Please note: this is an in-conversation event and not a live gig.
TIMINGS
Doors: 19:00
Starts: 19:45
Seated (reserved)
Tickets: £22 (inc. £2 venue levy)
Book Add On: £18 - If you would like to purchase a book add on, please pick this option after selecting your tickets (when prompted). Books are available to collect on the night of the event.
Age: 14+, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
Presented by Crosstown Concerts
Please note: this is an in-conversation event and not a live gig.
Witness the iconic noughties-era of pop culture in London as told by DJ Jodie Harsh, who saw, did and survived it all.
Jodie Harsh arrived in London aged fifteen in 2001, heading straight off the train from Canterbury to her first club night at the Astoria. Intoxicated by this initial taste of city nightlife, she didn’t leave the party for years, falling in with the right wrong people and exploring the sides of London best experienced under the cover of darkness.
Throughout the noughties, the city was a messy, beating, sick and sordid melting pot. New music, new fashion, new art, all came together in a mad, dizzying rush before – and during – the financial crash of 2008.
Don’t miss the rare opportunity to join the legendary dancefloor icon in conversation with TOM hero Norman Cook aka. Fatboy Slim, as she grabs us by the hand and leads us back to those decadent times. From the Astoria to The Cross, the Soho Revue Bar to Mahiki, Boombox to The End and her famous friends’ houses, through to her own personal crash and subsequent sobriety.
You had to be there, and Jodie Harsh was. Every single night.
This event will include an interview, audience Q&A and book-signing.
About Jodie Harsh…
Jodie Harsh’s blonde beehive and thumping DJ sets have taken her from London’s underground to the global stage. Whilst studying a degree in writing, Harsh created the now instantly recognisable silhouette. As a party starter, she remains at the centre of London nightlife. As a DJ, she headlines festivals and raves. As a producer and songwriter, Harsh’s releases have racked up over forty million streams to date. As a remixer, she has worked her magic on everyone from Beyoncé to Charli XCX.
You Had to Be There is her first book and is published by Faber on 25 September 2025.
"The joy, the rush, the mates, the exhilaration, the highs, the shakes, the fear, the comedown.. And then the wild animal urge to do it again. This will surely be the defining book on the era" - Russell T. Davies
"Jodie’s passion for club culture shines through… She is fearlessly honest.. The gutter and the stars, it’s all here. What a wild ride – a total sensory onslaught" - Annie Macnamus
"Nostalgic, salacious and bitingly witty" - Joe Lycett