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18/06/2018

This Saturday night round Brick Lane, Swedish Midsummer explodes into an ABBA discotheque.

Half of the advance tickets have gone already so please grab yours in advance if you know you're coming.

More info at the event here - https://bit.ly/2xlgSuV

After 35 years the ABBA pulse has started to beat once more. On Saturday June 23rd we'll celebrate with a heaving dancefloor full of the band's Pop magic, accompanied by the girl group, disco and glam-pop beauties that surrounded them. Join us at I Still Have Faith In You, a new ABBA clubnight on Br...

19/05/2018

14/05/2018

"Abba's return takes us back to an era when Top of the Pops and your local pub were still open, and magic lurked on its dancefloor"

I Still Have Faith in You: An ABBA Discotheque on Brick Lane After 35 years in black gown, the ABBA pulse has started to beat once more with new songs on the drawing board and a tour with the band's youth crystallised in avatar art, slated for next year. Their return conjures dreams of a dancefloor....

28/03/2018

This Saturday on Brick Lane, new wave, new romanticism, 80s synth Pop and new beat dancing at the Dreamhouse, also celebrating the 35th anniversary of Men Without Hats' 'Safety Dance'.

For £4 cheaplist, jump aboard the event here - https://bit.ly/2E2yVEB

Expect to hear: New York Dolls / Depeche Mode / Devo / Siouxie and the Banshees / Soft Cell / Suede / Agent Blå / ABC / The Ramones / The Associates / Joy Division / Culture Club / Carter USM / Talking Heads / Mink DeVille / Cyndi Lauper / The Runaways / Kirsty MacColl / The B52's / Roxy Music / Tubeway Army / Ladytron / New Order / OMD / Bronski Beat / The Thompson Twins / Elvis Costello / The Cure / The Go-Go's / Dexys Midnight Runners / Makthaverskan / Frankie Goes to Hollywood / Orange Juice / Echo and the Bunnymen / The Primitives / Chemtrails / The Human League / Erasure / Westkust / Visage / A Flock of Seaguls / Alphaville / Adam Ant / Heaven 17 / Kraftwerk / Men Without Hats / The Communards / The Beat / Pet Shop Boys / XTC / Veronica Falls

Entry is free before 10.30 / £5 after

06/03/2018

If you work or live in Tower Hamlets, pop your name down on this petition. If it gets 2000 people on it with a Tower Hamlets postcode by tomorrow morning, it puts the beautiful Jamboree in line for a council hearing on March 21st and the possiblity of an Asset of Community Order, which could save the place from closure

ASK TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL TO HELP KEEP JAMBOREE OPEN. 2,000 LOCAL SIGNATURES NEEDED BY WED

13/01/2018

France Gall all day today (or most of it) at the cafe. Come get drunk

16/12/2017

Still no record shop set up but we've a big pile of stuff awaiting. Pop in for a beer or hot chocolate anyway. Currently playing, The Cable Street Rag Band's 'Dust' LP.

Find us by the Christmas trees

06/12/2017

New signs going up tomorrow. The shop should also be up and running by the weekend

04/12/2017

Hey-ho everyone. We'll be on step-ladders setting the shop part of this up in the next few days. Meanwhile the place is open at the moment from 10am till 6pm. Pop your head in

03/12/2017

Today at the cafe (as you will have noticed if you popped in) there is an ace Cuban fayre.

Normal service shall resume tomorrow. We'll also be arranging the shop part as more stuff arrives from around the world