Your weekend in the Big Smoke!

Things may feel all doom and gloom at the moment, but you can always rely on Skiddle to take your mind off things with the lowdown on the best activities to enjoy this weekend.

Take a break from strikes and pensions, and get your dancing shoes on because this weekend the capital is all about the party!

The Shrine presents Afrikan Boy & TY

London-based Grime MC and M.I.A. collaborator Afrikan Boy, and UK Hip Hop don and Mercury Music Prize nominee TY will jointly headline The Shrine at Rich Mix this Friday. On the decks for the evening will be one of The Shrine's residents, BBC Radio 3's Max Reinhardt with what is set to be a wild and wily night out filled with music, dance and visuals... Viva Rebel Music! Friday 2nd December, 20:00-00:00. Rich Mix, E1 6LA. £6.

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Absolut Blank Live

If you were lucky enough to get a ticket for the ABSOLUT Blank Live event this weekend, then you are in for an ABSOLUT treat (see what we did there?). Video artist Saam Farahmand has been creating portraits of hundreds of well-known and less known people in a pod that captures and films every movement so that effects are created in real time by every participant. Together with ABSOLUT, renowned special guest DJ Jamie XX will be mixing these portraits live into a unique A/V set in what is set to be an incredibly special event. Friday 2nd December, 21:00-2:00. Village Underground, EC2A 3NF. SOLD OUT.

Freerange is fifteen with Isolee (Live)/ Jimpster/ Session Victim (Live) @ Corsica Studios

Freerange Records is somewhat of a veteran on the electronic music scene, having discovered some of the most influential acts in house music over the past 15 years. With 175+ tracks and over 1000 releases to their name, it is about time they celebrated this monumental achievement. Joining them for a special Live performance is Isolee, responsible for one of their most charted tracks in the past year – a remix of Manuel Tur’s Most of this Moment. Label partner and A&R man Jimpster will also be demonstrating why he is one of the key producer-DJ’s on the scene, whilst new kid on the block Session Victim will be celebrating the release of his debut single with an exciting Live performance – A birthday party not to be missed. Saturday 3rd December, 22:00-6:00. Corsica Studios, SE17 1LB. Tickets £13.

LWE presents… Stanton Sessions

The Stanton Warriors (pictured) have been unrivalled in their genre for over a decade, famed for incorporating exclusive original tracks mixed with homemade edits / remixes of cutting edge sounds from underground house through to abstract hip hop and everything in between. Joining them to support their last London date of 2011 are a special selection of handpicked guests, including 16 Bit, Herve, and Warrior One, providing a melting pot of electro punkishness. Saturday 3rd December, 22:00-6:00. Electric Brixton (The Fridge), SW2 1RJ. £8.

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Have a great weekend!

Words: KG

See all events in London this weekend and buy tickets over at our London what's on guide.