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London is always getting new day festivals. We say, it’s time to bring back some of the old ones that were cancelled! You know we love a bit of nostalgia. And it seems like our prayers have been answered, because after a near 10-year hiatus, the legendary Red Bull Culture Clash is making a grand return to London in 2025.
The Red Bull Culture Clash will return to the Big Smoke on March 8 2025, taking place at Drumsheds. For those who don’t know, Red Bull Culture Clash is an epic music battle, inspired by Jamaican sound clash culture. At a typical sound clash, two or more crews or soundsystems will battle it out to be named the best sound. Winners are judged on the crowd’s reaction, and dubplates – exclusive re-recorded versions of already popular songs – are essential.
At the March event, four crews armed with their finest dubplates will compete across four stages repping the best of the electronic, UK rap, Afro, and Caribbean music scenes. At the end of the event, one crew will take home the Red Bull Culture Clash trophy.
As of December 12, the lineup has been confirmed. Native Soundsystem, Homegrown, Voice of the Streets and Spice Army will be the crews competing, respecting afrobeats, electronic, UK rap and dancehall, respectively. Homegrown will be led by DJ Jyoty, Spice Army by Spice, Native Soundsystem by Teezee and Voice of The Streets by Kenny Allstar.
In the past, crews at Culture Clash have included Boy Better Know, A$AP Mob, Popcaan & Spice with Mixpak, Chase & Status with Rebel Sound, as well as special guests like J Hus, Stormzy, and Ice Kid, and dubplates from Drake and Damian Marley.
Tickets go on sale on Friday December 13 at 10am – you can find out more here.
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