Selected prog rock, avant-garde and related gigs in London
v: Links to venues given below.
| DATE | ACT | VENUE | TIME/£ | DETAILS |
| 21 May |
Thomas Dolby |
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire | His Iconic 80s Recollections Tour, with
Jakko Jakszyk |
|
| 8 Jun |
Beat |
Apollo Hammersmith |
Adrian Belew, Tony
Levin, Danny Carey, Steve Vai |
|
| 18 Jul |
Prog Rock: A Fanfare for
the Common Man |
Royal Albert Hall |
19:30 £19.34-£71.36 |
Part of the 2026 Proms. Host Stuart
Maconie presenting new orchestral arrangements of music by
ELP, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance and
others, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted
by Robert Ames. |
| 20 Sep |
Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks |
London Palladium | Playing songs by Yes and from their own
albums, True and a forthcoming release |
|
| 20 Oct |
Jazz Sabbath |
Hoxton Hall |
Adam Wakeman's
jazz tribute to Black Sabbath |
|
| 28-9 Oct |
Steven Wilson |
Royal Albert Hall |
Performing with his band, the Parallax
Orchestra and a full choir |
|
| 19 Dec |
Trevor Horn & His Band |
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire |
||
| 9 Feb 2027 |
Carl Palmer |
London Palladium | An Evening With Emerson, Lake &
Palmer: Palmer (drums), Paul Bielatowicz (guitar), Simon
Fitzpatrick (bass), with Keith Emerson and Greg Lake
appearing on big screens |
|
| 7 Mar |
Rick
Wakeman |
Coliseum |
With the English Rock Ensemble |
|
| 16, 18, 21 Mar |
Rush |
O2 Arena |
doors: 18:30 (Tue, Thu)/ 18:00 (Sun) £78.10-£199.60+ |
Fifty Something tour |
| 10-11 May |
Yes |
London Palladium | The Fragile tour. Postponed from
May 2026 due to Steve Howe needing an operation. |
All details are to the best of my knowledge, but errors can creep in and arrangements change, so check with the venue. Full price tickets are given in the Bookings column: there may be concessionary tickets for less, and there may be booking fees on top.
Venue links:
The Barbican Centre,
Silk Street
Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin
Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
Southbank Centre (Royal
Festival Hall & Queen Elizabeth Hall)
The Spitz, 109 Commercial
St., Old Spitalfields Market, E1
The Klinker club @ The
Sussex Pub, 107A Culford Road, N1
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm
Road, NW1 8EH
Local artists links:
The
Progressive Rock MAP
Last updated: 21 May 2026
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