The Best Music Events in London This September
As summer closes, the night opens, and London's nightlife restarts: all-day sets, pub garden sound systems, Latin jazz in community gardens, and the best burgeoning talents of our country.

Illasoul - LA Family Trio - at Grow

Grow 5 Sep 2025
Illasoul spotlights rising jazz, soul, and hip-hop artists in intimate Hackney Wick water-side lounge, inspired by J Dilla’s lasting legacy of stylistic experimentation and boundary pushing.
DJANGADA - Afro-Brazilian Jazz - at Ladbroke Hall

Ladbroke Hall 5 Sep 2025
Djangada revitalises classic Brazilian jazz with modern energy, blending Afro-Brazilian rhythms, structured improvisation, and jazz trio interplay.
Sambroso All Stars: The Buena Vista - at Calthorpe Community Garden

Calthorpe Community Garden 6 Sep 2025
A unique performance at a community garden in Kings Cross from the most popular, best-selling Latin group of our times, performing the greatest compilation work of Cuban music ever released.
LOUD WOMEN Fest - at Rich Mix

Rich Mix 6 Sep 2025
LOUD WOMEN Fest champions female and non-binary artists, challenging male-dominated lineups with inclusive, grassroots energy, backed by a decade of transformative sound.
Midland - All Day In The Courtyard - at the Carpet Shop

The Carpet Shop 7 Sep 2025
Midland brings his genre-blending, mind-bending mastery to Peckham’s Carpet Shop courtyard, blending house, techno, and disco with expert intuition and far-ranging stylistic tendencies
Jazz on Wick 2025

Various Venues 13 Sep 2025
Jazz on Wick arrives in 2025: a new multi-venue festival in Hackney Wick featuring BINA, oreglo, Allexa Nava + the Orii Jam. A day-to-night journey through jazz’s future
Hollie Cook - at Fox and Firkin

Fox and Firkin 13 Sep 2025
Hollie Cook brings her tropical pop reggae to Lewisham’s Fox & Firkin garden, joined by Eva Lazarus, Aleighcia Scott, and Josh Skints on DJ duties.
Charlie Stacey (2 sets) - at Ninety One Living Room

Ninety One Living Room 19 Sep 2025
Ivor Novello-winner and Yussef Dayes collaborator Charlie Stacey performs an intimate solo jazz set at Ninety One, blending spiritual, Afrobeat, and neo-soul with virtuosic flair.
Nubiyan Twist present NT Soundsystem 〈Album Launch〉 - at the Jazz Cafe

Jazz Cafe 19 Sep 2025
Nubiyan Twist celebrate their new album at Jazz Café with a horn-heavy, dancefloor-focused soundsystem set, blending afrobeat, dub, and soul alongside special guests.
A Day with Cody Currie - at Night Tales

Night Tales 20 Sep 2025
Cody Currie brings jazz-infused house, broken beat, and sun-soaked disco to the terrace, blending soulful rhythms and chic dancefloor elegance under open skies.
Deptford Dub Club - at Fox & Firkin

Fox and Firkin 21 Sep 2025
Deptford Dub Club returns to Fox & Firkin with more special guests, cheaper tickets, and heavier dubs for this special sound system celebration.
Acid Arab (All Night Long) - at Night Tales

Night Tales 27 Sep 2025
The biggest name in eastern electronic music graces Night Tales for an unforgettable night of cross-cultural musical glory.