West Midlands · 29 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
Help keep grassroots venues open in Coventry
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Updated 12 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 6 |
| Venues tracked | 46 |
| Open mics | 19 |
| Busiest night | Friday · 12 gigs |
29 gigs listed in Coventry over the next 28 days across 6 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 12. In total we track 46 grassroots venues and 19 regular open mics here.
This weekend in Coventry, Friday to Sunday: 3 gigs. Look out for Limehouse Lizzy at The Assembly Leamington (Friday), Underbelly Presents: Lou Terry + EA Hill + More TBA at LTB At The Priory Visitor Centre (Friday) and Afternoon Of Ska at HMV EMPIRE COVENTRY (Saturday). Each card is one night at one venue, with the start time and the price where the venue publishes it; the four-week list below covers everything after Sunday.
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 100 gigs listed in and around Coventry - fifth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Birmingham area (554). 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 | Birmingham area 80 venues · 18 open mics | 554 |
| 02 | Nottingham area 79 venues · 32 open mics | 210 |
| 03 | Derby area 38 venues · 16 open mics | 107 |
| 04 | Wolverhampton area 49 venues · 23 open mics | 101 |
| 05 | Coventry area This page 46 venues · 19 open mics | 100 |
| 06 | Northampton area 26 venues · 14 open mics | 68 |
| 07 | Leicester area 40 venues · 18 open mics | 62 |
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Coventry has 29 gigs listed at 6 venues - Friday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
Starts19:00 Limehouse LizzyThe Assembly Leamington · Leamington Clarendon · Leamington SpaTickets 
Underbelly Presents: Lou Terry + EA Hill + More TBALTB At The Priory Visitor Centre · St Michael's · Coventry 19:00Tonight 
Afternoon Of SkaHMV EMPIRE COVENTRY · St Michael's · Coventry 14:00Sat 14 Nov 
Echo & The BunnymenHMV EMPIRE COVENTRY · St Michael's · Coventry 19:00Fri 20 Nov 
Echo & the BunnymenThe Empire · Coventry 19:00Fri 20 Nov 
Fang Night - Mesch:, Crackbears, Balloon TombLTB Showrooms · St Michael's · Coventry 19:30Fri 20 Nov 
The Smyths (Tribute to The Smiths)Leamington Spa Assembly · Leamington Clarendon · Leamington Spa 19:30Fri 20 Nov 
The Feelinghmv Empire · St Michael's · Coventry 19:00Thu 26 Nov 
MAN IN THE MIRROR - Tribute To Michael Jackson FriThe Assembly Leamington · Leamington Clarendon · Leamington SpaTickets 18:45Fri 27 Nov 
Glamour TalksThe Anchor Inn · Hartshill · Coventry 19:00Fri 27 Nov | Search every Coventry gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
Not the gigs - the rooms. These are the Coventry venues with the most on in the next seven nights, counted from the listings above, so you can see where the city is busiest this week before you pick a night.
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| 01 | HMV EMPIRE COVENTRY | 1 |
| 02 | LTB At The Priory Visitor Centre | 1 |
| 03 | The Assembly Leamington | 1 |
Coventry's grassroots venues, all 46 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.
Photo: Google 90 cap Arches CoventrySherbourne · Coventry 
Catch Twenty TwoCoventryHouse PA 550Cap 
Golden CrossCoventryHouse PA 70Cap 
hmv EmpireCoventry City Centre · CoventryHouse PAEngineer 1,000Cap 
Just Dropped InCoventry Cap tbc 
Kasbah NightclubCity Centre · CoventryHouse PAEngineer 1,350Cap 
LTB ShowroomsCathedral Quarter · Coventry Cap tbc 
Millsy's Cafe BarEarlsdon · CoventryHouse PA Cap tbc 
Quids InnCoventry Cap tbc 
Sky Blue TavernCoventryHouse PA Cap tbc | All 46 Coventry venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 19 open mic nights in and around Coventry. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.
Kick-off20:00 Catch Twenty TwoCoventryNo feeHouse PA 
Millsy's Cafe BarEarlsdon · CoventryNo feeHouse PA 18:00Sun The Tin Music & ArtsCity Centre · CoventryPaidFull kitFortnightly 19:00Sun Townwall TavernCity Centre · CoventryNo feeHouse PA 19:30Sun The AnstyAnsty · CoventryNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon The YardCoventryNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon Golden CrossCoventryNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The Drapers' BarCity Centre · CoventryNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The SquirrelGreyfriars Lane · CoventryNo feeHouse PA 19:00Wed Sky Blue TavernCoventryNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed | All 19 Coventry open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Coventry still has 46 of them.
From HMV Empire to the Kasbah, a West Midlands scene punching above its size. Looking specifically to hire a band? See Find a Band in Coventry for the venue/private-hire perspective with rate breakdowns and platform comparison. Coventry's working-musician calendar runs about 6 live nights weekly across the city centre, with around 45 active venues programming live music monthly. The 2-Tone heritage corridor (Albany, Squirrel, Cathedral Quarter pubs) holds an estimated 60% of grassroots originals work; the wider Warwickshire wedding circuit (Coombe Abbey alone runs around 220 weddings yearly) handles around 35% of premium-fee work. Average sound-check time runs 45 minutes and 78% of bookings settle on the night. Planning a private party instead? See booking live entertainment in Coventry for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in Coventry for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.
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.
This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 29 gigs across Coventry over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 46 grassroots venues and 19 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. The Assembly Leamington, HMV EMPIRE COVENTRY and Queens Hall have the most on, and the sound leans rock and pop.
The best support is a full room. Turn up to something new, stay for the support act, and buy from the bar. For a weekly round-up of Coventry gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: Millsy's Cafe Bar hosts an open mic each Sunday.
Between now and 11 Dec there are 29 gigs in Coventry, and 46 grassroots venues and 19 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Fridays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Coventry
—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 Coventry. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Coventry's week of live music from the 16 venues with gigs on, alongside 19 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable.
Why sign up. Queens Hall has the most coming up here, with 5 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Expect plenty of rock in Coventry, with pop close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Coventry 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 Coventry gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Coventry venues46 grassroots rooms | |
| Coventry open mics19 regular nights | |
| The Coventry 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: Nuneaton, Birmingham, Leicester, Walsall
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 29 Coventry gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Coventry
Live music in Coventry over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 29 gigs listed in Coventry over the next 28 days across 6 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 12. In total we track 46 grassroots venues and 19 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Coventry gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Coventry
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Last updated: 12 November 2026
This Weekend in Coventry
This weekend in Coventry, Friday to Sunday: 3 gigs. Look out for Limehouse Lizzy at The Assembly Leamington (Friday), Underbelly Presents: Lou Terry + EA Hill + More TBA at LTB At The Priory Visitor Centre (Friday) and Afternoon Of Ska at HMV EMPIRE COVENTRY (Saturday). Each card is one night at one venue, with the start time and the price where the venue publishes it; the four-week list below covers everything after Sunday.
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How Coventry Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 100 gigs listed in and around Coventry - fifth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Birmingham area (554). 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 Birmingham area 80 venues · 18 open mics 554
- #2 Nottingham area 79 venues · 32 open mics 210
- #3 Derby area 38 venues · 16 open mics 107
- #4 Wolverhampton area 49 venues · 23 open mics 101
- #5 Coventry area This page 46 venues · 19 open mics 100
- #6 Northampton area 26 venues · 14 open mics 68
- #7 Leicester area 40 venues · 18 open mics 62
Gigs in Coventry
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Coventry has 29 gigs listed at 6 venues - Friday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
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Where It's On This Week
Not the gigs - the rooms. These are the Coventry venues with the most on in the next seven nights, counted from the listings above, so you can see where the city is busiest this week before you pick a night.
- #1 HMV EMPIRE COVENTRY 1
- #2 LTB At The Priory Visitor Centre 1
- #3 The Assembly Leamington 1
Venues in Coventry
Coventry's grassroots venues, all 46 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.
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Open mics in Coventry
Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 19 open mic nights in and around Coventry. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.
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Support grassroots music in Coventry
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Coventry still has 46 of them.
From HMV Empire to the Kasbah, a West Midlands scene punching above its size. Looking specifically to hire a band? See Find a Band in Coventry for the venue/private-hire perspective with rate breakdowns and platform comparison. Coventry's working-musician calendar runs about 6 live nights weekly across the city centre, with around 45 active venues programming live music monthly. The 2-Tone heritage corridor (Albany, Squirrel, Cathedral Quarter pubs) holds an estimated 60% of grassroots originals work; the wider Warwickshire wedding circuit (Coombe Abbey alone runs around 220 weddings yearly) handles around 35% of premium-fee work. Average sound-check time runs 45 minutes and 78% of bookings settle on the night. Planning a private party instead? See booking live entertainment in Coventry for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in Coventry for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.
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.
This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 29 gigs across Coventry over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 46 grassroots venues and 19 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. The Assembly Leamington, HMV EMPIRE COVENTRY and Queens Hall have the most on, and the sound leans rock and pop.
The best support is a full room. Turn up to something new, stay for the support act, and buy from the bar. For a weekly round-up of Coventry gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: Millsy's Cafe Bar hosts an open mic each Sunday.
Go to one this month
Between now and 11 Dec there are 29 gigs in Coventry, and 46 grassroots venues and 19 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Fridays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Coventry
—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 Coventry. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Coventry's week of live music from the 16 venues with gigs on, alongside 19 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable.
Why sign up. Queens Hall has the most coming up here, with 5 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Expect plenty of rock in Coventry, with pop close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Coventry 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 Coventry — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Coventry, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Nuneaton, Birmingham, Leicester, Walsall
Play or put on gigs in Coventry?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 29 Coventry gigs are already on GigXchange this month.