The Beirut Groove Collective is a London-based collective of vinyl DJs, crate diggers, music obsessives and artists. For over 15 years, the BGC has thrown its cult clubnight, the BGC All-Nighter in Beirut and now London, showcasing obscure and underground clubbing records from the 1960s to the early 1980s from the Middle East, Africa and around the world. The clubnight has built an international reputation for its distinctive sound and attracted some of the world's leading DJs, turntabalists, crate diggers and record collectors. The collective plays an eclectic mix of Lebanese ‘60s Garage and Beat, Bellydance Psych, Arabic Disco, Latin Tarab, Armenian estradayin, Ethiopian and Sudanese Jazz, Rare Soul and Funk, Psychedelia and much more. The New York Times included the BGC clubnights in their list of the "Top 15" parties around the world, and they've been featured everywhere from The Guardian and Monocle Magazine to ARTE, the BBC, Time Out London and Vice Magazine. Starting as an underground funk and soul party in the living room of community space Zico House in Beirut, the party soon evolved into its present day strictly-vinyl format, expanding musically to showcase some of the pioneering records and diverse music scenes that came out of Beirut – a cosmopolitan hub for music – and the wider region in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Over the years, the collective has helped shape Lebanon’s alternative clubbing culture, throwing regular parties in basement clubs, abandoned beachside villas and warehouse spaces in the forgotten fringes of Beirut. Six years ago, the BGC evolved into a weekly clubnight in Beirut and in 2021, the collective brought their clubnights to London with monthly residencies in grassroots venues across the city, as well as guest appearances at festivals, clubs and community spaces around the world. Line up : Ernesto Chahoud Special guest appearance by legendary Gaz Mayall Two titans of the global vinyl underground collide for one unforgettable, high-octane night of pure dancefloor fire. London legend Gaz Mayall—the mastermind behind London's longest-running club night, Gaz's Rockin' Blues—joins forces with Beirut Groove Collective co-founder and world-renowned record-digger Ernesto Chahoud. Together, they are taking over the decks to deliver a masterclass in raw, unadulterated dance music history. Expect a relentless, wild, and unpredictable journey fueled entirely by rare vintage vinyl. This is a heavy, dancefloor-focused blend of 1950s rhythm & blues, classic Jamaican ska, explosive rocksteady, raw garage rock, heavy Arabic grooves, and Ethio-funk. No commercial hits, no compromises—just pure, infectious basement-club energy and heavy basslines from dusk till dawn. Gaz Mayall is a true titan of the UK underground and the driving force behind London’s longest-running club night, Gaz's Rockin' Blues. The eldest son of the legendary Godfather of British Blues John Mayall, Gaz carved out his own iconic legacy by blending early Jamaican ska, rocksteady, roots reggae, and 1950s rhythm and blues into an electric, high-energy dancefloor experience. As a legendary DJ, record collector, frontman of the ska outfit The Trojans, and a foundational fixture of the Notting Hill Carnival, Gaz brings over four decades of unparalleled music curation and infectious basement-club energy to every set. Known just as much for his magnetic showmanship as his world-class archive of rare vintage vinyl, a night with Gaz Mayall is a masterclass in feel-good, authentic dance music history. Expect nothing less than the finest heavy basslines, rare grooves, and pure dancefloor fire. Ernesto Chahoud is an internationally renowned DJ, music researcher, and compiler who stands as one of the most formidable forces in the global record-digging scene. Based between Beirut and London, he is the mastermind behind the Beirut Groove Collective (BGC), a legendary underground vinyl club night that has spent over 15 years defining the alternative soundtrack of the Middle East. Armed with a vast and highly coveted collection of rare 7-inch vinyl, Ernesto has spent over two decades uncovering obscure, non-commercial sounds, famously curating seminal compilations like the Ethio-Jazz masterpiece Taitu for BBE Music. As a regular host on NTS Radio and a veteran of high-intensity Boiler Room sets, Chahoud brings a raw, infectious energy to the decks that is entirely his own. His selection spans a fierce, dancefloor-heavy mix of obscure 1960s and 70s rhythm and blues, garage rock, heavy Arabic grooves, Ethio-funk, and early soul stompers. Eschewing predictable commercial tracks in favor of wild, unadulterated musical history, a headline set from Ernesto Chahoud is a relentless and unpredictable journey through the absolute best of the global underground