Scared To Dance

Club nights, film screenings and podcasts in London, Berlin, Glasgow and Brighton

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We are thrilled to welcome John Grant as our guest DJ on Saturday 24th October at @ShacklewellArms!

He's back behind the decks after his sold out summer DJ set at the club. Expect to hear an eclectic mix from The Boy From Michigan. Get your tickets on @dicefm.

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We are thrilled to present Rose of Nevada in 35mm plus a Q&A with filmmaker Mark Jenkin on Saturday 14th November at @CentralPictureH.

The critically acclaimed film follows a fishing boat lost 30 years ago that mysteriously reappears in a forgotten Cornish village.

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We can't wait for @molpayton's guest DJ set on Friday 30th October at @ShacklewellArms!

Her new album Eternity is out soon and she will be behind the decks at the club for the first time. Get your tickets on @dicefm.

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Thanks to @Manics' Sean Moore and director @kierboyo for joining us after a special screening of Be Pure - Be Vigilant - Behave at @CentralPictureH.

You can hear their on-stage Q&A with host Paul Richards on this week’s episode of the Scared To Dance Podcast, out on Thursday.

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Early bird tickets are running low for Ania Magliano's guest DJ set on Saturday 19th December at @ShacklewellArms!

She played a fantastic sold out set earlier this year playing Blondie, Peaches, Charli xcx, Wet Leg, Geese, The Cure, Caroline Polachek & more. Tickets on @dicefm.

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We are back on Saturday at @ShacklewellArms!

Our guest DJ is John Grant. Expect to hear Fontaines D.C, Devo, Geese, Blondie, Wolf Alice, The Cure, Cate Le Bon, David Bowie, Westside Cowboy, Wire, Nation of Language and more. Tickets selling quickly on @dicefm.

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We are thrilled to welcome Jack Shep as our guest DJ on Saturday 7th November at @GeorgeTavernE1!

We are fans of his work on SNL UK as well as his stand-up comedy, so we are delighted to welcome him to the club for the first time. Tickets are selling quickly on @dicefm.

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We're delighted to welcome @carolinetheband as our guest DJs tonight at @ShacklewellArms!

Their album Caroline 2 on Rough Trade Records was one of our favourites of 2025 so we’re delighted to welcome them back to the club. Final tickets on @dicefm.

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Early bird tickets are running low for John Grant's guest DJ set on Saturday 24th October at @ShacklewellArms!

We are huge fans of his work from Queen of Denmark to The Art of the Lie so we are delighted to welcome him back behind the decks. Get your tickets on @dicefm.

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Episode 10 of season 2 is out now with @buckmeek. Host Paul Richards talks to the guitarist and co-founder of @bigthiefmusic, about his fourth solo album, The Mirror.

They talk about making of the album with Big Thief’s James Krivchenia, and recording through wildfire warnings.

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We are back on Saturday at @shacklewellarms!

Our guest DJs are @carolinetheband joining resident Paul Richards. Expect to hear Fontaines D.C, Wolf Alice, Geese, The Cure, Wet Leg, Lime Garden, Talking Heads, Westside Cowboy, Mary in the Junkyard and more. Tickets on @dicefm.

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We are pleased to welcome @molpayton as our guest DJ on Friday 30th October at @ShacklewellArms!

Her new album Eternity is out next month and she'll also be playing a special intimate gig at Rough Trade East. Get tickets for the club on @dicefm.

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New Year's Eve tickets are now on sale for @VICTORIADALSTON!

We'll be playing Talking Heads, Fontaines D.C, Blondie, Wet Leg, David Bowie, Geese, The Cure, Wolf Alice, The Smiths, Dry Cleaning, Joy Division, Lana Del Rey and more. This always sells out. Tickets now on @dicefm.

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Chloe Howard from @limegardenband talks to host Paul Richards about “Body,” the most exposed song on Maybe Not Tonight, and the women in music she grew up listening to.

Season 2, episode 10 with @buckmeek from @bigthiefmusic is out tomorrow.

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We are back on Saturday with @carolinetheband as our guest DJs at @ShacklewellArms!

They join resident Paul Richards playing post-punk, indiepop, new wave and art rock music at the club. Early bird tickets are running low on @dicefm.

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Chloe Howard from @limegardenband talks to host Paul Richards about playing Glastonbury for the first time, and discovering set clashed with Elton John.

They discuss playing to an empty field after months of expectation, and returning the following year to a packed Park Stage.

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Chloe Howard from @limegardenband talks to host Paul Richards about how the band signed to So Young, in a lockdown deal done over Zoom.

They discuss the anticlimax of celebrating alone in her student flat, and writing eighty or ninety songs to get the ten on Maybe Not Tonight.