This weekend, dance like it’s one of the last five weekends until September aka the month where you realize that it won’t be long until you have to put the heating on (boooo) and the pair of winter boots that have stayed with you for years have holes in them (also booooo). Options include Visions Festival (for heavier, harder music), Eastern Electrics, the Tuckshop’s Summer Carnival, plus a second birthday for Liverpool’s Hustle.
from last year for a taste.
Hustle 2nd Birthday @ The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool
Sat Aug 2
And finally, as much as we love festivals at this time of year – we can’t resist a birthday. This one serves as both – in that it’s the Hustle birthday and is the launch of the Southport Weekender’s Camelot event. Celebrating two years of what they say is the “finest house and disco” they’ll play host to Karizma (master of the CDJ deck) and as they say 'one of the tightest house music DJs on the planet' plus a set from Chicago DJ Rahaan. It’s all feel good, deep, soulful party music'.
Friday Aug 1
Deviation w Benji B, Martyn, Nguzunguzu @ XOYO, London
Fur Coat @ The Nest, London
Chez Damier, Jordan Peak, Dauwd @ Plan B, London
Muak with Osunlade @ Rhythm Factory, London
Stepback Sessions @ Brixton Jamm, London
House of Disco Day & Day @ Dalston Roof Park, London
Marcus Nasty’s Birthday Bash @ Fire, London
Jay Daniel @ Bussey Building, London
Fabriclive @ Fabric, London
Way Back Here with Matrixxman @ Dance Tunnel, London
Canvas LDN @ Thomas A Becket
Sho Nuff Summer Dance w Lakuti @ Bussey Building, London
Visions Festival pre Party @ The Laundry, London
Rhythm Section with Jane Fitz @ Canavans Pool Club, London
Blume presents Hospital Records & Finn Jones @ The Waiting Room, London
Heavenly Social @ The Social, London
Richy Ahmed @ The Portal, Birmingham
Kaluki w Skream @ Gorilla, Manchester
Deep Site w Sunshine Jones @ The Faversham, Leeds
Knee Deep @ Moko Lounge, Harrogate
Summer Fundraiser @ Wire Club, Leeds
Dan Soulsmith @ Twenty Twenty Two, Manchester
Bill Brewster @ Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
Minky Disco @ Drummond’s Downstairs, Aberdeen
Summerhall Festival Opening Party @ Summerhall, Edinburgh
Chemistry @ Halo, Bournemouth
Size 1st Birthday @ Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton
Bass Kitchen @ TB2, Bristol
*Sat Aug 2 *
Krankbrother Day and Night Terrace Party @ Studio 338
Troupe Terrace w Green Velvet @ The Old Baths, London
Alexander Nut @ Crucifix Lane, London
Tuckshop Summer Carnival w Gilles Peterson, Pedestrian, Two Inch Punch @ Shapes, London
Minus with Richie Hawtin @ Fabric, London
South London Soul Train @ Bussey Building, London
Jackmaster & Axel Boman @ XOYO, London
Make Me with Cosmin TRG @ Corsica Studios, London
Shuush @ Lightbox, London
Eastern Electrics Afterparty @ Coronet Theatre, London
Sumo @ Rhythm Factory, London
Garage Nation @ The Scala, London
The Reflex @ The Nest, London
H.U.S.H @ Bar A Bar, London
Can You Dance To My Beat @ Notting Hill Arts Club, London
Just Juice @ The Queen Of Hoxton, London
Hipsters Don’t Dance @ Shacklewell Arms, London
The Ibiza Carnival @ Rainbow Venues, London
The Move @ The Sugarmill, Sheffield
Leicester Caribbean Carnival After Party @ The Music Cafe, Leicester
Contradisco @ Department of Liquor and Social Affairs, Northampton
Awesome Tapes From Africa @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Grandmaster Flash @ Gorilla, Manchester
Fuckdust @ Kraak Gallery, Manchester
Ben Klock @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh
Platform 18 Street Party @ West Street, Glasgow
Harri & Domenic @ Sub Club, Glasgow
Jamthechannel x Dimenstions @ The Pride of Exmouth, Exeter.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.