Beat:Cancer & Schism Rock Club ft John B & FLEISCH
Beat:Cancer & Schism are excited to bring you John B and FLEISCH live at the Facebar, Reading on Friday 11th Dec 2026.
John B is one of Drum & Bass’s most distinctive and enduring figures – a producer, DJ, label owner, Twitch streamer, and genuine original who has spent nearly three decades at the sharp end of the scene without ever sounding like anyone else.
His music career began in the mid-90s, releasing on the genre’s most respected imprints – Metalheadz, Prototype, Moving Shadow, Hospital Records, Spearhead, and Viper among them – while simultaneously building his own label, Beta Recordings, into a home for forward-thinking electronic music.
Over seven studio albums and countless singles and remixes, he developed a sound that defied easy categorisation: drum & bass threaded through with trance, electro, synth pop, punk energy, and a razor-sharp sense of humour. Mixmag called him “one of D&B’s few genuine global super-producers.” DJ Mag described his style as “suturing 170bpm to anything that moves.”
With ambitions to dominate the worldwide industrial, gothic and electronic music scenes, Fleisch take no prisoners with a visceral sound that batters the listeners ears like the crushing of a thousand skulls. Blending the heaviness and techno elements of heavyweight rockers Rammstein with the 80's electronic and melodic sensitivities of Depeche Mode, Fleisch have won over fans from all parts of the world with their high-energy performances and their flair for the fetish.
In March 2023, FLEISCH announced their ambition to represent the UK at Eurovision. This desire comes from both wishing to represent their country but also wanting to represent independent artists up and down the UK.
Join us to enjoy their hard hitting songs and high energy live performance.
ROOM 1: Metal, Rock, Alternative & Drum & Bass.
Headline set from John B
Live set from FLEISCH
With support from Schism DJs: DJ SOURCE-(:E) DJ FORCE X DJ BRAD THE SOUNDSHARK
ROOM 2 hosted by CHURCH OF MADNESS playing EBM, Industrial, D&B and alt.
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Why not make a weekend of it?
Beat:Cancer are also running a second event on Sat 12th December featuring iVardensphere, Statiqbloom, Matt Hart, Defeat and more. Save ££ by buying a joint discounted weekend ticket.
About Beat:Cancer
Beat:Cancer is a charity formed to help fight cancer through funding research, treatment, screening and care using electronic music: We release music, run club nights, host gigs and organise festivals to raise money, which we then grant to worthy institutions such as hospices, research centres and treatment wards.
We are a registered UK Charity (number 1169212) run entirely by unpaid volunteers who are passionate about using great music to save lives.
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