MUSIC FOR HOUSING: The New Immigrants, Lou Terry (band), RadarBase, Winston Skerritt + guests TBA

Event information

Special Community Event for Save Dorchester Court & Save Cressingham Gardens (Herne Hill) housing campaigns. Music, art and housing information in association with Cost of Living Crisis Concerts

A festival within a festival!

In the Stage Arch:

THE NEW IMMIGRANTS, Camberwell
LOU TERRY (band), Herne Hill
RADARBASE, Peckham
WINSTON SKERRITT, Camberwell

Planned for the Lounge Arch between Main Stage sets:: DC/CG short films, “Busker Station” hosted by Jason Umbrellabird (solo acts TBA)

DC Tenants Union/CG Residents installations
Coop Housing Information in association with Olan Homes and Radical Roots

Rupert Ingham of DC and Andy Plant of CG, Compères

Other Special Guests and Speakers TBA



THE NEW IMMIGRANTS

The New Immigrants are from South-East London and combine soul, gospel and R&B with fabuulous harmonies and intertwining guitars to produce an exciting and uplifting sound which never fails to get people dancing. Their album “Taking Back Control” is on Spotify and all platforms. They have recently collaborated with Peter Gordeno (Depeche Mode) who appears on two tracks on their forthcoming album, and you never know, Peter might even show up!

"Electrifying" (Subba-Cultcha Mag)

"Garage, folk, pop, rock and indie ... smashing it with barnstorming performances all over London" (HotVox)

"Our band name reflects our diversity of backgrounds (and musical styles). Basically, it's stories, harmonies and guitars. What else do you need in life?" (Wigwam Radio)

https://www.thenewimmigrants.org/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hV3JyMKRfaoRCXIgz1wQG



LOU TERRY
Lou Terry is a Dorchester Court Herne Hill resident, and a genre-busting singer-songwriter and activist who fuses strange technology with brilliant songwriting. He's just released an album ‘Building a Case'. He’s supported Black Country, New Road, Richard Dawson, Porridge Radio and Califone, and recently played Left of the Dial Rotterdam and Three Wheel Drive and Bestival. His music has received support from Tom Robinson, Steve Lamacq, John Kennedy, Wonderland, So Young, DIY Mag, Line of Best Fit, Dazed, Loud and Quiet, NTS Radio, The Most Radicalist, Hard of Hearing, Far Out Mag, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 2, Radio X, New York Village Radio, and BBC Introducing.

“Sensational!”  (John Cooper Clarke)
 
“Inimitable bard of South London’ and ‘a truly unique vision’” (The Most Radicalist)

‘The Dylan of Deptford” (DIY)
 
“Lou continually shows why he is South London's best storyteller … (with his) candid delivery of the everyday shapes even the most complex feelings into something we can all understand.”  (Selout)

https://louterry1.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/loubrishanterry



RADARBASE

RadarBase emerged in 2024, inspired by 90s alternative dance icons like The Prodigy, Underworld, and Leftfield, alongside guitar-driven bands such as Doves and Kasabian. The project fuses dystopian lyrics with cyberpunk-inspired visuals, evoking a fictional gang partying defiantly under an authoritarian regime's radar base. Their exciting live shows blend continuous electronic dance music with immersive cinematic storytelling. RadarBase’s debut single, Last Time, was featured on Alex Holcombe’s BBC Introducing Rock show on Radio 1, followed by the singles Wildlife and People Seem Evil, both out now.

"Happy Mondays meets Reverend and the Makers. Glorious uplifting dance anthems" (BugBear)

"(RadarBase)fuse the soaring melodies of alternative rock with the pulse-pounding beats of breakbeat-era dance music. Think Oasis meets The Prodigy—songs of defiance, resilience, hope and human connection ..." (Peckham Audio)

https://radarbase.net
https://www.instagram.com/radarbasemusic



WINSTON SKERRITT

We can't wait to hear Winston Skerritt at Herne Hill Music Festival! Winston is a musician's musician, a singer-songwriter deluxe and exceptional guitarist with a ringing jazzy blues sound and exquisitely crafted originals. Truly one of Camberwell's best kept secrets who doesn't perform live as often as he should! We're delighted that he'll appear for HHMF25!

"Hailing from South London, Skerritt combines (soulful) intricate guitar rhythms with lyrics of love and loss.” (MAEG MUSIC)

“Intimate, atmospheric blues with a warm flush of folk” (Pandora's Living Room)

"If you love acoustic Hendrix, Fleet Foxes and Joni Mitchell all-in-one it's Winston" (MAEG MUSIC)

https://soundcloud.com/winston-skerritt
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1FWqwCxv4xPnYHqV8Nm69c