Erol Alkan has hinted that his influential London club night Trash could be making a comeback, almost 20 years after the party held its final edition.
A cryptic post shared to Trash’s Instagram account on September 16 revealed that January 2027 will mark 20 years since the club night closed its doors. “But there is a light that never goes out. Got something to share with you, so let’s stay in touch,” the post reads, directing followers towards a new Trash mailing list for further updates.
Founded by Alkan in 1997, Trash started at Plastic People before moving to The Annexe on Dean Street and eventually to The End. Running weekly for a decade, the night became known for its deliberately eclectic approach, bringing together indie, rock, punk, electro, electronic music and bootleg mash-ups rather than adhering to conventional genre boundaries.
The party was a key hub for emerging artists and alternative music fans, featuring early line-ups with LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party, and Klaxons, alongside regulars like 2ManyDJs. Trash’s genre-blurring style influenced scenes like electroclash and nu-rave.
Trash ended at The End in January 2007, and the venue closed in 2009. Alkan released set recordings in 2025 to mark 18 years. Though no revival dates are confirmed, a mailing list and Instagram updates hint at more info, pointing to January 2027’s 20th anniversary as a likely milestone.
