The Wants at The Social, London on 20 November 2026

The Wants, a New York City band, play The Social in London on 20 November 2026 at 19:00. Tickets start at GBP 15.75. Songwriter, guitarist and producer Madison Velding-VanDam founded the band in 2017 together with drummer Jason Gates.

The group combines grounded songwriting with unstable rhythms, mutated electronics and live instrumentation. After signing with London-based Council Records, The Wants released their debut album Container in 2020, named after the shipping-container rehearsal space they used in a Brooklyn parking lot. Their touring cycle for it was cut short by the global shutdown of March 2020.

Their 2025 record Bastard was written by Velding-VanDam, Gates and synthesist Yasmeen Night and recorded by Peter Katis. It was followed by remixes from Factory Floor, Broken English Club and Gorgonn. Velding-VanDam also founded the record label STTT, whose roster includes Content Blocks and Sin Clair.