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Live Gigs in Durham

10 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Durham. Browse, filter, submit your own.

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Grass-Roots Gigs in Durham

10 Upcoming 1 This Week 0% Free 1 Venues Updated 22 Aug 2026

Durham 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 Durham over the next four weeks. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Durham: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

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

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

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10 upcoming gigs in Durham · sorted by date · page 1 of 1.

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AUG

Ibiza Bottomless Brunch

Bar Bianco Chester Le Street·Chester-le-Street North, Durham

Saturday, 29 August 2026 · 17:00–19:00

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AUG

Comedy Night @ Tan Hill Inn, Sun 30th Aug 2026

Tan Hill Inn·Upper Dales, Durham

Sunday, 30 August 2026 · 18:00–20:00

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SEPT

Opulence presents Live

Lumley Castle·Lumley & West Rainton, Durham

Friday, 4 September 2026 · 16:00–23:00

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SEPT

Tess Tickle's Summer Show Spectacular

Bar Bianco Chester Le Street·Chester-le-Street North, Durham

Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 19:00–23:30

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OCT

Pumplejuice Presents - Tired of Fighting / The Fry Ups

Holy Grale Basement·Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, Durham

Friday, 9 October 2026 · 19:00–22:30

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OCT

Scouting For Girls Live in Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral·Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, Durham

Thursday, 29 October 2026 · 19:00–22:00

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OCT

Boney M. Live in Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral·Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, Durham

Friday, 30 October 2026 · 19:00–22:00

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NOV

G4 Christmas

Durham Cathedral, United Kingdom·Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, Durham

Monday, 23 November 2026 · 19:30–21:30

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DEC

Mark Morriss acoustic

The Cons Coundon·Shildon & Dene Valley, Durham

Friday, 18 December 2026 · 19:00–23:00

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DEC

GirlyPop Live - Xmas Party| Sunderland Live Arena

Sunderland Live·Hetton, Durham

Monday, 21 December 2026 · 12:00–16:30

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High Wycombe

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York

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38 gigs · 8 venues · 34 artists

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Basildon

34 gigs · 18 venues · 34 artists

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Scarborough

34 gigs · 4 venues · 21 artists

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Cambridge

33 gigs · 14 venues · 32 artists

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Inverness

32 gigs · 12 venues · 30 artists

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Peterborough

32 gigs · 9 venues · 31 artists

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Lincoln

31 gigs · 11 venues · 31 artists

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Luton

31 gigs · 15 venues · 31 artists

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Hastings

29 gigs · 13 venues · 29 artists

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Ipswich

28 gigs · 12 venues · 25 artists

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16 gigs · 9 venues · 16 artists

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Stockton-on-Tees

15 gigs · 5 venues · 15 artists

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Swansea

14 gigs · 8 venues · 14 artists

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Derry

13 gigs · 10 venues · 10 artists

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Chelmsford

10 gigs · 6 venues · 9 artists

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Margate

10 gigs · 5 venues · 10 artists

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Sunderland

10 gigs · 8 venues · 10 artists

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Hereford

9 gigs · 9 venues · 8 artists

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Doncaster

8 gigs · 6 venues · 8 artists

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Telford

8 gigs · 5 venues · 8 artists

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Aberystwyth

7 gigs · 1 venue · 1 artist

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Tunbridge Wells

7 gigs · 3 venues · 6 artists

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Waterlooville

7 gigs · 3 venues · 7 artists

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Boston

6 gigs · 5 venues · 6 artists

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Gloucester

6 gigs · 3 venues · 6 artists

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Newry

6 gigs · 4 venues · 6 artists

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Swindon

6 gigs · 6 venues · 6 artists

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Welshpool

6 gigs · 4 venues · 6 artists

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Aldershot

5 gigs · 5 venues · 5 artists

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Egham

5 gigs · 3 venues · 5 artists

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Weymouth

5 gigs · 5 venues · 5 artists

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Carlisle

4 gigs · 4 venues · 4 artists

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Accrington

3 gigs · 3 venues · 3 artists

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Broxbourne

3 gigs · 3 venues · 3 artists

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Grimsby

3 gigs · 1 venue · 3 artists

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Billericay

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

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Crawley

2 gigs · 1 venue · 2 artists

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Farnborough

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

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Dublin

1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist

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Horley

1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist

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Sutton

1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist

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London

1338 gigs · 313 venues · 1044 artists

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Manchester

788 gigs · 150 venues · 690 artists

View Manchester gigs

Glasgow

696 gigs · 118 venues · 580 artists

View Glasgow gigs

Birmingham

606 gigs · 93 venues · 565 artists

View Birmingham gigs

Liverpool

470 gigs · 84 venues · 403 artists

View Liverpool gigs

Edinburgh

312 gigs · 68 venues · 266 artists

View Edinburgh gigs

Newcastle

279 gigs · 48 venues · 250 artists

View Newcastle gigs

Leeds

263 gigs · 51 venues · 239 artists

View Leeds gigs

Bristol

235 gigs · 46 venues · 229 artists

View Bristol gigs

Belfast

234 gigs · 38 venues · 224 artists

View Belfast gigs

Sheffield

223 gigs · 46 venues · 216 artists

View Sheffield gigs

Brighton

211 gigs · 47 venues · 200 artists

View Brighton gigs

Nottingham

170 gigs · 37 venues · 152 artists

View Nottingham gigs

Southampton

145 gigs · 24 venues · 128 artists

View Southampton gigs

Coventry

130 gigs · 28 venues · 122 artists

View Coventry gigs

Derby

119 gigs · 19 venues · 113 artists

View Derby gigs

Cardiff

116 gigs · 36 venues · 109 artists

View Cardiff gigs

Bradford

106 gigs · 36 venues · 104 artists

View Bradford gigs

Northampton

86 gigs · 12 venues · 84 artists

View Northampton gigs

Aberdeen

83 gigs · 22 venues · 79 artists

View Aberdeen gigs

Blackpool

83 gigs · 20 venues · 80 artists

View Blackpool gigs

Preston

79 gigs · 20 venues · 78 artists

View Preston gigs

Wolverhampton

78 gigs · 23 venues · 75 artists

View Wolverhampton gigs

Hull

74 gigs · 22 venues · 70 artists

View Hull gigs

Rawtenstall

72 gigs · 14 venues · 72 artists

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Leicester

67 gigs · 26 venues · 67 artists

View Leicester gigs

Exeter

55 gigs · 18 venues · 55 artists

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Bath

52 gigs · 18 venues · 52 artists

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Norwich

51 gigs · 20 venues · 49 artists

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Dundee

50 gigs · 22 venues · 46 artists

View Dundee gigs

Wrexham

46 gigs · 17 venues · 43 artists

View Wrexham gigs

Middlesbrough

45 gigs · 17 venues · 45 artists

View Middlesbrough gigs

Bournemouth

44 gigs · 15 venues · 44 artists

View Bournemouth gigs

Reading

44 gigs · 16 venues · 43 artists

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Maidstone

42 gigs · 20 venues · 42 artists

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Milton Keynes

42 gigs · 11 venues · 41 artists

View Milton Keynes gigs

High Wycombe

41 gigs · 7 venues · 41 artists

View High Wycombe gigs

Stoke-on-Trent

40 gigs · 25 venues · 39 artists

View Stoke-on-Trent gigs

York

39 gigs · 10 venues · 39 artists

View York gigs

Bedford

38 gigs · 6 venues · 37 artists

View Bedford gigs

Watford

38 gigs · 8 venues · 34 artists

View Watford gigs

Basildon

34 gigs · 18 venues · 34 artists

View Basildon gigs

Scarborough

34 gigs · 4 venues · 21 artists

View Scarborough gigs

Cambridge

33 gigs · 14 venues · 32 artists

View Cambridge gigs

Inverness

32 gigs · 12 venues · 30 artists

View Inverness gigs

Peterborough

32 gigs · 9 venues · 31 artists

View Peterborough gigs

Lincoln

31 gigs · 11 venues · 31 artists

View Lincoln gigs

Luton

31 gigs · 15 venues · 31 artists

View Luton gigs

Hastings

29 gigs · 13 venues · 29 artists

View Hastings gigs

Ipswich

28 gigs · 12 venues · 25 artists

View Ipswich gigs

Portsmouth

28 gigs · 11 venues · 26 artists

View Portsmouth gigs

Woking

28 gigs · 13 venues · 26 artists

View Woking gigs

Newquay

27 gigs · 10 venues · 27 artists

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Plymouth

26 gigs · 18 venues · 25 artists

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Oxford

20 gigs · 8 venues · 20 artists

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Cheltenham

18 gigs · 14 venues · 17 artists

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Epsom

17 gigs · 7 venues · 16 artists

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Blackburn

16 gigs · 9 venues · 16 artists

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Stockton-on-Tees

15 gigs · 5 venues · 15 artists

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Swansea

14 gigs · 8 venues · 14 artists

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Derry

13 gigs · 10 venues · 10 artists

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Chelmsford

10 gigs · 6 venues · 9 artists

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Margate

10 gigs · 5 venues · 10 artists

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Sunderland

10 gigs · 8 venues · 10 artists

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Hereford

9 gigs · 9 venues · 8 artists

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Doncaster

8 gigs · 6 venues · 8 artists

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Telford

8 gigs · 5 venues · 8 artists

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Aberystwyth

7 gigs · 1 venue · 1 artist

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Tunbridge Wells

7 gigs · 3 venues · 6 artists

View Tunbridge Wells gigs

Waterlooville

7 gigs · 3 venues · 7 artists

View Waterlooville gigs

Boston

6 gigs · 5 venues · 6 artists

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Gloucester

6 gigs · 3 venues · 6 artists

View Gloucester gigs

Newry

6 gigs · 4 venues · 6 artists

View Newry gigs

Swindon

6 gigs · 6 venues · 6 artists

View Swindon gigs

Welshpool

6 gigs · 4 venues · 6 artists

View Welshpool gigs

Aldershot

5 gigs · 5 venues · 5 artists

View Aldershot gigs

Egham

5 gigs · 3 venues · 5 artists

View Egham gigs

Weymouth

5 gigs · 5 venues · 5 artists

View Weymouth gigs

Carlisle

4 gigs · 4 venues · 4 artists

View Carlisle gigs

Accrington

3 gigs · 3 venues · 3 artists

View Accrington gigs

Broxbourne

3 gigs · 3 venues · 3 artists

View Broxbourne gigs

Grimsby

3 gigs · 1 venue · 3 artists

View Grimsby gigs

Billericay

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

View Billericay gigs

Crawley

2 gigs · 1 venue · 2 artists

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Farnborough

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

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Dublin

1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist

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Horley

1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist

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Sutton

1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist

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Durham Gig Directory FAQs

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

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

The What’s On in Durham page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 1 of them is in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Durham venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 10 upcoming gigs.

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

10 upcoming gigs listed for Durham. 1 is this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.

Are these gigs free?

None of the listed Durham 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 Durham gig here?

Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.

Where else can I find Durham gigs and bookings?

For recurring weekly slots, see the Durham open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Durham live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Durham. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Durham 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. 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).

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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