Mon, Oct 19
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.
Mon, Oct 19 - Xoyo Birmingham
Ezhel
Hip hop and trap come to XOYO Birmingham with Ezhel on 19 October 2026.
Tue, Oct 20 - O2 Academy Brixton London
DESIRE
Hip-hop inflections surface in Arlo Parks’ alternative pop and alternative R&B arrangements on the Desire tour.
Tue, Oct 20, Thu, Oct 22
Fat Freddys Drop - 21st Anniversary Tour October 2026
Nightmares On Wax brings instrumental hip hop alongside Fat Freddys Drop’s dub and electronic grooves.
Tue, Oct 20 - The O2 London
J. Cole - The Fall Off World Tour
Tue, Oct 20 - The Courtyard Theatre London
esmeralda
Hip-hop and political hip hop from Esmeralda at THE COURTYARD THEATRE on 20 October 2026.
Tue, Oct 20, Wed, Oct 21 - 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.
Tue, Oct 20, Wed, Oct 21, Thu, Oct 22 - 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.
Tue, Oct 20, Thu, Oct 22 - 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.
Tue, Oct 20 - O2 Academy Brixton London
O2 Academy Brixton
Hip-hop influence appears at O2 Academy Brixton through Kelela’s grime-linked alternative R&B show.
Tue, Oct 20 - Academy 2 Manchester
Ezhel
Hip-hop heads can catch Ezhel’s rap-led show at Manchester Academy 2 on 20 October 2026.
Wed, Oct 21 - The Liquid Room Edinburgh
Ezhel
Hip hop takes the lead as Ezhel plays The Liquid Room in Edinburgh on 21 October 2026.
Thu, Oct 22 - University Newcastle upon Tyne
CAST YEAH YEAH YEAH
Pastel’s lo-fi hip hop sets bring instrumental beats to each CAST YEAH YEAH YEAH tour date.
Thu, Oct 22 - Utilita Arena Birmingham
D-Block Europe Worldwide Wave
Hip-hop focused UK arena run as D-block Europe tour with east coast hip hop artist French Montana in October 2026.
Thu, Oct 22 - Sidney & Matilda Sheffield
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.