In the spirit of Independent Venue Week, World News embarked on a mini UK tour, stopping on Friday night at KOLA in Portsmouth. Named one of our emerging artists for 2026, TOPNOTE hopped on a train to see what they had in store. Read our review of the set.

The second of two sold-out nights at Brixton Academy, US artist and producer Dijon’s live set was a textural experiment in sound from an exceptionally talented, innovative craftsman. Unfortunately, his audience wasn’t always invested in his experiments. Read our full review.

The Last Dinner Party brought glam rock, drama, and a bucketload of talent to London at their homecoming show in Brixton Academy. Read the full review from night one on their sold out finale of the 'From The Pyre' tour.

On a bitterly cold Friday night, The Groove headed to Brixton Academy to catch Royel Otis on the first of three sold out nights along their UK & EU ‘Hickey’ tour. Read The Groove’s review and reservations of the sold out performance from the Aussie duo.

Role Model performed another sold out night at the Eventim Apollo in London yesterday to an abundance of cowboy hats, bows and bandanas. Read TOPNOTE’s review of his second night at Hammersmith on his ‘Kansas Anymore’ tour.

TOPNOTE spent Halloween with Inhaler and their fancy-dressed fans, at their impressive sold out show in the iconic Royal Albert Hall, the final stop on their ‘Open Wide’ tour. Read the full review here.