Thu, Oct 22, Fri, Oct 23
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.
Thu, Oct 22, Fri, Oct 23 - 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 23 - Alexandra Palace London
Fat Freddys Drop - 21st Anniversary Tour October 2026
Nightmares On Wax brings instrumental hip hop alongside Fat Freddys Drop’s dub and electronic grooves.
Fri, Oct 23 - Academy Green Room Dublin 1
Rico Nasty - The No Schortcuts Tour
Hip-hop date for Rico Nasty’s alternative and east coast hip hop-led No Schortcuts Tour stop with Jeanie.
Fri, Oct 23 - 26 Leake Street London
EUROPEAN Tour
This European Tour date at 26 Leake St features The Bausa performing cloud rap, hip hop and trap.
Fri, Oct 23, Sat, Oct 24
CAST YEAH YEAH YEAH
Pastel’s lo-fi hip hop sets bring instrumental beats to each CAST YEAH YEAH YEAH tour date.
Fri, Oct 23, Sat, Oct 24
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.
Fri, Oct 23 - 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.
Fri, Oct 23 - Rock City Nottingham
Skindred
Skindred fold hip-hop-influenced rap rock into their alternative metal show at Rock City Nottingham.
Fri, Oct 23 - Bread Shed Manchester
Grandmaster Flash
Hip-hop comes to The Bread Shed as Grandmaster Flash plays Manchester on 23 October 2026.
Sat, Oct 24 - OLD FRUITMARKET Glasgow
DESIRE
Hip-hop inflections surface in Arlo Parks’ alternative pop and alternative R&B arrangements on the Desire tour.
Sat, Oct 24 - The Barena Dublin
Jazzy at The Barena
Jazzy’s set at The Barena Dublin folds hip hop into a dance and pop-driven performance.
Sat, Oct 24 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds
COMING SOON at the Brudenell Social Club
Talib Kweli brings conscious and East Coast hip hop to Brudenell Social Club in August 2026.
Sat, Oct 24 - Mutations Festival Brighton and Hove
Mike D - Mutations Festival
Mike D brings hip hop to a Mutations Festival bill that also leans into alternative rock and dance-punk.
Sat, Oct 24 - 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 24 - Troxy London
GIG FOR GAZA
Hip hop and grime elements come via Sleaford Mods at Gig For Gaza, joined by art pop and indie acts.