CARDIFF · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Cardiff
138 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Cardiff. Browse, filter, submit your own.
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Grass-Roots Gigs in Cardiff
Cardiff has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights, and you can see what’s on in Cardiff over the next four weeks. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Cardiff: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.
Looking for related Cardiff pages? Browse the Cardiff live music hub, Cardiff open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Cardiff guide, or find a band in Cardiff. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Glasgow.
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OCT
14
Cabaret Voltaire, Gazelle Twin
The Globe, Cardiff
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- GenreRock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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OCT
14
Cabaret Voltaire
The Globe·Plasnewydd, Cardiff
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OCT
15
The Wonder Stuff, Inspiral Carpets
The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff
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- GenreRock, Pop
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OCT
16
The Mary Wallopers, Sam Shackleton
The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff
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- GenreRock, Pop, Folk
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OCT
16
The Mary Wallopers
The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff
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OCT
16
John Nicholas support from Oscar Hartland
Black Cat Bridgend·Bridgend Central, Cardiff
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OCT
16
John Nicholas
Black Cat Bridgend·Bridgend Central, Cardiff
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OCT
17
Madchester Experience
Clwb Crown·Cyfarthfa, Cardiff
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OCT
17
Wax Tailor
CULTVR Lab·Grangetown, Cardiff
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OCT
18
Transvision Vamp, Wendy James (Ex Transvision Vamp)
Tramshed, Cardiff
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- GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Pop
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OCT
22
NOAHFINNCE
Y Plas, Cardiff Students Union·Cathays, Cardiff
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OCT
23
The Reytons
The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff
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OCT
24
TRIBE3 album launch w/ ASH WING @ Black Cat, Bridgend
Black Cat Bridgend·Bridgend Central, Cardiff
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OCT
28
K-POP Superstars @ Luna Live Lounge, Bridgend
Luna Live Lounge·Bridgend Central, Cardiff
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- GenrePop, Tribute Act
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OCT
30
Clubland Live In The Valleys - Halloween Special!
Ebbw Vale Sports Centre·Ebbw Vale South, Cardiff
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OCT
30
TREE HOUSE FIRE - Halloween Skank @ Black Cat, Bridgend
Black Cat Bridgend·Bridgend Central, Cardiff
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- GenreHouse, Ska
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OCT
30
Hoffi Presents ONEMAN
6 FEET UNDER·Cathays, Cardiff
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NOV
1
Pure R&B - Halloween Hunted Mansion Party Sun 1st Nov
Portland House·Butetown, Cardiff
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NOV
1
Max & Harvey
Tramshed·Grangetown, Cardiff
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NOV
1
Beatles Complete
Y Plas, Cardiff Students Union·Cathays, Cardiff
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NOV
1
Beatles Complete - Cardiff
Y Plas·Cathays, Cardiff
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NOV
3
Idrîsî Ensemble: Live in Cardiff
Llandaff Cathedral·Llandaff, Cardiff
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NOV
4
Joshua Idehen
The Globe·Plasnewydd, Cardiff
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NOV
4
High Fade - Twice As Nice Tour - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Clwb Ifor Bach·Cathays, Cardiff
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- GenreRock, House, Funk
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Cardiff Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Cardiff, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Cardiff page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 10 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Cardiff venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 138 upcoming gigs.
138 upcoming gigs listed for Cardiff. 10 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Cardiff 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 and verified within 48 hours before going live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Cardiff open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Cardiff live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Cardiff. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Cardiff 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. Each listing carries a verification badge — verified means we've confirmed it independently; unverified means we sourced it from a publicly published event. 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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