London boasts a revolving door of live music every day of each year, and here are some of the best gigs you can see around the capital in 2026. Credit: Multiple (see below) In a rapid first half of the year, 2026 has already served up a healthy portion of live music in London. Dave, Florence + The Machine, RAYE, Deftones, Wu-Tang Clan, Olivia Dean, The Prodigy, FKA Twigs, and many others have already played huge concerts in the capital, with the likes of Geese, CMAT, Big Thief, PinkPantheress, letlive., Wednesday, and Dijon also putting on some belting performances. As brilliant as they may have been, though, that still barely scratches the surface of what’s still to come throughout the year. Here are the London gigs we’ve got our eyes on in July, and the rest of 2026. ⭐ Writer’s picks for July 2026⭐ Black Country, New Road (July 22) BCNR are back to the big stage in London after plenty of dates around the world in support of their excellent latest record, Forever Howlong. They’ll be back to play at the Somerset House Summer series, a space matching the grandiosity of their sound. 📍Where? Somerset House🎶 Are there support acts? elsas will be the support act for this show.🎟️ Are there still tickets? Yes. The biggest London gigs to look forward to in July Bruno Mars (July 18, 19, 22, 24, & 25) Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for iHeartRadio Bruno Mars hasn’t played a show around these parts since 2018, so for the first time in eight years, the man will grace London with five huge stadium shows to make up for lost time this summer. 📍Where? Wembley Stadium🎶 Are there support acts? Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee.Wee will join Bruno Mars on the worldwide run, with Leon Thomas, RAYE, and Victoria Monet also joining for selected shows.🎟️ Are tickets still available? There aren’t many, but you can still find spots in some areas of the stadium for this. Grace Jones Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for FYF Almost time to run with the rhythm. Grace Jones is headlining the very first night of the new ‘Palace Bowl Presents’ concert series, and will no doubt put on her usual inimitable show. 📍Where? Crystal Palace Bowl🎶 Are there support acts? Yes – Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Soul II Soul, and Sophie Grey.🎟️ Are there still tickets? Yes, and you can find them here. More London gigs in July Photo by Katja Ogrin/Getty Images July 16 – Naïka at Somerset House July 16 – Cashh at Colours Hoxton July 16-17 – Leon Bridges at Jazz Cafe July 17 – Richard Ashcroft (with support from Cast and The Lathums) at Alexandra Palace Park July 17 – Palace at Somerset House July 17 – Caity Baser at The 100 Club July 18 – Thee Sacred Souls at Somerset House July 18 – Pulp at the Royal Festival Hall July 18, 19, 22, 24, & 25 – Bruno Mars (with support from Anderson .Paak and Victoria Monet) at Wembley Stadium July 19 – Lightning Seeds at Somerset House July 19 – caroline and My New Band Believe at the Southbank Centre July 20 – The Cribs at Somerset House July 20 – Matt Berninger at the Electric Ballroom July 21 – Agnes Obel at Somerset House July 21 – Vanessa Carlton at the Islington Assembly Hall July 21 – Adam Lambert at the Roundhouse July 22 – Black Country, New Road at Somerset House July 22 – En Vogue at the Kentish Town Forum July 23 – James Taylor at The O2 July 23 – Venna at Somerset House July 23 – Bat Sabbath (Cancer Bats) at the Scala July 23 – FLO at EartH July 24 – Raf-Saperra at Somerset House July 24 – Oliver Heldens at the KOKO July 25 – The Flaming Lips at Somerset House July 25 – Ezra Collective at the Royal Festival Hall July 26 – Benjamin Clementine at Somerset House July 29 – Wolfmother at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire July 30 & 31 – G Flip at MOTH Club July 31 – Luke Combs (with Thomas Rhett, Ty Myers, and The Castellows) at Wembley Stadium July 31 – Grace Jones (with support from Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Soul II Soul, and more TBA) at Crystal Palace Bowl July 31 – The Kooks at the Old Royal Naval College July 31 – Bradley Zero at the KOKO July 31 – Foster The People at Village Underground July 31 – Protest The Hero (with support from Pupil Slicer and Obeyer) at the Scala Top London gigs coming up in 2026 The Weeknd (August 14, 15, 16, 18, 19) Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images for Live Nation It’s out there on immaculate authority that the shows on The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour have been nothing short of mind melters. And for those who didn’t catch it in London back in 2023, he’s decided to bring it all back for a huge residency of five nights in the city as a summer gift. 📍Where? Wembley Stadium🎶 Are there support acts? Playboi Carti🎟️ Are tickets still available? There are still standing and seated spots on selected dates. Ariana Grande (August 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31, & September 1) Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Just the 10 nights at the O2 is it then, Ariana? ‘The Eternal Sunshine Tour’ tickets were like gold dust, so congrats if you managed to get hold of one. 📍Where? The O2🎶 Are there support acts? Support has not yet been announced.🎟️ Are tickets still available? Good luck. Bon Jovi (September 4, 6, 9) Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images First Bon Jovi London dates since 2019 is exactly what you want to be planning for your summertime, and you’ve got three nights to choose from (i.e. calculating which following day you can afford to have a croaky voice after those choruses). 📍Where? Wembley Stadium🎶 Are there support acts? Support has not been announced yet.🎟️ Are tickets still available? Yes, but they’re running a little thin on the ground. The Strokes (October 6-7) Credit: Michael Loccisano / Staff via Getty We may be entering The Strokes Summer as Julian Casablancas and co. gear up to release their new album, Reality Awaits, next week. The buzz will no doubt be going strong in October, so be sure to try and catch ’em in London. 📍Where? The O2🎶 Are there support acts? Support has not been announced yet.🎟️ Are tickets still available? Nope. Best of the rest for 2026 August August 1-2 – Luke Combs (with Thomas Rhett, Ty Myers, and The Castellows) at Wembley Stadium August 1 – Life Of Agony at the Camden Underworld August 1 – Mahrajan Festival with Saint Levant, Dystinct, and more at Crystal Palace Bowl August 1 – Berlioz at Finsbury Park August 1 – Dom Dolla at Old Royal Naval College August 2 – Sub Focus (with Dimension, Culture Shock, 1991, and more) at Finsbury Park August 2 – Summer Walker (with Odeal) at The O2 August 2 – Peggy Gou (with PROSPA, MPH, and Kelly Lee Owens) at the Old Royal Naval College August 2 – Gospel Garden with Kirk Franklin, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and more at Crystal Palace Bowl August 3 – Cate Le Bon at ICA August 3 & 4 – Jesse Royal at The Jazz Cafe August 4 – Bad Cop/Bad Cop at the New Cross Inn August 5 – Tom Jones (with Billy Ocean) at Crystal Palace Bowl August 6 – Gary Numan (with support from Marc Almond & Ladytron) at Crystal Palace Bowl August 6 – Shaggy at the Jazz Cafe August 7 – Masayoshi Takanaka (with support from Himiko Kikuchi and Ginger Root) at Crystal Palace Bowl August 7 – Overmono at the Old Royal Naval College August 7 – Congo Natty at the Fox And Firkin August 7 – Sammy Virji (with MALUGI, Oppidan, Pretty Girl, and more) at Finsbury Park August 7 – CASisDEAD at Phonox August 8 & 9 – Roots Picnic with Nas & The Roots, Sasha Keable, Anthony Hamilton, Musiq Soulchild, and more at Palace Bowl Presents August 8 – Four Tet (with Ben UFO, Barker, Aurora Halal, and more) at Finsbury Park August 12 – Jungle at The Cause August 12 – Mavis Staples at Union Chapel August 13 – Bastille & The Wombats at Crystal Palace Bowl August 13 – Joji (with support from Tommy Richman) at The O2 August 14 – Frank Carter & the Sex Pistols at Gunnersbury Park August 14 – Davido at Crystal Palace Bowl August 15 – Lenny Kravitz (with support from Leon Thomas, Joss Stone, Brooke Combe, and De’Wayne) at Crystal Palace Bowl August 16 – Jimmy Eat World (with Rise Against, The Get Up Kids, and Jay Som) at Crystal Palace Bowl August 16 – Heck at Signature Brew Haggerston August 17 – Friko at MOTH Club August 18 – Nation Of Language at Village Underground August 19 – Primus at Brixton Academy August 19 – Suede at Union Chapel August 20 – Wilco at Hammersmith Apollo August 20 – AFI at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire August 21 – Ronnie Wood at the Kentish Town Forum August 22 – Chaos In The CBD at Hackney Bridge August 22 – Fiddlehead (with support from Dynamite and Make Way) at EartH August 22 – The Flatliners with support from (A Wilhelm Scream) at The Garage August 25 & 26 – Jack White at Eventim Apollo August 28 – Dub Pistols at The 100 Club August 29 – Congo Natty (with Ed Solo, Deekline, and Phibes) at XOYO August 30 – A$AP Rocky at The O2 August 30 – Roni Size at The Jazz Cafe August 31 – The Black Keys at Hammersmith Apollo August 31 – Earl Sweatshirt (with Harrison and Mi-ke) at the Kentish Town Forum September September 1 – The Black Keys at Brixton Academy September 1, 2, & 3 – Geese at Troxy September 4 – The Neighbourhood at Wembley Arena September 5 – Arijit Singh at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium September 10 & 15 – Hilary Duff at The O2 September 11 – St. Etienne at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire September 11 – Melanie Martinez at The O2 September 11 – Drug Church (with support from Downward & Liquid Mike) September 12 – The Waterboys at The O2 September 13 – Evanescence at The O2 September 18 – St. Etienne at The Roundhouse September 19 – Spiritbox (with support from Jinjer and Dying Wish) at Wembley Arena September 21 – Judas Priest at the Hammersmith Apollo September 25 – The Molotovs at the Kentish Town Forum September 25 & 26 – Death Cab For Cutie at the Troxy September 26 – Public Service Broadcasting at Alexandra Palace September 26 – Loreen at Brixton Academy September 29 – First Aid Kit at the Royal Albert Hall October October 1 – The Lemonheads (with Willy Mason) at the Troxy October 2 – Niall Horan at The O2 October 3 – Simple Plan at Wembley Arena October 3 – Europe (with Gun and The Damn Truth) at the Hammersmith Apollo October 6 – Ólafur Arnalds at the Hammersmith Apollo October 6-7 – The Strokes at The O2 October 7 – Band Of Horses at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire October 8 – Joyce Manor at the Electric Ballroom October 9, 10, & 11 – Westlife at The O2 October 10 – Amon Amarth (with support from Orbit Culture and Soilwork) October 13 – The Pussycat Dolls at The O2 October 14 – Katherine Jenkins at the London Palladium October 16 – Ed O’Brien at the Barbican October 17 – Mercury Rev (with support from Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo) at Hackney Church October 19 – Art Garfunkel at the Royal Albert Hall October 20 – Courtney Barnett at the Kentish Town Forum October 19 & 20 – J. Cole at The O2 October 21 – Brandi Carlile at The O2 October 21 – Lime Garden at the Electric Brixton October 22 – Beth Orton at Alexandra Palace Theatre October 23 – Fat Freddy’s Drop at Alexandra Palace October 23 – Melanie C at Brixton Academy October 24 – Swervedriver at Village Underground October 24 – The Reytons at Alexandra Palace October 24 – Khalid at the British Airways ARC October 27 – Corinne Bailey Rae (with Laura Mvula) at the Royal Albert Hall October 28 – Dexys Midnight Runners at Hackney Empire October 28 – The Proclaimers at the London Palladium October 28 & 29 – Steven Wilson with the Parallax Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall October 31 – Skindred (with support from Alien Ant Farm, Spineshank, and Orgy) at Alexandra Palace October 31 – The Bluetones at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire October 31 – The Mouse Outfit at Oslo Hackney November November 1 – The Kid LAROI (with support from Tommy Richman) at Hammersmith Apollo November 2 – J. Cole at The O2 November 3 – Cat Power at the Roundhouse November 4 – Korn (with support from Architects) at The O2 November 4, 5, 6, & 7 – The Mission at Kentish Town Forum November 6 – Manic Street Preachers & Suede at The O2 November 8 – Papa Roach at The O2 November 20-21 – Enter Shikari at Alexandra Palace November 20 – Ben Folds at Royal Festival Hall November 24 – Deep Purple at Hammersmith Apollo November 24 & 25 – Jungle at the O2 November 25 – Deep Purple at the Royal Albert Hall November 26 – Squeeze (with support from Billy Bragg) at The O2 November 26 – Yard Act at Brixton Academy November 27 – The Damned (with support from The Saints ’73-’78) at British Airways ARC November 28 – Graham Coxon at the Kentish Town Forum December December 2 – Westside Cowboy at the Kentish Town Forum December 3 – Bleachers at the Hammersmith Apollo December 4-5 – Interpol & Bloc Party at the Olympia December 5 – The Pogues at Brixton Academy December 5 – Placebo at Wembley Arena December 9 – Ocean Colour Scene (with support from The Enemy) at The O2 December 12 – Kodaline at the Roundhouse December 16 – Kodaline at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire December 16 – The Darkness (with support from The Brothers Osborne and A) at The O2 December 18 – Sex Pistols with Frank Carter at Brixton Academy December 20 – Sex Pistols with Frank Carter at Hammersmith Apollo [Featured image LEFT TO RIGHT: Olivia Dean (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for iHeartRadio); Jon Bon Jovi (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images); Florence Welch (Monica Schipper/Getty Images); and The Weeknd (Wagner Meier/Getty Images for Live Nation)]
