Shabba

Shabba's worth your time if you like music that doesn't sit still. Four DJs across soul, funk, dance, RnB, DnB, hip hop means the mood shifts every hour. The Three Compasses in Dalston is built for this: narrow room, close to the booth, you watch the set unfold rather than nod from the back.

Free entry means low stakes. Dalston carries the late-night weight in North London, and all-rounder nights like this pull people in past eleven when the harder specialist parties clear out.

Go if you don't need one sound locking in the whole night. Expect people who know the DJs, people who wandered in for the scene, a room that moves with the booth.