IPSWICH · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Ipswich
28 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Ipswich. Browse, filter, submit your own.
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Grass-Roots Gigs in Ipswich
Ipswich 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 Ipswich over the next four weeks. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Ipswich: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.
Looking for related Ipswich pages? Browse the Ipswich live music hub, Ipswich open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Ipswich guide, or find a band in Ipswich. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Glasgow.
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Coming Up
28 upcoming gigs in Ipswich · sorted by date · page 1 of 2.
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AUG
22
Becky Hill, Colchester Castle Summer Series, Mia Kirkland
Colchester Castle Park·Castle, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreRock, Pop, DJ / Electronic
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AUG
22
Becky Hill, Colchester Castle Summer Series
Colchester Castle Park·Castle, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreRock, Pop
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AUG
23
Bastille, Arthur Hill, Orla Gartland
Colchester Castle Park·Castle, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreRock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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AUG
23
Bastille, Colchester Castle Summer Series
Colchester Castle Park·Castle, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreRock, Pop
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AUG
27
Richard Ashcroft, Tom Meighan, Apollo Junction
Colchester Castle Park·Castle, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreRock, Pop
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AUG
27
Michael Ball
Ipswich Regent Theatre·Alexandra, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenrePop
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AUG
28
JLS, Colchester Castle Summer Series, Gabrielle.
Colchester Castle Park·Castle, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreRock, Pop
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AUG
28
JLS, Colchester Castle Summer Series
Colchester Castle Park·Castle, Ipswich
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- GenreRock, Pop
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AUG
29
Fatboy Slim, Colchester Castle Summer Series, Eats Everything
Colchester Castle Park·Castle, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenrePop, DJ / Electronic
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AUG
29
Fatboy Slim, Colchester Castle Summer Series
Colchester Castle Park·Castle, Ipswich
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- GenrePop, DJ / Electronic
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SEPT
12
David Essex
Ipswich Regent Theatre·Alexandra, Ipswich
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- GenreRock, Pop
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SEPT
18
Devlin
Trilogy·Castle, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreHip-Hop, Rap
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SEPT
26
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
Quay Theatre·Sudbury South West, Ipswich
- Entry£22.00
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreTribute Act
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OCT
3
Steve Hackett
Ipswich Regent Theatre·Alexandra, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreRock, Pop
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OCT
3
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
Leiston Film Theatre·Aldeburgh & Leiston, Ipswich
- Entry£22.00
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreTribute Act
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OCT
16
Boyzlife
Ipswich Regent Theatre·Alexandra, Ipswich
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- AgeAll ages
- GenrePop
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OCT
24
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
St Peters By The Waterfront·Alexandra, Ipswich
- Entry£24.00
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreTribute Act
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NOV
4
The Proclaimers
Ipswich Regent Theatre·Alexandra, Ipswich
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- GenreRock, Pop
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NOV
14
The Shires
Ipswich Regent Theatre·Alexandra, Ipswich
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- GenreCountry
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NOV
15
Tony Hadley
Ipswich Regent Theatre·Alexandra, Ipswich
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- GenreRock, Pop
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NOV
29
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
The Regal Stowmarket·St Peter's, Ipswich
- Entry£23.00
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- GenreTribute Act
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DEC
3
Michael Starring Ben
Ipswich Regent Theatre·Alexandra, Ipswich
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DEC
8
Rebecca Ferguson
Apex·Abbeygate, Ipswich
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- GenreRock, Pop
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DEC
8
JOHN OTWAY AND WILD WILLY BARRET
Colchester Arts Centre·Castle, Ipswich
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- GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Pop
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Ipswich Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Ipswich, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Ipswich page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 10 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Ipswich venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 28 upcoming gigs.
28 upcoming gigs listed for Ipswich. 10 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Ipswich 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 Ipswich open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Ipswich live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Ipswich. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Ipswich 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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