The best gigs coming to Albert Hall ft. Sleeper, Starsailor, Bright Eyes and more

This Saturday, Garage Nation resurrects the halcyon days of UKG with an unmissable gig featuring a legendary line-up of noughties icons.

From the genre-defining sounds of Artful Dodger and the pulsating beats of Oxide & Neutrino to the high-energy performance of DJ Luck & MC Neat and the machine gun flows of More Fire Crew, the one-off concert invites ravers of the original massive to roll back the years with a night of nostalgic garage bliss

After an unforgettable sell-out show at London’s KOKO last year, beloved indie pop masters All My Friends return to Albert Hall this April with another round of blistering daytime bangers, promising the ultimate throwback dance party without the late-night exhaustion.

This time, they’re bringing special guest DJs James Acaster, Sophie Willan and John Robins along to bring the house down with their own exclusive sets throughout the afternoon.

On Sat 21 Jun, the beloved Nebraskan alt-rockers Bright Eyes return to Manchester with fresh music from their critically acclaimed 2024 record, Five Dice, All Threes.

Fronted by Conor Oberst with boundless multi-instrumental from Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, the Midwest outfit bring their latest LP’s visceral new sound to Albert Hall alongside fan favourites and their most formative tunes spanning an illustrious thirty-year career.

This October, Britpop titans Sleeper hit the Albert Hall stage to celebrate thirty years of their smash hit paean to suburban stagnation, Inbetweener, which thrust their hook-happy melodies and wildly inventive lyricism into the spotlight and garnered an entire generation of devoted fans.

Since reforming in 2017, Sleeper have reinforced their status as forebears of the genre, selling out gigs nationwide and headlining festivals every summer.

From nineties legends to the vanguard of the new millennium, Starsailor take over Albert Hall with a career-spanning set to celebrate their 25th anniversary, with support from Ed Harcourt.

A quarter-century on from their formation, their nationwide tour brings back all their trailblazing symphonic rock classics, including Silence is Easy and Four to the Floor.