East Acton Area Guide

Sarah Keyworth is back with a brand new, joyous show about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses. It’s been a big year for Keys (aka Sarah Keyworth). Sure, they turned thirty, got diagnosed with ADHD and had top surgery, but perhaps the biggest adjustment is to the revelation that maybe their mum was right all along? Not about everything obviously, but they must concede that on teen drinking and being “forced” to go on holiday, Keyworth Sr probably had some solid points. On their choice to have surgery, Keys feels lucky in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to the people they have around them. That said, it was a long road and there’s still conversations to be had about their gender identity and what this means in a world that seems increasingly hard on gender non-conforming people. But as Sarah goes home for the first time post-surgery, to celebrate their mum’s own milestone birthday, it’s the conversations with their nearest and dearest that have them reflecting on their year and asking some big questions. What does acceptance look like? From whom does it matter? Is it OK to dance around your family kitchen with your new nipples out?

Liverpool-born singer and songwriter Andrew Gower formed Gustaffson in 2020 with lifelong friend and guitarist James Webster (‘Webbo’).

VIP: entry from 6:30pm General Admission: entry from 7:30pm Canaan Cox is the definition of an entertainer. His music fuses contemporary country with the energy of pop and taste of R&B. It’s no surprise coming from such a musical household. Originally from NC, he grew up with his father blasting Conway Twitty records, his mother’s band was always touring the southeast, and 7 sisters ensuring he had a healthy dose of pop music. Canaan went on to earn a BFA in Musical Theatre rounding out a unique musical background that spills into everything he does from his original music to his live shows. After moving to Nashville and cutting his teeth on Broadway, Canaan was well prepared for what came next. In the Spring of 2021 as the pandemic subsided, Canaan slid Bobby Bones a coaster at his side-hustle waiter job. The radio and television personality loved what he heard and invited Canaan to appear on the Bobby Bones Show reaching over 9.2 million listeners and changing the course of his career. Canaan’s latest single “As You Leave” dropped in January 2022 and received marquee playlisting on Spotify including New Boots, Wild Country, Breakout Country, & Next from Nashville. Following the outpouring of support he was surprised on the Bobby Bones Show by having his song spotlighted on the Country Top 30 and offered the chance to open a show for Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots. “It’s an incredible feeling when preparation meets opportunity” Canaan likes to say. This is a 16+ event, U18s must be accompanied by an adult.

Academy Events & Citizen Live, by arrangement with MEWES Entertainement Gruop, are delighted to present Taimane - Summer Tour 2025 Taimane Tauiliili Bobby Gardner, hailing from a musical Polynesian family including her late mother, Palepa Tauiliili Gardner (Miss Samoa 1978), Taimane’s attraction to the four-string island staple began at age five. Today, you have an artist touring the world, shining bright like a diamond (the Samoan translation of her name) renowned for taking the ukulele to new heights while blazing her own trail in the process. She won the “Favorite Entertainer of the Year” at the prestigious Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards in 2019 and 2023. Add it all up, and it’s easy to see how this hapa Samoan (part caucasian and part indigenous Samoan) artist has carved out a unique niche in music and garnered over 50 million video views and 500,000 social media followers to date. Taimane’s musicality and approach to the stage further add to her draw. She merges a wide-array of genres, from Bach to rock, flamenco infernos to tribal hymns, summoning a seemingly limitless palette of emotions via an instrument previously viewed as restricted. Seeing her perform live exponentially amplifies these feelings and makes clear that Taimane is an entertainer first and foremost. IMPORTANT: The event offers UNRESEARVED SEATING and will operate on a first-come, first-served basis. Event is 18+

Toby Lee - Winner of the Young Blue Artist of the Year 2023! Toby Lee is an English guitarist from Oxfordshire and has appeared on the television shows Little Big Shots and Ellen Show, as well as starring in the musical School of Rock. At eight years old he taught himself how to play and became a global sensation after playing guitar at BB King's blues club in 2015 when he was just ten years old.

Multi-award winner as best jazz vocalist - BBC Jazz Awards 2007 and 2004 and Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2018, alongside nominations from the Jazz FM Awards 2013 and Downbeat Magazine 2017 - Ian Shaw has amassed a number of highly acclaimed internationally released albums and is a popular performer both in the UK and the US. He has been cited, along with Mark Murphy and Kurt Elling, as one of the world’s finest male jazz vocalists. “Jazz singer Ian Shaw is almost too talented for his own good...a brilliant vocal chameleon” \-The Telegraph Line up: Ian Shaw - vocals James Pearson - piano David Preston - guitar Ed Ireland - bass Dave Ohm - drums Presented by Ladbroke Hall. This is an 18+ event