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Live Gigs in London
1403 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in London. Browse, filter, submit your own.
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Grass-Roots Gigs in London
London 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 London over the next four weeks. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for London: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.
Looking for related London pages? Browse the London live music hub, London open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in London guide, or find a band in London. Or jump to nearby UK cities: Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham.
What’s on in London this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
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2 Tone Thames cruise
The Golden Spirit·St James's, London
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- GenreSka, World Music
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Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club
Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club·Rye Lane, London
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- GenreJazz
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Aroop Roy
Fox and Firkin·Ladywell, London
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- GenreDJ / Electronic
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Absolute Bowie Tribute Band
Freight Brixton·Brixton Windrush, London
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Abstract Audio Uk Presents: High Resolution
Bread And Butter Collection·Hoxton East & Shoreditch, London
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Hellkrusher, Picasso Blot
New Cross Inn, London
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- GenreRock, Punk Rock, Metal
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The Best of Adele. Tribute by Mystery Ensemble
Kensington United Reformed Church·Abingdon, London
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Poundaflesh
New Cross Inn·Deptford, London
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- GenrePunk Rock, Ska
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Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight (6pm)
St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London
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Brit Funk Association
Soul Mama Stratford, London
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- GenreFunk, R&B
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Classical, Neoclassical & More
Kensington United Reformed Church·Abingdon, London
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- GenreClassical
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Richard Blackwood, Tommy Sandhu
Redbridge Drama Centre·Churchfields, London
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- GenreHip-Hop, Rap, Comedy / Spoken Word
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COLORS: Tones of London, M Huncho, Bawo
HERE at Outernet·Holborn & Covent Garden, London
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- GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Hip-Hop
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COLORS: Tones of London, M Huncho, Bawo
Outernet Live·Holborn & Covent Garden, London
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Nambucca Presents: SHY | DAISY CASEMORE
Nambucca·Tollington, London
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The Lower Third
The Lower Third·Holborn & Covent Garden, London
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Sam Smith, Tia Gordon
London Coliseum·St James's, London
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- GenrePop, Soul, R&B
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Akriila
Village Underground·Hoxton East & Shoreditch, London
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- GenreHip-Hop, Rap
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The Sway - London
Dingwalls·Camden Town, London
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Sam Smith
London Coliseum·St James's, London
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The Room & Lein Sangster @ Aces & Eights 12th September
Aces And Eights·Kentish Town North, London
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- GenrePunk Rock, Pop
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The Troubadour
The Troubadour·Redcliffe, London
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Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight (8pm)
St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London
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Live Band Karaoke at Up The Creek
Up The Creek·Greenwich Creekside, London
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London Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in London, answered with live data.
The What’s On in London page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 159 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the London venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 1403 upcoming gigs.
1403 upcoming gigs listed for London. 159 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed London 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 London open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the London live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in London. Venue looking for a band? find a band in London 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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