#LunchtimeListening Declan O'Rourke and violinist Steve Wickham rehearse and reminisce for their upcoming 'Since Kyabram' 20th anniversary tour. #NowPlaying youtu.be/EV4v7XYhsRM?... Get Sat 29 Nov London live show tickets at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/declan-orourke

Archive Finds 🔎 The incredibly named Josiah Fountain Meen, born in 1846, was the organist of #UnionChapel from 1880-1909 and was also a member of the Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain. Discover more at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve... 📸organ photo by Nicola and Len Morcombe

Join Declan O'Rourke to celebrate 20 years of 'Since Kyabram' with this live deep dive into the iconic folk album. Saturday 29th November Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/declan-orourke

Low Ticket Alert 🎵 DEVA PREMAL & MITEN 🙌 Next Week Come together in the power of mantra; the ancient science of healing-with-sound. Wednesday 22 October Get last chance tickets at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/deva-premal-miten-live-in-london

Last day for 14-18 y/o musicians to apply to join with professionals, Music Education Islington Guildhall, Highbury Opera Theatre and Union Chapel to co-produce a performance inspired by our archive of social justice legacy! Learn more at apply now at bit.ly/uchearnow

Archive Finds 🔎 In 1995, local children from refugee, asylum seeker or low-income families were offered free creative play sessions while their parents could access benefits support. Discover more of our 200+ year archive at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve... #SundaySchoolStories

Local Schools / Youth Groups 🎨✂ Apply now for a FREE Protest Poster creative workshop inspired by Union Chapel's 200+ year archive to explore black music & art, feminist voices, inclusive design, Pride + more Info at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve... #SundaySchoolStories with Estorick Collection

Calling musicians aged 14-18 🎵 Free workshops & performance opportunity to co-create with professional musicians, inspired by Union Chapel's 200+ year archive of social justice legacy. From 31 Oct to show time in Feb. Learn more, see workshop dates, and apply by 17 October at bit.ly/uchearnow

✨ This December, join us for an extraordinary evening with War Child Music Ambassador AURORA at London’s @unionchapeluk.bsky.social! This intimate performance will raise vital funds to support children living through war this winter. 💌 Presale sign up: https://bit.ly/46Qbzme

Next Month💥Virtuoso folk from FLOOK joined by ULD, one of the most distinctive new voices in Nordic music of intimate yet cinematic soundscapes in this international debut, for an evening of incredible folk and jazz. Thursday 27 November Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

Victoria Canal joins the huge singer-songwriter line-up performing with string quintet Lockeland Strings on Friday 5 December, bridging the gap between contemporary & classical Also feat. Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Ella Hunt & Chris Brain. Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

London! Our #GigOfTheDay is @forsternet.bsky.social Robert Forster at Union Chapel @unionchapeluk.bsky.social - last tickets right here >> www.allgigs.co.uk/view/artist/...

October Shows: 11 | ROBERT FORSTER 18 | OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL 22 | DEVA PREMAL & MITEN 24 | JOHNNY HATES JAZZ 27 | VICTOR WOOTEN & THE WOOTEN BROTHERS 28 | TOYAH 29 | COURTNEY PINE House of Legends 30 | PATTERSON HOOD 31 | Ghost House with PHIL WANG Book at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on

#NewMusicFriday Jamie Lawson 10th Anniversary Edition feat. duets with Ed Sheeran, Vance Joy, John Smith, Roy Stride, Amy Wadge & Kate Rusby 💿https://www.musicglue.com/jamie-lawson-2 He plays the album, in full, live in London Friday 7 November. Info & tickets: unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

TONIGHT 💥Full force folk as Breabach celebrate 20 years with their biggest London headline show to date. Fri 10 Oct Doors 7pm Breabach 8pm Interval 8.45pm Breabach with City of London Pipe Band 9.15pm (times subject to change) Grab last minute tickets at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

New Shows On Sale at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on ANOUSHKA SHANKAR & Friends for Choose Love | 4 Nov Persian Rug Exhibition & Sale | Dec PIXIE LOTT | 17 Dec AMBER RUN | 21 Feb MIKE RICE | 25 Feb KATHERINE PRIDDY | 23 Apr PATRICK WOLF | 27 Mar COLIN BLUNSTONE | 28 May MIKE DAWES | 11 Sep

Persian Rug Exhibition & Sale | Sat 6 & Sun 7 Dec | FREE Following successful October dates, another chance to enjoy delicious Iranian food + view antique, heirloom, hand-crafted rugs - also avail for sale - just in time for Christmas! Free entry tickets at bit.ly/persianrugdec to come & go 10am-2pm

Archive Finds 🔎It's Gandhi's birthday month so we're sharing this precious find of his autograph in #UnionChapel's then minister Charles James Barry's bible, from his visit to London in 1931. Discover more of our 200+ archive at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve... #SundaySchoolStories

🔥 KATHERINE PRIDDY | 23 April The welcome return of the acclaimed singer-songwriter with a new album; the most sonically varied of her career. ⏰ Set reminder for on sale Fri 17 Oct 10am at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

★★★★ #EchoVocalEnsemble #SarahLatto @unionchapeluk.bsky.social - An eclectic choral programme garlanded with dance, with beautiful singing at the heart of an imaginative and stylistically varied concert - review @bernardhughes.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

Icon Omid Djalili comes to London to unleash a torrent of comedic vitriol where no government gets a green card & no tyrant avoids a take down in his new critically acclaimed show Namaste. Friday 28 November Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

Special guests announced for Flook's 27 November show 🎵 ULD, one of the most distinctive new voices in Nordic music, bring intimate yet cinematic soundscapes in this international debut, for an evening of folk and jazz. Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

AMBER RUN | Saturday 21 February Stripping back their deeply moving songs to their vulnerable core for an acoustic show. ⏰ Set reminder for on sale this Fri 10 Oct 10am at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

Colin Blunstone | Thursday 28 May Solo touring for the first time in 7 years with a 7-decade career-spanning show featuring classics from The Zombies, favourite solo releases and collaborations, and new material from forthcoming album. Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/colin-blunstone

PATRICK WOLF | Friday 27 March Info and tickets at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-... “‘The Last Sheaf’ will be the final UK concert of the Crying The Neck period of my work and the first time the complete string arrangements I wrote for the album will be performed live"

Thanks to all 300+ who celebrated heritage + welcomed our newly restored, historic organ back in full performance at our Open Day! Recital from our young organ students, guided tours, short films, archive & artwork exhibition + more unionchapel.org.uk/projects/new... 📸@kaviz_photographic

Experience the elemental power of the human voice in The Sun Has Burst the Sky - an immersive, surround-sound concert from Echo Vocal Ensemble this Sunday 5th October, drawing inspiration from the autumn equinox with vocal music old and new. Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

#LunchtimeListening 'Perfect Sunday Sun' by Nick Heyward #NowPlaying youtu.be/bHQk27UaWUM?... Not long till he brings solo and Haircut One Hundred highlights live to our stage on 6 October, with support from soul powerhouse Acantha Lang Info and tickets at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

Free this weekend 🧵 Feast your eyes on exquisite, diverse collection of Persian rugs c.19- 21 Century, hand knotted in Iran, and available for sale too! Plus drinks and light Iranian refreshments available. Free entry tickets for Sat 4 & Sun 5 Oct 10am-2pm at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/persian-ru...

ECHO VOCAL ENSEMBLE this Sunday 5 Oct From dusk to sunset, experience the power of the human voice in a performance of vocal music spanning 500 years – Monteverdi, Mvula, improvisation & folksong in an immersive concert inspired by the autumn equinox. Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

TONIGHT 🩸 BLOODY FUNNY 🤣 Jen Brister, Fern Brady, Rachel Parris, Maureen Younger, and Sharon Wanjohi bring the laughs in aid of Bloody Good Period Tue 30 Sep | Doors 7pm Join the maxi-packed fun - book last chance tickets at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/bloody-funny

Rehearsing for my @unionchapeluk.bsky.social show next Monday 6th. Carry on loving 🫡

Amongst Scotland’s most skilled & imaginative contemporary-folk acts, BREABACH celebrate 20 years with their biggest London headline show to date next week, Friday 10 October Special guests: City of London Pipe Band. Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

Only a week left for music students or recent graduates with specialist organ training to apply for our unique Organ Scholarship to gain experience & performance opportunities + help shape our innovative organ education programme. Learn more & apply by 6 October at unionchapel.org.uk/work-at-unio...

MARY COUGHLAN | Friday 2 October 2026 The return of one of the greatest female vocalists that Ireland has ever produced, standing alongside some of the world’s most iconic jazz singers, with uncompromising, wholly personal yet utterly universal music. Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

PIXIE LOTT | 17 December On Sale Now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-... Check out latest latest single ‘Coming Of Age’ at pixielott.lnk.to/comingofage

PIXIE LOTT | 17 December From playing the UK’s biggest festivals this summer & release of latest single ‘Coming Of Age’, Pixie brings her effervescent stage presence for a special Christmas show at our London chapel Set reminder ⏰ On sale this Mon 29 Sep 10am at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

Our Guided Tours for 2026 are now open to book alongside this year's Oct, Nov & Dec tours at unionchapel.gigantic.com/union-chapel... 1st Wed of the month 12pm, experts at Islington Guided Walks take you through the ages, design & legacy of #UnionChapel that host superstars and services alike.

#NowPlaying The phenomenal gospel vocals of Michelle John 🌟 youtu.be/JS1wEa7I_QY?... The Voice UK finalist performs with our own Union Chapel Voices choir this Sunday 28 September - don't miss the celebration and book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/michelle-john-with-union-chapel-voices

#NowHiring BAR MANAGER 🍻 Lead the bar team for our year round productions and innovative events at our award-winning independent venue. See full job description & apply now at unionchapel.org.uk/work-at-union-chapel #VenueJobs #LondonJobs #Hiring #HospitalityJobs #BarJobs #BarWork #BarManager

TONIGHT 🎵 Natalie Bergman brings new music to our London stage, supported by Laura-Mary Carter the day before her album release! Thu 25 Sep 7pm Doors 8pm Laura-Mary Carter 8.30pm Interval 9pm Natalie Bergman (times subject to change) Grab last chance tickets at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

Archive Finds 🔎Inauguration of the Organ Programmes: 1867 & 1878 The 1878 Henry 'Father' Willis organ is the same organ audiences & students enjoy at #UnionChapel till this day! See both programmes + more archive discoveries at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve... #SundaySchoolStories

#LunchtimeListening Headed to sunny New Orleans with Acantha Lang's 'It's Gonna Be Alright' #NowPlaying youtu.be/nQSs30yQGDE She opens for Nick Heyward soon on 6 October. Don't miss out - book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

We're extremely pleased to announce the Swell section of our organ has now been restored, following extensive work by Harrison & Harrison at their workshop in Durham to repair the cracks on the soundboard tabletops. Read all about it at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/news-v... Thanks to all who supported!

NICK HEYWARD + Acantha Lang | 6 October GRAMMY-nominated soul powerhouse to open for singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and Haircut One Hundred frontman as he performs career highlights, incl. from debut solo masterpiece ‘North of a Miracle’. Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

BREABACH | Friday 10 October Amongst Scotland’s most skilled & imaginative contemporary-folk acts celebrate 20 years with their biggest London headline show, plus welcome special guests City of London Pipe Band Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

Join us at Bloody Funny on 30 September for a night full of leak-out loud comedy with Jen Brister 🩸 Fern Brady 🩸 Rachel Parris 🩸 Sharon Wanjohi 🩸 Maureen Younger Book now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/bloody-funny Laughs in aid of Bloody Good Period Sponsored by Oliver Bonas

Laura-Mary Carter to support Natalie Bergman on Thu 25 Sep, performing the day before her new album releases, drawing on retro Americana, French minimalism & British indie - perfect pairing for Wild Belle’s Natalie Bergman’s retro soul, indie, folk sound. Book at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

Persian Rug Exhibition & Sale *Free Entry* Sat 4 & Sun 5 Oct | 10am-2pm Rare chance to view and/or purchase from an exquisite, diverse private collection of rugs, all handknotted from across Iran, presented by our own Iraj Valizadeh, Margins Head Chef. Free entry tickets at bit.ly/ucpersianrugs

WE’RE HIRING: Participation Assistant #PartTime Help bring stories to life through arts & culture + connect with our communities. Make a difference & gain hands-on experience in our inspiring #SundaySchoolStories team Full JD & apply by 6 Oct: unionchapel.org.uk/work-at-unio... #LondonJobs #ArtsJobs