London beats, R&B heart
Snakehips are a London producer duo who blend glossy R&B, hip-hop swing, and dance energy into hooky tracks. They broke through with
All My Friends alongside
Tinashe and
Chance the Rapper, then kept momentum with velvet, low-end grooves.
What might get played
Expect a DJ-forward set that flips between originals and VIP edits, with likely plays of
Don't Leave,
Cruel, and
Days with You. The room skews mixed in age, from college crews to longtime dance fans, with small groups staking space to move and plenty of heads mouthing collab hooks. An early remix for
BANKS helped them catch ears beyond the UK. In the studio they often pair dusty soul chords with crisp drum programming, which carries over live as short, tension-and-release builds. Take this as an informed guess based on prior shows and recent drops, not a confirmed run-of-show.
Snakehips Scene, Style, and Little Rituals
Streetwear, shimmer, and sing-backs
The crowd tilts toward relaxed streetwear with bright trainers, vintage sport jackets, and easy layers for dancing. You will spot tote bags and light caps near the front, while farther back people trade track IDs and nod to deeper cuts. Merch trends lean to pastel logo tees, embroidered caps, and clean fonts that nod to late 90s and early 2000s R&B design. There is usually one loud call-and-response over a rimshot count-in, plus a full-voice chorus when
All My Friends lands. Phones go up for the big collabs, then pockets of the room settle into head-down grooves during instrumental edits. Post-show chatter tends to be about which version they played, who the surprise vocalist was, and how the drops were spaced.
Small rituals, big chorus
It feels social but not pushy, with space for dancers up front and clusters of friends taking it in from the edges.
How Snakehips Build the Room, Beat by Beat
Edits, keys, and pocket
Live,
Snakehips lean on controllers, pads, and a compact keyboard to reshape their tracks on the fly. They favor clear vocals up front, sometimes swapping in alternate toplines or crowd-led choruses so the groove can breathe. Arrangements often stretch intros and shorten verses, keeping the beat moving while saving a hook for a clean, shared sing. Drums hit round rather than harsh, with sub-bass tuned to feel wide yet soft enough for R&B melodies to sit on top. A reliable trick is dropping a well-known hook at half-time, then snapping back to full speed on the one to reset the floor. Another subtle move is nudging the key or pitch of a sampled vocal a hair so blends feel natural between songs without clashing.
Color and contrast in the drop
Visuals support the music with saturated color blocks and simple strobes that frame the edits instead of fighting them.
If You Ride with Snakehips, You Might Also Love
Kindred grooves on tour
Fans of
Disclosure will hear the same clean house pulse and R&B toplines that
Snakehips favor.
Kaytranada brings rubbery bass and relaxed swing, a feel that overlaps with the duo's late-night pocket.
SG Lewis shares warm synth pads and soulful vocals, often easing from slow-burn to club tempo without a hard edge. If you like playful drops and big sing-back moments,
Louis The Child hits a similar lane even when the samples skew brighter. Across these artists, melody matters as much as impact, which is a throughline for a
Snakehips show.
