[CANCELLED] Back of House Festival 2026

2fox

Bel Cobain

Carlos Valdes

Amsterdam-based DJ and key figure in the Dutch queer underground, known for classic house and techno.

Cassy

British-Austrian DJ and producer, formerly a resident at Panorama Bar, known for her deep and dubby house sets.

Catching Flies

Children of Zeus

Children of Zeus is a soul project from two of Manchester’s most respected artists Konny Kon & Tyler Daley. Konny Kon is a DJ, MC and beatmaker best known as one third of Broke’N’English alongside fellow Mancunians DRS and Strategy. Tyler Daley, also known as Hoodman went from being a respected MC and actor to one of the most in demand soul singers of recent times, lending his vocals and writing credits to music from Goldie, LSB, Soul II Soul‘s Caron Wheeler, Lenzman, Lisa Mafia, Bugsy Malone, and more. Whilst the likes of Dub Phizix, Chimpo, Zed Bias and Levelz are making waves in D&B, Bass Music and Grime, Children of Zeus came to break the trend and bring a soulful side that is much needed to continue Manchester’s rich musical history. Over the last couple of years the duo have been releasing tracks through First Word Records and their soundcloud page generating daytime radio play and legions of devoted fans.Expect more classic soul food for the hip hop generation very soon!

ddwy

A soft mutation from Inner Totality & nangi. DJ & Live.

Delonte Rivers

Dragana

Flo Dill

Josh Caffé

Josh Caffé is an assured part of the underground house and techno scene. He is someone who has nurtured a close following of fans thanks to his varied, lauded DJ sets and live shows

Meltmode (2)

Mr. Redley

Mr. Redley is a selector and producer from North London, who melds the eclectic rhythms of the UK’s Electronic dance music scene with the deep and soulful sounds of Black America’s House and Industrial Techno movements. Mr. Redley is also the founder of Black Wine Club, an organisation set up to diversify the world of wine. After noticing a lack of POCs in the industry, he wanted to create spaces to help educate, have fun and make wine more inclusive He presents his radio show of the same name on Rinse FM as a bi-weekly resident, every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month from 2-3PM.

NIKS

The South East London-based artist has paved the way in the scene for herself and her sound. NIKS has displayed a truly natural and organic growth to her journey, refusing to be genre pigeon-holed and flexing musical knowledge and skill across the board. NIKS has a background in contemporary dance, having danced from the age of four and going on to train professionally for 14 years, but music has always remained front and centre. Having originally found inspiration through a musical stewardship of her guitarist father, as well as in the sounds of electronic music pioneers such as Trevor Rockcliffe, Mr. G, Kerri Chandler and a growing record collection, NIKS looked towards DJing as a natural step in artistic direction. Her heavy pool of vast influences has resulted in a forward-thinking sound that is an amalgamation of UK percussive elements, and the influential 90s/00s groovy, rhythmic sounds that influence her extended journey sets today. Her production prowess steadily cements this, with her first EP ‘Milieu’ inviting listeners to enter the vast sonic world of NIKS. She’s been able to consistently flex and flit between bouncy, bass-heavy production and a distinctive downtempo flair. 2025 promises more releases and a remarkable bound forward in production finesse from NIKS, starting with her self-released standalone charity track ‘Amble Minds’. The single raised funds for Focus Congo, with the dubby roller being reviewed by Resident Advisor as a ‘wonky, disorientating club weapon’. As she’s honed in on her craft, NIKS has played across globally esteemed festivals and venues such as Glastonbury, Panorama Bar, Basement, Blitz, Club RAUM, FOLD, Horst and more. Performances, as well as curations, at De School, Love International, UNFOLD - leading to rubbing shoulders with the likes of Josey Rebelle, Amaliah, Shanti Celeste, Call Super, Tasha, Josh Caffé, rRoxymore and many others - amongst her busiest touring yet. Alongside a thriving and full career and self-taught journey, in 2020, NIKS co-founded the integral collective Black Artist Database. Originally coined as Black Bandcamp, the organisation was created in direct response to a lack of representation in the dance music space. Since its inception, NIKS has been part of a team behind mobilising for inclusion and equality in the scene, co-curating multiple workshops, as well as club and festival takeovers, talks, and masterclasses. The artist also has a regular Rinse FM show, taking listeners on a monthly deep dive through underground house and techno, as well as displaying her wide spectrum of sound through one-off shows such as her downtempo special, a dubby b2b journey with livwutang, and a techno masterclass for Tasha’s Neighbourhood. She also regularly appears on long-time friend Moxie’s NTS show, and has also held down a BBC R1 residency, delving into her music journey so far and the influences behind each stage, with episodes on ‘The Genesis’, Black Artist Database and on forthcoming/new music. Alongside her seminal RA Podcast, she has curated mixes for the likes of Origins, The Ransom Note, Daisychain, CRACK, as well as recently releasing a Dekmantel Podcast - delivering a ‘warm, supple soundscape’ ahead of her debut performance at the renowned festival this year. NIKS has remained truly devoted to the underground scene across her career, showcasing a steady and admirable rise within the space, carving out room for a sound and presence that has become synonymous with futuristic dance music.

Stella and The Longos

Tikiman

Arthur (DE)

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Wayward

WheelUP

“A modern take on broken beat. The inspiration continues” – Gilles Peterson “The epitome of West London’s sound” – Toddla T “Broken beat legend!” – Jamz Supernova (BBC 1Xtra) “A hero to the broken beat scene” – TRENCH “Honorary Bugz” – Afronaut (Bugz in the Attic) Holding down radio residences on stations such as Balami, Worldwide FM and 1BTN, WheelUP has had releases on CoOperation Records, Jamz Supernova’s imprint Future Bounce, his home label Tru Thoughts, plus boasting remixes for Goldie’s Fallen Tree 1Hundread and Wah Wah 45s. All in all Danny has cemented the WheelUP name as part of the new school of bruk. WheelUP’s debut album ‘Good Love’ released in 2021 via Tru Thoughts, featured the likes of Afronaut (Bugz in the Attic), Abacus (Pola & Bryson) and label-mate Tiawa, and followed with remixes from Daz-I-Kue, Anushka, Yadava and Thijsenterprise. The album was heavily praised for its resurgent broken beat sound by the likes of Gilles Peterson (BBC 6Music), Jamz Supernova (BBC 1Xtra), Benji B (BBC Radio 1), Bonobo, Ben UFO, Emma Jean-Thackray, Laurent Garnier and many more. “Take Me Higher feat. Tiawa”, the second single from the record, was playlisted on BBC 6Music. ‘We Are The Magic’ is the sophomore album from WheelUP and is set for release in 2023 via Tru Thoughts. Built around concepts such as the law of attraction, humanitarianism, and spiritualism – ‘We Are The Magic’ adds to the broken beat canon while showcasing WheelUP’s most mature and forward-thinking work to date. The LP boasts contributions and collaborations with a host of talent: Kaidi Tatham, Sam Interface, Abacus, Victoria Port (Anushka), Toya Delazy, Spaceship Coyote, Destiny Will, Brint Story, Steelo and more. As an artist, producer and DJ of dual Zimbabwean and British heritage, growing up in the epicentre of bruk that is West London, it was only natural that Danny would gravitate towards the ‘West London Sound’; as WheelUP puts it: “It’s in my musical DNA”. Originating from the drum and bass world as Danny Wheeler, WheelUP follows the footsteps and lineage of 4hero, evolving from jungle/D&B to broken beat/bruk and was knighted an “honorary Bugz” by the original dons of broken beat, Bugz in the Attic, due to WheelUP’s work in pushing the bruk sound to new audiences. Since the world has reopened, WheelUP has been taking his live and DJ sets to clubs and festivals like Shambala, Lost Village, Love Supreme, We Out Here, Kendal Calling, Brick Lane Jazz Festival, Night Tales (b2b with Jamz Supernova that was broadcasted on both her BBC shows) and many more. After his debut London headline show at Paper Dress Vintage, WheelUP launched his own club night, aptly titled ‘WheelUP Presents’, inviting key inter-generational players in the broken beat scene such as Afronaut, Jamz Supernova and Ben Hauke to the stage, as well as performing alongside the likes of jazz stalwart Emma-Jean Thackray and broken beat legend Kaidi Tatham on the London circuit. https://www.facebook.com/DJWheelUP/ https://twitter.com/djwheelup https://www.instagram.com/djwheelup/ https://www.tiktok.com/@djwheelup https://djwheelup.bandcamp.com/

Wildealer

ZENA