Last year I got to some absolutely wonderful performances of music and other forms of entertainment. I got to see some of the best comedians in the world and was also lucky enough to see some amazing musical performances in some really great venues. I wrapped up 2025 with Matt Rife in Boston and started 2026 strong with Nikki Glaser and some other hilarious comedians at the Hollywood Improv.
2026 is going to be a great year for music in Europe with a lot of impressive acts touring. As of right now my “dance card” is filling up really nicely with a nice combination of acts spanning theatre, musicals, music and comedy.
So far this year I’ve been lucky enough to see:
- Nikki Glaser in LA. She was testing her content for the Golden Globes which was fun. The rest of the lineup that evening was really good even if Nikki was the name that caught my attention.
- Death Becomes Her on Broadway. Lavish production beautifully staged. Broadway shows are always a treat.
- Jarlath Regan in Dublin. Very clever comedy.
- Nach in Seville. Spanish rapper. Found him via Residente and I really like the style. He was doing a tour of Spain and it was a great excuse to head to Seville for th weekend.
- Patrick Doyle in Vienna. Scottish composer who has worked extensively in film and television for the last 40 plus years. The concert in Vienna was his first performance of that kind and was really excellent.
What do I have planned?
- Dan Pulzello. Hopefully he’s good live! I came across his videos on Instagram and TikTok and they were hilarious. He’s currently touring Europe.
- Celtas Cortos. Spanish rock group. I’ve seen them live a couple of times before and they’re great live.
- Louis CK. He’s back touring again.
- Neil Delamere. Love his stuff. So so fast and so so funny
- Ardal O’Hanlon. Another comedian I’ve liked for some time but have never seen live.
- London Soundtrack Festival. I really enjoyed it last year. This year the main thing for me is the concert on the Thursday evening.
- Janine Harouni. Saw her live in a very small venue a few months ago but now she’s playing Vicar Street. She is very funny.
- Wankernomics – not sure if I’ll get to this now as it’s up against a work event I cannot avoid.
- Bad Bunny in Madrid. This should be fun!
- LigaBue in Milan. Italian rocker. Big stadium show.
- Teddy Swims. What a voice! I saw him live before Christmas at another thing and he was really good.
- The Cure. One on my bucket list.
- Foo Fighters. Another bucket list one
- Moby in Seville. He’s excellent live.
- Jamiroquai
- Sting
- Bon Jovi. Definitely a blast from the past
- Eric Serra. It’ll be interesting to see how this is. I saw him previously doing the Le Grand Bleu soundtrack live and most of his better known work has been film related. However he also has non-film work which is a bit hit or miss. I’d assume he’d do a mixture in his set, but it’s impossible to know.
- Brad Williams. Hilarious comic.
Looking at that entire list it’s a busy year! And I know that I’ll end up adding to it..
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