JLS

JLS are one of Britain and Ireland’s most enduring pop acts - four lads who came together on The X Factor in 2008 and went on to sell millions of records, notch up multiple number-one singles, and fill arenas across the UK and Ireland. They split in 2013, reunited in 2020, and have been touring steadily since. Their Millennium Forum date on a late August Saturday is the kind of show that sells to multiple generations: original fans in their thirties who grew up dancing to Beat Again and Everybody in Love, and a newer crowd who know them from tour clips and streaming. It is a proper pop concert - choreography, harmonies, and enough hits to fill two hours without a filler track.

What to expect

JLS perform a setlist built around the big singles: Beat Again, Everybody in Love, One Shot, Eyes Wide Shut, She Makes Me Wanna, Love You More, The Club Is Alive, and more. Expect slick choreography, strong four-part harmonies from Aston Merrygold, Oritse Williams, JB Gill, and Marvin Humes, and a crowd that knows every word. The Millennium Forum is a purpose-built theatre with a main auditorium seating around 1,000, so even from the back the stage is close and the sight lines are good. The acoustics are consistently praised for both spoken word and live music. The venue opened in 2001 as the first purpose-built theatre in Derry, and it has hosted everything from ballet to comedy to major pop tours - it suits this kind of show well.

Getting there

Derry sits at the north-west tip of the island, about 75 miles north-west of Belfast and roughly 150 miles north of Dublin. By road: from Belfast take the A6 west; from Dublin the most direct route is the M1 north to Newry then west via the A2 and A5. Translink run regular bus services from Belfast Europa to Derry Foyle Street bus station, which is a short walk from the Millennium Forum on Newmarket Street. There is also a rail link from Belfast Great Victoria Street to Derry station, with the journey taking around two hours and fifteen minutes. If you are driving, the multi-storey at Foyleside Shopping Centre is the most convenient paid car park for the venue.

While you’re in Derry

Derry is a compact walled city and easy to explore before the show - the 17th-century walls take about an hour to walk, the Bogside murals are five minutes from the centre, and Guildhall Square has a good cluster of pubs and restaurants worth stopping at for an early dinner. There is more to see in Derry and across Co. Derry.

Good to know

• Date: Saturday 29 August 2026, doors from 6pm, show at 7:30pm
• Venue: Millennium Forum, Newmarket Street, Derry
• Tickets: priced at £54 (plus booking fee); strictly 18+
• Booking: through the Millennium Forum website at millenniumforum.co.uk or via Ticketmaster
• Accessibility: the building is fully wheelchair accessible with ramped entrance, two lifts to all floors, accessible toilets on every level, and a Changing Places facility