Gigs in London this weekend

In April, the second iteration of arts festival Multitudes will take over the Southbank Centre, bringing together world-class orchestras and some of the most ambitious and exciting artists, performers and creatives currently working in their fields. The big show of the series is ‘Un-natural Harmony: Sounds of Lee Alexander McQueen’ (April 29–30), a concert and dance performance focussed on the music that inspired the legendary designer from Barber to Bjork. Other highlights include the Aurora Orchestra performing Stravinsky’s radical The Rite of Spring completely by heart (April 16), a blend of live orchestral music and heavy metal in ‘Forged in Sound: Heavy Metal Orchestrated’ (April 22) and a spectacular circus interpretation of Bach’s The Art of Fugue (April 24 and 25). 

Your ex-boyfriend’s favourite radio station NTS is turning 15 in 2026, and it’s throwing a massive week-long shindig to celebrate. The seven dayer will see 15 events thrown across London, including live gigs and DJ sets at venues like the ICA, the Barbican, and EartH. Highlights include an Arca live show at Outernet, Yves at EartH and Juana Molina and Weed420 at the ICA. More events are still to be announced, so stay tuned.