Three producer-led routes through London’s club rooms, from Romare to Atjazz and DLR

For Thursday 22 through Sunday 25 October, one useful route through London’s electronic calendar follows artists whose work begins in the studio and expands outward into a room. Romare’s live date at Village Underground, Atjazz’s back-to-back session with Sean McCabe at Hootananny Brixton, and DLR’s North Quarter bill at Phonox share an attention to construction: recorded fragments, deep-house arrangements and drum-and-bass selections each become material for a collective night out. The sequence also makes geographical sense. Start in Shoreditch on Thursday, then head south for two Saturday fixtures in Brixton, where the evening can tilt from house warmth into high-definition bass weight.^[1][2][3][4]

Romare turns the collage into a live set at Village Underground

Romare plays Village Underground on Thursday 22 October at 7:30pm. The producer’s long-running method gives this a particularly strong place to begin: Ninja Tune traces Archie Fairhurst’s early cut-and-paste approach to second-hand-record samples, while also charting the instruments that increasingly entered his recordings, including guitars, keyboards, bass, organ and tape. That makes “live” an important detail here, suggesting an encounter with the musical mechanics beneath the finished tracks. Village Underground’s listing places the show at its Holywell Lane space and runs it through to 11pm, leaving time for a deliberate early-evening listen before the weekend’s later club schedules take over.^[1][2]

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Atjazz and Sean McCabe bring the house conversation to Hootananny Brixton

On Saturday 24 October at 10:30pm, Hootananny Brixton hosts Atjazz B2B Sean McCabe, with Groove Assassin and South Beach Recycling also named on the bill. The appeal is the shape of the night: a back-to-back puts two selectors in active dialogue, while the supporting names extend the event beyond a single headline slot. Atjazz Record Company’s own listings connect the date to a current catalogue that includes Atjazz releases and work by South Beach Recycling, giving the evening a label-community dimension. Hootananny Brixton is an apt setting for that kind of shared vocabulary; its programme makes space for house, electronic music, jungle, disco and reggae alongside live shows, and its Saturday listing confirms the full line-up.^[3][4]

DLR leads The North Quarter’s late Brixton descent at Phonox

The same Saturday moves into a different kind of detail at Phonox, where DLR heads a 11pm bill alongside Zero T, LSB, Redeyes, Vanity Roxane and Fox. The supplied calendar puts the date at Saturday 24 October, making it an easy second chapter after Hootananny for listeners who want the night to accelerate. Here the value is concentration: a multi-artist drum-and-bass line-up built for a long club window, with several established names sharing the task of pacing the room. Phonox sits at 418 Brixton Road, a short local shift from Hootananny’s Effra Road base, so this is a practical pairing as well as a musical one. Expect distinct scenes, tempos and approaches across the two rooms; that is the pleasure of keeping both stops on the map.^[3][4]

A compact plan for 22–25 October

Choose Romare at Village Underground for Thursday 22 October, 7:30pm, if a live presentation of electronic production is the priority. Keep Saturday 24 October open for Hootananny Brixton at 10:30pm if a house-led back-to-back feels right, or continue to Phonox for DLR’s 11pm start if drum-and-bass is the destination. Both Brixton venues reward checking travel time before committing to a two-stop night. Sunday 25 October marks the clock change in the UK, so late-weekend timings deserve an extra glance. Recheck each venue’s official page for final set times, entry requirements, accessibility information and any last-minute changes.^[1][3][4]

Sources

1. Romare (Live) — Village Underground
2. Romare — Ninja Tune
3. Hootananny Brixton Live Music Venue & Club, London UK — Hootananny Brixton
4. Phonox — Phonox