BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events for LONDON - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Events for LONDON REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260821T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260821T210000 DTSTAMP:20260806T040531Z CREATED:20260806T040530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T040531Z UID:30133705-1787338800-1787346000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Music Hath No Borders - South African Buskaid Ensemble in Concert - 21.08.26 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a magical fundraising concert with ten members of the internationally renowned South African Buskaid Ensemble – a performance of live classical music from Handel and Elgar to township Kwela music. \nThis is a poignant venue for Buskaid: Buskaid’s Founder\, Rosemary Nalden\, is the daughter of the late Charles Nalden CBE\, one of Coram’s most distinguished foundlings. The Buskaid musicians are themselves no strangers to hardship: like Coram\, Buskaid offers transformative opportunities for less advantaged young people. \nFor this musical celebration\, Rosemary has chosen music to link both charities\, including the Chaconne from Terpsichore by Handel\, Coram’s most famous benefactor\, and Elgar’s Sospiri\, honouring Rosemary’s father\, an accomplished harpist who loved the music of Edward Elgar. The concert will end with a rousing burst of township ‘Kwela’ music\, arranged by the Buskaid musicians themselves. \nTickets and Timings \nTickets can be booked on Eventbrite. \nAll tickets include a welcome drink\, and private access to the Foundling Museum‘s exhibition\, including the special exhibition display\, 300 Years of the ‘Rival Queens’: Handel’s 1726 Opera Season. \n6 pm: Access to the Foundling Museum for all guests. \n7 pm-9 pm: Concert with interval. \nAbout Buskaid \nThe Buskaid Music School was founded by Rosemary Nalden in 1997 in response to requests from the less privileged local community in Diepkloof Soweto. At its inception\, it comprised just 15 children; its current membership stands at 82. To meet this demand\, in 2002 Buskaid initiated a teacher-training course for all its students; all the musicians playing tonight are employed by Buskaid as highly-skilled string teachers. \nThe Buskaid Ensemble is world-renowned for its high-performance standards and its innate grasp of musical style\, and as a result\, has undertaken 28 international tours to Europe and the Americas. It is the only African orchestra to have performed at the BBC Proms. \nThe Ensemble has collaborated with many distinguished artists such as Sir John Eliot Gardiner\, Melvyn Tan\, Steven Isserlis and Karl Jenkins. It has performed in the presence of numerous dignitaries\, notably the late Nelson Mandela\, Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II\, King Charles III\, and Michelle Obama. \nProgramme \nJean-Philippe Rameau – Air pour les Guerriers; Entrée De Polymnie; Contredanses I & II \nHenry Purcell – Fairest Isle; Rondeau; If Love’s a Sweet Passion; Chaconne \nEdward Elgar – Sospiri (Sighs) \nJean Sibelius – Impromptu \nGeorge Frideric Handel – Terpsichore HWV 8b: Chacconne \nKwela\, Afro-jazz and Afro-pop (Arr. Buskaid musicians) \nBook Classical String Ensembles for Events in the UK via Music for London. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/music-hath-no-borders-south-african-buskaid-ensemble-in-concert-21-08-26/ LOCATION:Foundling Museum\, 40 Brunswick Square\, London\, WC1N 1AZ CATEGORIES:Arts,Charity Events,Concerts,Entertainment,Events in London,Exhibitions,Fundraisers,Gigs,Live Music,Museums,Music,Networking,Organisations,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Buskaid-group-photos_67-e1785988932795.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260807T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260807T230000 DTSTAMP:20260710T150631Z CREATED:20260705T104824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T150631Z UID:30130209-1786131000-1786143600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:PROLAPSE + JETSTREAM PONY DESCRIPTION:Upset The Rhythm presents… \nPROLAPSE\nJETSTREAM PONY\nFriday 7 August\n100 Club\, 100 Oxford St\, London\, W1D 1LL \n7.30pm | £15 | Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/u09e48cb795c \nPROLAPSE formed in Leicester in the early 90s and are now spread across the UK and Scandinavia. Still pursuing their own path of repetition and twisted melodies\, they merge influences from post punk to krautrock and even folk. Their previous releases have included numerous singles and four albums on various labels\, including Cherry Red and Radar. They feature vocalists Mick Derrick and Linda Steelyard\, whose intense duelling vocals combine with ferocious triple guitar assault and pummelling rhythms. \nhttps://prolapse2.bandcamp.com/ \nJETSTREAM PONY come to us (mainly) from Brighton\, channelling a love of post‑punk and indie‑pop. Led by vocalist Beth Arzy (Aberdeen/Trembling Blue Stars) & guitarist/vocalist Shaun Charman (The Wedding Present/The Fireworks)\, the band fuse chiming melodies with driving bass and propulsive rhythms; a sound they’ve taken from “schrammelig” (German for rough or raw) to slightly less “schrammelig” from the early singles in 2017\, to their newest album\, “Bowerbirds and Blue Things.” Most recently releasing a BBC6 Riley & Coe session on Precious Recordings of London. \nhttps://jetstreampony.bandcamp.com/ URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/prolapse_jetstream_pony/ LOCATION:The 100 Club\, 100 Oxford St\, Oxford Street\, W1D 1LL\, London\, W1D 1LL CATEGORIES:Events in London,Gigs,Live Music,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/0026483704_10.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Upset The Rhythm":MAILTO:chris@upsettherhythm.co.uk GEO:51.516215;-0.1353332 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The 100 Club 100 Oxford St Oxford Street W1D 1LL London W1D 1LL;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=100 Oxford St\, Oxford Street\, W1D 1LL:geo:-0.1353332,51.516215 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T213000 DTSTAMP:20260710T133530Z CREATED:20260620T165752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T133530Z UID:30130179-1785612600-1785619800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:London Conducting Workshop Final Concert DESCRIPTION:London Conducting Workshop Final Concert\nAfter a week of rehearsals and coaching at the Royal Academy of Music\, the conductors of the London Conducting Workshop step onto the podium for the final concert of the programme. \nWorking with the LCW Festival Orchestra\, participants present a varied programme of orchestral repertoire by Mendelssohn\, Mozart\, Schubert\, Ravel and Berlioz\, sharing the culmination of their musical journey with an audience in this inspiring evening of live performance. \nMENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture \nMOZART Symphony No. 39 \nSCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 \nBERLIOZ Menuet des Follets from The Damnation of Faust \nRAVEL Mother Goose Suite \nGet your tickets HERE URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/__trashed-33/ LOCATION:St James’s Church\, Sussex Gardens\, St Jame's Church\, Sussex Gardens\, London\, W2 3UD CATEGORIES:Concerts,Events in London,Free Events,Gigs,Live Music,Mental Health,Performing Arts,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/LCW_1080-1920-e1783690241690.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Hapax Music":MAILTO:info@hapax.org GEO:51.5132059;-0.1758777 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St James’s Church Sussex Gardens St Jame's Church Sussex Gardens London W2 3UD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=St Jame's Church\, Sussex Gardens:geo:-0.1758777,51.5132059 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260727 DTSTAMP:20260709T221433Z CREATED:20260617T143523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T221433Z UID:30130148-1784160000-1785110399@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Somerset House Summer Series with American Express DESCRIPTION:Somerset House Summer Series with American Express returns this July with eleven unforgettable nights of live music in Somerset House’s spectacular courtyard. This iconic London summer experience features a line-up of incredible breakthrough artists and established acts from across the world\, including The Flaming Lips\, Agnes Obel and Grammy award-winning saxophonist Venna. \nAll 11 events will be BSL interpreted URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/somerset-house-summer-series-with-american-express/ LOCATION:Somerset House London\, Somerset House\, The Strand\, London\, WC2R 1LA CATEGORIES:Events in London,Festivals,Gigs,Live Music,Music,Shows ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1920x1080px-V2--e1783635265719.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Somerset House":MAILTO:visitor@somersethouse.org.uk GEO:51.511059;-0.117148 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Somerset House London Somerset House The Strand London WC2R 1LA;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Somerset House\, The Strand:geo:-0.117148,51.511059 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T223000 DTSTAMP:20260512T063107Z CREATED:20260512T063107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T063107Z UID:30126915-1784142000-1784154600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:The Long Play Sessions : Stuart Braithwaite with Spaceships over Glasgow DESCRIPTION:Join us for an intimate and electrifying evening with Stuart Braithwaite\, founding member of Mogwai\, as he discusses Spaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai\, Mayhem and Misspent Youth — a raw\, funny and deeply honest memoir of music obsession\, life on the road\, and the strange magic of live sound. \nThis event forms part of The Long Play Sessions\, ICMP’s curated series celebrating artists and writers who shape how we experience and understand music culture. Each session explores the stories beneath the noise — where creativity\, identity and lived experience intersect — offering audiences a rare chance to engage directly with the people who make and document the music that defines generations. \nIn Spaceships Over Glasgow\, Braithwaite traces his journey from a music-obsessed childhood in Scotland to the global stages of one of the world’s most influential post‑rock bands. With warmth\, self‑deprecation and startling candour\, he recounts formative gigs\, life‑changing records\, chaotic tours and the friendships that sustained Mogwai through decades of relentless volume and evolution. \nSet against the backdrop of Glasgow’s fertile underground scene\, the book is both a love letter to live music and an unfiltered account of the realities of life in a band — the exhilaration\, exhaustion\, excess and uncertain balance between creativity and survival. From teenage discovery of Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine\, to tinnitus‑inducing shows and international acclaim\, Braithwaite captures what it means to build a life around sound. \nFar more than a rock memoir\, Spaceships Over Glasgow reflects on youth\, belonging\, and the ways music can serve as escape\, identity and salvation. It speaks to anyone who has ever stood in a crowd and felt their life rearranged by noise — or dreamed of stepping onto a stage and making that feeling happen for others. \nWhat to Expect \n\nAn intimate talk from Stuart\, exploring the stories\, memories and moments behind the book\nInsight into Mogwai’s journey\, Glasgow’s underground music culture\, and the realities of long‑term life in a band\nDiscussion of creativity\, obsession\, touring\, friendship and the sustaining power of loud music\nReflections on youth\, risk\, resilience and the transformative experience of live performance\nAudience Q&A\, offering the chance to engage directly with Braithwaite about writing\, music and Mogwai’s legacy\nBook signing — bring your copy or purchase one at the event\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to The Long Play Sessions for a candid\, joyful and uncompromising evening celebrating music as a lifelong force — told by someone who has lived it\, loudly and without filter. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-long-play-sessions-stuart-braithwaite-with-spaceships-over-glasgow/ LOCATION:ICMP\, Queen’s Park Campus\, 76-78 Salusbury Road\, London\, NW6 6PA\, ICMP Queen's Park Campus\, London\, NW6 6PA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Community Events,Events in London,Gigs,Literature,Music,Writers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/TLPS-Stuart-e1778567450252.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="@thelongplaysessions":MAILTO:paul.wilson@icmp.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260712T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260712T220000 DTSTAMP:20260709T230308Z CREATED:20260701T174726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T230308Z UID:30130206-1783877400-1783893600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Slow Impulse - an experimental sound night DESCRIPTION:Slow Impulse will be an evening of experimental sound night that journeys through traditional\, analogue\, and technological ways of sound making. Join us in a large school hall for this very exciting\, beautiful\, and immersive sound night! \nThis night is part of our upcoming computational arts festival <