SATURDAY | 📍 E1
🎟 Tickets
11pm to 6am, 18+. Luke Slater, Steve Bicknell and Function bring their LSD live show to Wapping, marking 30 years of Function and a decade of the trio. Function follows with a solo set and Livid opens. Three decades of techno in one booth.

Bonobo: Distance In Static Live
🗓 Fri, 26 Feb | 📍 Alexandra Palace
🎟 Tickets
Doors 6:30pm, 16+, from £43. Bonobo brings his first live tour since 2022 to the Great Hall, built around September's Distance In Static on Ninja Tune with a full band and a new stage design. A second night on Saturday 27 February has already been added. Book early.

Nia Archives: Emotional World Tour
🗓 Thu, 26 Nov | 📍 Alexandra Palace
🎟 Tickets
Doors 6:30pm, 16+. Nia Archives plays her biggest UK headline show yet, off the back of Emotional Junglist, the July album that went to No. 1 on the UK dance chart. Cannelle, NEW YORK and Trickpony support. Jungle on a Thursday, three weeks out.

Justice feat. Gesaffelstein, "Pusher"
(Because Music / Ed Banger, out 29 October)
The first collaboration between the two French acts, taken from Justice's original score for GTA VI. The game lands on 19 November and the full score follows on 11 December. Seven minutes of dark, throbbing electro, closer to Cross than anything Justice have put out in years. Built for the last hour at E1.
🎧 Listen here

Club Empire opens in Hackney this Saturday
The Empire Tavern on Mare Street, next to Hackney Empire, turns into a club every Friday and Saturday from this weekend. The launch runs 10pm to 4am, then nights finish at 2am, built around Four Hours With extended sets on a custom Blaze by Sonance system. House, disco, funk and soul, with free tickets for in-house nights and £5 to £8 otherwise.
👉 Read more here

Juan Atkins dies aged 64
The Detroit techno pioneer and Belleville Three member died in Mexico City on Sunday, ahead of a scheduled show. As Cybotron and Model 500, and through his Metroplex label, he helped name and shape the music that fills fabric and E1 every weekend. Expect to hear him in a lot of sets on Saturday.
👉 Read more here

We had the pleasure of working with Club Culture to produce The Top London Clubs Guide, built from a mix of your reviews and the venues you rated highest.
👉 Read the list here