Real Sounds Feature
Independent Music Promoters in London and Across the UK
By Real Sounds
From packed London rooms to tours rolling across the UK, meet 40 independent music promoters—what they put on, where they work, and how artists can get in touch.
Independent promoters shape much of the UK's live calendar, from single-room London shows to routes that cross several cities. This directory separates 20 promoters whose work is concentrated in London from 20 working across UK routes.
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20 London promoters — alphabetical
Baba Yaga’s Hut
Baba Yaga’s Hut programmes experimental, left-field and underground music across London. Its 2026 listings included The Ex at the 100 Club and Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl and Macie Stewart at Cafe OTO.
Website: babayagashut.com
Contact: [email protected]
Bad Vibrations
Bad Vibrations promotes punk, garage rock, psychedelic music and noise, with regular bills at MOTH Club, The Shacklewell Arms and other East London rooms. Its 2026 programme ranged from free grassroots shows to MAQUINA. and The Moonlandingz at The Dome.
Website: badvibrations.co.uk
Contact: [email protected]
Bark Presents
Bark Presents books emerging artists at small London rooms including The Gladstone Arms, Music Room and The Finsbury. Its 2026 bills included Mica Bernard’s EP launch at Music Room and Pegasuses at The Gladstone Arms.
Website: linktr.ee/barknoise
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Artist enquiries
Bird On The Wire
Bird On The Wire presents indie, alternative, experimental and contemporary music across London and co-founded RALLY in Southwark Park. Its 2026 calendar included Anna von Hausswolff at Electric Brixton, Joep Beving at Soho Theatre Walthamstow and Anatole Muster at Oslo.
Website: birdonthewire.net
Contact: [email protected]
Born Again Concerts
Born Again Concerts presents alternative, rock and metal shows in London and UK tour dates. Its 2026 London programme included Protest the Hero at Scala, Broken By The Scream at The Dome and Morning Again at The Black Heart.
Website: ba-concerts.com
Contact: [email protected]
Broadside Hacks
Broadside Hacks works across folk, traditional and experimental music as a promoter, collective and record label. Its 2026 London programme included shows at Theatreship and Matchstick Piehouse, followed by an ICA takeover in October.
Website: broadsidehacks.com
Contact: [email protected]
Desertscene London
Desertscene London promotes stoner, doom, sludge and psychedelic rock and books Desertfest London. Its 2026 programme included Desertfest across Camden, Steak at The Underworld, Eyehategod at Scala and Slift at Islington Assembly Hall.
Website: desertscene.co.uk
Contact: [email protected]
DMP / David Messer Promotions
DMP, founded by David Messer, promotes roots, folk, blues and singer-songwriter concerts in London and selected tours. Its 2026 listings included Cara Dillon at Cadogan Hall, Dreamers’ Circus and Jesse Malin at Union Chapel, and Laura Veirs at EartH.
Website: dmpuk.com
Contact: [email protected]
The Doctor’s Orders
The Doctor’s Orders organises hip-hop, R&B, funk and soul parties and live shows in London. Its 2026 programme included Blu & Exile at The Jazz Cafe, while its event strands include artist-led club nights, DJ bookings and daytime family parties.
Website: thedoctorsorders.com
Contact: [email protected]
Folkandroots
Folkandroots presents traditional and contemporary folk, roots and acoustic music, primarily in central and north London. Its current programme runs across several small venues, and its contact page accepts booking enquiries from artists working within those genres.
Website: folkandroots.co.uk
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Booking enquiries
Get In Her Ears
Get In Her Ears combines a music site and radio show with London gigs for women and marginalised-gender artists. In 2026 it programmed Independent Venue Week and Great Escape activity while continuing nights at venues including The Cavendish Arms, The Waiting Room and New River Studios.
Website: getinherears.com
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Music and live-booking pitches
Labyrinth Events
Labyrinth Events presents electronic and live music in established venues and temporary historic settings. Its 2026 London programme included KOKO, Alexandra Palace and eight Labyrinth on the Thames dates at the Old Royal Naval College.
Website: labyrinthevents.com
Contact: [email protected]
LOUD WOMEN
LOUD WOMEN is a London-founded community interest company combining live promotion, festivals, publishing and radio around women and non-binary artists. Its 2026 London activity included a Rebellion preview at The Windmill and the eleventh LOUD WOMEN Fest at Rich Mix.
Website: loudwomen.org
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Artist and festival applications
The Nest Collective
The Nest Collective is an independent, non-profit folk and roots organisation producing Campfire Club, ceilidhs and Magpie’s Nest events. Its 2026 London programme included recurring Campfire Club dates at Cody Dock, and it maintains an open performer-submission form.
Website: thenestcollective.co.uk
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Performer submissions
Old Empire
Old Empire promotes underground metal and heavy music in London and on UK tours. Its 2026 schedule included King Woman at Oslo, Krallice at The Underworld, Pig Destroyer and Wormrot at Scala, and Imperial Triumphant at Dingwalls.
Website: old-empire.co.uk
Contact: [email protected]
Other Side Promotions
Other Side Promotions books psychedelic, shoegaze, dream-pop and experimental bills in London. Its 2026 calendar included recurring Strongroom shows, an Other Side Psych Weekender and an Other Side Shoegaze & Dream Pop Weekender.
Website: linktr.ee/OtherSidePromotions
Contact: [email protected]
Real Sounds
Real Sounds presents London concerts by international touring headliners and independent artists with a strong individual voice, moving freely between leftfield and ambient music, rock, folk, electronic, hip-hop, and beyond. Recent London bills include Murcof at Rio Cinema and Elori Saxl at The Old Church; the common thread is identity, atmosphere, and a live show that connects in the room.
Website: realsounds.com
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Submit music to Real Sounds
Serious
Serious presents jazz, contemporary and global music, produces the EFG London Jazz Festival and runs artist-development and engagement programmes. Its 2026 London schedule covered venues including the Barbican, Southbank Centre, Union Chapel, Cadogan Hall and The O2.
Website: serious.org.uk
Contact: [email protected]
Success Express Music
Success Express Music presents independent artists in London listening rooms, showcases and its Unspun Sessions series. Its 2026 listings included dates at Piano Smithfield, Muse at RSA, The Harrison, The Hope and Anchor and The Lower Third.
Website: semusic.org
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Unspun Sessions submissions
Upset The Rhythm
Upset The Rhythm is a London record label and live promoter working across experimental, DIY and international underground music. Its 2026 calendar included Prolapse at the 100 Club, Jeffrey Alexander and Christina Carter at Cafe OTO, and Wolf Eyes at Cafe OTO.
Website: upsettherhythm.co.uk
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Demo submission enquiries
20 promoters working across the UK — alphabetical
432 Presents
Independent promoter 432 Presents works from Glasgow and Newcastle and programmes concerts around the UK and Ireland. Its 2026 listings include Jimmy Nail in Bristol, Vanessa Carlton in Glasgow and Songs of Joni Mitchell in Edinburgh.
Website: 432presents.com
Contact: [email protected]
AGMP
AGMP is an independent concert promoter founded in 2008, presenting soul, funk, jazz, reggae, R&B and related music around the UK. Its current calendar includes UK dates for Macy Gray, Nouvelle Vague and Tom Browne, alongside a 16-city grassroots run with Omar.
Website: agmp.co.uk
Contact: [email protected]
Born Again Concerts
Born Again Concerts has promoted rock, metal and alternative shows since 2011. Its 2026 schedule includes Airbag dates in Manchester, Birmingham and London, alongside venue dates for artists including Edge of Paradise.
Website: ba-concerts.com
Contact: [email protected]
CMP Entertainment
CMP Entertainment, operated by Cole Music Productions UK, produces more than 500 shows a year across the UK, Ireland, Europe and North America. Its 2026 programme includes Jools Holland's theatre tour and Rumours of Fleetwood Mac dates.
Website: cmpentertainment.com
Contact: [email protected]
Crosstown Concerts
Crosstown Concerts is an independent promoter based in Bristol, presenting concerts and tours throughout the UK. Its current diary runs through Bristol, Cardiff, London and other UK cities, and its website carries a support-slot submission form for artists.
Website: crosstownconcerts.com
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Submit for support slots
DHP Family
DHP Family is an independent live-music company whose concerts division books national tours alongside its venue and festival operations. Its 2026 diary includes shows around the UK, while unsigned artists can send music through its published venue-submission route.
Website: dhpfamily.com
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: [email protected]
Divergent Promotions
Divergent Promotions is a Brighton-based promoter and booking agency working across rock, metal and alternative music. Its 2026 programme includes multi-city UK dates for Infected Rain and Butcher Babies, and it maintains a public local-support application form.
Website: divergentpromotions.com
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Local support application
The Gig Cartel
The Gig Cartel is a UK concert promoter and booking agency working across rock, blues, folk and country. Its 2026 touring calendar includes Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Graham Parker, Peter Hook & The Light and Walter Trout across venues around the country.
Website: thegigcartel.com
Contact: [email protected]
Gotobeat
Gotobeat presents concerts around the UK and runs an online booking platform for artists and promoters. Its 2026 listings include The Wanted 2.0 in Manchester, Bath and Oxford and General Levy in Swansea, with a separate artist application route on its site.
Website: gotobeat.com
Contact: [email protected]
Artist submissions: Apply to play
Kennedy Street Enterprises
Kennedy Street Enterprises is a Manchester-based live-entertainment company working in concert promotion, artist representation and production. Its 2026 programme includes dates for Justin Hayward and The Stylistics in venues across the UK.
Website: kennedystreet.com
Contact: [email protected]
LIIFT
LIIFT is a UK concert promoter presenting touring artists and venue shows around the country. Its 2026 programme includes The Big Push in Bristol, Brighton and London, while its venue directory covers cities from Glasgow and Newcastle to Bristol and Brighton.
Website: liift.live
Contact: [email protected]
The Pad Presents
The Pad Presents is a Bedford-based concert promoter programming local shows and national tour routes. Its 2026 schedule includes We Are Scientists across Bedford, Norwich and Hitchin, The Bluetones around the UK and dates for Electric Six, Saint Etienne and the Skids and Theatre of Hate tour.
Website: thepadpresents.com
Contact: [email protected]
Pink Dot
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