Lloren plays the Gibson Garage All-Day Acoustic Festival

SO the mystery has been revealed. Ben Lovett’s Lafayette has taken a new turn, transforming from a music venue into the home of Sabrage, a new circus and cabaret production from the Menier Chocolate Factory and Strut and Fret. While live music from new and established artists will continue to grace the Lafayette stage, Lovett says, for now, at least, these shows will be less frequent. In the meantime, check out the seductive theatrical spectacular, previewing from March 15.

• Expect the unexpected when Windows95Man, dubbed Finland’s most entertaining DJ, brings his intense live show to Islington Academy on Feb 25. Combining 90s Eurodance and techno hits with unexpected surprises, this sounds like an unforgettable evening.

• Join friends –  actress Vicky McClure, filmmaker and broadcaster Jonny Owen and Jon McClure, frontman of Reverend & The Makers at DAY FEVER, their joyous day time party at HERE at Outernet on March 1 and April 5. Running between 3pm and 8pm, the ethos is no dress code, no egos and pure positivity.

• Alt pop artist and former The Voice finalist Lloren, who released alternative Valentine’s Day anthem The Lonely Hearts Club on February 14 ahead of the release of debut album It’s Always Sunny in LA, will join the packed line-up for the Gibson Garage All-Day Acoustic Festival on Feb 22 – part of the venue’s one year anniversary celebrations.

• Learn some insights from a true insider as author John Niven interviews singer-songwriter Alan Tyler about his memoir How To Never Have A Hit: The Confessions of an Unsuccessful Singer-Songwriter at The Social on March 3. Tyler, who will also sing a couple of songs on the night, is the frontman of country rockers The Rockingbirds, a band that broke into the 90s Camden indie scene, was signed to Heavenly, played Top of The Pops, and produced four Americana albums. His book charts his adventures with the bands and what happened next, against the backdrop of a changing London landscape.

• State of The Union aka songwriters Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams play Heath St Baptist Church on March 3.

• Ian Ball and Ben Ottewell bring the The Total Gomez Recall Tour to the Union Chapel on March 4. The duo, whose distinctly contrasting lead vocals created the band’s unique sound, will celebrate the full breadth of Gomez’s career by performing at least one song from each of the band’s seven studio albums, along with tracks from Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline and the Machismo EP. They will be joined by LA-based singer songwriter and long-term collaborator Buddy.

• Party into the night with South London punk rap producer and multi-instrumentalist Wu-Lu, hardcore ship hop artist Denzel Himself and the genre-defying SHEIVA at Barbican’s ClubStage (Feb 21).

• Grammy-winner Leon Thomas brings his first ever solo tour to Koko on Feb 21 and 23 following the release of second album Mutt. Also at Koko, veteran DJ Pete Tong takes over the decks on Feb 22 where he will be joined by Luuk Van Dijk, Cameron Jack and Lulah Francs.

• March 6 Rough Trade is very excited to present a live performance with Architects from HERE at Outernet. This unique event celebrates the release of their latest sonic masterpiece, The Sky, The Earth and All Between, released via Epitaph, HERE at Outernet

More upcoming gigs

Feb 21 – Jim Camacho, Fernando Perdomo, Tim Hain, Leon Tilbrook, The Camden Club; Jay1 + Spencer Elmer, Jazz Cafe; The Rumjacks + Roughneck Riot, The Underworld; Dylan Kirk & The Killers, 100 Club; Röyksopp, Here at Outernet; Firehills, The Black Heart; Slime City + Flinch, The Water Rats; Feb 22 – Omar, Jazz Cafe; The Futureheads + Du Blonde, Electric Ballroom; Feb 25 – Brittain Ashford + Jay Chakravorty + Maimuno Memo, Green Note; Courtney Pine, Jazz Cafe; Zaho de Sagazan, Roundhouse; Feb 26 – Cole Stacey Postcards from Lost Places album launch show, Cecil Sharp House; Four Year Strong, Koko; Hinds, Electric Ballroom; Opeth, Roundhouse; Jabbar, The Garage; Clutter, Electric Ballroom; Feb 27 – Emily Jennings, Aces & Eights; JayO, Islington Assembly Hall; Yuraa, The Camden Assembly; Bawo + TN_490 & Samson, Scala; Glen Matlock, 100 Club; Seth Lakeman, Union Chapel; Jeremy Loops, The Forum; Feb 28 – Iris Dement, Union Chapel; The Camden Grunge Scene, Islington Academy; Linda Moylan, Dingwalls 2; Mar 1 – Kim Deal, Barbican Hall; Split Dogs, The Grace; UKG Brunch, Koko; Mar 2 – The Buddha Pests + Modern Syndicate + Dutch Combo, The Fiddler’s Elbow; Mar 5 – Toro Y Moi , Koko; Chuck Prophet, The Garage; Friedberg, The Lexington; Ericdoa, Underworld; Mar 6 – Architects, HERE at Outernet, Orion Sun, Scala; The Rubens, Dingwalls; SickRichard, The Old Queen’s Head; Greta Lovisa, The Forge; Tali Jackson + The Ben Poore Project + The Number Twenty + SophieAnnabell, The Dublin Castle; Mar 6-9 – The Hold Steady, The Weekender – The Dome Storytellers Performance (March 6); Electric Ballroom (March 7-8), 100 Club (March 9).