The 21 Best London Gigs and Music Concerts in April 2026 That ...
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Explore Cities Time Out Markets News Things to Do Food & Drink Theatre Art Restaurants Easter Hotels Travel Offers + Kids + Attractions + Museums + Film + Music + Nightlife Newsletter Offers instagramtiktokfacebooktwitteryoutube News # The 21 best London gigs and music concerts in April 2026 that you can still get tickets for – with Olivia Dean, Sammy Virji, Big Thief, Pet Shop Boys and Yungblud Time Out music writer Georgia Evans picks out the most unmissable live music in the city this month Written by Georgia EvansCommercial Editor, Time Out FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsApp Photograph: Alexandra Palace Advertising [...] ## The best London gigs and music concerts in April 2026 Olivia Dean behind the bar Photograph: Jess Hand / Time Out ## 1. Olivia Dean She swept the Brits and the MOBOs earlier this year, so Olivia Dean is essential to see live right now. The singer’s six-night residency at the O2 is kicking off this April, giving you the chance to dance the night away to a plethora of love songs that are built for big rooms, but still land with a genuine warmth. Not many people could make that work. Expect a crowd that both knows every word and actually sings them back. Good for: Real-life rom-com seekers Date: Wed Apr 29, Thu Apr 30, plus additional dates in May and June Venue: O2 Arena, SE10 0DX Tickets: Buy now Big Thief Photograph: Alex Viscius ## 2. Big Thief [...] Photograph: Alexandra Palace Advertising London has a full vibe shift once April rolls around. One minute, Mile End is cold, grey and drizzly, the next I’m in a rom-com montage: girlies are carrying tulips everywhere I look, my local is heaving with punters gripping pints of Guinness in one hand and ciggies in the other, and the clattering crescendo of Lime bikes soundtracks my outings as heavily as the new Robyn album. And April’s gigs match that energy. Olivia Dean’s O2 takeover is pure main-character material with sing-every-word moments, while Big Thief is on hand if you fancy an emotional spiral in a dimly lit room. Elsewhere, Amaarae is throwing a full-blown, genre-hopping party, and Sammy Virji is basically turning Ally Pally into a UKG pressure cooker.
