Cambridge · 43 upcoming · 7 venues
Live gigs in Cambridge
Every grass-roots gig in Cambridge - who's on, where, when and what it costs.
At a glance
Cambridge43
Upcoming
gigs
at 7 Cambridge venuesgigs
| This week | 3 gigs |
| Free entry | None listed |
| Venues | 7 |
| Gig Scene Score | 67 /100 |
01 — Find a gig
43 gigsPick your night
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Starts19:30 The ProclaimersCambridge Corn Exchange · Market · Cambridge 
Gipsy Kings by André ReyesCambridge Corn Exchange · Market · Cambridge 19:00Thu 5 Nov 
Chopsuey, Slip-NOT, A7XperienceMASH · Market · Cambridge 17:30Sat 7 Nov 
American AquariumMASH · Market · Cambridge 19:00Tue 10 Nov 
Yard Act, Do NothingCambridge Junction · Coleridge · Cambridge 19:00Wed 18 Nov 
BellowheadCambridge Corn Exchange · Cambridge 19:00Thu 19 Nov 
Del AmitriCambridge Corn Exchange · Cambridge 18:30Fri 20 Nov 
The music of Duke EllingtonSt Andrews Street Baptist Church · Market · Cambridge 19:00Fri 20 Nov 
Give Me Garage Presents Underground AllianceBedford Esquires · Greyfriars · Cambridge 20:00Fri 20 Nov 
Ricky Warwick & the Fighting Hearts, Divergent PromotionsMASH · Market · Cambridge 18:30Sat 21 Nov 02 — The scene
Gig Scene Score67
Out of
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Strong — schedule and activity lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.100
| Activity | 70 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 100 |
| Variety | 65 |
| Venues | 61 |
| Coverage | 37 |
| Affordability | No prices listed |
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Edinburgh388Egham8Epsom14Exeter55F
Farnborough11G
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Hastings40Hereford9High Wycombe26Horley1Hull75I
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Oxford42P
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Rawtenstall33Reading50S
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Waterlooville13Watford51Welshpool2Weymouth6Woking27Wolverhampton108Wrexham49Y
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CAMBRIDGE · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Cambridge
1 gig this weekend · 3 this week. 43 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Cambridge.
Cambridge Gig Scene Score
67 /100
Strong — schedule and activity lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
43Upcoming Gigs
3This Week
0%Free Entry
7Venues
Promoting a Cambridge gig? List it free — reviewed before it goes live
04 — About this directory
7 venuesEvery bill, one list
Grass-Roots Gigs in Cambridge
Cambridge’s grass-roots circuit is a busy one — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights — and the Cambridge weekly gig guide sets out the next four weeks night by night. This directory gathers every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Cambridge: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, in date order.
Need related Cambridge pages? Try these: how to book live music in the UK, Cambridge open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, or find a band in Cambridge. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Glasgow and Manchester.
What’s on in Cambridge this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
Coming Up
43 upcoming gigs in Cambridge · sorted by date · page 1 of 2.
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NOV
3
The Proclaimers
Cambridge Corn Exchange·Market, Cambridge
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NOV
5
Gipsy Kings by André Reyes
Cambridge Corn Exchange·Market, Cambridge
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- GenreWorld Music
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NOV
7
Chopsuey, Slip-NOT, A7Xperience
MASH·Market, Cambridge
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- GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Metal
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NOV
10
American Aquarium
MASH·Market, Cambridge
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NOV
18
Yard Act, Do Nothing
Cambridge Junction·Coleridge, Cambridge
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- GenreRock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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NOV
19
Bellowhead
Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
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- GenreIndie Rock, Folk
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NOV
20
Del Amitri
Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
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NOV
20
The music of Duke Ellington
St Andrews Street Baptist Church·Market, Cambridge
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- GenreJazz
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NOV
20
Give Me Garage Presents Underground Alliance
Bedford Esquires·Greyfriars, Cambridge
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- GenreGarage
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NOV
21
Ricky Warwick & the Fighting Hearts, Divergent Promotions
MASH·Market, Cambridge
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NOV
21
Corto.Alto
Bedford Esquires·Greyfriars, Cambridge
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NOV
22
Embrace, The Rolling People
Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
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NOV
25
Corto.Alto
Cambridge Junction, England·Coleridge, Cambridge
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NOV
26
Ocean Colour Scene
Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
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NOV
28
Cambridge Xmas Country Event
Cambridge Joint Service And Veterans Club·Abbey, Cambridge
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NOV
29
The Amy Winehouse Band
Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
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NOV
30
Shed Seven, The Academic
Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
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DEC
2
Skids + Theatre Of Hate
Bedford Esquires·Greyfriars, Cambridge
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DEC
2
Barenaked Ladies, Boothby Graffoe
Cambridge Corn Exchange·Market, Cambridge
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- GenreRock, Pop, Comedy / Spoken Word
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DEC
4
Sham 69 (Pursey, Parsons, Treganna, Guy), Sham 69, Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Junction·Coleridge, Cambridge
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DEC
5
Australian Pink Floyd Show
Cambridge Corn Exchange·Market, Cambridge
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DEC
12
Classically Kate Bush
Cambridge Corn Exchange·Market, Cambridge
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DEC
18
GREEN 182 Presents 'Take off your Pants and Dookie Tour 26'
Portland Arms, Cambridge
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- GenrePunk Rock, Pop, Tribute Act
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JAN
22
London Calling play The Clash
Bedford Esquires·Greyfriars, Cambridge
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05 — Small print 8 answers Common questions Cambridge Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Cambridge, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Cambridge page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 3 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Cambridge venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 43 upcoming gigs.
43 upcoming gigs listed for Cambridge. 3 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Cambridge gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.
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.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed before they go live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Cambridge open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in the UK. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Cambridge shows available acts. Or browse the main UK gig directory.
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).
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 Cambridge is hosting. The 43 gigs on file lean pop, rock and alternative rock, with 19 genres in the mix overall. The top two are Coleridge (16) and Market (12), of the 5 areas with a show on.
Rooms and dates. Cambridge Corn Exchange has the most dates (11), ahead of Cambridge Junction (7). Friday is the busiest night: 15 of the dates.
Here to play or to book? For rooms, the Cambridge venue directory lists kit and capacity; for fees, the GX Index shows what gigs pay. Or put on your own night: how to put on a gig. Nearby gig guides: Norwich, Leicester and London.
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Looking for tonight? See what's on in Cambridge this week, the Cambridge open mics and Cambridge venues.