Sofar Sounds (Songs from a Room), is a music events startup company that aims to create intimate, secret gigs in unique spaces.

The successful continuation of such shows allowed the company to expand to locations such as Paris, New York City, and others, including Los Angeles in early 2011.

[12] In August 2019, Sofar Sounds relocated their headquarters to Roundhouse, a creative hub in London that also includes the Bucks Music Group.

[12] The guest list is selected with an email ballot;[20] the line-up for a concert is not disclosed until the event starts; the location is announced 24 hours before the show.

[21] Events are normally BYOB and the audience agrees to three basic principles: coming on time, staying until the end and listening quietly without phones or other distractions.

[34] UK and Irish acts who have performed at Sofar shows include James Bay, Hozier, Emeli Sandé, Will Young,[35] Tom Odell,[36] Shura, Benjamin Clementine, actor Robert Pattinson,[37] Wolf Alice, Bastille, and Lianne La Havas.

Both Bastille[38] and Lianne La Havas[39] performed at special events in London that Sofar put on in collaboration with the charity War Child.

[48] On 20 June 2017, World Refugee Day, Sofar Sounds announced a global event series called 'Give a Home', in partnership with Amnesty International.

[49] Confirmed artists included Ed Sheeran, Moby, Gregory Porter, Daughter, Jesse & Joy, Hot Chip, Ludovico Einaudi, The National, Mashrou' Leila, and more.