UK GRASS-ROOTS GIG DIRECTORY

Live Grass-Roots Gigs Across the UK

8366 upcoming one-off gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages — from 52 UK cities. Free, sortable by date, refreshed continuously.

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The UK's free grass-roots gig directory — 8366 upcoming shows at indie venues, pubs, basement bars and community stages across 52 cities, refreshed continuously. Browse gigs in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Belfast and Edinburgh, plus the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.

Every listing carries dates, venue details, age policy and ticket links. New gigs go live the moment a promoter publishes them; past-dated gigs are removed nightly. Free for promoters, venues and artists to submit a gig — no commission, no upselling.

  • 8366 upcoming gigs tracked across 52 UK cities
  • 682 happening this week · sorted by date, refreshed continuously
  • 0% free entry · the rest are pay-on-the-door or ticketed
  • London leads with 3865 gigs — 14 cities mapped on the UK overview below
  • Sourced from venues, promoters and artists publishing on GigXchange · both ticketed and free shows

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14 cities mapped · 8366 upcoming gigs · London alone has 3865

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8366 upcoming UK gigs · sorted by date · page 33 of 349.

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Good Vibrations - Showcase 2026
MARKET PLACE THEATRE And ARTS CENTRE, ARMAGH, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Toots and the Maytals-Feat Leba Hibbert
Electric Ballroom, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Leah Kate at Islington Assembly Hall
Islington Assembly Hall, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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In Color at The Lodge, Manchester
The Lodge, Manchester, Manchester
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Heave Blood & Die at The Black Heart
The Black Heart, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox at The Anvil
The Anvil, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Chance Peña at The Limelight 1
The Limelight 1, Belfast
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Maddox Batson at Galvanizers SWG3
Galvanizers SWG3, Glasgow
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Submotion Orchestra at Chalk, Brighton
Chalk, Brighton, Brighton
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Smith & Liddle at The Poetry Club SWG3
The Poetry Club SWG3, Glasgow
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Midnight Til Morning, Ryan Mack at O2 Institute Birmingham
O2 Institute Birmingham, Birmingham
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Eurotripp at The Camden Assembly
The Camden Assembly, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Au/Ra at Electrowerkz
Electrowerkz, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Christopher Cross, Chris Difford at The London Palladium
The London Palladium, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Toots and the Maytals at Electric Ballroom
Electric Ballroom, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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The Kooks, Girl In The Year Above, The Great Escape Festival at TGE Beach The Deep End
TGE Beach The Deep End, Brighton
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Soho Live Music Club, Jack Solomons Club, Soho Jazz Festival at Jack Solomons Club
Jack Solomons Club, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Example, Professor Green at NX
NX, Newcastle
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Florence Road at Queen Margaret Union
Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Nick Mulvey, Citizen Papes at Electric Bristol
Electric Bristol, Bristol
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Nate Bergman, Robbie McMinn at The Barge
The Barge, Belfast
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Kevin McLoughlin Live Solo Blues Show
The Tunnels Frome, London
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Heavy Wild
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Fde Events Presents TrueMendous : Break Offline Tour
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Gig Directory FAQs

Common questions about UK grass-roots gigs.

A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.
Open mics are recurring weekly nights where any performer can sign up. The gig directory lists one-off shows — specific bands playing specific venues on specific dates. Use the open mic finder for weekly slots, this directory for upcoming gigs to watch or play.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.
Listings are compiled from public APIs (Ticketmaster, Skiddle) and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Each listing carries a verification badge — verified means we've confirmed it independently; unverified means we sourced it from a publicly published event but haven't double-checked. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body for grassroots venues), PRS for Music (UK music licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).
Continuously. New gigs go live as soon as a promoter publishes them, and past-dated gigs are removed nightly. The visible count above is live data — refresh the page to see the latest.
Beyond this gig directory, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory if you're hunting a specific sound, the booking guides for how-to articles, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.

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