EXETER · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Exeter
59 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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59 upcoming gigs in Exeter · sorted by date · page 1 of 3.
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SEPT
24
Sam Carter
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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SEPT
25
(Hed) P.E., Cold, Divergent Promotions
Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
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SEPT
26
Sound Factory's Cavern Takeover
The Cavern·St David's, Exeter
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- GenreIndie Rock
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SEPT
26
Craig Charles
The Foundry Torquay·Tormohun, Exeter
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SEPT
28
Michael Ball
Princess Theatre - Torquay·Tormohun, Exeter
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- GenrePop
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SEPT
29
The Amazons
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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SEPT
30
Bomba Live: 3 DAYS OF WONDER | Exeter | 30.09.26
Bomba Exeter·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
1
Mary Coughlan
Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
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OCT
3
The WICKED EXPERIENCE | 03.10.26 | Bomba Exeter
Bomba·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
4
Hejira
Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
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OCT
6
Damian Lewis
Exeter Phoenix·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
7
Justin Hayward
Princess Theatre - Torquay·Tormohun, Exeter
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OCT
9
Spitalfield, Gambling With Dogs, Jon Walker
The Cavern·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
9
Behind the Curtain
TQ13 9RG·Haytor, Exeter
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OCT
10
Steve Hackett
Princess Theatre - Torquay·Tormohun, Exeter
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OCT
10
Definitely Indie - Oasis vs The Smiths W/Special guests
Forde Hall Social Club·Buckland & Milber, Exeter
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OCT
11
JOHN 5, Divergent Promotions, Dan Byrne
Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
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OCT
15
Cancer Bats
The Cavern·St David's, Exeter
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OCT
17
Crash Test Dummies
Exeter Phoenix, 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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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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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 — 5 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 59 upcoming gigs.
59 upcoming gigs listed for Exeter. 5 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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