steve lawler grew up in birmingham, england, and came in through late 1980s acid house. between 1990 and 1994 he ran parties in a disused tunnel under the m42 motorway, and a residency at cream in liverpool followed once darren hughes heard him play.
the residency stayed the shape of his career rather than the one off show, and he laid the whole run out himself in 2015.
My residencies have included, Cream in Liverpool, then Home in London, then The End in London, Space Ibiza, Twilo New York, The Arches in Glasgow, Release in San Fransisco, now my only residency is Sankeys in Ibiza, but I still have one and always will.
steve lawler to decoded magazine, 23 november 2015
he runs VIVa MUSiC. dj mag marked the label turning ten in september 2016, and it was still shipping records in 2026, the newest being three tracks from danny serrano dated 31 july 2026.
his party brand is viva warriors. it ran at sankeys in ibiza, and in 2019 it took seven sundays at octan, opening on 7 july and closing on 18 august.
he put Sass out on bedrock records on 26 june 2026, Otherside, made with adam nazar for soundtuary music, followed on 21 august 2026, and Away came out on ulu records on 25 september 2026.
no upcoming bookings are published for him. resident advisor still lists five dates under upcoming, but all five have already passed, the latest being pendulum at vagalume beach club in tulum on 7 may 2026.
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