Book now: The best shows coming to the Albert Hall FT Modest Mouse, Joe Jackson, Cate Le Bon & more

Genuine pioneers of the indie rock movement, Modest Mouse continued their endlessly impressive run of form last year with the release of their incredible seventh album The Golden Casket. They’ll be bringing a mixture of that new material and old classics to the Albert Hall stage this July.

The first-ever Grammy Award-winning Pakistani artist, Arooj Aftab creates a wildly unique blend of ambient and new jazz, built around repeating patterns inspired by Sufi music and Urdu poetry. Named both one of NPR’s 100 young composers and one of Time Magazine’s top songs of 2021, this is one not to be missed.

Also part of the Salaam Festival is a world premiere from Muhammad Iqbal, a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, and politician, whose poetry in the Urdu language is considered among the greatest of the twentieth century.

Specially for the festival, comes a new vision and interpretation of one of Iqbal’s most famous and controversial poems, Shikwa (Complaint). This newly imagined musical work will be written and composed by Rushil Ranjan and performed by Manchester Camerata featuring Abi Sampa as vocalist.

Featuring both a full band set and a mini solo set, expect an evening of music drawn from Joe’s whole career, including some that haven’t been heard for many years. Watch out for surprises too, including some new material.

Over the last fifteen years, Welsh musician and producer Cate Le Bon has toured with and worked alongside the likes of John Grant, Gruff Rhys, St Vincent, Perfume Genius, Tim Presley and many more.

Fresh from the release of her acclaimed second record, Pompeii—a psychedelic pop trip that brilliantly blends saxophone with an overarching melancholiness—the Welsh musician will offer audiences a glimpse at how the new material translates to the live stage.