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OFFLINE is urban75's FREE club night in Brixton and central London (and occasionally New York), offering a lively and eclectic bill of great bands, DJs, performers, poets, stand up, acoustic acts and more.
We've put on award winning acts like ROB NEWMAN (Newman & Baddiel), STEWART LEE, RICHARD HERRING ('Lee & Herring'), ROBIN INCE, JOSIE LONG, SHAZIA MIRZA, HOWARD MARKS, SIMON DONALD (Viz), new wave star TOM ROBINSON (TRB), Mercury Prize nominees THE PORTICO QUARTET, JIM BOB (Carter USM), DARREN HAYMAN (Hefner), TV SMITH (the Adverts) and more - all playing for just two lovely beers! »More...
REVIEWS:
"It's always a roadblock - it's that good! " TIME OUT
"Like someone's friendly house party, opened up for the general public....Entertaining, friendly, and free."  Londonist
"A terrific night of fun." Richard Herring
"A f*cking brilliant night" Larry Love (Alabama3)
"So much fun" Josie Long
"An eclectic mix of cabaret & live music...Pick of the Week!" GUARDIAN
"So successful it hurts... Just go!" TIME OUT
 OFFLINE CLUB PHOTOS & LISTINGS
See photos, band listings and line-ups from all our club events in London and NYC.
 FEATURED NIGHTS: Josie Long at JAMM - Stewart Lee at JAMM - Crystal Palace Party - St Patrick's, Brixton - Rob Newman at JAMM - Richard Herring at JAMM
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Fri 17th Oct ALBERT PARTY NIGHT
Prince Albert, 418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LF.
Tel: 020 7274 3771
9pm - 2am. FREE ADMISSION!
Transport: 2 mins from Brixton tube/BR/buses.
...a "cheeky free party" TIME OUT
CHEAP BAR!
Map and venue info
We've put together unique night of music and surprises, featuring the Anti-Folk pioneers Filthy Pedro, plus spiky garage rockers The Shanners, and a whole team of beer-swilling DJs.
LIVE BAND
FILTHY PEDRO
The dirtiest lo-fi-DIY-punk-folk artist and pioneers of the UK anti-folk scene, Filthy's anarchic stage shows and tales of Lancaster Bombers, kinky tales of antiquity and being booted out of Angelsey make this a must-see gig.
"A raucous, indeed filthy, songwriter whose tracks fit somewhere between Jeffrey Lewis's mordant wordplay and the beat-up folk of Will Oldham's Palace Brothers" Metro Newspaper
"Author of couplet of the decade: Drinking Jack Daniel's in the bathtub/Making a pact with Beelzebub" Lauren Laverne
"Thoroughly excellent (and a bit odd)" NME
THE SHANNERS
Forged in a Brixton basement and fuelled by Buckfast, exhilarating garage-punkers The Shanners have been kicking up a storm with their crafty, edgy songs blending punk and poetry.
"Melodic growls and jagged rolling riffs signify this swaggering, savage 5 piece. A chunky, spiky sound underpinned by subtle but thumping rhythms" Podshow
A TON OF TOP DJS!
We'll also have a full crew of hard-drinking Offline regulars Including Editor, Sim Kard Suzi (Offline), Dansette45 (Modtown Rockers) and Los Stylus plus special guest DJs laying down a selection of ska, punk, reggae, roots, rock'n'roll, new wave, punk, big band, garage rock and more.
» See club photos
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Fri 31st Oct HALLOWEEN PARTY
Prince Albert, 418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LF.
Tel: 020 7274 3771
8.30pm - 2am. FREE ADMISSION!
Transport: 2 mins from Brixton tube/BR/buses.
...a "cheeky free party" TIME OUT
CHEAP BAR!
Map and venue info
The urban75 ghoul crew have put on a special Offline Halloween party with coffin-rattling, bone-shaking bands and some of the spookiest DJs this side of West Norwood Cemetery. Expect wild gypsy-punk shenanigans with DRUNKEN BALORDI, scuffle/skiffle madness from the UKULELE GANGSTAS and some of the funniest, most outrageous songs you've ever heard with the legendary CAPTAIN HOTKNIVES, lured down from his northern hideout by the promise of vast reservoirs of Tetleys Ale.
LIVE BANDS
DRUNKEN BALORDI
Wild eyed accordion punk meets beer-spilling gypsy music hall tunes, mixing up Roma, Klezmer, Balkan and Russian into a knees-up mash-up with tales of drinking, erotic pleasure, temptation, vulgarity and life on the streets of the metropolis.
"If you like to laugh, sing, throw your beer around and get hysterical then 'Drunken Balordi' are what you need."
UKULELE GANGSTAS
Funk/rap/punk combo mixing up ukulele, voice, freaky sounds and drums.
"Glam bling hippy space cadets with a fine array of highly entertaining scuffle-pop songs ...the stuff that cults are made of."
Irresistibly bonkers ska-meets-Slade-meets-The Wurzels outfit serving up a grin-inducing mix of knees-up tunes!".
CAPTAIN HOTKNIVES
"Expect rhymes about forms of bread, racist white supremacist polar bears and skanking your nana. Far better and lyrically adept than it has any right to be"
"I've never laughed so much in my life! Captain Hotknives had us all literally doubled over in laughter at the end of the bar. I loved his accapella-ragga tune 'Shabby Muffin' and 'Glue' - all the reasons why glue is better than any other drug in the world!"
"He was fucking brilliant."
Videos
Photography slideshow, horror movies and more.
PLUS A CREAKY MANSION'S WORTH OF DJS!
We've brought in a special selection of selectas as a Halloween treat with DJs Nip'n'Cut, BlackStar, EvilTory and Bobby Bauhaus laying down a suitably scary selection of rip-it-up rock'n'roll, goth, pyshcobilly skiffle, new wave, punk, big band, garage rock and more. We'll be rocking on till the early hours.
» See club photos
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Thurs 13th Nov: OFFLINE JAMM SPECIAL!!
Brixton JAMM, 261 Brixton Rd, Brixton, London SW9 6LH.
Tel: 020 7274 5537
Nearest tubes: Brixton, Oval, Stockwell
8pm-2am, FREE ADMISSION!
Map
JAMM website
THE LANI SINGERS
"Songs of freedom from West Papua"
Hailing from the remote central highland region of West Papua, the Lani Singers perform traditional West Papuan music, with songs rooted in the sacred rituals of the Lani tribes people.
"wonderfully uplifting: joyous South-Sea harmonies sung over lilting chords" TheSmith
"These are their songs of freedom. Merdeka! Freedom!"
ALBINO
Packing guitar, bazouki, accordion, trombone and keyboards, Albino create a compelling blend of blues, country and folk, with two albums already under their collective belts: Latrine Blues ( 2005 )and Bleeding Heart Yard ( 2006 ).
"viscous blues harmonica and beaten acoustic guitars ...a redneck holler of an album full of country swing, bluegrass stomp and a deep fried folk" The-Mag
"...Awash with grand sweeping melodies and vocals which bring to mind West Coast Elektra stuff like Tim Buckley and The Doors." Blang! Mag
BEANS ON TOAST
Expect a scathing slab of political and satirical punky folk tunes from the man who took on MySpace and lost. He's played every festival you've ever heard of, he's supported Kate Nash and if you miss this you'll have to pay zillions to see him at Reading or Leeds festivals and only have vile Carling beer to drink.
"Gravelly-voiced folk singer/songwriter, big on social commentary, drugs and swearing."
- Drowned In Sound
RASPACT
Fantastic roots reggae fusion from Portugal.
Plus: CABARET HOUR WITH VIC LAMBRUSCO
'Abrasive political comedy' - Time Out
Comic piquancy - Independent
With a full line up of comedians, wags, poets and wordsmiths, including:
PLUS CRAFT CORNER!
Glitters, Sparkles and messy fun for all you big kids!
and A TON o'TOP DJS!
Including Editor, Sim Kard Suzi (Offline), Dansette45 (Modtown Rockers) and Bluestreak (Beyond Fathomability) playing floor-filling ska, punk, indie, big band, 50s classics and dance.
Doors open 8pm, Cabaret starts at 9pm, Bands onstage 10pm, DJs till 2am. FREE all night!
» See photos from previous club nights
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Fri 14th Nov PUNKY REGGAE PARTY
Prince Albert, 418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LF.
Tel: 020 7274 3771
8.30pm - 2am. FREE ADMISSION!
Transport: 2 mins from Brixton tube/BR/buses.
...a "cheeky free party" TIME OUT
CHEAP BAR!
Map and venue info
LIVE BANDS
I WANNA BE SEDATED
Mixing up the sound of the Lower East Side with a Coldharbour Lane twist, these Brixton rockers will be dishing up a feast of Ramones tunes at their punk rock finest. Expect drunken 'Gabba Gabba Hey' chants, dancing Pinheads and a room full of joyous 'Hey Ho, Let's Go!' singalongs. Dig out your battered leather jacket and join the mosh pit.
RASPACT
Fantastic roots reggae fusion from Portugal.
Videos
Photography slideshow, festival footage, movies and more.
PLUS A BULGING BAG OF OF TOP DJS!
We'll also have a full crew of hard-drinking Offline regulars Editor (urban75) and Nipsla, plus special guest DJs laying down a selection of ska, punk, reggae, roots, rock'n'roll, new wave, punk, big band, garage rock and more, rocking on till the early hours.
» See club photos
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Fri 21st Nov UKULELE CRAZY!
Prince Albert, 418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LF.
Tel: 020 7274 3771
8.30pm - 2am. FREE ADMISSION!
Transport: 2 mins from Brixton tube/BR/buses.
...a "cheeky free party" TIME OUT
CHEAP BAR!
Map and venue info
LIVE BANDS
DULWICH UKULELE CLUB
A feast of ukulele action!
The Dulwich Ukulele Club are a large band armed with small instruments. Eight ukulele players, plus bassist and percussionist they play all original material ploughing a similar furrow to their south london compatriots the Alabama Three. This summer they are organising a 100 piece ukulele band to perform at Bestival and will be hoping to recruit more members for this super sized group at Offline.
'A must see. No kidding.' The Guardian
"Pick of the Year" The Telegraph
'A treat ...catch them when you can' The Londonist
COSMO
Grapping with love, politics, dreary Sundays and dingy bedsit philosophy, Cosmo's punk, anti-folk, hip-hop, human beatboxing, bluegrass and cowpunk tunes have made him a regular on the festival circuit. Don't miss him.
Videos
Photography slideshow, horror movies and more.
PLUS A BULGING BAG OF OF TOP DJS!
We'll also have a full crew of hard-drinking Offline regulars Editor (urban75) and Nipsla, plus special guest DJs laying down a selection of ska, punk, reggae, roots, rock'n'roll, new wave, punk, big band, garage rock and more, rocking on till the early hours.
» See club photos
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Thurs 11th Dec: OFFLINE CHRISTMAS PARTY!
Brixton JAMM, 261 Brixton Rd, Brixton, London SW9 6LH.
Tel: 020 7274 5537
Nearest tubes: Brixton, Oval, Stockwell
8pm-2am, FREE ADMISSION!
Map
JAMM website
HOOLIGAN NIGHT
Apocalyptic mix of a punked-out showgirl in acid-bright colours, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, red-blooded Rock n Roll and earth-shattering bass lines, with all star line up including members of Alabama 3 and Stereo MC's.
"All-Star Electro Rockers" Time Out
"Street sassy burlesque bete-noir, mixing psychedelic punk and a contemporary electro skank" Soft Secrets Magazine
"outrageously infectious, genre-bending bass-driven beats held together by killer hooks and Ruby's unmistakable vocal style... weaving vivid tales of the sleazy side of city life, strange love, urban Voodoo, dances with Drag Queens and dream-like trips of the imagination."
DAVID GOO VARIETY BAND
Fresh from a sell out gig at the prestigious Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush, we're delighted to have the incredible David Goo and friends at the Albert.
"Funloving, upbeat music about the everyday life of a psychotic mind."
"David Goo writes songs about bugs, hairy men, hotels, Bon-Bon Jovi amoungst other things... Be prepared for surrealism and sing-a-long from one of the most entertaining musicians on the circuit." Tastebuds TV
"Has achieved cult status" The London Paper
DULWICH UKULELE CLUB
A feast of ukulele action!
The Dulwich Ukulele Club are a large band armed with small instruments. Eight ukulele players, plus bassist and percussionist they play all original material ploughing a similar furrow to their south london compatriots the Alabama Three. This summer they are organising a 100 piece ukulele band to perform at Bestival and will be hoping to recruit more members for this super sized group at Offline.
"A must see. No kidding." The Guardian
"Pick of the Year" The Telegraph
"A treat ...catch them when you can" The Londonist
KITCHENER
Rural/vaudlevillian folk outfit packing double basses, squeezeboxes, melodicas, acoustic guitars and "upbeat tunes so catchy you can hang your coat on them."
"Eccentric troubadours" The Guardian
SHAZIA MIRZA
"the world's only female Muslim comic"
"Quite unique in modern comedy" The Guardian
"One of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy" Observer
"the Lenny Bruce of female stand-up" Metro
"Sparkling, sassy delivery" Independent
"Sticks the knife into political correctness with hilarious effect. A must see" Attitude Mag
"Great routines... breaking new ground" Mark Thomas, New Statesman
"One of the top new stand-up comics" The Sun
San Francisco Chronicle feature
New York Times feature
Plus: CABARET HOUR WITH VIC LAMBRUSCO
'Abrasive political comedy' - Time Out
Comic piquancy - Independent
With a full line up of comedians, wags, poets and wordsmiths, including:
PLUS CRAFT CORNER!
Glitters, Sparkles and messy fun for all you big kids!
and A TON o'TOP DJS!
Including Editor, Sim Kard Suzi (Offline), Dansette45 (Modtown Rockers) and Bluestreak (Beyond Fathomability) playing floor-filling ska, punk, indie, big band, 50s classics and dance.
Doors open 8pm, Cabaret starts at 9pm, Bands onstage 10pm, DJs till 2am. FREE all night!
» See photos from previous club nights
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Fri 19th Dec ALBERT CHRISTMAS PARTY!
Prince Albert, 418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LF.
Tel: 020 7274 3771
8.30pm - 2am. FREE ADMISSION!
Transport: 2 mins from Brixton tube/BR/buses.
...a "cheeky free party" TIME OUT
CHEAP BAR!
Map and venue info
LIVE BANDS
DANNY FONTAINE & THE HORNS OF FURY
Crazy bastardised skiffle-ska-punk sounds from this larger than life seven piece, brass-driven band described as, "a madcap mix of Circus Ska, Russian Freakshow, Death Ballad, Evil Spandex and Cowboy Vent.". Don't miss them!
TRANS SIBERIAN MARCH BAND
A wonderfully chaotic and exhilaratingly brilliant 12 piece gypsy Balkan brass sensation packing a fiesta of tubas, trombones and clattering things, the Trans Siberian crew have been picking up rave reviews. Catch them before they head east to the Balkans over the summer!
"Balkan ska meets Ottoman battle punk in The Trans-Siberian's obscenely infectious brass blow-out"
"The Sex Pistols of Balkan Brass...Punk brass world beat oddities"
"Music of the people for the people by this Balkanic-Latino band who love to party" - TIME OUT
Videos
Photography slideshow, horror movies and more.
PLUS A BULGING BAG OF OF TOP DJS!
We'll also have a full crew of hard-drinking Offline regulars Editor (urban75) and Nipsla, plus special guest DJs laying down a selection of ska, punk, reggae, roots, rock'n'roll, new wave, punk, big band, garage rock and more, rocking on till the early hours.
» See club photos
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Weds 31st Dec NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY!
Prince Albert, 418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LF.
Tel: 020 7274 3771
9pm - very, very late. FREE ADMISSION!
Transport: 2 mins from Brixton tube/BR/buses.
...a "cheeky free party" TIME OUT
CHEAP BAR!
Map and venue info
A BIG BRIXTON NIGHT OUT!
We'll be putting on a fantastic evening of great tunes, party floorfillers and beer spilling hoedowns.
Expect to hear punk, ska, hillbilly, dance, rock and roll and some kick arse party tunes. All night!
» See club photos
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