LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: TRASH BOAT AT KOKO, LONDON 02/10/26
There may be nothing more feral than a Trash Boat fan that has been starved of the live experience of the St Albans quartet for a number of months. Camden’s iconic KOKO probably wasn't fully prepared for the cathartic carnage about to be released for the special tenth anniversary show.
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: PALE WAVES AT KOKO, LONDON 25/09/26
Last Friday night Pale Waves took over a packed KOKO in Camden, bringing a fresh setlist, two fantastic support acts, and a sold-out crowd ready to tear the house down. A Pale Waves show is not your standard concert; it is truly an experience where anthemic alt-rock and unapologetic self-expression merge into one, where fuzzy guitars meet unfiltered singalongs, and every corner of the room just radiates pure queer joy.
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: THE ACADEMIC AT KOKO, LONDON 20/02/26
On February 20th 2026, London’s KOKO was packed as Irish indie-rock band The Academic delivered a high-energy set. The group formed in Ireland in 2013, when school friends Craig Fitzgerald (vocals/guitar), Dean Gavin (drums), and brothers Matthew (guitar) and Stephen Murtagh (bass) came together. They released their debut single ‘Different‘ in 2015, paving the way for their 2018 released debut album ‘Tales From The Backseat‘, which reached number one on the Irish charts.
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: DEAF HAVANA AT KOKO, LONDON 10/10/25
In the grand, red-lit embrace of Camden’s KOKO, Deaf Havana delivered a set that walked a fine line between the familiar and the new. Balancing nostalgia with evolution, the Norfolk-born band revisited the anthems that built their reputation while confidently showcasing material from their newest record We’re Never Getting Out, proving they are still redefining what it means to grow without losing sight of where they’ve come from.