GIG LISTINGS
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Pete Lambrou, the visionary composer and multi-instrumentalist behind VLMV (pronounced “Alma”), is one of the most singular voices emerging from the ambient, post-rock, and experimental scenes in the UK. With a career that spans atmospheric solo work, film and television scoring, and evocative live performance, Lambrou has carved out a distinctive sonic universe he describes as “ambient-ish post-something” (Pete Lambrou) a playful yet accurate summation of a sound that is at once genre-fluid and deeply immersive.
FFO: Sigur Ros, Explosions In The Sky, Olafur Arnalds
Winter At Sea are an entity torn between nostalgia and the age of streaming and social media; lost in the storm yet proudly defiant of modern day engagement and promotion. They do not use social media, preferring to engage with their listeners in person and by mailing list. They are a band that favour the tangible touch of CD, tape, vinyl and hand-printed packaging over modern streaming platforms. Their influences come from the DIY ethos of the groundbreaking post-rock artists and labels of the 1990s – Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai, and Tortoise, and labels including Constellation, Rock Action, and Kranky. “We’ve been inspired by the spirit of ’90s post-rock,” confirms Chris Chapman, the de facto captain of this ship; “not just the music but the sense of freedom, experimentation and contrariness.”
This show will be a mix of unreserved seating and standing.
Venue info: https://www.thecamdenclub.co.uk/
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A-Tota-So celebrate the release of their latest album "I Told You So" mixed by Mark Roberts (Delta Sleep, Vower, Black Peaks, Poly-Math) by gracing us with their stage presence.
This noisy alt-rock/math-rock trio from Nottingham combine intricate and technical playing with big catchy riffs and a variety of vocals. To date the band have worked with over 80 different guest vocalists live meaning no two shows are ever the same!
Poptones join us all the way from Copenhagen and were born out of improvisation and built on explosions of dynamic shifts and jagged riffs, this is a band you will want to see live.
The band combines elements of noise rock, punk, post-metal, and prog with a huge textured sound that includes saxophone, vibraphone, lap steel, alongside the traditional guitar, bass and drums.
They recently released their album "Pure" which also features Victor Kaas (EYES, LLNN) for one of their heaviest and most unrelenting songs yet.
S?L?NG open the show, this new outfit formed from a variety of other London bands play angular melodic alt-rock tinged with a bit of emo/indie with the odd huge riff thrown in.
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Known for a dense, restless sound that veered through noise, post-rock, math rock, psych, jazz, and krautrock, often within the same song, Youthmovies (2002-2010) were a fiercely unclassifiable quintet from Oxford.
Touring extensively, they built a reputation as a chaotic and immersive live act. Beyond conventional shows, they performed improvised soundtracks in galleries, theatres, and forests - playing as backing band for Saul Williams and Can's Damo Suzuki, among others.
This show, their first London date in 16 years(!), marks a rare return from a band whose quiet influence on the UK underground far outweighed their commercial footprint.
FFO: Squid, Black midi, Do Make Say Think, King Crimson, and American Football.
Verse Metrics - Formed in 2009, Verse Metrics is an atmospheric alternative indie rock band from central Scotland whose music fuses the cerebral precision of math-rock with the cinematic sweep of post-rock.With their style described by GoldFlakePaint as “emotionally raw... but always poignant and beautiful,” the band balance technical intricacy with heartfelt storytelling, soaring melodies and evocative lyrics exploring memory, isolation, and connection.
Through acclaimed releases VM1 (2010), Radians(2012), and We’ll Be Listening And Remembering Until We’re Old And Unsteady (Lonely Voyage Records, 2016), Verse Metrics have steadily honed their sound and built a reputation for powerful, immersive live performances. They’ve headlined iconic Scottish venues such as King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut and La Belle Angelle, and shared stages with genre-defining acts like Delta Sleep, TTNG, The Appleseed Cast and VUKOVI.
Their music has drawn praise from across the UK, with Kerrang!, Clash Magazine, The Scotsman, PROG Magazine and more championing the band’s emotive precision and dynamic artistry.
For Breakfast - For Breakfast is a seven-piece from North London that glides with ease across post-rock, dream pop, folk, prog and psychedelia, blending influences gleaned from a range of musical backgrounds. Their first two EPs wove chaotic, cathartic tapestries from this genre fabric, bursting at the seams.
The band released their debut album Longer Than Spring in May 2026; recorded in rural Wiltshire by producer Gus White, the album is a sublime bloom of sound, with folkloric vocals and wistful, haunted instrumentation offering a deep sense of place and presence.
The album’s organic fusion of art- and post-rock structures with a folk-inspired, psychedelic depth of feeling has received praise from The Quietus, Louder Than War, and Hard of Hearing, as well as radio play from Radio X’s John Kennedy. The band have been steadily honing their live set, building a reputation for mesmerising performances across stages such as Portals Festival, Sounds From the Other City, Supersonic Block Party, Left of the Dial and a tour with LA psych legends Wand.
FFO: Silver Mt. Zion, PJ Harvey, Do Make Say Think?
Venue information here: https://www.oslohackney.com/
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Telepathy have earned a reputation as one of the most captivating live forces in instrumental metal. Their live show is an immersive, high-intensity cinematic experience—blending the crushing weight of post-metal with the pulse of electronica and the hypnotic rhythms of krautrock. Think Deftones meets Hans Zimmer, Mogwai colliding with Carpenter Brut—a soundscape equally visceral and atmospheric.
FFO: Tool, Russian Circles, Maybeshewill
Flail are a new five-piece from London. Taking influences from post-rock, doomgaze, post-hardcore, and straight-up rock, Flail are embarking on their first shows and recordings. Think soaring vocals over slowly-building lurches between dead quiet and massive walls of sound.FFO: Cave In, Brutus, Mogwai
Venue information here: https://www.strongroombar.com/
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Hellogoodbye celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic album ‘Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!’ with a stunning performance of the album in its entirety, summoning “the silliest 2006 era vibes”, other hits & love songs throughout their catalogue, which now spans over two decades.
Joining them are experimental indie band Man Man, with adventurous songwriting and atypical arrangements being foundational elements of their sound. Centered around the boundary-pushing tendencies of bandleader and principle songwriter Honus Honus (real name Ryan Kattner,) Man Man matured from their wild and surrealistic early albums into relatively more pop-minded material on 2011's Life Fantastic.
London’s own Lakes complete the lineup with their emo/indie math-pop.
Venue information here: https://scala.co.uk/admission/
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We have teamed up with legendary British alternative / post-rock band yndi halda to co-curate a micro-festival in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of their second album Under Summer.
The evening will culminate with a headline set from yndi halda. The legendary band will be performing their first UK gig for nearly 8 years. While yndi halda have previously worn the mantles of “instrumental” and “post-rock” music - especially with their 2006 debut Enjoy Eternal Bliss - more recent releases have occupied considerably broader territories. The closely-crafted vocal harmonies and new musicalities of their last album Under Summer were continued in follow-up EP A Sun-Coloured Shaker, where their forms are embedded into a symbiotic world in which a love of true songwriting, meticulous post-classical arrangement, contemporary indie, choral music, and transcendent longform structure coexist.
There will also be a medley of various solo projects from members of the band with each project performing a short set, including: A Lily, Kibbo Kift, Dau, SA Hampshire, Incorruptible Bodies & Jack Lambert.
Also performing are instrumental rock quartet Codices, shape-shifting alt-rock outfit Ceann Capaill, alternative rock local heroes Mount Forel, blackgaze rising stars World Coda and experimental artist BAG.
A limited number of early bird tickets are available at £25 (including fees). The regular ticket price is £30.
Venue information here: https://www.oslohackney.com/accessibility/
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MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS will embark on "Iwaou" THE TOUR, an extensive run across Asia, Australia, North America, Latin America, and Europe. The tour supports the band's first new album in four years, Iwaou, which will be released digitally on August 14. Bringing the new record to audiences around the world, the trio will perform a setlist that combines brand-new material with fan favorites from throughout their career.
Formed in Kobe, Japan, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS (often shortened to MOTFD) is a powerhouse alternative rock trio renowned for their explosive energy and melodic precision. Led by bassist and vocalist Natsuko Miyamoto, the band has carved out a unique space in the post-hardcore and shoegaze scenes. Their sound is a thrilling contradiction: volatile, high-octane wall-of-sound instrumentation paired with unexpectedly pop-sensible melodies and ethereal vocals.
Venue info here: https://www.academymusicgroup.com/o2forumkentishtown