ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN LONDON
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN LONDON
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in London
Happy Mondays
Saturday 28 March 2026
Pioneers of Madchester, Salford legends Happy Mondays are back twistin' our melons with their first tour in five years and the first since the sad passing of bassist Paul Ryder in 2022. Dubbed 'The Been There Done That Tour', it will inclu...
Echoes of the Bunnymen - An Aural Tribute to Echo & The Bunnymen
Saturday 28 March 2026
Echoes of the Bunnymen are an aural tribute to the alternative Fab Four. "A bloody good tribute, go check them out" - Will Sergeant (Echo & The Bunnymen). After Will Sergeant bought tickets and surprised Echoes of the Bunnymen by showing up...
Snake Eyes
Saturday 28 March 2026
The Brighton "grit pop" trio combine "wonderfully anthemic grunge energy with sticky melodies to create a cracking piece of modern british rock" - Rock Sound, "blurring the edges between noise rock and more straight-forwardly melodic indie...
The Velvet Hands
Saturday 28 March 2026
London-via-Cornwall indie rockers The Velvet Hands blend hedonistic hooks reminiscent of The Strokes with a slacker kind of storytelling plucked straight from Pavement's playbook, delivered with an easy-going, lackadaisical charm. ...
Wolf Alice
Sunday 29 March 2026
Delivering a supremely confident collection of songs bursting with ambition, ideas and emotion, North London rockers Wolf Alice started out as a folky two-piece formed by guitarist Joff Oddie and singer Ellie Rowsell in 2010. Equal parts...
Stornoway
Monday 30 March 2026
On listening to Oxford indie folk band Stornoway - now reunited after a six year hiatus - the yearning for adventure and the freedom of the coast and wild places is palpable. As is true of classic songwriting partnerships, lyricist Brian Br...
Tash Sultana
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Australian chart-topping looper extraordinaire Tash Sultana, who is entirely self-taught, performs alone with a series of effects pedals and loopers to create a symphony of sounds, as demonstated on her 2016 Australian Top 40 hit "Jungle", ...
Aqualung
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Southampton songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Matt Hales, aka Aqualung, first came to attention in 2002 when the debut single 'Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)' became a surprise UK Top 10 after being discovered vi...
Kit Sebastian
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Kit Sebastian is a duo formed in London by Kit Martin and Merve Erdem, spread between Turkey and France. Their music is a meeting point of different genres from Anatolian Pyschedelia and Brazilian Tropicalia to 60's European pop and America...
Downstater
Wednesday 1 April 2026
?New Cross Live presentsDownstaterDownstater is a pop-punk/indie rock band hailing straight from Quebec City. Melding the essence of rock music with punk rawness, this melodic achievement exhibits the trail of a spirited and raging youth wi...
5 Seconds Of Summer
Thursday 2 April 2026
The chart-topping Aussie band 5 Seconds Of Summer (aka 5SOS) have earned a reputation for bringing punk energy to a pop-esque sound, while also weaving in elements of R&B, electronica and dance in their music. They've been recognised with n...
5 Seconds of Summer
Thursday 2 April 2026
The chart-topping Aussie band 5 Seconds Of Summer (aka 5SOS) have earned a reputation for bringing punk energy to a pop-esque sound, while also weaving in elements of R&B, electronica and dance in their music. They've been recognised with n...
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
Thursday 2 April 2026
The endlessly intriguing, brave psychedelic indie band from New Zealand, led by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ruban Nielson, offers break-beat, junk-shop charm. While legions of artists show fidelity to the roots of psychedelia, UMO...
Ignite
Thursday 2 April 2026
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YUNGBLUD
Friday 3 April 2026
Doncaster-based Dominic Harrison anthemic alt-pop performer and songwriter whose releases include the 2017 radio-favourite King Charles and his 2018 debut album, "21st Century Liability". He finished 3rd in the BBC Sound of 2020 poll. ...
The Haunted Youth
Friday 3 April 2026
FORM Presents?THE HAUNTED YOUTH+ Special Guests?Friday 3rd April 2026London Colours ?Doors: 7.30pmAge Restrictions: 18+ ?...
YUNGBLUD
Saturday 4 April 2026
Doncaster-based Dominic Harrison anthemic alt-pop performer and songwriter whose releases include the 2017 radio-favourite King Charles and his 2018 debut album, "21st Century Liability". He finished 3rd in the BBC Sound of 2020 poll. ...
Kill Lincoln + Omnigone
Monday 6 April 2026
Be Sharp Promotions presentsKill Lincolnwww. killlincoln. comOmnigoneomnigone. band+ supportMonday 6th April 2026New Cross Inn, LondonDoors 6pmTickets ?15 ADV STBF...
RIKAS
Tuesday 7 - Thursday 9 April 2026
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Belle & Sebastian
Wednesday 8 - Thursday 9 April 2026
What began as a government-funded recording project by a group of Glasgow shut-ins with no aspirations beyond getting a few songs recorded grew into one of the world's most lasting and beloved indie pop bands. Initially inspired by the inst...
STONE
Wednesday 8 April 2026
In true Gen Z fashion, STONE are a diffusion of the limitless cultures and subcultures they've had access to growing up in the digital age. In keeping with the idea of 'punk' being more an ethos than any one genre or scene - the band cite i...
Lightyear + Slow Gherkin
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Be Sharp Promotions?presentsLightyearhttps://open. spotify. com/artist/3Bob08LiPANu2Gdjrmj0EjSlow Gherkinhttps://slowgherkin. com/+ supportsThe JB Conspiracyhttps://thejbconspiracy. bandcamp. com/Wednesday 8th April 2026New Cross Inn, Londo...
Nordic Giants + Arabrot
Thursday 9 April 2026
Seeing Nordic Giants has been described as akin to a religious experience: the multi-screen visuals, powerful strobes and exquisitely timed accompaniment create a whole that is far greater than the sum of its parts. For the instrumental po...
Papooz
Thursday 9 April 2026
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Winnie Raeder
Thursday 9 April 2026
Communion ONE PresentsWinnie Raeder...
IST IST
Friday 10 April 2026
Regularly condemned as too 'out there' to be successful; through sheer determination, hard work and a bulging catalogue of songs, Ist Ist continue to silence the doubters and move from strength to strength. Displaying an arrogance akin to t...
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Friday 10 April 2026
One of the truly unique musical voices of the last ten years, the venerable and inimitable Canadian ensemble GY! BE deliver raw power through large-format noisy post-rock. Comprising three guitarists, two bassists, a drummer, a percussionis...
Searows
Friday 10 April 2026
Kentucky-born, Oregon-raised indie folk singer-songwriter Alec Duckart, aka Searows, was the first signing to Matt Maltese's brand-new record label 'Last Recordings on Earth'. Duckart's intimate, hushed and compelling music soon found an a...
Archive
Saturday 11 April 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...
Jane Weaver
Sunday 12 - Monday 13 April 2026
Abusing, evading, and obliterating 20 years of whimsical pop trends, Jane Weaver's experience as a truly independent and resilient songwriter and sound-carrier commands respect and inspiration in equal measures. Complete with unpretentious ...
