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Live gigs in London

Every grass-roots gig in London - who's on, where, when and what it costs.

29 tonight · 39 this weekend · 126 this week. Refreshed continuously.

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Venues109
Gig Scene Score97 /100

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LONDON · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY

Live Gigs in London

29 gigs tonight · 39 this weekend · 126 this week. 1,451 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.
1,451Upcoming Gigs
126This Week
0%Free Entry
109Venues
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109 venues

Every bill, one list

Grass-Roots Gigs in London

1,451 Upcoming 126 This Week 0% Free 109 Venues Updated

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. This directory pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for London: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

Want other London pages? Have a look at 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 head for nearby UK cities: Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham.

What’s on in London this week — or see what’s on across the UK.

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1,451 upcoming gigs in London · sorted by date · page 1 of 61.

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NOV
6
Reanimation - A Tribute to Linkin Park
New Cross Inn·Deptford, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 18:00–22:00
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  • GenreTribute Act
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NOV
6
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight (6pm)
St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 18:00–19:00
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NOV
6
Gidiki
Brixton Jamm·Myatt's Fields, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 18:30–21:30
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  • GenreFolk
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NOV
6
Walk Off the Earth, Luminati Suns, Crash Adams
Electric Ballroom·Camden Town, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 18:30
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  • GenreRock, Pop
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NOV
6
Shaé Universe
Soul Mama Islington·St Mary's & St James', London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 18:30
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  • GenreR&B
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NOV
6
Joan As Police Woman
Union Chapel·Laycock, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00
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  • GenreRock, Alternative Rock
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NOV
6
Da Lata
Fox and Firkin·Ladywell, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00
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  • GenreDJ / Electronic, World Music
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NOV
6
Skepta
The Cause·Royal Victoria, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00
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  • GenreHip-Hop, Rap
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NOV
6
The Stacey Brothers
Blue Note London·St James's, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00
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  • GenreRock, Pop
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NOV
6
Party No. 3 - DOLOURS
Mascara Bar·Cazenove, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00–23:00
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  • GenreCountry
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NOV
6
Band of Skulls, PROFESSIONAL 101, DALAND
Electric Brixton·Brixton Acre Lane, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00
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  • GenreRock, Pop, DJ / Electronic
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NOV
6
The Leo Green Experience
21 Soho·West End, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00
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  • GenreJazz
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NOV
6
Fever Dream Kills
Barfly·Haverstock, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00–22:00
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NOV
6
Teenage Fanclub
Hackney Church·Homerton, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00
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  • GenreRock, Alternative Rock
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NOV
6
Alewya
Village Underground·Hoxton East & Shoreditch, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00
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  • GenreR&B
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NOV
6
Pure Reason Revolution
229 London·West End, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00–22:00
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  • GenreRock
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NOV
6
Macy Gray
EartH·Shacklewell, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:30
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NOV
6
Disco Lizards, Luke Glazsher, The Mercenaries
The Troubadour·Redcliffe, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:30
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  • GenreRock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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NOV
6
Howling Bells
Hoxton Hall·Hoxton East & Shoreditch, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:30
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  • GenreRock, Pop
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NOV
6
The Lower Third
The Lower Third·Holborn & Covent Garden, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:30
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  • GenreRock, Pop
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NOV
6
Roomer
SJQ·Dalston, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:30
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  • GenreAlternative Rock
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NOV
6
Alfie's Soho, Soho Live Music Club
Alfie's Soho·West End, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 20:00
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  • GenreJazz
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NOV
6
Somali House Social - One Year!
Bread And Butter Lounge Shoreditch·Hoxton East & Shoreditch, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 20:00–01:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreHouse
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NOV
6
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight (8pm)
St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 20:00–21:00
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19 gigs · 4 venues · 18 artists
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Crawley
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Horley
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Glasgow
860 gigs · 124 venues · 729 artists
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Manchester
781 gigs · 150 venues · 710 artists
View Manchester gigs
Birmingham
560 gigs · 92 venues · 551 artists
View Birmingham gigs
Liverpool
460 gigs · 85 venues · 400 artists
View Liverpool gigs
Edinburgh
378 gigs · 68 venues · 327 artists
View Edinburgh gigs
Belfast
288 gigs · 38 venues · 266 artists
View Belfast gigs
Newcastle
285 gigs · 49 venues · 252 artists
View Newcastle gigs
Leeds
277 gigs · 49 venues · 256 artists
View Leeds gigs
Bristol
262 gigs · 46 venues · 253 artists
View Bristol gigs
Brighton
236 gigs · 48 venues · 230 artists
View Brighton gigs
Nottingham
197 gigs · 32 venues · 173 artists
View Nottingham gigs
Southampton
178 gigs · 27 venues · 161 artists
View Southampton gigs
Sheffield
170 gigs · 30 venues · 169 artists
View Sheffield gigs
Cardiff
159 gigs · 36 venues · 153 artists
View Cardiff gigs
Bradford
126 gigs · 31 venues · 120 artists
View Bradford gigs
Derby
117 gigs · 20 venues · 111 artists
View Derby gigs
Carlisle
111 gigs · 17 venues · 105 artists
View Carlisle gigs
Coventry
104 gigs · 30 venues · 102 artists
View Coventry gigs
Wolverhampton
101 gigs · 34 venues · 98 artists
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Aberdeen
93 gigs · 25 venues · 93 artists
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Preston
78 gigs · 19 venues · 77 artists
View Preston gigs
Hull
74 gigs · 22 venues · 72 artists
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Blackpool
73 gigs · 24 venues · 70 artists
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Northampton
73 gigs · 14 venues · 71 artists
View Northampton gigs
Leicester
62 gigs · 22 venues · 54 artists
View Leicester gigs
Scarborough
57 gigs · 10 venues · 55 artists
View Scarborough gigs
Sutton
57 gigs · 5 venues · 25 artists
View Sutton gigs
Bath
56 gigs · 18 venues · 56 artists
View Bath gigs
Bournemouth
55 gigs · 18 venues · 55 artists
View Bournemouth gigs
Exeter
53 gigs · 19 venues · 49 artists
View Exeter gigs
Norwich
53 gigs · 19 venues · 52 artists
View Norwich gigs
Dundee
52 gigs · 18 venues · 51 artists
View Dundee gigs
Stoke-on-Trent
51 gigs · 22 venues · 51 artists
View Stoke-on-Trent gigs
Watford
49 gigs · 7 venues · 48 artists
View Watford gigs
Wrexham
49 gigs · 21 venues · 47 artists
View Wrexham gigs
Ipswich
48 gigs · 17 venues · 46 artists
View Ipswich gigs
Reading
48 gigs · 18 venues · 46 artists
View Reading gigs
Basildon
43 gigs · 15 venues · 40 artists
View Basildon gigs
Tunbridge Wells
43 gigs · 6 venues · 11 artists
View Tunbridge Wells gigs
Cambridge
41 gigs · 16 venues · 40 artists
View Cambridge gigs
Middlesbrough
40 gigs · 17 venues · 40 artists
View Middlesbrough gigs
Milton Keynes
40 gigs · 7 venues · 39 artists
View Milton Keynes gigs
Hastings
39 gigs · 13 venues · 37 artists
View Hastings gigs
Oxford
39 gigs · 18 venues · 36 artists
View Oxford gigs
Portsmouth
35 gigs · 13 venues · 35 artists
View Portsmouth gigs
Rawtenstall
33 gigs · 12 venues · 33 artists
View Rawtenstall gigs
Inverness
32 gigs · 13 venues · 30 artists
View Inverness gigs
Maidstone
32 gigs · 13 venues · 32 artists
View Maidstone gigs
Broxbourne
30 gigs · 3 venues · 29 artists
View Broxbourne gigs
Lincoln
30 gigs · 11 venues · 29 artists
View Lincoln gigs
Peterborough
29 gigs · 8 venues · 29 artists
View Peterborough gigs
York
29 gigs · 9 venues · 29 artists
View York gigs
Epsom
27 gigs · 10 venues · 14 artists
View Epsom gigs
Stockton-on-Tees
26 gigs · 10 venues · 26 artists
View Stockton-on-Tees gigs
Woking
26 gigs · 14 venues · 25 artists
View Woking gigs
High Wycombe
25 gigs · 7 venues · 24 artists
View High Wycombe gigs
Newquay
25 gigs · 9 venues · 25 artists
View Newquay gigs
Luton
23 gigs · 11 venues · 22 artists
View Luton gigs
Swansea
22 gigs · 12 venues · 22 artists
View Swansea gigs
Derry
21 gigs · 7 venues · 11 artists
View Derry gigs
Bedford
19 gigs · 4 venues · 18 artists
View Bedford gigs
Cheltenham
17 gigs · 11 venues · 17 artists
View Cheltenham gigs
Plymouth
17 gigs · 11 venues · 17 artists
View Plymouth gigs
Blackburn
15 gigs · 10 venues · 15 artists
View Blackburn gigs
Accrington
14 gigs · 11 venues · 14 artists
View Accrington gigs
Durham
14 gigs · 7 venues · 14 artists
View Durham gigs
Swindon
14 gigs · 6 venues · 14 artists
View Swindon gigs
Newry
13 gigs · 5 venues · 11 artists
View Newry gigs
Waterlooville
13 gigs · 6 venues · 13 artists
View Waterlooville gigs
Farnborough
11 gigs · 3 venues · 11 artists
View Farnborough gigs
Telford
11 gigs · 7 venues · 10 artists
View Telford gigs
Margate
10 gigs · 6 venues · 10 artists
View Margate gigs
Hereford
9 gigs · 7 venues · 8 artists
View Hereford gigs
Boston
8 gigs · 5 venues · 7 artists
View Boston gigs
Chelmsford
8 gigs · 6 venues · 8 artists
View Chelmsford gigs
Egham
8 gigs · 5 venues · 8 artists
View Egham gigs
Sunderland
8 gigs · 7 venues · 8 artists
View Sunderland gigs
Doncaster
7 gigs · 6 venues · 7 artists
View Doncaster gigs
Gloucester
7 gigs · 6 venues · 7 artists
View Gloucester gigs
Weymouth
6 gigs · 5 venues · 6 artists
View Weymouth gigs
Aldershot
5 gigs · 4 venues · 5 artists
View Aldershot gigs
Grimsby
5 gigs · 3 venues · 5 artists
View Grimsby gigs
Aberystwyth
3 gigs · 2 venues · 3 artists
View Aberystwyth gigs
Billericay
3 gigs · 2 venues · 3 artists
View Billericay gigs
Dublin
2 gigs · 1 venue · 1 artist
View Dublin gigs
Welshpool
2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists
View Welshpool gigs
Crawley
1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist
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05 — 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 — 126 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 1,451 upcoming gigs.
1,451 upcoming gigs listed for London. 126 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.

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