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Gigs in London this weekend

Find the best gigs and concerts taking place in the capital this Friday, Saturday and Sunday

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Who’s playing London this weekend? Make the most of your evenings off with some quality live music – here’s our list of recommended gigs happening this Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.

Gigs in London this Friday

  • Music
  • South Kensington
BBC Proms 2026
BBC Proms 2026
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. 
  • Music
  • Classical and opera
  • Dalston
The Arcola Theatre’s alt-opera festival Grimeborn returns for its 19th year in 2026 and it’s as eclectic as ever. There are, to put it bluntly, a whole lot of operas on, with the most classic surely being a brace of Mozart’s greatest hits in the shape of stripped down takes on Cosi Fan Tutte (Jul 21-25) and The Magic Flute (Aug 25-29). Seeing intimate stagings of these usually enormous cast classics is a thrill, but only part of what Grimeborn’s all about. There’s plenty of new material as well, often in double bills, like brace of new climate operas After My Breath/Eden 2.0 (Jul 15-18) or pairing of murder mysteries Cupboard Love/Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters (Jul 29-Aug 1). For the full, weeks-long line-up, see the website.

Gigs in London this Saturday

  • Music
  • South Kensington
BBC Proms 2026
BBC Proms 2026
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. 
  • Music
  • Olympic Park
After a successful first edition last autumn new festival Jazz on Wick is back for round two this September. Created by the minds behind award-winning small festival Brainchild, Hackney Wick nightclub Colour Factory, nu-jazz collective Orii Community and Voices Radio, it’s doing a full-venue takeover of Hackney Bridge for a day-to-night celebration of jazz and adjacent astral sounds, featuring 9 stages and more than 50 artists. Highlights include a headline set from east London grime MC D Double E, who joins forces with electronic jazz band Zeñel for a jazz-meets-grime mashup set, a Fela Kuti tribute set from Natural Jazz, a set from. emerging neo-R&B artist Shae Univers, and a 30th anniversary celebration for the excellent British indie label Barely Breaking Even. And tickets start at £25, making it far cheaper than most London festivals. 
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  • Music
  • Classical and opera
  • Dalston
The Arcola Theatre’s alt-opera festival Grimeborn returns for its 19th year in 2026 and it’s as eclectic as ever. There are, to put it bluntly, a whole lot of operas on, with the most classic surely being a brace of Mozart’s greatest hits in the shape of stripped down takes on Cosi Fan Tutte (Jul 21-25) and The Magic Flute (Aug 25-29). Seeing intimate stagings of these usually enormous cast classics is a thrill, but only part of what Grimeborn’s all about. There’s plenty of new material as well, often in double bills, like brace of new climate operas After My Breath/Eden 2.0 (Jul 15-18) or pairing of murder mysteries Cupboard Love/Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters (Jul 29-Aug 1). For the full, weeks-long line-up, see the website.

Gigs in London this Sunday

  • Music
  • South Kensington
BBC Proms 2026
BBC Proms 2026
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. 
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