Northern Ireland · 0 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
Help keep grassroots venues open in Derry
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Updated 12 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 0 |
| Venues tracked | 14 |
| Open mics | 6 |
We have no gigs listed in Derry for the month ahead yet. The city has 14 grassroots venues on GigXchange, so check back — listings update daily.
Only Friday to Sunday - and nothing is listed in Derry 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.
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 21 gigs listed in and around Derry - sixth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Glasgow area (850). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Glasgow area 168 venues · 44 open mics | 850 |
| 02 | Edinburgh area 118 venues · 34 open mics | 350 |
| 03 | Belfast area 77 venues · 18 open mics | 274 |
| 04 | Carlisle area 19 venues · 9 open mics | 111 |
| 05 | Blackpool area 47 venues · 22 open mics | 71 |
| 06 | Derry area This page 14 venues · 6 open mics | 21 |
| 07 | Newry area 8 venues · 5 open mics | 14 |
New listings are added daily - the venues and open mics further down are the rooms to watch.
We're not tracking any gigs in Derry right now.
| Search every Derry gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
Derry's grassroots venues, all 14 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 200 cap Cultúrlann Uí ChanáinDerry 
Nerve CentreDerry Cap tbc 
Peadar O'Donnell'sDerry Cap tbc 
The Derby BarCity Centre · Derry Cap tbc 
The PlayhouseDerry Cap tbc 
Ardhowen TheatreTown Centre · EnniskillenHouse PAEngineer 300Cap 
Big John's BarSion Mills · Strabane Cap tbc 
Clipper Quay Street Food MarketStrand Road · LondonderryHouse PA Cap tbc 
Millennium ForumDerry / Londonderry · Londonderry Cap tbc 
New Gate Arts CentreKennedy Street, Derry/Londonderry · Londonderry Cap tbc | All 14 Derry venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 6 open mic nights in and around Derry. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.
MONTHFri Kick-off19:00 Cultúrlann Uí ChanáinCity Centre · DerryNo feeMonthly 
Peadar O'Donnell'sWaterloo Street · DerryNo fee TBCSat 
The PlayhouseCity centre (within the Walls) · DerryNo feeDates vary 18:00Thu 
The Derby BarCity Centre · DerryNo fee 22:00Thu 
Big John's BarSion Mills · StrabaneNo fee1st Fri of the month 20:00Fri 
Clipper Quay Street Food MarketStrand Road · LondonderryNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:00Wed | All 6 Derry open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Derry still has 14 of them.
Inside and around the walls, Derry's live music runs from Peadar O'Donnell's nightly trad sessions and The Derby Bar's Thursday session to the Nerve Centre, Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin and The Playhouse.
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.
Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 0 gigs across Derry in the next four weeks, alongside 14 grassroots venues and 6 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement.
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 Derry listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. The The Derby Bar open mic on Thursdays is an easy first night out.
0 gigs listed in Derry over the next four weeks, with 14 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.
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Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Belfast, Newry, Ayr, Paisley
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 0 Derry gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Derry
Live music in Derry over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. We have no gigs listed in Derry for the month ahead yet. The city has 14 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 Derry gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Derry
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Last updated: 12 November 2026
This Weekend in Derry
Only Friday to Sunday - and nothing is listed in Derry for this weekend yet. The four-week list below shows what is coming, and the open mics further down run every week.
How Derry Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 21 gigs listed in and around Derry - sixth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Glasgow area (850). 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 Glasgow area 168 venues · 44 open mics 850
- #2 Edinburgh area 118 venues · 34 open mics 350
- #3 Belfast area 77 venues · 18 open mics 274
- #4 Carlisle area 19 venues · 9 open mics 111
- #5 Blackpool area 47 venues · 22 open mics 71
- #6 Derry area This page 14 venues · 6 open mics 21
- #7 Newry area 8 venues · 5 open mics 14
Gigs in Derry
New listings are added daily - the venues and open mics further down are the rooms to watch.
We're not tracking any gigs in Derry right now.
Venues in Derry
Derry's grassroots venues, all 14 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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- Mon11:30–01:30
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- Mon10:00–17:00
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Open mics in Derry
Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 6 open mic nights in and around Derry. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.
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Support grassroots music in Derry
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Derry still has 14 of them.
Inside and around the walls, Derry's live music runs from Peadar O'Donnell's nightly trad sessions and The Derby Bar's Thursday session to the Nerve Centre, Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin and The Playhouse.
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.
Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 0 gigs across Derry in the next four weeks, alongside 14 grassroots venues and 6 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement.
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 Derry listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. The The Derby Bar open mic on Thursdays is an easy first night out.
Go to one this month
0 gigs listed in Derry over the next four weeks, with 14 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 Derry
—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 Derry. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What's on in Derry — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Derry, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Belfast, Newry, Ayr, Paisley
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