Your weekend in the Big Smoke!

A sudden drop in temperature may have brought on a number of social ailments, however this is no excuse to stay indoors this weekend.

England’s capital city is full of wonderful happenings and surprises just waiting to be discovered. Here are a few tips to get you on your way.

Fabric 12th Birthday Weekend

London’s most renowned nightclub Fabric celebrates its 12th Birthday this weekend in true stratospheric style with three days of fresh, new, and underground music featuring the ‘who’s who’ in electronic today. Kicking off on Friday is FabricLive dubstep and drum & bass artists Caspa, Breakage, Mistajam, and Goldie amongst others, ready to raise the roof and get the bass vibrating. Saturday and Sunday are all about house and techno, with artists such as Craig Richards, Terri Francis, Ricardo Villolobas, Moodymann, Lee Foss, May Jane Coles, Ben Klock, and SoulClap taking the party way into the early hours of Monday morning. With a line-up as good as this, there’s no need to go home this weekend.

Friday 21st – Monday 24th October. Fabric, Charterhouse St, EC1M 3HN. Tickets £7-£28. To find out more visit www.fabriclondon.com.

Lowkey _ soundtrack to the struggle

Lowkey celebrates its highly anticipated album with a huge party at the Relentless Garage featuring Immortal Technique, M1 (Dead Prez), Klashnekoff, and many more. Expect anthems such as ‘Terrorist?’, ‘Obama Nation’ and ‘Cradle of Civilisation’, and a few surprise guests.

Buy tickets for Lowkey_soundtrack to the struggle

Friday 21st October, Relentless Garage, London. 19.00-23.00, £12.50.

Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club

Craig is back for October’s London Funk and Soul Club with the Soul Immigrants performing Live in support.

Buy tickets for Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club

Saturday 22nd October, Bloomesbury Bowling Lanes, London. 20.00-3.00, £5.00-£7.00.

Chilli Stand-off

London’s first-ever ‘Chilli Stand-off’ will take place this weekend in Shoreditch, where eight chefs and restaurants will compete for the sought-after ‘Oakheart Trophy’ and will be declared the ‘UK’s Chilli Champion’. Competitors such as Mexican restaurant ‘Chilango’, Heston Blumenthaal’s flagship ‘The Fat Duck’, and Spitafields favourite ‘Leon’, will taste-test their way through a variety of different chillies blindfolded to determine the ‘Best-Tasting Chilli in Britain’. Drinks including unlimited amounts of the new Barcardi Oakheart rum, will be provided by Milk & Honey and Danger of Death, whilst the afterparty will be held at XOYO. Add some spice to your life and head down to the Chilli Stand-off.

Saturday 22nd October, The Tramshed, EC2A 3EQ. 12.00pm-10.00pm, £25. To find out more visit www.chillistandoff.com

Have a great weekend!

Words: KG

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