Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September offer a compact route through a pivotal shared chapter of British electronic music. A Guy Called Gerald plays live at Jazz Cafe on Friday; 808 State follows with a DJ set at The Fox and Firkin on Saturday afternoon. The connection is unusually direct: Gerald Simpson formed 808 State alongside Graham Massey and Martin Price in Manchester in 1988, before continuing under the A Guy Called Gerald name. That makes these two upcoming London dates feel less like a heritage circuit and more like two views of a still-active musical vocabulary: studio-built rhythm, dancefloor pressure and a willingness to let the machinery show its workings.[1][2][3][4]

Friday: Black Secret Technology at Jazz Cafe

Jazz Cafe’s Friday bill is presented by Test Pressing and places A Guy Called Gerald alongside Mystery Tiime. Gerald will perform Black Secret Technology live, concentrating the evening around his 1995 album; the venue describes Mystery Tiime’s contribution as post-punk and lo-fi electronics. It is a focused room for a set with a specific frame, beginning at 6:30pm. Gerald’s own site traces a path from the 1988 acid-house landmark “Voodoo Ray” into jungle and drum and bass, while also documenting his later REBUILD live-jam collaboration with 808 State’s Graham Massey. The Friday show consequently supplies the deeper, album-scale half of the weekend’s thread.[1][4]

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Saturday: 808 State and The Grid outdoors in Lewisham

At The Fox and Firkin, 808 State and The Grid take the festival-style garden stage for DJ sets on Saturday 26 September, beginning at 2pm. The bill extends into an acid-centred afterparty from 9pm, with Louise Plus One and further acts listed as to be confirmed. The Grid’s presence adds another useful coordinate: the venue identifies the London duo as Dave Ball and Richard Norris, artists whose work has long moved across pop, club music and production. 808 State’s official biography situates Gerald within the group’s original line-up and recalls the early records Newbuild, Quadrastate and “Pacific State.” Across the afternoon, that history becomes material for selection and atmosphere, with the open-air format giving the programme a very different scale from Friday’s seated-or-standing club presentation.[2][3]

Plan the two-night route

Start at Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, for A Guy Called Gerald and Mystery Tiime at 6:30pm on Friday 25 September. Continue to The Fox and Firkin, 316 Lewisham High Street, for 808 State and The Grid from 2pm on Saturday 26 September; the venue lists entry options including an afterparty-only ticket after 9pm. Both events sit within the Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September window, and each turns a familiar electronic history into a distinct present-tense setting. Recheck the official event pages before travelling for availability, entry arrangements, set times and any programme changes.[1][2]

These concerts happened on 25–26 September 2026

The next dates at these venues: Jazz Cafe · The Fox and Firkin

Sources

  1. A Guy Called Gerald (Live) — Jazz Cafe
  2. 808 State (DJ Set) + The Grid (DJ Set) – Open Air Show — The Fox and Firkin
  3. 808 State: Biography — 808 State
  4. About — A Guy Called Gerald