EXETER · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Exeter
62 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Exeter. Browse, filter, submit your own.
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Grass-Roots Gigs in Exeter
Exeter 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 Exeter over the next four weeks. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Exeter: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.
Looking for related Exeter pages? Browse the Exeter live music hub, Exeter open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Exeter guide, or find a band in Exeter. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Glasgow.
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Coming Up
62 upcoming gigs in Exeter · sorted by date · page 1 of 3.
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OCT
14
Peter Richardson
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
15
Cancer Bats
The Cavern·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
16
Kris Barras Band, Divergent Promotions
The Foundry·Tormohun, Exeter
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- GenreRock, Metal, Pop
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OCT
16
Elles Bailey
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
16
Land of the Giants @ The Palladium Club, Bideford, North Devon
The Palladium Club·Bideford North, Exeter
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OCT
17
Crash Test Dummies
Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
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- GenreRock, Alternative Rock
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OCT
18
Clash of the Titans -A Night with Snooker Greats
Exmouth Pavilion, Exeter
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OCT
20
Kristin Hersh
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
22
Skate Shop Pop Up
Tiki Surf, Exeter
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- GenrePop, Ska
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OCT
22
Tom McRae
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
24
Joey The Lips (10 Piece Funk Band) | 24.10.26 | Bomba Exeter
Bomba·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
25
Deaf Havana: 15 years of Fools and Worthless Liars
The Foundry·Tormohun, Exeter
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OCT
30
Legends of Motown live at the Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
Brewhouse Theatre And Arts Centre·Taunton East, Exeter
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- GenreHouse, Motown, Tribute Act
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OCT
31
Blackgold
The Foundry Torquay·Tormohun, Exeter
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OCT
31
Exeter - Dutty Moonshine Big Band - Second Distillation Tour
Great Hall University Of Exeter·Duryard and St James, Exeter
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NOV
1
Stornoway
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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NOV
3
Orgy, Divergent Promotions, Oceans On Other Planets
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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NOV
5
Bomba Live: ENJOYABLE LISTENS + support | Exeter | 05.11.2
Bomba Exeter·St David's, Exeter
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NOV
6
The Barefoot Bandit
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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NOV
7
Beardyman
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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NOV
8
The Yacht Rock Experience
Princess Theatre - Torquay·Tormohun, Exeter
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NOV
9
Francis Rossi
Princess Theatre - Torquay·Tormohun, Exeter
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NOV
10
G4 Christmas
Exeter Cathedral·St David's, Exeter
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NOV
12
Soil, Finger Eleven, Adema
The Foundry·Tormohun, Exeter
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Exeter Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Exeter, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Exeter page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 7 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Exeter venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 62 upcoming gigs.
62 upcoming gigs listed for Exeter. 7 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Exeter 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 Exeter open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Exeter live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Exeter. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Exeter 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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