Getdown Services pack Electric Ballroom with high‑energy, satirical live show

Getdown Services, the Bristol duo of Ben Sadler and Josh Law, played a packed Saturday night at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London, drawing a lively crowd for one of their final gigs of the year. Fans described the pair as “fun” and “socially aware”: “They’re fun, which we need right now – life is bleak,” says Dulcie, while her friend Lotte adds, “And they’re socially aware.” Onstage the pair opened to Status Quo’s Whatever You Want and launched into vigorous crowd interaction, at one point telling balcony guests to “fuck off”, shredding a guitar and mixing chaotic theatrics with a satirical take on blokey behaviour.

“This is what my fat body looks like!” yells Sadler, and Law shouts, “This is not LadBible!” Back in Bristol they are treated as hometown heroes after a busy 2025 that included 130 gigs, two sold-out UK tours, festival stage shut-downs, well over half a million monthly Spotify listeners and a red carpet shout-out from Walton Goggins.

Their debut album Crisps arrived in 2023 and was followed by EPs including Primordial Slot Machine and Crumbs 2; their lyrics trade in scatological humour and pop-culture jabs, summed up by Law’s line, “being annoying is worse than being evil.” They have also taken public stands: in August they criticised Victorious festival for censoring another band’s pro-Palestine protest and donated their fee for playing the same festival to charity, and they say they call out transphobia on social media.

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Culture, Getdown Services, Ben Sadler, Josh Law, Electric Ballroom, Bristol