Sun, Aug 16 - Boomtown Festival
Scissor Sisters: The Kiki Continues
Scissor Sisters’ tour brings dance-rock and glam rock to Boomtown Festival, firmly placing this listing in the rock sphere.
Rock Gigs from August 2026
Featuring scissor sisters, headwired, park drive, interpol, the molotovs, soul ii soul, saint levant, sophie ellis-bextor and more.
Sun, Aug 16 - Dublin Castle London
PARK DRIVE TOUR 2026
Park Drive’s britpop and rock sets, with support from Headwired, anchor this rock-focused UK tour.
Sun, Aug 16 - The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Interpol
Interpol’s North American dates bring their atmospheric rock, rooted in indie and post-punk revival, to major venues.
Sun, Aug 16, Thu, Aug 20
The Molotovs - All 2026 Dates
The Molotovs’ gigs centre on high-energy rock with punk rock crossover across all 2026 dates.
Sun, Aug 16 - Crystal Palace Bowl London
Palace Bowl Presents
Rock and alternative rock arrive through Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Eat World, Rise Against and The Get Up Kids at Crystal Palace Bowl.
Sun, Aug 16 - Borde Hill Haywards Heath
Borde Hill Summer Series
Sun, Aug 16 - Crystal Palace Bowl London
JIMMY EAT WORLD BLEED AMERICAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
Alternative rock and emo dominate as Jimmy Eat World, Rise Against, The Get Up Kids and Jay Som play Crystal Palace Bowl.
Mon, Aug 17 - Moth Club London
FRIKO
Friko bring alternative rock, art rock and power pop to Moth Club on 17 August 2026.
Mon, Aug 17, Tue, Aug 18 - The Underworld London
The Underworld Upcoming Events
Rock at The Underworld spans post-rock, hard rock and garage rock from Lost In Kyiv, The Grey and Death.
Tue, Aug 18 - Shacklewell Arms London
TERRAPLANA (BR) + SPECIAL GUESTS
Terraplana play rock-driven indie rock and shoegaze at SHACKLEWELL ARMS on 18 August 2026.
Tue, Aug 18 - Underworld London
LOST IN KYIV VMO
Lost In Kyiv bring instrumental post-rock textures to UNDERWORLD with support from experimental outfit Vmo.
Wed, Aug 19 - Hyde Park Book Club Leeds
GOLOMB
Rock-focused gig with Golomb’s alternative and experimental rock plus support from Elwell and Ringer at Hyde Park Book Club Leeds.
Wed, Aug 19 - Hyde Park Book Club Leeds
HYDE PARK BOOK CLUB
Rock at Hyde Park Book Club ranges from Golomb’s experimental rock to Robber Robber’s post-punk and rock and roll.
Wed, Aug 19 - O2 Academy Brixton London
O2 Academy Brixton
Rock at O2 Academy Brixton features Primus and The Black Keys alongside The Hu’s folk-infused heavy rock.
Thu, Aug 20 - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire London
AFI
AFI headline O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire with a rock-driven mix of alternative rock and emo.
Thu, Aug 20
O2 Institute Birmingham
Rock at O2 Institute Birmingham includes AFI’s alternative rock date on 24 August 2026.
Thu, Aug 20 - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire London
O2 Empire Shepherd's Bush
Rock nights feature AFI’s alternative rock and Robin Trower’s blues rock at O2 Empire Shepherd's Bush.
Thu, Aug 20 - An Seomar Inverness
DECLAN MCKENNA AT MINIMUM CAPACITY!
Declan Mckenna’s August 2026 dates bring alternative and indie rock to intimate UK rooms at minimum capacity.