ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN LONDON
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN LONDON
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in London
Sun 28 Jun - Sat 5 Dec 2026
Sat 13 Jun - Tue 10 Nov 2026
Gene
Friday 9 - Saturday 10 October 2026
Gene rose to prominence in the mid-1990s when they found themselves categorised by the UK music press as a Britpop band, drawing comparisons to The Smiths - largely because of the similarities to Morrissey in the demeanour and lyrical style...
A Certain Ratio
Friday 9 October 2026
Mancunian Post-Punk legends ACR's greatest strength has always been their unpredictability. They've always moved with gleeful disregard for the boundaries of style and genre, their eye fixed firmly on constant progression. It's an ethos tha...
Ulrika Spacek
Friday 9 October 2026
Ulrika Spacek is a London-based experimental rock band formed in Berlin by long-time friends from Reading, Rhys Edwards and Rhys Williams. The band's music has drawn various interpretations, a cross pollination of hypnotic fuzz, Verlain-M...
The Rezillos
Saturday 10 October 2026
AGMP Presents?This event is for over 18s only - No refunds will be issued for under 18s?The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1976. Their independent debut single, 'I Can't Stand My Baby' shot them to under...
The Amity Affliction
Sunday 11 October 2026
An Aussie metalcore group with highly confessional lyrics and a melody-driven emo-tinged sound, the Amity Affliction emerged in 2008 and have since soared to the top of the Australian charts four times. ...
The Hoosiers
Tuesday 13 October 2026
The Hoosiers are an English pop rock originally formed in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States while on a football scholarship at the University of Indianapolis. The band consists of members Irwin Sparkes (lead vocals, lead guitar) ...
Crash Test Dummies
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Hailing from Manitoba, Canada, Crash Test Dummies are a Juno Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated folk/alt-rock band. Beginning in 2017, the group reunited for a 25th anniversary tour of its most commercially successful album, "God S...
The Long Ryders
Thursday 15 October 2026
AGMP PresentsAGMP Concerts PresentsTHE LONG RYDERSThe Long Ryders, pioneers of the Alt-Country movement, return to the stage with the same fiery spirit that first made them legends. Fusing punk energy with country-rock harmonies, the band b...
Mercury Rev
Saturday 17 October 2026
Purveyors of a cosmic brand of the popular American songbook Buffalo New York act Mercury Rev merge jazz, folk, sweeping orchestration, and a dose of 60's rock. Their 1998 album Deserter's Songs remains one of the essential records of the p...
Toploader
Saturday 17 October 2026
Since forming in 1997 Eastbourne's Toploader have over two million album sales to their name and a string of top 20 hits both home and abroad. Their debut album 'Onka's Big Moka,' sold over one million copies and remained in the Top 5 of th...
Kytes
Saturday 17 October 2026
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Arlo Parks
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Inspired by an eclectic mix of artists from Radiohead to Portishead, and Sufjan Stevens to Solange, in Arlo Parks' world, words are as useful as photographs. Luscious, expressive vignettes pepper the poetic lyrics in the sweet, ruminative i...
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
Wednesday 21 - Thursday 22 October 2026
The Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific former California nurse John Darnielle and whatever cast of musicians he's working with at the moment, which means the indie folk sound may change from pr...
The Mountain Goats
Wednesday 21 October 2026
The Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific former California nurse John Darnielle and whatever cast of musicians he's working with at the moment, which means the indie folk sound may change from pr...
Transvision Vamp
Thursday 22 October 2026
Iconic 80's alternative rock band Transvision Vamp enjoyed massive chart success with a string of hits including Baby I Don't Care, I Want Your Love and Revolution Baby. Fronted by Wendy James, her sexually charged and rebellious image won ...
Huey Morgan - The Fun Lovin' Criminal
Thursday 22 October 2026
The King of New York, Huey Morgan - the original Fun Lovin Criminal - is back playing with his brand new band!All the hit's that you love, are going to be played including - The Fun Lovin Criminal, Scooby Snacks, Loco, Korean Bodega, Love U...
Cabaret Voltaire
Thursday 22 October 2026
Stephen 'Mal' Mallinder and Chris Watson celebrate 50 years since Cabaret Voltaire first performed live. The first performance, at the Sheffield Students Union Refectory on 13 May 1975, the live launch of one of Britain's most influential a...
The Chameleons
Friday 23 October 2026
After celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, legendary underground Manchester band Chameleons return. The Middleton-formed band serve-up a career spanning set. Helmed from the front by long-standing custodian "Vox", previously know...
Lake Street Dive
Friday 23 October 2026
Since forming in 2004, Lake Street Dive have matched their sophisticated musicianship with a fearless refusal to limit their sound, creating joyously soulful rock & roll with equal parts ingenuity, intelligence, and irresistible abandon....
A NIGHT LIKE THIS - THE CURE LONDON PARTY
Friday 23 - Saturday 24 October 2026
Club Stigmata Presents?A NIGHT LIKE THIS - THE CURE LONDON PARTY??A NIGHT LIKE THIS is no ordinary Cure party While others spin a ?bit of everything,??we go deep. From the classics to the rare gems, B-SIDES & live favourites, our DJs have t...
Panchiko
Saturday 24 October 2026
The Nottingham indie band formed in 1998 but, unsigned, soon disbanded. It was only after a 4chan user found one of just 30 self-produced copies of their emo/industrial/dream pop single D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L in an Oxfam charity store in...
SPORTS
Saturday 24 October 2026
FORM Presents SPORTS+ Special Guests?Age Restrictions: 14+ (U18s accompanied by an adult)...
Huey Morgan - The Fun Lovin' Criminal
Monday 26 October 2026
The King of New York, Huey Morgan - the original Fun Lovin Criminal - is back playing with his brand new band!All the hit's that you love, are going to be played including - The Fun Lovin Criminal, Scooby Snacks, Loco, Korean Bodega, Love U...
The Proclaimers
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid emerged 35 years ago with their debut album This Is The Story and Top 3 single Letter from America. Since then, their enduring appeal across generations has have over the years see...
The Wedding Present
Friday 30 October 2026
Stalwarts of the flourishing independent scene from the mid-eighties onwards and continuing to impact to this day, the Leeds-formed indie band, fronted by Manchester-raised David Gedge, were avidly championed by BBC Radio One's John Peel. T...
Tender
Friday 30 October 2026
DHP PresentsTender...
The Bluetones
Saturday 31 October 2026
Formed in 1993, Britpop legends The Bluetones had an impressive run of hit singles throughtout the late 90's/early 00's, including 'Bluetonic', 'Slight Return', 'Marblehead Johnson', 'Solomon Bites The Worm', 'If' and 'Keep the Fires Burnin...
The Bluetones
Saturday 31 October 2026
Formed in 1993, Britpop legends The Bluetones had an impressive run of hit singles throughtout the late 90's/early 00's, including 'Bluetonic', 'Slight Return', 'Marblehead Johnson', 'Solomon Bites The Worm', 'If' and 'Keep the Fires Burnin...
Cat Power Sings Dylan - The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Last November in London, Atlanta indie rocker Cat Power took the stage at Royal Albert Hall and delivered a song-for-song recreation of one of the most fabled and transformative live sets of all time. Held at the Manchester Free Trade Ha...
The Hardkiss
Thursday 5 November 2026
Formed by husband-and-wife duo Julia Sanina and Valeriy Bebko, Ukrainian alt-rock band The Hardkiss participated in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Helpless", placing second in the final....
Messa
Saturday 7 November 2026
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The Proclaimers
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid emerged 35 years ago with their debut album This Is The Story and Top 3 single Letter from America. Since then, their enduring appeal across generations has have over the years see...
The Slow Show
Tuesday 10 November 2026
There is a lot of truth behind the idea that 'less is more', especially as far as Manchester's The Slow Show are concerned. With a name that manages to effortlessly encapsulate the band's ethos, the Manchester-based four-piece harbour an ...
Hothouse Flowers
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Irish folk rock band Hothouse Flowers feel like they are turning new corners and writing new chapters every day. No two shows are ever the same having dispensed with any premeditated programme over two decades ago and set about putting the...
Overpass
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Known for their anthemic guitar music, Birmingham's Overpass boast influences spanning decades, including 90s rock and 2010s indie. ...
Del Amitri
Saturday 14 November 2026
Formed in 1982, Glaswegian semi-acoustic jangly rockers Del Amitri boast a back catalogue of pure pop gems that cover a gamut of rock styles and observations on life's ironies. With six million record sales worldwide, the Dels are best...
OK Go
Saturday 14 November 2026
Well-loved in the UK for their hits "Here It Goes Again" and "Get Over It", YouTube mega-videos and ecstatic concert tours, Los Angeles based Chicago alt rock quartet OK Go are back to reinforce their status as a bleeding edge, blockbuster ...
Antarctic Monkeys - The Official Arctic Monkeys Tribute Band
Saturday 14 November 2026
The Official International Arctic Monkeys Tribute Band formed from a jamming session, and became a phenomenon in their own right, travelling the UK and Europe with numerous tours. The demand is now more than ever. Firmly established on the ...
Ian Prowse & Amsterdam
Saturday 14 November 2026
Ian Prowse is a singer/songwriter from Ellesmere Port who wears his heart on his sleeve and writes straight from the cuff. Formed in 1999 with former Blow Monkeys drummer Tony Kiley and cousin Johnny Barlow, his Liverpool pop rock outfit...
Picture This
Thursday 19 November 2026
Emerging from County Kildare in Ireland with euphoric tunes and a cinematic pop-rock style all their own, Picture This were formed by childhood friends Ryan Hennessy and Jimmy Rainsford. As a duo, they uploaded the song Take My Hand to th...
