Jon Spencer show at The Dome, 2a Dartmouth Park Hill, London, NW5 1HL, UK with Ye Nuns on 5 June 2026.
Line-up:
Jon Spencer
Spider Bowman
Kendall Wind
SET LIST:
Come On
Junk Man
Sweet Little Hi-Fi
Wail
Get Away
’78 Style
(Sometimes You Got To Be) Gentle
Fanfare (Another Point of View)
Give It Up 4 The Devil
Hangover
Knock ‘Em Out
Step On The Gas
Talk About The Blues
Come Along
Train #3
The Power of Independent Trucking
Guitar Champ
Bellbottoms
Fancy Pants
Sweat
Disconnected w/ ending
Identify
Orange Slice Blues
encore:
Skunk
Alright!
I Got The Hits
Full Grown
I’m Taking Off
No More
Mr Lion
Vermin Attack
Slip Away
I Don’t Mind
Colour Photo: Jeff Pitcher (https://www.facebook.com/jeff.pitcher.39/)
“Jon Spencer
London The DomeFriday night frenzy as testifier hits his groove with current line-up.
There are those for whom the Blues Explosion are the standard by which Jon Spencer should be judged, but to be caught in tonight’s maelstrom is to acknowledge that he’s pulled together their natural successors. Augmented and reinvigorated by the twentysomething rhythm section of bassist Kendall Wind and drummer Macky Bowman, Spencer is tonight at his most unapologetically feral – a mass of sweat, screams and wide-eyed stares that are met with fuzz, feedback and frantic gestures.
Throughout, songs typically smash into each other, a breathless frenzy of livewire energy that rarely pauses. As their latest material displays convincingly – see the politically charged ramalama of Come On! and the self-fulfilling Step On The Gas – this is a band pulling together to create their own identity. Indeed, wherever the gaze lingers, it’s full-pelt, raw fucking power that comes roaring back.
The excursions into Spencer’s past feel less like reinterpretations than reinventions. Wail dials back the tempo with no loss of intensity, on Bellbottoms Wind plays with filthy intent against Bowman’s pounding, while Spencer strangles his guitar’s neck.
With Ye Nuns bringing up the rear with their thrillingly primitive readings of The Monks’ sacred texts, tonight is a double shot of rock’n’roll moonshine and all the damage that brings.” – Julian Marszalek / Classic Rock (August 2026)
Thanks to Reevnat Pasha
MorningStarOnline.co.uk: A whirlwind call for change: Given the power of the live experience, MIK SABIERS recommends Jon Spencer’s new album:
“Jon Spencer
The Dome, London
★★★★★
BLUES-TINGED guitar, raucous rock and roll, drums that sound a call to arms and a bass that make you shake: New York blues and noise maestro Jon Spencer is taking his new album, Songs Of Personal Loss And Protest, out on the road — and what a riot it is.Having come of age in an era rocked by Reagan for all the wrong reasons, Spencer’s 40-odd year career based on primal rock ‘n’ roll has been honed to perfection.
A stalwart of the 1980s New York noise scene — with an integral role in such seminal bands as Pussy Galore, Boss Hogg and then the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Spencer’s garage rock hits all the right notes over this 90-minute set.
Stand out tunes such as Bell Bottoms and Orange Slice Blues are well received, as is last year’s very timely single Come On! with its call out of not just musical champions like Sly Stone, Little Richard, Kathleen Hanna and Chuck D, but its paean to challenging the current US autocratic authorities and the rise of disinformation, subjugation and outright provocation.
It reeks of the MC5 and Kick Out The Jams, but this time the counter culture is trying to preserve the status quo of peace, equal rights and all that made America great, and railing against the current regime that is rapidly reducing people’s rights.
Musically this is blues-driven, old school rock and roll with a proper New York punk edge. Kendall Wind on bass is mesmerising, while her fellow bandmate from The Bobby Lees – Macky “Spider” Bowman — drums like a dynamo waving sticks a plenty.
And stage left is Spencer, guitar player extraordinaire, preacher, bluesman, bringing the room into his thrall, practicing what he preaches. His lyrics cite the power of the people and the power of music, and they combine to create a whirlwind call for change, and if the energy in the room is replicated in the real world then change is going to come. And it’s about time too.
Songs of Personal Loss and Protest is released June 12 by Bronze Rat Records. “
Full Article: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/whirlwind-call-change
“Jon Spencer at The Dome, London, delivered a raw, blues-soaked Rock ‘n’ Roll masterclass tonight.
An incredible frontman, he had the crowd in the palm of his hand, shifting effortlessly between masterful riffs, infectious grooves, and perfectly timed bursts of energy. His stage presence was magnetic from start to finish.
But this was far from a one-man show. Drummer Macky “Spider” Bowman and bassist Kendall Wind were outstanding in their own right, locking into powerful rhythms while clearly having a blast on stage. Their chemistry with Spencer elevated every song, creating a set that felt both tight and spontaneous.
A powerful, high-energy performance from a trio firing on all cylinders.” – @live.musiclondon
“Jon Spencer has been innovative force in the independent music scene since the mid-80s.
An acclaimed live performer, he has toured all the continents except Antarctica and has
amassed a dizzying discography as the leader of Pussy Galore, The Jon Spencer Blues
Explosion, Heavy Trash, and Jon Spencer & the HITmakers, as well as with Boss Hog,
The Honeymoon Killers, The Gibson Brothers, and Taxi Girls.His collaborations include (but are not limited to) working with Steve Albini, Add N To X,
Beastie Boys, Beck, Bomb The Bass, R.L. Burnside, James Chance, Coldcut, Chuck D,
Dan The Automator, DJ Shadow, Einsturzende Neubauten, Guitar Wolf, GZA, David
Holmes, Dr. John, Calvin Johnson, Steve Jordan, Khan, Moby, Money Mark, The Muffs,
The North Mississippi All Stars, Puffy AmiYumi, The Sadies, Nancy Sinatra, Solex,
Solomon Burke, UNKLE, Unloved, Andre Williams, The Bobby Lees, and Samantha Fish &
Jesse Dayton.”
Tickets: https://www.gigantic.com/jon-spencer-tickets
Info: https://www.domelondon.co.uk/whatson/06-05-jon-spencer-7x9ps
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