ONDA - Leading Canterbury’s new underground era
The house brand is reshaping The Venue, elevating emerging talent and putting Canterbury firmly on the UK clubbing map.
Canterbury’s underground scene has a new rhythm, and its name is ONDA (@onda.kent). Born in early 2025, the brand has already cemented itself as the city’s leading force in forward-thinking house-music events and credible party programming. Its home base? The Venue.
Armed with a new public licence and production to rival most clubs in the UK, the 1,200-capacity club and music venue now feels less like a student hotspot and more like a proving ground for the next generation of UK and European selectors.
Its bookings read like a heat-map of who’s about to blow: Marsolo, Robbie Doherty, Enzo is Burning, bullet tooth, Julian Fijma, Laidlaw and more. ONDA has built a reputation for bringing genuinely exciting artists to a city that has long needed a consistent platform for cutting-edge sounds. But at the heart of ONDA’s ethos is its commitment to championing the grassroots - the local and student DJs grinding away in their bedrooms hoping for that breakthrough moment. ONDA hands them that moment.
ONDA’s success is built on one thing: the vibe. Day parties, open-air raves, 360 DJ booths and no-phone dancefloors aren’t branding exercises; they’re deliberate choices that create better raves and a more engaged crowd. It’s house-music culture stripped back to its essence: connection over content, energy over ego. It’s all about the music.
For those who have followed the journey, ONDA feels like the natural evolution of MOVE, its previous house brand that helped transform Canterbury’s nightlife landscape. MOVE collaborated with global electronic brands like LoveJuice and booked artists such as Josh Baker and Max Dean just before they rocketed to festival-headliner status. MOVE also nurtured local talent - none more resurgent than resident Ethan Flint, who went from student bedroom DJ to making his Ibiza debut thanks to the platform it built.
ONDA is the next phase - cleaner, more defined and built for growth.
With multiple headline shows already locked in for 2026 including a brand-defining booking in French DJ and producer Sweely, plus ambitious plans to expand its open-air day-party series this summer, ONDA isn’t just shaping the city’s underground - it’s leading it into its most exciting era yet and positioning Canterbury as a genuine stop on the UK’s underground circuit.
