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Boiler Room Festival 2021

As parts of the world emerge from the pandemic, Boiler Room announces a trio of festivals in London, New York City and Barcelona in 2021 — an evolution of its stand-out debut edition in 2019, supported by Absolut, Ballantine’s, Beefeater & Jameson.

Boiler Room was the first to merge hyper localised physical events with global broadcasts: these festivals push this concept even further with digital only moments—talks, workshops, films—alongside IRL festivals streamed live online. Intimate, raw and in-the-round.

This triad of events continue to deliver Boiler Room’s core mission: giving as much space to emerging artists as established names. No headliners.

New York City — 10 September

Boiler Room Festival commences in New York City on Friday 10 September with a day-into-night takeover in Brooklyn. The programme will feature some of NYC’s most vital artists, DJs and collectives, alongside special guest live performances and a video installation commissioned by 4:3 — Boiler Room’s platform for underground film.

London — 13 – 16 October

From Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 October, Boiler Room Festival returns to London following its stand-out debut edition in 2019. The ambitious programme will unfold over four nights, shifting focus to explore four scenes and sounds: Jazz Mind, Rap Fantasy, System Sound, Club.

Wednesday kicks things off with live music and jazz-influenced sounds whilst Thursday brings together the varying styles of rap and mic culture under one roof; both days held at South London’s Bussey Building. The festival then moves to Northern twilight zone The Cause for soundsystem clashes and forward-facing club music on Friday and Saturday nights respectively.

Boiler Room selects a stack of the most vital collectives, artists, labels and DJs to host and co-curate stages across the four days. Meanwhile 4:3 will commission a different artist to present an installation on each night of the festival.

Check the full programme of stages below.
Wed 13 Oct	Thu 14 Oct

Jazz Mind	Rap Fantasy
Brainchild	BRICK Mag
gal-dem	Elevation Meditation
Zakia curates	Mowalola
4:3 x HOME by Ronan Mckenzie	4:3 x Risky Roadz

Fri 15 Oct	Sat 16 Oct

System Sound	Club
30 Years of Kool FM	Possession
Jamz Supernova curates	FILTH x Pxssy Palace
Rupture LDN x Future Retro London	Weirdcore AV experience
Black Junglist Alliance	4:3 x Limitrofe Television
4:3 x Nyege Nyege

Pre-sale tickets for London go live on Thursday 10 June at 10am. Sign up for access here: festival.boilerroom.tv

Full line up TBA.

Barcelona — 26 – 27 November

Staged over two nights—26 – 27 November, Boiler Room Festival Barcelona will feature the city’s most essential artists, DJs and collectives – as well as special guest live performances and video installations.

Each of the festivals [LH5] are programmed to align with the values of Boiler Room’s partners: openness, collective power, contrast and connections. Welcoming marginalised communities into a safe physical and digital space embodies Absolut’s celebration of diversity, inclusivity and equality for a more open world. Long-time partners Ballantine’s and Boiler Room have been spotlighting the power of local collectives and music communities around the world and supporting their diverse talent for the past seven years. Beefeater’s celebrates London’s energy born from contrast, which will be reflected in unique performances curated around this theme. Finally, Jameson makes connections between communities through music. Each partner has been selected for their ability to facilitate and amplify connections.

ABOUT BOILER ROOM

Boiler Room is an independent music platform and cultural curator, connecting club culture to the wider world, on screen and IRL through parties, film and video.

Boiler Room started with a webcam taped to a wall, opening a keyhole into London’s underground. Since 2010, we’ve built a unique archive spanning over 8000 performances by more than 5000 artists across 200 cities, reaching more than 283+ million per month. Today, we remain true to that history. We support emerging artists. We tell stories from the fringes. We connect local dance floors to the wider world.

Beyond Noise Team