What's on Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith June 2023

Shepherds Bush Empire

Simply Red 

Simply Red are back to celebrate their latest studio album, Time, with their most intimate London show since 2005. 

Simply Red Tickets

Djavan

With his first official visit to the continent in over four years, audiences young and old will be in for a treat with this artist's performance whose unique songwriting genius has built him a reputation for continuously redefining Brazilian pop music.

Djavan Tickets

The High Kings

The High Kings are widely regarded as the standard-bearer for their genre, and they continue to surprise and delight. Now they celebrate 15 years together by releasing 15 brand new tracks to their fans and heading out on The High Kings XV TOUR.

High King Tickets

The UK FOO Fighters 

Having extensively toured the UK for over a decade, expect over two hours of Foo Fighters’ greatest hits, stadium anthems and deep cuts, all performed down to the closest detail making it a truly unmissable show for any rock music fan. Special guests - Royal Monster (a tribute to Royal Blood).

UK FOO Fighter Tickets

The Bush Hall 

Canaan Cox
Canaan’s latest single “As You Leave” dropped in January 2022 and received marquee playlisting on Spotify including New Boots, Wild Country, Breakout Country, & Next from Nashville. 

Book Tickets Canaan Cox 

All Love Showcase 
Book Tickets Bush Hall Fest All Love Showcase ( part One)

Simply Dylan

Simply Dylan delivers the songs of Bob Dylan with no attempt to imitate or impersonate the prodigious songwriter, instead the band focus on the bringing Dylan’s lyrics and clever storytelling alive with a joyous and exuberant sound.

Book Tickets Simply Dylan

The Lyric Theatre

Bursting with hilarity and joy, this award-winning comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls around the world.Don’t miss the UK premiere of this critically-acclaimed smash-hit show. Book early for the best seats at best prices.

Book Tickets School Girls or the African Mean Girls Play

The Bush Theatre  **picture credits The Bush Theatre 

August in England - A Play by Lenny Henry 

Lenny Henry stars in his playwriting debut exploring a life impacted by the Windrush scandal. 
★★★★ Evening Standard ★★★★ The Times ★★★★ Financial Times ★★★★ The Stage ★★★★ Arts Desk ★★★★ Time Out ★★★★ iNews ★★★★ The Upcoming ★★★★★ Guardian ★★★★★ Daily Telegraph ★★★★★
Salterton Arts ★★★★★ Black in Britain

Book Tickets for August in England 

A Playlist for the Revolution

The world premiere of AJ Yi’s A Playlist for the Revolution, a tender and surprising story of young love fighting to survive, opens the Bush’s new season.
A wedding in Hong Kong, 2019. Two worlds collide. A spark ignites.  Jonathan is pretty sure his life will look just like his father’s: a good job, a family, and firmly settled in Hong Kong. Chloe is about to start university in England, and she’s ready to be the Asian Elle Woods.

The Hammersmith Apollo 

Book Tickets Jack Johnson 

Jack Johnson is a Hawaii-born singer-songwriter, famous for his mellow acoustic style of music. His father is a well-known surfer Jeff Johnson, and this influenced Jack to start surfing when he was only five. He had a brief stint as a pro-surfer from the age of 17, but had to stop due to an injury he sustained at the Pipeline Masters competition, at which he was the youngest contestant.

MULTI VENUE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL  10th June Various Venues 
Off The Rails W12 is London's newest multi venue live and electronic festival involving multiple grassroots and local venues across Shepherd's Bush, hosted by Next Door Records.
Tickets to Shepherds Bush Off The Rails Festival

Westfield  Good Food Festival

Sustanablity is the topic how to live well from Fashion, food and lifestyle  see links to buy tickets 

Westfield Good Festival
Events taking Place

28th Hammersmith Scouts Bake Sale 

28th Hammersmith celebrated their 100th year in the W12 and W6 area. Over the years they have provided fun activities, adventures and challenges for young people aged 6 to 14 years old in Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith and the surrounding areas.  Sale starts at 11am and finishes at 2pm
Askew Library

Riverside Studios 

In the spring of 2023, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam opened its doors to the largest Vermeer exhibition in history. The show sold out within days of going on sale. This film offers you the chance to experience the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition on the big screen…

Book Tickets Vermeer The Greatest Exhibition

Hammersmith Irish Centre 

Tea Dance - Monthly 

The Tea Dances are a monthly community dance. They take place at the ICC on the third Thursday of every month. A high quality, live band plays a variety of music and the floor is packed with people dancing all afternoon. Tea/ coffee and cakes are served. Come along and join in the fun. Full Bar available!
From 1.30 – 4.30pm, £5 to attend
Tickets: £5 on the door

Friday Night Traditional Irish Music Session
A fantastic Friday Night Traditional Irish Music Session, led by London’s top trad musicians every Friday Night . Come and relax and listen in our beautiful bar. Feel free to join in with this relaxed and enjoyable evening .   For those who are unable to attend the ICC in person, you can watch events live on our YouTube channel. Click the button to the right. ICC YOU TUBE CHANNEL
The event is open to the public and is for anyone interested in experiencing an authentic taste of Irish culture outside of Ireland.
As always, this is a relaxed and family-friendly session and children are very welcome. Our Trad sessions are held in Hammersmith Every Friday Night from 5.30pm – until about 8.30pm (and sometimes much later, if we are not hosting a ticketed event in our auditorium). Entry is always FREE for everyone. We are located across the road from Hammersmith Tube Station and Hammersmith Bus Station.

Nightlife Eating and Drinking in Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith 

The Hawks Nest
Belushis
The Pocket Watch
The Princess Victoria
The Sindercombe Social
The Anglesea Arms
Brackenbury Wine Rooms
​​​​The Andover Arms
The Grove Tavern
The Crown and Sceptre W12
The Stonemasons Arms
The Dove
The Old Ship
The Thatched House