Niall Horan fills The O2 on Friday and Saturday, Sting’s The Last Ship and English National Ballet close out limited runs, and Sunday brings NFL at Tottenham plus free Japan Matsuri in Trafalgar Square. The Albert Hall stacks Brassed Off live, the brass nationals and Motown with the RPO — and the West End still has RENT, Sondheim and star casting if you want a seat.
Niall Horan — The O2 (Friday 2 & Saturday 3 October)
Niall Horan’s “Dinner Party” Live On Tour hits Greenwich for two nights. Doors 6.30pm both evenings. Official tickets are through The O2 / AXS only — AXS is The O2’s ticketing partner.
Event details — The O2 / AXS (official venue tickets).
NFL London Games — Colts vs Commanders — Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Sunday 4 October)
The Indianapolis Colts face the Washington Commanders in the first of Tottenham’s 2026 NFL London Games. General admission and hospitality are on sale via the official NFL London tickets portal (Ticketmaster is the NFL’s sales channel for Tottenham games). Under-16 tickets are limited; digital tickets land by email up to 72 hours before kick-off.
Official tickets and FAQs: NFL London Games — stadium listing: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Partner option: Ticketmaster UK.
Japan Matsuri — Trafalgar Square (Sunday 4 October, 10am–8pm)
The UK’s biggest annual Japanese culture and food festival returns free to Trafalgar Square — stalls, stage performances and one-in-one-out if the Square fills. Bags larger than A4 and open alcohol are among the entry restrictions; check conditions on the day.
Official site: japanmatsuri.com (free; no booking). Also listed by The Japan Society.
The Last Ship — Theatre Royal Drury Lane (final performances through Saturday 3 October)
Sting’s shipyard musical wraps its limited Drury Lane run this Saturday — last chance this weekend. Running time about 2 hours 50 minutes; tickets from £19.50 with no booking fees when you book direct with LW.
Event details — LW Theatres (official).
English National Ballet – Rhythm Riot — Sadler’s Wells (Friday 2 & Saturday 3 October; final shows)
Balanchine’s Symphony in Three Movements plus world premieres by Micaela Taylor (Bow Out) and Jae Man Joo (Auguries of Innocence), with ENB Philharmonic live. This weekend: Friday 7.30pm and Saturday 2.30pm only — the run ends Saturday. About 1 hour 55 minutes including two intervals; tickets from £15.
Event details — Sadler’s Wells (official venue tickets).
Brassed Off Live — Royal Albert Hall (Friday 2 October, 7pm)
The 30th-anniversary Films in Concert screening of Brassed Off, with Grimethorpe Colliery Band and members of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under Ben Palmer, plus a pre-show Q&A with director Mark Herman and producer Steve Abbott.
Official: Royal Albert Hall — programme notes: ASMF.
National Brass Band Championships — Royal Albert Hall (Saturday 3 October)
The Championship Section National Final returns to the Albert Hall, with 20 bands competing (test piece Philip Sparke’s A Road Less Travelled By). Tickets via the Hall.
Official: Royal Albert Hall.
Symphonic Soul: A Celebration of Motown and More — Royal Albert Hall (Sunday 4 October)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Gloria Onitiri, Trevor Dion Nicholas and presenter Angie Greaves — Motown and soul classics at 3pm and 7.30pm. Tickets from £24 including fees.
Official: RPO listing.
West End if you want a seat and a story
Fresh RENT at the Tom Stoppard (event; ATG Tickets). Also Jordan Fein’s Into the Woods at the Noël Coward (event; official tickets), Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant in Hay Fever at Wyndham’s (event; official tickets), Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? @sohoplace (event; official tickets), and James Graham’s The Standard of Living at the Theatre Royal Haymarket (event; official tickets).
Coming next week: The Strokes at The O2, Tuesday 6–Wednesday 7 October; BFI London Film Festival opens Wednesday 7 October; Westlife’s 25th Anniversary run at The O2 from Friday 9 October.
Tickets and tours
For club nights and live music across the weekend, search Skiddle. For sightseeing, cruises and attraction entry, see Viator London. For attraction passes and sightseeing, browse the London Pass. For LW venues, use LW Theatres. For a wider West End agency catalogue, see London Box Office. For major music, arena and NFL London tickets, Ticketmaster UK is a tracked partner option; it is not every venue’s official box office.
Browse the full events calendar for more dates into October.