Welcome to No Skips. Pride hits London on Saturday, ABSOLUTE. b2b Bimini headline the Ministry of Sound takeover, and Ricardo Villalobos anchors fabric the same night. Here's a glimpse of what's on this week and what's ahead.
THIS WEEK
Above & Beyond: Bigger Than All Of Us with Yotto
🗓 FRIDAY | 📍 Silverworks Island
🎫 Tickets Here
Their first show at Silverworks Island since 2022. Trance, house and a docklands skyline, joined by Yotto, Grum b2b J Ribbon and Leena Punks.
B!tch, Please! Pride Special: ABSOLUTE. b2b Bimini
🗓 SATURDAY | 📍 Ministry of Sound
🎫 Tickets Here
ABSOLUTE. grew up in East London's queer club scene before it made him a Mixmag cover star, and this Pride he's back on home turf b2b Bimini in The Box. Princess Superstar and MYSS KETA take the rest of the bill.
fabric: Ricardo Villalobos, Sonja Moonear b2b Omar, Foehn & Jerome, Harry McCanna
🗓 SATURDAY | 📍 fabric
🎫 Tickets Here
fabric's Room One system is at its very best when Villalobos is at the helm. Sonja Moonear and Omar take Room Two all night long.
WAH In The City: Pendulum (Live), Andy C: Alive, Bou, Kanine, Mozey and Sota
🗓 SUNDAY | 📍 Silverworks Island
🎫 Tickets Here
The UK's biggest drum & bass day festival returns for a third year, this time with Pendulum playing live. Over 40 artists across three stages against the docklands skyline.
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WHAT'S ON: ANOTR
ANOTR at Ally Pally
🗓 Thu, 17 Sep | 📍 Alexandra Palace
🎫 Tickets Here
The Amsterdam duo's debut at Ally Pally, added after their first date sold out in minutes. It lands off the back of Talk To You, one of the year's biggest streaming records, and their most dancefloor-focused album yet.
Michael Bibi
🗓 Sun, 16 Aug | 📍 Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
🎫 Tickets Here
Labyrinth on the Thames closes its run with the Solid Grooves founder curating a full day-to-night. His last London date drew 45,000 to Finsbury Park, joined here by Seth Troxler and Franky Rizardo.
THE BOOTH
Barry Can't Swim, "Return To Bhibo"
(Atlantic, out 29 May)
His first new music of the year lands right as festival season peaks. French touch horns and a straight summer earworm, built for a day party, not a late one.
🎧 Listen Here
EDITORIAL
We had the pleasure of working with Club Culture to produce The Top London Clubs Guide using a mix of reviews and top-rated venues by you all. We’re excited for who came out ontop.
East London's Ironworks reveals its opening lineup
The 7,000-capacity warehouse on the Royal Docks has confirmed its first season. Jamie Jones, Eric Prydz, Charlotte de Witte, CamelPhat and Appetite across six shows this October, filling the gap Printworks left.
👉 Read more here 👈
Pride parade shuts central London on Saturday
The parade runs Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall via Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square from midday, so factor extra time getting to Ministry of Sound or fabric that night. Routes to Silverworks and Hackney Wick are unaffected.
👉 Read more here 👈
