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Live music experimental in London

A SUNDAY IN SEPTEMBER 2026

Sun 13 Sep 2026, 13:30 - The Bedford, London

' walk from the Northern Line tube station. The beautiful live music room is set up with tables and
... and alternative music, held in a delightful and comfortable (mostly seated) venue in Balham, South... London. As always, the day comprises an afternoon set of three bands, followed by an interval of approx... ’s "startling and shimmering" (Folk Wales) songwriting blend of folk, jazz, and musical theatre sounds, has seen

Tuesday 15 September 2026:

GRAIN presents: Phil Minton / Nick Neuberg / Theodora Laird / Theo Guttenplan (quartet) + Caius Williams & Ute Kanngiesser (duo) + Nick Neuberg (solo)

Tue 15 Sep 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

GRAIN is a concert series, archive, and (occasional) label for experimental and improvised music
... and adventurous music and nurturing a growing community with cross-scene and cross-generational... collaboration. The residency also documents music made in and around South Bermondsey, and gives occasional... workshops aiming to widen access, interest, and explore processes for improvising and collective music

Wednesday 16 September 2026:

Another Sky presents NO HAY BANDA - day one with Lucie Nezri, Daniel Leguizamón, Dali de Saint Paul & Cerpintxt

Wed 16 Sep 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

is a London-based festival and artistic platform celebrating experimental music from the SWANA (South
... West Asia & North Africa) region and diaspora. We present composed, improvised and electronic music... Siemens Music Foundation Ensemble Prize 2026. Together we present a programme which includes three... organization committed to the production and performance of music rooted in exploratory and avant-garde

Thursday 17 September 2026:

Another Sky presents NO HAY BANDA - day two with Dali de Saint Paul & Sam Salem

Thu 17 Sep 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

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Another Sky is a London-based festival and artistic platform celebrating experimental music from
... , funded by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
Adrianne Munden-Dixon, violin
Audréanne Filion... > Noam Bierstone, percussion
Gabriel Dufour-Laperrière, live sound
Sam Salem, electronics & vidéo... immersive audiovisual concert work that is a rumination on obsolescence and the act of writing music for the

Friday 18 September 2026:

From the Lips to the Moon w/ POUYA EHSAEI, TARA FATEHI, ROBERT STILLMAN, ABI ASISA AND MORE

Fri 18 Sep 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

journey.
An electrifying long-form improvisation of music and words led by composer and live
... force in London’s experimental performance scene, with past shows at Southbank Centre, Latitude, V&A... guest poets sharing stage with each other for the first time.
From the Lips to the Moon blends live... and electronic music, twisted beats, spoken word, and performance into an unruly, multi-sensory

Sunday 20 September 2026:

Matinée Show: Rebet Asker-Greek Roots Series

Sun 20 Sep 2026, 13:30 - The Green Note, London

tribute to the magical music of rebetiko, is the longest running series in London dedicated to this music
... for today’s audiences.
Zeeya are a dynamic, experimental guitar-violin duo based in London... musical heritage to London 2026.
Band: Zeeya
Musicians:
Ismini Mouzakiti: Vocals, Violinmusic venue which saw all the great Greek musicians and from the 20th century through to today pass

Monday 21 September 2026:

Rashad Becker

Mon 21 Sep 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

clubs to experimental music, fine art, film and theatre, contributing to thousands of productions
... more than three decades he has worked across an enormous range of musical cultures, from studios and... space within contemporary synthetic music, unfolding as densely populated sonic narratives in which... musical gestures into strange, tragic-comical and sometimes surreal forms. At the centre of the practice

Wednesday 23 September 2026:

Pure Represents... Featuring Rae Morris + Matilda Finn Frances

Wed 23 Sep 2026, 18:00 - The Green Note, London

likes of Bombay Bicycle Club, Tom Odell, and Jungle. As Rae’s music evolved towards a more experimental
... an artist whose sound resonates with the gentle introspection of a life lived on the periphery... , observing and reflecting on the world around her. Arriving on the South West’s music scene at the end of... doubt make Matilda one to watch for the near future.
Doors open 6pm, Music starts 6.30pm. The venue

Saturday 26 September 2026:

Chopin Residue by Mariusz Szypura

Sat 26 Sep 2026, 18:00 - Cadogan Hall, London

The UK premiere of a unique musical endeavour, Chopin Residue - a multidisciplinary project that
... Fryderyk Chopin, which are transformed into experimental audio pieces emphasising texture, fragmentation... , and abstraction.
Sonically, Chopin Residue navigates a landscape between experimental electronic... music, ambient guitar work, free improvisation, and post-jazz sensibilities.
Masterminded by writer

Sunday 27 September 2026:

Suzan Peeters + Elizabeth Klinck

Sun 27 Sep 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

’s experimental music scene. Her distinctive live shows - from leading venues across Belgium to a packed Café Oto
... accordion through extended techniques, objects, and live electronics.
On October 10 Suzan Peeters... in London - have earned her a reputation for combining accordion, electronics and unconventional

Monday 28 September 2026:

The Clinamen (Elliott Sharp / John Edwards / Mark Sanders) + Elliott Sharp (solo)

Mon 28 Sep 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

event also features Sharp as a soloist and as a writer in the American experimental mode of Cage

Wednesday 7 October 2026:

MARK WASTELL // THE SEEN

Wed 7 Oct 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

and experimental musics. Performances are generally improvised, although Wastell often provides some
... the British and international experimental music scene. More than 175 participants have performed with... The Seen.
The Seen: Not necessarily quiet music by Michael Rosenstein
https://www

Thursday 8 October 2026:

Field Crafting w/ Kate Carr + Lia Mazzari + Mark Peter Wright + [something´s happening]

Thu 8 Oct 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

Join us for an evening of field recording, live performance and experimental sound-making.... > Featuring live sets from Kate Carr, Lia Mazzari, Mark Peter Wright and [something´s happening] Iris Colomb... artists blur the boundaries between listening and performance; recorded and live environments.
From... intimate gestures and found sounds to live manipulation, voice, movement and unexpected interventions, the

Sunday 11 October 2026:

Sonic Cinema: Tony Conrad’s Loose Connection + Billy Steiger

Sun 11 Oct 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

(1973/2011) alongside a live solo performance by violinist Billy Steiger.
Shot in 1973 and revisited
... in 2011, Loose Connection is an experimental documentary of family life on West 42nd Street in... Midtown Manhattan, where Tony Conrad lived with Beverly Grant and their son Ted. Using a specially... best known for his stroboscopic film The Flicker (1966) and his music with the Theatre of Eternal Music

Monday 12 October 2026:

Nik Colk Void / Theodora Laird / Ute Kanngießer

Mon 12 Oct 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

. Collectively representing a diversity of trajectories within the fields of experimental and improvised music
... last year - revealed creative resonances and shared sensibilities for an emergent music with

Thursday 15 October 2026:

Finding Ways

Thu 15 Oct 2026, 19:45 - Vortex Jazz Club, London

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music
Line-up: Sebastian Rochford - drums
Anders
... Rochford is a singular force in British music, an extraordinary drummer, composer, and producer. His work... contemporary music.
Finding Ways, his new major project, marks a bold new chapter for Seb Rochford. The... and layering up to three guitars at once. The result is a striking blend of jagged experimental

Upset the Rhythm: WOLF EYES + CUNTROACHES - Day One

Thu 15 Oct 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

WOLF EYES are an experimental music group from Michigan, originally formed in 1998. Renowned for
... most innovative and challenging acts in the experimental electronic music scene. Currently comprised of... -garde music to create compositions that are both unsettling and hypnotic. Over the years, Wolf Eyes has... intense and unpredictable live performances, Wolf Eyes have earned international acclaim as one of the

Friday 16 October 2026:

Upset the Rhythm: WOLF EYES + CUNTROACHES - Day Two

Fri 16 Oct 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

Thursday 22 October 2026:

Bitchin Bajas

Thu 22 Oct 2026, 19:30 - Café Oto, London

Pleased to welcome back Chicago-based, experimental trio, Bitchin Bajas!
Emerging in 2010 as
... timbres, drawing on the legacy of kosmische, ambient, and minimalist music. Over the years they have

Friday 23 October 2026:

Experimental Jazz Maestros The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble

Fri 23 Oct 2026, 19:00 - Jazz Cafe, London

Friday 23 rd October Line up The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble Price Standing Tickets: p30 Restaurant Tickets: p30-40
Doors 19:00-22:30
Age Requirements 18+