TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN LONDON
TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN LONDON
Most Popular Traditional Folk & Acoustic Concerts in London
The Best of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells I, II & III
Orchard Theatre & Orchard West
Mon 19 Jan - Mon 2 Mar 2026
The Choir of Man
Arts Theatre, London
Friday 5 December 2025 - Saturday 3 January 2026
Featuring a world class cast of dancers, poets, musicians and vocalists The Choir of Man combines pub tunes, folk, rock, choral and Broadway numbers. The nine lads showcase music that has mass appeal, ensuring that there is something for ev...Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Union Chapel, London
Friday 5 December 2025
The renowned York indie folk singer-songwriter serves up an honest, beautiful exploration of human nature; music that is delicate yet grand, melancholic yet optimistic, whilst remaining utterly timeless. While the term 'singer/songwriter' i...Thea Gilmore
St Pancras Old Church, London
Friday 5 December 2025
Nantwich-based, Oxford-born indie folk star Thea Gilmore is a formidable performer on stage and among the finest singer songwriters of her generation - a frank and fearless pursuer of home truths who has constantly adapted to remain relevan...
The Dolly Show - Tribute to Dolly Parton
Bush Hall, London
Monday 8 December 2025
As seen on BBC ONE and voted the U.K's No 1. Dolly Parton tribute by the Agents Association of Great Britain! Undeniably one of the BEST Dolly impersonators you will ever see, West End star Kelly O'Brien performs the beloved hits of country...Jacob Alon
Koko, London
Monday 8 December 2025
As seen on Later... with Jools Holland, Jacob Alon is a Dunfermline indie folk singer-songwriter with a profound gift for storytelling. Both intimate and devastatingly introspective, their music is touched by a rare timelessness. Drawing ...
Riverdance
Eventim Apollo, London
Tuesday 9 - Sunday 14 December 2025
Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerising choreograp...Max McNown
O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
Tuesday 9 - Wednesday 10 December 2025
A singer-songwriter from Bend, Oregon, Max McNown creates the kind of songs that perfectly soundtrack our most intimate moments: times of intense heartache and tremendous loss, immense upheaval and life-changing revelation. Within just a ye...Shovel Dance Collective
100 Club, London
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Nurturing a passion for the folk musics of the British Isles and Ireland with experimental tendencies, London's Shovel Dance Collective explore the ways in which traditional music holds queer histories, proto-feminist narratives and the voi...IDER
London The Old Church (stoke Newington), London
Tuesday 9 - Thursday 11 December 2025
North London-based "cross-genre" electropop duo IDER are back. Formed after meeting at Falmouth Univeristy, Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville have cited Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Buckley, Beyonce, ...Jesca Hoop
The Golden Hinde, London
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Beautiful, subtle and stark the Manchester-based Californian folk star serves up stunningly original songs - minimalist yet brimming with energy, emerging from a wealth of life experience, great emotional depth, and years of honing the craf...Mumford & Sons
The O2 Arena, London
Wednesday 10 - Friday 12 December 2025
Grammy and BRIT Award-winning folk act Mumford & Sons return with their 5th studio album, 'Rushmere' The chart topping Londoners are best known for their multi-Platinum selling hits "I Will Wait", "Little Lion Man", "The Cave" and "Beli...Mumford & Sons
Arena, London
Wednesday 10 - Thursday 11 December 2025
Grammy and BRIT Award-winning folk act Mumford & Sons return with their 5th studio album, 'Rushmere' The chart topping Londoners are best known for their multi-Platinum selling hits "I Will Wait", "Little Lion Man", "The Cave" and "Beli...Aurora
Union Chapel, London
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Self-taught Norwegian electro-pop artist known for her melancholic music Singer-songwriter AURORA, full name Aurora Aksnes, was compelled to craft music from a young age. Shortly after she was born in Stavenger, Norway, her parents moved to...Robert Plant's Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian
Southbank Centre, London
Thursday 11 December 2025
Saving Grace are a folk co-operative between Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant with Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (percussion), Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone and acoustic guitars), and Matt Worley (banjo, acoustic and baritone guitar...The Men They Couldn't Hang
Islington Assembly Hall, London
Thursday 11 December 2025
English-Folk-Punk Group The men They Couldn't Hang celebrate their 40th Anniversary Tour. The bands unique combination of barnstorming live performance, rich storytelling ability, often rooted in historical and social themes, and mix of Ce...Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden's Wassail
Union Chapel, London
Friday 12 December 2025
Before there was carolling, there was wassailing, where seasonal songs were exchanged for money, food and ale. Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden combine their considerable talents and reputations within the UK folk scene, for the first time ...Skinny Lister
Scala, London
Friday 12 December 2025
Regularly cited as one of the best live bands in the biz, London indie punk folk band, "The Skinnies" have been described by The Independent, in a 5 star review, as "a visceral, deafening experience." Following the release of their rave-re...The Magic Numbers
O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
Saturday 13 December 2025
London four-piece The Magic Numbers comprise two pairs of brothers and sisters (Romeo and Michele Stodart, Sean and Angela Gannon) who are known for their unique harmonies, melodic hooks, songwriting craftsmanship and their timeless soun...Big Country
Islington Assembly Hall, London
Sunday 14 December 2025
Formed in Dunfermline, Scotland by the former-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson and childhood friend Bruce Watson, Celtic-inspired Big Country quickly broke worldwide with their ringing, bagpipe-like guitars and anthemic songs helping their Gr...Cara Dillon
Union Chapel, London
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Cara Dillon, the multi-award winning Northern Irish singer, returns to perform some of her favourite and most popular songs. Cara has been celebrated as one of the finest exponents of traditional Irish song anywhere in the world and continu...
John Smith
Union Chapel, London
Thursday 18 December 2025
Born in Essex, raised by the Devon seaside, and making his bones in the bars and clubs of Liverpool, John Smith boasts over 100 million Spotify streams. He has played to audiences all over the world in living rooms, festival tents and so...
Pogue Traders - Tribute to The Pogues
O2 Academy Islington, London
Saturday 20 December 2025
An 8 piece tribute band to the legendary Pogues. ...Tony Wright (Terrorvision)
The Golden Hinde, London
Sunday 21 December 2025
Best know for being the lead singer of cult Bradford hard rock band Terrorvision, the driving force behind Laika Dog, and a popular and frequent guest on the BBC2 TV programme Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Tony Wright's solo works continue that...Firepit Collective
New Cross Inn, London
Sunday 21 December 2025
WINTER SOLSTICE PARTY 2025The Firepit Collective annual winter party in South Londonshire is coming up. Trad meets contemporary acoustic songs, jump up jigs, reels and diverse tunes.+ specials guests TBASunday 21st December 2025New Cross In...Bernard Butler (Suede)
Green Note, London
Sunday 4 - Monday 5 January 2026
Bernard Butler is a Brit and Grammy Award winning musician who first found fame in 1992 as the guitarist with Suede, forging a songwriting partnership with Brett Anderson. He co-wrote and played guitars or piano on every recording unt...Squangey Bobbins
New Cross Inn, London
Sunday 4 January 2026
New Cross Live presentsSquangey BobbinsMargate Rock band that have the raw energy of The Jam, wit of Arctic Monkeys and the chaos of The Libertines. They broke into the charts as part of the compilation album Brits and Pieces 2 which hit th...The Van Morrison Alumni Band
Emerald Theatre, London
Tuesday 13 January - Tuesday 24 March 2026
An all-star revue staring long-time members of Van Morrison's band. The Van Morrison Alumni Band, a repertoire company unlike any other, features the musicians who played thousands of concerts and recorded hundreds of songs with Van Morriso...The Music of Nina Simone
Boisdale of Canary Wharf, London
Thursday 15 January - Thursday 28 May 2026
Table reservations from 6pm | Live Music: 9pm??"She?s brilliant?destined for world domination." -?The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show, BBC 6Music?...a soul singer of the highest order? -?Blues & Soul Magazine?Acantha Lang?I love your voice!?...The Highstool Prophets
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Sunday 18 January 2026
Few shows have experienced the phenomenal global success of The Simon & Garfunkel Story, with multiple sold-out shows in over 50-countries worldwide and over 20 headline performances in London's West End, including multiple appearances at t...
The Best of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells I, II & III
Cadogan Hall, London
Monday 19 January 2026
The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III, which celebrates the brilliance of these iconic and seminal musicalpieces, features an expansive live group, led and arranged by Oldfield's long-term collaborator Robin Smith, which will see extended s...
Fantastic Negrito - White Jesus Black Problems
