Rokia Koné is one of Mali’s most beloved artists and a member of supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique. Her debut album in collaboration with Jacknife Lee (U2, Taylor Swift) earned her widespread acclaim. She makes her Kings Place debut, as part of Songlines Encounters Festival.
Singer-songwriter Bayir’s music is a mixture of original compositions and folk songs of Anatolian heritage. Drawing from her Kurdish Anatolian roots, she sings songs of her past with a contemporary twist, reflecting her multicultural and multilingual background.
CGS bring to London an explosive show led by the pulsating healing rhythms of the Taranta. Come celebrate one of the most thrilling live bands in the world!
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Moonscales is an immersive audio-visual installation by sound artist Jason Singh, consisting of eight spatialised soundscapes set around a suspended replica of the moon.
Musicians from the internationally acclaimed Armenian Gurdjieff Ensemble bring its “intriguing, often gently exquisite set” to Kings Place for the first time, as part of Songlines Encounters Festival.
In a short space of time Damien Mullane has a musical CV that any veteran musician would be proud of. He has been described as a virtuoso with an avant-garde style of playing. Damien won numerous All-Ireland titles on both accordion and melodeon and began his professional career as the accordionist in the legendary Frankie Gavin's band De Dannan.
The Piatti Quartet present a music, poetry and visuals programme taking a contemporary look at our relationship with nature and the landscape, with narration from actor Jack Farthing.
Takuya Taniguchi is a true master of the Taiko (a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments). Deeply rooted in the vibrant Taiko culture of the Hokuriku region, his music is a powerful expression of this unique Japanese art form. Join Takuya for his highly anticipated UK debut at Kings Place.
Odyssey Ensemble makes its London debut at Kings Place with a programme featuring Max Richter’s 'The Four Seasons Recomposed' with Elena Urioste as soloist and the world premiere of a brand new work combining orchestral music with poetry and electronic sound art. This performance themed around refugee journeys explores themes including memories, loss, new life, and hope.
Join us for an exclusive evening celebrating the centenary of the silent cinema classic Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life (1925), to be screened in a brand-new restoration courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and accompanied by a mesmerizing live performance by acclaimed Iranian composer Peyman Yazdanian.
Following on from the very successful and critically acclaimed Jazz Fest – part 1, Josh Davis Music are delighted to bring Jazz Fest – part 2 to Kings Place.
The Vernon Spring returns to Kings Place for a special performance in the intimate acoustics of Hall One.
In the first concert of La Guitarra Flamenca: the Next Gen, from Flamenco Festival in partnership with International Guitar Foundation, outstanding guitarist Alejandro Hurtado performs with Inmaculada Salomón, first dancer of Ballet Nacional de España.
Frigg has captivated audiences worldwide with their fusion of Nordic folk music and various Western folk styles, a sound that the world music media has coined "nordgrass," referring to the band's bluegrass influences.
Gazelle Twin presents her haunting album Black Dog live for the last time – a plunge into darkness rooted in the theatrics of the séance and the phenomena of ghosts. From recurring dreams to childhood fears and memories, she transforms personal experiences into songs that will resonate with her audience in this intense live performance.
For La Guitarra Flamenca: the Next Gen from IGF and Flamenco Festival at Kings Place, master of flamenco guitar, Manuel Valencia, will be joined by soulful singer David Carpio, and the electrifying dancer, El Choro.
We welcome stalwarts of Glasgow’s fertile traditional music scene, The Canny Band and support from Beth Malcolm, for their Kings Place debuts, as part of our weekend celebration, Ímar Fest.
As part of Kings Place’s Ímar Fest, we welcome the band’s fiddle player Tomás Callister. Amongst the Isle of Man’s best regarded modern-day fiddlers, he’ll lead a workshop teaching a few Manx fiddle tunes by ear.
As part of Kings Place’s Ímar Fest, we welcome The Canny Band’s pianist Michael Biggins for a piano masterclass, exploring accompaniment for traditional folk melody and/or song on the piano. This class will be aimed
This weekend’s festival hosts, Ímar return to Hall One with special guests including five-time World Champion Irish Dancer, David Geaney. They will also be joined by a string quartet, reprising their Celtic Connections 2025 show, from Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre.
Part of Kings Place’s Ímar Fest, we welcome Astro Bloc, a bold and dynamic new folk band that blends deep-rooted tradition with boundary-pushing creativity, producing a thrilling sound that redefines the genre, with support from one of Scotland’s finest singer-songwriters, Paul McKenna.
Ahead of the headline performance with Kinnaris Quintet as part of Ímar Fest join the members of Ímar for a pre- concert talk exploring the challenges and thrills of touring as a group.
Join two Scottish powerhouse bands, Ímar and Kinnaris Quintet, as they come together to headline Ímar’s weekend celebration at Kings Place.
Peggy Seeger, the grande dame of American and British Folk music, returns to Kings Place as part of her last ever concert tour alongside her sons, Neill and Calum MacColl.
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