This winter, O2 Academy Brixton transforms into a vibrant tapestry of sound as it hosts a stellar lineup of global music acts. From the powerhouse Ukrainian band Okean Elzy with their English album 'Lighthouse' to the enigmatic Swedish rapper Bladee's 'Cold Visions,' this series of concerts promises to be a celebration of diverse musical genres and exceptional artistry. As London welcomes artists like Remi Wolf, Confidence Man, and Vampire Weekend, prepare to be swept away by unforgettable performances and unique soundscapes that capture the essence of modern musical innovation.

A Sonic Odyssey: Celebrating Global Music Icons at O2 Academy Brixton

O2 Academy Brixton is set to host an eclectic series of concerts featuring an array of talented artists and bands, each bringing their unique sound to the iconic venue. Spanning from Grammy-nominated pop artist Porter Robinson's new era to the psychedelic rock of The Flaming Lips, these events promise to cater to diverse musical tastes. With performances by the dynamic techno marching band MEUTE and the farewell tour of British rock band You Me At Six, music enthusiasts are in for a treat. Join us as we delve into what makes each event a must-see.

A Musical Odyssey at O2 Academy Brixton: From Pop to Psychedelic Rock

As we embark on a series of unforgettable nights at the iconic O2 Academy Brixton, music enthusiasts are in for a treat with a diverse lineup of performances. From Porter Robinson's pop-infused beats to The Flaming Lips' psychedelic rock, the upcoming events promise an eclectic celebration of sound. Join us as we explore these thrilling performances, featuring renowned artists such as David Kushner, MEUTE, and You Me At Six, each bringing their unique flair to the stage and creating moments that will resonate long after the final note.

O2 Academy Brixton: A Musical Odyssey Across Genres and Eras

Prepare for a musical journey like no other at the O2 Academy Brixton in 2025. From the lively folk tunes of The Mary Wallopers to the farewell of rock giants You Me At Six, every genre finds its place in this lineup. Electronic legends Orbital, black metal titans Behemoth, and other eclectic acts like Heilung, The Warning, and The Flaming Lips promise to leave audiences spellbound. Whether you're into psychedelic rock or folk metal, these events promise unforgettable experiences for music lovers.

A Sonic Odyssey at O2 Academy Brixton: Unmissable Music Events of 2025

The O2 Academy Brixton is set to become a sonic paradise in 2025, with a richly diverse lineup of concerts that promise to captivate music lovers across genres. From the folk-inspired melodies of The Mary Wallopers to the hard-hitting beats of legendary bands like You Me At Six and Behemoth, each performance offers a unique twist on its respective genre. With iconic names like Orbital and The Flaming Lips adding to the venue's allure, this year's events are not to be missed.

Unveiling the Musical Odyssey: A Journey Through O2 Academy Brixton's 2025 Lineup

As 2026 begins, O2 Academy Brixton in London becomes a hub for diverse musical experiences and celebrations. Hosting legends such as Andy C, Halsey marking a decade of 'Badlands', and Only The Poets' historic £1 gig, the venue is alive with energy and nostalgia. With performances from Robbie Williams, Underworld, and others, it's a season of homecomings and milestones. This series of events captures the essence of live music as an accessible and communal experience, merging legacy and fresh creativity in an atmosphere of celebration.

O2 Academy Brixton: A Haven for Celebrations and Musical Journeys

Over the last decade, Big Thief has proven themselves to be one of the most exciting live bands of their generation. Composed of songwriter Adrianne Lenker, guitarist Buck Meek, and drummer James Krivchenia, their creative output is seemingly limitless, sprawling across five critically-acclaimed albums.

Big Thief

O2 Academy Brixton

South London four-piece Dry Cleaning return with their third studio album Secret Love, influenced by early 1980s US punk and hardcore with the dry strut of Keith Richards, while Florence’s delivery asserts her in a lineage of spoken-word artists.

Dry Cleaning

One of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century, GRAMMY nominated Skillet head out on their European tour.

Skillet

So you know, this show has been rescheduled from Sunday 30 November 2025. If you’ve already got tickets, they’ll still be valid, so hang on to them; your ticket agent will be in touch to tell you more.

Cat Burns

Following the release of his latest album CAOS, Grammy Award-winning artist and visionary Miguel embarks on his international ‘CAOS Tour’.

Miguel: CAOS Tour

Atlanta rapper and Platinum selling artist J.I.D hits the road on his tour ‘God Does Like World Tours’, following the release of his latest album God Does Like Ugly.

J.I.D - God Does Like World Tours

Legendary Japanese guitarist, composer, and producer Masayoshi Takanaka’s career spans over five decades. His artistry has earned him a reputation for technical brilliance, vibrant musicality, and a distinctive, colorful style.

City Pop Waves: Masayoshi Takanaka SUPER TAKANAKA WORLD LIVE 2026

Fresh off a huge year of main stage festival appearances, packed club shows and a breakout global tour, Fish56Octagon is stepping up with his biggest show yet.

Fish56Octagon + Friends

Metal titans Kreator head out on their EU and UK tour with Carcass, Exodusa and Nails, as they return with their sixteenth studio album, Krushers Of The World.

Kreator: Krushers Of The World Tour 2026

GRAMMY Award winner Thundercat returns to the UK for a headline tour with his improvisatory music, blending jazz, electronic and hip hop into his signature sound.

Thundercat 2026

Indonesian musician Rich Brian returns with Where Is My Head?, A project which finds Brian redefining and cohering his artistic vision in a staggering way. He’s making the most vulnerable and authentic art of his life, in turn deepening the connection with his ever-growing army of devoted fans.

Rich Brian: WHERE IS MY HEAD? 2026 WORLD TOUR

Multi-Platinum global pop superstar Kesha heads out on her UK leg of ‘The Tits Out Tour’ – the biggest tour of her already extraordinary career.

Kesha: The Tits Out Tour

The Vaccines return with their 2026 UK tour to mark the 15th anniversary of the release of their iconic debut album, What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?. The tour will see the band perform the album in full, alongside a selection of fan favourites from their wider catalogue.

The Vaccines: What Did You Expect Tour

Franz Ferdinand return with their sixth studio album, The Human Fear, coursing with an energy that makes you feel very much alive.

Franz Ferdinand

Lower East Side native sombr exudes staying power with his remarkable aural instincts and an insatiability for experimenting with new sounds.

sombr: The Late Nights & Young Romance Tour

Post-punk duo Sleaford Mods head out on their UK and Eire headline tour with their first new music since their 2023 album Grim.

Sleaford Mods

East London-raised recording artist and cultural trailblazer Lancey Foux is known for his genre-defying sound that blends hip-hop, trap, and experimental influences.

Lancey Foux

Ska-punk veterans and live-show ringmasters Less Than Jake are bringing the party back to the UK with their headline ‘Winter Circus Tour 2026’.

Less Than Jake: Winter Circus

Tourist triggers a reaction from inside out. His music cerebrally resonates first, and the ensuing response physically manifests, inspiring you to nod your head, move your body, or at the very least, smile.

Tourist

Pop disruptor Ashnikko returns with her latest album Smoochies, her most personal body of work to date.

Ashnikko: SMOOCHIES TOUR

Their latest album No Hard Feelings sees The Beaches at their most fine-tuned and brightest. From the bold and bright anthemic riffs of “Touch Myself” to the indie melancholy of “Lesbian of the Year”, the album is set to solidify the group as one of the driving forces of alt-rock today.

The Beaches: No Hard Feelings tour

2025 sees Maxïmo Park's beloved debut album A Certain Trigger turn 20 years old. The band will be celebrating the anniversary by performing songs from A Certain Trigger and their greatest hits across the UK.

Maximo Park

Australian indie rock trio DMA’S are heading back to the UK to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their breakthrough debut album Hills End with a special anniversary tour.

DMA'S

Alt-pop duo Magdalena Bay head out on their ‘Imaginal Mystery Tour’ in support of their 2024 album Imaginal Disk.

Magdalena Bay

Robbie Williams

Underworld are Rick Smith and Karl Hyde. Their peerless first album – dubnobasswithmyheadman - was released to universal acclaim in 1994.

Underworld

Seven years after charging just £1 for entry to their first ever gig, Reading four-piece Only The Poets will make history as the first band ever to headline O2 Academy Brixton for the same symbolic price — a celebration of live music as something everyone should have access to, regardless of background or income.

Only The Poets

GRAMMY Award-nominated artist Halsey heads out on her ‘Back to Badlands Tour’ as she celebrates the tenth anniversary of her triple platinum certified full-length debut album BADLANDS.

Halsey: Back to Badlands

A true drum and bass pioneer returns for a landmark moment, Andy C is back at O2 Academy Brixton for the first time in over a decade.

Andy C: Return to Brixton

Lost Frequencies

Following the release of his sophomore album, Baby, Dijon heads out on his international headline tour.

Dijon

2025 saw singer and songwriter Mariah The Scientist release one of the biggest R’n’B hits of the year “Burning Blue”, alongside her latest album Hearts Sold Separately, her most influential work to date.

Mariah the Scientist

The Russian and British heavy metal beasts Slaughter To Prevail head out on ‘The Grizzly Winter Tour 2026’ in celebration of their latest album Grizzly.

Slaughter to Prevail: The Grizzly Winter Tour

Soulwax embark on a run of UK and European headline shows. These dates will bring their acclaimed three-drummer live show back to some of the continent’s most iconic venues for a that tour promises to capture the raw intensity and precision that defines their latest album All Systems Are Lying.

Soulwax

Defected NYE

Pop punk band Neck Deep head out on tour to celebrate ten years of their album Life’s Not Out To Get You.

Neck Deep: Life's Not Out To Get You Tour

Multi-platinum rock giants Three Days Grace return to the UK for a string of shows with support from American rock band, Badflower.

Three Days Grace

London five-piece The Last Dinner Party embark on a huge headline tour in support of their second album From The Pyre.

The Last Dinner Party

Manchester art-rock band Everything Everything head out on tour in celebration of the tenth anniversary of their third album Get To Heaven, which features hit singles “Distant Past”, “No Reptiles” and “Regret”.

Everything Everything: Get To Heaven 10th Anniversary Tour

SG Lewis embarks on his ‘Anemoia Live Tour’ bringing his latest record Anemoia soundscapes to life on stage.

SG Lewis

British-Sudanese R’n’B powerhouse Elmiene is ready for his biggest London headline show to-date. Get ready for fan favourite tracks such as “Damage Control”, “Light Work” and “Useless (Without You)”.

Elmiene

American rapper, singer and songwriter Aminé returns with his latest album 13 Months of Sunshine, a body of work that doubles as a soulful exploration of identity and introspection.

Aminé: Tour de Dance 2025

International pop star. Writer of songs. Fearer of bugs. Girlboss of the Very Sexy CMAT Band. Once, twice, three times a loser at 2024’s BRITs, Mercury Music Prize and Ivors. Heading out on the 'It's the Euro-Country Tour!' with newest album Euro-Country, which will rectify these errors.

CMAT

The ultimate international UK garage and bass export Interplanetary Criminal headlines the historic O2 Academy Brixton for a late-night session.

Interplanetary Criminal

Emerging London-based singer and songwriter Arthur Hill welcomes us into the whimsical world of his ‘Stella Artour UK Headline Tour’.

Arthur Hill

Since his emergence, 2hollis has proved himself to be an equally dynamic live performer, with a stage presence that not only matches but exceeds the energy across his music.

2hollis

NYC soul-pop band fronted by siblings Gracie and Clyde, Lawrence hit the road on ‘The Family Business Tour’.

Lawrence

Following the release of their latest album hickey, Australian band Royel Otis head out on their ‘Meet Me in the Car Tour’.

Royel Otis

Elvana is the world’s finest Elvis tribute to Nirvana! From the bowels of Disgraceland, rock ‘n’ roll icons of the afterlife are raised from the dead. Rock ‘n’ roll meets grunge as Elvis fronts Nirvana and gives the band the front man it’s been missing since '94. 

Elvana: Elvis Fronted Nirvana

American psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips continue their celebrations of the 20th anniversary of their classic album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, a sci-fi-themed quasi-concept record that cast The Flaming Lips’ most playful and profound songs to date; in a wondrous swirl of ambient electronics, digital beats, and psychedelic splendor.

The Flaming Lips

Mexico’s alternative sister-trio, The Warning tour their latest full-length, ‘Keep Me Fed’, showcasing their stunning signature style, knifepoint precision, catchy hooks and uncompromising hard rock kick.

The Warning

Experimental folk collective Heilung, famed for their memorable live shows and intense sets, are back with a UK tour.

All tickets include a £1 net donation that goes to Savage Lands, a charity that helps finance reforestation and purchase of land to extend green areas and create sanctuary zones.

Heilung

Poland's black metal titans, Behemoth hit the road on ‘The Unholy Trinity’ European tour with special guests Norwegian black metal pioneers, Satyricon and ever-epic, Rotting Christ.

Behemoth: THE UNHOLY TRINITY TOUR 2025

Legendary electronic music pioneers Orbital return to O2 Academy Brixton for the first time since 2012 with their nostalgia-tinged dual Brown and Green albums headline show

Orbital

British rock royalty, You Me At Six, take their final lap of the UK for their farewell tour. Over a career spanning 20 years, YMAS have some amazing career highs including two No.1 albums, world tours, streams that topped over a billion worldwide and faces that have graced the covers of multiple magazines across the globe. These shows mark a celebratory end to their reign as one of the UK's much-loved rock bands.

You Me At Six: The Final Nights Of Six

The Mary Wallopers head out to play their biggest UK live shows to date. With sold tours across the globe, TV appearances and blistering festival sets, The Mary Wallopers tour their latest brilliant EP, Home Boy Home.

The Mary Wallopers

With its explosive mix of hypnotic driving techno and expressive brass band music, the techno marching band MEUTE has been creating a big buzz across the continents since 2016. The eleven musicians from Hamburg, in their iconic red jackets love to defy boundaries and have become a globally acclaimed phenomenon, They have redefined the concept of brass bands and their tour their fourth studio album, EMPOR.

MEUTE

Singer-songwriter David Kushner tours his brilliant debut album, The Dichotomy. A certified hit-maker, his work resonates across the globe, establishing him as a significant force in the pop genre.

David Kushner

GRAMMY nominated artist Porter Robinson is entering a brand-new pop era with his third album, SMILE! :D, a pop-infused release with driving percussion and swirling synths.

Porter Robinson

American metalcore outfit Motionless In White harness the union between industrial metal and spellbinding gothic pop. 2025 is set to be the dawn of their biggest chapter yet, seeing the band head out on their ‘Touring The End Of The World Tour’.

Motionless in White: Touring The End Of The World Tour

Brooklyn band Sammy Rae & The Friends flourish with their blend of palpable chemistry, vocal fireworks and unforgettable live shows. 

Sammy Rae & The Friends

Anton Newcombe - frontman, songwriter, composer, studio owner, multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, father, force of nature – heads out on the Brian Jonestown Massacre tour. With twenty albums to date, each embark on their own mind-expanding adventure and exploring the outer realms of snarling rock’n’roll, shoegaze, psychedelic rock, country-blues, blissed-out noise-pop and more.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Sammy Virji

Paganfest returns after 10 years and is back with a blast. One of the most successful tours of the pagan and folk metal scene, don’t miss this huge line-up featuring Alestorm, Ensiferum, TÝR, Heidevolk and Elvenking.

Paganfest 2025

Experimental and enigmatic Swedish rapper and singer, Bladee is back with his latest solo release, the 30-song epic, Cold Visions, that serves as the culmination of his evolution over the past 11 years.

Bladee: COLD VISIONS WINTER In Europe Tour

Shed Seven head out a very special 30th-anniversary tour, delivering a career-spanning set, as well as tracks from their acclaimed No.1 album A Matter of Time. 

Shed Seven

Vampire Weekend head out on tour in celebration of their fourth album, Only God Was Above Us, a record of staggering range and depth.

Vampire Weekend

Australian powerhouse party-starters Confidence Man are back with their third studio release 3AM (LA LA LA). The pop-dance delinquents want to whisk you away from the dull wasteland of modern mediocrity, pump up the volume and, with their typical unseriousness, crash-land on the dancefloor. Confidence Man 3.0 are naughtier, ravier, and ready for lift-off.

Confidence Man

Remi Wolf takes to the stage on the ‘The Big Ideas Tour’, the title of her sophomore album. Remi’s sense of self and musicianship is on full display on Big Ideas, a magnum opus of guitar-smashing, hair-raising, soul-bearing, lung-filling, life-altering bangers.

Remi Wolf

Stadium-filling superstars in their homeland of Ukraine, Okean Elzy are taking their latest, and first English-language album, Lighthouse on the road, and to their biggest international audiences to date.

Okean Elzy

Multi-talented producer, singer-songwriter and DJ, Elderbrook is an undeniable force in the electronic scene, and he’s back with incredible new music.

Elderbrook

Phenomenal London collective KOKOROKO are a force to be reckoned with, blending afrobeat, jazz, soul, funk and everything in-between. They radiate so much joy, with a unique energy that underpins the very heartbeat of their identity.

Kokoroko

Critically acclaimed, chart-topping British singer-songwriter Rag’n’Bone Man, tours his third studio album, What Do You Believe In?, the follow-on to 2021’s No.1, Life By Misadventure. 

A significant milestone in Rag'n'Bone Man's illustrious career, his latest release showcases his evolution as an artist, his roots and his profound personal journey. It's dipped in hip hop, soul and blues alongside his signature soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics. 

Rag'n'Bone Man: What Do You Believe In?

The band will play their 2004 album in its entirety, including hit singles “Stumble and Fall”, “Golden Touch” and “Somewhere Else”, followed by a further set of new and old songs.

Razorlight

Global pop sensation Benson Boone heads back out on the road with his latest album Fireworks and Rollerblades featuring “Beautiful Things”, Boone’s first Number 1 in the UK charts.

Benson Boone

Celebrating 20 plus years of their breakthrough album Ocean Avenue, released in 2003, alt rock band Yellowcard are heading out on tour.

St. Louis post-hardcore heavyweights Story of the Year and Californian acoustic rock duo This Wild Life will join Yellowcard as support. 

Yellowcard: Celebrating 20 Years of Ocean Avenue

Manchester band Courteeners return with their seventh album Pink Cactus Café, their first release since 2020’s More. Again. Forever.

Pink Cactus Café sees the band pushing their boundaries whilst retaining their sound of indelible melodies and choruses. 

Courteeners

Dance pioneers Faithless head out on a huge UK tour, their first run of shows in eight years. With Sister Bliss at the helm alongside a live seven-piece band, Faithless are a force to be reckoned with as they traverse through music old and new, including their eighth studio album, Champion Sound.

Faithless

Producer, DJ, singer and songwriter Nia Archives is at the forefront of the latest era of jungle with her debut album Silence Is Loud, a sleek and spacious collection of songs, interspersed with metallic beats, lush melody and topped with her sugary but powerful vocals.

Nia Archives

Contemporary R’n’B superstar PartyNextDoor hits the road with his PARTYNEXTDOOR: Sorry I’m Outside Tour. Hailing from Ontario, Canada, he’s one of this generation’s most important pop and R’n’B singers, songwriters and producers. He tours in celebration of his latest and long-awaited album, PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4) album.

PARTYNEXTDOOR: Sorry I'm Outside Tour

Multi-platinum-selling and GRAMMY-nominated rapper Ice Spice hits the UK with her headline ‘Y2K! World Tour’, in support of her debut album. Stacked full of hits, Y2K! pulls no punches as the follow-on to her widely-acclaimed 2023 EP.

Ice Spice: Y2K! World Tour

Barry Can’t Swim is a bold, colourful, impetuous voice in electronic music. Across a flurry of vital, cutting edge tracks he’s been able to blend club sounds with organic aspects, an outer-national approach that fuses house with afrobeat productions and jazz. 

From breakout EP ‘Amor Fati’ to his exceptional 2023 critically-acclaimed debut album, When Will We Land?, Edinburgh-born Joshua Mainnie, hits the capital to unleash new music. 

Barry Can't Swim

SOFT PLAY are back to ignite venues with their first headline tour in six years and to deliver banger after banger from their latest album, Heavy Jelly.

Soft Play

Hospitality

Irish rock band Picture This are back with their fourth studio album Parked Car Conversations, a collection of 15 songs written over the last three years, and a record that’s their most personal to date. 

Picture This

One of the biggest bands of their era, The Enemy will headline the ‘Indie Til I Die’ tour which features special guests in the shape of trio The Subways and North London indie band The Holloways. Completed with DJ sets from Radio X duo Sunta Templeton and James Hall.

The Enemy + The Subways + The Holloways

berlioz, the alias of UK based producer Ted Jasper, shares his debut album Open This Wall which combines jazz with down tempo deep house to create his dream-like soulful electronica.

berlioz (live)

LA’s beloved multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader Kamasi Washington returns to tour latest incredible album, ‘Fearless Movement’. It’s a record fuelled by danceable grooves, high-octane solos and guests including Thundercat, George Clinton, Terrace Martin and André 3000.

Kamasi Washington

After years in the underground, electronic duo, brothers Tom and Ed Russell, have made huge strides as Overmono, following the success of their debut album, 2023’s Good Lies.

Overmono

Wunderhorse head out on their biggest UK tour to date in celebration of their latest album, Midas, a record that adopts an unpolished recording process which captures the visceral atmosphere of Wunderhorse’s lauded live performances.

Wunderhorse

Sea Girls are back to tour their third album, Midnight Butterflies, and it’s pure melodic, pop perfection. It’s the confident sound of a band arriving at their peak. It’s smart, positive pop music for the 21st century that is genuine and authentic.

Sea Girls

THE THE, one of the most acclaimed and cherished bands of the last few decades, head out on their ‘Ensouled’ world tour, their first since the hugely successful ‘The Comeback Special’ world tour in 2018.

The band’s music inhabits a genre of its own: it is music of long shadows, high hopes, channelled anger, feverish passions and sweetly disturbing poignancy. It is pop and rock, blues and folk, soul and polemic. It spans alienated electronics to twisted cinematic soundtracks, guitar tumbling swing to crimson ballads, rants and prayers to diaries and hymns.

THE THE: Ensouled World Tour 2024

West London’s finest pirate radio station Kurupt FM is the biggest thing to come out of Brentford since the football club. From their early days on YouTube to a cult following since their ‘People Just Do Nothing’ series on BBC3, the Kurupt FM takeover continues.

Kurupt FM

Singer and songwriter Manu Chao is back with his latest album Viva Tu, his first release since 2007’s La Radiolina. Viva Tu features songs sang in Spanish, French, Portuguese and English fused with lyrics addressing global issues.

Manu Chao Acoustic

Pop star Chappell Roan hits the UK for her biggest headline shows to date on the 'Midwest Princess Tour'. Scaling up her intoxicating live show experience even further, Chappell’s exhilarating performances shows have earned universal praise, in rooms bursting at the seams with energy.

Chappell Roan

As well known for her music as her proclivity for the provocative, Azealia Banks makes genre-noncompliant tracks that bend rap, house, indie, and whichever other styles she approaches around her uncompromising star presence.

Azealia Banks

For the first time in over six years NSP and TWRP are coming back to Europe and the UK, and they're doing it with style. Actually, not style: elegance. But actually, not just elegance: pure elegance.

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