It’s Glastonbury weekend but if you don’t want to go near it for
, that (as we’ve mentioned before) channels just how ecstatically thrilled to be alive she is. The Nest say it’s a “monumental double booking that promises to be one of the most bromantic nights in town”. Go on, head down and love one another.
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), plus a Gilles Peterson favourite Reginald Omas Mamode IV. There’s also food and live art to keep everyone sustained as they lord over East London.
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. Special guests are promised but the headline name is enough to sell it.
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g @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester*******
Sat Jun 28
Party of the week goes to this one at the Soup Kitchen in Manchester for a few reasons. 1) It’s in Manchester which is a great city. 2) The flyer is sick, with a big ‘DANCERS WANTED’ at the bottom. 3) It’s billed as an ‘all night dream house special (yes!) with a set from…. 4) LUV*JAM which is the great name and 5) There will be uplifting music like
. ‘If you like to dance, we want you’, they say. You should want to.
Dixon Avenue Basement Jams @ Sub Club, Glasgow
Sat Jun 28
Local favourites Dan Monox and The Wasp do what they do best (some of which you’ll find here) at Sub Club. Promotors Subculture say, “Expect weird music written by weirdos on a weird label run by weirdos for weirdos and let yourself off the leash as the month comes to a close”. It makes us feel weird… in a good way.
The best of the rest
Friday Jun 27
Rodriguez Jr, Ray Okpara @ Village Underground, London
Get Twisted Records @ Lightbox, London
Deadly Rhythm with Ryan Elliott @ Bussey Building
Vagabondz Summer Payback w Klose One, Murlo @ Plan B, Brixton
Fort Romeau, Youandewan @ Corsica Studios, London
Sunset Sound System @ Plastic People, London
DJ Hype @ Fabric, London
Principals w Bake, Tasker, Charles Drakeford @ Dance Tunnel, London
Noglastonocry @ Mode, London
Lovesick Festival Warm Up @ Basement, London
555-5555 w/ SFV Acid @ Power Lunches, London
Off Balance @ Catch, London
Heavenly Social @ The Social, London
Cozzy D @ Gorilla, Manchester
Deetron @ Saint Judes, Glasgow
XY w Todd & Friends @ 511, Edinburgh
Vitamins w Ryan Martin @ Sneaky Pete’s Edinburgh
Perc Attic Sessions w Emma Jayne Smith @ The Loft, Cardiff
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RPR Soundsystem @ Studio 338
The 2 Bears @ XOYO, London
Bready and Butter Warehouse Session @ Crucifix Lane, London
Get Diverted Presents Junior Boys Own Records @ The Prince Of Wales, London
Thomas Muller @ Basing House, London
Mosca @ Lightbox, London
Warm w/ Mark E @ Bussey Building, London
Soulmates Area 51 presents Kai Alce @ Dance Tunnel, London
Friend Of Ours @ Canavans, London
Floating Points @ Plastic People, London
Cat Lovers @ Queen Of Hoxton, London
Patrick Topping @ Rainbow Venues, Birmingham
Yousef @ The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury
Xstatic Summer Festival @ Catton Hall
Garden Party w Dennis Ferrer @ Hull University, Hull
Yousef @ East Village Arts Club, Liverpool
Craig Smith @ The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool
Shine w/ Maya Jane Coles @ Shine, Belfast
Leon Vynehall b2b with Medlar @ La Cheetah Club, Glasgow
Krystal Klear @ The Reading Rooms, Dundee
James Zabiela @ Audio, Brighton
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.