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What's On in Colchester
1 Nov – 29 Nov
Help keep grassroots venues open in Colchester
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Updated 1 November 2026
At a glance
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 0 |
| Venues tracked | 8 |
| Open mics | 6 |
We have no gigs listed in Colchester for the month ahead yet. The city has 8 grassroots venues on GigXchange, so check back — listings update daily.
01 — This weekend
0 gigsThis weekend in Colchester
Only Friday to Sunday - and nothing is listed in Colchester for this weekend yet. The four-week list below shows what is coming, and the open mics further down run every week.
No weekend gigs yet - most venues add theirs by Thursday.
02 — Gigs
0 gigsGigs in Colchester
The nearest listings, in and around Ipswich, are below - each card names its town and links its own page.
We're not tracking any gigs in Colchester right now.
Starts19:30 The ProclaimersIpswich Regent Theatre · Alexandra · Ipswich 
Afrology Escape - CDQ live performanceEscape Club · Alexandra · Ipswich 22:00Fri 6 Nov 
The ShiresIpswich Regent Theatre · Alexandra · Ipswich 19:30Sat 14 Nov 
Mostack is coming to Escape ClubEscape Club · Alexandra · Ipswich 21:00Sat 14 Nov 
Tony HadleyIpswich Regent Theatre · Alexandra · Ipswich 18:45Sun 15 Nov | Every upcoming gig in and around IpswichThe nearest place with gigs listed |
03 — Venues
8 roomsVenues in Colchester
All 8 grassroots rooms we track around Colchester, 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 BAR 82 The Espresso LoungeTown Centre · Colchester 
Coda ColchesterColchester 200Cap 
Colchester Arts CentreChurch Street · ColchesterHouse PAEngineer 400Cap 
Hole in the WallColchesterHouse PA Cap tbc 
Stoke By Nayland ResortLeavenheath · Colchester 70Cap 
The BullColchesterHouse PA Cap tbc 
Three Wise MonkeysTown Centre · Colchester 180Cap 
Victoria InnColchesterHouse PA Cap tbc | All Ipswich area venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
04 — Open mics
6 nightsOpen mics in Colchester
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 6 nights in Colchester. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
Kick-off20:00 Coda ColchesterTown Centre · ColchesterNo feeHouse PA BAR 82 The Espresso LoungeTown Centre · ColchesterNo fee TBCMon Three Wise MonkeysTown Centre · ColchesterNo fee 20:00Tue The BullColchesterNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed Victoria InnNorth Station · ColchesterNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 
Hole in the WallColchesterNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu | All Ipswich area open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
05 — Support grassroots
Support grassroots music in Colchester
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Colchester still has 8 of them.
Colchester's circuit runs from Coda on the High Street to the Arts Centre on Church Street, with Three Wise Monkeys and The Bull filling most of the week.
Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music - 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.
Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 0 gigs in Colchester over the next four weeks, plus the 8 grassroots venues and 6 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 Colchester listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. Start small: Coda Colchester hosts an open mic each Sunday.
Go to one this month
0 gigs listed in Colchester over the next four weeks, with 8 grassroots venues and 6 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 Colchester
—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 Colchester. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
| All Ipswich area gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Ipswich area venuesThe grassroots rooms in and around it | |
| Ipswich area open micsThe regular nights in and around it | |
| The Colchester 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 |
06 — Questions9 answersWhat's on in Colchester
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Ipswich, Chelmsford, Leigh-on-Sea, Billericay
Play or put on gigs in Colchester?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 0 Colchester gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Colchester
Live music in Colchester over the next four weeks — 1 Nov – 29 Nov. We have no gigs listed in Colchester for the month ahead yet. The city has 8 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 Colchester gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Colchester
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Last updated: 1 November 2026
This Weekend in Colchester
Only Friday to Sunday - and nothing is listed in Colchester for this weekend yet. The four-week list below shows what is coming, and the open mics further down run every week.
Gigs in Colchester
The nearest listings, in and around Ipswich, are below - each card names its town and links its own page.
We're not tracking any gigs in Colchester right now.
Here's what's on nearby: in and around Ipswich
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Venues in Colchester
All 8 grassroots rooms we track around Colchester, 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.
- PA system (TBC)
- Drum kit (TBC)
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- Bass amp (TBC)
- Keys / keyboard (TBC)
- Vocal mics (TBC)
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- Mon08:30–17:00
- Tue08:30–17:00
- Wed08:30–17:00
- Thu08:30–17:00
- Fri08:30–17:00
- Sat08:30–17:00
- SunClosed
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- Sun19:00–00:00
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- Wed10:00–15:00
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- Tue16:00–00:00
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- Sat12:00–01:00
- Sun12:00–00:00
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- MonClosed
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- Thu16:00–02:00
- Fri16:00–02:00
- Sat12:00–02:00
- Sun16:00–00:00
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- Keys / keyboard (TBC)
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- Sun11:00–00:00
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- Drum kit (TBC)
- Guitar amp
- Bass amp (TBC)
- Keys / keyboard
- Vocal mics (TBC)
- In-house engineer (TBC)
- Mon14:00–22:00
- Tue13:00–22:00
- Wed14:00–23:00
- Thu13:00–23:00
- Fri12:00–00:00
- Sat12:00–00:00
- Sun13:00–22:00
Open mics in Colchester
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 6 nights in Colchester. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
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- Slots12 min
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- Sign-up19:30
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- Slots15 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
Support grassroots music in Colchester
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Colchester still has 8 of them.
Colchester's circuit runs from Coda on the High Street to the Arts Centre on Church Street, with Three Wise Monkeys and The Bull filling most of the week.
Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music - 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.
Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 0 gigs in Colchester over the next four weeks, plus the 8 grassroots venues and 6 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 Colchester listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. Start small: Coda Colchester hosts an open mic each Sunday.
Go to one this month
0 gigs listed in Colchester over the next four weeks, with 8 grassroots venues and 6 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 Colchester
—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 Colchester. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What's on in Colchester — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Colchester, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Ipswich, Chelmsford, Leigh-on-Sea, Billericay
Play or put on gigs in Colchester?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 0 Colchester gigs are already on GigXchange this month.