BACK2BACK DJ BATTLE

BACK2BACK DJ BATTLE

UK’S official LIVE & OPEN-FORMAT
DJ Tournament in London

If 8 MILE and Boiler Room had a baby,
this would be it.

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PRE-REGISTER TO DJ

how it works - DJs

Powered by G -SHOCK Radio, this is a year-long competition with three qualifying tournaments and one grand-finale. Aiming to find London's next up-and-coming DJ. Think 8 Mile battle meets Boiler Room; where 8 DJs compete live to win the hearts and minds of the audience and judges, to make it through to the next round… All in one night!

During the first two rounds of the competition, DJs are competing to represent their style, test their mixing skills, track selections and artist performance. There’s a panel of judges from the music industry to provide feedback and votes along side the crowd.

The final two DJs standing will showdown in a 15-minute battle of pure Back 2 Back & Track 4 Track transitions, determining who will be crowned champion. Each winner of the tournaments will be invited back to the All-Stars battle in November to fight once more and win a DJ slot at a UK Festival managed by Noise, residency at G-SHOCK Radio, plus many other prizes to nurture their career.


MIXCLOUD BLOG on how to win a DJ competition
here

how it works - aUDIENCE

Get ready to be part of the action! #ChooseYourFighter

Show your support for the DJ who keeps you dancing or leaves you screaming for more. We'll have a decibel sound measure in place to decide the scream-o-meter.

Each tournament is rowdy, sweaty and full of good vibrations. It becomes a party, a singalong, a dance-along, and sometimes gets deafening when it came down to voting - but it was all worth it to crown the winner.

tournament dates

ONE FEB 7th 2025
Winner
Shinzee
Alaska Club, Waterloo

TWO APR 4th 2025
Winner
Gem Precious
Alaska Club, Waterloo

THREE JUN 6th 2025
Winner
Billy J
Alaska Club, Waterloo

FOUR SEP 12th 2025 
Winner
Sam Phonic 
Alaska Club, Waterloo


CHAMPIONSHIP NOV 8th 2025
Winner
Sam Phonic 
Egg, Kings Cross

ONE FEB 6th 2026
Alaska Club, Waterloo


TWO MAY 1st 2026


THREE SEP 4th 2026

CHAMPIONSHIP NOV 7th 2026

past battles highlights

Relive these explosive highlights full of energy, sweat and screams

NOV 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP
SEP 2025 TOURNAMENT
JUN 2025 TOURNAMENT
APR 2025 TOURNAMENT
FEB 2025 TOURNAMENT
SUMMER '25 POP UP TRUCK - Images
SUMMER '25 POP UP TRUCK - Aftermovie
CHAMPIONSHIP 2024
SEP 2024 TOURNAMENT
JUN 2024 TOURNAMENT
MAR 2024 TOURNAMENT
JAN 2024 TOURNAMENT

SPONSORS & PRIZES

FEBRUARY 2026 PRIZES - TOURNAMENT 1
All below PLUS be invited back to the All-Stars Finale at the end of 2026 for huge career-changing opportunities

Mixcloud 

Winner 6 months PRO account
Runner up 1 month PRO account 

Pirate Studios

Winner 5 hours 
Runner up 2 hours 

Back2Back DJ Battle 

Winner to be interviewed on the official Mixcloud Podcast show with Limi and DJ Programma 

The Faded Scene

Winner and Runner up
Editorial article in the Faded music zine with full exposure to the full Faded brand and community 


Mission London

Winner 1x 1 hour stream in Tottenham studio, content cut and presented online

AlphaTheta
Winner x year PRO Rekordbox subscription

Riot Noise

Amplify Academy Winner 3 day retreat in Milton Keynes. Fri 18th- Sun 20th Sep 2026. This is a provided accommodation, food and transport to immerse into the Riot Noise Studio for DJ, production, marketing workshops and panel talks with guests from the industry!

the finalists

Get to know the present and past Final 8 in each tournament. You might see some of these talents popup somewhere in the future.
View all 2024-2026
HERE or click on the tournaments below

Click on each to read about their bios

THE hosts & judges

Meet the key players and experts in the music industry, who are a part of the competition to provide mentor and feedback

CEO of G-SHOCK Radio

Meet our new LIVE SHOW Host

COO of Riot Noise

catch up on youtube

mixcloud podcast

We’re extending the music beyond live battles. Showcasing DJ sets from finalists and the wider community for ‘Talent Spotlight’ on our official Mixcloud channel

THE STORY

The journey began with a pilot show at Hop Kingdom skatepark in January 2024 resulting in a massive success. This initial triumph paved the way for Back2Back DJ Battle to make history as a unique live-audience DJ competition in the UK. Since then, it’s now become the hub for discovering talents from the ground up, providing A&R to bookers and promoters as well as nurturing emerging artists to accelerate in their music careers.

In collaboration with Pirate Studios, you don’t have to battle to win! Get discounts HERE

Artist liaison & admin

Graphics & content

Innovation & Business development

CEO & Producer of the brand

backstage 
HOST

Backstage & podcast

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