We have picked what we believe are the best music performances in London in 2016, so you can plan and book your tickets in advance.
Tickets are snapped up quickly, so some of the shows may already be sold out, but don't worry, there is always the possibility to buy tickets from people who have brought them already and want to sell them as they can no longer go.
The prices we quote below are based on official list prices and are subject to change, we would always recommend you shop around to find the best and cheapest tickets, including on the second hand sites:
Get Me In – A site to buy previously bought tickets from the same people who own TicketMaster.
Seatwave – A well established and reliable site, where you can also see what shows are available for today, tomorrow, or other dates. They have a nice feature called 'Events to suit your diary' halfway down the homepage. The site is also brought to you by TicketMaster.
Stubhub – This is the official return ticket site for the O2 and is owned by ebay.
Viagogo – A secure site for popular shows in London, the site is also easy to navigate by category.
Ticketbis.net – A Spanish website with an English subsidiary with a speciality in finding tickets to football games as well as music concerts and musicals in London and the rest of Europe.
SportsEvents365 – A site for sporting events including football games and other shows in London, England and further afield in Europe.
There are plenty more shows that are taking place in London which we have not covered in the lists below, but you can find them easily yourselves by going to the ticket sites listed, or watch out for the comments on this page.
Shows in London - March 2016
Rudimental will be at the O2 for one show only on 3 of March, tickets are between £20 and £30.
Wet Wet Wet will be at the O2 for one show only on 6 of March, tickets are up to £46.
The Jesus & Mary Chain will be playing at the Forum in Kentish Town on 11 March, tickets are £32.
Kurt Vile & The Violators will be at the Roundhouse in Camden on 10 March. Tickets are only £22.
Junun featuring Shye Ben Tzur & Jonny Greenwood & Rajasthan Express are playing at the Barbican on 11 March. Tickets are priced at £17 - £25.
Country Music Festival C2C – Country to Country is on at the O2 for 3 nights between 11 and 13 March.
Adele will be at the O2 for 8 shows between 15 March and 15 April, with a few additional shows in the rest of the UK. Tickets were sold out as soon as they went on sale, but you can still find some tickets at the resale sites: ticketbis, viagogo ,stubhub ,getmein. You can also see where else in the world Adele is performing on this site and find tickets.
Mariah Carey will be performing at the O2 on 23 March. Tickets are between £45 and £75.
Underworld will be performing at the Camden Roundhouse on 25 March. Tickets are £35.
A-ha will be at the O2 on 26 March. Tickets range form £25 to £85.
Wolf Alice are coming for 3 shows at the Forum in Kentish Town, on 26, 27 and 28 March. Tickets start at £27.
Janet Jackson - will be a the O2 for one show only on 31 March. Tickets are from £35 to £85.
Shows in London - May 2016
Elvis Costello will be perfomring 4 nights at the London Palladium from 10 to 14 May.
Chris Cornell will perform at the Royal Albert Hall on 3 May. Tickets start at £30.
Bryan Adams will be performing at the O2 on 7 May. Tickets are between £38 and £45.
Iggy Pop will be at the Royal Albert Hall on 13 May.
Manic Street Preacher will be on for 2 nights at the Royal Albert Hall on 16 and 17 May. Tickets range from £38 to £70.
Father John Misty will be performing 3 shows at the Camden Roundhouse on 18, 19 and 20 May.
We Are FSTVL - A dance festival with Dance, House, Techno and more music genres. It takes place at Damyns Hall Aerodrome in Essex with artists including Craig David, Fatboy Slim an many more on 28 and 29 May. Tickets range from £52 to £155.
Fetty Wap will be at the Eventim Apollo on 29 May.
Shows in London - July 2016
Beyonce will be at Wembley Stadium on 2 and 3 July.
Lionel Richie will be at the O2 for 3 shows on 2, 3 and 6 July.
British Summer Time Festival will take place from 2 to 10 July at Hyde Park, with major acts including:
- Florence & the machine and Kendrick Lamar on 2 July.
- Mumford & Sons and Alabama Shakes on 8 July.
- Take That on 9 July.
Lovebox Festival takes place on 15 and 16 July at Victoria Park and includes Major Lazer, LCD, Soundsystem and many others performing.
There are also plenty of Musicals and other attractions in London all year round.
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