Maybe never…
The Best Live Music in London
Your guide to the best gigs, festivals and live music in London, plus new music reviews and playlists for every mood.
Support Time Out
We see you’re using an ad-blocker. Ad revenue is Time Out’s main source of income. The content you’re reading is made by independent, expert local journalists.
Support Time Out directly today and help us champion the people and places which make the city tick. Cheers!
Donate now
The best live-streaming concerts and DJ sets
Rock out, virtually
There’s a nationwide campaign to help small music venues survive
Save Our Venues wants your help
When will you next get to go to a gig?
London’s live music venues have a tough time ahead
All the independent record stores delivering vinyl
Support your local vinyl shop
Advertising
Read the latest music news
LCD Soundsystem are celebrating 20 years together with a London residency
Expect rarities, covers and a lot of seminal bangers
There’s a shiny new festival coming to Alexandra Palace
London is getting another boutique music festival this summer
Wireless festival is going massive this year
The line-up includes Cardi B, ASAP Rocky and Rico Nasty
Seven surprising things we saw at the Brit Awards 2022
The best bits of the 42nd annual music ceremony
Playlists by Time Out’s music experts
Thanks to Spotify and other streaming services, everyone's a DJ these days. But this doesn't mean it's acceptable to cobble together dodgy party playlists...
The 50 best soul songs
50 songs that pack the greatest emotional punches and most gut-wrenching feels
The best music documentaries
The finest music docs you can watch for FREE on YouTube
The best inspirational songs
In need of some musical motivation? Boost your mood with our list of the 30 most inspiring songs of all time
Relaxing music: the ultimate playlist
Relaxing music doesn't necessarily mean aural wallpaper. Plug in to our three-hour playist for meditation, sleep, study or general chilling
Advertising
The 50 best sad songs
The 50 best sad songs
Some days are just downers. Haven’t we all had plenty of those lately?
The 17 best funny songs of all time
The 17 best funny songs of all time
When talented, hilarious performers belt something out that’s both song and joke, the laughs follow.
The 50 best ’90s songs
The 50 best ’90s songs
You won’t want to revisit dial-up internet or MiniDiscs anytime soon, but ’90s music remains energising and exciting.
The 50 Best Beatles songs
The 50 Best Beatles songs
The Fab Four made some absolutely classic albums, but sometimes you just want to cut straight to the best.
The 100 best London songs
The 100 best London songs
Musicians and poets have been inspired by London for centuries...
The 20 best R&B songs ever
The 20 best R&B songs ever
The best R&B songs have beats as crisp as a city-slicker’s collar.
