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SUMMARY:World Cup Screening: England vs Ghana
DESCRIPTION:We’re screening the England vs Ghana World Cup match live on the big screen on Tuesday 23 June!Doors open at 18:00\, so head over early to grab a drink and secure a seat before kick off at 21:00. Whether you’re cheering for England or Ghana\, come support your team and catch the game with us. \n\n\n\nThis event is completely free to attend and no tickets are required. As always\, standard SET Social club rules apply: members are welcome to bring up to 3 guests along. \n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday 23 JuneDoors open: 6pmKick-off: 9pmLocation: SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, Peckham\, SE15 4NPAdmission: Free (no tickets required)
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/world-cup-screening-england-vs-ghana-set-social-peckham/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community,Pub,Screening
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SUMMARY:World Cup Special Quiz + Karaoke
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the reopening of SET Social\, Quizmaster Jules is hosting a special Thursday night World Cup quiz. \n\n\n\nGrab your squad and head down for a night of football trivia. There are even extra points on the table if you turn up in a jersey or full kit\, so get creative. \n\n\n\nTactical info for the night: the quiz kicks off at 8pm sharp. It is £2 per player with a maximum of 6 people per team. Once the trivia is wrapped up\, we are opening the mic for karaoke from 10pm until late. \n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\nDate: Thursday 25 JuneTime: 8pm-lateLocation: SET Social\, 55A Nigel Road\, Peckham\, SE15 4NPAdmission: £2 per player (Max 6 per team)
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/world-cup-special-quiz-karaoke/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community,Fundraiser,Pub,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260628T150000
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SUMMARY:hmmmm festival: First Edition
DESCRIPTION:Date: Sunday 28 June 2026Time: 3-9pmLocation: SET Lewisham\, Unit 1 Lewisham Retail Park\, London\, SE13 7RZAdmission: Tickets £10/£15/£20 (All proceeds go to Lewisham Food Bank) \n\n\n\nAnnouncing the first edition of hmmmm festival at SET Lewisham. \n\n\n\nBringing together 14 artists and musicians\, the festival is a one-day celebration of experimental music and sound. SET Lewisham’s stunning\, light-filled\, and reverberant project space will play host to an afternoon of live performances spanning improvisation\, sound art\, DIY instruments\, and electronics. \n\n\n\nAlongside the audio line-up\, we’ll have home-cooked vegan soup served up by Cafe OTO’s very own Thea Jeffery Sands. \n\n\n\nThis is a completely non-profit event\, with all proceeds from the day going directly to support the crucial work of Lewisham Food Bank. Come down\, listen to some incredible live sound\, and support a vital local cause.  \n\n\n\nThis event is programmed by Regan Bowering\, David Sappa\, Rory Salter\, and Li Song. For more information on the festival and organisers\, visit: https://hmmmmm.org/ \n\n\n\nBook a ticket\n\n\n\nContributing artists\n\n\n\nBen Waggett\nLondon-based musician\, artist and technician Ben Victor Waggett\, also known as Burhlap. Heyl Towans (2022)\, released on Infant Tree\, was assembled around a damp and drafty cabin in the sand dunes of Hayle\, West Cornwall\, where he sometimes works and shows\, with previous projects presented at Hweg Gallery Penzance\, Lewisham Arthouse\, Cornwall Community Darkroom\, PINK\, Van Gogh House\, Spanners and The San Mei Gallery amongst others. \n\n\n\nInstagram: @benvicwagBandcamp: https://burhlap.bandcamp.com/ \n\n\n\n\nBen Murphy\nInstagram: @wallaceplusgromit \n\n\n\n\nSeán Being\nSeán Being is an Irish musician working across a range of modes of composition and performance. They have collaborated widely among circles in Ireland\, Portugal and London\, including lately in the Irish group Princ€ss and as instigator of the riverside event series\, Car Musick (Liffey\, Thames\, Tejo). Here they will present new songs at the edges of pop and rock music\, following up on their previous solo release\, FAUX WINDOW (wherethetimegoes\, 2022). \n\n\n\nSeán has performed across artist-run and institutional settings in such venues as Somerset House (UK)\, Spanners (UK)\, Douglas Hyde Gallery (IE)\, Plugd (IE)\, St Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University\, NYC (USA)\, Fluent (ES)\, Cosmos (PT)\, and Galeria Zé dos Bois (PT). Their music has been reviewed in Pitchfork\, Boomkat\, Crack Magazine\, and The Thin Air. They have been resident on Dublin Digital Radio and a guest on NTS Radio and BBC Radio 6. They have an MA from the Dutch Art Institute (2024). \n\n\n\nInstagram: @seanbeingBandcamp: https://wherethetimegoes.bandcamp.com/album/faux-window \n\n\n\n\nRegan Bowering\nRegan Bowering is a percussionist\, improviser and sound artist based in London. Her solo work explores various combinations of drums and percussion\, objects\, amps\, speakers\, and feedback. Her debut album “Solos for _ _ _ _ Spaces” (Dec 2023 on Bezirk Tapes) was described as “a play of contrasts\, contradicting voluminous expressions with confined phrases\, taming resounding feedback with faint percussive flutters\, but one that feels driven by the desire to craft electrifying drama rather than pure autotelic dissonance.” (The Quietus). She is one third of a collaborative project with Li Song and Conal Blake\, with two releases: “2 Movements” (Feedback Moves\, 2024) and “Music for Snare Drums and Portable Speakers” (Infant Tree\, 2023). Her debut LP A Technology of Feeling is set to be released January 2026 on Infant Tree. \n\n\n\nInstagram: @reganalanaBandcamp: https://reganbowering.bandcamp.com/ \n\n\n\n\nLi Song\nLi Song is a London-based musician and computer programmer. He performs improvised music with his computer and composes music using electronics and acoustic instruments. His collaborative project with Zhu Wenbo\, No Performance\, focuses on compositions using environment sounds\, acoustic instruments\, computer algorithms\, and random sequence. He is also a member of computer network music ensemble and research group\, [ _ _ _ ]\, focusing on algorithmic collaboration. Recent works include Two Snare Drums (Infant Tree 2022)\, [ _ _ _ ] (with Jia Liu and Shuoxin Tan\, SUPERPANG 2022) and Text (with Zhu Wenbo\, Zoomin’ Night 2021). \n\n\n\nInstagram: @slow.softwareBandcamp: https://lisong.bandcamp.com/album/two-snare-drums-on-a-table \n\n\n\n\nDavid Sappa\nDavid Sappa works between D.I.Y sound sculpture\, improvisation and field recording- with a dense smudge between. Their projects emerge via site-responsive processes\, exploring found and discarded things – reconfigured and animated to reveal instability and leaky thresholds between bodies\, material\, time and place. Recent performances include Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival\, Moers Festival\, Horse Hospital\, Cafe OTO and Sadie Coles HQ. \n\n\n\nInstagram: @dalosap \n\n\n\n\nSam Andreae\nSam Andreae has been active across Europe over the last decade as a saxophonist\, composer and organiser. Through improvisation and composition he explores a music of colliding sound gestures and aural detritus\, built up from an intentionally fractured instrumental language and playful spontaneity. His compositions place a focus on gestural processes which in their unraveling reveal a trail of sound artefacts to be picked through. \n\n\n\n“what Sam Andreae does is liminal music\, he shows you the clicks\, the noises\, the breaths\, the rattle and hum” – John Doran\, The Quietus\, 2017 on BBC 3 Late Junction. \n\n\n\nInstagram: @samandreaeBandcamp: https://tombedvisionsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/solo \n\n\n\n\nRory Salter\nRory Salter is based in London\, working mostly with sound and performance\, as a musician and sound technician. Recordings are available via Index Clean\, TEETH\, Research Laboratories\, Zoomin’ Night and others. A new album ‘a sky cold as clay’ is out now on Infant Tree.Instagram: @rorysalter__Bandcamp: https://malvernbrume.bandcamp.com/ \n\n\n\n\nFeghoots\nA master of wet electronic and uncanny sound collage. Contact-mic clutter and electricity fed through an encyclopaedic knowledge of foley and the hinterlands of music. Music released on Chocolate Monk; ran the Crater Lake festival in Leeds.Instagram: @feghootsBandcamp: https://feghoots.bandcamp.com/ \n\n\n\n\nIsabelle Pead\nIsabelle Pead is a London-born artist working across sculpture\, sound\, video and performance. Often utilising large-scale installation\, her work is informed by actions of storytelling and collectivism\, exploring the relationship between the voice and the sounding body. Working predominantly with metal\, her two- and three-dimensional sculptural works draw on imagery from opera\, choral and folk singing\, churches and acoustic spaces\, electronic music\, synthesisers and waveform displays.Instagram: @isabelle_pead \n\n\n\n\nLuciano Maggiore\nLuciano Maggiore is a Palermo-born\, London-based musician whose work is characterised by the use of speakers and several analogue/digital devices (samplers\, CD players\, walkmans\, tape recorders) as well as acoustic objects and addresses the performativity of the musical act\, the perception of it\, and the obscurity that emanates from it. \n\n\n\nHis main interests include mechanisms of sound diffusion\, performance\, repetition\, endurance\, non-human animal languages\, dance\, and folklore. With Louie Rice\, he runs NO-PA/PA-ON\, a project that deals with performing score-based works\, both acoustic and amplified.Instagram: @lucianomaggioree \n\n\n\n\nAgata Genissel\nAgata Genissel perforates sound\, producing disembodied sonic environments. Working with texture\, density and materiality\, her practice unfolds through unresolved exploration. She is based in London. \n\n\n\nInstagram: @agatagenissel \n\n\n\n\nWillow Swan\nWillow Swan (they/them) is a sound artist based in London. Their work centers on long-form composition\, acoustic phenomena\, and the durational possibilities of drone. Working primarily with pipe organ\, field recordings\, and minimal processing\, Swan explores harmonic instability\, resonance\, and texture through restrained\, process-driven structures. \n\n\n\nInstagram: @willow___swan \n\n\n\n\nDanny Pagarani \nDanny Pagarani is an artist and musician based in London. Their work spans performance\, sound\, installation and moving-image contexts\, with recent projects including Unstable Nature at Chilli Gallery\, Edinburgh Art Festival\, Super Organic at Somers Gallery\, Gradient Descent at Gossamer Fog and GUM at ASC Gallery. \n\n\n\nInstagram: @danny_pagarani \n\n\n\n\nAbout SET’s Associate Members Programme\n\n\n\nThe hmmmm festival is presented as part of SET’s Associate Members Programme\, which offers artists studio space alongside access to project spaces and opportunities to independently curate and participate in exhibitions\, workshops\, and events. \n\n\n\nThe programme supports a wide range of practices\, from performance and installation to music\, sound\, print\, and textiles\, and is designed to provide space\, visibility\, and development opportunities for early-career and underrepresented artists working in London.
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/hmmmm-festival-first-edition/
LOCATION:SET Lewisham\, Unit 1\, Lewisham Retail Park\, London\, SE13 7RZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Art,Associate Members' Programme,community,Exhibition,Fundraiser,Music,Performance
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SUMMARY:SET Social Community Day & Market: Grand Re-opening Fundraiser Special
DESCRIPTION:We’re so excited to bring back our Community Day and Market\, this time on the first Saturday of the month 4 July\, 12-5pm. \n\n\n\nWhile we love our regular markets\, this one is incredibly special to us as it forms part of our Grand Re-opening Fundraiser Day. As part of this event\, we have a massive day lined up with indoor and outdoor market stalls\, a drop-in workshop\, great food\, and the monumental return of Peckham & Nunhead Elvis! Entry is completely free and you don’t need to be a member to join the fun.  \n\n\n\nCome browse\, support local makers\, and help us kick off this new chapter! \n\n\n\nSupporting the venue\n\n\n\nFull disclosure: following our unexpected temporary closure\, the venue has unfortunately taken a tough financial blow. That’s why we’re running this fundraiser – it’s all about helping us steady the ship\, offset the time we spent closed\, and get the space thriving again.  \n\n\n\nWe’ll be announcing the full fundraiser lineup shortly over on our Instagram (@set.social.peckham). Expect a massive day packed with DJs\, a raffle\, live music\, and lots more. Until then\, we are asking our community to do what they do best: come down\, fill the room\, hang out in the garden\, and support the venue. \n\n\n\nIf you are looking for ways to further support the space\, there are a few easy ways to do so: \n\n\n\n\nBecome a Member: You can join up as a SET Social Member for just £12 a year to directly fund the venue’s ongoing arts\, music\, and community programmes.\n\n\n\nDonate on the Day: Look out for the donation buckets and tap-points dotted across the venue.\n\n\n\nVisit the Bar: The most direct way you can help us keep moving forward is by grabbing your drinks from our café and bar. Every single penny spent at the bar goes right back into our community projects and keeping our doors open. Because of this\, we kindly ask that you do not bring outside drinks into the venue <3\n\n\n\n\nMarket traders call-out:\n\n\n\nCalling all makers\, creators\, collectors\, and vintage treasure hunters – come pitch a stall with us! We are welcoming a wide mix of traders selling handmade crafts\, ceramics\, zines\, prints\, vintage clothing\, records\, bakes\, and books. \n\n\n\nStall options \n\n\n\n\nHall (Inside): Big Grey Table (120cm rectangle) – 8 available\n\n\n\nHall (Inside): Small Round Table (60cm round) – 10 available\n\n\n\nGarden (Outside): ½ Picnic Bench Pitch – 8 available\n\n\n\nGarden (Outside): Floor Pitch (bring your own rail or rug) – 6 available\n\n\n\n\nIf you’re a charity or raising money for a charity email tabitha@setspace.uk with details of your organisation. Free or subsidised stalls are available. \n\n\n\nPlease make sure you select the correct ticket when booking\, as table sizes are limited and specific to each option. \n\n\n\nBook a stall \n\n\n\nThe line up:\n\n\n\nAlongside the market running from 12-5pm\, we have a full line up of drop-in activities\, community initiatives and live acts. Everything is free to attend with no booking required\, but donations are highly encouraged! \n\n\n\n\n12-5pm | Book Sale with Literacy Aid UK Literacy Aid UK is a charity improving access to books\, literacy support and learning opportunities for people facing barriers. They collect and recirculate donated books\, support communities through reading and education projects\, and promote inclusion\, wellbeing and lifelong learning.\n\n\n\n2-4pm | I’m Your Biggest FANzine Summer Special with Drawing People Together Think word searches\, bedroom posters\, and fanfiction. All materials provided.\n\n\n\n4:30pm | THE RETURN OF PECKHAM AND NUNHEAD ELVIS Back by popular demand after their packed-out winter show – this time on the BIG STAGE! Do not be late for this\, the room fills up fast!\n\n\n\n\nImportant information\n\n\n\n\nStall setup from 11:30am\n\n\n\nMarket opens to the public from 12pm\n\n\n\nPack down stalls from 5-5.30pm \n\n\n\nCafé and bar open all day (proceeds support SET’s charitable projects). Please don’t bring in outside drinks\n\n\n\nEvent is indoors with limited plug sockets; bring charged card readers or power banks\n\n\n\nOutdoor pitches: come rain or shine\n\n\n\nNo parking on site\n\n\n\nWheelchair and step-free access available\, including a disabled toilet\n\n\n\nChildren under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian\n\n\n\n\nHope to see you there for a massive welcome back!
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/set-social-community-day-market-grand-re-opening-fundraiser-special/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community,Fundraiser,Market,Market,Performance,Social,Workshops and Talks
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SUMMARY:Paper Cuts Book Club
DESCRIPTION:New book club \n\n\n\nJoin Paper Cuts Book Club every 1st Monday of the Month!
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/paper-cuts-book-club/2026-07-06/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Club,Club Night,Reading Groups,Social,Workshops and Talks
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SUMMARY:The West African Literary Circle: Things Fall Apart
DESCRIPTION:The West African Literary Circle invites readers\, thinkers\, and the culturally curious to gather for its first monthly circle at SET Social. \n\n\n\nDedicated to celebrating the rich tapestry of literature from across West Africa and its diaspora\, the circle is a relaxed and welcoming space\, encouraging open discussion\, shared reflection\, and community connection. Whether you’re deeply familiar with the text or joining out of interest in West African storytelling\, readers of all backgrounds are welcome. \n\n\n\n\nFor the first session\, the circle will discuss Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe\, a landmark novel examining tradition\, colonialism\, masculinity\, and cultural change in pre- and post-colonial Nigeria. \n\n\n\n\nDon’t worry if you haven’t finished the chapters or are new to the group. Each session includes focused time to read a specific chapter silently or as a group\, so initial reading is not strictly required to participate. \n\n\n\nAttendees are welcome to replenish themselves during and after the circle at the bar and cafe. \n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday 7 JulyTimes: 7-8:15pmLocation: SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, Peckham SE15 4NPAdmission: Free\, no booking required. \n\n\n\nIf you’re experiencing barriers to accessing a copy of the book\, the host is happy to email a digital copy to potential attendees. Please reach out to the host via Instagram at @walitcircle to request one. \n\n\n\nAbout the organiser:The West African Literary Circle is a community-led reading group dedicated to the exploration and celebration of stories from West Africa and its diaspora. By providing a consistent space for dialogue\, the circle aims to foster a deeper understanding of West African storytelling and heritage. \n\n\n\nGot a question? Message The West African Literary Circle via Instagram at @walitcircle
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/the-west-african-literary-circle-things-fall-apart/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community,Reading Groups,Workshops and Talks
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260711T173000
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SUMMARY:Language Circle
DESCRIPTION:Language Circle is an open and informal space to practise speaking and listening in another language. Each month focuses on either French or Spanish\, alternating as the year goes on.  \n\n\n\nYou don’t need to be fluent to take part. The group is made up of learners\, native speakers and people somewhere in between. Sessions are relaxed and focus on conversation\, sharing words\, and helping each other learn. \n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\nWhen: every second Saturday of the month\, 4-5.30pm.Ticketing/registration: Free\, just drop in any time during the session.
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/language-circle/2026-07-11/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Club,Club Night,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260711T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260711T193000
DTSTAMP:20260629T094257Z
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SUMMARY:London launch: Mohammed el-Kurd's Perfect Victims
DESCRIPTION:Mohammed el-Kurd’s Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal published last year and was an instant bestseller\, and has since been translated into multiple languages. \n\n\n\nMore often than not\, international media and political platforms demand that Palestinians perform a perfect victimhood in order to be admitted as human\, even as the crimes of their occupiers are explained away and given the benefit of doubt. In this historically grounded book\, written with a poet’s precision\, El-Kurd’s argues for a discourse and a politics in which Palestinian humanity exists on its own complex\, truthful terms. \n\n\n\nJoin us for the first in-person UK event for Perfect Victims. El-Kurd will be in conversation with writer and PalFest coorganizer Yasmin El-Rifae. Copies will be on sale\, and there will be a book signing after the conversation.  \n\n\n\nMohammed El-Kurd is an award-winning poet\, writer\, and journalist from Jerusalem. He was the first ever Palestine correspondent for The Nation\, and is the author of the poetry collection Rifqa.  \n\n\n\nYasmin El-Rifae is the author of Radius: A Story of Feminist Revolution\, and is a contributing editor at Parapraxis  and Lux magazines. She is a coorganizer of The Palestine Festival of Literature. \n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\nDate: Saturday 11 JulyTime: 6-7.30pm\, followed by a book signingLocation: SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, Peckham\, SE15 4NPAdmission: £10  \n\n\n\nBook a ticket
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/london-launch-mohammed-el-kurds-perfect-victims/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community,Social,Workshops and Talks,writing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260712T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260712T180000
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SUMMARY:Marx Capital Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The Marx Reading Group is a monthly space for reading and discussing Capital together. The aim is to make Marx’s writing accessible by working through it slowly\, sharing thoughts\, questions and ideas as a group. \n\n\n\nEveryone is welcome\, whether you are new to Marx or have read him before. There’s no need for prior knowledge\, and all readings are available for free online. \n\n\n\nEach session focuses on a set section of Capital\, with time for open discussion and contributions from everyone who wants to speak. July’s session will focus on parts 5-10 of chapter 20 (Volume 2). At the end of each meeting\, the group agrees on the next reading and invites volunteers to introduce sections at future sessions. \n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\nDate: Every second Sunday of the monthTime: 4-6pmLocation: SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, Peckham\, SE15 4NPAdmission: Free\, no booking required. \n\n\n\nFor updates on the sessions\, join the Marx Reading Group WhatsApp group. \n\n\n\nJoin now\n\n\n\nContact information: For questions\, please email: gfmcvicar@gmail.com
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/marx-capital-reading-group-july-set-social/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community,Reading Groups,Social,Workshops and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260716T000000
DTSTAMP:20260623T084439Z
CREATED:20260623T084437Z
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SUMMARY:SET Open Decks - Weekly DJ Open Booth Nights (extended)
DESCRIPTION:Every third Wednesday of the month\, SET Open Decks expands into an extended session from early evening through to midnight. \n\n\n\nThe format keeps the same easy-going approach as our weekly nights. If you want to play\, just put your name in the hat for a random 30-minute slot. There is no fixed setlist and no pressure to perform. It’s a casual space to jump on club-standard equipment\, play back-to-back\, or just settle into the room. \n\n\n\nThe night is as much about listening as it is about playing. Whether you’re behind the decks\, learning by watching\, or just there for the music and the atmosphere\, everyone is welcome. \n\n\n\nWe also host occasional informal workshops covering technical skills\, library organisation\, and industry tips. Keep an eye on @set.social.peckham for announcements. \n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\nWhen: \n\n\n\n\nRegular Wednesdays: 9.30pm – midnight\n\n\n\nEvery third Wednesday: 6pm – midnight\n\n\n\n\nBring your gear: Vinyl or USB is welcome. \n\n\n\n\nWho’s it for: Open to everyone\, from first-time DJs to experienced selectors\, and anyone who wants to drop by and listen.Admission: Free. Check in with the hosts in the Red Bar when you arrive. \n\n\n\n\nArtwork by @dutchiestudio
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/set-open-decks-weekly-dj-open-booth-nights-extended/2026-07-15/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Club,DJs,Music,Social
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SUMMARY:Tagore's Salon x Major Books - The Politics of Magical Realism
DESCRIPTION:Why did it take thirty years for this experimental classic – Nguyễn Bình Phương’s The Young Die Old – to finally enter the Anglosphere? \n\n\n\nThree decades on\, what are the barriers keeping Vietnamese authors from entering the Western literary sphere? \n\n\n\nHow is magical realism used as a tool for political allegory\, and how has allegory been used to write about war? \n\n\n\nWhat are the limits of magical realism across time\, language\, and cultures? \n\n\n\nJoin Tagore’s Salon and Major Books in exploring these questions with Kim Tran\, the editor and publisher of Major Books. All are welcome; this discussion assumes no preexisting knowledge of Vietnamese literature or language \n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\nDate: Thursday 16 JulyTime: 7pmTickets: £6. Book via Ticket Tailor.  \n\n\n\nBook now\n\n\n\nAbout the speakers\n\n\n\nKim Trần\n\n\n\nKim Trần is the co-founder\, CEO\, and publisher of Major Books\, a London-based independent press dedicated to bringing Vietnamese literature to English-speaking readers through translation\, thoughtful design\, and cultural exchange. Kim’s work brilliantly bridges the worlds of publishing\, culture\, and advocacy across the UK and Vietnam. In 2025\, she was shortlisted for Leader of the Year at the FutureBook Awards\, recognizing her innovation and impact within the publishing industry. \n\n\n\nNguyễn Bình Phương (author)\n\n\n\nNguyễn Bình Phương\, born in the northern mountainous region of Thái Nguyên\, is a prominent contemporary novelist and poet. Phương has authored six novels and five poetry collections\, with notable works including The Young Die Old and Mình và Họ (which was first published uncensored in America\, untranslated\, under the title Xe Lên Xe Xuống). His writing is a masterclass in blending magical realism with psychological depth\, frequently exploring themes of memory\, identity\, and post-war trauma.
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/tagores-salon-x-major-books-the-politics-of-magical-realism-set-social/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community,Social,Workshops and Talks,writing
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SUMMARY:Movement and dance class
DESCRIPTION:Movement at SET is an open space for dancing\, stretching and exploring how your body moves. Sessions shift between guided workshops and more open movement time. \n\n\n\nYou don’t need any dance experience to come along. Each session is different\, sometimes structured\, sometimes more fluid. It’s a space to move\, breathe and connect with others at your own pace. \n\n\n\nEvent details\n\n\n\nWhen: Every second and fourth Sunday of the month\, 2-3.30pm. You can arrive a little early to settle in. \n\n\n\nTicketing/registration: Entry is £5-7 on the door. \n\n\n\nFor updates or to get involved\, follow @movementatset on Instagram or send a message there if you have questions or would like to lead a session.
URL:https://setspace.uk/event/movement-and-dance-class/2026-07-26/
LOCATION:SET Social\, 55a Nigel Road\, London\, SE15 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Club,Dance,exercise,Performance,Workshops and Talks
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