Gigs in London tonight

Once again, London’s most ravey festival will take over Boston Manor Park with some of the biggest names in techno and house. Celebrating it’s 10th birthday this year, Junction 2 will span a mega two weekends with an absolutley stacked line-up featuring the godmothers and godfathers of electronic music alongside exciting contemporary talent. DJs announced for 2026 include Nina Kraviz, Adam Beyer, Franky Wah, Jeff Mills, Francesco del Garda, Gabrielle Kwarteng b2b Peach, I Hate Models, Miss Monique, Nicolas Lutz.  

Another year, another spectacular line-up of classical music. This year, the orchestral extravaganza will feature 86 concerts across eight weeks, with over 3,000 artists taking to the stage, with the majority of the action taking place inside the grand surroundings of London’s Royal Albert Hall.    There'll be the chance to hear visiting ensembles from all over the world, including The Met Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Mahler Academy Orchestra and the Spanish National Orchestra, as well as innumerable concerts and recitals from the classic music world's biggest stars. There's also a renewed focus on more modern music styles, with celebrations of musical icons including Miles Davis and Marvin Gaye, the first ever Prog Rock Prom, and psychedelic rock from Grammy-nominated Dutch-Turkish band Altın Gün. Ticket prices start at £10 (with half-price tickets for under-18s ), and Promming day standing tickets are £8. Booking ahead is recommended. All performances will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer, too. 

Electronic music will be returning to the Old Royal Naval College (a UNESCO World Heritage Site!) again this summer. Labyrinth On The Thames – masterminded by promoter Labryinth – will see different artists from around the world take over the historic digs for six days of unmissable performances. Headliners for 2026 have been confirmed: The Kooks top the bill on July 31, Dom Dolla will headline on August 1; Peggy Gou leads the lineup on August 2 joined by Prospa, Kelly Lee Owens and MPH; Overmono are heading up August 7 alongside Erika de Casier and Nick Leon b2b Verraco; on August 8, electronic duo Adriatique will perform an extended set; Anjunadeep will headline on August 9;  Moby plays live on August 15 and finally, the whole thing will conclude with an extended set from Michael Bibi on August 16.   

No longer the newbie on the block, London’s Jazz Cafe returns for its third edition in early August. It’s leaving behind its former home of Burgess Park and moving to a secret location. Headlining the 15,000-capacity festival in 2026 is R&B star Ari Lennox, known for her hits ‘Pressure’ and ‘Shea Butter Baby’, making it the singer’s only UK date in 2026. The rest of the line-up has been meticulously curated by the Jazz Cafe gang, spanning jazz (of course), R&B, hip hop and electronic sounds with the likes of Greentea Peng, Smino and Durand Bernarr topping the bill. 

The UK's annual festival line-up is full to bursting, so any new entrant onto the field will need to stand out to survive. And luckily, Hush Festival does just that. Festival founders Peter and Shabira Cassidy are determined to bring a quieter kind of fest to their East Ham community, and they've teamed up with Cocteau Twins ex-member Simone Raymonde to curate a resolutely chilled line-up, performed to a seated audience. Headliners include Cate Le Bon, This Is The Kit, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah doing a piano and voice set. The festival ethos is all about being present and listen deeply, so as well as being encouraged to sit comfortably and listen, audiences will also be offered talks on mindfulness and sound meditations. So it's certainly not a festival for lovers of mud, moshpits and general chaos, but anyone looking for a sedate dose of musical transcendence is sure to find it here.