LONDON TO STAGE THE DMC WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD FINALS 2026

By Rishma • On Events, What is New

The world’s most pres­ti­gi­ous DJ com­pet­i­tion returns to home soil in Novem­ber where the best DJs and turn­tab­lists on the plan­et will battle it out for the titles. Expect world-class com­pet­i­tion, Hall of Fame Awards, live rap per­form­ances, BBoy battles, and a mind-blow­ing lineup of head­line talent.

The Scratch Per­verts (first set in 20 years), A‑Trak, Craze, Skratch Bast­id, DJ Noize, JFB, The Golden Era All­stars feat. Cut­mas­ter Swift, DJ Pogo and Prime Cuts plus live on stage Monie Love and The B‑Boy Champs Allstars

Tech­nics Presents the DMC World DJ Cham­pi­on­ships, the world’s most pres­ti­gi­ous DJ com­pet­i­tion, returns with its 41st edi­tion to the city where it all began in 1985 this Novem­ber. Fol­low­ing the huge suc­cess of DMC40 in Tokyo last year, the 2026 World Finals take place at KOKO on Sat­urday 14th Novem­ber, with an offi­cial after party at Ding­walls for those who still have some left! Along­side the out­stand­ing com­pet­it­ors, the DMC World Finals stages some unmiss­able per­form­ances and moments from former World Cham­pi­ons A‑Trak, Craze, and JFB per­form­ing over sev­en decks; break­dan­cing battles from the UK B‑Boy Champs All­stars, legendary UK rap­per Monie Love, induc­tions to the Hall Of Fame, and the highly anti­cip­ated return of The Scratch Per­verts who reunite after 20 years. Tick­ets are on sale now at www.dmcdjchamps.com/tickets

Fol­low­ing the Battle­ground Elim­in­a­tions on 13th Novem­ber at Theata on the Vic­tor­ia Embank­ment, the World Finals on Sat­urday 14th prom­ises at land­mark event of razor sharp exe­cu­tion. From 1pm to 9pm at the icon­ic KOKO in Cam­den, the most tech­nic­ally skilled turn­tab­lists on the plan­et will battle across four cat­egor­ies, along­side a show­case lineup that matches the scale of the occasion.

Fans can expect flaw­less routines from Cana­dian star A‑Trak who lif­ted the world title at just 15 years old in 1997, and party rock­ing and tech­nic­al pre­ci­sion from 2025 final­ist Skratch Bast­id, and 1996 cham­pi­on DJ Noize.

This cre­at­ive turn­tab­lism is fur­ther elev­ated by an appear­ance from legendary The Golden Era All­stars com­pris­ing Cut­mas­ter Swift – the famed UK cham­pi­on in 1989, DJ Pogo, and Prime Cuts of The Scratch Perverts.

And then there is the moment that turn­tab­list fans have been wait­ing two dec­ades for: The Scratch Per­verts, togeth­er on stage for the first time in over 20 years.

Monie Love flies in from New York to per­form on the DMC stage four dec­ades after launch­ing her career at the Cham­pi­on­ships in the late 1980s, and the UK B‑Boy Champs All­stars show­case just why they are the world’s best break­ers, bring­ing raw power and pure tech­nique to this excep­tion­al night.

Plus, there is a very spe­cial live per­form­ance from World Cham­pi­on JFB per­form­ing on 7 Tech­nics turntables — see­ing is believing.

A high­light of any DMC World Final is the Hall of Fame. 2026 sees two spe­cial induc­tions to the pres­ti­gi­ous group of recip­i­ents; DJ Noize — three dec­ades on from a World Cham­pi­on­ship per­form­ance widely regarded as ‘the per­fect set’, and the Scratch Per­verts for their lifelong ser­vices to turn­tab­list culture.

Hosts for the night include DJ Babu from the Beat Junkies, Craze, and London’s finest Sarah Love and Mys­diggi.

The night con­tin­ues at Ding­walls in Cam­den from 9pm to 3am, with an offi­cial after party fea­tur­ing sets from The Scratch Per­verts, A‑Trak, Craze, Skratch Bast­id, Cut­mas­ter Swift, DJ Pogo, Prime Cuts, Mr Thing and more to be announced. Hos­ted by Killa Kela, guests should pre­pare to have their minds blown as these legends go back-to-back-to-back-to-back, flex­ing the tech­nic­al wiz­ardry that make them some of the finest tal­ents in the world. The best way to end the biggest night in turntablism.

Since Roger John­son became the first UK and World Cham­pi­on in 1985, the DMC World DJ Cham­pi­on­ships has defined the art of turn­tab­lism — build­ing legends, break­ing bound­ar­ies and inspir­ing gen­er­a­tions of DJs across the globe. From bed­room prac­tice ses­sions to world stages, no com­pet­i­tion has shaped DJ cul­ture like DMC.

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EVENT DETAILS

DMC41 — World Finals

Sat­urday 14th Novem­ber 2026

Ven­ue: KOKO, 1A Cam­den High Street, Lon­don NW1 7JE

1pm – 9pm

Cat­egor­ies: The Clas­sic | The Open | The Scratch | The Supremacy

Per­formers: A‑Trak / Skratch Bast­id / DJ Noize / The Scratch Per­verts / JFB / The Golden Era All­stars feat. Cut­mas­ter Swift, DJ Pogo & Prime Cuts

Live on stage: Monie Love / UK B‑Boy Champs Allstars

Hos­ted by: Craze / Babu / Sarah Love / Mysdiggi

Tick­ets: www.dmcdjchamps.com/tickets

DMC41 — Offi­cial After Party

Sat­urday 14th Novem­ber 2026

Ven­ue: Ding­walls, East Yard, 11 Cam­den Lock Place, Lon­don NW1 8AL

9pm – 3am

DJ sets: The Scratch Per­verts / A‑Trak / Craze / Skratch Bast­id / Cut­mas­ter Swift / DJ Pogo / Mr Thing / Prime Cuts + more tba.

Hos­ted by: Killa Kela

Tick­ets: www.dmcdjchamps.com/tickets

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.