The Charlatans will crown the month long celebrations at The Social.
In 1999 The Social opened in Little Portland Street – at the heart of London’s West End. Originally the brainchild of Heavenly Records whose offshoots included a highly successful underground club night (“The Heavenly Social Club”) held at The Albany pub (which launched the careers of The Chemical Brothers). The Social, named after the aforementioned club night was set up with a simple manifesto – to provide great music and better booze to anyone who fancied tripping through the doors.
Ten years later and still run by the original team who created it – Heavenly Recordings & The Breakfast Group – the bar is an award winning London institution. Designed back then by a partnership of David Adjaye and Will Russell (now of Pentagram) with the proviso of withstanding nuclear attack or – at the very least – the worst that people could chuck at it, The Social has launched over a million hugely successful hangovers. Including several here at TLOBF towers.
Throughout October, The Social is holding a month long party to celebrate its tenth birthday. Here, we’re thrilled to announce the full lineup which includes extra special performances from The Charlatans, Saint Etienne, Magic Numbers and Annie. Not to mention TLOBF’s club night ILL FIT – which moves from East London boozer the Old Blue Last to The Social on October 20th.
Full details on all events below, events likely to sell out quickly are highlighted in pink.:
October 8th
Joensuu 1685 plus Hyrst || 7pm – 1am || Free entry [more info]
October 9th
Social Club Classics || 6pm – 1am || Free entry
Jon Carter will DJ in the basement for a unique Heavenly influenced set. This is a rare chance to catch a DJ who has played at some of the world biggest clubs in such an intimate setting, and for free!
October 12th
Saint Etienne plus Richard X || 7pm – 1am || Tickets £20 with all proceeds going to Hendon FC
Tickets for this event will be strictly limitd and available as priority to Social Members, please email carl@thesocial.com for more info.
October 17th
Annie || 6pm – 1am || Tickets £10 with all proceeds going to charity [buy tickets]
A very special show from Norwegian cool cat, popster and all round sex kitten Annie who will be performing live with her band. Support comes from DJs The Loose Cannons & a DJ set by Annie as well.
October 19th
The Magic Numbers || 7pm – 1am || Tickets £20 with all proceeds going to the bands chosen charity
Tickets for this event will be strictly limitd and available as priority to Social Members, please email carl@thesocial.com for more info.
October 20th
Secret Special Guests, Holly Miranda and Curly Hair || 7pm – 12pm || Free entry
The Line Of Best Fit club night ILL FIT makes its debut at The Social. Do not miss it. DJ sets come from Banjo or Freakout and ILL FIT DJs.
October 22nd
The Social 10th Birthday Party || 6pm – 1am || Free entry
With DJ sets from Jazzie B (Soul II Soul), Dan Beaumont (Disco Bloodbath), Sean Rowley (Guilty Pleasures) + The Heavenly Jukebox. This event will be invite only but people can email carl@thesocial.com to get on the list.
October 26th
The Charlatans || 7pm – 12am || Tickets £20 with all proceeds going to charity [buy tickets]
Tickets for this event went on sale exclusively to Charlatans mailing list subscribers. 50 more have now just been released! Act quickly to avoid disappointment…
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worth pointing out that The Charlatans AND Saint Etienne shows will be acoustic.
i’ll see you down the front :)
the charlatans tickets have now sold out..
I know a question is only the start of a comment but if there were no questions thered be no answers. Is every statement an answer to something? Probably. Maybe it’ll work in reverse then what do I have to do to get a gig here, not stop drinking I hope. So have you any cocktails with cherries in? I’ll do the gig in my smirnoff hat if theres a special offer on it that night! I may not drink at all but everyone else can.