Music events to be on your radar in London this weekend: 25 - 27 September 2026
Techno among the rum stills in Tottenham, a free party in Axel Arigato's half-packed office, and a brand-new club running a sound system from the Plastic People team. Throw in ŌKAMI pairing dubstep with temple sounds in Hackney Wick and Eastern Margins taking over two venues from day to 4:30am, and London's music events this weekend are looking stacked. Here's what's worth your time.
Friday
Axel Arigato's OUT OF OFFICE turns Its Farringdon HQ into a two-night party
#FLODown: Axel Arigato is leaving its London office at The Drill Hall, and it's marking the move with two nights of music. Friday brings Touching Bass, Randy and Rickinzi, with live sets from Wesley Joseph and Unflirt. On Saturday, Crash Tracy, Delilah and Tommy Gold play house, garage and UK rap, before Vegyn, the producer behind Frank Ocean's Blonde, closes the weekend. Both nights are 21+ with ID, and entry is by RSVP. During the day, the space will be open as an exhibition, workshop and hangout, with workshops from artist Joy Yamusangie and designer Charlotte Kingsnorth.
Date: 25 - 26 September 2026. Location: The Drill Hall, 57A Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JB Price: Free, RSVP required. RSVP for Friday. RSVP for Saturday.
Hartronika takes over a Tottenham rum distillery with The Last DJ live
Hartronika turns Distillery N17, a working rum distillery in North London, into a warehouse rave. The Last DJ, Nick Hayes, headlines with a live all-hardware set, and Engineer adds a second live set of fast modular music. At 9pm the music pauses for a panel with Longevity Rave on following your passion later in life. After that, Johana, LIZAZA, SIIIO and Jarvis Bitcoin join the live acts to play acid, electro and techno.
Date: Friday 25 September 2026, 8pm–4am Location: Distillery N17, Unit 25, Millmead Industrial Estate, London N17 Price: £16.50 Book now
Trouble maker opens its new home at Radial with Katia Curie
#FLODown: Trouble Maker throws its first party at Radial, the new 200-capacity club in Tottenham built by mastering and audio engineers. Its sound system was installed by the team behind the legendary Plastic People. Katia Curie headlines, a Ukrainian DJ based in Austria who has played Panorama Bar, Garbicz Festival and Dimensions. Off Kilter founder Daisy Moon goes back-to-back with Adam Curtain, fresh from his Love International and Houghton debuts.
Date: Friday 25 September 2026, 10pm–5am Location: Radial, 39b Markfield Road, London N15 4QA (8 minutes' walk from Seven Sisters) Price: £12.50 Book now
DUBMERGE brings Deep Bass and Dub to Grow Hackney Wick
#FLODown: DUBMERGE, a club night celebrating UK sound system culture, lands at Grow in Hackney Wick with three of London's most exciting bass selectors. Founder Moontalk, a regular at Corsica Studios and Colour Factory, brings her dubwise, percussive sound with touches of jazz and soul. ŌKAMI, named one of Mixmag Asia's artists to watch in 2025, plays a special set linking ambient and dubstep with the temple sounds of her upbringing. Goh Well, who hosts shows on Foundation FM and Voices, rounds off the line-up with eclectic, bass-heavy club music.
Date: Friday 25 September 2026, 8pm–2am Location: Grow, Main Yard, 98C Wallis Road, London E9 5LN Price: from £5.50. Book now
Saturday
Margins United 2026 celebrates alternative East & South-East Asian culture across two venues
Margins United, London collective Eastern Margins' annual celebration of alternative East and South-East Asian culture, returns for its third edition. It has grown too big for its old home, so this year it's split across two venues. The day runs at Exhibition White City with live sets from Yves, f5ve, The Deep, jackzebra, R!R!Riot, YAKA, User116 and Heroic Dragon, plus arts and crafts, workshops, food and the Eternal Market. At night the party moves to Village Underground, where kimj, Rui (f5ve) b2b umru, DJ Love (Sherwin Tuna), Amanda Sze, tamanaramen, KOMA, HAVEN and 大地360 play until late.
Date: Saturday 26 September 2026. Day 3pm–10pm, night 11:30pm–4:30am (last night entry 2am) Location: Day at Exhibition White City, Ariel Way, London W12 7SL. Night at Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, London EC2A 3PQ Price: £56.50 Book now
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