Established in 2007, Chess Club Records has built an industry-wide reputation as one of the UK’s most influential boutique independent labels. Over the course of almost 20 years, Chess Club has discovered and released some of this generation’s most exciting alternative artists including debut releases from Wolf Alice, Jungle, MØ, Mumford & Sons, Easy Life, Billie Marten, and many more. In recent years the Chess Club Records roster has included a mix of established globally touring artists and new acts, such as Alfie Templeman, Coach Party, SOFY, Pixey, Siobhán Winifred, jo from school and more.

As well as the label arm, Chess Club’s history as a live promoter dates back to 2005. Over 10 years our new music nights in London hosted seminal debut or early UK shows for the likes of MGMT, Bon Iver, Mumford & Sons, Florence & The Machine, The XX, Lykke Li and Michael Kiwanuka, among others. Chess Club Live recently relaunched in association with Kilimanjaro Live, with seasonal club nights now taking place at London's The Social.