Mavado is set to take the stage at London’s The O2 on Wednesday night as Gaza vs Gully brings the dancehall heavyweights together for one of the genre’s most anticipated live events of 2026.
The Jamaican deejay will join Vybz Kartel for the London stop of the Gaza vs Gully event, scheduled for September 9. Doors are set to open at 6:30 p.m., with the venue listing the event’s performance time at approximately 8:45 p.m.
The significance of the night extends beyond a major concert appearance. Mavado and Kartel are preparing to share a stage for the first time in 18 years, according to The O2.
Their history dates back to the mid-2000s, when the Gaza and Gully movements became two of the most prominent forces in Jamaican dancehall. The rivalry between the camps became deeply embedded in the culture, with both artists releasing music that helped define one of the most competitive periods in modern dancehall.
The two artists’ return to the same stage therefore carries a significance that reaches beyond the usual concert reunion.
For Mavado, the London performance also places him in front of a major international dancehall audience at one of the United Kingdom’s biggest entertainment venues. The O2 has hosted major artists from across the global music industry, making the event another important international appearance for the Gully Gad.
The London show is being billed around the history of Gaza and Gully, but the focus will ultimately be on the music. Fans are expected to hear material spanning the artists’ careers as the two figures revisit songs and sounds associated with one of dancehall’s most talked-about eras.
The event also arrives at a moment when the international demand for Jamaican dancehall continues to create major opportunities for veteran artists to reconnect with audiences outside the island.
Following London, Mavado and Vybz Kartel are scheduled to continue with European appearances, including events in Malta later in September.
For dancehall fans in London, however, Wednesday night’s performance represents the immediate moment: two artists whose names became closely associated with one of the genre’s defining rivalries are preparing to stand on the same stage again.
Eighteen years after Gaza and Gully became synonymous with dancehall’s competitive spirit, London is now set to witness the reunion in person.
