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What's On in Bolton
1 Nov – 29 Nov
Help keep grassroots venues open in Bolton
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Updated 1 November 2026
At a glance
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 0 |
| Venues tracked | 5 |
| Open mics | 4 |
We have no gigs listed in Bolton for the month ahead yet. The city has 5 grassroots venues on GigXchange, so check back — listings update daily.
01 — This weekend
0 gigsThis weekend in Bolton
No Bolton gigs are listed for this Friday to Sunday yet. The four weeks ahead are below, and the weekly open mics run regardless.
No weekend gigs yet - most venues add theirs by Thursday.
02 — Gigs
0 gigsGigs in Bolton
The nearest listings, in and around Manchester, are below - each card names its town and links its own page.
We're not tracking any gigs in Bolton right now.
Starts01:00 Stax of Soul Northern Soul DayEmpire Warrington · Bewsey and Whitecross · Manchester 
Big Condo Records Presents Raise The VolumeFuel Cafe Bar · Old Moat · Manchester 18:00Tonight 
KiboManchester The Deaf Institute. · Hulme · Manchester 19:00Tonight 
Jasmine JethwaYES (Pink Room) · Deansgate · Manchester 19:00Tonight 
Asher WhiteThe Abbey · Hulme · Manchester 19:00Tonight 
Bleary EyedYES (Pink Room) · Deansgate · Manchester 19:00Mon 2 Nov 
Josiah and the BonnevillesManchester Gorilla · Deansgate · Manchester 19:00Mon 2 Nov 
SaccadesYES Basement · Deansgate · Manchester 19:30Mon 2 Nov 
Rocketsuit RogueNight And Day Cafe · Piccadilly · Manchester 19:30Mon 2 Nov | Every upcoming gig in and around ManchesterThe nearest place with gigs listed |
03 — Venues
5 roomsVenues in Bolton
All 5 grassroots rooms we track around Bolton, 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 800 cap Albert Halls BoltonVictoria Square · BoltonHouse PA 
Bolton Socialist ClubBolton Cap tbc 
The Alma InnBoltonHouse PA Cap tbc 
The Blarney StoneBoltonHouse PA Cap tbc 
Ye Olde Man & ScytheBoltonHouse PA 80Cap | All Manchester area venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
04 — Open mics
4 nightsOpen mics in Bolton
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 4 nights in Bolton. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
MONTHSun Kick-off19:30 Bolton Socialist ClubTown Centre · BoltonPaidMonthly Ye Olde Man & ScytheBoltonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Tue The Alma InnBoltonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed The Blarney StoneTown Centre · BoltonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu | All Manchester area open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
05 — Support grassroots
Support grassroots music in Bolton
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Bolton still has 5 of them.
In Bolton the big shows play the Albert Halls on Victoria Square, Ye Olde Man and Scythe runs bands and jams, and The Roundhouse in Halliwell takes the tribute nights.
In the year to July 2025, 78 UK grassroots venues stopped putting on live music and 30 closed outright, while pubs shut at about two a day in early 2026. Each one was somewhere a band played its first paid gig or a songwriter tried a new song on a room of strangers.
Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 0 gigs in Bolton over the next four weeks, plus the 5 grassroots venues and 4 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed.
The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up below sends Bolton listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. Start small: The Blarney Stone hosts an open mic each Thursday.
Go to one this month
0 gigs listed in Bolton over the next four weeks, with 5 grassroots venues and 4 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.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Bolton
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| Manchester area venuesThe grassroots rooms in and around it | |
| Manchester area open micsThe regular nights in and around it | |
| The Bolton 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 | |
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| UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs |
06 — Questions9 answersWhat's on in Bolton
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What's On across the UKNearby: Manchester, Rawtenstall, Rochdale, Blackburn
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List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 0 Bolton gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Bolton
Live music in Bolton over the next four weeks — 1 Nov – 29 Nov. We have no gigs listed in Bolton for the month ahead yet. The city has 5 grassroots venues on GigXchange, so check back — listings update daily.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Bolton gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Bolton
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Last updated: 1 November 2026
This Weekend in Bolton
No Bolton gigs are listed for this Friday to Sunday yet. The four weeks ahead are below, and the weekly open mics run regardless.
Gigs in Bolton
The nearest listings, in and around Manchester, are below - each card names its town and links its own page.
We're not tracking any gigs in Bolton right now.
Here's what's on nearby: in and around Manchester
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Venues in Bolton
All 5 grassroots rooms we track around Bolton, 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 Bolton
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 4 nights in Bolton. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
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Support grassroots music in Bolton
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Bolton still has 5 of them.
In Bolton the big shows play the Albert Halls on Victoria Square, Ye Olde Man and Scythe runs bands and jams, and The Roundhouse in Halliwell takes the tribute nights.
In the year to July 2025, 78 UK grassroots venues stopped putting on live music and 30 closed outright, while pubs shut at about two a day in early 2026. Each one was somewhere a band played its first paid gig or a songwriter tried a new song on a room of strangers.
Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 0 gigs in Bolton over the next four weeks, plus the 5 grassroots venues and 4 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed.
The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up below sends Bolton listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. Start small: The Blarney Stone hosts an open mic each Thursday.
Go to one this month
0 gigs listed in Bolton over the next four weeks, with 5 grassroots venues and 4 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.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Bolton
—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 Bolton. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What's on in Bolton — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Bolton, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Manchester, Rawtenstall, Rochdale, Blackburn
Play or put on gigs in Bolton?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 0 Bolton gigs are already on GigXchange this month.