AVA London is the leading music, culture, visual-arts festival & conference in the UK. We bring together innovators & the brightest minds to push the boundaries of contemporary culture – in the world’s biggest cultural capital.
AVA London’s eighth edition will present a three-day and night programme of keynote lectures, masterclasses, raves & cutting-edge live shows at the forefront of contemporary culture and nightlife.
Since 2017, the annual multi-day festival has championed music, art, culture and activism through a landmark conference and club shows at iconic, cutting-edge venues – previous guest speakers and performing artists include: Brian Eno, Charli xcx, Laurent Garnier, Bicep, Orbital, Joy Orbison, Irvine Welsh, Elijah, Courtesy, David Rudnick, Weirdcore, United Visual Artists, Grace Ladoja, Amy Lamé & many more across some of London’s most dynamic venues including Printworks, HERE at Outernet, The Standard and The British Library.
Conference Schedule
FKA twigs: RA Exchange Live
Amidst the global sensation of her Eusexua album campaign, FKA twigs will join the conference for a special live edition of the Resident Advisor Exchange podcast at the British Library. In this rare public appearance, the acclaimed artist will delve into her career, creative process, and inspirations, offering an intimate perspective from one of the most compelling artists of our time.
Jarvis Cocker Presents “Biophobia”
Musician, broadcaster & Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker presents a keynote lecture titled "Biophobia" which tells the story of how he used to be "afraid of nature". Cocker is an advocate and spokesperson for EarthPercent, a charity which works with an expert panel of scientists, researchers and activists to identify and support some of the most impactful organisations addressing the climate and biodiversity emergency. For more information on EarthPercent visit www.earthpercent.org
Munroe Bergdorf
Munroe Bergdorf will join the proceedings, hosting a session titled Requeering Dancefloors centred around nightlife and queer culture. Bergdorf is an activist and global voice for under-represented communities, fighting for trans rights, safer spaces, equality and justice. Her work has seen her recognised as one of the UK’s most prominent activists.
Annie Mac Presents: Changes Live with Jayda G
Two iconic names from the dance music space - Annie Mac & Jayda G will sit down for a fireside chat about music & motherhood, the challenges in the industry and going against expectations.
Lorenzo Senni Presents: The Architecture of Intensity (Production Masterclass)
Italian producer Lorenzo Senni will join the programme to present a new version of his production and process focussed masterclass “The Architecture of Intensity”. The Warp Records-affiliated artist with an prominent Hardcore-Punk background is well-known for deconstructing the epic build-ups and ecstatic synthesizer arpeggios of '90s trance and hard techno, Lorenzo uses repetition and isolation as key tactics in his production.
Tom Elmhirst
Master British mixing engineer Tom Elmhirst will join the programme to present a special mixing masterclass, where he will break down the nuts and bolts of his process in mixing some of the most important music of the 21st century with artists like Adele, David Bowie, Jamie xx, Travis Scott, Frank Ocean, U2, Lady Gaga, Lil Yachty & many more.
TESTIMONIALS
AVA is one of the world’s most exciting music festivals. – MIXMAG
One of Europe’s smartest young festivals – RESIDENT ADVISOR
Our favourite place – BOILER ROOM
Ireland’s most innovative electronic music festival – IRISH TIMES
Patreon’s mission is to empower creators to do what they do best, by giving them tools and a platform to achieve creative independence. AVA understood this approach intrinsically, collaborating on programming a discussion featuring three on-platform collectives addressing imbalance in the Music Industry. Both the production of the space and the on-site signage integrated the brand into the event, while communication with the team on-site was flawless. – PATREON
AVA London provided the perfect blend of inspiring insight, tech and music. With talks from leading thinkers, tech demo sessions followed by a night of great music – we thoroughly enjoyed sharing our history of innovation with the crowd and showcasing the new music tech on our radar! – ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
INFORMATION
AVA London 2025 is a multi-day event that runs from Thursday 20th to Saturday 22nd March across Central London. There will be a multitude of talks, workshops, mixers and performances across several venues throughout the 3 days which promises to provide a dynamic platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange and promotion.
An eclectic mix of keynotes from thought-leading speakers, editorial and tech workshops from best in class editors and hardware specialists alongside a broad range of talks, interviews and 1:1 networking opportunities touching on different topics and areas of interest within the music and digital arts industries.
AVA London 2025 aims to bring together industry professionals, musicians, artists, and enthusiasts for three days of creativity, music business, education, and entertainment.
Our daytime conference will be centred around the British Library on Thursday and Friday
Our club shows are in Outernet and Earth
There are more venues to be added to watch this space
We have a limited number of Day & Night tickets which will grant you full access to all conference activity, networking events & hubs and all club events for the 3 days. Tickets are available here.
You can also purchase individual tickets for the daytime conference and nighttime club events available separately via our website, on Resident Advisor or via the venue partner’s websites and their primary ticketing partners (SeeTickets & DICE).
This is just the first wave of information. More details will be announced at intervals over the coming months, with the final schedule released in early March. Keep your eyes peeled!
The daytime conference events have an age requirement of 14+ while for the club shows in the evening the attendee must be 18 years and over. Please bring ID to be sure you can enter the venue!
If you are interested in bringing your brand or curating a talk or workshop for the conference feel free to send more information to the team at info@avafestival.com
We have a number of opportunities to get involved at the conference. Send over your interests and skill set to info@avafestival.com