Lancashire · 7 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
Help keep grassroots venues open in Accrington
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Updated 12 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 1 |
| Venues tracked | 12 |
| Open mics | 8 |
| Busiest night | Saturday · 4 gigs |
7 gigs listed in Accrington over the next 28 days across 1 venue. Saturday is the busiest night with 4. In total we track 12 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mics here.
1 gig is on in Accrington between Friday and Sunday. Tap a card for times and tickets. Anything from Monday on is in the four-week list further down.
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 10 gigs listed in and around Accrington - sixth of 6 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Manchester area (763). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.
| # | Place | Gigs |
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| 01 | Manchester area 164 venues · 59 open mics | 763 |
| 02 | Bradford area 42 venues · 19 open mics | 120 |
| 03 | Preston area 28 venues · 17 open mics | 75 |
| 04 | Rawtenstall area 25 venues · 12 open mics | 31 |
| 05 | Blackburn area 11 venues · 5 open mics | 14 |
| 06 | Accrington area This page 12 venues · 8 open mics | 10 |
Four weeks of Accrington gigs, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 7 listings from 1 room, with Saturdays the busiest. Where This Weekend stops at Sunday, this keeps going - earliest date first.
Starts19:30 Callis + Rebecca Spooner |Burnley Mechanics · Daneshouse with Stoneyholme · Accrington 
Electronic Music Open Mic - Artist Performance RegistrationBurnley Mechanics · Daneshouse with Stoneyholme · Accrington 19:30Mon 16 Nov 
John Bailey Quartet Celebrate the Music of Miles DavisBurnley Mechanics · Daneshouse with Stoneyholme · Accrington 19:30Fri 20 Nov 
Burnley Jam with Simon PartridgeThe Salon · Daneshouse with Stoneyholme · Accrington 16:30Sat 21 Nov 
Lancashire Sounds LIVE proudly presents Charlotte OCBurnley Mechanics · Daneshouse with Stoneyholme · Accrington 19:30Sat 21 Nov 
A night with The Killerz a Killers tribute bandPoplar Social Club · Barnfield · AccringtonTickets 19:30Sat 21 Nov 
K-Pop Dance HeroesThe Muni Theatre · Vivary Bridge · Accrington£17 19:00Sat 28 Nov | Search every Accrington gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
All 12 grassroots rooms we track around Accrington, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.
Photo: Google Imposta CoffeeAccringtonHouse PA 
Poplar Social ClubAccrington 400Cap 
Stanhill Working Mens ClubOswaldtwistle · Accrington Cap tbc 
The VenueColne · AccringtonHouse PA Cap tbc 
Thorn InnChurch · AccringtonHouse PA Cap tbc 
Ale HouseClitheroe Cap tbc 
Dog InnWhalley Cap tbc 
Old School RoomsClitheroe Cap tbc 
Oswaldtwistle Social ClubOswaldtwistle Cap tbc 
Penny BlacksBurnley town centre · Burnley 70Cap | All 12 Accrington venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 8 open mic nights in and around Accrington. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.
VariesWed Kick-off19:00 Imposta CoffeeTown Centre · AccringtonNo feeDates vary Thorn InnChurch · AccringtonNo feeDates vary 19:00Wed The VenueAccringtonNo feeHouse PA TBCThu 
Old School RoomsClitheroeNo feeLast Fri of the month 20:00Fri The New InnClitheroeNo feeFortnightly 14:30Sun Ale HouseClitheroeNo feeFortnightly TBCSun Oswaldtwistle Social ClubOswaldtwistleNo fee 20:00Tue Dog InnWhalleyNo fee1st Thu of the month 20:00Thu | All 8 Accrington open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Accrington still has 12 of them.
Accrington is a club town for music: the Poplar Social Club on Fridays, the Stanhill club in Oswaldtwistle on Saturdays, and the PAC open mic at Imposta Coffee midweek.
Grassroots rooms are disappearing: 78 stopped hosting live music in the year to July 2025, 30 of them for good, and pubs closed at around two a day in the first quarter of 2026. Lose them and you lose the first rung - the support slots and midweek nights every bigger act started on.
Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 7 gigs in Accrington over the next four weeks, plus the 12 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed.
So go. Pick a night you would not normally choose, buy a ticket and a drink, and bring a friend. The sign-up below sends Accrington listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. The Oswaldtwistle Social Club open mic on Tuesdays is an easy first night out.
7 gigs listed in Accrington over the next four weeks, with 12 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Accrington
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Accrington. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What you get. A Monday-noon email for Accrington only: the week's gigs, drawn from the 7 listed on this page for the next four weeks, two a night at most (Saturday is the busiest, with 4 dates). When fewer than four Accrington gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.
Why sign up. Rooms like Burnley Mechanics (4 dates coming up) are easy to miss in a social feed; the email puts them in one place. Expect plenty of dj / electronic in Accrington, with alternative rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Accrington come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.
| All Accrington gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Accrington venues12 grassroots rooms | |
| Accrington open mics8 regular nights | |
| The Accrington sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you | |
| Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily | |
| UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig | |
| UK open mic finderStage time near you | |
| UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs |
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Blackburn, Rawtenstall, Bolton, Rochdale
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 7 Accrington gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Accrington
Live music in Accrington over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 7 gigs listed in Accrington over the next 28 days across 1 venue. Saturday is the busiest night with 4. In total we track 12 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Accrington gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Accrington
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Accrington. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
This Weekend in Accrington
1 gig is on in Accrington between Friday and Sunday. Tap a card for times and tickets. Anything from Monday on is in the four-week list further down.
How Accrington Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 10 gigs listed in and around Accrington - sixth of 6 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Manchester area (763). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.
- #1 Manchester area 164 venues · 59 open mics 763
- #2 Bradford area 42 venues · 19 open mics 120
- #3 Preston area 28 venues · 17 open mics 75
- #4 Rawtenstall area 25 venues · 12 open mics 31
- #5 Blackburn area 11 venues · 5 open mics 14
- #6 Accrington area This page 12 venues · 8 open mics 10
Gigs in Accrington
Four weeks of Accrington gigs, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 7 listings from 1 room, with Saturdays the busiest. Where This Weekend stops at Sunday, this keeps going - earliest date first.
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Venues in Accrington
All 12 grassroots rooms we track around Accrington, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.
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Open mics in Accrington
Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 8 open mic nights in and around Accrington. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.
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Support grassroots music in Accrington
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Accrington still has 12 of them.
Accrington is a club town for music: the Poplar Social Club on Fridays, the Stanhill club in Oswaldtwistle on Saturdays, and the PAC open mic at Imposta Coffee midweek.
Grassroots rooms are disappearing: 78 stopped hosting live music in the year to July 2025, 30 of them for good, and pubs closed at around two a day in the first quarter of 2026. Lose them and you lose the first rung - the support slots and midweek nights every bigger act started on.
Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 7 gigs in Accrington over the next four weeks, plus the 12 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed.
So go. Pick a night you would not normally choose, buy a ticket and a drink, and bring a friend. The sign-up below sends Accrington listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. The Oswaldtwistle Social Club open mic on Tuesdays is an easy first night out.
Go to one this month
7 gigs listed in Accrington over the next four weeks, with 12 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Accrington
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Accrington. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What you get. A Monday-noon email for Accrington only: the week's gigs, drawn from the 7 listed on this page for the next four weeks, two a night at most (Saturday is the busiest, with 4 dates). When fewer than four Accrington gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.
Why sign up. Rooms like Burnley Mechanics (4 dates coming up) are easy to miss in a social feed; the email puts them in one place. Expect plenty of dj / electronic in Accrington, with alternative rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Accrington come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.
What's on in Accrington — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Accrington, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Blackburn, Rawtenstall, Bolton, Rochdale
Play or put on gigs in Accrington?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 7 Accrington gigs are already on GigXchange this month.