Maggi's Pon Di Roof Citysplash Warm Up Party

Maggi's Pon Di Roof Citysplash Warm Up Party lands on 23 May 2026 at Freight Brixton, 33 Brixton Station Road, London. Front and center: Elephant Man, the Jamaican dancehall deejay whose explosive toasting, ad-libs and sense of rhythm have been moving crowds since the late 90s.

First spotted with Scare Dem Crew alongside Harry Toddler, Boom Dandimite and Nitty Kutchie under Bounty Killer’s wing, he broke out solo with a run of riddims and albums that kept him in heavy rotation. Tracks like Pon De River, Pon De Bank, Jook Gal, Signal Di Plane and Nuh Linga still light up the dance, built for sound system punch and call-and-response energy. On stage, he flips between gravelly baritone and falsetto shouts, rides fast, percussive grooves and threads in the choreography that made his tunes travel far beyond Jamaica.

For this rooftop warm-up to City Splash, expect a set that bridges old-school and new-school dancehall with a few R&B crossovers, paced for a London crowd that comes to move. Elephant Man brings the catalog and the cues; Brixton brings the breeze and the noise.