Nü Wavved: 80s New Wave, Italo Disco, Post Punk

A club night in London devoted to 1980s new wave, Italo disco and post-punk, staged at The Shacklewell Arms. The title gives the night's musical scope; the evening is presented as a DJ-led night rather than a band show.

The night is built around three strands of early 1980s dance and guitar music. New wave brings synthesiser-led pop and angular guitar songs from the period, Italo disco refers to the Italian dance style of the same years, with its driving electronic rhythms and sung vocals, and post-punk draws on the darker, more experimental groups that followed the first wave of punk. Together they form a single programme of recognisable grooves from the era.

The Shacklewell Arms is a venue in Dalston, east London, that hosts concerts and shows across the city. The club-night format suits listeners who want to dance to the period's catalogue rather than watch a single act on stage. The title places the emphasis clearly on the music of the 1980s, so the night will appeal to anyone who knows that repertoire or wants to discover it.

The programme is one of several themed evenings in London built around the sounds of the 1980s. Its focus is on the genres named in the title, and it is most suited to those who enjoy synth-driven dance music and the post-punk sound of the early eighties.