London · 1,303 upcoming · 110 venues
Live gigs in London
Every grass-roots gig in London - who's on, where, when and what it costs.
At a glance
London1,303
Upcoming
gigs
at 110 London venuesgigs
| This week | 144 gigs |
| Free entry | None listed |
| Venues | 110 |
| Gig Scene Score | 97 /100 |
01 — Find a gig
1,303 gigsPick your night
When
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Starts07:00 Dan WhitlamHackney Church · Homerton · London 
The Devil Wears Prada, Novelists, 156/SilenceElectric Brixton · Brixton Acre Lane · London 17:00Tonight 
Vauxhall ComedyThe Garden Vauxhall · Vauxhall · London 17:00Tonight 
Beethoven Piano Concertos by CandlelightSt Mary Le Strand · St James's · London 18:00Tonight 
Alfie's Soho, Soho Live Music ClubAlfie's Soho · West End · London 18:00Tonight 
NerorgasmoNew Cross Inn · Deptford · London 18:00Tonight 
MezzanineSoul Mama Islington · St Mary's & St James' · London 18:30Tonight 
Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight (6.30pm)1901 Arts Club · Waterloo & South Bank · London 18:30Tonight 
DecoScala · King's Cross · London 18:30Tonight 
The Point - ART/POPOff The Cuff · London 19:00Tonight 02 — The scene
Gig Scene Score97
Out of
100
Exceptional — anchored by activity and schedule, one of the UK's defining gig markets.100
| Activity | 100 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 100 |
| Variety | 92 |
| Venues | 100 |
| Coverage | 100 |
| Affordability | 77 |
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87 citiesGigs elsewhere
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Aberdeen98Accrington8Aldershot3B
Basildon37Bath51Bedford20Belfast247Billericay3Birmingham575Blackburn17Blackpool65Boston6Bournemouth45Bradford103Brighton224Bristol239Broxbourne25C
Cambridge33Cardiff144Carlisle10Chelmsford7Cheltenham12Coventry117Crawley1D
Derby118Derry20Doncaster11Dublin2Dundee51Durham18E
Edinburgh340Egham8Epsom12Exeter58F
Farnborough11G
Glasgow790Gloucester6Grimsby5H
Hastings33Hereford9High Wycombe29Horley1Hull72I
Inverness35Ipswich32L
Leeds267Leicester63Lincoln33Liverpool504Luton20M
Maidstone36Manchester788Margate7Middlesbrough44Milton Keynes39N
Newcastle280Newquay21Newry9Northampton81Norwich45Nottingham163O
Oxford20P
Peterborough34Plymouth25Portsmouth31Preston87R
Rawtenstall40Reading51S
Scarborough27Sheffield183Southampton172Stockton-on-Tees21Stoke-on-Trent44Sunderland5Sutton58Swansea21Swindon10T
Telford13Tunbridge Wells45W
Waterlooville7Watford41Welshpool1Weymouth7Woking25Wolverhampton84Wrexham48Y
York33
LONDON · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in London
29 gigs tonight · 40 this weekend · 144 this week. 1,303 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in London.
London Gig Scene Score
97 /100
Exceptional — anchored by activity and schedule, one of the UK's defining gig markets.
1,303Upcoming Gigs
144This Week
0%Free Entry
110Venues
Promoting a London gig? List it free — reviewed before it goes live
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 get the London weekly gig guide, the next four weeks night by night. 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? See how to book live music in London, 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: Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham.
What’s on in London this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
Coming Up
1,303 upcoming gigs in London · sorted by date · page 1 of 55.
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OCT
23
Dan Whitlam
Hackney Church·Homerton, London
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OCT
23
The Devil Wears Prada, Novelists, 156/Silence
Electric Brixton·Brixton Acre Lane, London
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- GenreRock, Metal, Pop
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OCT
23
Vauxhall Comedy
The Garden Vauxhall·Vauxhall, London
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- GenreComedy / Spoken Word
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OCT
23
Beethoven Piano Concertos by Candlelight
St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London
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OCT
23
Alfie's Soho, Soho Live Music Club
Alfie's Soho·West End, London
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OCT
23
Nerorgasmo
New Cross Inn·Deptford, London
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OCT
23
Mezzanine
Soul Mama Islington·St Mary's & St James', London
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OCT
23
Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight (6.30pm)
1901 Arts Club·Waterloo & South Bank, London
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OCT
23
Deco
Scala·King's Cross, London
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OCT
23
The Point - ART/POP
Off The Cuff, London
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OCT
23
SHAMBAZZ Listening Party (Hosted by Woosh Bang Biz Niz)
The First Podcast Bar (Downstairs At Pilpel)·Langbourn, London
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OCT
23
Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club
Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club·Rye Lane, London
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OCT
23
Steam Down, National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO)
Blue Note London·St James's, London
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OCT
23
The Bausa
26 Leake Street·Waterloo & South Bank, London
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OCT
23
Cast
Electric Ballroom·Camden Town, London
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OCT
23
Bossa Nova with Mario Bakuna - Live at Morocco Bound Wandsworth
Morocco Bound Bookshop Wandsworth·St Mary's, London
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OCT
23
The Leo Green Experience
21 Soho·West End, London
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OCT
23
ART/POP - The Point
Off The Cuff, London
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OCT
23
Terminal V
Drumsheds·Upper Edmonton, London
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- GenrePop, House, Techno
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OCT
23
Yll Limani, Troxy (London)
Troxy·Shadwell, London
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OCT
23
Dengin Ceyhan
St James's Church·Lancaster Gate, London
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OCT
23
Zoe Francis, Jim Mullen, Ross Stanley
Vortex Jazz Club·Dalston, London
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OCT
23
Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London
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OCT
23
The Troubadour
The Troubadour·Redcliffe, London
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04 — Small print 8 answers Common questions 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 — 144 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 1,303 upcoming gigs.
1,303 upcoming gigs listed for London. 144 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 before they go live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the London open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in London. 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. Gigs from ticketing platforms are listed as published; submitted gigs are reviewed before they go live. We don't check each gig independently yet, so confirm with the venue before you travel. 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.
Promoting a gig in London? List it free.
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Looking for tonight? See what's on in London this week, the London open mics and London venues.