All London's live music

The Thorn, formerly known as Large Plants, will showcase their psych-tinged heavy folk-rock under their new name for the very first time on Fri 7 Nov – expect a show infused with jazz, soul and echoes of early ’70s fuzz jams.

Yasak Helva is a boundary-pushing Anatolian trio blending gritty psych-rock, grunge, and the soul of Turkish folk, arabesque, and jazz.

Support act(s): tbc

Following their remarkable global resurgence and critical acclaim around 2023’s reunion album Zango – their first in nearly 40 years – Zamrock pioneers WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) return with an even bolder creative statement with their follow-up, Sogolo.

New Cross Live Presents Hypnogator

London/Kent Prog-Psych rock band. Welcome to the cosmic swamp 🌌🐊

+ Support from Conflict Choir - Ambient heavy Blues Rock

The Family Battenberg have perfected a filthy, fuzzy psychedelic sound that they’ve coined as “spider rock.” (The Face)

Arthur Brown is synonymous with his 1968 hit “Fire” and the Hammond-driven “Crazy World” line-up which spawned it.

The Telescopes are an all embracing concern that began in 1987, the only constant being sole composer/instigator, Northumbrian born Stephen Lawrie.

A decade after retiring from touring, the wildly acclaimed folk/punk/psych singer Chris T-T returns for a one-off show, with his band, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his genre-defining 2005 album ‘9 Red Songs’.

Manchesters Ventrelles long awaited return to the capital. Expect melodic jangle dreamscapes, life affirming lyrics and psychedelic noise.

Arthur Brown is synonymous with his 1968 hit “Fire” and the Hammond-driven “Crazy World” line-up which spawned it.

The Jonny Halifax Invocation are a shapeshifting collective of sonic pioneers, defying convention and transcending boundaries with their esoteric blend of cosmic blues, free jazz and primal psychedelia.

New Cross Live Presents Codex Serafini

One of 3 album launch shows for 'Mother, Give Your Children Sanity', a new psychedelic space rock noise odyssey on Riot Season Records

+ support from DeadPop - Big riff noise rock on Human Worth

Welsh multi-disciplinary artist and producer Cate Le Bon’s work has long defied categorization—an architect of sound who builds emotional landscapes from abstraction, texture, and tone.

New Cross Live & Of Course present The Brackish

The Brackish sound is characterised by its use of dynamics, long-form composition and improvisation. Face-melting heaviness gives way to gentle, spacious soundscapes within a single composition.

Hailing from Egypt, Uzbekistan, the UK and US and united in their obsession with the groove, Tashkezar craft their Baladi Funk sound from an array of musical influences: vintage Egyptian Pop, Anatolian Rock, Balkan Folk, Afrobeat and more. This night is part of the EFG London Jazz Festival!

This Rotterdam-based duo takes listeners from the streets of Istanbul through the sunset into lightly dimmed nightclubs.

“The Dream Machine are one of my favourite bands. They bridge the gap between pop stars and psych punks effortlessly. Small Time Monsters is an incredible album.” James Skelly, The Coral

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Los Angeles psych-punk shapeshifters Frankie and the Witch Fingers have spent the last decade mutating their sound into bold, electrifying new forms.

New Cross Live presents Jef Jimps

Psychy jazzy electronicky duo, debut album coming soon.

+ Support from Shelly Expose & Mukbang

KuleeAngee, formed by Scottish friends Duncan Grant and Keshav Kanabar, combine guitar-driven melodies and acid house influences with a singular goal in mind: to get people moving in clubs and on festival stages.

London based FEZ are a blend of psychedelia and progressive rock that doesn't simply embrace nostalgia for a bygone era of music, but reinterprets their essence in a post-rock world.

Société Étrange:
This French trio, composed of Antoine Bellini (electronics), Romain Hervault (bass) and Jonathan Grandcollot (percussion), explores a minimalist instrumental soundscape, where repetition and tension play a central role.

Minami Deutsch is a krautrock band from Tokyo, Japan. Known as self-proclaimed “repetition freaks,” the band draws inspiration from psychedelic rock and minimal techno, but their true obsession lies in krautrock—a fact hinted at by their name, which translates to “South Germany.”