Sam Evian, The Beths, Kikagaku Moyo… This Week In Gigs

It’s another relatively low-key week in London for gigs but if you have an urge to experience live music then there’s plenty of opportunities. Tuesday...

Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert, Oval, Peaness… This Week In Gigs

It’s a quieter week in London as everyone gears up for remaining big UK festivals but there’s still a few gigs worth calling out. 2018...

Darren Hayman, Mount Eerie, Marika Hackman… This Week In Gigs

This week opens with a trio of shows by Darren Hayman at the Betsy Trotwood on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in support of his new...

Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Daniel Norgren, Thundercat… This Week In Gigs

Ayanna Witter-Johnson has proved herself something of an in demand cellist over recent years, working with the likes of Anoushka Shankar and Courtney Pine but...

Kelsey Lu, Japanese Television, Jenny Lewis… This Week In Gigs

It’s very much a case of new mixing with old this week in terms of London gigs. Kelsey Lu has collaborated with several big names...

Jónsi & Alex Somers, Kronos Quartet, Jane Weaver… This Week In Gigs

This week gets off to a strong start with a show at the Barbican on Monday by Jónsi & Alex Somers who will be playing...

Turning Tides Festival, The Soft Cavalry, Xylouris White… This Week In Gigs

This week sees yet another festival squeeze itself into the crowded London itinerary but it looks to be an intriguing one. Turning Tides take place...

Preview: UK Festivals 2019

We’re only a few weeks away from the summer UK music festivals getting underway in full. If you fancy experiencing the thrills of live music...

Lucy Dacus, Jambinai, Tame Impala… This Week In Gigs

Lucy Dacus has been busy of late. Last year she released her second album The Historian and also featured alongside Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker...

Preview: Daylight Music – Summer 2019

Earlier this year Daylight Music celebrated their tenth anniversary and their 300th show. If you’re not familiar with the event it is a series of...

Filthy Friends, Carly Rae Jepsen, Melanie De Biasio… This Week In Gigs

Some of the best gigs we’ve been to have been those by artists playing venues that are frankly *way* too small for them. There’s a...

Big Thief, Aldous Harding, Saint Etienne… This Week In Gigs

Two of the most positively received albums released over recent weeks have been UFOF by Big Thief and Designer by Aldous Harding and both play...

Preview: London Festivals 2019

Another excellent selection of festivals takes place in London this year, featuring both established names and promising newcomers. As it’s that time of year when...

These New Puritans, Soap&Skin, Marissa Nadler… This Week In Gigs

These New Puritans are a classic example of a band that gets better with each album they release. Fourth album Inside The Rose was released...

Beirut, Robyn, Sleeper… This Week In Gigs

This week’s gigs in London seem to strike a perfect balance between those by new, exciting, buzz-generating artists and those featuring experienced, much-loved outfits that,...

Midori Takada & Lafawndah, Steve Gunn, Hannah Peel… This Week In Gigs

The back end of this week is loaded with gigs we’d like to be at. The Barbican have had an excellent few years on the...

Africa Express, Doves, Sauna Youth… This Week In Gigs

This week sees Damon Albarn’s Africa Express project reach London with a show on Friday at Wanstead Flats. The show is part of Waltham Forest’s...

Vampire Weekend, Charlotte Adigéry & Sarah Davachi…This Week In Gigs

It feels like London has been in need of a shot of sunshine and warmth for a while now and the return of Vampire Weekend...

Blick Bassy, You Tell Me & Ibibio Sound Machine… This Week In Gigs

1958 by French-Cameroonian artist Blick Bassy could well be the album released so far this year with the most interesting story behind it. It focuses...

Oneohtrix Point Never, Kristin Hersh, Gemma Ray… This Week In Gigs

Daniel Lopatin has built up a reputation as one of the most progressive and experimental artists working in the field of electronic music as Oneohtrix...