Martin Kemp's Back To The 80's Xmas Party

Martin Kemp is hosting an 80s Christmas party at Unit 13 on Saturday 19 December, and it's exactly what it sounds like. Kemp, of Spandau Ballet, is the one curating the evening, and the whole thing is built around the music of the 1980s. It's not a gig in the usual sense — he's not turning up with a band to play a set — but he's the one putting the music together.

He's curating a selection of 80s hits, and the way it's described is as a nostalgic journey through the decade's most iconic tracks from a live music perspective. That's the part that gives it a bit of a hook: it's not just a random playlist, but a curated run of songs that defined the era, put together by someone who lived it from the inside. If you spent your nights in the 80s on dancefloors, it's the kind of thing that'll feel familiar.

It's a Christmas party, so the 80s theme is the whole point. You'll find it at Unit 13 on Burton Street in the city centre, and it runs from 17:00 to 22:00, so it's an early one — you're in and out well before midnight, which is a handy thing when you've got the rest of the weekend to get through. Tickets are £25 to £35, depending on what you go for.