Aphex Twin announces first London club show in 10 years as part of Red Bull Music Festival London

Aphex Twin will play his first London club show in almost a decade later this year.

The elusive DJ and producer will appear at Printworks on September 14, as part of the inaugural London edition of the Red Bull Music Festival.

It will be Aphex Twin’s first time performing at a club in the capital since he helmed the decks at the now-defunct Matter in Greenwich, back in 2009. His last gig in the city was at Field Day in 2017.

Performing on a custom-built set comprising more than 306 LED panels and lasers, he will be supported by Afrodeutsche, Caterina Barbieri and Nihiloxica. Visual effects will be supplied by Weirdcore.

The night at Printworks will be the headline event of Red Bull Music Festival London, which will run at multiple venues across the city from August 20 to September 14. Other versions of the festival have previously taken place in New York, São Paulo, LA, Tokyo and beyond.

This UK iteration will feature music, panel discussions and exhibitions.

Fabric will host a three-room homage to UK bass, with sets from Blawan, Saoirse, Sherelle, Loefah and more. Elsewhere, So Solid Crew, Ms Dynamite and Todd Edwards are among the garage favourites assembling in a south London car park for a celebration of UK garage — exact venue details are yet to be revealed.

Round Robin, the event series which sees artists pair up for an improvised duet, will come to EartH and feature the likes of Emma Jean-Thackray, Joe Armon-Jones, Lapalux, Nabihah Iqbal and others.

Radio 1 Xtra’s Sian Andersion will chat to dancehall artist Spice about her career, while the British Library will host Coded Language, an event discussing the evolving lexicon of London’s music scene.

Red Bull Sound System, which returns to Notting Hill Carnival for the 11th consecutive year, we also be part of the festival.

How to get tickets for Red Bull Music Festival London 2019

Events will be individually ticketed and go on sale at 9am on Thursday June 20.

For more information, visit redbull.com.

Red Bull Music Festival London line-up and schedule

Normal Not Novelty: Carnival Special

• Date: Tuesday August 20

• Line-up: Alicai Harley, Br3nya, Tiffany Calver, Karmah Cruz, Lil C

• Venue: Red Bull Studios, Covent Garden

• Time: 19:00-21:30

• Tickets: Free RSVP

Bass, Mids, Tops

• Date: Thursday August 22 - Sunday September 8 (exhibition runs Thursday – Sunday only each week)

• Venue: Red Bull Studios, Covent Garden

• Time: 11:00-18:00

• Tickets: Free RSVP

A Conversation with Spice

• Date: Thursday August 22

• Line-up: Spice, Sian Anderson

• Venue: Subterania, West London

• Time: 19:00-21:30

• Tickets: £8

Red Bull Sound System at Notting Hill Carnival

• Date: Sunday August 25 - Monday August 26

• More details to be announced soon.

object blue: Figure Beside Me

• Date: Wednesday August 28

• Line-up: object blue, LOFT

• Venue: Saint James Hatcham Church, New Cross

• Time: 19:00-22:00

• Tickets: £8

Refractions

• Date: Friday August 30

• Line-up: Blawan, Pangaea, Pariah, Saoirse, Appleblim, Bruce, Danielle, Special Request, Source Direct, Adam F, Sherelle, Addison Groove, Jossy Mitsu, Fauzia, Impey, Loefah, L U C Y, El-B, Horsepower Productions, Dan DNR, Sgt Pokes, A.G., Sicaria Sound, Yizzy, Lioness, Manga

• Venue: Fabric

• Time: 22:00-06:00

• Tickets: £10/£14/£19

Bass, Mids, Tops: A Conversation on Sound System Culture

• Date: Wednesday September 4

• Line-up: TBA

• Venue: Red Bull Studios, Covent Garden

• Time: TBA

• Tickets: Free RSVP

Coded Language

• Date: Friday September 6

• Line-up: TBA

• Venue: The British Library, Euston

• Time: 19:00-22:00

• Tickets: £8

W10 NiNE8 Market

• Date: Saturday September 7

• Line-up: Biig Piig, Bone, Slim kxrn, Lava La rue, L!BAAN Lorenzorsv, Mac Wetha, Nayana IZ, Nige

• Venue: The Westbank Gallery, West London

• Time: 12:00-17:00

• Tickets: Free RSVP

NiNE8 Collective: No Place Like Home Live

• Date: Saturday September 7

• Line-up: Biig Piig, Bone, Slim kxrn, Lava La Rue, L!BAAN Lorenzorsv, Mac Wetha, Nayana IZ, Nige

• Venue: The Westbank Gallery, West London

• Time: 19:00-23:00

• Tickets: £8

The Sunday Club

• Date: TBA

• Line-up: So Solid Crew Ft. Lisa Maffia, Romeo, Megaman, Harvey, Asher D, DJ Oxide, Neutrino, Face, Mac Todd Edwards b2b DJ Q Jeremy Sylvester b2b Mike Millrain Riz La Teef b2b Anz A-Bee Special Guest: Ms. Dynamite MCs: Creed & PSG

• Venue: Union Car Park, South London, SE1

• Time: TBA

• Tickets: £10/£15

Normal Not Novelty: Hyperdub Takeover

• Date: Tuesday September 10

• Line-up: Cooly G, Loraine James, Lady Lykez

• Venue: Red Bull Studios, Covent Garden

• Time: 19:00-21:30

• Tickets: Free RSVP

Round Robin

• Date: Wednesday September 11

• Line-up: Emma-Jean Thackray, Femi Koleoso (Ezra Collective), Flora Yin-Wong, Greentea Peng, Joe Armon-Jones, Lapalux, Lucinda Chau, Maxwell Owin, Mira Calix, Nabihah Iqbal, Nik Colk Void (Factory Floor), Nubya Garcia, Oscar Jerome, Remi Kabaka Jr., Swindle

• Venue: EartH Hackney, Dalston

• Time: 19:00-23:00

• Tickets: £10/£15

Vic Sin & Shy One: We know that we can shape ourselves

• Date: Friday September 13

• Line-up: Shy One, Victoria Sin, Pxssy Palace, Last Yearz, Interesting Negro, BBZ, Xana

• Venue: TBA

• Time: 20:00-00:00

• Tickets: £12

Aphex Twin

• Date: Saturday September 14

• Line-up: Aphex Twin, Afrodeutsche, Nihiloxica, Caterina Barbieri

• Venue: Printworks, Canada Water

• Time: 19:00-02:00

• Tickets: £40