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Live gigs in Belfast

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3 tonight · 9 this weekend · 26 this week. Refreshed continuously.

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300

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This week	26 gigs
Free entry	None listed
Venues	18
Gig Scene Score	82 /100

01 — Find a gig

300 gigs

Pick your night

When

Entry

Has

City

Mon2Nov Starts19:00 Susy Good Album LaunchThe Black Box Belfast · Duncairn · Belfast

Matt LangVoodoo · Central · Belfast 19:00Tonight

Jack SavorettiUlster Hall Belfast · Central · Belfast 19:00Tonight

Alison MoyetWaterfront Hall Auditorium · Central · Belfast 19:00Tue 3 Nov

Hail the SunThe Limelight 2 · Central · Belfast 19:00Tue 3 Nov

Sorcha RichardsonEmpire Music Hall · Central · Belfast 19:00Wed 4 Nov

SwervedriverThe Limelight 2 · Central · Belfast 19:00Wed 4 Nov

Leslie Odom, Jr.Waterfront Hall Auditorium · Central · Belfast 20:00Wed 4 Nov

Dexy's Midnight RunnersUlster Hall Belfast · Central · Belfast 19:00Thu 5 Nov

Nerina PallotEmpire Music Hall · Central · Belfast 19:30Thu 5 Nov

02 — The scene

Gig Scene Score

Out of
100

Exceptional — anchored by schedule and activity, one of the UK's defining gig markets.

Ranked against UK cities (0-100)

Activity	95
Schedule fixed scale	100
Variety	65
Venues	88
Coverage	80
Affordability	29

03 — Other cities

88 cities

Gigs elsewhere

Glasgow Blackpool Edinburgh

All cities, A–ZGigs

Aberdeen96 Aberystwyth3 Accrington15 Aldershot5

Basildon44 Bath59 Bedford20 Billericay3 Birmingham577 Blackburn15 Blackpool75 Boston8 Bournemouth55 Bradford127 Brighton243 Bristol270 Broxbourne31

Cambridge43 Cardiff163 Carlisle111 Chelmsford8 Cheltenham17 Coventry105 Crawley2

Derby118 Derry21 Doncaster7 Dublin2 Dundee54 Durham14

Edinburgh388 Egham8 Epsom14 Exeter55

Farnborough11

Glasgow889 Gloucester7 Grimsby5

Hastings40 Hereford9 High Wycombe26 Horley1 Hull75

Inverness32 Ipswich49

Leeds282 Leicester63 Lincoln30 Liverpool475 London1514 Luton23

Maidstone32 Manchester806 Margate10 Middlesbrough40 Milton Keynes40

Newcastle296 Newquay26 Newry13 Northampton74 Norwich54 Nottingham203

Oxford42

Peterborough29 Plymouth17 Portsmouth37 Preston82

Rawtenstall33 Reading50

Scarborough57 Sheffield175 Southampton181 Stockton-on-Tees27 Stoke-on-Trent51 Sunderland8 Sutton58 Swansea23 Swindon15

Telford11 Tunbridge Wells44

Waterlooville13 Watford51 Welshpool2 Weymouth6 Woking27 Wolverhampton108 Wrexham49

York32

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BELFAST · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY

Live Gigs in Belfast

3 gigs tonight · 9 this weekend · 26 this week. 300 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Belfast.

Belfast Gig Scene Score

82 /100

Exceptional — anchored by schedule and activity, one of the UK's defining gig markets.

300Upcoming Gigs

26This Week

0%Free Entry

18Venues

What's on in Belfast? Filter the listings by date

300 upcoming gigs, sorted by date
26 in the next 7 days
0% free entry
Across 18 Belfast venues
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Capacity, backline and booking contacts for Belfast venues

Grassroots venues, pubs and stages
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Weekly open mic nights across Belfast — re-verified on a rolling cycle and mapped

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Sign-up times, slot lengths and fees
Most are free entry
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Everything the Belfast scene has beyond the listings

City guide: venues, promoters and bookers
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How to get gigs in the city
Members near you on GigXchange

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04 — About this directory

18 venues

Every bill, one list

Grass-Roots Gigs in Belfast

300 Upcoming 26 This Week 0% Free 18 Venues Updated 02 Nov 2026

Belfast has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights, and you can get the Belfast weekly gig guide, the next four weeks night by night. This directory pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Belfast: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

Looking for related Belfast pages? See how to book live music in Belfast, Belfast open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Belfast guide, or find a band in Belfast. Or head for nearby UK cities: London, Glasgow and Manchester.

What’s on in Belfast this week — or see what’s on across the UK.

Coming Up

300 upcoming gigs in Belfast · sorted by date · page 12 of 13.

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MAR

Tommy Fleming

Millbrook Lodge Hotel·Drumaness, Belfast

Sunday, 21 March 2027 · 20:00

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GenreFolk

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MAR

Dead Pioneers

Voodoo·Central, Belfast

Monday, 22 March 2027 · 19:00

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GenreRock, Punk Rock

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MAR

Chesney Hawkes

The Limelight 2·Central, Belfast

Thursday, 25 March 2027 · 19:00

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MAR

Martin Stephenson & The Daintees

Limelight 2·Central, Belfast

Saturday, 27 March 2027 · 19:00–23:00

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Mack Fleetwood

Empire Music Hall·Central, Belfast

Saturday, 27 March 2027 · 19:30

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The Tubs

Voodoo·Central, Belfast

Sunday, 28 March 2027 · 19:00

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GenreRock, Pop

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MAR

Bjorn Again

Ulster Hall Belfast·Central, Belfast

Sunday, 28 March 2027 · 19:00

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GenreRock, Pop

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Cardinal Black

The Limelight 1·Central, Belfast

Friday, 2 April 2027 · 19:00

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Marquee Square Heroes: A Tribute To Fish-era Marillion

Oh Yeah Music Centre·Duncairn, Belfast

Friday, 2 April 2027 · 19:00–23:00

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GenreTribute Act

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The UK Strokes

The Limelight 2·Central, Belfast

Saturday, 3 April 2027 · 19:00

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GenreRock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock

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First Time Flyers

The Deers Head·Central, Belfast

Wednesday, 7 April 2027 · 19:00

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GenreRock, Pop

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Alexandra Kay

Ulster Hall Belfast·Central, Belfast

Thursday, 8 April 2027 · 19:00

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GenreCountry

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Slipknowt

The Limelight 2·Central, Belfast

Friday, 9 April 2027 · 19:00

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B.Y.O.B - Tribute to System of a Down

The Limelight 2·Central, Belfast

Saturday, 10 April 2027 · 18:00

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Orbital

The Limelight 1·Central, Belfast

Saturday, 10 April 2027 · 20:00

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GenreDJ / Electronic

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Cross Road: The Bon Jovi live experience

Empire Music Hall·Central, Belfast

Saturday, 10 April 2027 · 20:30

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Madra Salach

The Telegraph Building·New Lodge, Belfast

Sunday, 11 April 2027 · 19:00

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GenreIndie Rock, Folk

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Darren Kiely

The Telegraph Building·New Lodge, Belfast

Tuesday, 13 April 2027 · 19:00

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GenreFolk, Country

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Carsie Blanton

Empire Music Hall·Central, Belfast

Thursday, 15 April 2027 · 19:30

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GenrePop

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Elvana

Mandela Hall·Central, Belfast

Friday, 16 April 2027 · 19:00

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Band of Friends

Empire Music Hall·Central, Belfast

Friday, 16 April 2027 · 19:30

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Moretallica - UK Metallica Tribute Band

The Limelight 2·Central, Belfast

Saturday, 17 April 2027 · 19:00

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Rushified Presents: The Music of Rush

Oh Yeah Music Centre·Duncairn, Belfast

Saturday, 17 April 2027 · 19:30–23:00

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Gustaffson

Oh Yeah Music Centre·Duncairn, Belfast

Friday, 23 April 2027 · 19:30–23:00

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Bournemouth

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Exeter

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Stoke-on-Trent

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Watford

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Reading

50 gigs · 19 venues · 48 artists

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Ipswich

49 gigs · 17 venues · 47 artists

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Wrexham

49 gigs · 21 venues · 47 artists

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Basildon

44 gigs · 15 venues · 41 artists

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Tunbridge Wells

44 gigs · 6 venues · 11 artists

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Cambridge

43 gigs · 16 venues · 42 artists

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Oxford

42 gigs · 19 venues · 39 artists

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Hastings

40 gigs · 13 venues · 38 artists

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Middlesbrough

40 gigs · 17 venues · 40 artists

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Milton Keynes

40 gigs · 7 venues · 39 artists

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Portsmouth

37 gigs · 13 venues · 36 artists

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Rawtenstall

33 gigs · 12 venues · 33 artists

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Inverness

32 gigs · 13 venues · 30 artists

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Maidstone

32 gigs · 13 venues · 32 artists

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York

32 gigs · 9 venues · 32 artists

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Broxbourne

31 gigs · 3 venues · 30 artists

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Lincoln

30 gigs · 11 venues · 29 artists

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29 gigs · 8 venues · 29 artists

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27 gigs · 14 venues · 26 artists

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High Wycombe

26 gigs · 7 venues · 25 artists

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Newquay

26 gigs · 9 venues · 26 artists

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Luton

23 gigs · 11 venues · 22 artists

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Swansea

23 gigs · 12 venues · 23 artists

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Derry

21 gigs · 7 venues · 11 artists

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Bedford

20 gigs · 4 venues · 19 artists

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Cheltenham

17 gigs · 11 venues · 17 artists

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Plymouth

17 gigs · 11 venues · 17 artists

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Accrington

15 gigs · 11 venues · 15 artists

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Blackburn

15 gigs · 10 venues · 15 artists

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Swindon

15 gigs · 6 venues · 15 artists

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Durham

14 gigs · 7 venues · 14 artists

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Epsom

14 gigs · 9 venues · 13 artists

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Newry

13 gigs · 5 venues · 11 artists

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Waterlooville

13 gigs · 6 venues · 13 artists

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Farnborough

11 gigs · 3 venues · 11 artists

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Telford

11 gigs · 7 venues · 10 artists

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Margate

10 gigs · 6 venues · 10 artists

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Hereford

9 gigs · 7 venues · 8 artists

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Boston

8 gigs · 5 venues · 7 artists

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Chelmsford

8 gigs · 6 venues · 8 artists

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Egham

8 gigs · 5 venues · 8 artists

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Sunderland

8 gigs · 7 venues · 8 artists

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Doncaster

7 gigs · 6 venues · 7 artists

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Gloucester

7 gigs · 6 venues · 7 artists

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Weymouth

6 gigs · 5 venues · 6 artists

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Aldershot

5 gigs · 4 venues · 5 artists

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Grimsby

5 gigs · 3 venues · 5 artists

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Aberystwyth

3 gigs · 2 venues · 3 artists

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Billericay

3 gigs · 2 venues · 3 artists

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Crawley

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

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Dublin

2 gigs · 1 venue · 1 artist

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Welshpool

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

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Horley

1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist

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London

1514 gigs · 206 venues · 1188 artists

View London gigs

Glasgow

889 gigs · 125 venues · 753 artists

View Glasgow gigs

Manchester

806 gigs · 150 venues · 734 artists

View Manchester gigs

Birmingham

577 gigs · 92 venues · 568 artists

View Birmingham gigs

Liverpool

475 gigs · 87 venues · 414 artists

View Liverpool gigs

Edinburgh

388 gigs · 69 venues · 335 artists

View Edinburgh gigs

Newcastle

296 gigs · 50 venues · 263 artists

View Newcastle gigs

Leeds

282 gigs · 49 venues · 261 artists

View Leeds gigs

Bristol

270 gigs · 46 venues · 261 artists

View Bristol gigs

Brighton

243 gigs · 52 venues · 236 artists

View Brighton gigs

Nottingham

203 gigs · 33 venues · 179 artists

View Nottingham gigs

Southampton

181 gigs · 27 venues · 164 artists

View Southampton gigs

Sheffield

175 gigs · 31 venues · 174 artists

View Sheffield gigs

Cardiff

163 gigs · 36 venues · 157 artists

View Cardiff gigs

Bradford

127 gigs · 31 venues · 121 artists

View Bradford gigs

Derby

118 gigs · 20 venues · 112 artists

View Derby gigs

Carlisle

111 gigs · 17 venues · 105 artists

View Carlisle gigs

Wolverhampton

108 gigs · 36 venues · 104 artists

View Wolverhampton gigs

Coventry

105 gigs · 30 venues · 103 artists

View Coventry gigs

Aberdeen

96 gigs · 26 venues · 96 artists

View Aberdeen gigs

Preston

82 gigs · 19 venues · 81 artists

View Preston gigs

Blackpool

75 gigs · 25 venues · 72 artists

View Blackpool gigs

Hull

75 gigs · 23 venues · 73 artists

View Hull gigs

Northampton

74 gigs · 14 venues · 72 artists

View Northampton gigs

Leicester

63 gigs · 22 venues · 55 artists

View Leicester gigs

Bath

59 gigs · 18 venues · 59 artists

View Bath gigs

Sutton

58 gigs · 5 venues · 25 artists

View Sutton gigs

Scarborough

57 gigs · 10 venues · 55 artists

View Scarborough gigs

Bournemouth

55 gigs · 18 venues · 55 artists

View Bournemouth gigs

Exeter

55 gigs · 19 venues · 51 artists

View Exeter gigs

Dundee

54 gigs · 18 venues · 53 artists

View Dundee gigs

Norwich

54 gigs · 19 venues · 53 artists

View Norwich gigs

Stoke-on-Trent

51 gigs · 22 venues · 51 artists

View Stoke-on-Trent gigs

Watford

51 gigs · 7 venues · 50 artists

View Watford gigs

Reading

50 gigs · 19 venues · 48 artists

View Reading gigs

Ipswich

49 gigs · 17 venues · 47 artists

View Ipswich gigs

Wrexham

49 gigs · 21 venues · 47 artists

View Wrexham gigs

Basildon

44 gigs · 15 venues · 41 artists

View Basildon gigs

Tunbridge Wells

44 gigs · 6 venues · 11 artists

View Tunbridge Wells gigs

Cambridge

43 gigs · 16 venues · 42 artists

View Cambridge gigs

Oxford

42 gigs · 19 venues · 39 artists

View Oxford gigs

Hastings

40 gigs · 13 venues · 38 artists

View Hastings gigs

Middlesbrough

40 gigs · 17 venues · 40 artists

View Middlesbrough gigs

Milton Keynes

40 gigs · 7 venues · 39 artists

View Milton Keynes gigs

Portsmouth

37 gigs · 13 venues · 36 artists

View Portsmouth gigs

Rawtenstall

33 gigs · 12 venues · 33 artists

View Rawtenstall gigs

Inverness

32 gigs · 13 venues · 30 artists

View Inverness gigs

Maidstone

32 gigs · 13 venues · 32 artists

View Maidstone gigs

York

32 gigs · 9 venues · 32 artists

View York gigs

Broxbourne

31 gigs · 3 venues · 30 artists

View Broxbourne gigs

Lincoln

30 gigs · 11 venues · 29 artists

View Lincoln gigs

Peterborough

29 gigs · 8 venues · 29 artists

View Peterborough gigs

Stockton-on-Tees

27 gigs · 10 venues · 27 artists

View Stockton-on-Tees gigs

Woking

27 gigs · 14 venues · 26 artists

View Woking gigs

High Wycombe

26 gigs · 7 venues · 25 artists

View High Wycombe gigs

Newquay

26 gigs · 9 venues · 26 artists

View Newquay gigs

Luton

23 gigs · 11 venues · 22 artists

View Luton gigs

Swansea

23 gigs · 12 venues · 23 artists

View Swansea gigs

Derry

21 gigs · 7 venues · 11 artists

View Derry gigs

Bedford

20 gigs · 4 venues · 19 artists

View Bedford gigs

Cheltenham

17 gigs · 11 venues · 17 artists

View Cheltenham gigs

Plymouth

17 gigs · 11 venues · 17 artists

View Plymouth gigs

Accrington

15 gigs · 11 venues · 15 artists

View Accrington gigs

Blackburn

15 gigs · 10 venues · 15 artists

View Blackburn gigs

Swindon

15 gigs · 6 venues · 15 artists

View Swindon gigs

Durham

14 gigs · 7 venues · 14 artists

View Durham gigs

Epsom

14 gigs · 9 venues · 13 artists

View Epsom gigs

Newry

13 gigs · 5 venues · 11 artists

View Newry gigs

Waterlooville

13 gigs · 6 venues · 13 artists

View Waterlooville gigs

Farnborough

11 gigs · 3 venues · 11 artists

View Farnborough gigs

Telford

11 gigs · 7 venues · 10 artists

View Telford gigs

Margate

10 gigs · 6 venues · 10 artists

View Margate gigs

Hereford

9 gigs · 7 venues · 8 artists

View Hereford gigs

Boston

8 gigs · 5 venues · 7 artists

View Boston gigs

Chelmsford

8 gigs · 6 venues · 8 artists

View Chelmsford gigs

Egham

8 gigs · 5 venues · 8 artists

View Egham gigs

Sunderland

8 gigs · 7 venues · 8 artists

View Sunderland gigs

Doncaster

7 gigs · 6 venues · 7 artists

View Doncaster gigs

Gloucester

7 gigs · 6 venues · 7 artists

View Gloucester gigs

Weymouth

6 gigs · 5 venues · 6 artists

View Weymouth gigs

Aldershot

5 gigs · 4 venues · 5 artists

View Aldershot gigs

Grimsby

5 gigs · 3 venues · 5 artists

View Grimsby gigs

Aberystwyth

3 gigs · 2 venues · 3 artists

View Aberystwyth gigs

Billericay

3 gigs · 2 venues · 3 artists

View Billericay gigs

Crawley

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

View Crawley gigs

Dublin

2 gigs · 1 venue · 1 artist

View Dublin gigs

Welshpool

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

View Welshpool gigs

Horley

1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist

View Horley gigs

05 — Small print 8 answers Common questions Belfast Gig Directory FAQs

Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Belfast, answered with live data.

What's on in Belfast over the next four weeks?

The What’s On in Belfast page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 26 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Belfast venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 300 upcoming gigs.

How many grass-roots gigs are coming up in Belfast?

300 upcoming gigs listed for Belfast. 26 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.

Are these gigs free?

None of the listed Belfast gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.

What counts as a grass-roots gig?

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.

How do I list a Belfast gig here?

Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed before they go live.

Where else can I find Belfast gigs and bookings?

For recurring weekly slots, see the Belfast open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in Belfast. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Belfast. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Belfast shows available acts. Or browse the main UK gig directory.

How is the data sourced?

Listings are compiled from public ticketing-platform APIs and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Gigs from ticketing platforms are listed as published; submitted gigs are reviewed before they go live. We don't check each gig independently yet, so confirm with the venue before you travel. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).

What other GIGXCHANGE directories are there?

Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.

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What Belfast is booking. The 300 gigs on file lean rock, pop and alternative rock, with 22 genres in the mix overall. Central (193) and Duncairn (45) hold the most, out of 14 areas with a show on.

Where and when. The most dates are at The Limelight 1 (43), ahead of The Limelight 2 (42). Saturday is the busiest night: 77 of the dates.

Booking or playing here? The Belfast venue directory lists the rooms with their kit and capacity, and the GX Index shows what gigs pay. Or put on your own night: how to put on a gig. Nearby gig guides: Glasgow, Blackpool and Edinburgh.

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