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O2 Academy Brixton

Not many music venues have had entire books written about them, but the O2 Academy Brixton is a bit special. It began its life as a cinema in 1929, and several decades later it narrowly escaped demolition. After some years as an equipment store it settled into a career as a much-loved music venue, the Brixton Academy. Scads of legendary gigs have happened here, including the Smiths' last ever one, and since 1994 the NME Music Awards have made it venue of the year no fewer than 12 times. It's been the location for dozens of live albums and concert videos. Academy Music Group acquired it in 2004. The nearest tube stations are Brixton (Victoria) and Stockwell (Northern). There's a pay-and-display car park operated by Lambeth Council at Buckner Road, and there are disabled parking bays outside the front of the venue. Buses to central London run from outside the venue.

What's On @ O2 Academy Brixton

The Dualers

The Dualers

9 Aug 2025 - 7 Mar 2026

A musical force of sheer ska and party spirit; The Dualers' rise to kings of good times and the live music circuit has been a remarkable feat. Over what has been a lengthy career in music for frontman Tyber Cranstoun, the nine-piece reggae and ska outfit have become a live phenomenon, selling out shows up and down the UK on account of their high energy, all embracing performances that dip into original numbers and lovingly selected covers. With sold out dates way in advance of the Dualers even playing them, the group are seriously hot property on the live scene and have compounded this with news of their biggest tour yet, taking on some huge shows across the UK.
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Shed Seven

Shed Seven

2 Aug 2025 - 2 Aug 2025

Indie superstars Shed Seven can boast four Top 20 albums and fifteen Top 40 singles. The band from York burst on to the Britpop scene in 1994 and quickly shot to fame. Their hits include Disco Down, Chasing Rainbows and Going For Gold. Shed Seven is made up of drummer Alan Leach, guitarists Joe Johnson and Paul Banks, lead vocals from Rick Witter and Tom Gladwin on bass.
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Elvana

Elvana

24 Oct 2025 - 28 Feb 2026

From the bowels of Disgraceland, Rock & Roll icons of the afterlife are raised from the dead! Rock & Roll meets Grunge as Elvis fronts Nirvana and gives the band the front man it’s been missing since ’94. Elvana tear through Nirvana’s catalogue whilst splicing in grunged up sections of the king of rock & rolls finest moments, culminating in an audible orgasm of overdrive & old school Rockabilly. It smells like cheeseburgers and teen spirit, daddy-o! Elvana’s short lifetime has already seen them support NYC titans ‘Tragedy: A Heavy Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees’, Drive Thru-Metal’s finest - LA’s ‘Mac Sabbath,’ as well as tearing up venues throughout the UK.
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Kokoroko

Kokoroko

19 Sept 2025 - 25 Sept 2025

KOKOROKO channel the greats of West Africa through a jazz-rooted approach, building on the foundations laid by Fela Kuti, Tony Allen and Ebo Taylor; they lace interrelated influences together into a soul shaking, horn fueled sound.
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Mogwai

Mogwai

29 Jul 2025 - 7 Aug 2025

25 years since their debut, Mogwai’s latest ‘As The Love Continues’ debuted at #1 in the UK Official Album Chart and is the band’s first top 10 in Billboard’s US Top Album Sales Chart released via their own label Rock Action Records. Mogwai have advanced without a plan since they were teenagers, there have been no secretive meetings to work out the master plan. It is rare to hear a band that has been going for this long, and have this many albums behind them - ten records in and still no disappointments or mistaken creative left turns. You may know what to expect, but you will never get the same. Both transcendent and surprising, Mogwai are still offering solace from the mundane, supplying the soundtrack to whatever movie you are making in your head.
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Ocean Colour Scene

Ocean Colour Scene

25 Jul 2025 - 29 Aug 2026

Formed in Birmingham in 1989, OCS spent six years fine-tuning their sound before lighting up the Britpop party with three Top 5 albums; 1996’s ‘Moseley Shoals’, 1997’s ‘Marchin’ Already’ and 1999’s ‘One From The Modern’. The band has also achieved seventeen Top 40 singles, including a staggering run of nine successive Top 20 singles and a mantelpiece full of awards. As with all the best groups, behind the swagger and style were great songs, with words and melodies that found their way into the public’s hearts. Honing their craft in the spirit of the soul, folk and blues greats who inspired them, Ocean Colour Scene’s celebrated live shows have cemented the relationship between the band and their fiercely loyal fanbase, with each concert serving as a communal outpouring of hope and joy, boasting the most life-affirming singalongs you’re likely to hear anywhere.
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Viagra Boys

Viagra Boys

6 Mar 2026 - 6 Mar 2026

Stockholm garage punks Viagra Boys are here bringing their absurd and addictive sound straight to you. The Fader say their brilliant single Sports is "too dumb and great to be ignored", we've been vibing to it in the office, along with the rest of their album and it's positive feedback all round. So get on it and get yourself out to what's gonna be a rowdy night in the pit. Price includes £1 venue sustainability levy. Presented by Orchard. This is a 16+ event.
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Black Country, New Road

Black Country, New Road

11 Sept 2025 - 31 Oct 2025

Formed in 2019, this young indie rock band named themselves after a dual carriageway in the West Midlands. Their experimental style pays little attention to genres, blending violin and saxophone with guitar and keyboard for a muscular, energetic sound, which has been compared to Slint or Dirty Projectors. Many fans fell for their sardonic, zeitgeist-capturing storytelling style after hearing their first single Athens, France about dating a confident, younger girlfriend who was into Ariana Grande, followed up by Sunglasses, full of references to modern life, including NutriBullets and Danish crime dramas.
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Feeder

Feeder

26 Sept 2025 - 11 Oct 2025

Feeder are a Welsh rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1994. They have released 12 studio albums, 12 compilations, four EPs, and 43 singles while accumulating 25 top 75 singles between 1997 and 2012.
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Lord Huron

Lord Huron

18 Sept 2025 - 24 Sept 2025

Indie folk incarnation of LA-based musician Ben Schneider, paying tribute to his Michigan roots with the Lord Huron moniker.
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The Midnight

The Midnight

31 Jul 2025 - 10 Oct 2025

There is a Japanese term: Mono no aware. It means basically, the sad beauty of seeing time pass - the aching awareness of impermanence. These are the days that we will return to one day in the future only in memories. The Midnight consists of Tyler Lyle (a songwriter from the Deep South) and Tim McEwan (a producer from Denmark).
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Cian Ducrot

Cian Ducrot

13 Sept 2025 - 18 Dec 2025

Ducrot's honest and refreshing tunes have received critical acclaim and support from Jack Saunders and Mollie King on BBC Radio 1, and an inclusion on Amazon Music’s ‘Artists To Watch 2022’ list. Deeply autobiographical, this is an open door to Cian’s world, captured through raw and melancholic pop.
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Lawrence

Lawrence

19 Nov 2025 - 24 Nov 2025

Clyde Lawrence and Gracie Lawrence have been writing songs and listening to countless Stevie Wonder, Randy Newman, and Aretha Franklin records in their family’s New York City apartment since they were little kids. After years of playing together, they officially created Lawrence, an eight-piece soul-pop band comprised of musician friends from childhood and college. The band has since gained a devoted following for its high- energy, keyboard-driven sound, which features tight, energetic horns and explosive lead vocals.
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The Lathums

The Lathums

17 Aug 2025 - 17 Aug 2025

Besides all the sadness and strangeness The Lathums have experienced together, their relatively short time as a band led to some pretty wild things. A number one album in How Beautiful Life Can Be, for starters. Honesty, hope & heartbreak feature in the poetry-laced music of The Lathums. Everything sung from the heart, four young men from an overlooked town in England’s north gathered as teenagers without ego or expectation and set about changing the lives of the people that gathered round them.
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Self Esteem

Self Esteem

15 Sept 2025 - 18 Oct 2025

Self Esteem is Rebecca Lucy Taylor, and a project which began with painting and prints and video alongside her day job writing and performing as one half of Slow Club. Since her musical divergence from the band, Rebecca has revelled in unleashing a whole version of herself with no compromises, no reducing herself, no hesitating. She would go on to write the songs that had been rising up inside her all through the years — big songs, that spoke of love and sex and chaos, that brought in huge basslines, gospel choirs, the kind of polished, provocative production she admired on the biggest pop records.
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Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

13 Nov 2025 - 15 Nov 2025

A&B are back to celebrate another incredible summer and the release of their recent single Crazy Love. Support to be announced.
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Refused

Refused

1 Oct 2025 - 3 Oct 2025

Action! Presents Refused - Are F★★cking Dead \+ Special Guests Presented by Action! This is a 14+ event.
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CMAT

CMAT

2 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2025

CMAT is Irish pop artist Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson (formerly of The Bad Sea) based in Dublin.
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PinkPantheress

PinkPantheress

18 Sept 2025 - 19 Sept 2025

PinkPantheress is an English singer and record producer. Her songs, which are frequently short in length and include samples of music from the 1990s and 2000s, span a number of genres, including bedroom pop, drum and bass, alt-pop, and 2-step garage.
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Loyle Carner

Loyle Carner

2 Nov 2025 - 25 Nov 2025

Loyle Carner is a legend. He delivers his rhymes with an intentional, poetic flow, buffered by warm jazzy production that recalls '90s acid-jazz hip-hop. He made his breakthrough debut in the late 2010s with the Mercury Prize-nominated Yesterday's Gone and just keeps getting better. Not Waving, But Drowning is so good. Come see him live, he's great.
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Spacey Jane

Spacey Jane

19 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025

As most bands do, Caleb, Kieran, Ashton and Peppa came together through blooming friendships and lucky connections. A few jams later, the bond was cemented and their debut gig in Caleb's dad's backyard kicked it all off. In the year that followed, Freo's very own garage-pop outfit Spacey Jane went from backyards to bright lights, sharing the stage with the likes of Car Seat Headrest, Nothing But Thieves, Alex Lahey, The Jungle Giants & more, along with Australian festival appearances at Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival, Yours & Owls and WA Day's SOTA Festival.
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Kae Tempest

Kae Tempest

8 Nov 2025 - 12 Nov 2025

British rapper and spoken word artist Kae Tempest has announced that they will be performing in Norwich this December following shows across the globe. Tempest is known for their narrative poem ‘Brand New Ancients’, which saw them perform a sell-out run in New York and the UK as well as their most recent poetry collection ‘Hold Your Own’. Their debut solo album, ‘Everybody Down’ was released in 2014, with their debut novel ‘The Bricks that Built the House’ coming out earlier this year. The Mercury Award nominated star has a number of accolades under their belt including the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry and a Herald Angel at the Edinburgh Fringe. Don’t miss your chance to see one of our greatest spoken performers live.
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Hard Life

Hard Life

25 Jul 2025 - 10 Nov 2025

Hard Life (formerly known as Easy Life) is an indie pop/funk band hailing from Leicester.
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2hollis

2hollis

21 Nov 2025 - 25 Nov 2025

From an early age, 2hollis displayed a natural affinity for music, experimenting with different genres and sounds. Drawing inspiration from the dynamic and diverse music scene of the past decade, he embarked on a creative journey that would lead him to craft a sound that transcends traditional genre boundaries. At just 20 years old, 2hollis has already garnered attention for his fresh approach and unparalleled creativity. His music resonates with a generation that craves innovation and authenticity. As he continues to reshape the musical landscape, 2hollis stands at the forefront of a new era in the industry, proving that age is no barrier to artistic excellence. What sets 2hollis apart is not only his ability to masterfully incorporate electronic instrumentals, and catchy pop melodies, but also his commitment to originality. Each track produced by 2hollis is a testament to his dedication to creating something entirely new, pushing the limits of what is expected.
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Neck Deep

Neck Deep

14 Dec 2025 - 19 Dec 2025

UK pop-punk kings, Neck Deep head out on the ‘Dumbstruck Dumbfk’ tour. Now on their fifth, self-titled EP, they’re one of rock music’s most successful global exports.
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Kesha

Kesha

11 Mar 2026 - 19 Mar 2026

It’s been an incredible two years since Kesha returned to the charts in 2017 with her critically acclaimed #1 album 'Rainbow’ which earned the singer/songwriter her first GRAMMY nominations and was called "an artistic feat" by Entertainment Weekly and "the best music of her career" by Rolling Stone. The singer/songwriter was also named one of Time Magazine's Time 100, she released a behind-the-scenes Webby-winning documentary 'Rainbow - The Film' on Apple Music, performed “Praying” at the 2018 GRAMMYs which Vanity Fair called “the night’s most powerful performance”, set sail on her own festival cruise (“Kesha’s Weird & Wonderful Rainbow Ride”), headlined Dan Reynolds’ LoveLoud Festival, collaborated with Macklemore (“Good Old Days”) and The Struts (“Body Talks”), and contributed to the soundtracks for On the Basis of Sex (“Here Comes The Change”) and The Angry Birds Movie 2 (“Best Day”). Kesha has sold more than 14 million total album equivalents worldwide, has approximately 6.9 billion audio streams and 1.7 billion video streams worldwide, and has had 9 Top 10 hits on The Billboard Hot 100, including four #1 singles at Top 40 Radio - "TiK ToK," "Your Love Is My Drug," "Die Young," and "Timber."
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Aminé

Aminé

2 Dec 2025 - 3 Dec 2025

Adam Aminé Daniel is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He first gained notability for his commercial debut single, "Caroline", which peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Joy Crookes

Joy Crookes

10 Nov 2025 - 19 Nov 2025

Joy Crookes is one of the UK's most exquisite new talent. Her songs effortlessly capture the trials and tribulations of life. Born and raised in Elephant and Castle, Joy’s musical journey is still just beginning but she’s already garnering Amy Winehouse and Lauryn Hill comparisons. The daughter of a Bengali mother and an Irish father, she grew up listening to an eclectic mix of genres – everything from Nick Cave, to King Tubby, Kendrick Lamar and Gregory Isaac and as a result she's curious, passionate and music obsessed. Joy’s voice treads that beautifully fine line of sounding fragile and vulnerable, but also somehow finding strength to move forward.
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Mimi Webb

Mimi Webb

9 Oct 2025 - 16 Oct 2025

Originally hailing from Canterbury, pop singer and songwriter Mimi Webb turns up the volume on every emotion – with skyscraping runs and open-heart honesty.
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Benson Boone

Benson Boone

23 Oct 2025 - 5 Nov 2025

Benson Boone uses his sensitive, intimate music to work through his toughest emotions. He wrote the meditative pop songs on his debut EP, Walk Me Home…, as a way of documenting his hopes, fears, and insecurities as a young artist finding his footing in the music industry, and as a person growing into his own in the public eye.
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Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

13 Aug 2025 - 11 Mar 2026

Franz Ferdinand are a band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The name of the band was originally inspired by a racehorse called Archduke Ferdinand. After seeing the horse win the Northumberland Plate in 2001, the band began to discuss Archduke Franz Ferdinand and thought it would be a good band name because of the alliteration of the name and the implications of the Archduke's death (his assassination was a significant factor in the lead up to World War I).
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Say She She

Say She She

25 Nov 2025 - 26 Nov 2025

The female-led discodelic soul band Say She She - named as a silent nod to Chic’s Nile Rodgers, will transport you with their dreamy harmonies, catchy hooks and up-tempo grooves. The band's sound is a hat tip to late 70’s girl groups with the three strong female lead voices of Piya Malik (El Michel's Affair staple feature, and former backing singer for Chicano Batman), Sabrina Mileo Cunningham and Nya Gazelle Brown (former 79.5) at the epicentre of a roaring 7 piece band. This is an 18+ event.
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Ava Max

Ava Max

25 Oct 2025 - 25 Oct 2025

Fresh from the release of her acclaimed new album Diamonds & Dancefloors, multi-platinum pop star Ava Max is excited to announce that she will be ‘On Tour (Finally)’. The 14-date run of debut UK and European shows will travel to Glasgow, Birmingham, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Oslo, Zurich, Milan, Lisbon, Hamburg, Cologne and London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
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Lola Young

Lola Young

6 Oct 2025 - 16 Oct 2025

Lola Young is a British soul singer who rose to fame for her cover of "Together In Electric Dreams" by Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey. She released her debut album, Intro, in 2019. Young's known for her R&B-rooted, stylistically dynamic vocals and multi-instrumentalism with a combination of smoky vocals and mature songwriting, prompting comparisons to Amy Winehouse and Adele.
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Party101

Party101

23 Sept 2025 - 12 Oct 2025

Party101 came to life through the mind of Nickelodeon star Matt Bennett. Matt has taken these shows to 30+ cities, gaining the attraction of tens of thousands of concert-goers from the United States all the way to England. They introduced special celebrity guests such as Elizabeth Gilles, Daniella Monet, and Marilyn Harris Smith. These shows feature a massive dance party with music from both Disney and Nickelodeon and continue to sell out across North America.
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G Flip

G Flip

10 Nov 2025 - 16 Nov 2025

Melbourne newcomer G Flip aka Georgia Flipo, is heading out tour to play her monster alt-pop songs just for you. From an upload to Triple J Unearthed to slots at SXSW and The Great Escape in a matter of months, G Flip is certainly one to keep an eye on and definitely see live. Catch the bedroom drum teacher turned bedroom producer and her self-built living LED drum kit JeRoMo as they tear up the stage. On debut single About You, The Line Of Best Fit say "big, bold, and in almighty technicolour, Flipo's expressive sound is a battle cry against giving up."
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Sombr

Sombr

8 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2026

Sombr, whose real name is Shane Michael Boose, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer born on July 5, 2005. He gained popularity through social media platforms like TikTok, where his song "Caroline" went viral. Sombr released his debut single, "Nothing Left to Say," in 2021, and his first EP, "In Another Life," in 2023, through Warner Records and his own imprint, SMB.
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Magdalena Bay

Magdalena Bay

2 Feb 2026 - 10 Feb 2026

Magdalena Bay is an American alternative pop duo composed of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, originally from Miami, Florida, and now based in Los Angeles. They are known for their distinctive blend of futuristic pop, DIY aesthetics, and innovative music production and promotion.
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Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake

27 Feb 2026 - 7 Mar 2026

Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band formed in Gainesville, Florida, in 1992. The band is known for blending energetic punk rock with the brassy sounds of ska music.
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