LOS BITCHOS: FUTURE NOW

Future Now returns home for 2025 with three separate shows at Future Yard across Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th August, once again bringing the future of music to the Left Bank on August Bank Holiday.

Los Bitchos headline the outdoor FY Garden Stage on Saturday 23rd August, a pan-global instrumental collective tripping out on Tequila and sun-kissed Cumbia vibes, and also curate the day’s line-up, featuring Lime Garden, Mandrake Handshake, Yumi and the Weather, DBA!, Niki Kand + Dorsal for a day of blissed-out indie, pysch and alt-pop under the blazing Birko sun.

Individual day tickets available now. A limited number of reduced price ticket bundles for Saturday and Friday’s Future Now Opening Night are also available. 

Made up of lead guitarist Serra, who carries both Australian and Turkish heritage, Uruguayan synth and keytar player Agustina Ruiz, Swedish bassist Josefine Jonsson and British drummer Nic Crawshaw, Los Bitchos are united by a commitment to having fun. It’s a contagious energy they’ve had no problem transmitting to the world since the band officially arrived in 2019.

If electrifying 2022 debut album Let the Festivities Begin! was the rowdy build up to the big night out, then 2024’s follow-up Talkie Talkie is the Technicolor explosion of the dancefloor. The London-based quartet’s most recent album is glistening with charisma, sonic experimentation and a puckish spirit. Named after a fictional club of the same name, Talkie Talkie is a late-night paradise brimming with freedom and possibility; a place where partygoers can escape reality in the dance or daydream along to the invigorating soundscapes.

Named as one of NME’s top 100 artists for 2022, Brighton’s wonky indie quartet Lime Garden blends pop sensibilities with post-punk noise. They finally make their long-awaited FY debut now with 2024’s successful debut album ‘One More Thing‘ under their belt.

FFO: Warpaint, Sorry, Goat Girl.

Multi-dimensional Oxford/London collective Mandrake Handshake showcase a music they call ‘Flowerkraut’: a hazy, hedonistic, brain-frying feast of Krautrock, art-pop and psychedelia, spiced with enigmatic grooves and fearless improvisations.

FFO: Stereolab, Broadcast

Since first emerging in 2013 with her critically acclaimed ‘All We Can’ EP, Brighton based musician and producer Yumi And The Weather has spent the past few years perfecting her unique blend of electrifying technicolour Psych-Pop and combining it with Garage Rock, Shoegaze, Indie and Electronic under currents.

FFO – Hinds, Plastic Mermaids, Super Furry Animals

Leading figures in Liverpool’s emerging music scene over the last twelve months, DBA! have fast become known for their unique chemistry and strong influences from the likes of Eels, Beck and Elastica. Having already showcased three lead singles (‘sinkorswim’, ‘D.P.D.’ and ‘Whisky’) from their debut extended release, the band have seen significant traction on the BBC 6 Music airwaves, with widespread support from key tastemakers including Huw Stephens, Craig Charles, Abbie McCarthy and Emily Pilbeam.

Speaking ahead of their EP release, frontman Sam Warren explained: “‘skip! Worried’ is five tracks torn from nights I can’t remember and mornings I wish I could forget. From the wreckage of broken relationships, addiction & recovery. It’s for anyone who has had to crawl out of the shit, and for their twisted side that loved every second of it.”

‘skip! worried’ is out now.

Liverpool-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Niki Kand creates music that soothes the soul. A lifelong fine arts student, music was once a quiet passion, kept private due to cultural expectations and her introverted nature. Originally from Tehran, Niki grew up immersed in western pop culture thanks to her parents, but it wasn’t until moving to the UK that she found the freedom to explore her own voice.

Now leaning into a fusion of jazz and pop, her work continues to evolve, shifting toward creating a therapeutic space filled with emotional depth, offering listeners a moment to both unwind and connect.