Garbage

Apr 4, 2026

Show date: 28 March 2026
Venue: The Royal Albert Hall
Setlist

The last time I saw Garbage live had to have been around 2001-2002 at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City. Some 25 years later they are still going as strong as ever.

I absolutely love going to the Royal Alber Hall. The visuals are always stunning and the venue is legendary.

Garbage performing on stage at the Royal Albert Hall, with a glowing blue octopus projected on the LED screen and dramatic white spotlights cutting through haze. A "Teenage Cancer Trust" banner is visible on the balcony.

Shirley Manson singing into a microphone in a black blazer, with a guitarist in a hat and red semi-hollow guitar performing behind her in smoky stage lighting.

Shirley Manson leaning over the balcony railing into the crowd, singing with a handheld microphone, with a camera operator filming behind her.

The full band performing under deep red stage lighting — a guitarist with a black Gretsch on the left, Shirley Manson dancing at centre stage, and a guitarist with a red guitar on the right, with a backing vocalist visible at the rear.

Wide shot of Garbage performing at the Royal Albert Hall, with dramatic white spotlights and a willow-like image projected on the screen. The packed auditorium and a "Teenage Cancer Trust" banner are visible.

Panoramic view of the Royal Albert Hall during the Garbage concert, with powerful white beams of light shooting from the stage through the haze over a packed standing crowd. The hall's distinctive acoustic dishes hang from the ceiling.

Wide-angle view of the Royal Albert Hall bathed in deep red and blue light during Garbage's set, with laser beams and a disco ball illuminating the crowd and ornate upper tiers.

Shirley Manson centre stage in a black suit, holding a microphone and pointing out to the crowd, lit by purple and pink haze lighting, with audience hands raised in the foreground.

A Garbage guitarist in a hat bending low with a red semi-hollow electric guitar under pink and blue stage lighting, with the drummer and another band member visible in the background.

Shirley Manson leaning in towards the drummer, both appearing to share a moment mid-song, illuminated by blue haze. The bass drum has the band's octopus logo on it.

Garbage performing as a full band on the Royal Albert Hall stage bathed in blue light, with Shirley Manson at centre, guitarists on either side, and the ornate balconies of the venue visible in the background.