DJ Yoda’s 80s Mixtape Live
DJ Yoda takes us back to the 1980s, playing the biggest dancefloor-fillers alongside special guest appearances from Betty Boo and Lindy Layton.
It’s been over 20 years since DJ Yoda released his now-classic How To Cut & Paste: 80’s Edition, in which he applied his hip-hop DJing techniques to 1980s pop. Now, with new technology that allows the live mixing and remixing of video alongside music, DJ Yoda creates a live 1980s mixtape performance.
This event is the perfect throwback for all fans of the era – who either lived through it the first time, experienced it on Yoda’s enduring mixes, or have only just been introduced to it via TikTok or Stranger Things. Leg warmers and shoulder pads encouraged.
Plus, be in the room for Betty Boo’s ‘Doin’ the Do’ and Lindy Layton’s ‘Dub Be Good To Me’, as well as appearances from Probe Mantis, MC Merlin performing Bomb the Bass’ ‘Megablast’ and Mr Thing on DJ support.
Hip-hop pioneer and 1990s icon Betty Boo is a platinum-selling, Brit- and Ivor Novello Award-winning singer-songwriter and rapper. She is best known for her hits ‘Doin’ The Do’ and ‘Where Are You Baby?’ which propelled her into the spotlight in 1990. In 2022, after a 30 year hiatus, she made an unexpected return with the critically acclaimed, radio smash filled album ‘Boomerang’ and followed this with her 2024 UK Top 40 album, Rip Up The Rulebook.
Lindy Layton began her recording career in 1990 fronting the band Beats International alongside Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim. The single ‘Dub Be Good to Me’ was a worldwide smash hit, reaching number one in at least ten countries, including the UK. After two years of touring with Beats International, Layton launched her DJ career, gaining residency at the infamous End nightclub, Turnmills and The Hacienda Club in Manchester to name a few.
Need to know
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.