The Wildhearts vs. Meryl Streek Ignite London’s O2 Academy Islington
Tonight is The Wildhearts’ traditional December London show, a dual celebration of Christmas and Ginger Wildheart’s birthday — he turns 61 on 17th December. This year the festivities take place at North London’s O2 Academy Islington, with Meryl Streek as the sole support act.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Spread Their Love To The Troxy
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – the garage heroes who’ve ‘spread their love’ across the globe before selling out tonight’s show at The Troxy (supported by Night Beats) – are still remaking themselves every day. Celebrating twenty years of Howl, they’re presenting the...
Drink The Sea Cast A Spell On London’s Jazz Café
London gets its first taste of Drink The Sea tonight, and it immediately feels like something special. Touring in support of their debut releases I and II — issued together as a double album — the newly formed six-piece deliver both records in full, alongside a...
Alabama 3 Inject A Hypo Full Of Love Into O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
The enigma that is Alabama 3, the world’s only acid house country band, are the perfect strong finish to 2025. Holographic suits, raving to John Pine covers and even the AI resurrection of deceased co-founder Reverend D Wayne Love take second place to the overwhelming sense of joy in an eclectic community that’s coalesced around their charismatic music.
Mumford & Sons Return Home Renewed And Reignited At The O2 Arena
Mumford & Sons often still conjure images of waistcoats, banjos and the folk revival that erupted in 2009, but tonight at The O2 Arena makes it abundantly clear just how far the band have travelled since then. Years of evolution, upheaval and recalibration sit...
The Last Dinner Party Turn O2 Academy Brixton Into A Cathedral Of Chaos And Harmony
It’s a homecoming tonight. The Last Dinner Party step onto the stage at O2 Academy Brixton for the first of two sold-out shows, closing out their 2025 tour in the city where much of this story began. Outside, December gloom hangs over Stockwell Road; inside, the room...
Sabaton Ignite The Stage With An Historic, Explosive Spectacle At The O2 Arena
Few bands embrace spectacle with the conviction and ambition of Sabaton, and their latest live performance proves once again that the Swedish power-metal titans have elevated historical storytelling into an art form all its own. Renowned for transforming pivotal wartime chapters into thunderous anthems, the band delivered a concert that felt more like an epic saga brought to life, complete with firepower, orchestral majesty, and immersive theatre.
From Dive Bars To The Dome: Wolf Alice’s Homecoming At The O2 Is A Career-Defining Triumph
There was a crackle in the air before Wolf Alice even stepped onstage, the kind of charged, anticipatory energy that only comes when a band returns to the city that made them. From their scrappy London beginnings to two sold-out nights at The O2 Arena, this felt like a coronation years in the making.
Kelsy Karter & The Heroines Ignite The O2 With Riotous Rock & Raw Charisma
Kelsy Karter & The Heroines stride onto The O2 Arena stage like they own every inch of it. The Australian–British four-piece — fronted by Los Angeles-based, Melbourne-born firecracker Kelsy Karter, with Derby natives Sebastian Boyse on drums, Matt Peach on guitar,...
The Miraculous Second Coming Of The Saints ’73-’78 At London’s Electric Ballroom
There are comebacks, and then there are resurrections. For punk devotees, the return of The Saints ’73–’78 — the latest live incarnation of the legendary Melbourne outfit — firmly belonged in the latter category. With original members Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay at the helm, and an inspired line-up completed by Mick Harvey, Mark Arm, Peter Oxley, and a three-piece brass section led by Terry Edwards, the Electric Ballroom felt less like a gig and more like a communal rite of appreciation for one of punk’s most quietly revolutionary bands.
Lzzy Hale And Her Bloody Good Mates Storm The O2 Arena
Six albums and more than two decades into their career, Halestorm are still renowned for their near constant touring, but they've never played a headline show at London's O2 Arena – until tonight. It’s been a big year – particularly in the UK – as the band, with their...
Alessi Rose’s Voyeur Tour Burns Bright At The O2 Forum Kentish Town
The O2 Forum Kentish Town doesn’t feel like a gig venue tonight. Instead, as the lights drop into a deep rose glow, the space transforms into a surreal faux chapel. A fabric backdrop shaped into gothic arches hangs behind the band, framing an illumiated cross that...
Britainicana Is Louder That Americana: Westside Cowboy Stampede Through Portsmouth
Manchester-based quartet Westside Cowboy have only been together since 2023, but have already caused a stir. They have even coined a genre of their own – Britainicana. Even though the name suggests US country with a miserable and sarcastic British twist, they have created something much more fun.
Midweek Metal Mass: Lacuna Coil Blaze Through Leeds Stylus
Italian goth heavyweights Lacuna Coil turn Tuesday into a blackout ritual at Leeds Stylus, backed by a fired-up opening assault from Florida bruisers Nonpoint.
Cassyette Detonates The Roundhouse With 30 Minutes Of Pure Chaos And Catharsis
The lights fall to black inside the Roundhouse and a ripple of anticipation rolls through the crowd. When Cassy Brooking — better known as Cassyette — steps into the shadows, the room shifts. There’s no gentle warm-up, no easing into the night. Instead, she and her...
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