Meet Radial: Tottenham’s newest club and arts space expanding the Ten87 Studios community

The independent venue is a sound-led listening space for music, community and culture, opening its doors 4 September.

Ten87 Studios is a publicly funded organisation that has 50 recording studios in London, founded in 2014 by Rob Burn. It’s home to around 200 recording artists, including Fontaines D.C., AJ Tracey and Wolf Alice. 

Images courtesy of Radial

Backed by Arts Council England, creating community through music is key for Burn. “Neighbours become friends and collaborators,” he said. “Having an onsite venue has always been a way for people to come together and to open our community up to the local and wider scenes and industry.”

Burn collaborated with acoustic curator Nick Whitaker to create a 10-point custom built sound system, centred around a main performance stage.

With a capacity of 250, Radial enforces a strict no-phone and no-photography policy. The team said: “We believe music performance should be enjoyed in the moment”. 

Ahry Patroni (23) is a north London based producer who uses Ten87 Studios regularly. He has attended a few events at Radial since the opening but was shocked by the no phone rule: “It’s whack, I’m not a fan,” he said.

“It’s alright if you are there creating some work, but I want my device on me if I hear something I like to take inspiration from and remember, or to sort out a collab with someone new.”

Radial isn’t the first to embrace no phones. Phonox, FOLD, E1 and Lost are just a few London music venues that have similar restrictions. 

Data from Eventbrite reveals that there is a 567% global increase of phone-free events, with the attendance of them growing by 121% from 2024 to 2025. The UK sits as the global leader for the trend, “with events growing by 1,200% and attendance increasing by 1,441%”, according to the report.

Find out more about upcoming events here.