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Hippodrome Speakeasy Live Band & DJ Gigs

Top International DJs jam with live Swing Bands from 1:45am-6am in Central London’s Hippodrome. The centenary revival of the city's first ever nightclub scene.

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Hippodrome Speakeasy Live Band & DJ Gigs

Hippodrome Speakeasy Live Band & DJ Gigs

Hippodrome Speakeasy Live Band & DJ Gigs

Hippodrome Speakeasy Live Band & DJ Gigs

Hippodrome Speakeasy Live Band & DJ Gigs

Top International DJs jam with live Swing Bands from 1:45am-6am in Central London’s Hippodrome. The centenary revival of the city's first ever nightclub scene.

Top International DJs jam with live Swing Bands from 1:45am-6am in Central London’s Hippodrome. The centenary revival of the city's first ever nightclub scene.

Top International DJs jam with live Swing Bands from 1:45am-6am in Central London’s Hippodrome. The centenary revival of the city's first ever nightclub scene.

Top International DJs jam with live Swing Bands from 1:45am-6am in Central London’s Hippodrome. The centenary revival of the city's first ever nightclub scene.

Natalie Hunt
Natalie Hunt
Natalie Hunt
Natalie Hunt
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London, United Kingdom
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The only central London 1:45am-6am live swing band and DJ party, at the glamorous Hippodrome Casino.  The world's best musicians and DJs stage a series of DJ Swing Speakeasy mashup gigs to bring the wild heart of swing & jazz into the 21st Century with this members only Revival Club.  Help us scandalise the world all over again...

Shhh… don’t say the ‘J’ word…  We're bringing jazz back to the heart of London’s West End.  Once the ultimate social revolution, it was cool, rebellious, & damned as the Devil’s music.  Embraced by a generation who knew how to party, fans stood screaming as the greatest celebrities really let go on stage, with music battles & cutting contests that whipped crowds into a frenzy.

Now some of the world's most respected & sought after DJs, including Chris Tofu, DJ Pony Montana & John Bongly, founders of the Electro-Swing DJ movement, are teaming up with the city's leading young musicians to make jazz & swing mainstream once more.  We'll show the world that what was once daring & avant garde has not grown old but is still reinventing itself for the party generation.

You can help us bring the finest musicians & DJs from around the world to battle it out on stage.  We need £8000 to launch the Revival Club at The Hippodrome Speakeasy, funding initial set up, artists fees, production costs and marketing, until the gig series is self sustaining.  All contributions of over £30 qualify for Life Membership of the Hippodrome Speakeasy Revival Club & The Hippodrome Casino, for which the usual fee will be £80 per year*.  

We believe this project can be the start of a new chapter in the life of jazz, saving it as a current & commercial proposition, & stop it sliding to the fringes of music culture.  


The Music

On Saturday nights from 1:30am-6am (with a modern British fusion restaurant in the next room open all night), we will be running the only central London late night live music & DJ venue in town, where guests will be treated to a musician jam and DJ performance from the most popular artists in Europe.  

(Our bands will also appear in their original guise, playing traditional, Vintage 1920s-1940s jazz & gypsy swing at the same venue every Tuesday at 8pm from March 2014.)


BANDS: We will feature some of the most talented live bands around including:

·  Pinstripe Suit, the fun, lively 7 piece vocal-led jazz ensemble in hot demand across venues from The Royal Albert Hall to The Nightjar, Old Street’s coolest speakeasies

· Benoit Viellefon & His Orchestra, the leading Parisian Gypsy Jazz Act in Europe today – infamous for headlining at Glastonbury and the Rhythm Riot festival 

·  Swing Reloaded, world class musicians recreating the scandalous Jazz at The Philharmonic concerts, born in L.A. and growing into a worldwide sensation


THE DJs: Some of Europe’s top Swing DJ artists are coming on board including:

·  Chris Tofu, founder of electro-swing DJ-ing...full stop!

·  DJ Pony, multi-award winning DJs at the forefront of electro / ghetto swing with a classy take on the scene and collaborations, to go with the usual credits. 

·  Jon Bongly, one of the earliest specialists in Electro Swing and World Beats in the UK and a regular sell out feature at Glastonbury.

Being staged at the beautiful London Hippodrome Matcham Cabaret Club, Leicester Square, with ticket prices starting at pre-booking prices of £20, Speakeasy entry 1:45am-6am on Saturdays.  The show is accessible to all over 18 years of age, but only the brave should attend.  

(*Subject to the usual Ts&Cs of both the Casino and Speakeasy and maybe refused or revoked at the management's discretion).

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Digital Download

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Download 5 tracks specially selected by our bands and DJs for their Hippodrome Speakeasy flavour.
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DJ or Jazz Band signed CD

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Your choice of a signed CD from one of our Burnin’ bands or DJs. Please add £2 for UK postage or £5 for international postage.
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1 guest entry & drink

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Single guest entry, plus house drink and photo and hang out with the band, to any one night from 8th, 15th, 22nd or 29th of March or 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th April 2014. Date to be booked.
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2 tickets, membership & drinks

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2 tickets, plus 2 house drink and life membership (worth £80/year/person) photo and hang out with the band - including photo and hang out with the band - to any one night from 8th, 15th, 22nd or 29th of March or 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th April 2014. Date to be booked and agreed, subject to availability.
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February 2014
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4 x entry, membership & drinks

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4 guest entries with booth table, bottle of Prosecco and life membership (worth £80/year/person) - including photo and hang out with the band - to any one night from 8th, 15th, 22nd or 29th of March or 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th April 2014. Date to be booked and agreed, subject to availability.
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6 x members entry, food, drink

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6 guest entries with booth table, bottle of Prosecco and meal for 6 and life membership (worth £80/year) - including photo and hang out with the band - to any one night from 8th, 15th, 22nd or 29th of March or 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th April 2014. Date to be booked and agreed, subject to availability.
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Unlimited entry & membership

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Unlimited entries for you and a guests, plus life membership (worth £80/yr) initially from March 8th - April 26th, valid until the end of 2014 should the series continue - includes photo and hang out with the band.
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Record a track with the band

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Join the band on stage and record a track of your vocal or instrumental with one of our bands from their existing set list, on a Tuesday night session at the Hippodrome (date and track to be agreed) either before or as part of the live gig. Includes life membership worth £80/yr.
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3 piece band at your own event

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3 piece band booking at your own event + 4 tickets to one of our live events at The Hippodrome - date to be agreed - including photo and hang out with the band. Plus life membership worth £80/yr. Band booking at your event excludes Friday and Saturday, date to be agreed subject to artist availability, to be claimed by September 2014. Travel outside London will be additional, more than 2 hours outside the city and accommodation may be required.
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8 piece band at your own event

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Up to 8 piece band booking at your own event + 4 tickets to one of our live events at The Hippodrome - date to be agreed - including photo and hang out with the band. Plus life membership worth £80/yr. Band gig booking includes Friday and Saturday, date to be agreed subject to artist availability, to be claimed by September 2014. Travel outside London will be additional, more than 2 hours outside the city and accommodation may be required.
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17 piece band at your event

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Up to 17 piece big band booking at your own event + 4 tickets to one of our live events at The Hippodrome - date to be agreed - including photo and hang out with the band. Plus life membership worth £80/yr. Band gig booking includes Friday and Saturday, date to be agreed subject to artist availability, to be claimed by September 2014). Travel outside London will be additional, more than 2 hours outside the city and accommodation may be required.
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Club night as private function

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Club night as a private function for up to 200 invited guests, with dancers, Prosecco and canapes. Including photo and hang out with the band. Date to be agreed, during the gig's series or by end of September 2014, whichever comes first. Plus life membership worth £80/yr.
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