Concerts & Events This Weekend in London (7 August – 9 August, 2026)
Find every concert, sports game, comedy show, and theatre performance happening in London this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The grid below is filtered to 7 August – 9 August only — sorted by date so the earliest weekend kick-off sits at the top. Prices and availability are pulled live from the official Ticketmaster API every three hours, and every Buy Tickets link routes to the Ticketmaster checkout for the official primary or Verified Resale listing.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Sammy Virji
The Book of Mormon
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Matilda the Musical
BBC Proms
The Devil Wears Prada
Les Miserables
Wicked
The Phantom Of The Opera
The Lion King
Mamma Mia!
Peter Kay
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Matilda the Musical
The Devil Wears Prada
Les Miserables
The Phantom Of The Opera
Wicked
The Book of Mormon
The Lion King
Mamma Mia!
West Ham United FC vs. Portsmouth FC - Carabao Cup
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
BBC Proms
Wicked
The Phantom Of The Opera
Mamma Mia!
The Lion King
BBC Proms
Matilda the Musical
Arsenal FC vs. Borussia Dortmund
The Lion King
Wicked
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
BBC Proms
Planning Your London Weekend
London weekend nights typically see the city's biggest concerts and games — arenas, theatres, and amphitheatres book most of their highest-attendance dates Friday through Sunday. Tickets for marquee weekend shows often sell out the primary market within hours of on-sale, but verified resale floors regularly drop in the final 24–72 hours before doors as sellers move inventory before it loses value. If you're locking in plans this week, the right move is checking the grid below tonight or tomorrow, picking 2–3 candidate shows, and watching prices into Friday morning for the best entry. Weeknight pivots also work — Tuesday and Wednesday equivalents at the same venue routinely price 30–50% under the same tour's Saturday show.
London Weekend Venues
The city's anchor venues — The O2 Arena chief among them — book most weekend arena tours, with mid-size theatre and club rooms running additional weekend bills. The grid above pulls events across every covered London venue, so a Friday-night arena show, a Saturday MLS match, and a Sunday matinee comedy taping all surface in one feed.