Join the multi award-winning UK jazz ensemble Empirical for the launch of their second release on Whirlwind Recordings, their forebodingly titled eighth album Like Lambs: To The Slaughter.
A foundational voice of Brazilian music and a pioneer of the Clube de Esquina movement that emerged from Minas Gerais in the 1970s alongside Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges, Toninho Horta helped define a harmonic language that reshaped MPB and continues to influence generations of jazz musicians worldwide.
Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents the latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping seismic events. How have we got here? What’s going to happen next? Are there any answers to these questions? Come along and find out.
Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents the latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping seismic events. How have we got here? What’s going to happen next? Are there any answers to these questions? Come along and find out.
Pedro Navarro’s music has traveled across five continents, reaching cities as diverse as New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, Sydney, Canberra, Rome, Paris, Stockholm, Dar es Salaam, Yaoundé, Guayaquil, Madrid, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Île de Ré, Vendôme, Sofia and Sozopol. He returns to Kings Place following his very successful UK debut in 2024 - an event not to be missed!
For hundreds of years, women have played the guitar. Yet even today in classical, contemporary and popular music, they remain underrepresented as professional guitarists in commissioning, programming, in bands and in session work. Why does this underrepresentation persist, and what can actually change it?
This special split bill concert, part of IGF Guitar Summit celebrates La Leona, women and the guitar, features star Syrian oud player, Rihab Azar, and singer/songwriter of Welsh-Ghanaian heritage, Adjua Mensah.
IGF YAP helps young musicians in the critical phase between the final stages of music education and the start of a professional career. The Platform provides much needed concert a well as a comprehensive training programme. A unique feature is the chance to work with a composer and premiere a new work commissioned especially by IGF.
Composer Graham Fitkin invites ticket-holders for the London premiere of his brand-new project, Treeline, to an exclusive pre-concert talk, hosted by Ella Lee with Thomas Boughton from City of London’s Epping Forest Charity.
This is the final concert from maverick composer Graham's pan-European forest-focused 2500-mile cycle tour from Romania back to the UK. Graham has worked with communities from the Carpathian Mountains to Epping Forest collecting data and sounds from specific trees which are woven into an extraordinary work for piano and keyscanner. Join us for the culmination of this amazing multi-threaded project.
In a special concert for Kings Place, acclaimed qanun player and composer Maya Youssef offers a different perspective on country of origin Syria; one shaped by artistry, resilience, and cultural richness.
The award-winning ORA Singers & Suzi Digby OBE present the 2026 Young Composers' Showcase, the culmination of ORA's groundbreaking charitable scheme. Hear the sound of the next generation as ORA perform brand new works from ten young composers across the UK, and join the action by voting for the recipient of the Audience Prize.
After two years, The Uncut Podcast is coming back to the stage - live at Kings Place. Hosted by best friends Beatrice, Tammy and Sharon, the podcast you know and love is stepping out of your headphones and into the room. Expect unfiltered conversations, chaotic dilemmas, and laugh-out-loud storytelling where absolutely nothing is off limits.
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KPJO is a handpicked, project-based ensemble, made up of the UK’s finest jazz and big band musicians, alongside rising-star young artists. Kings Place Jazz Orchestra is more than a new resident ensemble – it’s a bold statement of artistic ambition.
Peatbog Faeries, Scotland’s acclaimed contemporary folk band, deliver high-energy, genre-blending shows with bagpipes, fiddles, drums, guitars, and unforgettable live magic.
Kishi Bashi marks the 10th anniversary of his acclaimed album Sonderlust with a special live performance, bringing this deeply personal record to the stage in full.
Kishi Bashi marks the 10th anniversary of his acclaimed album Sonderlust with a special live performance, bringing this deeply personal record to the stage in full.
Bi Pride UK comes to Kings Place for a vibrant day of celebration, community and visibility. Featuring live performances, panel discussions, community stalls, wellbeing spaces and more, this free event welcomes bi+ people and their allies for a joyful and inclusive Pride experience.
The World’s Coolest Disabled is a bold, honest and uplifting podcast hosted by journalist and broadcaster Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, exploring life with disability through open conversations, humour and real stories.
Outsiding comes to the festival stage for a special live show, as Caitlin Moran and Adam Frost celebrate nature, conversation and the simple joys of being outdoors.
Once more, the call goes out to the Pop-Crazed Youngsters to assemble in the name of Chart Music for a brand-new LIVE show!
The podcast arm of the world's biggest movie magazine returns to Kings Place with a fascinating and often very funny discussion of the hottest movies around, plus a cracking surprise special guest. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll hurl.
Wooden Overcoats is a British Podcast Award-winning sitcom, returning to London Podcast Festival with an entirely new episode!
Wooden Overcoats is a British Podcast Award-winning sitcom, returning to London Podcast Festival with an entirely new episode!