The Lock Tavern

This coming bank holiday, SUNDAY BEST bound gleefully back to their favourite north London boozer for a night of ecstatic riddims and sun-bleached House music. But this time, the Sunday night party gets to continue on late through the night on BOTH floors of the pub in a rare Bank Holiday spectacular!

In an idiosyncratic line-up to rival the very finest of Sunday Best parties gone by, Rob da Bank has curated yet another monster rave-up to make sure no part of your body will be left unmoved by old skool beats, and no corner of your mind will be left unsoothed by beautiful Dance music.

Heading up the Hardcore contingent is da Bank himself, a man prepared at all times to dust off his cherished Jungle vinyl collection at the drop of a hat, when the big red phone starts to ring. Next up is Micky Finn whose work with Urban Shakedown on the 1991 classic ‘Some Justice’ alone places him proudly in the Hardcore hall of fame, not to mention his prolific ongoing career as a revered DJ and label boss of Finn People Productions. Next up is Liquid, the act responsible for the 1992 cross-over hit ‘Sweet Harmony’. If you have never had a moment listening/dancing to that track, do not fear, Liquid is here to quench your soul on this epic Bank Holiday extravaganza…

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We’re making the most of the good weather here at The Lock Tavern this Bank Holiday Sunday by putting on the first of our Lock Summer Parties.

Kicking off in style, Hampshire teenagers Blaenavon will be playing live. The trio who released their debut single ‘Into The Night’ last month, craft fun, youthful guitar pop.

They will be joined by a host of DJ sets from Is Tropics, Childhood, and Wolf Alice alongside Fold Inn & Soul Foolish, and Cut Your Hair.

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Originally a north London institution, Reggae Roast have been playing host to legendary parties across the UK for some years now. Regularly packing out their shows with guests such as Prince Fatty, The Heatwave and David ‘Ram Jam’ Rodigan. They’re taking this opportunity to bring it back to where it all started. A pub, with roasts, and reggae.

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What is there still to be said about the legendary DJ Derek? One of the most popular and highly regarded selectors in the game, his selections of rocksteady, dancehall, reggae and ska have made him an icon. Our favourite East Anglian upsettah’s Get Low will be hosting the afternoon and providing a full supporting line up of DJs.

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Cut Your Hair & Fold Inn unite for what promises to be a very, very special party at the Lock Tavern. It’s Bank Holiday Sunday so we’re going all out with two floors of DJs and live music, special entertainment and surprises happening in the outdoor spaces and a whole array of one off drinks for you to sample. Fold Inn will be holding down the upstairs with their brand of House, Disco and Psych, and Cut Your Hair will be offering an all star cast downstairs. Keep an eye out for line up news for this one!

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Blank Maps are one of the more interesting bands to be emerging at the moment, with their sometimes glacial, often danceable brand of indie rock setting them apart from most. With a great line up of support and DJs this will be an excellent evening.

Support comes from Tail Feather, Low Moon Low and Tripwires (DJ).

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Idle Fret presents a FREE ENTRY all dayer at The Lock Tavern on Sunday 10th March with live sets from Listing Ships, Cineplexx, Chips For The Poor and Netil, plus DJ sets from recent Heavenly signings Charlie Boyer And The Voyeurs, Sub Pop’s Male Bonding, Elephant and Mat Flint (Deep Cut/Death In Vegas/Revolver). Plus free chips!
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Fans of soul, boogie, funk and discoare in store for a great evening of groove. Larry Sun takes over The Locktavern from 8-1am on Saturday 3rd March with “Soul Foolish”. Right on.

Join Diverge for The Player Haters Valentine’s Day Ball at Camden’s seductive Lock Tavern…
In their own words: DJs on the night will be spinning some of the smoothest and slickest tracks to get you in the mood for love. There will be candles, there will be roses, there will be romance.
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For the second installment of the Lock’s look around the farthest reaches of the UK, we take on the home of Alt-J, Scritti Politti and err, The Pigeon Detectives.
We’ve teamed up with our brothers in the north, The Iron Wagon, these guys help curate Beacons Festival, one of the coolest festivals going, so know what theyíre on about. As well as three of the freshest new bands in country we have a DJ set from Indie Pop favourites Sky Larkin. Also the Sunday roasts come with Yorkshire puds.

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