The acoustician behind Plastic People just designed a new venue in Tottenham, and it opens in September

Radial opens at Ten87 Studios on 5 September with a 10-point custom sound system, Japanese-style loungers and a programme built around active rather than passive listening.

Arts Council England’s Supporting Grassroots Music fund is backing it. At a time when London’s grassroots venue closures have become a running cultural emergency, radial opening feels like something worth being first in the door for.