Below you will find a list of the best gigs in London town, from January, right up until to just before the summer, as curated by me.
So... Happy music-ing!
(Yes, I am also aware there is the odd comedy listing in the mix too.)
Shepards Bush Empire
12 Feb - Hudson Taylor
7th March - Hawkwind w/Focus
24th March - Kiesza
27th March - Simon Amstell
2nd April - The Subways w/ Kill it Kid, Purple, Dune Rats
17th April - Circa Waves
28th April - Calexico
29th April - Sharon von Etten
28th May - Jose Gonzalez
Bush Hall
31st March - Marika Hackman
02 Brixton
07 Feb -NME awards (Royal Blood, The Vaccines)
25th Feb - Death From Above 1979 w/ Turbo Wolf
21st March - Dropkick Murphys
13th April - The Wombats
24th April - Jon Hopkins w/ East India Youth
1st May - Flying Lotus
7th May - Twin Atlantic
4th July - NOFX, Alkaline Trio
Scala
27th Jan - Wiley
20th April - The Twilight Sad
Dingwals
12 Feb - Russel Howard
XOYO
Skream Residency, like all the time...
30th Jan - Julio Bashmore
5th Feb - Hackman
13th March - Martyn
27th March - Erol Alkan
16th April - Citizens
Village Underground
14th Feb (Valentines Day) - Kitsune Club Night
16th Feb - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
4th March - Yelle
18th - Portico w/ Snow Ghosts
2nd April - Andreya Triana
13th April - George the Poet
Union Chapel
23rd Feb - Stand Up for Legal Aid (Stephen K Amos, Stewart Lee, Kevin Eldon, Sara Pascoe + more)
1st March - Fairport Convention
All throughout March - Banff Mountain Film Festival
4th Jul - Stewart Lee + Guests
6th Jun - Jason Byrne + Guests
St John's, Hackney
23rd Arpil - Grouper
Camden Barfly
11th April - The Burning Crows & Falling Red
30th April - Young Kato
Electric Ballroom
19th Feb - Marmozets
3rd March - Ariel Pink
1st April - Awolnation
8th April - We are the ocean
7th May - I am Kloot
The Jazz Cafe Camden
27th Feb - Omar
26th feb - Grandmaster Flash
3rd April - Dreadzone
The Lexington
28th Jan Katzenjammer
Feb 2nd - Rough Trade Pop Quiz
4th March - Spectres
23rd March - Tom Williams
Koko
3rd Feb - La Roux
11th Feb - Gruff Rhys
13th Feb - M + A
17th Feb - Royal Blood
19th Feb - The Used
25th Feb - Ed Byrne
9th & 10th March - Yellowcard & Less Than Jake
12th Match - Little Comets
31st March - Vintage Trouble
8th April - The View
16th May - Mr Scruff
28th May - Young Fathers
02 Arena (and associated venues)
6th Feb - Hayseed Dixie
14th feb - You me at 6 & All Time Low
3rd March - The Black Keys
22nd May - Mark Knopfler and Band
27th May - Fleetwood Mac (multiple dates)
25th July - Santana
Barbican
Shed loads of classical music, all the time...
24th Feb - Rumer
18th March - Squarepusher
25th April - Mexrrisey (the music of Morrissey, reimagined by mexican artists)
The Forum
4th Feb - DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
7th Feb - Tru Thoughts Label Night - Quantic, Hidden Orchestra, Ragga Twins (&more)
13th Feb - Matt Berry
14th Feb - Nicky Blackmarket w/ MC Skibadee (&more)
17th Feb - Interpol
20th Feb - Kerrang Tour
4th March - NME tour - Palma Violets, Fat White Family, Slaves
14th March - DJ Yoda w/ Dizraeli and the Small Gods
26th March - Stiff Little Fingers
27th May - Dylan Moran
Cargo
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Birthdays
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Old Blue Last
12th Feb - Devlin (Free)
Heaven Under the Arches
8th April - Say Lou Lou
16th April - Bi Polar Sunshine
22nd May - Lucy Spraggan
Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
31st March Bo Ningen & Fufanu
Soho Theatre
Loads of comedy! (inc Stewart Lee)
Bloomsbury Theatre
28th Jan - Adam Buxton
10th April - Musical comedy Awards - Inc Cassette boy
+ Loads of comedy all the time. Tim Vine, Katherine Ryan to name a few.
Roundhouse
5th & 6th Feb - Interpol
26 & 27th Feb - Enter Shikari
27th March - Nick Mulvey
