B: Music has unveiled its Summer 2026 season, presenting a broad mix of live music, comedy, dance and spoken word across both venues.
Among the early highlights is The Receipts Podcast live at the Town Hall on 5th May, bringing its signature blend of dilemmas, special guests and unfiltered conversation from studio to stage.
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The programme also features a rare UK appearance from electronic composer Max Cooper on 18th May, performing material from Feeling Is Structure, and Grammy-winning artist Arooj Aftab on 16th June, who joins the London Contemporary Orchestra for an orchestral reworking of her acclaimed catalogue. The Piano: The Final Concert arrives on the 9th June, hosted by Claudia Winkleman with Mika and a special guest artist.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters take to Symphony Hall on 13th June with a set spanning their late-1970s to mid-1980s output.
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Comedy is strongly represented throughout the season, with performances from Jarlath Regan on 8th May, Scott Bennett on 22nd May, shoot from the Hip on 30th May, Dropout Improv on 5th June, ISMO on 17th June and James Acaster from 20th–22nd July, running across both venues.
Other major events include Ray LaMontagne performing Trouble in full in June, Kate Rusby’s Springshine tour on 6th May, Cowboy Junkies’ 40th anniversary show on 7th May, and the Warsaw Philharmonic closing the B: Classical season with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony on 17th May.
Family programming includes Fireman Sam: The Lost Pirate Treasure on 20th June, while talks and spoken word events feature David Sedaris in July and historian William Dalrymple in June.
Full listings and tickets are available via bmusic.co.uk: https://bmusic.co.uk/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1419447088&gbraid=0AAAAADnI48WgpwxZjWzpGWBapYEV_Q6_D&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkrzPBhCqARIsAJN460l4B5drt6O8EKCl6ScVdaWz4mTCmXt-Dm0lUStVVBdPiBk_Nj-rUPoaAi4KEALw_wcB
