Last Saturday of the month? That means only one thing in Battersea – Payday Weekender at Four Thieves. And trust us, this is not your average pub party.
We rolled through on Saturday 26th April and found ourselves in the middle of a multi-room music takeover. Three buzzing spaces – the garden, the main room, and the boathouse – each packed with live acts, DJs, and wall-to-wall vibes. From funk-fuelled daytime sets to late-night dancefloor moments, this one had it all.
If you’ve never been, Four Thieves is a Battersea staple… but it’s not your typical local. We’re talking a full arcade (including a VR moonshine raceway), private karaoke rooms, craft beer on tap, banging pizza, and as always, some of the best free live music in South London.
This is what we love to see at Fleckies. Artists doing what they love, in a venue that champions entertainment at every level. And the crowd? Locked in from afternoon happy hour through to the final track. It’s the kind of event that gets people staying longer, spending more, and telling their mates to come down next month. In a climate where hospitality venues are under serious pressure, this is proof that live music isn’t just good vibes, it’s good business.
And did we mention it’s free? No ticket. No cover. Just show up and get stuck in. For the artists, it’s another real opportunity to play to a crowd who came to listen. For the venue, it’s a chance to keep their offering fresh and exciting.
Gaz Kllokoqi, Managing Partner at Laine Pub Company, summed it up perfectly: “Four Thieves is somewhere where fun begins and never ends. We’re all about music, events, and entertainment – we create experiences. We want people to never know exactly what to expect, but to always expect something great.”
The April edition was curated by GigPig, their first time programming a Four Thieves Payday Party, and they absolutely delivered with performances across all three stages from a stacked roster of talent including Bow Heron, Honey Trap, Lea Sere, Matt Stops, Richie, and SWYR. Known for matching hospitality venues with the best grassroots talent, they brought together a genre-hopping lineup that had the whole place moving from dusk ‘til dawn.
At Fleckies, we live for this kind of energy: great venues backing live music, artists getting paid gigs in exciting spaces, and the community coming together for something genuinely fun and accessible. It’s what we’re all about.
The next Payday Weekender drops on the last Saturday of the month. Get it in the group chat, round up the crew, and head to Four Thieves for a night where literally anything could happen… and usually does.
