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Live Music in Yorkshire & Humber

14 live music city guides - pick one below.

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140 city guides, 26 major hubs and 11 regions - the numbers behind the guides, from the same live lists the rest of this page reads.

140
UK
cities
across 11 regions
In detail
Major hubs26
Local towns114
UK regions11
Venues3,251
Open mics1,466

01 — Find your city

14 cities

Your city

Yorkshire & Humber has 14 live music city guides on GigXchange - Barnsley, Bradford, Brighouse, Doncaster and more. Each one covers where gigs happen, the rooms to know, the regular nights and what local acts earn.

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02 — The map

26 mapped

The UK, mapped

Tap a city on the map to open its guide, or switch to By Region for the full list. The map marks 26 major hubs; the other 114 guides cover the towns around them.

26 major hubs · every city in 01

03 — By region

14 guides

The region

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South East
East of England
South West
East Midlands
West Midlands
North East
North West
Scotland
Wales & Northern Ireland

04 — The scene

3 notes

Where the gigs are

London, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds have the most gigs; Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cardiff pay the most for weddings; Sheffield, Nottingham, Bristol and Liverpool are the grassroots strongholds - three notes from 140 guides.

Premium ratesTop-paying citiesEdinburgh, Glasgow, and Cardiff top the UK league for wedding-band fees — Scotland's castle-venue circuit and Wales' strong function market drive premium rates. See median fees on the GigXchange Index.
High volumeBiggest gig economiesLondon, Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds have the highest gig volume — dense venue networks and year-round demand across pubs, clubs, weddings, and corporate events.
Indie heritageGrassroots strongholdsSheffield, Nottingham, Bristol, and Liverpool punch above their weight — deep indie heritage and loyal local audiences that fill rooms on weeknights.

Want what is on this week rather than the city list? See what's on across the UK - live music by city, updated daily.

05 — Questions5 answersCommon questions

Answers about live music in Yorkshire & Humber: which cities have a guide, where the upcoming gigs are listed - from the 14 guides on this page.

Yes - 14 city guides: Barnsley, Bradford, Brighouse, Doncaster, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Kingston upon Hull, Leeds, Scarborough, Sheffield, Wakefield, Whitby and York. Each one covers where the gigs happen, the rooms to know, the regular nights and what local acts earn.
Every upcoming gig we list is in the gig directory, by city and date, and What's On shows this weekend and the weeks ahead city by city - each guide above links its own.
The open mic finder lists every open mic night we know of by night of the week and town. Each guide here also names its own regular open mics - Bradford, Kingston upon Hull and Leeds among them.
Search acts in Yorkshire & Humber on GigXchange Explore by genre and budget, message them before you commit, and agree the fee with a contract both sides sign. The find-a-band guides cover what bands cost city by city.
Each guide here shows what a pub band takes home, from real fees on the GX Index - the city's own median where it has enough fees, otherwise the UK median, labelled as such. The full fee tables by act and venue type are on the GX Index.

06 — Explore more

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Need listings rather than a scene guide? The gig directory lists upcoming gigs by date, the venue directory lists the rooms, the open mic finder lists open stages and the GX Index shows what acts are paid.

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Live Music in Yorkshire & Humber

Yorkshire & Humber has 14 live music city guides on GigXchange - Barnsley, Bradford, Brighouse, Doncaster and more. Each one covers where gigs happen, the rooms to know, the regular nights and what local acts earn.

Coverage UK-wide · and growing
140+
UK Cities
LiveCity guides
26
Major Hubs
MappedCity guides
114
Local Towns
GrassrootsCity guides
11
UK Regions
NationwideCoverage
3,251
Venues
GrassrootsDirectory
1,466
Open Mics
ListedDirectory

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Find live music in your UK city

Pick your city to read its live music guide. GigXchange has 140 city guides across 11 UK regions, each one covering where gigs happen, the rooms to know, the regular nights and what local acts earn.

140+
Cities
11
Regions
Tracked
Local rates
Live
Median fees
1,466
Open mic listings
Premium rates

Top-paying cities

Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Cardiff top the UK league for wedding-band fees — Scotland's castle-venue circuit and Wales' strong function market drive premium rates. See median fees on the GigXchange Index.

High volume

Biggest gig economies

London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds have the highest gig volume — dense venue networks and year-round demand across pubs, clubs, weddings, and corporate events.

Indie heritage

Grassroots strongholds

Sheffield, Nottingham, Bristol, and Liverpool punch above their weight — deep indie heritage and loyal local audiences that fill rooms on weeknights.

Want what is on this week rather than the city list? See what’s on across the UK — live music by city, updated daily.

Browse by City

Tap a city on the map to open its guide, or switch to By Region for the full list. The map marks 26 major hubs; the other 114 guides cover the towns around them.

Yorkshire & Humber City Guides

Yorkshire & Humber has 14 live music city guides on GigXchange - Barnsley, Bradford, Brighouse, Doncaster and more. Each one covers where gigs happen, the rooms to know, the regular nights and what local acts earn.

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Common Questions

Answers about live music in Yorkshire & Humber: which cities have a guide, where the upcoming gigs are listed - from the 14 guides on this page.

Yes - 14 city guides: Barnsley, Bradford, Brighouse, Doncaster, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Kingston upon Hull, Leeds, Scarborough, Sheffield, Wakefield, Whitby and York. Each one covers where the gigs happen, the rooms to know, the regular nights and what local acts earn.
Every upcoming gig we list is in the gig directory, by city and date, and What's On shows this weekend and the weeks ahead city by city - each guide above links its own.
The open mic finder lists every open mic night we know of by night of the week and town. Each guide here also names its own regular open mics - Bradford, Kingston upon Hull and Leeds among them.
Search acts in Yorkshire & Humber on GigXchange Explore by genre and budget, message them before you commit, and agree the fee with a contract both sides sign. The find-a-band guides cover what bands cost city by city.
Each guide here shows what a pub band takes home, from real fees on the GX Index - the city's own median where it has enough fees, otherwise the UK median, labelled as such. The full fee tables by act and venue type are on the GX Index.

Explore More

Need listings rather than a scene guide? The gig directory lists upcoming gigs by date, the venue directory lists the rooms, the open mic finder lists open stages and the GX Index shows what acts are paid.

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