{"title": "Dur-Dur Band International", "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T23:00:00Z", "place": "The Fox & Firkin", "address": "Lewisham High Street 316, SE13 6JZ London", "price": "GBP 18–60", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/funk"], "description": "Dur-Dur Band International is a London-based eight-piece Somali funk band, said to be the only Somali live music band in the world. It brings together original founding members of the 1980s Mogadishu funk, disco and soul band Dur Dur, revived by Mr Liban Noah. The original band soundtracked the nightlife of Mogadishu before Somalia's civil war forced it to disband and scatter abroad, and the musicians have faced persecution for their art. The regrouped band plays funky oldies and contemporary compilations of the best in Somali funk, and has toured across Europe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dur-dur-band-international-43991/", "official_url": "https://foxfirkin.com/event/dur-dur-band-international/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/961a8510d1e3dced26434e85a5e39b8b2500d49fe5cd2a0a949f87a4362bece1-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T23:00:00Z", "place": "The Fox & Firkin", "address": "Lewisham High Street 316, SE13 6JZ London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "MYDIR", "start": "2026-10-31T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Bread and Butter Lounge", "address": "London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music"], "description": "An evening of live music at Bread and Butter Lounge in London. 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After the financial impact of COVID-19 and a significant rent increase, the grassroots space faces an urgent funding challenge. Organisers and artists, including Dave Okumu of The Invisible, say the space has been central to nurturing local talent and must be supported to survive.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/music-complex-fundraiser-43999/", "official_url": "https://foxfirkin.com/event/music-complex-fundraiser-11th-november-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e4c87368ebd3a3354882fce8c3d194f744224ef3212e54244e65edcf33a81b1d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Nu Earth Groove ft. 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Built hand in hand with grassroots organisers and creatives, it is designed as a meeting point for collective liberation work, with speakers sharing how to get involved in community work throughout the night. Inspired by Steamdown, Sons Of Kemet and Sarathy Korwar, expect rhythms from Afrika, Asia and Latin Amerika.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nu-earth-groove-ft-dance-against-deportations-70568/", "official_url": "https://www.thejagodalston.com/event/nu-earth-groove-ft-dance-against-deportations/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8daa94bee7eda3d9a1ba478401ea019f5f417130c240af3f9c45f967bfb28ecf-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Random Trip x Kele Le Roc x Titii Orinoko x László Dés x Bence Vavra", "start": "2026-11-08T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T23:00:00Z", "place": "The Fox & Firkin", "address": "Lewisham High Street 316, SE13 6JZ London", "price": "GBP 8–15", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/funk"], "description": "An improvised concert night presented by Rubix Group, bringing the Hungarian collective Random Trip to The Fox and Firkin with no setlist and no script, as singers, MCs and horn players are warmly welcome to join the international jam. The lineup features Kele Le Roc and Bence Vavra on vocals, László Dés on saxophone, Titii Orinoko on trumpet and flute, kristof7s on live looping and beatbox, DJ Q-Cee on turntables and Javor Delov on drums. Random Trip has spent 17 years as an ever-evolving collective where legends and rising stars jam side by side, weaving funk, jazz, hip-hop, soul and electronic into real-time improvisation, with past lineups including names like Vanessa Haynes, Derrick McKenzie and DubFX. The show takes place with the kind support of the Hungarian Culture Center – Liszt Institute London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/random-trip-x-kele-le-roc-x-titii-orinoko-x-laszlo-des-x-ben-43997/", "official_url": "https://foxfirkin.com/event/random-trip-x-kele-le-roc-x-titii-orinoko-x-laszlo-des-x-bence-vavra-8th-november-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7aa149b8af1bf233e4d3f9aca2e0821e63a49a92bc458484862a4cf1e7065d91-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Live Music with Dis-Function", "start": "2026-11-07T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Bertie's Bar", "address": "", "price": "Free entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music"], "description": "An evening of live music at the bar, with the band Dis-Function playing well-known favourites to get you on the dance floor. Three selected shots can be bought for £10 to start the party. After the band has finished, the venue's DJ plays tunes until 2am.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/live-music-with-dis-function-34945/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Afro-Latin Fiesta: Message from Gambia ft Suntou Susso", "start": "2026-11-07T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T22:30:00Z", "place": "The Fox & Firkin", "address": "Lewisham High Street 316, SE13 6JZ London", "price": "GBP 13–20", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/african"], "description": "Folktales presents Afro-Latin Fiesta: Message from Gambia, the final night of a UK headline tour, with live music followed by a late-night afterparty. The headliner is Suntou Susso & The Gambian Superstars, a first-time UK pairing of the kora maestro, singer-songwriter and composer with his homegrown band. Born into the ancient Griot tradition of the Mandinka people, he plays a 22-string kora rooted in a 700-year tradition, fusing Afro-Manding roots with jazz, funk, soul and contemporary sounds. The support is London trio Las Chanchas with Chicha and psychedelic cumbia, plus DJ Moussa, a French-Ivorian selector and one half of Mamoussa.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/afro-latin-fiesta-message-from-gambia-ft-suntou-susso-43994/", "official_url": "https://foxfirkin.com/event/suntou-susso/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc5cd7ffe79bfa6c29507be35f8efd47a9b7452dc8af05e135194f6047aaedf9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Paradise Lost Feat. Frankenband", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T00:00:00Z", "place": "Eastcheap Records", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/funk"], "description": "Paradise Lost Feat. Frankenband is a live band night on the Main Stage. 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The bill brings together three acts: Boyband, BLUSH! and Molly Fawl, playing live at what the event’s page calls the organizer’s North London stomping ground. Entry is free, with guests asked to RSVP in advance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dads-mood-is-bad-presents-boyband-blush-molly-fawl-47965/", "official_url": "https://www.thefinsbury.co.uk/listings/04/04/2026-nl5aa9/05/2026-5dn4t-679ds-dnr93-yx6p4-fdwck-zy4wr-jtbay-tmf2f-se7ta-d8c2b", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c4c671f439b79b378dfda1eee02533fcefae9bad8e1a7760f31fa5f9089224e6-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Dabeull", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Troxy", "address": "Commercial Road 490, E1 0HX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/dabeull-london-05-11-2026/event/3E00649DB4542E50", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/funk"], "description": "Dabeull is a live music show at the Troxy. The performer is a French producer and artist seen as a leading figure in the global funk revival, blending punchy basslines, retro synthesizers and sensual vocals. His sound draws on the Pop, Funk and African Music of his youth, recorded on classic 70s synthesizers. His live shows feature a full analog band, period costumes and retro instrumentation, taking audiences on a nostalgic journey through funk history.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dabeull-39943/", "official_url": "https://troxy.co.uk/event/dabeull/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/da0b6bd7d1303fbee93f9f5811f498aa5941a2e4a02ebadcb90592ac6215d0ca-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Brother Strut", "start": "2026-10-30T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Islington Assembly Hall", "address": "139 A1, N1 2XF London", "price": "£36.42", "price_from": "36.42", "price_to": "36.42", "tickets_url": "https://islingtonassemblyhall.co.uk/dice/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/funk"], "description": "Brother Strut bring their live funk and soul show to Islington Assembly Hall, a launch event for their fifth studio album. The band features musicians whose combined careers exceed half a billion records sold, including members who have toured and recorded with Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder, Amy Winehouse, and Sting, making them one of the most exciting live acts on the UK funk and soul circuit. Their new album \"Something's Cookin'\" will drop on the day of the show, with copies available on the night in both CD and vinyl format. Early arrivals before 8pm are entered into the venue's Support the Supports lottery, supporting up-and-coming opening artists.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/brother-strut-36683/", "official_url": "https://islingtonassemblyhall.co.uk/events/brother-strut-30th-oct-islington-assembly-hall-london-tickets/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a38d2e2b791747ef46d2c8569577b07006b20bf8cb588f150b3bde15eec9aca2-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Almamegretta – Barezzi Way", "start": "2026-11-01T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T22:30:00Z", "place": "EartH", "address": "Stoke Newington Road 11-17, N16 8BH London", "price": "", "price_from": "29.87", "price_to": "29.87", "tickets_url": "https://link.dice.fm/zeef5e9881a1", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/reggae"], "description": "Almamegretta perform a live concert at EartH Hall, presented by the Barezzi Festival. Marking the festival's twentieth year and thirty years of the album \"Indubb\", the Neapolitan band returns to London, where their blend of Neapolitan tradition and reggae, jungle and drum & bass first took shape. The show follows their collaborations with dub producer Adrian Sherwood, whose On-U Sound label and remixes shaped \"Indubb\".", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/almamegretta-barezzi-way-35763/", "official_url": "https://earthackney.co.uk/events/almamegretta-barezzi-way-1st-nov-earth-london-tickets-avr7yq/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0dc8c2f32400c3658b8bb63b410ee43719f2aeb3a38a6eb60b9750b13b99ed62-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Da Lata", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T22:30:00Z", "place": "The Fox & Firkin", "address": "Lewisham High Street 316, SE13 6JZ London", "price": "GBP 12–17.50", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/brazilian"], "description": "Da Lata bring their live show of Afro-Brazilian rhythms, soul, jazz-funk and trip hop to The Fox & Firkin for the first time. The band is the brainchild of producer Chris Franck and DJ/broadcaster Patrick Forge, who emerged in the late 1990s from the meeting of London club culture and Brazilian influence. Having just marked their 25th anniversary, the London group arrives on the back of their acclaimed 2025 album 'Edge Of Blue', a set of songs about struggle, survival and hope. They are known for spiritually uplifting live shows and collaborators from Tony Allen to Jhelisa, Bernie Worrell and Mayra Andrade.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/da-lata-43992/", "official_url": "https://foxfirkin.com/event/da-lata/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8c903b1de087ec1c95d721e5a389c34d17932a2f17d68c3c0f84bf83863df240-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Almamegretta - 30 years of Indubb", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "place": "EartH", "address": "Stoke Newington Road 11-17, N16 8BH London", "price": "", "price_from": "29.87", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://link.dice.fm/zeef5e9881a1", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/reggae/dub", "occasion/anniversary"], "description": "Almamegretta, a band blending Neapolitan musical tradition with Caribbean influences such as reggae, jungle, drum & bass and Southern Italy's tammurriata rhythms, perform live at EartH in Dalston. The concert marks the twentieth anniversary of Barezzi Festival, which comes to the UK for the first time, and the thirtieth anniversary of Almamegretta's 1996 album \"Indubb\", a collection of reworked and remixed tracks made with guests including Bill Laswell and Adrian Sherwood. It follows earlier \"Barezzi Way\" events such as the one with Einstürzende Neubauten, and the band return to London, the city where the idea of their new musical language first emerged. The festival, whose twentieth edition also features artists like Peter Hook & The Light, Arab Strap, Sleaford Mods, Glen Hansard, John Grant and Gaia Banfi, aims to build bridges between music and culture, places and people.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/almamegretta-30-years-of-indubb-46753/", "official_url": "https://earthackney.co.uk/events/almamegretta-barezzi-way-1st-nov-earth-london-tickets-avr7yq/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0dc8c2f32400c3658b8bb63b410ee43719f2aeb3a38a6eb60b9750b13b99ed62-2000.webp"}, {"title": "HUMDRUM", "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Cavendish Arms", "address": "128 Hartington Rd, SW8 2HJ Stockwell", "price": "£9.27", "price_from": "9.27", "price_to": "9.27", "tickets_url": "https://www.seetickets.com/event/d-aulerio-sundaughter-humdrum/the-cavendish-arms/3739687?aff=id1thelist", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/rock/indie/shoegaze"], "description": "A live music night at The Cavendish Arms with three acts on the bill: sundaughter, HumDrum and D'Aulerio. Sundaughter, a four-piece \"mercurial shoegaze\" group formed in Reading, weave dreamy textures with delicate Eastern influences. HumDrum, a Bristol five-piece, bring a fusion of neo-jazz, experimental rock, warped electronics and poetic surrealism. The night is presented by The Cav Presents and is an 18+ event.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/humdrum-61386/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dfb568ed5a340d2deef3aa514b8d8df972c58e7751c261050fc4dbcb52ebd7d0-600.webp"}, {"title": "Dusty Funk's Floorshakers: Halloween Party", "start": "2026-10-31T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T23:00:00Z", "place": "Ram Jam Records", "address": "46B Richmond Rd, KT2 5EE Kingston Upon Thames", "price": "", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ramjamrecords/2379835", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A Halloween party night at the hidden speakeasy Ram Jam Records in Kingston upon Thames, built around live soul music. It stars Dusty Funk's Floorshakers, a five-piece London band known for explosive performances and sharp musicianship. Their setlists blend rare Northern Soul gems with hits from legends like Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye, delivered with infectious energy and style. Doors open from 7pm, and the venue serves the award-winning food and drink of the Smok'd pub behind which it hides.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dusty-funks-floorshakers-halloween-party-70240/", "official_url": "https://www.ramjamrecords.co.uk/events/31/10/26-dusty-funks-floorshakers", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d453b81ab278016247a970af764abf60ba7df78a5a32794c9c4edd84c8f6082d-2000.webp"}]}