Needing something to shake up your calendar? This week’s live announcements cut across UK garage, alt-pop, soul, ska-punk and more, guaranteed to liven up your calendar.
UK garage pioneer DJ Spoony brings Garage and R&B Classical to London. Ska-punk favourites Less Than Jake return to the UK with their trademark chaos and charm. The Aces head out on The Gold Star Baby tour in February 2026, delivering shimmering alt-pop and sharp storytelling. Alabama’s St. Paul & The Broken Bones promise soul, sweat and soaring vocals in January 2026. And Hugo Hamlet takes his cosmic theatre on the road with a spellbinding UK tour this autumn.
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🎟️ Let’s dive into this week’s hottest tickets—don’t miss your chance to grab yours!
DJ SPOONY
Garage & R&B Classical Hits London’s Eventim Apollo in 2026
After selling out iconic venues including the Royal Albert Hall (twice!), The Barbican and the Roundhouse, DJ Spoony’s acclaimed Garage Classical live show, returns with a fresh new twist — Garage and R&B Classical lands at London’s Eventim Apollo on Saturday 21st February 2026.
Joined by long-time collaborator Katie Chatburn and the powerhouse Ignition Orchestra, Spoony will bring a full-scale celebration of UK garage and R&B to the stage, reimagining club classics and soulful hits with a 28-piece orchestra and a lineup of major guest vocalists.
Fresh from a huge headline set at Kew the Music, this new live spectacle blends high-energy nostalgia with orchestral drama, spotlighting two of the UK’s most influential genres in one unforgettable night.
Don’t miss the next chapter in one of the most exciting live music productions around.
📆 DJ Spoony Dates:
- Saturday 21st February 2026: DJ Spoony's Garage and R&B Classical - Eventim Apollo, London
- Sunday 24th August 2025: DJ Spoony's Soul Kitchen - The Jazz Cafe, London
DJ Spoony tickets are on sale 10:00 Thursday 31st July 2025
LESS THAN JAKE
Ska-punk heroes announce UK Winter Circus Tour 2026
Florida’s finest ska-punk firestarters, Less Than Jake, are hitting the road with a stacked lineup of punk rock heavyweights for their much-anticipated UK Winter Circus Tour — bringing big horns, bigger hooks and chaos to cities across England and Scotland in February and March 2026.
Expect an all-action set packed with fan favourites, punchy brass lines and signature LTJ energy as the band are joined by very special guests The Bouncing Souls, The Aquabats!, and The Bar Stool Preachers.
From sweaty clubs to major festivals, Less Than Jake have been igniting stages for over two decades — and with their latest LP, Uncharted (2024) and a new wave of fans in tow, this tour promises one of their most explosive UK outings yet.
📆 Less Than Jake Tour Dates:
- Friday 27th February 2026: Less Than Jake - Winter Circus - Prospect, Bristol
- Saturday 28th February 2026: Less Than Jake - Winter Circus - O2 Academy Birmingham
- Sunday 1st March 2026: Less Than Jake - Winter Circus - O2 Academy Brixton, London
- Tuesday 3rd March 2026: Less Than Jake - Winter Circus - Rock City, Nottingham
- Thursday 5th March 2026: Less Than Jake - Winter Circus - Academy, Manchester
- Saturday 7th March 2026: Less Than Jake - Winter Circus - Barrowland, Glasgow
Less Than Jake tickets are on sale 10:00 Friday 25th July 2025
THE ACES
US Alt-Pop Favourites Return for UK Headline Shows in February 2026
Rising alt-pop powerhouses The Aces are heading back to the UK in February 2026 with The Gold Star Baby tour. Bringing their razor-sharp hooks and magnetic energy to headline stages across the country. Known for their dynamic live shows and fierce sense of self, the four-piece have built a global following with their infectious anthems and unapologetic pop confidence.
Comprising sisters Cristal and Alisa Ramirez, along with Katie Henderson and McKenna Petty, The Aces burst onto the scene in 2017 and have since amassed over 250 million streams, supported acts such as COIN, The Vamps, and 5 Seconds of Summer, and sold out international tours. Following Under My Influence (2020) and I've Loved You For So Long (2023), the band returns this summer with Gold Star Baby—their most celebratory and self-assured record to date.
Now, UK fans can catch them in top form as they take their genre-blurring sound and empowering new material back on the road.
📆 The Aces Tour Dates:
- Thursday 19th February 2026: The Aces - The Gold Star Baby Tour - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
- Monday 23rd February 2026: The Aces - The Gold Star Baby Tour - New Century, Manchester
- Wednesday 25th February 2026: The Aces - The Gold Star Baby Tour - Thekla, Bristol
- Thursday 26th February 2026: The Aces - The Gold Star Baby Tour - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
The Aces tickets are on sale 10:00 Friday 25th July 2025
ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES
Southern Soul Trailblazers Return to the UK in January 2026
Alabama’s St. Paul & The Broken Bones bring their high-voltage live show back to the UK in January 2026, for a string of headline dates ahead of their anticipated self-titled sixth album, recorded at the legendary FAME Studios.
Led by powerhouse frontman Paul Janeway, the eight-piece band fuses Southern soul, gospel, psych-funk and cinematic rock into something truly transcendent. Their breakout debut Half the City (2014) and follow-up Sea of Noise (2016) earned widespread critical praise, while more recent releases like Young Sick Camellia (2018) and Angels in Science Fiction (2023) showcased their ever-evolving sound and emotional depth.
Over the past decade, they’ve shared stages with the likes of The Rolling Stones and Lizzo, and wowed crowds at Glastonbury, Coachella, Bonnaroo and beyond.
📆 St. Paul and The Broken Bones Tour Dates:
- Saturday 24th January 2026: St. Paul and the Broken Bones - New Century, Manchester
- Sunday 25th January 2026: St. Paul and the Broken Bones - The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
- Tuesday 27th January 2026: St. Paul and The Broken Bones - Leeds Irish Centre
- Thursday 29th January 2026: St. Paul and the Broken Bones - Rock City, Nottingham
- Friday 30th January 2026: St. Paul and the Broken Bones - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
HUGO HAMLET
Cosmic teacher and spiritual rockstar, merging ancient wisdom with transformative performance.
Hugo Hamlet is a spiritual rockstar, a captivating force of nature who fuses ancient wisdom with modern theatre to deliver ecstatic transmissions of truth and love. Trained in the performance arts but destined for the path of awakening, Hugo blends prophetic insight with transformative showmanship to create unforgettable experiences. This autumn, he embarks on a UK tour, bringing his powerful message and ecstatic energy to venues across the nation.
As a cosmic teacher and channel of joy and divine mischief, Hugo inspires a global community rooted in love, freedom and the remembrance of our true selves. His work goes beyond entertainment, inviting audiences to awaken, heal and embrace their highest potential.
📆 Hugo Hamlet Tour Dates:
- Tuesday 30th September 2025: Hugo Hamlet - The Grove, Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Wednesday 1st October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - Arts Club Liverpool
- Thursday 2nd October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - Trinity Centre, Bristol
- Saturday 4th October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - O2 Academy2 Oxford
- Sunday 5th October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - The Old Market, Hove, Brighton
- Wednesday 8th October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
- Thursday 9th October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - O2 Academy2 Birmingham
- Friday 10th October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - Islington Assembly Hall, London
- Tuesday 14th October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - The Deaf Institute, Manchester
- Wednesday 15th October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds
- Thursday 16th October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - The Caves, Edinburgh
- Sunday 19th October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - The Globe, Cardiff
- Thursday 23rd October 2025: Hugo Hamlet - Papillon, Southampton
Hugo Hamlet tickets are on sale 10:00 Friday 25th July 2025.