Cardiff · 163 upcoming · 17 venues
Live gigs in Cardiff
Every grass-roots gig in Cardiff - who's on, where, when and what it costs.
At a glance
Cardiff163
Upcoming
gigs
at 17 Cardiff venuesgigs
| This week | 11 gigs |
| Free entry | None listed |
| Venues | 17 |
| Gig Scene Score | 85 /100 |
01 — Find a gig
163 gigsPick your night
When
Entry
Has
City
Starts18:30 Idrîsî Ensemble: Live in CardiffLlandaff Cathedral · Llandaff · Cardiff 
Joshua Idehen, Murkage DaveThe Globe · Plasnewydd · Cardiff 19:00Wed 4 Nov 
High Fade - Twice As Nice TourClwb Ifor Bach · Cathays · CardiffTickets 19:30Wed 4 Nov 
Macy GrayThe Gate · Plasnewydd · Cardiff 19:00Thu 5 Nov 
The Sound Bridge ft. BUG CLUB and moreBlack Cat Bridgend · Bridgend Central · Cardiff 18:00Fri 6 Nov 
Freya Skye, Alex SampsonThe Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union · Cardiff 19:00Fri 6 Nov 
TREMOR X KOR Presents: NVNS + MXGN + MorePortland House Bank And The Vaults · Cardiff 22:00Fri 6 Nov 
The Home Team, Arrows In Action, True NorthThe Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union · Cardiff 19:00Sat 7 Nov 
Notty SessionsLlandaff North Rugby Sports And Social Club · Llandaff North · Cardiff 19:00Sat 7 Nov 
Whitney Queen of the NightICC Wales · Caerleon 19:30Sat 7 Nov 02 — The scene
Gig Scene Score85
Out of
100
Exceptional — anchored by schedule and activity, one of the UK's defining gig markets.100
| Activity | 88 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 100 |
| Variety | 81 |
| Venues | 88 |
| Coverage | 85 |
| Affordability | No prices listed |
03 — Other cities
88 citiesGigs elsewhere
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Aberdeen96Aberystwyth3Accrington15Aldershot5B
Basildon44Bath59Bedford20Belfast300Billericay3Birmingham577Blackburn15Blackpool75Boston8Bournemouth55Bradford127Brighton243Bristol270Broxbourne31C
Cambridge43Carlisle111Chelmsford8Cheltenham17Coventry105Crawley2D
Derby118Derry21Doncaster7Dublin2Dundee54Durham14E
Edinburgh388Egham8Epsom14Exeter55F
Farnborough11G
Glasgow889Gloucester7Grimsby5H
Hastings40Hereford9High Wycombe26Horley1Hull75I
Inverness32Ipswich49L
Leeds282Leicester63Lincoln30Liverpool475London1514Luton23M
Maidstone32Manchester806Margate10Middlesbrough40Milton Keynes40N
Newcastle296Newquay26Newry13Northampton74Norwich54Nottingham203O
Oxford42P
Peterborough29Plymouth17Portsmouth37Preston82R
Rawtenstall33Reading50S
Scarborough57Sheffield175Southampton181Stockton-on-Tees27Stoke-on-Trent51Sunderland8Sutton58Swansea23Swindon15T
Telford11Tunbridge Wells44W
Waterlooville13Watford51Welshpool2Weymouth6Woking27Wolverhampton108Wrexham49Y
York32
CARDIFF · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Cardiff
4 gigs this weekend · 11 this week. 163 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Cardiff.
Cardiff Gig Scene Score
85 /100
Exceptional — anchored by schedule and activity, one of the UK's defining gig markets.
163Upcoming Gigs
11This Week
0%Free Entry
17Venues
Promoting a Cardiff gig? List it free — reviewed before it goes live
04 — About this directory
17 venuesEvery bill, one list
Grass-Roots Gigs in Cardiff
Small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights keep Cardiff’s grass-roots circuit busy, and the Cardiff weekly gig guide covers the next four weeks night by night. This directory lists every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Cardiff, in date order, with dates, doors, ticket links and venue details.
Looking for related Cardiff pages? See how to book live music in Cardiff, Cardiff open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Cardiff guide, or find a band in Cardiff. Or head for nearby UK cities: London, Glasgow and Manchester.
What’s on in Cardiff this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
Coming Up
163 upcoming gigs in Cardiff · sorted by date · page 5 of 7.
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JAN
14
Alestorm, Battle Beast, Wizardthrone
The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff
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JAN
15
Experience The Beatles
The Globe·Plasnewydd, Cardiff
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JAN
15
Silverburn
Fuel Rock Club·Cathays, Cardiff
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JAN
15
Wage War, Invent Animate, Wind Walkers
Cardiff University Students Union·Cathays, Cardiff
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JAN
15
Wage War, Invent Animate, Wind Walkers
Y Plas, Cardiff Students Union·Cathays, Cardiff
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JAN
16
Holly Humberstone
Cardiff University Students Union·Cathays, Cardiff
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JAN
27
Michael Starring Ben
New Theatre Cardiff·Cathays, Cardiff
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JAN
30
Time Flies
Y Plas, Cardiff Students Union·Cathays, Cardiff
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JAN
30
Whitesnake UK - Live in Bridgend
Luna Live Lounge·Bridgend Central, Cardiff
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JAN
31
Black Stone Cherry
The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff
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FEB
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DMA'S, The Guest List
The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff
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Alex Sampson
The Globe·Plasnewydd, Cardiff
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Guns 2 Roses - Live in Cardiff
The Globe Cardiff·Plasnewydd, Cardiff
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RØRY, Mothica, Delilah Bon
The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff
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5
Scouting for Girls
Tramshed·Grangetown, Cardiff
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Chateauesque presents Ross Whisper
Tiny Rebel·Cathays, Cardiff
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Malevolence, Guilt Trip, Bodyweb
Tramshed·Grangetown, Cardiff
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Esprit D'Air
The Globe·Plasnewydd, Cardiff
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Stornoway, Alice Boyd
Y Plas, Cardiff Students Union·Cathays, Cardiff
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14
Wet Wet Wet, The South
New Theatre Cardiff·Cathays, Cardiff
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Whitney Queen of the Night
Playhouse Theatre·Weston-super-Mare Hillside, Cardiff
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Classic Rock Show
New Theatre Cardiff·Cathays, Cardiff
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Emeli Sande
New Theatre Cardiff·Cathays, Cardiff
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Rick Wakeman
New Theatre Cardiff·Cathays, Cardiff
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05 — Small print 8 answers Common questions 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 — 11 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 163 upcoming gigs.
163 upcoming gigs listed for Cardiff. 11 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 before they go live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Cardiff open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in Cardiff. 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. 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 Cardiff is staging. The 163 gigs here lean rock, pop and alternative rock, with 25 genres in the mix overall. The most are in Cathays (42) and Grangetown (25), out of 17 areas with a show on.
Rooms and dates. Tramshed has the most dates on (23), ahead of The Globe (15). Saturday is the busiest night: 49 of the dates.
Booking or playing here? The Cardiff 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: Bristol, Swansea and Exeter.
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Looking for tonight? See what's on in Cardiff this week, the Cardiff open mics and Cardiff venues.