Fri, Oct 16, Sun, Oct 18
What's On October at Albert Hall Manchester
Hip-hop elements surface in Arlo Parks’ alternative R&B and pop crossover at Albert Hall.
Hiphop Gigs from October 2026
Featuring the lemonheads, arlo parks, aries spears, the coral, slayyyter, sol & the gang, foy vance, the mountain goats and more.
Fri, Oct 16, Sat, Oct 17 - O2 Academy Brixton London
O2 Academy Brixton
Hip-hop influence appears at O2 Academy Brixton through Kelela’s grime-linked alternative R&B show.
Fri, Oct 16 - Club 85 Hitchin
Senser + Collapsed Lung
Collapsed Lung bring alternative hip hop alongside Senser’s rock at Club 85 in Hitchin.
Sat, Oct 17, Sat, Oct 17, Mon, Oct 19
Fat Freddys Drop - 21st Anniversary Tour October 2026
Nightmares On Wax brings instrumental hip hop alongside Fat Freddys Drop’s dub and electronic grooves.
Sat, Oct 17 - O2 Academy Brixton London
O2 Academy Brixton
Hip-hop at O2 Academy Brixton includes Baby Keem’s trap-led set and Capleton’s dancehall show.
Sat, Oct 17, Sun, Oct 18 - O2 Academy Leeds
An Evening With Band of Horses: Celebrating 20 Years of Everything All The Time
Hip-hop at O2 Academy Leeds is led by Dizzee Rascal’s grime and rap-focused show on 30 October 2026.
Sat, Oct 17 - THE ACADEMY Dublin 1
DESIRE
Arlo Parks’ Dublin show folds in hip hop-adjacent rhythms within her alternative R&B palette.
Sat, Oct 17 - Belgrave Leeds
The Mouse Outfit 2026 UK Tour
The Mouse Outfit bring live hip hop with funk, jazz and reggae influences to ten UK venues from October to November 2026.
Sat, Oct 17, Sun, Oct 18 - O2 Forum Kentish Town London
O2 Forum Kentish Town October Shows
Hip-hop dates include Ezhel’s hip hop and trap show and 攬佬Skai Isyourgod’s Memphis rap set at O2 Forum Kentish Town.
Sat, Oct 17 - Concorde 2 Brighton
October Live Listings at Concorde 2, Brighton
Hip hop at Concorde 2 this October centres on Grandmaster Flash’s headline DJ set.
Sun, Oct 18 - Balor Arts Centre Ballybofey
David James and friends
David James brings boom bap, chillwave and downtempo hip hop to Irish theatres through early and mid 2027.
Sun, Oct 18 - Xoyo Birmingham
Pete & Bas
UK drill duo Pete & Bas headline a hip-hop focused show at XOYO Birmingham.
Sun, Oct 18 - O2 Forum Kentish Town London
Ezhel
Hip hop takes the lead as Ezhel brings his rap-driven set to O2 Forum Kentish Town in London.
