Watch Mumford & Sons play two acoustic pop-up shows in London
Mumford & Sons played an impromptu pair of pop-up acoustic shows in London last night – see footage below.
After being announced yesterday morning, they played at the 420-capacity Flat Iron Square in Central London last night (March 4). Due to the length of the queues outside the venue, they decided to play a second set to let as many people in as possible.
Both sets were comprised of six songs, with the trio playing while standing atop long tables that had been pushed together into a makeshift stage. Alongside signature songs like ‘Little Lion Man’ and ‘I Will Wait’, they played the new tracks ‘Caroline’ and ‘Rushmere’ in both performances.
See fan-captured footage of the intimate shows here:
A free surprise Mumford & Sons gig with a capacity of 400?
Reason #2031 why I love living in London.
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— Nic (@AD_N_P) March 4, 2025
We saw Mumford & Sons, 2 weeks ago at Houston Hall in New York!
Today they played a surprise gig at Flat Iron Square in London @flatironsquare_ and of course we were there!
Here's some photos
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Mumford & Sons’ first set:
‘Awake My Soul’
‘Rushmere’
‘The Cave’
‘Caroline’
‘Little Lion Man’
‘I Will Wait;
Mumford And Sons’ second set:
‘Rushmere’
‘The Cave’
‘Ditmas’
‘Caroline’
‘Little Lion Man’
‘I Will Wait’
The shows acted as a warm-up for the group’s intimate club tour, which is kicking off in Amsterdam tonight (March 5). The nine-date tour includes a headline performance at the O2 Kentish Town Forum in London next Tuesday (March 11), as well as stops in Europe, Australia and North America. See the full list of dates here.
Mumford & Sons are set to release their fifth studio album ‘RUSHMERE’ on March 28 via Island/Glassnote (pre-order/pre-save here). The record, which follows 2018’s ‘Delta’, has already been previewed with the title track and the single ‘Malibu’.
‘RUSHMERE’ marks Mumford & Sons’ first LP as a trio, comprising Mumford, Ted Dwane and Ben Lovett. Banjoist Winston Marshall departed the group in 2021, after facing backlash for praising a book by right-wing US journalist Andy Ngo.
The record was co-produced by Mumford & Sons’ “legendary friend” Dave Cobb – who has previously worked with the likes of Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton and Slash.
The band will also play a series of UK record store dates this spring, including an appearance at Rough Trade East in London. Find the full itinerary here.
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