LIVE MUSIC 2026
Check out all the live music booked to date here. Get listening folks !!
K.O.G.
Between the hum of markets and the hymns of Sunday mornings, a young boy found music in everything — in metal, in movement, in spirit. What began as the echo of his father’s records and his grandmother’s spirituality grew into a lifelong dialogue with sound, identity, and faith. Guided by these early influences, K.O.G. — Kweku of Ghana — became a pioneer of Afro-fusion, performing worldwide from Glastonbury to Zanzibar. His 2024 album Don’t Take My Soul and 2025 feature on Africa Express’s BBC 6 Music A-List album “Bahidora” affirm a journey rooted in faith, culture, and the boundless power of sound.
HENGE
Attention Humans! This is HENGE.
We are not from this world.
We bring you music from distant planets.
We offer this gift for the edification of humankind… so that eventually your species may put an end to war and set up new homes in space.
Extra-terrestrial joymongers – HENGE – have been delighting audiences in the UK and Europe since they landed on Planet Earth seven years ago. Their scintillating live performances earned them ‘Best Live Act’ at the Independent Festival Awards and they have since cemented their reputation with two acclaimed albums, numerous tours and regular main-stage festival appearances.
Their music escapes definition, but occupies a space between rave and prog rock that nobody knew existed. It is energetic, subversive and invigoratingly playful, jovially going ‘where no one has gone before’. Ultimately, HENGE are spreading a message of hope which leaves audiences feeling amused and uplifted in equal measures.
DUTTY MOONSHINE BIG BAND
Fusing live brass, keys, drums, digital hardware and vocalists, Dutty Moonshine Big Band promise explosive bass music inspired by the big bands of days gone by.
Have you ever heard Duke Ellington’s “Caravan” performed as a huge Garage banger? Or a 12 bar Blues manipulated into a Half time DnB/Carnival anthem? Or maybe even a New Orleans funeral song turned into a whisky soaked mid tempo Breaks dancefloor destroyer? Not unless you’ve seen Dutty Moonshine Big Band in action, because there’s no band in the entire world quite like these guys!
BARE JAMS
Bare Jams is a dynamic collective that blends feel-good pop with elements of soul, funk, jazz, and rock, creating a soundscape that’s both diverse and familiar. They have built a reputation for tight, exuberant, and genuinely candid performances, with music that spans a wide array of genres and line-ups. Focusing on catchy hooks, motivational lyrics, and singable horn lines, they create an infectious sound that’s both unique and familiar.
TOO MANY T’S
Too Many T’s – the award-winning, fun-loving, head-nodding, laugh-giving duo; inspired by a love for old school party hip hop.
Equally at home making truly innovative music videos or turning the dancefloor into a mosh-pit; the T’s have toured the world performing at festivals and clubs with their high-energy performances and unique brand of feel-good hip hop. The past two years have seen them tour Australia, India, South Korea, Czech Republic, Greece, Germany, The Netherlands and almost every corner of the UK & France – leaving behind ear-to-ear smiles and infectious energy everywhere they go.
CHAINSKA BRASSIKA
A hot, sweaty dancing feast is guaranteed as Chainska Brassika promise to get the masses “bouncing from start to finish!”
Chainska Brassika are a Ska Reggae band, homegrown in the heart of south-east London. Their music has a unique blend of high-energy Ska rhythms, brass infused Reggae classics and smooth dulcet vocals. The band are household staples of the global Ska scene, with audiences across the UK, Europe and beyond. The band are joined by new Guitarist, Stevie Lawrence, previously of Punk syndicate The Towers of London. This musical outfit are notorious for delivering slick, rounded music, with
high energy; NO time to sit down!
the labourers
Formed in 2023 by Conor Bogue (Banjo) and Michael Hickey (Guitar), The Labourers began writing and performing across London city’s sessions and venues. In October 2023 the two moved home to Ireland and recruited Dylan O Shea (Drummer) and Euan Hickey(Bass).
Since then the group have released numerous singles including fan favourites ‘Maggie’, ‘Son’ & ‘Too Fast’.
Having headlined The Ruby Sessions twice, featured on lineups at Dublin Tradfest, The Greenfields Festival, Éalú Le Grá as well as opening for a wide range of artists including Aslan, Brogeal, The Highstool Prophets and DUG, The Labourers have fallen into their sound providing a high energy set made to get the crowd moving.
JAMES WALSH
In the early 2000s, James Walsh and Starsailor achieved so much so young. Boosted by a succession of hit singles, theirPlatinum-certified debut ‘Good Souls’ became one of the biggest UK albums of its era. More remarkable momentsfollowed, from winning an NME Award to supporting The Rolling Stones and some short-lived recording sessions with Phil Spector. .
All the while, Walsh has enjoyed a parallel and still growing career as a solo artist: an intimate DIY counterpoint to the louder dynamics, towering scale and collaborative work of the band. His new album, ‘It’s All Happening’, proves that the personal, vulnerable songwriting on which he made his name is as strong as ever - but on this occasion, its stripped- back sound only amplifies the intensity of its emotion.
“Playing live is just a huge part of what I do, and it has taken a while to build my solo work to where it is now. Dropping some new songs into the set gives you the sense that you’re still constantly moving and evolving.” A second lesson has only really been learned from social media - the realisation that deep cuts mean as much to many fans as the big hits do. “Fundamentally you need to earn money from your craft. But it’s so inspiring when these songs mean so much to people. They might say, I walked down the aisle to track eight from your fourth album, or my kid was born to that song.”
In that sense for everything else that has changed, the core motivation for James Walsh to make music is unchanged since the very beginning. The deep well of inspiration he taps into takes him to a different mindset, and fans take the songs he creates into their hearts and infuse them with their own experiences. That personal touch is precisely what ‘It’s All Happening’ excels at.
KAYA STREET
As featured on BBC Radio 6’s Don Letts Culture Clash and multiple spins on BBC Introducing, Kaya Street is a genre-blending powerhouse with a festival-ready live show that commands attention. From Afrobeat and highlife grooves to reggae, soul, and socially-reflective storytelling, their music moves both the body and the mind — a true soundtrack to the times.
Kaya Street is the creation of Harry Birch, a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose vision drives the project. Over the years, the project has evolved from a 10-piece brass ensemble into a hybrid live-and-electronic powerhouse, combining live horns, drums, and vocals with inventive production to create cinematic, high-energy performances built for open-air festivals and large audiences.
Produced by Dubmatix, the band’s upcoming releases showcase explosive grooves, intricate arrangements, and vibrant melodies. Each track reflects Kaya Street’s commitment to rhythm, social commentary, and hope — a sound that is as infectious as it is thought-provoking.
On stage, Kaya Street bursts into life: three front singers commanding the crowd, shimmering desert-blues guitar lines, deep bass, and soaring horns collide with rhythm and intensity that is urgent, electrifying, and alive. Their performances are designed to move audiences, from dancing in the front rows to feeling the pulse of the world reflected in the music.
MORIATY
WE ARE THEM. WE ARE YOU.
We have played every town, worked every job. Smiled at every upset. Cried at every joy.
We have been through more than most, but yet not enough.
Our music is for us now. To relieve the pressure and the pain.
We give it everything we have.
Enjoy it. Shout at it. Dance to it like you’re on an Instagram story and you’re pretending no one can see.
Dance like you’re in your bedroom and no one really is watching.
Dance like you’re in your car at the traffic lights and the cute person next to you catches you in the act.
This music is ours.
And this music is yours, if you want it.
Formed during a hazy weekend at a festival in Scotland.
joining forces after differing incarnations.
A few jam sessions quickly spewed out what would become, Moriaty.
COUSIN KULA
Living together, nestled in the sun-drenched hills on the outskirts of Bristol, Cousin Kula have created their own otherworldly musical universe of serene pop, with vastly distinct, but complementary elements: “the possibilities of jazz, the emphatic energy of club culture, and the sonic tapestries of psychedelia” CLASH remark.
On new album ‘Vitamin D’ (Spring 2024, Rhythm Section Intl.), the Cousin Kula sound is unmistakable, instantly recognisable – just somehow renewed. If their debut album ‘Double Dinners’ was the soundtrack to your heartbreak, then this is the sound of falling back in love again. This feeling is encapsulated in the warm horns, care-free groove and potent potential of the band’s exclamation, “Summers coming!”
With this sophomore effort, Cousin Kula have expanded their vocabulary but also learnt when to just sit back in the groove. A quintet of virtuosic musicians – Cousin Kula appear to have nothing left to prove – flexing when necessary, but more often than not, stripping it right back and revelling in the pocket. Funk & disco has permeated their psychedelic indie-soul sound and it’s all the better for it.
RAZZOMO
Razzomo are a full power Balkan House/Gypsy Folk Duo! They mix sizzling Gypsy+Irish fiddle lines with booming guitar beats & loops - you'll be amazed at the sound and energy they can make from just the 2 of them!
Razzomo have performed to loving audiences when travelling across India, Thailand, Croatia + Vietnam and of course to their beloved hometown of Bristol and across the UK - as well as many festivals including Glastonbury, Boomtown & Nozstock.
Both are members of festival favourites Mr Tea and the Minions, and as a duo they put their own unique spin on traditional Balkan and Celtic folk music - whilst mixing their broad range of influences into their energetic live set featuring original tunes and original takes on traditional bangers, plus the odd 90’s dance rave!!!
GOOD HABITS
Good Habits are a dynamic indie-folk trio with a knack of turning existential musings into bursts of optimism. With cello, accordion, synths and drums, their sound is virtuosic, cinematic and joyfully genre-blending – part folk storytelling, part groove-driven energy. Formed by singer-cellist Bonnie Schwarz and accordionist/synth player Pete Shaw while stranded in New Zealand during the pandemic, the band built their identity around adventure, connection and creativity. In 2025, drummer Jen Walinetski (Miles Kane) joined, supercharging their live show with electrifying rhythmic drive. Their UK Top 40 Folk charting album Quarter-Life earned praise from BBC Radio and appearances at Glastonbury, WOMAD, Cambridge, Green Man and more. With a new trio album on the horizon, Good Habits are stepping into their next chapter with vibrant stories, playful energy and sheer musical joy.
DUB CATALYST
Dub Catalyst is a ten piece Reggae/Hip Hop band from the south west. The depth of Dub reggae melodies and bass lines is mirrored in high impact rap, with spoken word at its core to form their signature sound.
MAD APPLE CIRCUS
Mad Apple Circus is an original blend of horn-fuelled styles, built on Ska/Hip-Hop/Jazz and Latin grooves – nothing but the good stuff.
Owing to their unique sound and energetic performances, this hard-hitting humble Bristolian nine-piece have fast become festival favourites and a popular choice among promoters in the UK and Europe.
3 DAYS OF WONDER
We're often described as having music that is mature for such a young band. We take inspiration from The Police, U2, Foofighters, The Script and Big Country. Our ultimate goal is to play to a packed out rock stadium.
Our classical training complements our lyrically strong rock sound.
As songwriters, we believe that it is important to story-tell in our music and we have written about things that we are passionate about such as mental health, suicide, addiction, social constraints, growing up, the fast pace of life and its pressures.
Most important, however, is that when we play together we have fun, show off our musical talent and deliver modern rock music to the world! We are known for our energy on stage and for connecting with our audience and followers.
THE GREAT MALARKEY
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is The Great Malarkey!!
Releasing their second album in early 2017 on Batov Records, ‘Doghouse’ delivers not only the continued raucous energy of their live shows, as showcased in their first album ‘Badly Stuffed Animals’, but the eventual bruising, vulnerability of the morning after the night before.
Influenced by the likes of Tom Waits, The Pogues, Beirut, Nick Cave, Fanfare Ciocarlia, The Dead Brothers and Toots and the Maytals (the latter of whom they supported with only their third gig), The Great Malarkey are riotous mix of musical styles and genres delivered in a “multicultural train of fast beats and trembling slams of punk-folk spirit” – rhythmpassport.com
Drawing on their experience of over eight years of extensive touring, with shows at Bestival (UK), the London Olympics, Boomtown (UK), Colours of Ostrava (CZ), Tønder Festival (DK), to name but a few, and mainstream airplay in both the UK and Denmark, The Great Malarkey continue to delight audiences across the UK and Europe with their explosive, “balls to the wall”, high energy live shows.
In February 2019, “Gimme Sugar” from “Doghouse” was chosen by Tom Robinson as BBC 6 Music recommends track of the week, getting played by daytime DJs Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq and Mary-Anne Hobbs.
The Great Malarkey do not disappoint. They bring their whole heart to every song, every show, every album and anyone who wants to listen.
CAT ROSE
Cat Rose is a rising star, folk, indie singer - songwriter based in Plymouth. Cat started out with Barbican Theatre Rebels programme and funded by Youth Music, the rest of her debut EP WASTE LAND was released this year with all her songs from the EP featured on BBC Introducing! Cat Rose’s debut EP Waste Land is an atmospheric listen that takes you on a journey through chapters of a story of darkness, isolation, whimsy and magic. With ethereal tones, Cat’s voice has been compared to having “tones of Laura Marling” - Listen with Monger striking perceptions and haunting melodies, dare to get lost in this world! Tom Williams a BBC Intro host said "Cat is a Brilliantly talented songwriter - she has an Interesting insight, and is a very funny creative person, it comes across in her music.” as Cat explores themes such as mental health, neurodiversity and being working class.