Concerts and gigs in 2026: what have you been to and what is coming up?

[PlanetOftheApes]

The live music calendar this year has been genuinely strong from what I can tell, though I have not been to as much as I would have liked. Part of that is cost, part of that is the increasingly brutal ticket purchasing experience, and part of that is just the logistics of adult life creating friction around spontaneity.

But I have been to a few things and I know others in this community have too. What have been the standouts and what are you looking forward to?

[BrightCanopy]

Saw something in February that I had waited years to see and it absolutely delivered. The venue was small enough that you could feel the room change when they played the thing you had waited for. That specific feeling is irreplaceable.