DURHAM · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Durham
17 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
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.
Coming Up
17 upcoming gigs in Durham · sorted by date · page 1 of 1.
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OCT
9
Pumplejuice Presents - Tired of Fighting / The Fry Ups
Holy Grale Basement·Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, Durham
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OCT
23
Ami Leigh
The Canteen Bar And Kitchen·Shildon & Dene Valley, Durham
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OCT
29
Scouting For Girls Live in Durham Cathedral
Durham Cathedral·Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, Durham
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OCT
30
Boney M. Live in Durham Cathedral
Durham Cathedral·Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, Durham
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NOV
6
Zeta Point / Leopard Print
Holy Grale Basement·Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, Durham
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- GenreRock, DJ / Electronic
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NOV
7
Stellacaster and Ste Fothergill
Coundon WMC·Shildon & Dene Valley, Durham
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NOV
21
Road to Nashville Indoor Rodeo Show | Sunderland Live Arena
Sunderland Live·Hetton, Durham
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NOV
21
Road to Nashville Indoor Rodeo Show | RM Arena
Sunderland Live·Hetton, Durham
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DEC
18
Mark Morriss acoustic
The Cons Coundon·Shildon & Dene Valley, Durham
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DEC
21
GirlyPop Live's Magical Xmas| Sunderland Live Arena
Sunderland Live·Hetton, Durham
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DEC
21
GirlyPop Live's Magical Xmas| RM Arena, Sunderland
Sunderland Live·Hetton, Durham
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DEC
21
GirlyPop Live - Xmas Party| Sunderland Live Arena
Sunderland Live·Hetton, Durham
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DEC
26
MAC3 - Boxing Day - Coundon WMC
Coundon WMC·Shildon & Dene Valley, Durham
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DEC
27
CATSEYE | RM Arena Sunderland
Sunderland Live·Hetton, Durham
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DEC
27
CATSEYE | RM Arena, Sunderland
Sunderland Live·Hetton, Durham
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JAN
1
Georgio - New Years Day
Coundon WMC·Shildon & Dene Valley, Durham
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MAR
6
Ronnington 2027
SHILDON CIVIC HALL, Durham
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Durham Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Durham, answered with live data.
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 17 upcoming gigs.
17 upcoming gigs listed for Durham. 1 is this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Durham 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 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.
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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