The Sugarhill Gang – Open Air

A live hip hop show by The Sugarhill Gang, the New Jersey group behind the early rap hit Rapper's Delight, staged in the open-air garden of Fox & Firkin in Lewisham, south-east London.

The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group playing old school hip hop, formed in New Jersey in 1973. Their first album, Sugarhill Gang, appeared in 1980 on Sugar Hill Records. Among the members named are Wonder Mike, Big Bank Hank and Master Gee. Their single Rapper's Delight, released in 1979, peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is preserved in the National Recording Registry, and it is counted among the first rap records to reach a wide audience.

This Open Air show takes place in the garden of Fox & Firkin, a concert and performance venue at 316 Lewisham High Street. The group performs live in the open-air garden, and the bill also includes special guests whose identity is kept secret.

The evening suits listeners interested in the early history of hip hop on record, performed by one of the groups that helped bring rap to mainstream attention.