{"id":21072,"date":"2026-07-29T15:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21072"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:42:25","slug":"ministry-of-sounds-35th-anniversary-lineup-kerri-chandler-moodymann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21072","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Sound&#8217;s 35th Anniversary Lineup: Kerri Chandler, Moodymann"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLondon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/ministry-of-sound-recordings\">Ministry of Sound<\/a> will mark its 35th birthday with a weekend-long party, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.billboard.com\">Billboard U.K.<\/a><\/em> can exclusively reveal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAcross the weekend of Oct. 2-3, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/andy-c\">Andy C<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kerri-chandler\">Kerri Chandler<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/moodymann\">Moodymann<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/loco-dice\">Loco Dice<\/a> will take over the famous club with a series of performances. Tickets are available for the event via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dice.fm\/venue\/ministry-of-sound-zgda?lng=en\">Dice.fm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Louder<\/em>, MoS\u2019 longest-running club night, will take over the Friday night, with drum-and-bass legend Andy C returning to the London venue for the first time in 10 years for an extended three-hour set.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe following day, influential label Hard Times will bring together two of house music\u2019s most revered figures, with New York deep-house pioneer Kerri Chandler and Detroit icon Moodymann performing during the daytime event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn the evening of Oct. 3, Urge, the Ministry\u2019s flagship underground house and techno night, will be headlined by Tunisian-German DJ and producer Loco Dice. Additional names for the event series will be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSpeaking on the program, club director Matt Long said, \u201cFew venues get to celebrate 35 years at the heart of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/dance\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dance\" data-tag=\"dance\">dance<\/a> music. We wanted to mark this milestone with a lineup that reflects both our heritage and where our sound is today. It\u2019s an honor to celebrate this anniversary with such incredible talent, and we can\u2019t wait to celebrate with you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt\u2019s the latest celebration for the London institution\u2019s 35th anniversary. The club recently released a new book, <em>Ministry of Sound: Anthology<\/em>, which tells the untold story of the London space, and launched <em>Boxed In<\/em>, a live-streamed talent competition for emerging DJs. They will return to Ibiza with a one-off party at 528, marking their first event on the island in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe club first opened in London\u2019s Elephant &amp; Castle in September 1991, and has played a key role in shaping the U.K.\u2019s dance music scene. The Ministry of Sound Group has grown to include a record label, publishing arm and a private members club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London\u2019s Ministry of Sound will mark its 35th birthday with a weekend-long party, Billboard U.K. can exclusively reveal. Across the weekend of Oct. 2-3, Andy C, Kerri Chandler, Moodymann and Loco Dice will take over the famous club with a series of performances. Tickets are available for the event via Dice.fm. 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