The 5to8s logo Badge: Next show! October 24, 2026, 21:00 to 23:30

The 5to8s

Round mustard cookbook cover: Brown Butter Basslines by Mama Odessa “Brown Butter” Jenkins, with a 5to8s price tag
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Mama Odessa “Brown Butter” Jenkins
Round tomato-red cookbook cover: Sunday Soul Stew by Big Papa Otis Sugarwell, with a 5to8s price tag
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Big Papa Otis Sugarwell
Round teal cookbook cover: Cinnamon Funky Chickan by Uncle Lou Cinnamon Holloway, with a 5to8s price tag
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Uncle Lou Cinnamon Holloway
Round olive-green cookbook cover: Sweet Potato Potbeats by Sister Mae “Sweet Potato” Robinson, with a 5to8s price tag
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Sister Mae “Sweet Potato” Robinson

Kitchen Heat Magazine: The 5to8s serve up a feast.

This is music made with love, generous portions, and no shortcuts. Come hungry, leave full, and don’t be surprised if you’re back for seconds.

Verdict: ★★★★★
A homemade feast of funk, soul and hip hop. Catch them live while you still can get a table.

Live Shows

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Drop Inn, Copenhagen
Tickets

Music

Cover of The 5to8s EP Strawberry Sessions Part One

Fermented EP out now

Strawberry Sessions
Part One

The 5to8s’ new EP is out now, fermented in the jar and streaming on:

Deezer Spotify
Cover of the single Into The Black Hole by The 5to8s

First EP Single

“Into The Blackhole” – The 5to8s

The 5to8s have turned off the kitchen lights. Their debut single is dark funk with a slow, heavy pull: brooding bass, smoky soul vibes, and hip hop twist just when you think you know where they’re headed. It’s moody and vibey, and never predictable. You don’t just listen to this track, you get sucked in. Fair warning: there’s no coming back out.

The 5to8s band members smiling on stone steps in front of a green door

About

There are bands that play music, and then there are bands that cook it. The 5to8s belong firmly in the second category. Eight musicians squeezed onto one stage, and somehow nobody steps on anyone’s toes. Instead, they stir.

Their sound is best described the way the band describes it themselves: a cookpot full of mama’s veggies and spices. Funk forms the hearty base, all fat basslines and tight-as-a-lid drum grooves. Soul simmers through the middle, warm horns and vocals that feel like a hand on your shoulder. And hip hop is the spice that makes your eyes water in the best possible way: sharp verses, swagger, and beats that hit just a little harder than you expected.

What makes The 5to8s special isn’t just the ingredients, it’s the timing. They know exactly when to let a groove bubble quietly and when to turn up the heat until the whole room is boiling over. By the third song at their last show, the crowd had stopped being an audience and started being part of the recipe, dancing, shouting back hooks, and refusing to let them leave the stage.