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A celebration of labels, mates & collaboration across the music community.
Get involved → gigs, exhibitions, talks, DJ sets & more. Tickets 👇

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LABEL MATES FESTIVAL RETURNS!

12 Years ago, Bad Vibrations started our first festival, Label Mates. It ran for 5 editions and then sadly fell by the wayside a bit when we started working on Wide Awake 6 or 7 years back. Time flies.

The concept behind it is pretty simple: collaboration with record labels and some mates.

At LNZRT and Bad Vibrations we love working with musicians, labels, venues, record shops, merch companies, promoters, festivals, DJs, managers, agents, radio shows, magazines, blogs, photographers, artists and all the people and organisations that make up the music industry.

Since starting this festival, a lot of these people have genuinely become our mates and we work with them day to day, so we felt like we should celebrate it all again.

You may recall the last Label Mates was an all-day event across Hackney. It was a great success with 2500 of you rolling in for the day. However, we felt like all the labels and bands clashing with each other was a bit counterproductive and sort of against the point.

So... this time we’re running it right across August. It’ll be held at the Shacklewell, Moth Club and our new studio, Lanzarote Works.

There are more dates available, if you have the inclination to curate a show, exhibition, talk or play a DJ set let us know.

We plan to make this a yearly event again, and grow it out into something bigger while increasing the collaboration levels as much as possible.

If you want to help out in any way, shape or form give us a shout.

We’ll be in touch soon with individual show details!

@bellaunionmgmt @bigrichardrecords @blitzcatrecords @broadsidehacks @dashthehengestore @eatyourownears @fatpossum @fuzzclubrecords @kernowbeat @lostmaprecords @memorialsofdistinction @mothland @pol_ishedstone @sadclubrecords @slowdancerecords @speedy_wunder @candyartists @divadungeon_ @farfrompresents @friendsserene @hatezine @slowdancerecords @_ohfy @moofmag @nextdoorrecords_ @polyesterzine @rhythmchanges7 @wideawakeldn taken in London, United Kingdom by @label.mates

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Label Mates Festival is officially here! We’re bringing you an absolutely stacked lineup with over 40 gigs across MOTH Club, Shacklewell Arms, and Lanzarote Works.

Massive thanks to all the labels, mates, and artists making this happen.

We’re kicking things off TONIGHT with @hatezine x @rhythmchanges7 at The Shack, followed by @bigwarmbed presented by @friendsserene tomorrow night at MOTH Club.

All tickets are available on DICE - hit the link in bio to grab yours. by @label.mates

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@thesickmanofeurope_ playing this summer @label.mates festival! Their new album ‘Fade/Form (The Bunker Tapes) is Out tomorrow. Expect big things 📸 @myksfilm taken in MOTH CLUB by @label.mates

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Last month we had lots of fun celebrating @polyesterzine’s ‘Bed Issue’ launch 🛏✨

Hosted by @label.mates + @mx_misha, with DJs, zines, and catwalk judged by @itsaziya @charleydeansayers @fatannawintour @gracemariaellington & more 🎀

Gorgeous pics by @remainsofd taken in MOTH CLUB by @label.mates

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@label.mates with @trevorpowers and @honeyglaze_ last month by @label.mates

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That’s a wrap on Label Mates 2025. Thank you to all the artists, labels and friends that joined us at The Shacklewell Arms and Moth Club this past month 🩷

Shout out to everyone for their amazing photos & videos - @stevewestsussex @carlosism_ @dashthehengestore @chrysalisrecs @patrick.filmphotography @bellakeery @wetweather22 @fullflowermoonband @uk2bkk (let us know if we’ve missed anyone out!) by @label.mates

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Latin American artist @pehuenchemx & friends brought rock-pop flair to MOTH @label.mates festival a few weeks back 📸 @bellakeery taken in MOTH CLUB by @label.mates

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“RAGS” revealed… See you tonight.

RSVP via dice. Ticket doesn’t guarantee entry, so make sure you get down early to avoid disappointment.

19:30 Doors
19:45 @spitzerspacetelescope
20:45 @lescaravanesfolk
21:45 @goblin.band

#LabelMates taken in MOTH CLUB by @label.mates

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@label.mates x @kernowbeat

THIS SATURDAY at @shacklewellarms
from 19.30 til 22.30

FREE RSVP on @dicefm
follow the link in our bio

@theheavenlybodes
@thelovefortress
@das_sach

footage from: @astralradiobristol
camera ops: tristan sherfield & giulia franchi
editor: tristan sherfield
recording: marcus dyer
mixing: alex studer

song: hurricane fighter plane
full set from astral radio available to watch on youtube taken in The Shacklewell Arms by @label.mates

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state51 x @label.mates at Moth Club 12.08.25 🩶

and a massive thanks to @claramannn @nyx.edc @voka_gentle

📸 @louiseamazing by @label.mates

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Pics from our @dreamwife DJ set a couple weeks back at @shacklewellarms ❤️ taken in The Shacklewell Arms by @label.mates

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YOUTH LAGOON (@trevorpowers) IS THE SECRET HEADLINER for tonight’s @label.mates show with @honeyglaze_ at @mothclub. Tickets are about to sell out. Get yours and see you soon! by @label.mates

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