‘‘Sometimes it’s just good to leave the phone in the pocket and just go fucking nuts“ Franz Ferdinand’s lead singer Alex Kapranos said before the band launched into their 2004 hit ‘Take Me Out‘. Franz Ferdinand are a staple of the indie music scene. The Scottish indie rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002, originally consisting of Alex Kapranos (vocals/guitar), Bob Hardy (bass), Nick McCarthy (guitar/keyboards) and Paul Thomson (drums). Kapranos and Hardy remain in the band today, joined by Julian Corrie (keyboards/guitar), Dino Bardot (guitar) and Audrey Tait (drums), who came on board in 2021. The band is currently touring Europe and America on their ‘‘Greater Glasgow North American Cultural Exchange“ tour.

There are concerts that you attend, and then there are rooms that swallow you whole. On February 19, 2026, the O2 Academy Brixton didn't just host a show; it became a yonic portal into the "human realm" of Ashnikko. This was a 30th birthday celebration transformed into a mass-scale ritual - a high-concept "exorcism" of the sanitised, palatable world outside.

Canadian rock band The Beaches brought their vibrant party to the O2 Academy Brixton in London; it was the last night of the UK leg of their NO HARD FEELINGS WORLD TOUR which saw the four-piece group travelling across Europe and the UK for the past two weeks. It surely was a night to remember and full of surprises; the edgy outfits, rock and roll attitude and fierce and upbeats riffs accompanied by incredible vocals, left a lasting mark on the legendary venue.

Australian indie-rock band DMA’s brought their Hills End 10th anniversary tour to London on February 11th and 12th 2026, playing two sold-out shows in South London’s Brixton Academy. Formed in Sydney in 2012, the trio – Tommy O’Dell (vocals), Matt Mason (lead guitar) and Johnny Took (rhythm guitar) – gained international fame in 2014 with their debut single ‘Delete’.

There is an old proverb in the corporate world that people don’t invest in businesses; they invest in people. On a cold Monday night in South London, 5,000 people didn't descend upon this landmark venue simply to hear catchy hooks; they were there to back Only The Poets, four human beings who have spent a decade refusing to sell their souls or price out their fans.

Chants for "Three Days Grace" were so loud before they even made it to the stage. It’s wild to think this band started in a tiny 1500-person town in Ontario. They joked on stage about how you only had three options there: sports, music, or drugs. The guitarists mimicked each one, but I think we’re all glad they chose music. 

Seven years after charging just £1 entry to their first ever gig, Reading alt-pop band Only The Poets are set to make history on Monday 2 February 2026, becoming the first band to headline London’s iconic O2 Academy Brixton for the same symbolic price.

Canadian outfit Mother Mother’s one-off UK show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton wasn’t just a concert - it was a big, quirky, sparkly therapy session wrapped in alt-pop anthems. Supporting their latest album Nostalgia, the night served as both a celebration of the band’s evolution and a reminder of their enduring connection with a dedicated UK fanbase, bringing a show full of punch and personality.

After spending the past year in South Korea honing her Korean language skills and working on her second book, Michelle Zauner - better known as Japanese Breakfast - has returned with a brand new album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women). Tonight, she brought her Melancholy Tour to the O2 Academy Brixton in London. Despite its somber name, the show’s atmosphere was anything but sad - Fans were visibly ecstatic, dancing nonstop for the full hour and twenty-minute set.