Anish Kumar
also plays Berlin — 2 nights
Since the release of his debut EP Postcards in 2022, Anish Kumar has emerged as a major talent from the UK’s electronic music scene. The 25-year-old British-Indian artist has received repeated co-signs from Four Tet, Daphni, Bonobo, Danny Howard and Pete Tong, with a slew of critically acclaimed releases leading to his selection for a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix and Spotify’s RADAR programme.
Kumar pulls influence from multiple cultural touchstones, from Northern soul to classic Bollywood, incorporating elements into his signature tapestry of analogue warmth and rough-edged sampling. By resolutely upholding this eclectic sonic architecture in his DJ sets, he has earned bookings at formidable festivals including Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, Lost Village, Dialled In, Four Tet’s All-Dayer, and Field Day, as well as repeat appearances at revered venues such as The Warehouse Project and Printworks. After a successful debut run in North America last year, he returned to support Barry Can’t Swim in April this year.
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Anish kicked off this year by selling out his debut headline show at Peckham’s Carpet Shop in 30 minutes. He also teamed up with Armenian DJ Hagop Tchaparian for Kino, a two-part release engineered for the dancefloor, where dense rolling percussion meets the haunting, emotive drift of the Turkish tulum.
The rest of the year will see Anish releasing a dual compendium of dancefloor-ready tracks, tried and tested through numerous appearances at clubs and festivals throughout the UK and internationally.
Their Resident Advisor profile, in full and unedited.
Records out on Technicolour and AWAL Recordings. — their own list on Resident Advisor
The nights
- Sat 5 DecKnockdown Centerfirst time91 going
2026
- Fri 21 AugGood Roomtheir 4th night
2025 — 4 nights
- Fri 24 Oct 2025Good Roomtheir 3rd night
- Sat 19 Jul 2025Good Roomtheir 2nd night
- Sun 20 Apr 2025Superior Ingredientsfirst time · GRAY-AREA
- Sat 19 Apr 2025Good Roomfirst time · FIXED
2024 — 1 night
- Sat 28 Sep 2024Elsewheretheir 2nd night
2023 — 1 night
- Sat 2 Sep 2023Elsewherefirst time
Their rooms
One tick a night, on the one axis this page has — Aug 2023, where the listings start, to Jan 2027, the last night anybody has announced. The shaded end has not happened yet.
Once each: Superior Ingredients.
Who they play with
Counted from the bills themselves, over bills of twelve names or fewer. A pair's count includes a night that is announced and not yet played; where there is one, the row says when.
- Extra MeeshGood Room ×2 · Jul 2025 – Aug 20262 nights
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