Tuesday 28 April 2026.

Tuesday 28 April 2026...5.15pm to 7.30pm... Venues showcase at Plaisterers Hall , 1 London Wall, Barbican , London EC2. Around 150 mainly female guests here. Over 20 venues are showcasing on their stands...including... Polo In The Park Hurlingham Club Moxy Hotels Balfour Winery ,Staplehurst, Kent Electric Shuffle Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Sir Hotel @ Devonshire Place Guildhall Harrow School Puttshack Fairgame The Biltmore Hotel Mandrake Hotel The Sheraton Hotel, Park Lane Lambeth Palace The Relais Hotel , Henley Fishmongers Hall The Stafford Hotel , St James's L'Oscar Hotel , Southampton Row Many have prize draws , where you put in your business card to win things like overnight hotel stays etc. Fingers crossed for me to get a winners email . Complimentary wines , beers and canapes for all the guests . ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Monday 27 April 2026 This should be interesting in a month's time. Which venues do you miss most ? V&A’s upcoming display ‘Lost Music Venues’. Opening 30 May 2026, the display will celebrate grassroots and independent music venues as centres of creativity, for musicians, promoters, graphic designers and photographers. Featuring around 50 ‘lost’ spaces across the UK from the 1980s–2010s, the display will shine a light on both their cultural contribution and the challenges they face. Says from the 1980s , but what about the great lost venues of the 1960s and 1970s. It is a free exhibition in South Kensington. ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Saturday 25 April 2026. BIG THIEF live at Brixton Academy. Big Thief play the third of four sold out Brixton shows, on their UK and European Tour. Big Thief is an critically acclaimed American indie folk rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2015. The line-up comprises Adrianne Lenker (vocals, guitar), Buck Meek (guitar) and James Krivchenia (drums).[1] During live performances, the band is joined by bass guitarist Joshua Crumbly. They will play tracks from their six albums , and a few brand new unreleased tracks. Their sixth album is titled ' Double Infinity'. I have seen Big Thief at Shepherds Bush Empire in 2022 and Hammersmith Apollo in 2023. Pretty amazing how popular they are live , as the band quite happily tick along outside of the mainstream. --------------- All six of their vinyl albums are for sale on the merch stand. BIG THIEF arrive on stage at 9.05pm and play for a 1 hour 45 mins. There are five musicians on stage tonight for the first few songs. All their minimal equipment is positioned to the front half of the stage. Big Thief have a broad appeal of ages as there are folks here older than me and the cool young indie crowd are here as well. They all seem more polite and intelligent that most crowds. Big Thief always change their setlist around a bit each night. ' Words' was an early highlight , and halfway through ' Not' is played , with it's great vocals, and stunning guitar solos duel , a superb track. Lovely female vocals from Adrianne Lenker singing gentle indie folk tunes . A few tracks had some nice rockin out with nifty noisy guitar workouts from Buck Meet. The crowd nod along quietly during each track , then burst into big applause at the end. Another highlight was the first encore ' Simulation Swarm'. A cool enjoyable show. Full BIG THIEF setlist played tonight.... Incomprehensible ( with support act Laraaji) Words ( with Laraaji) Beautiful World ( with Laraaji) anything ( Adrianne Lenker song) (with Laraaji) Change (!with Laraaji) Time Escaping (with Laraaji) (also with Dylan Meek) Shoulders Real House (Adrianne Lenker song) Christmas Day Not Mr. Man These Are the Days Los Angeles Vampire Empire Forgive the Dream Encore: Simulation Swarm (Double Infinity was listed on setlist) Red Moon ( with Laraaji) (also with Dylan Meek and Noah Lenker)

Posted 24th April 2026