LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: BEARTOOTH AT THE O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON, LONDON 03/10/26

“You've probably heard way too much about my private life over the past few months”, Caleb Shomo, the magnetic frontman of the Ohio Electro-punkcore aficionados Beartooth, acknowledged to an excitable Brixton Academy. Indeed, 2026 has been quite a sensational year in multiple ways for the band, with not only a new album, but a media frenzy around Shomo coming out as - in his own words - a proudly gay man. Shomo’s fearless embracing of his new public persona, running alongside a more optimistic and headstrong version of Beartooth has culminated in a standout album that was ready to be celebrated in London.