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15 Years Gretchen: JOSHUA IDEHEN *live

Gretchen, Berlin · Map

This night happened — Sat 10 Oct · 7:30pm → 11pm

12 € – 22 € · Good Day Berlin Kultur und Veranstaltungen GmbH · Electronica · Jazz

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Who was billed1 artist

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

Joshua Idehen ist ein britisch-nigerianischer Spoken-Word-Künstler und Musiker mit Sitz in Stockholm, der Poesie und Clubkultur miteinander verschmelzen lässt. Seine Shows sind keine gewöhnlichen Konzerte – sie sind Rituale zwischen Tanzfläche und Andacht, eine Art non-religiöse Messe, in der sich Nachdenken und Ausgelassenheit gegenseitig bedingen. Man tanzt, während man über seine Worte nachdenkt, und denkt, während man längst schon tanzt.

Seine explosive Kreativität und diese ergreifende Stimme haben Joshua zu einer festen Größe der britischen Jazz- und Elektronikszene gemacht. Was seine Musik auszeichnet, ist diese seltene Balance: Zwischen dem Sprechen und dem Schweigen, zwischen Bass und Bedeutung. Er nutzt die Energie des Dancefloors, um Gemeinschaft zu stiften – in seinen Shows fordert er das Publikum auf, sich in die Augen zu sehen, zu umarmen, loszulassen. Das Ergebnis sind Abende, die wie Feiern wirken und nachhallen wie Gespräche.

Joshua Idehens Sound ist mehr als nur Musik – er ist eine Form von Spiritualität in Bewegung. Worte werden zu Beats, Beats zu Botschaften, und irgendwo dazwischen entsteht etwas, das sich nicht in Genres fassen lässt. Eine Einladung, zu fühlen, zu denken und zu tanzen.

Für diese Veranstaltung bieten wir ermäßigte Tickets an, um auch Menschen mit kleinerem Portmonee Zugang zu Kultur zu ermöglichen. Diese Kontingente sind limitiert und nur bei TixforGigs verfügbar. Wir vertrauen auf Eure Selbsteinschätzung: Wenn ihr könnt, bucht Standard-Tickets und überlasst die ermäßigten Kontingente denjenigen, die gerade sehr sparen müssen.

präsentiert von Radio 1 & Byte FM

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Joshua Idehen is a British-Nigerian spoken-word artist and musician based in Stockholm, blending poetry and club culture into something uniquely his own.

His performances are more concerts. They unfold as rituals suspended between the dancefloor and contemplation — a kind of secular communion where reflection and release feed into one another. You find yourself dancing while absorbing his words, and reflecting on them long after you've already surrendered to the rhythm.

Driven by explosive creativity and an unmistakably moving voice, Joshua has become a defining presence within the UK’s jazz and electronic music scenes. What makes his work so compelling is its rare sense of balance: between speech and silence, between bass and meaning. He harnesses the collective energy of the dancefloor to create genuine connection, often inviting audiences to look each other in the eye, embrace, and let go. The result is an experience that feels like a celebration in the moment, yet lingers like a meaningful conversation.

Joshua Idehen’s sound is more than music — it is spirituality in motion. Words become beats, beats become messages, and somewhere in between, something emerges that resists easy categorisation. An invitation to feel, to think, and to dance.

For this event we offer discounted tickets to give people with less money still access to culture. These quotas are limited and only available at TixforGigs. We trust in your self-assessment: If you can, please book standard tickets and leave the reduced tickets to those who have to save money at the moment.

Photo: @ Fabrice Bourgelle Pyres

presented by Radio 1 & Byte FM

from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor

Who they are

  • Femdelic

    Berlin · 23 bookings since Aug 2025

    “FEMDELIC This Berlin DJ has built a solid reputation for coming to wreck your body.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    FEMDELIC This Berlin DJ has built a solid reputation for coming to wreck your body. Shaped by the energy of Berlin, where she grew up, Marisa aka Femdelic is a DJ with a deep love for boogie funk and disco. She started spinning vinyl in 2005 but fully dedicated herself to music after stepping away from dancing. With a Congolese father and German mother, music was always present in her life, and her african heritage played a key role in shaping her musical ear. A former breakdancer with a background in popping and b-boy culture, movement was her first language—until music took over completely. Her journey has taken her to many European countries, California, Kazakhstan, and South Africa. bringing her groove-infused sets to dancers and music lovers alike. Alongside her music career, Femdelic has always been engaged in social work, a commitment that runs parallel to her artistic path. Over the years, Femdelic has shared the stage with artists like Maurice Fulton, Nightmares on Wax, Shy One, Mendel, DJ Amir, DJ Koco aka Shimokita, Kyoto Jazz, and many more. Her selections have not only earned her a place among respected crate diggers but also led her to open for legends such as Cymande, George Clinton, L’Impératrice or Fatoumata Diawara. Whether warming up for icons or locking in a dance floor deep into the night, she brings the same dedication to groove, always crafting a journey through sound. With an ear tuned to the raw energy of funk and electro boogie, Femdelic curates selections that bridge the past and the future, always staying true to the rhythms that shaped her. Since last year, she has been hosting a monthly radio show on Refuge Worldwide, where she further explores other genres and invites guests to share their musical perspectives.

    Recently at Humboldthain Club, frachtkante, Bar Neun · often with Ken Okuda, Philippa, Bro Karl, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Ken Okuda3 with Femdelic
  • Bro Karl2 with Femdelic
  • Calamidades Lola2 with Femdelic
  • Philippa2 with Femdelic
  • Tom Kutsche2 with Femdelic
  • Wall Ra2 with Femdelic
  • @bbysonni1 with Femdelic
  • ABENKASSE 35€1 with Femdelic
104 said they were going — busier than a usual Saturday at Gretchen.
how this compares
  • Median final count, Saturdays at Gretchen73
  • Middle half finished between22 and 151
  • Past Saturdays at this venue counted34
  • Counted25 on Tue 11 Aug, 104 on Sat 17 Oct

The room

Gretchen — 236 events and 654 distinct artists since Aug 2025.

Most-tagged here: Jazz (27), Electronica (23), Bass (6), Funk / Soul (6) and Hip-Hop (6). genre tags on this room’s listings

Who put it on

Good Day Berlin Kultur und Veranstaltungen GmbH — 215 events and 550 artists since Aug 2025.

Also that night

how these 3 are connected
  • FOGO // NO // CU — RA tags both listings electronica — and that one also house.
  • This is Techno Jazz with Fabrizio Rat (Live), Mattia Prete, Resonances (Live), Do You Know Juno — RA tags both listings jazz — and that one also techno.
  • Cassie Kinoshi Listening session — RA tags both listings jazz.

Links on this listing

Listing text, times, cost and genre tags: Resident Advisor, event 2471237.

Attending counts, venue and promoter records, co-billing history and the night’s other listings: adrift’s record of Berlin events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.