FORM Presents

MARIKA HACKMAN: The 10 year anniversary of 'We Slept at Last' with live strings

\+ Special Guests

Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer known for her emotionally honest and personal lyrics, Marika Hackman first made a name for herself with a spare, acoustic-oriented approach.

Receiving acclaim for her musical talent, lyrical depth, and unique style, Marika has been recognized through interviews, reviews, and profiles in publications like NME, The Guardian, Pitchfork, DIY Magazine, Clash, and Dazed.

This is a 16+ event (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

FORM

FORM Presents

Marika Hackman

I Follow Rivers

Gigs

London

Union Chapel

Kilimanjaro presents:

Lucy Spraggan

\[Acoustic Duo\]

Singer-songwriter Lucy Spraggan has announced an intimate acoustic tour in venues around the UK in March and April 2025.

Her unique blend of folk, indie-pop and acoustic sounds paired with powerful and emotive lyrics have captivated audiences worldwide.

She will be performing as part of a duo, with one of her extremely talented musicians joining her on this not to be missed tour.

This is a 16+ event (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro Live Limited

Lucy Spraggan

Matt Koelsch

Maddox Jones

All ages (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult)

DHP FAMILY

DHP Family

Blick Bassy

Kaät - A COLORS SHOW

Blick Bassy - One Love

The monthly spectacle at the stunning gothic Union Chapel returns with another extraordinary line up;

**FERN BRADY  
TOM WARD  
MICHAEL ODEWALE  
JANINE HAROUNI  
MAISIE ADAM**

Scotland’s queen of comedy and Taskmaster icon FERN BRADY is back to headline the Union Chapel. Joining Fern is an almighty line-up with Live At The Apollo star TOM WARD, viral sensation JANINE HAROUNI, BAFTA winner MICHEAL ODEWALE, and Last Leg favourite MAISIE ADAM as host.

*"This monthly Islington comedy club undoubtedly provides the finest, most interesting line-ups in the capital. Taking over the gorgeous Union Chapel, the shows here are all killer, no filler, featuring the biggest names in comedy" - Time Out*

This is an 18+ event (Photo ID Required). 

57 Live

Live At The Chapel with Fern Brady

Fern Brady

Tom Ward

Michael Odewale

Janine Harouni

Maisie Adam

comedy

Comedy

Mary Coughlan - 40th Anniversary Concert with special guests

“Mary is a living link between Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse” Uncut Magazine

Mary Coughlan is often described as the greatest female vocalist that Ireland has ever produced, standing alongside some of the world’s most iconic jazz singers. She is unique in blending whisky-blurred, smoke-seared, husky notes with the laconic wit of Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee. She draws the line of deep, down and dirty blues singers back to Bessie Smith with the sardonic, bitter-sweet defiance and despair of Edith Piaf. Yet Mary Coughlan delivers it all in a delicious and unapologetic Irish drawl: sceptical, rueful, mournful and melting and ardent for love.

Mary Coughlan is one of our greatest singers because over 40 years she has made the most grown-up, uncompromising, wholly personal yet utterly universal music on either side of the Atlantic about what goes on between men and women.

An AGMP Concerts presentation.

AGMP

Mary Coughlan

Ancient Rain

Baba Yaga's Hut Presents:

William Basinski + Hinako Omori

£27 (inc. fees) - Union Chapel- 22nd April 2025

Baba Yaga's Hut

William Basinski + Hinako Omori

William Basinski - 92982.3

William Basinski

Hinako Omori

The acclaimed Mexican singer-songwriter Ed Maverick debuts his latest work, "La Nube en el Jardín" released by Universal music, with an exclusive UK performance at the historic Union Chapel on 1st May 2025 as part of La Linea Festival. This highly anticipated concert showcases Maverick’s soul-stirring blend of folk, rock, and Latin influences, capturing his unique storytelling and raw emotional depth. With only three European performances scheduled, including this one-night-only show in London, fans will have a rare opportunity to experience Maverick's new material in an intimate and acoustically rich setting.

With special guest PABLOPABLO.

Como No!

Como No

Ed Maverick presents "La Nube en el Jardin" 

Ed Maverick - Fuentes de Ortiz

Ed Maverick

pablopablo

Sílvia Pérez Cruz is one of the most captivating voices in contemporary music.

Described by Jorge Drexler as “a voice that marks a generation,” her sound blends Iberian, Latin American, jazz, and flamenco influences with an artistry that is unmistakably her own. Known for her powerful live performances, Sílvia’s concerts are immersive, emotional journeys that leave audiences captivated.

She received the prestigious Spain’s National Prize for Contemporary Music in 2022 and a Latin Grammy nomination for her collaboration with Residente on the song ‘313’ this year.

In April 2023, she released Toda la vida, un día, featuring collaborations with Natalia Lafourcade and Salvador Sobral among others. Sílvia has performed this recording in more than 80 concerts throughout 2023 and 2024, touring numerous countries in Europe, South America, Asia and the United States.

With a career encompassing critically acclaimed works like 11 de Noviembre and Farsa (género imposible), as well as award-winning compositions for the animated film Josep, Sílvia Pérez Cruz has consistently pushed artistic boundaries, solidifying her place as one of the most innovative voices of her generation.

“Sílvia Pérez Cruz makes history” - Libération

Support from Brisa.

Sílvia Pérez Cruz

Sílvia Pérez Cruz & Juan Falú - Chacarera de las Piedras

Sílvia Pérez Cruz - Estrelas e raiz (feat. MARO) - A capela

“Credited with soundtracking the American Civil Rights movement…they’re showing no signs of stopping. The Blind Boys of Alabama are here to stay.” CNN

The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of six GRAMMY® Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years.

The Blind Boys of Alabama are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material by songwriters such as Eric Clapton, Prince, and Tom Waits. They have appeared on recordings with many artists, including Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Susan Tedeschi, Ben Harper, Patty Griffin, and Taj Mahal.

An AGMP Concerts presentation.

The Blind Boys of Alabama

Run on for a Long Time

Growing up in Los Angeles, Jerron Paxton would sit with an ear by the radio, eagerly

absorbing the nuances and history of Black American traditional music that connect

him to his ancestral roots in the South. A songwriter, inheritor of tradition, and a

walking, talking jukebox, Paxton approaches his craft with equal part wit and reverence,

with a knack for leg pulling and cracking wise.

Things Done Changed

is an album of original songs that sound beamed in from nearly a century ago, when jazz and blues were performed as a means of both personal and cultural survival. Lick by lick, Paxton builds a bridge between generations gone and generations to come, singing the heartaches and joys of the past and present.

Album Announcement and 1st Single

8/20/2024

(What's Gonna Become of Me)

2nd Single

9/10/2024

(Things Done Changed)

BFF Live Video

9/26/2024

3rd Single

10/2/2024

(Oxtail Blues)

CD/LP Release

10/18/2024

Jerron Paxton

Martha Wainwright

Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole

The monthly spectacle at the stunning gothic Union Chapel returns with another extraordinary line up;

**SARA PASCOE**  
**IAIN STIRLING**  
**KYRAH GRAY**  
**DANIEL FOXX**  
**STEPHEN BAILEY**

Star of 8 Out Of 10 Cats, QI, Taskmaster, & so much more, the multi-award winning SARA PASCOE headlines, joined by an exceptional line-up featuring Love Island narrator and BAFTA winner IAIN STIRLING, viral sensation DANIEL FOXX, fast-rising talent KYRAH GRAY, and Live At The Apollo’s STEPHEN BAILEY as host.

*"This monthly Islington comedy club undoubtedly provides the finest, most interesting line-ups in the capital. Taking over the gorgeous Union Chapel, the shows here are all killer, no filler, featuring the biggest names in comedy" - Time Out*

Live At The Chapel with Sara Pascoe & Iain Stirling

Sara Pascoe

Iain Stirling

Kyrah Gray

Daniel Foxx

Stephen Bailey

DHP Presents:

Butler, Blake And Grant

\+ support

Butler, Blake And Grant

FORM Presents

FLORIST

\+ Special Guests

Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Florist

Vacation

DHP Presents:

Melissa Etheridge

\+ support from Niall McNamee

Melissa Etheridge

Niall McNamee

A Celebration of THE METERS

The Meters are, along with James Brown, the originators of funk music.

Formed in New Orleans in 1965 by Zigaboo Modeliste (drums), George Porter Jr. (bass), Leo Nocentelli (guitar) and Art Neville (keyboards), The Meters released eight albums between 1969-1977. Along with recording their own material, The Meters played as back up for an array of artists such as Dr. John, Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, Ernie K. Doe, Labelle, Stevie Wonder and were also the house band for Allen Toussaint's label Sansu Enterprises.

The Meters songs such as 'Cissy Strut'. 'Just Kissed My Baby', 'Funky Miracle', 'Tippi Toes', 'Look-ka Py Py' and more have been covered or sampled by artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Trombone Shorty, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Mann, Joe Cocker, Primus, The Beatie Boys, and Ultramagnetic MCs.

To celebrate the 55th anniversary of Struttin', the third studio LP by The Meters an all-star group featuring James Taylor (JTQ), Leigh Gracie (Speedometer), Pat Illingworth (JTQ) and Dan Drury (The Filthy Six) will perform classics and fan favourites from The Meters back catalogue on the exact date 55 years to the day that Struttin' was released (20th June 1970)

An AGMP Concerts presentation.

This is an 18+ event

A Celebration of The Meters

Two major voices in the new generation of Portuguese fado singers join forces for their UK debut live show at Union Chapel.

**António Zambujo** is one of the biggest names in Portuguese music, having embarked on a near non-stop world tour. Schooled in the poetic tradition of Brazilian singer-songwriting greats such as Rodrigo Maranhão and Chico Buarque, he earned a Latin GRAMMY nomination.

**Miguel Araújo** is known for composing some of the biggest Portuguese hits, and writing for some of the most prominent Portuguese performers, such as Ana Moura, Carminho, Raquel Tavares and Ana Bacalhau.

After selling out the biggest venues in Portugal, they are venturing onto international stages for the first time together, sharing songs from their respective repertoires with their voices and guitars.

This is a 16+ event.

Columbo Music

António Zambujo & Miguel Araújo

António Zambujo - Pica Do 7

António Zambujo

Miguel Araújo

John Scofield’s Long Days Quartet featuring John Medeski, Vicente Archer, Ted Poor.

After post pandemic touring of Trios, Duos and Solo, John Scofield has configured a new group for the Summer of 2025.

Calling it the Long Days Quartet in honor of the lengthy daylight hours of July, this group is freshly forming to debut Scofield’s recent groove compositions and revisit some classic Scofield material with modern perspectives.

26 years after their initial association (John Scofield’s A GoGo album) keyboardist John Medeski and John Scofield continue their imaginative collaboration together. Over the decades they've followed with three more albums and much touring with Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood, Duo work and together in the cooperative project Hudson.

Summer 2025 will unite them with the brilliant and versatile bassist Vicente Archer and a new team member, Seattle based Ted Poor on drums. John played with Ted in the Scary Goldings group and loved it.

An AGMP Concerts presentation.

John Scofield's Long Days Quartet

Woodstock

John Scofield

DHP Presents:

Auri: A Trail of Candles & Beginnings

Auri

Two decades after their first ever collaboration, British-Italian folk songwriter, Piers Faccini, and Malian kora virtuoso, Ballaké Sissoko, return with a mesmerising album: Our Calling. Set for release in February 2025, this new and captivating musical dialogue — between a prodigious instrumentalist at the height of his powers and a gifted songwriter and wordsmith — deftly bridges continents and traditions, inventing new song forms.

The seeds of Our Calling were first planted when Sissoko and Faccini met at Label Bleu in the early 2000s. Their friendship grew as they linked and explored uncharted paths between Mandé traditions and folksong forms. Sissoko was a guest on Faccini's second solo album Tearing Sky in 2005. In 2020, their exchanges found inspiration under the label Nø Førmat!, when Sissoko invited Faccini to sing “Kadidja" in the Bambara language on his acclaimed album Djourou, and later with “The Fire Inside”.

With its ten finely crafted tracks, Our Calling is a sonic and narrative praise song for migration in all its manifestations: seeds borne by the winds; Nightingales flying between West Africa and Europe at the turn of the seasons; humans, across the centuries, and along trade routes, sharing musical practices and rhythms.

The pair join together to premiere their new album Our Calling live at Union Chapel.

Serious

Piers Faccini

Ballaké Sissoko

Ballaké Sissoko and Piers Faccini

Sinanon Saran (Chant de griot)

**TICKETS NOW ONLY AVAILABLE FROM VENUE WEBSITE - UNION CHAPEL**  
https://unionchapel.gigantic.com/ye-vagabonds-tickets/london-union-chapel/2025-10-09-19-00

\*\* 2019 BBC Folk Awards - Best Traditional Track - WINNERS \*\*

\*\* 2019 RTÉ Folk Awards - Best Traditional Track, Best Group, Best Album - WINNERS\*\*

\*\*2021 RTÉ Folk Awards - Best Traditional Track, Best Group - WINNERS \*\*

Brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn grew up playing music together around their hometown of Carlow, a small town in the southeast of Ireland. After moving to Dublin in 2012, they quickly became a staple of the live music and session scene in Ireland, playing their own original songs as well as folk songs from Ireland, Scotland, England and America

Fire in the Mountain Festival

Ye Vagabonds

Ye Vagabonds - Blue is the Eye

Crosstown Concerts Presents...

Robert Forster

This is a 14+ event (U16s must be accompanied by an adult 18+)

Crosstown Concerts

Robert Forster

Robert Forster - Let Me Imagine You

**REMAINING TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM VENUE https://unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/the-magnetic-fields-performs-69-love-songs-night-1--second-date-added**

Tue 14th Oct - Night 1: 1st half of album: The Magnetic Fields will perform 69 Love Songs as it was originally performed in the early 2000’s: In full order over 2 nights, with one half of the triple-disc album performed each night. Featuring multiple singers, the band delivers signature orchestral-pop arrangements with cello, ukelele, guitars and synths.

16+ only (photo ID required)

Bird On The Wire

The Magnetic Fields performs 69 Love Songs (Night 1: 1st half of album)

The Magnetic Fields

**Wed 15th Oct - Night 2: 2nd half of album**

The Magnetic Fields will perform 69 Love Songs as it was originally performed in the early 2000’s: In full order over 2 nights, with one half of the triple-disc album performed each night. Featuring multiple singers, the band delivers signature orchestral-pop arrangements with cello, ukelele, guitars and synths.

The Magnetic Fields performs 69 Love Songs (Night 2: 2nd half of album)

Is there a more influential drummer on the jazz circuit?

No one would dispute the fact that Billy Cobham is a legend in the jazz scene, whose work with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with Mahavishnu Orchestra rose him to the pedestal as one of, if not the greatest drummer of the jazz fusion genre.

Now 80 years old with an undeniable zest for performing live, it's our pleasure to be taking the one-and-only Billy Cobham to Union Chapel for a full live band performance, following two incredible past shows with us.

Billy Cobham - drums  
Gary Husband - keyboards  
Rocco Zifarelli - guitar  
Michael Mondesir - bass  
Bjorn Arko - saxophone

Under 16s Must Be Accompanied By An Adult

Billy Cobham

Crosstown Concerts Presents...

David Ford - 'I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused’ - 20 Years

\+ support tbc

This is a 14+ event (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

David Ford

State of the Union

David Ford - Sylvia

DHP Presents:

Jamie Lawson

Plus Very Special Guests To Be Announced

All ages (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult)This is a 16+ event (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

Jamie Lawson

Fred Wesley and James Brown’s backing band, The JBs, deliver a timeless lesson in the history of funk.

Beginning his career with Ike and Tina Turner, he later became musical director, arranger and composer for the Godfather of funk himself, James Brown, and arranged for and played with Parliament-Funkadelic.

Wesley became the world’s most famous sideman through his work with Brown, defining the language of funk for years to come, alongside working with Ray Charles, Van Morrison, Usher, Pee Wee Ellis, and more.

Due to incredible demand, we're bringing the living legend back to Union Chapel for second live performance.

Fred Wesley & The New JB's

Four Play - Live

Fred Wesley and The New J.B.’s

Fred Wesley and James Brown’s backing band, The JBs, deliver a timeless lesson in the history of funk.

Beginning his career with Ike and Tina Turner, he later became musical director, arranger and composer for the Godfather of funk himself, James Brown, and arranged for and played with Parliament-Funkadelic.

Wesley became the world’s most famous sideman through his work with Brown, defining the language of funk for years to come, alongside working with Ray Charles, Van Morrison, Usher, Pee Wee Ellis, and more.

Following three sold-out shows with us last year, we're bringing the living legend to Union Chapel.

Under 16s accompanied by an adult

Flook, praised for their "virtuosic playing" and "staggering tunes" (The Irish Times), comes to London's stunning Union Chapel to celebrate 30 years of their illustrious history.

What began in 1995 as a ground-breaking union of musicians and instruments, has continued as a unique musical offering through one live album, four studio albums and countless outstanding performances. With a new recording due for release in early 2025, it is clear that even after 30 years, Flook show no sign of letting-up in their brilliance, their dynamism, or their inventive flair.

At Union Chapel, expect to be swept away by Flook's abundant artistry and virtuosity. It will be an evening and a celebration you don’t want to miss out on.

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