An Evening with New Young Pony Club

Occupying the space between dance floor and afterparty, New Young Pony Club created a sound that defined an era and helped usher in a wave of dance-influenced pop with personality and edge.

At the heart of the band, Tahita Bulmer and Andy Spence formed a creative partnership, producing three albums between 2007 and 2013 that embodied both the exhilaration and the comedown of the times.

For Meltdown, the original line-up – Bulmer, Spence, Lou Hayter and Sarah Jones – are joined by LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip’s Al Doyle, bringing back together the energy and chemistry that defined the band’s original run.

Emerging from London’s mid-2000s underground, New Young Pony Club (NYPC) broke through with ‘Ice Cream’, a track that came to dominate the indie, new-wave-infused dancefloors of the era.

Their Mercury-nominated debut, Fantastic Playroom (Island Records, 2007), was a record of its moment: taut grooves, deadpan vocals and a synth-heavy post-punk sound shot through with addictive melodies.

The follow-up, The Optimist in 2009, expanded their sonic palette and strengthened their reputation, building on minimalist foundations while exploring richer, more experimental terrain. Their third album, NYPC, brought these threads together, fusing the darker sensibilities of The Optimist with the urgency of their debut.

The full line-up is announced at a later date.

Bursting onto the scene with his now-cult-classic 2005 debut album We Have Sound, London-born, eclectic one-man band Tom Vek combines indie rock with electronica, punk with dance, funk with grunge. Over the years, Vek has released several more albums and remixed tracks for many contemporaries including alt-J, Foals, Bombay Bicycle Club and Glass Animals – many of whom then reworked Vek’s material for a special anniversary edition of We Have Sound.

Technology + Teamwork is a fluid electronic collective melding hyperpop, EBM, cosmic modular synths and R&B. Their most recent reincarnation has seen Technology + Teamwork multiply into a sprawling seven-headed dance beast. Their manifesto is simple: to find solace in unity, the art of movement and shared experiences on the dance floor. On a rare excursion to the capital, they are at the peak of their powers for this Meltdown performance.