Sat, Aug 1 - Sat, Aug 8 - Crystal Palace Bowl London
Palace Bowl Presents
Folk elements are subtle, with singer-songwriters like Junko Yagami and Olive Jones threading storytelling into the Palace Bowl bills.
Folk 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 1, Sun, Aug 2 - Wembley Stadium
Luke Combs - My Kinda Saturday Night Tour
Folk-leaning country folk comes from The Castellows on the Luke Combs Wembley Stadium bill.
Sat, Aug 1, Sun, Aug 2
Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Folk and folk rock appear via CMAT, Katy J Pearson and James Taylor’s 25 July 2026 headline show.
Sat, Aug 1
Dreamland Margate August 2026
Folk surfaces in Orla Gartland’s set supporting Bastille at Dreamland Margate in August 2026 alongside indie pop acts.
Sat, Aug 1 - Boilerroom Guildford
JOHN OTWAY ROCK N ROLLS GREATEST FAILURE
John Otway’s singer-songwriter set at BOILERROOM adds a folk-influenced edge.
Mon, Aug 3 - Chalk Brighton
Brighton Gigs in July
Mon, Aug 3 - Chalk Brighton
Live Music Events at Chalk, Brighton 2026
Folk-leaning singer-songwriter tones appear when Ed Harcourt supports Afghan Whigs at Chalk Brighton.
Thu, Aug 6 - Crystal Palace Bowl London
GARY NUMAN
This listing centres on electronic, dark wave and pop rather than folk influences.
Fri, Aug 7 - Falls Park Belfast
The Saw Doctors
Fri, Aug 7, Sat, Aug 8 - Concorde 2 Brighton
At The Edge Of The Sea XVI
Folk rock threads run through The Tubs’ sets at At The Edge Of The Sea XVI, part of the Concorde II line-up.
Fri, Aug 7 - Crystal Palace Bowl London
CITY POP WAVES
Junko Yagami’s singer-songwriter material brings a folk-leaning storytelling strand to CITY POP WAVES.
Sat, Aug 8 - THE BROOK Southampton
THE JOINERS SUMMER SHOWS
Frank Turner brings folk and folk punk to The Joiners as part of the summer programme.