Soccer Mommy
St John at Hackney, E5 0PD [Venue Details]
Sophie Allison has always written candidly about her life, making Soccer Mommy one of indie rock’s most interesting and beloved artists of the last decade.
Celebrating Arctic Monkeys' 'Whatever People Say I Am...'
The Blues Kitchen Brixton, SW2 5SP [Venue Details]
London’s finest brass band, Old Dirty Brasstards, re-imagine Arctic Monkeys’ iconic ‘Whatever People Say I am, That’s What I’m Not’, the classic album, played in full, through the tubes of an all-star 10-piece brass band.
HARUN TEKIN TEST 1-2
Bush Hall, W12 7LJ [Venue Details]
TEST 1 2 ... by Harun Tekin
Test 1-2 is Harun Tekin’s first solo live project. Known as the frontman of mor ve ötesi, he takes the stage alone this time, offering an intimate and stripped-down musical experience.
Presented by Gigue Production
Marie & Rosetta - Preview Performance
Rose Theatre, KT1 1HL [Venue Details]
God don’t want the Devil to have all the good music right?
A Rose Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, and ETT production
Written by George Brant
Directed by Monique Touko
Dead or Alive Promotions
Hope & Anchor, N1 1RL [Venue Details]
New band night featuring the very best up and coming musicians from around the country.
Ides of Sedition – Album Launch Party
Hope & Anchor, N1 1RL [Venue Details]
Ides of Sedition celebrate the release of their debut album “Perfection is Overrated” with a gig at the legendary Hope & Anchor, Islington.
ALYX HOLCOMBE PRESENTS MANTRA
The Grace, N5 1RA [Venue Details]
Seaford duo SNAYX describes their music as “the sound of a Boeing 747 powered by bass and Buckfast tonic wine”, pulling in elements of punk, grime, dance and drill for their distinct take on alt-rock.
Vundabar
Scala, N1 9NL [Venue Details]
Brandon Hagen (guitar, vocals) and Drew McDonald (drums) formed Vundabar in high school as neighbors, then rounding out with Zack Abramo (bass) as they emerged from the DIY scene of Boston and Western Massachusetts.
SOFT / Babydoll Deadbeat
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, E2 8DA [Venue Details]
SOFT headline Jaguar Shoes for a special FREE gig. Support from Babydoll Deadbeat and TBA.
Blue Slate
Shacklewell Arms, E8 2EB [Venue Details]
This is how I sleep at Night , the debut EP from Blue Slate, explores the past two years of the band members’ lives since their formation in autumn of 2022, but their roots go much further back than that.
Alan Price
The Bulls Head, SW13 9PY [Venue Details]
Legendary former member of the 60’s group, The Animals, (Alan was the keyboard player on their huge hit “House Of The Rising Sun”).
Red Light Acid Test + Guests
Ram Jam Records, KT2 5EE [Venue Details]
Merging grunge’s spit & fury, and post punk’s angular riffs Red Light Acid Test headline Ram Jam.
Sorrel Nation
The Half Moon, SW15 1EU [Venue Details]
Travelling troubadour Sorrel Nation brings a soulful mix of folk-rock to country and engages audiences with emotive lyrics, 70s inspired style and a voice full of soul that can truly open the heart.
Thunderstruck: AC/DC tribute
The Beaverwood Club, BR7 6HF [Venue Details]
Thunderstruck present an all action stage show, spanning AC/DC’s song catalogue from ‘High Voltage’ to ‘Black Ice’.
The band blasts-out the adrenaline-driven AC/DC classics using the same equipment as the rock-masters use themselves.
Doctor and The Medics
New Cross Inn, SE14 6AS [Venue Details]
Safe As Milk Promotions presents Doctor and The Medics
Doctor and the Medics were created in 1982 at the dawn of the 80’s by The Rev Dr Clive Thomas Jackson just for one show to win a £5 bet.
ALAIN JOHANNES
The Underworld, NW1 0NE [Venue Details]
The list of musicians that Alain Johannes has worked with reads like an encyclopedia of California rock history. In high school he was in bands with Flea, Hillel Slovak, Jack Irons and Anthony Kiedis, all of whom would form the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Beirut
Troxy, E1 0HX [Venue Details]
Beirut return to London this May for their first shows in 5 years. Having already sold out O2 Academy Brixton, the band will also play a very special show at Troxy on Friday 9th May.
Ten Hands High
Camden Assembly, Downstairs, NW1 8AN [Venue Details]
No further information available at time of listing.
Tom Meighan
O2 Academy Islington, N1 0PS [Venue Details]
Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan returns with his ‘Album Celebration Tour’ in support of his latest album Roadrunner. Expect terrace style chanting choruses, danceable guitar riffs, and stadium worthy grooves.
Toothpaste 'Soft Touch' EP Launch
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, E2 8DA [Venue Details]
Join Toothpaste and friends on Friday 9 May at Dreambags Jaguar Shoes to celebrate the release of their debut EP ‘Soft Touch’!
Margarita Witch Cult / Longheads
Sebright Arms, E2 9AG [Venue Details]
Formed in Birmingham, Margarita Witch Cult has honed an infectious stoner-rock-meets-doom sound that takes inspiration from occult literature, ’70s folk-horror and the operatic melodrama of the ’80s.
THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH
Oslo Hackney, E8 1LL [Venue Details]
Before splitting in 2000, Unbelievable Truth released two critically acclaimed albums, 1998’s Almost Here’ (Virgin) – which reached No.11 in the album charts and contained two Top 40 singles – and the follow-up ‘Sorrythankyou’ (Shifty Disco)...
TNK Live in London
93 Feet East, E1 6QL [Venue Details]
TNK – TNK is known for their Indie/Alternative Rock-based songs with universal tones, typically produced without compromising its style, and distinguished by powerful, distinct vocal performances.