Thu, Oct 1 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds
COMING SOON
World influences are secondary here, with the COMING SOON run centred on UK and US rock and folk acts.
World Gigs from October 2026
Featuring styrofoam winos, chris brain, the twilight sad, the songs of joni mitchell, the enemy, wishbone ash, leigh-anne, the darts and more.
Fri, Oct 2 - Tue, Oct 13 - Concorde 2 Brighton
October Live Listings at Concorde 2, Brighton
World and highlife influences surface in Ibibio Sound Machine’s Concorde 2 date this October.
Sat, Oct 3 - British Airways ARC London
Grupo Niche Niche Disco Tour
Grupo Niche bring Latin and salsa grooves to British Airways ARC, anchoring this world music listing.
Sat, Oct 3 - Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff
Ibibio Sound Machine
Ibibio Sound Machine mix highlife and Afro-rooted grooves at Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff.
Sat, Oct 3 - Castle and Falcon Birmingham
Zion Train + Transglobal Underground
World fusion and tribal house from Transglobal Underground meet Zion Train’s dub at The Castle and Falcon.
Thu, Oct 8 - Princess Pavilion Falmouth
Nubiyan Twist
Nubiyan Twist’s afrobeat roots bring a world music edge to this Falmouth gig.
Sat, Oct 10 - Future Yard Birkenhead
Ibibio Sound Machine
Ibibio Sound Machine blend highlife with disco and electro at Future Yard in Birkenhead.
Sat, Oct 10 - Sub Rooms Stroud
Nubiyan Twist
Nubiyan Twist bring afrobeat rhythms with a global outlook to Sub Rooms in Stroud.
Sun, Oct 11 - Exeter Phoenix
John 5
John 5’s flamenco-driven set at Exeter Phoenix adds a world music edge to his metal and country guitar work.
Mon, Oct 12 - The 1865 Southampton
John 5
John 5 weaves flamenco and other global guitar influences into his Southampton gig at 1865.
Tue, Oct 13 - Hyde Park Book Club Leeds
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Tue, Oct 13 - Thekla Bristol
John 5
John 5’s flamenco-infused guitar style brings a world music edge to this Thekla Bristol gig.
Wed, Oct 14 - KK's Steel Mill Wolverhampton
John 5
John 5 folds flamenco and global guitar styles into his Wolverhampton headline set.