Jamie Muir

It’s a Monday night in the heart of London. Football fans stream down the street, the noise of everyday life bouncing around the city as another week in the capital gets underway. Yet inside The Grace, there’s a shared DNA in the air as the UK and Montreal meet for a night built around artists carving out their own lane as live favourites worth catching right now.

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD Live Review They bring their blend of grunge, indie and rock influences to one of London’s most iconic venues. If you know anything about Dork by now Dear Reader, it’s that we like to turn things up. A single visit to one of our Dork’s Night Outs will make that very clear.

To say Geese are THE band of the moment would be an understatement. While headline nights for bands soaring into a new prime can come thick and fast, there’s a different tier reserved for shows that land firmly in Gigs Of The Year lists. A combination of right time, right place and a bucketload of anticipation, tonight at Eventim Apollo is one of those nights. Geese’s rise over the past 12 months has been stunning.