Nadja
Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]
Nadja is a duo of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff, formed in Toronto in 2005, but currently based in Berlin, Germany. The duo makes music which has been described as ambient doom, dreamsludge, or metalgaze.
Rough Trade Recommends: ELLiS•D + Celeste Madden + Laughter
Rough Trade East, E1 6QL [Venue Details]
Rough Trade Recommends presents: ELLiS•D + Laughter + Celeste Madden
Rough Trade's monthly new music showcase returns with some of the best up-and-coming acts in the alternative scene.
Lost Lyra + COMPOST COMPOST COMPOST + Rebecca's Jewellery
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, E2 8DA [Venue Details]
Lost Lyra: Lost Lyra are a London-based six-piece. They blend dreamy atmospheres with raw emotion, delivering shoe gaze abstractions through intricate and enticing live performances.
https://www.instagram.com/lostlyra/
A Burial At Sea
The Lexington, N1 9JB [Venue Details]
“You might think that instrumental post rock is already quite tight, with no room for new fish, but A Burial At Sea were able to attract attention straight away” - Metal Hammer 4/5 ★
GoToBeat presents: Æl-Fierlen: Album Launch
Hope & Anchor, N1 1RL [Venue Details]
Gotobeat is excited to team up with Hope and Anchor to welcome Æl-Fierlen with special guests on Sunday, September 21st for their album release show!
Headrush + Shrimp Eyes + Hiding
Sebright Arms, E2 9AG [Venue Details]
new noise!
Headrush - fuzzy, shoegaze influenced emo
Shrimp Eyes - indie psych-pop
Hiding - fuzzy indie
SOUNDHOOD: GURRIERS + MORN
Oslo Hackney, E8 1LL [Venue Details]
No further information available at time of listing.
Oyama
The Finsbury, N4 1BY [Venue Details]
Oyama is a five-piece shoegaze/indie collective from Reykjavik who has just released their second full-length album Everyone Left, which finds Oyama strikes a balance between elusive reality and tangible dreams.
The So Young Tour - Cardinals, Mên An Tol & Pebbledash
Moth Club, E9 6NU [Venue Details]
FORM x SO YOUNG Present
The So Young Tour
Cardinals, Mên An Tol & Pebbledash
Dharmacide
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, E2 8DA [Venue Details]
Dharmacide are known for their eclectic fusion of genres, combining elements of shoegaze and dreampop. Their sound is characterized by intricate guitar riffs, powerful drums, and deep, soulful vocals that create a unique atmosphere.
Little Known / Big Huge New Circle / Van Quan
The Old Blue Last, EC2A 3ES [Venue Details]
SCREAM/SHOUT#139: Back with another shoegaze / experimental rock bill. Little Known blew us away with their angular, riff-heavy set - support comes from art-rock band Big Huge New Circle and experimental rockers Van Quan. Don't miss out on this one.
Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs
Electric Ballroom, NW1 8QP [Venue Details]
Portals presents
Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs
the drive. + special guests
Paper Dress Vintage, E8 1HR [Venue Details]
Dynamic and autonomous, Cork-based outfit the drive. have crafted a sound that fuses the dark, visceral energy of grunge with the reverb-drenched textures of shoegaze.
No Joy
Moth Club, E9 6NU [Venue Details]
Since first arriving on the scene in 2009 with blistering inversions of shoegaze, Montreal’s No Joy has always found formidable ways to reinvent itself.
SLOW CRUSH
Oslo Hackney, E8 1LL [Venue Details]
Slow Crush are a band that thrives on evolution. After their acclaimed debut Aurora—dubbed by Stereogum as “phenomenal” and “one of the best shoegaze albums of all time”—they toured relentlessly, building a global fanbase drawn to their immersive, swirling soundscapes.
Fiasko Leitmotiv
The Victoria, E8 3AS [Venue Details]
Fiasko Leitmotiv - Formed in Milan in 2020, the band fuses post-punk, shoegaze, and electronic elements to craft a distinctive sound driven by lush synths, gritty guitars, and pulsating bass lines.
Deyyess
Omeara, SE1 1TE [Venue Details]
Déyyess is without doubt, one of the most exciting musicians to emerge in 2025.
Aqualine + guests
The Victoria, E8 3AS [Venue Details]
Guildford-based alternative rock five-piece Aqualine are setting off for their first UK tour in support of their new EP, Tripwire.
Wisp
EartH, Hall, N16 8BH [Venue Details]
Wisp is a 20-year-old Shoegaze artist originally from San Francisco. Inspired by the likes of Whirr and Deftones, she has released four singles — the first of which, 'Your face,' having now generated over 101m streams on Spotify since it’s release.
SWIRLIES
The Garage, N5 1RD [Venue Details]
Swirlies is a first-wave American Shoegaze band, formed in 1990 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Their music melds elements of noise pop, Dinosaur Jr. style sludge rock, hardcore punk, and lo-fi tape experimentation with shoegaze-bent guitars and boy/girl vocal interplay.
OSP Presents: Shoegaze & Dreampop All Dayer #5
Strongroom Bar, EC2A 3SQ [Venue Details]
OSP Present the 5th Annual Shoegaze & Dream Pop All Dayer!
TTSSFU
The Lower Third, WC2H 8NJ [Venue Details]
TTSSFU — aka Manchester’s Tasmin Nicole Stephens — conjures enormous atmospheric worlds using just GarageBand in their bedroom.
Nation of Language
Roundhouse, NW1 8EH [Venue Details]
Four years on from the release of their unexpectedly self-assured debut album, NYC based Nation of Language have attracted a rapidly growing international audience via their danceable and impassioned take on new wave, post-punk & shoegaze genres.
BDRMM
100 Club, W1D 1LL [Venue Details]
Hull-based shoegaze and dream-pop band, bdrmm, head to the 100 Club this November as part of the venue’s End Of Year Series.