{"title": "Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-26T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Festival Hall", "address": "SE1 8XX London", "price": "GBP 20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/taylor-mac-a-24-decade-history-of-popular-music-tickets", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["history/american-history", "music/pop"], "description": "Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music is a concert experience at the Royal Festival Hall that reimagines history as a dazzling, deeply personal musical journey through the soul of America. Trailblazing New York artist Taylor Mac, an award-winning actor, theatre-maker and singer-songwriter, performs it with the Philharmonia Orchestra in its UK orchestral premiere, an abridged version of the original 24-hour-long performance art concert. Part orchestral concert, part performance art, it spans 240 years of American history, blending ballads, anthems, disco and more with extraordinary costumes, irreverent humour and poignant storytelling, and challenges audiences to reconsider whose stories are told and how we listen to them.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/taylor-mac-a-24-decade-history-of-popular-music-63463/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/628e9db55df1b6140a41e2b73c33b7554193ee48a5328b7c2ca69075b4225657-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-26T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Festival Hall", "address": "SE1 8XX London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Reimagined histories: Spoken word and choir", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/singing/choir", "literature/spoken-word"], "description": "An evening of spoken word and choir at the National Gallery, held in the Pigott Theatre on level -1 of the Sainsbury Wing. It is led by poet and lawyer Dave Neita together with composer, artist and double bassist Dr Deborah Pritchard, joined by a choral ensemble. The performance is inspired by the exhibition 'Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation', exploring themes of identity, dialogue, social justice and freedom. Blending historical and newly commissioned work, it places classical music of Gainsborough's era alongside contemporary compositions and bespoke poetry, reflecting on the legacies of empire and the transatlantic slave trade.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/reimagined-histories-spoken-word-and-choir-78903/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/reimagined-histories-spoken-word-and-choir-06-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3f5d42008a43fbc58de46f3e82c460b9f2c079a38af17ff9475f542dbca29080-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Leslie Odom, Jr.", "start": "2026-10-31T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "London Palladium", "address": "Argyll Street 7-8, W1F 7TF London", "price": "", "price_from": "126.00", "price_to": "143.50", "tickets_url": "https://ticketing.lwtheatres.co.uk/event/79384/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/vocal-jazz"], "description": "Leslie Odom, Jr. brings an evening of music to The London Palladium, with a soulful, sophisticated concert of songs. The Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer sings selections from the American Songbook, reimagined pop favourites and musical theatre classics, including songs from Hamilton, the Broadway show for which he won a Tony as Aaron Burr. With his vocals and heartfelt storytelling, he creates an intimate and unforgettable live experience.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/leslie-odom-jr-61128/", "official_url": "https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/leslie-odom-jr/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/59efff3428fbe7e330138f8f3b7587d6c633b3efce9d7e25954cd9a7fb39881e-600.webp"}, {"title": "Miss Americana - A Tribute to Taylor Swift", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Rose Theatre", "address": "High Street 24-26, KT1 1HL Kingston upon Thames", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.rosetheatre.org/spektrix/ChooseSeats?EventInstanceId=747802ATVRVMNGCTQQGQCJTBRGVKVCLGQ", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/pop"], "description": "Miss Americana – A Tribute to Taylor Swift is a tribute show celebrating the music, style and stage presence of the pop star Taylor Swift, performed by Xenna. It is presented by RED Entertainment, Cuffe & Taylor and Live Nation. The show spans all 12 eras of Taylor Swift's career, from \"Love Story\", \"Blank Space\" and \"Shake It Off\" to \"Fortnight\" and \"The Tortured Poets Department\", with songs from the latest album \"The Life of a Showgirl\". With dancers and replica costumes, Xenna captures Taylor Swift's voice, signature looks and charisma in a production not associated with or endorsed by the Taylor Swift Estate.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/miss-americana-a-tribute-to-taylor-swift-64934/", "official_url": "https://www.rosetheatre.org/whats-on/miss-americana-a-tribute-to-taylor-swift-nprf", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6acf4609b1c273bfedcd1235b216057a6e542fe004402f3e567b041eb53c2a83-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Magic: An Illustrated History", "start": "2026-11-07T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Battersea Arts Centre", "address": "SW11 5TN London", "price": "Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £15)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/a-mouthful-of-tongues/book/469096", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/magic"], "description": "Magic: An Illustrated History is a theatre show combining live vocals, puppetry and illusion to create a shifting, dreamlike narrative. Performer and musician Jim Dahl Presents an oblique history of magic, exploring the conflicting role of the magician as conjuror, raconteur and charlatan. The 50-minute performance is recommended for ages 16 and over and takes place in the venue's Members Library. Jim Dahl Presents is a performer and musician based in Wales whose practice is informed by folklore, music and the uncanny.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/magic-an-illustrated-history-73826/", "official_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/magic-an-illustrated-history/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3a5f3757b4ce3fccfbca9ea0e5e18e04172e635127df6987b7e791ea2d128237-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Eras Experience - Taylor Swift Tribute by Xenna", "start": "2026-11-01T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Beck Theatre", "address": "", "price": "£25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/beck-theatre/view-ticket?showId=21097de3-0f1d-42f0-8cb0-954bfa18be46", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/pop"], "description": "This is a tribute show celebrating the music, style and stage presence of pop star Taylor Swift. It is performed by Xenna, who takes on Swift's voice, signature looks and charisma, with dancers and replica costumes. The show spans all 12 eras, from classics like Love Story, Blank Space and Shake It Off to songs from the latest album The Life of a Showgirl. It runs 110 minutes including an interval, and a meet and greet with Xenna takes place one hour before the show.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-eras-experience-taylor-swift-tribute-by-xenna-65453/", "official_url": "https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/beck-theatre/whats-on/the-eras-experience---taylor-swift-tribute-by-xenna", "image": "https://noky.io/images/903836800a1c3f6c2bde5ac7d05e58ef61b6a58e2da1a14b3cacbd660f228382-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Wolf Hall – Words, Music, Power", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Landmark Arts Centre", "address": "Ferry Road, TW11 9NN Teddington", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/historical-drama", "history/early-modern/tudor", "music/classical"], "description": "An evening event at the Landmark Arts Centre bringing the world of Wolf Hall to the stage through music and spoken word. Debbie Wiseman's orchestral score is combined with Hilary Mantel's drama and readings by BAFTA-nominated actor Anton Lesser, joined by soprano Grace Davidson and the Locrian Ensemble of London. It follows Thomas Cromwell's rise and fall in the Tudor court of Henry VIII, alongside striking imagery. Billed as more than a concert, it is described as an immersive journey into Tudor intrigue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/wolf-hall-words-music-power-36883/", "official_url": "https://www.landmarkartscentre.org/shows/wolf-hall/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/489a8c46796c3fcd7540a7f1d1c95cfb97f8c45289e410f84ebd0c7a6b47c870-2000.webp"}, {"title": "City of London Sinfonia – These Memories May Be True", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wilton's Music Hall", "address": "Graces Alley 1, E1 8JB London", "price": "£13.50 – £28.00 full price | £11.00 – £25.50 concession", "price_from": "9.50", "price_to": "28.00", "tickets_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/flat-and-the-curves-rose-tinted/#Tickets_in", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral", "society/migration"], "description": "City of London Sinfonia – These Memories May Be True is a 75-minute evening of orchestral music, words and stories at Wilton's Music Hall, with no interval. The concert was born from a year of conversations in a community kitchen between musicians and people seeking asylum in the UK, and explores what home means, how we hold onto it and how we carry it with us when we have to leave. The programme moves across continents and centuries with music by Reena Esmail, Bushra el-Turk, Lembit Beecher, Piazzolla, Vaughan Williams and Copland, and forms part of City of London Sinfonia's wider season exploring asylum and migration in the UK. The orchestra was founded in 1971 by Richard Hickox, and the evening features Alexandra Wood, CLS Creative Director and Leader, with projection design by visual artist Majid Adin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/city-of-london-sinfonia-these-memories-may-be-true-40343/", "official_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/city-of-london-sinfonia-these-memories-may-be-true/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3c928c52d2c79db515bf1118b6cba39d2f5366d85b79017f2b3e131976c57fcd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Rex Orange County (performing solo): Album Release Show & In Conversation with Mustafa (Matinee)", "start": "2026-11-08T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T19:00:00Z", "place": "EartH", "address": "Stoke Newington Road 11-17, N16 8BH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/pop/indie-pop"], "description": "A matinee album release show where Rex Orange County performs solo at EartH Theatre, celebrating the release of the new album 'Dream Fatigue'. The performance is presented by Rough Trade and also includes an in conversation with Mustafa. The set usually lasts around 45 minutes, and the album can be collected at the venue on the night of the event. The show is for ages 16 and over, with 16-17 year olds needing to be accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rex-orange-county-performing-solo-album-release-show-in-conv-35770/", "official_url": "https://earthackney.co.uk/events/rex-orange-county-performing-solo-album-release-show-in-conversation-with-mustafa-matinee-8th-nov-earth-london-tickets-yoqr2v/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b69bf506f826fe81a909138571a5e347b27e13853c0b484445e608f853011306-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Amy Wadge", "start": "2026-11-04T18:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "London Palladium", "address": "Argyll Street 7-8, W1F 7TF London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/pop/singer-songwriter"], "description": "Amy Wadge is a live music show at The London Palladium, with a special guest, The Goudies. For more than three decades, Wadge has helped shape modern pop, writing with A-list artists and mentoring emerging talent, and is known for chart successes and Grammys. After 35 years on stage and in studios, she appears as a warm, self-deprecating and sharply funny storyteller. Her show comes back to one woman, a guitar, and the stories behind the soundtrack of our times.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/amy-wadge-61296/", "official_url": "https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/amy-wadge/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c5a43ab16477f75298d6243cc5aaf5d8ef0d26ce4ed10e60a5f53b131fba417a-600.webp"}, {"title": "Samling Showcase", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£40 £37 £33 £27 £18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "40.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/vocal"], "description": "A recital evening at Wigmore Hall celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Samling Institute, which trains young voices and pianists. The programme of Schubert, Purcell, Monteverdi, Schumann, Dvořák, Granados and Vaughan Williams, including 'Serenade to Music', is performed by Samling alumni such as Nardus Williams, Cláudia Ribas, Euan McDonald, Felix Gygli with pianists Jonathan Ware and Alfred Fardell, clarinettist Eliott Berdugo, the Samling Academy Quartet and speaker Adrian Lester. It lasts about two hours including an interval. Under-35 discounted and free tickets for young people are available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/samling-showcase-65994/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611061930", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1b079f3a7800cf9a53cbb2b4fb4d3abb72b33fc540ef821e9b79103bb2dbd927-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Polly Money", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Forty", "address": "165 Tooting High St, London SW17 0SY London", "price": "From £12.50", "price_from": "12.50", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/pop/indie-pop"], "description": "A live concert by Polly Money at the London venue Forty. Polly Money blends soulful vocals, heartfelt songwriting and a distinctive indie-pop sound, performing twice in one evening. The show is presented by Forty Presents and is for ages 18 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/polly-money-61646/", "official_url": "https://dice.fm/event/k67r2o-forty-presents-polly-money-11th-nov-forty-london-tickets", "image": "https://noky.io/images/996552933098eef568497bc5135fd27253aa72a82697d3249d168f5574fa711a-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Morley Consort: A musical experience at Ham House", "start": "2026-11-01T12:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ham House", "address": "", "price": "This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque"], "description": "A historical musical experience with live 17th-century music performed in the Long Gallery of Ham House. The Morley Consort, a 4-piece group, plays 17th-century repertoire on historical instruments as visitors explore Ham's rare cabinet collection on the last day of Cabinets Unlocked. The programme includes pieces by composers on the Royalist side of the English Civil War, as well as music from Playford's English Dancing Master paying tribute to Ham House and its Cherry Garden. The performers take breaks and there is time to chat with audience members; the free event needs no booking, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-morley-consort-a-musical-experience-at-ham-house-36377/", "official_url": "https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/ham-house-and-garden/events/9693b995-307a-4a32-b382-f0f4fb50fbd1", "image": ""}, {"title": "New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00Z", "place": "V&A East Museum", "address": "Carpenters Road 107, E20 2AR London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/buy-membership", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "music"], "description": "An evening of live music, networking and a panel conversation titled 'New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing' at V&A East Museum. It is run by BBC Introducing Live together with BBC Radio 1Xtra in partnership with V&A East Museum, celebrating the museum's exhibition The Music is Black: A British Story. A panel hosted by BBC Introducing's Angelle Joseph, with speakers including V&A East's Josephine Small, looks at key moments in Black British music history and how the UK industry can support young Black artists. An open mic hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra Introducing's Theo Johnson gives nine artists the chance to perform live for BBC Introducing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-40095/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/RwGL37RqpD/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-nov-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7220b15f5dda4434b888bc624ed4ba543164d9dc44e7abfb29095f4d110f713b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Upset The Rhythm: A People's History of Music", "start": "2026-11-03T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Horse Hospital", "address": "Colonnade, WC1N 1JD London", "price": "£13.77", "price_from": "13.77", "price_to": "13.77", "tickets_url": "https://dice.fm/event/l87yew-mississippi-records-presents-a-peoples-history-of-music-3rd-nov-the-horse-hospital-london-tickets?lng=en", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/history", "history"], "description": "A People's History of Music is a slideshow, lecture and film presentation drawing on archival film, sound clips and images to tell a history of global music scenes that struggled and endeavoured during periods of authoritarianism. It was developed by Eric Isaacson, founder of Mississippi Records and other small esoteric record labels, who over twenty-three years has released over 390 records and 165 mixtapes of DIY music from around the world. The show covers music from Ethiopia, Germany, North Korea, Cambodia, Brazil, Kenya, the USA and beyond, telling how powerful interests try to control music and how people fight back, drawing on Eric's colourfully described, personal experiences of the fascist creep. It is presented by Upset The Rhythm at The Horse Hospital.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/upset-the-rhythm-a-peoples-history-of-music-39364/", "official_url": "https://www.thehorsehospital.com/events/a-peoples-history-of-music", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5643b97225dffcb96b4f8ba1313f9bd26b9063909a4105a8fb7b765de3203084-2000.webp"}, {"title": "A Musical Time Machine", "start": "2026-11-11T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T21:30:00Z", "place": "Bridewell Theatre", "address": "Bride Lane 14, EC4Y 8EQ London", "price": "£18 - £23", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "23.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical"], "description": "\"A Musical Time Machine\" is an evening of musical numbers from across the decades, taking the audience on a journey from the past to the present and beyond. It is staged by Rollers, who promise familiar faces, unexpected turns and plenty of theatrical thrills along the way. The show runs at the Bridewell Theatre in Blackfriars from 11 to 14 November 2026. Attendees are invited to dust off dancing shoes and even period costumes, and a special Gala Night with a drinks reception and red carpet takes place on the Friday.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-musical-time-machine-65263/", "official_url": "https://sbf.org.uk/whats-on/view/a-musical-time-machine/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/70f22048b97cb8d265241e27393645fed56a98feb2c2e678d46690bf590e6cb3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Rex Orange County (performing solo): Album Release Show & In Conversation with Mustafa", "start": "2026-11-08T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T22:00:00Z", "place": "EartH", "address": "Stoke Newington Road 11-17, N16 8BH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/pop"], "description": "Rex Orange County performs solo at EartH Theatre for an album release show, followed by a conversation with Mustafa. The event is presented by Rough Trade and celebrates the release of the new album 'Dream Fatigue'. The performance is expected to last around 45 minutes. General Admission tickets do not come with an album; the album can be collected at the venue on the night or picked up in the shop from release.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rex-orange-county-performing-solo-album-release-show-in-conv-35771/", "official_url": "https://earthackney.co.uk/events/rex-orange-county-performing-solo-album-release-show-in-conversation-with-mustafa-8th-nov-earth-london-tickets-2wn976/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/64f260c3139af4212d478c4d71551d90ecf286e936a10ba47e24d8f00576e5ac-2000.webp"}]}