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Book acts or find gigs direct - no agency cut. Free gig rates, venue maps and booking tools from day one.
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Every stage you could play.
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3,395 UK venues and 1,516 open mic listings mapped.
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Contracts, invoices, gig rates, EPK, stage plots, setlists, flyers and tour posters. For venues: event calendar, Gig Rescue, licensing and Martyn's Law checks. All free.
Last updated: 11 November 2026
Introducing GIGXCHANGE
GigXchange is the UK live music marketplace built for the whole grassroots scene. Artists, venues, agents, promoters and event organisers find each other, agree the gig and get paid in one place, with no agency taking a cut. Our mission is to put every side in charge of its own bookings by removing the friction between them.
Why grassroots music matters
Every act you have paid to see in an arena learned to hold a room somewhere small. Those rooms are closing.
The Music Venue Trust Annual Report 2025 counted 78 UK grassroots venues that stopped putting on live music in the year to July 2025 — 30 of them closed for good. Roughly one every five days. These are the rooms where a first support slot happens, where an act learns to hold an audience, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.
Booking fees, closures and rising costs are the industry's problem to fix. Ours is smaller and more useful: make the gigs findable, keep the directories and tools free, and get the cost of booking live music as low as it can go — so more nights get put on, and more people get out to see them. That is what the gig directory, the venue directory and the open mic finder are for — and why none of it costs a venue anything to appear in.
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How It Works
Booking a gig today means six Facebook groups and hoping, or handing an agency £45–60 of a £300 night, then five weeks chasing the invoice. Here’s the whole thing in one place instead: one real booking in seven steps, from first search to money in the bank, and exactly where your fee sits at every one. Pick your role and step through it.
See it in action
A look inside GigXchange Mainstage — the members app where artists, venues, agents and promoters manage bookings, messaging, events and payments. Scroll: the phone follows you through the app.
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Your dashboard
The moment you log in, everything that matters is in front of you — what's booked, what you've earned, and what needs you next. No digging through tabs.
- Bookings at a glanceConfirmed, pending and upcoming gigs in one view — so nothing slips through the cracks.
- Earnings, trackedSee deposits held securely and payouts released, with a running total you can trust.
- Live activity feedNew messages, offers and event updates surface the second they happen — you're never the last to know.
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Explore the scene
Find the right artists, venues and open gigs across the UK from one place — filtered by what actually matters to you: location, genre, date and budget.
- Search that fits youFilter by role, city, genre and availability to surface only the people and gigs worth your time.
- Smart Match suggestionsThe strongest matches rise to the top, so the right connection finds you — not just the loudest.
- Open gigs, liveBrowse gigs that need filling and apply in a tap — no cold outreach, no gatekeepers.
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Bookings, end to end
Offer, negotiate and confirm a gig in a single thread — every date, fee and deposit agreed in one place and held to.
- One thread, start to finishThe whole deal lives in one conversation — no lost emails, no he-said-she-said.
- Negotiate with clarityCounter-offers, dates and fees are structured and tracked, so both sides always know where they stand.
- Held securelyThe deposit is held safely until the gig is done — performers get paid, bookers get peace of mind.
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Messaging
Agree the details before you commit. Direct, real-time conversations with venues, artists, agents and promoters — with bookings built right in.
- Talk first, book secondSort the awkward questions — sound, timings, fee — before anything's signed.
- Bookings inside the chatTurn a conversation into a confirmed offer without ever leaving the thread.
- Share availability & filesSend your calendar, riders and posters in-line, so everyone's working from the same page.
- 05 / 06
Your profile & EPK
Your shop window to the whole UK scene — a profile and electronic press kit that does the selling for you, on the public web and inside the app.
- Built to be foundYour profile is a public page engineered for search and AI discovery — so people find you without you chasing them.
- A press kit that travelsMusic, photos, stats and past gigs in one shareable EPK that makes booking you an easy yes.
- Always currentUpdate once and it's live everywhere — no stale links, no outdated one-sheets.
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Setlists
Build a polished setlist in minutes and share it with the room — songs, keys and running order, ready for the night.
- Drag-and-drop running orderReorder songs in a tap and see the whole set take shape, page by page.
- Share it anywhereSend a clean, branded setlist to the band, the venue or the sound engineer in one tap.
- Reuse and adaptSave sets per act or venue and tweak the running order for the next gig without starting over.
- 01 / 06
Your dashboard
The moment you log in, everything that matters is in front of you — what's booked, what you've earned, and what needs you next. No digging through tabs.
- Bookings at a glanceConfirmed, pending and upcoming gigs in one view — so nothing slips through the cracks.
- Earnings, trackedSee deposits held securely and payouts released, with a running total you can trust.
- Live activity feedNew messages, offers and event updates surface the second they happen — you're never the last to know.
- 02 / 06
Explore the scene
Find the right artists, venues and open gigs across the UK from one place — filtered by what actually matters to you: location, genre, date and budget.
- Search that fits youFilter by role, city, genre and availability to surface only the people and gigs worth your time.
- Smart Match suggestionsThe strongest matches rise to the top, so the right connection finds you — not just the loudest.
- Open gigs, liveBrowse gigs that need filling and apply in a tap — no cold outreach, no gatekeepers.
- 03 / 06
Bookings, end to end
Offer, negotiate and confirm a gig in a single thread — every date, fee and deposit agreed in one place and held to.
- One thread, start to finishThe whole deal lives in one conversation — no lost emails, no he-said-she-said.
- Negotiate with clarityCounter-offers, dates and fees are structured and tracked, so both sides always know where they stand.
- Held securelyThe deposit is held safely until the gig is done — performers get paid, bookers get peace of mind.
- 04 / 06
Messaging
Agree the details before you commit. Direct, real-time conversations with venues, artists, agents and promoters — with bookings built right in.
- Talk first, book secondSort the awkward questions — sound, timings, fee — before anything's signed.
- Bookings inside the chatTurn a conversation into a confirmed offer without ever leaving the thread.
- Share availability & filesSend your calendar, riders and posters in-line, so everyone's working from the same page.
- 05 / 06
Your profile & EPK
Your shop window to the whole UK scene — a profile and electronic press kit that does the selling for you, on the public web and inside the app.
- Built to be foundYour profile is a public page engineered for search and AI discovery — so people find you without you chasing them.
- A press kit that travelsMusic, photos, stats and past gigs in one shareable EPK that makes booking you an easy yes.
- Always currentUpdate once and it's live everywhere — no stale links, no outdated one-sheets.
- 06 / 06
Setlists
Build a polished setlist in minutes and share it with the room — songs, keys and running order, ready for the night.
- Drag-and-drop running orderReorder songs in a tap and see the whole set take shape, page by page.
- Share it anywhereSend a clean, branded setlist to the band, the venue or the sound engineer in one tap.
- Reuse and adaptSave sets per act or venue and tweak the running order for the next gig without starting over.
Purpose-Built for Live Music
The UK platform where musicians, venues, agents and promoters book gigs, get discovered, and grow their audience — not another generic booking form
No Gatekeepers
Hire a band direct from the artist — free to use, 5% only on protected payments. Any musician can approach any venue and vice versa. Book live music across 80 cities without middlemen or agency fees.
One Place for Everything
Bookings, contracts, payments, messaging, and your calendar — all in one dashboard. No more spreadsheets, DMs, and email chains.
Verified Reputation
Public profile with real two-way reviews, star ratings, and booking history. Build credibility that follows you — plus marketing tools to grow your audience.
Smart Matching
AI-powered recommendations based on genre, location, budget, and style. The right artist meets the right stage — automatically.
Gig Directory
Browse 9,000+ gigs near you and search by city, genre, date, and fee. Apply directly to opportunities — no agents required (unless you want one).
Built for Every Role
Dedicated dashboards and tools for Artists, Venues, Agents, and Promoters. Each role gets a tailored workflow designed for how they actually work.
Built For Everyone
Whether you're a solo artist, a promoter running 5 gigs a month, or a 500-cap venue
Artists
Find gigs, get booked, and grow your audience. Promote your sound to UK venues with a rich profile, apply to open slots, and build a reputation that follows you.
- Rich profile with audio
- Set your fees and availability
- Browse open gig listings
- Secure payments via Stripe
- Build reputation with reviews
Venues
Book live bands and promote your venue to UK musicians. Post gigs, browse local performers, fill empty nights, and build a loyal following — no agency fees.
- Post gigs and open slots
- Browse local performers
- Manage bookings in one place
- Secure deposits via Stripe
- Rate performers after gigs
Agents
Manage and promote your artist roster, negotiate live music bookings, and track commissions — all from one UK dashboard that puts your artists in front of venues.
- Manage multiple performers
- Negotiate bookings on behalf
- Auto commission tracking
- Centralised calendar view
- Bulk booking tools
Promoters
Create events, source live acts, and promote your shows to UK audiences — build lineups within budget and sell tickets in one place.
- Create and manage events
- Search and book venues
- Build artist lineups
- Full budget breakdown
- Track bookings per event
New to GIGXCHANGE
Real artists, venues, agents and promoters joining the platform right now
No Fake Testimonials
Seriously. Not a single "Jamie R., Solo Artist, Manchester" in sight.
This is where most platforms put three glowing quotes from "Jamie R." and "Sarah K." with stock photo avatars. You've seen them. You've never believed them.
We're new. We don't have hundreds of testimonials yet — because we'd rather earn real ones from you. GigXchange is being built with real artists, real venues, and real feedback. No invented quotes, no borrowed credibility.
Join early, help shape the platform, and when this section has real names in it — yours could be one of them.
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- Pay the whole booking through GigXchangeAug 2026
GigXchange is the UK's peer-to-peer live music marketplace, where artists, venues, agents and promoters book each other directly. This video walks one booking from search to payout, the way 1,229 members already do it.
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