Best gigs in London to book now: autumn 2017
Selling out faster than hot mics: these are the must-see London gigs for music lovers in this autumn
The Unthanks, Southbank Centre
The award-winning five-piece folk band are joined by the chamber orchestra Army of Generals in this exciting musical experiment at the Southbank Centre.
Read more ...Joss Stone with Live Orchestra at the Southbank Centre
The soul singer returns to the Southbank for a solo performance, backed by a live orchestra.
Read more ...Hugh Masekela, EFG Jazz Festival
Two South African jazz legends unite as Abdullah Ibrahim joins Hugh Masekela at the Southbank festival.
Read more ...Paolo Conte, EFG Jazz Festival
They don't make 'em like Paolo Conte any more. The Italian was born at the start of the second world war – and you can hear it. Frisky piano, wheezing accordion and a husk to match Tom Waits: irresistible stuff. Paolo Conte returns to London for a single performance this November.
Read more ...Robert Glasper, Barbican Centre
Jazz pianist Robert Glasper might just be the coolest man in music right now. His laid back Houston attitude, ’I’d rather be swinging in the studio’ bedside manner, and lackadaisical showmanship are hard to resist.
Read more ...EFG London's 25th Birthday Festival
The EFG London Jazz Festival is by far the country’s biggest, with dozens of events taking place across the city. Alongside the Barbican and the Southbank, the world’s greatest jazz musicians will storm Cadogan Hall, King’s Place, and a whole host of smaller spaces.
Read more ...Clean Bandit, London's Eventim Apollo
Fresh faced, Oxbridge upstarts Clean Bandit have a canny trick. Originally playing together as a string quartet, these chart-toppers layer thinly sliced cuts of Mozart and Rachmaninov over puffed pop melodies and hands-free dance music. Go and see them at London's Eventim Apollo – tickets go on sale this Friday.
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