HUNGER’s well-deserved weekend guide
After a pretty weird week of hellish events, including soaring temperatures, Boris Johnson becoming our new PM and a seagull seizing a pet chihuahua and flying off with it, the weekend could not come soon enough.
HUNGER has hand-picked a collection of the best things to do from Thursday to Sunday.
Concrete Lates: Honey Dijon
None other than Honey Dijon will be gracing us with her tunes this Thursday. The DJ will be playing a two-hour set to celebrate Kiss My Genders, Hayward Gallery’s new summer exhibition celebrating artist’s work that explores and engages with gender identity.
With temperatures set to reach 38 degrees today in the capital, this will be a perfect activity to spend a warm summer’s evening.
Purchase tickets here.
Price £15, 22:30 – 02:00
Tête à Tête – Pop Up Opera Performance
The driving force behind the UK’s thriving new opera scene, Tête à Tête are showcasing the best emerging talent in the opera scene.
Pop Up Opera Performance is a great event for those who have not watched the opera before or are interested in the new wave of artists.
Tonight is also part of Tête à Tête’s Summer Festival of new opera, taking place in parks, theatres and in community spaces.
Find out more info on the acts here.
Price N/A, 20:00 – 20:30
CTRL SOUND x Needs: Cool Earth Fundraiser
Dance against climate change! This Friday CTRL Sound is putting on a great event for an even greater cause, raising money for Cool Earth – the charity tackling climate change and deforestation.
The line-up includes A* acts such as Parris, D. Tiffany, Ploy and Make Me.
Launching in 2017, Needs have previously raised money for Mind UK, Crisis UK, Help Refugees and UN Women and have featured artists such as Peggy Gou and DJ Normal at their previous events.
Join in on an event priding love and using music as a concept to spread unity and the idea of giving back.
You can purchase tickets on Resident Adviser’s website.
Price £10, 23:00 – 08:00
Pierre & Baby present Achilles
Dirty dance duo, Pierre & Baby are showcasing their new performance Achilles at the Ugly Duck in Bermondsey.
Achilles is a trailblazing incorporation of dance and digital projection; the live performance explores the struggles and liberations in the human pursuit of love.
Originally premiered at The Place for Resolution Festival in 2018, the piece will question how due to the constant possibilities to connect on so many platforms can anyone meet ‘the one’ in real life.
This will be a captivating experience, reflecting on very current questions for our generation through art – not one to miss lightly.
Purchase tickets here.
Price £10-14, 18:30 – 22:00
Naked City
Want to spend your Saturday listening to the likes of Neneh Cherry and Kamaal Williams? If you do, Naked City is for you.
A day festival curating the sublime sounds of the best of jazz, house, dub, disco and more in none other than Lewisham!
The brand-new music festival wants to celebrate how London makes us feel, taking place in the newly converted golf course in South London. Naked City will have three stages, woodland and even a lake.
Tickets are on last release so be quick to snap yours up here.
Price £40, 12:00 – 22:30
Sila (صلة): London – Palestine music exchange tour
A celebration of the burgeoning musical partnership between Palestine and London, Sila (صلة) is the vibrant musical tour showcasing the movement of local grassroots scenes and the artists at the forefront of their music revolutions. In the highly anticipated last leg of Sila’s (صلة) tour, the event is taking over The Yard in Hackney.
The Palestinian DJs feature Dakn, Makimakkuk, Kabareet, Raymond Haddad and Bashar Morad while on the home-town front we have residents from Beauty and the Beat and Brilliant Corners. Boiler Room’s captivating documentary ‘PALESTINE UNDERGROUND’ will also be screened at the venue before the music starts.
Purchase tickets here.
Price £14, 21:00 – 06:00
The Lion King screening at the Barbican
Disney’s legendary tale returns with an equally legendary cast of voices. Some serious nostalgia at this re-make, we all know the tale of heartbreak, power and joy but now it’s been reimagined for a new generation by director Jon Favreau (The Jungle Book).
Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogan, Chiwetel Ejiofor and James Earl Jones are the voices behind the super-realistic wild animals. The film has been made in cutting edge live-action animation, so be prepared for some serious cute lion cubs.
Buy tickets here.
Price £12, n/a
Cartulis Day @ FOLD featuring Radioactive Man LIVE
Bass-heavy, body-rocking Radioactive Man is not to be missed. Taking place at London’s 24-hr music venue, FOLD, be prepared for some big sets and dances.
Part one of Cartulis’s Summer Series will host a selecta of cream of the crop DJs; Joining Radioactive Man is OMAR, Dan Piu, Junki Inoue, Unai Trotti and Raphael Carrau.
Purchase tickets here.
Price £17, 23:00 – 13:00
Kisstory on the Common
Everyone’s favourite hour on the radio will now be available in real life! Kisstory is hosting an event brimming with all the Old Skool and Anthem classics.
Playing across multiple stages on Streatham Common, the line-up includes garage legends DJ Luck & MC Neat, Baby D, Robin S, Rozalla and many more.
Buy tickets and find out more information here.
Price £39, 12:00-22:00
Channel One Soundsystem: 40th Year
Marking a phenomenal 40 years, Channel One Soundsystem are celebrating the milestone at Village Underground.
Expect reggae, roots, dub and more throughout the night as Channel One reflects on the last four decades of breaking boundaries and bringing their sound across the world.
Find out more on the event and to purchase a ticket look here.
Price £7, 18:00 – 01:00
Omara Es Cuba – El Ultimo Beso
Last but certainly not least is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Omara Es Cuba, the singer from Buena Vista Social Club joined by Roberto Fonseca.
Taking place at the Barbican, renowned for popularising Cuban music worldwide Portuondo will showcase her finest musical work. Originally starting a career as an actor in the 1950’s Havana, her live show will be inspired by expression.
A seminal member of the Havana music scene, Portuondo has collaborated with some of the most important Cuban musicians to date, including Julio Gutiérrez and Chucho Valdés. She remains a figurehead of the local Havana music scene and tonight she is joined by Roerto Fonseca on piano, a contemporary pioneer of Latin jazz.
Purchase tickets here.
Price £32.50 – £75.50, 19:30 – 22:30
