After the succession of bank holidays, you might like turning everything down and sitting in all weekend. Plus, the weather is a bit shit. Plus, there are a zillion episodes of MasterChef to catch up on. TOUGH. There’s still plenty on this weekend from Hannah Wants up North and, in the South, Murlo visiting York (Vikings beware) and two exciting nights in Peckham.
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Black Butter Records (Rudimental, Gorgon City, Clean Bandit etc) duo My Nu Leng and Joe Arthur aka Applebottom also play.
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@ Mansion Underground, York**
Friday 9th May**
York doesn’t have the best rep for nightlife (when I worked there, the nights out included Toast - it actually gave out free toast), but this Twisup night at the newly-refurbished Mansion Underground hits the spot. London via Midlands DJ Murlo heads up bill ('working together the discombobulated sounds and mutations of current clubland with the Afro-Carribean rhythms that historically underpin London dance culture,' they say) alongside Jam&Bun’s Codex and the play Imami (who has music forthcoming on the excellent LuckyMe). Top tip: Go to York’s
alongside Bade records founder James Sison (keep an eye on that label) and disco enthusiasts Paradise Forum.
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Corinne Bailey Rae’s ‘Put Your Records On’) all play.
Extra points and a free full English breakfast at Crossroads Cafe for anyone who gets stamps from both.
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with some rips. It’s £5 in.
The Great Escape, Various Venues, Brighton
Part music conference, part festival, part piss-up for people who work in anything vaguely related to making and releasing music – the Great Escape is back for another year. Don’t expect it to be tins on the beach weather this year, but that doesn’t matter, there are plenty of artists playing across three days from Jungle, to Batches and Cookies favourite Lizzo to Ella Eyre and Kiesza, to Darq E Freaker and NYC rapper Le1f.****
Friday 9th May
Brandt Brauer Frick @ Autumn Street Studios
Alex Metric @ XOYO, London
Wax’d x Dance Tunnel @ Dance Tunnel, London
Funk Butcher @ Thomas A Becket, London
James Silk @ Lightbox, London
Severino @ Disco London
Andy C @ Smack, Leamington Spa
Evian Christ, Mssingno, Georgia Girls @ Joshua Brooks, Manchester
Four Tet @ The World Headquarters, Manchester
Monki @ 256 Fallowfield, Manchester
Perc, Slam @ Sub Club, Glasgow
Scuba, Moxie @ Audio, Brighton
Heidi Presents The Jackathon w/ Jackmaster, Will Saul @ Motion, Bristol
Boddika @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Mr Wonderful @ Ace Hotel, London
PDA Party w Mess Kid, Manara, Siobhan Bell, Crackstevens
Fhloston Paradise @ Dalston Superstore, London
Silk Plews Launch @ The Faversham, Leeds
Saturday 10th May
Troupe Summer Series Outdoor Day & Night @ Monier Road Market, London
The 2 Bears, Four Tet, Daphni @ XOYO, London
Skream @ Electric Brixton, London
T Williams x Will Saul x Wilfred Giroux @ Bussey Building, London
Meandyou with Metropolis @ The Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Tama Sumo @ Sub Club, Glasgow
Rainer Veil Live @ Broadcast, Glasgow
Andrew Weatherall @ The Dean, Galashiels
Huxley @ Zeus, Reading
Redlight @ Concorde 2, Brighton
The Block Party @ Various Venues, Bournemouth
City Bass @ Underton Basement Bar, Cardiff
License to Trill x Fiesta w Motive, JD Reid
Paradise w Groove Chronicles, Lixo @ Edition Hotel, London
Nineties Night @ The Macbeth, London
Chichibass @ Vogue Fabrics, London
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.