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RAMPAGE: Carnival Classics 2

The legendary Rampage Sound System returns to the Barbican, following their roof-raising debut in 2023. In summer 2025, the UK's most renowned sound system, joins forces with Nu Civilisation Orchestra to celebrate Carnival culture with reimagined tracks from over thirty years at Notting Hill Carnival - plus a host of special guests.

With reworkings of classic Carnival favourites from Europe’s biggest street festival, Rampage and the 30-piece ensemble of Nu Civilisation Orchestra will take to the Barbican Hall to bring to life three decades of iconic songs that regular visitors to Carnival will have undoubtedly danced to - from Soca and Dancehall to Jungle and UK Garage.

Fresh from collaborating with the likes of Egypt, Donaeo, Maxwell D, More Fire Crew, Omar, Terri Walker, Damage, Janet Kay & Carroll Thompson, and Mr Vegas in 2023, Rampage: Carnival Classics 2 promises a similarly iconic roster of special guests this time around, to be announced at a later date.

Through the music, the event will also tell the story of how Carnival has evolved from its roots in the traditional sounds of the Caribbean, how those influences have been absorbed by the children of the Windrush generation, through to what we know today as the full breadth of British Black Music.

To view images of Rampage’s 2023 evening at the Barbican, click here.

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Carlos Alomar presents: THE D.A.M. TRILOGY

David Bowie’s long-term musical director, working across his most iconic albums and tours, Carlos Alomar announces an historic musical journey: Carlos Alomar presents The D.A.M. Trilogy at the Barbican – part of the Back to Berlin Tour 2025, a tour honouring David Bowie & Dennis Davis.

For the first time in over four decades, Bowie’s legendary Berlin-era band, reuniting Alomar and bassist George Murray, will perform the groundbreaking works of the D.A.M Trio on the Berlin Trilogy: Low, Heroes, and Lodger. The evening promises to deliver Bowie’s music as it was meant to be heard, performed by the musicians who helped create it.

Honouring the music that redefined Bowie’s career and shaped modern rock, Alomar and Murray will be joined by a world-class lineup, including Tin Machine’s Kevin Armstrong (guitar), Tal Bergman (drums), Axel Tosca (synths) and Lea-Lorien (harmony), while Alomar also introduces Cunio on lead vocals.

Renowned Bowie archivist and video editor, Nacho completes the audiovisual experience, curating and remastering footage to bring fans even closer to those moments Alomar, Murray and Davies shared with Bowie in the studio and on stage.

With faithfully performed arrangements from the three iconic albums, the evening will showcase the musicians who were at the forefront of Bowie’s most experimental and famous works and who have left us today with a distinctive sound that has transcended generations.

Produced by the Barbican

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