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Bedouine

Singer-songwriter Bedouine performs at Milton Court Concert Hall in September 2026, presenting material from her latest album Neon Summer Skin.

Her music draws on influences from 1960s folk and 1970s country, shaped by fingerpicked guitar, soft vocal delivery and understated arrangements. The songs move between intimate acoustic writing and fuller textures that incorporate piano, brass and rhythmic elements drawn from jazz and bossa nova.

Born in Aleppo to Armenian parents and raised between Saudi Arabia and the United States, Bedouine’s work often reflects on memory, displacement and the fragile safety of childhood. Neon Summer Skin was written following a visit to family overseas and continues her exploration of personal history and identity through song.

Produced by the Barbican in association with Parallel Lines
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The Milk Carton Kids: Lost Cause Lover Fool

+ Vera Sola

Grammy-nominated folk duo The Milk Carton Kids will return to London in 2027 for a special performance at the Barbican, where they will be joined by support act Vera Sola as they present material from their newly announced album Lost Cause Lover Fool (24 April, Far Cry/Thirty Tigers).

Lost Cause Lover Fool is a nine-song collection that extends the duo’s minimalist folk sound with banjo, percussion and choral textures, all of which will be woven into their Barbican Hall performance alongside their typically light-hearted stage presence. Marking their seventh studio release, the new album is built around stillness, interiority and the magnification of fleeting moments – using The Milk Carton Kids’ aptitude for precision and unity to do so. 

Since emerging in 2011 with their quietly released debut Prologue, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan have built a career marked by four Grammy nominations, acclaimed collaborations with the likes of Rosanne Cash, Sara Bareilles and Josh Ritter, to major contributions in film and TV (Promised Land, Girls5Eva). They have become key figures in the contemporary folk community, founding the Los Angeles Folk Festival, spotlighting the likes of Emmylou Harris, Waxahatchee, Sierra Ferrell, Willie Watson, Valerie June, and more.

Audiences at the Barbican can expect an evening of finely tuned musicianship; a performance that invites listeners to slowly lean in and inhabit up close the magnified moments that birthed Lost Cause Lover Fool. In a world of excess noise, The Milk Carton Kids continue to make a compelling case for the power of quiet attention.

Produced by the Barbican

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SUPPORT ACT ANNOUCED

Lucrecia Dalt presents A Danger to Ourselves with Her Ensemble

+ Kayla Painter

Colombian experimental musician Lucrecia Dalt makes her Barbican debut with A Danger to Ourselves (RVNG Intl., 5 Sept 2025), her acclaimed new album. Joined on stage by Her Ensemble who will perform new arrangements alongside Lucrecia on 2 May 2026, the new album will be brought to life in this special show, which is a highlight of the Barbican’s Spring 2026 season.

A Danger to Ourselves marks Dalt’s most personal and sonically ambitious work to date. Where her past albums explored character-based narratives and outer world entanglements, this thirteen-track collection turns decisively inward. Working closely with percussionist Alex Lázaro, the record builds its tension and beauty not through conventional melodic structures but through the dynamic interplay of bass lines, beats and textural details. As the album unfolds, Dalt pushes beyond her earlier lo-fi approaches toward a newfound clarity where both voice and instrument emerge with greater presence and detail. 

The album features a rich collaborative cast, with Japan’s David Sylvian joining as co-producer and guitarist on select tracks. Vocal contributions from Juana Molina, Camille Mandoki, and Eliana Joy appear throughout, while the instrumental landscape is shaped by Cyrus Campbell on upright and electric bass and Chris Jonas on saxophone.

Support comes from experimental artist and producer Kayla Painter, who creates electronic music shaped by field recordings and a focus on sound and environment.

“The Colombian musician trades her typically fantastical subject matter for an album steeped in the immediacy of desire. The theme may be universal, but her sounds are as thrillingly out there as ever.” – Pitchfork 

Produced by the Barbican

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