\*\*Part of IVW 2025 official venue events\*\*

Well­ness Wave returns for their Jan­u­ary edi­tion: 90 mins of flow yoga and live DJ beats con­clud­ing the ses­sion with an immer­sive sound savasana.

After­wards, a chance to socialise, grab some healthy and AF drinks from the bar and enjoy more music!

Tickets for this are super limited, so grab them while you can!

Follow @margatewellnesswave on Instagram for updates & news on more events and if you have any questions.

PLEASE NOTE:

- Wear some­thing com­fy that you can move around in
- All abil­i­ties wel­come, just do what you feel com­fort­able with!
- Please bring along your own yoga mat or sim­i­lar, as this will be floor based.

This is an 16+ event

Faith In Strangers

Wellness Wave: Movement Rave (IVW 2025)

Bonobo - Cirrus

Gigs

Margate

Faith In Strangers, Margate

INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK 2025

(Official Venue Event Listing - 29th Jan 2025)

Poseidon Sound Club is back after it's amazing first event in December!

We’re bring­ing the music com­mu­ni­ty togeth­er, from indus­try pros to hob­by­ists. Posei­don Sound Club offers a space where you can test your sound on our cus­tom-built sys­tem, con­nect with oth­ers, and find hon­est, con­struc­tive feed­back to push your work further.

Please sign up for a free tick­et so we can plan accord­ing­ly. Clos­er to the event, we’ll fol­low up with instruc­tions on sub­mit­ting your tracks and the ses­sion format.

This is an 18+ event

Poseidon Sound Club Vol. 2 (IVW 2025)

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\*\*Part of the Official Independent Venue Week 2025 programming\*\*

Friday the 31st of January, we welcome the return of Ash Workman back to the decks for a late night IVW 2025 special.

Ash Workman, known for his work with Metronomy and Christine & The Queens, is a leading UK producer and mixer. Based out of his recording studio in Margate, Electric Beach, Ash has also collaborated with Simian Mobile Disco, Damian Lazarus and more recently Elkka.

Join Ash at Faith In Strangers for a curated night of music from the electronic subcultures that melds his deep expertise with his passion for the genre.

Ash Workman // All Night Long DJ Set (IVW 2025)

Elkka & Dot Major - Air Tight

Elkka - Burnt Orange

Ash Workman

\*\*Part of the official Independent Venue Week 2025 programming\*\*

SATURDAY 1ST FEB 2025

JSPHYNX: A high energy, dance influenced, jazz fusion 5-piece led by London based trumpet/flugelhorn player and composer, Johnny Woodham (Alfa Mist, Rex Orange County). Hailing from our neighbouring, local coastal town of Broadstairs - JSPHYNX cut his teeth performing/recording alongside the likes of Barney Artist, Mr Jukes, Corto Alto, Ego Ella May, Tom Misch, Loyle Carner, Ashley Henry, Jordan Rakei, Tertia May, Subculture & Maisha - real faces of the thriving UK jazz scene.

His debut album ‘Reflex’ was released last year on Sekito Records, and it's an undeniable window into some of the best sounds the scene has to offer.

Come celebrate the spirit of independence with independent artists at an independent venue!

Not one to miss.

JSPHYNX: Live Quintet show (IVW 2025)

JSPHYNX - Reflex

JSPHYNX

On FRI 14 FEB, we proudly welcome back artist, DJ, festival curator and label head-honcho Craig Richards for an all night long 'Lovers Ball' to soundtrack Valentines Day at Faith In Strangers, Margate.

As artist in residence and Musical Director at Fabric London for over 15 years, he was responsible for the modern approach taken to the programming of Saturday nights and as a DJ his unique and uncompromising sound provided a unique identity for the club. His early morning sets at the club were legendary, never the same and always challenging. He is as an originator, a DJ held in high esteem by all of his peers.

Something Goes Right

Craig Richards All Night Long 'Lovers Ball'

Metro Area & Prince - Miura / When Doves Cry (Mash Edit) [Mixed]

Craig Richards

Movement is back for it's first show of 2025, exploring off-kilter electronic house and techno music - and we are very excited to welcome back Erol Alkan, after he kicked off the very first Movement night at Faith In Strangers with Matt Walsh in 2023.

Erol is someone who is not susceptible to cliches, but amid a life devoted to alternative and electronic music culture, one just might be true; he is an artist who needs no introduction.

Alkan's creative life as a DJ, producer, label owner, radio host and collaborator has spanned decades. His exhaustive history reads almost like mythology; the shy boy who snuck out of his bedroom window to play indie records to ruthlessly unforgiving crowds, and ended up transforming the London club scene, bridging disparate scenes with experimentation and abandon.

Matt Walsh began to devel­op his trade­mark sound of mod­ern dis­co-infused elec­tron­ic house and tech­no in 2005, when an offer of a res­i­den­cy at East London’s sem­i­nal T‑Bar club set off a chain of events that would lead to him touring the globe. "Movement" is the next chapter, taking the brand to the dancefloor, alongside DJ friends from around the globe.

Prepare to lose yourself on the darkened dance floor, as Matt and his handpicked artists take you on a journey through a universe of beats, synths, and acidic sounds.

"Movement" is not just a club night; it's a destination for those who live and breathe electronic music.

Movement: Erol Alkan

Erol Alkan - A Hold On Love - dyna-mix

Erol Alkan - A Hold On Love (dyna-mix)

Matt Walsh

Erol Alkan

The living legend GOLDIE MBE joins us at Faith In Strangers Margate for a special extended set on Sat 1 Mar!

The breakout superstar of drum'n'bass, Goldie is the genre's most visible figure and one of its most revered artists. While many electronic music producers during the '90s were content with facelessly pumping out tracks designed for DJs and club play, Goldie stood out by being a true personality, combining roots in hip-hop and graffiti culture with jazz and soul influences, as well as a sense of ambition grand enough to rival most classical composers.

Goldie Extended Set

Inner City Life - Radio Edit

Goldie - Inner City Life

Goldie

Join us on March 8th as **Left­field** brings their icon­ic sound to Faith In Strangers. Known for shap­ing the elec­tron­ic land­scape, a spe­cial and rare DJ set.

**Left­field** is one of the most influ­en­tial acts in elec­tron­ic music, known for their inno­v­a­tive blend of house, tech­no, and dub. Formed in Lon­don in 1989 by Neil Barnes and Paul Daley, Left­field quick­ly rose to promi­nence in the 90s with a unique sound that set them apart, incor­po­rat­ing deep basslines, exper­i­men­tal beats, and lush soundscapes.

Leftfield (DJ Set)

Leftfield

On Sat 22 Mar, we are joined by acid, electro and jungle trailblazer Luke Vibert at Faith In Strangers Margate.

Vibert grew up in Cornwall and played bass and drums in punk and rock bands growing up. Later a key member of famed British electronic musician Aphex Twin's Rephlex Records crew in the early 1990’s. Spurred on by the success of his friend Richard D. James (Aphex Twin), Luke began recording and releasing some of his own music and later released a collaborative album, Weirs on Richard James’ Rephlex label. Largely responsible for pioneering the electronic music genre known as Trip Hop under the alias Wagon Christ. Vibert has recorded under many different well known musical aliases, most notably Wagon Christ, Kerrier District, Plug, Amen Andrews, Ace of Clubs, Luke Warm and Butler Keiv.

Luke has released almost 40 full-length albums in addition to hundreds of EPs, singles, remixes throughout his incredible recorded discography. Vibert has remixed a wide range of music artists such as Tortoise, Nine Inch Nails, Stereolab, Todd Osborne, Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Meat Beat Manifesto, Thurston Moore, Coldcut, Lamb, David Sylvian to name a few.

He has toured the world multiple times and played most popular music festivals, concert halls and venues including Sonar Festival in Barcelona, Coachella Music Festival in California, Moog Festival, Bangface Weekend and many more.

Luke Vibert

Luke Vibert - 165 303

Antony Szmierek comes to Margate on Fri 28 Mar as part of his Service Station At The End Of The Universe Tour.

For Antony Szmierek, sincerity is everything. “I’m not being ironic, using a persona or wearing a mask, my music is just me expressing myself honestly,” he says. “There’s nowt to hide behind. It’s sincerity on overdrive – a space where people can connect with each other.”

The past few years have been a wild ride for the Manchester-based poet, writer and producer. Cutting his teeth on the Manchester spoken word scene and gaining notoriety for his seamless flow skewering everything from the hardships of contemporary British life to finding the unexpected beauty in the everyday, it was the 2023 release of his single “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Fallacy” that kicked off his meteoric ascent. Set against the backdrop of a pounding kick drum and club-ready synths, Szmierek lets loose a stream of consciousness that lays out his vision of musical vulnerability and communal escapism, saying on the track: “Everything’s ironic now, post-post-punk. Take me away.”

The earworming record soon found its way onto the BBC 6 Music airwaves and led Szmierek to be named an Artist of the Year 2023 by the station. There followed appearances on Later... with Jools Holland, a BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale session, multiple triumphant Glastonbury sets and a flurry of comparisons: to the pavement prose of The Streets, the poetry of John Cooper Clarke if he found himself at the Haçienda, or like Jarvis Cocker for the UK Garage generation. Yet, with the release of his 2023 indie-influenced EP Poems To Dance To and now his banger-filled, dancefloor-focused debut album, Service Station at the End of the Universe, Szmierek cements his sound as one that is distinctly his own.

Antony Szmierek 

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Fallacy

Antony Szmierek - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Fallacy

Antony Szmierek

Sean Johnston returns to Faith in Strangers for another guaranteed superb night this March - ready to take you on an unforgettable audio exploration.

The manifesto: "ALFOS - charting journeys that pay off gradually but powerfully, as a club-ready antidote to our contemporary culture of instant gratification. Inspired not by what is, but by the brimming potential of what could be..."

A Love From Outer Space

We are over the moon to announce UK electronic music powerhouse Eats Everything joins us for a super exclusive, limited capacity extended set at Faith In Strangers on Fri 4 Apr.

Eats Everything (AKA Daniel Pearce) is globally renowned for his genre-blending sets, relentless energy and infectious sound. Dan’s technical ability combined with his musical knowledge - spans house, techno, disco, garage, jungle and much more. There are many sides to Eats Everything, but at his core is the essence of rave culture: cultivating the party energy that unites everyone on the dancefloor.

Having been a regular for both Defected & Glitterbox for many years, he needs absolutely no introduction.

Eats Everything Extended Set

Eats Everything - Dancing (Again!) [feat. Tiga & Audion]

Eats Everything - Get Up

Eats Everything

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