Sat, Aug 8 - Sun, Aug 16 - Crystal Palace Bowl London
Palace Bowl Presents
Experimental edges appear in Gary Numan’s dark wave electronics and Omar Souleyman’s dabke-driven sets at Crystal Palace Bowl.
Experimental Gigs from August 2026
Featuring soul ii soul, saint levant, sophie ellis-bextor, kirk franklin, marc almond, billy ocean, olive jones, benji b and more.
Sat, Aug 8 - THE BROOK Southampton
THE JOINERS SUMMER SHOWS
La Dispute’s experimental emo date at Papillon anchors the experimental edge of this series.
Sat, Aug 8 - Tue, Aug 18 - The Underworld London
The Underworld Upcoming Events
Experimental leanings appear in dark ambient and instrumental post-metal from The Grey and Lost In Kyiv.
Mon, Aug 10 - O2 Academy Islington London
Mushroomhead
Mushroomhead bring experimental twists to industrial metal at O2 Academy Islington.
Mon, Aug 10, Tue, Aug 11 - O2 Academy Islington London
O2 Academy Islington August-September Lineup
Jiluka’s loud kei and electronic twists bring an experimental edge to the O2 Academy Islington run.
Tue, Aug 11 - O2 Forum Kentish Town London
O2 Forum Kentish Town
Dance Gavin Dance’s experimental rock and emocore show on 12 September 2026 anchors the experimental listing.
Thu, Aug 13 - Crystal Palace Bowl London
Palace Bowl Presents Food Traders All Shows
Gary Numan’s dark wave textures add an experimental edge to the Tom Jones night at Crystal Palace Bowl.
Sat, Aug 15 - O2 Academy Leeds
ALLDAY INDIE DAYPARTY
Radiohead and Alt‐j add experimental rock and art pop angles to ALLDAY INDIE DAYPARTY in Leeds.
Tue, Aug 18 - Underworld London
LOST IN KYIV VMO
Vmo’s experimental, drone-led electronics share the UNDERWORLD stage with Lost In Kyiv’s expansive post-metal.
Wed, Aug 19 - O2 Academy Brixton London
O2 Academy Brixton
Experimental music is foregrounded in James Blake’s electronic and post-dubstep shows at O2 Academy Brixton.