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Live Gigs in London

1349 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

1349 Upcoming 151 This Week 0% Free 100 Venues Updated 05 Oct 2026

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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JUL

Bach Cello Suites by Candlelight

St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London

Friday, 30 July 2027 · 20:00–21:00

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JUL

Schumann Piano Concerto by Candlelight (6pm)

St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London

Saturday, 31 July 2027 · 18:00–19:00

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JUL

Schumann Piano Concerto by Candlelight (8pm)

St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London

Saturday, 31 July 2027 · 20:00–21:00

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SEPT

Abbageddon (Abba Metal Tribute) - New Cross Inn, London

New Cross Inn·Deptford, London

Saturday, 18 September 2027 · 19:30–23:00

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OCT

Ruts DC Presents The Ruts

229 London·West End, London

Saturday, 23 October 2027 · 19:00–23:00

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Manchester

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Glasgow

793 gigs · 130 venues · 635 artists

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Birmingham

653 gigs · 92 venues · 608 artists

View Birmingham gigs

Liverpool

466 gigs · 89 venues · 408 artists

View Liverpool gigs

Edinburgh

344 gigs · 64 venues · 283 artists

View Edinburgh gigs

Leeds

314 gigs · 56 venues · 276 artists

View Leeds gigs

Newcastle

272 gigs · 50 venues · 237 artists

View Newcastle gigs

Bristol

249 gigs · 47 venues · 237 artists

View Bristol gigs

Belfast

247 gigs · 38 venues · 236 artists

View Belfast gigs

Brighton

227 gigs · 55 venues · 215 artists

View Brighton gigs

Sheffield

207 gigs · 40 venues · 200 artists

View Sheffield gigs

Southampton

192 gigs · 31 venues · 170 artists

View Southampton gigs

Nottingham

155 gigs · 38 venues · 152 artists

View Nottingham gigs

Cardiff

149 gigs · 38 venues · 140 artists

View Cardiff gigs

Derby

119 gigs · 18 venues · 113 artists

View Derby gigs

Coventry

116 gigs · 28 venues · 113 artists

View Coventry gigs

Bradford

100 gigs · 27 venues · 98 artists

View Bradford gigs

Preston

97 gigs · 16 venues · 95 artists

View Preston gigs

Aberdeen

91 gigs · 25 venues · 85 artists

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Hull

91 gigs · 22 venues · 88 artists

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85 gigs · 30 venues · 82 artists

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81 gigs · 13 venues · 79 artists

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77 gigs · 26 venues · 68 artists

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69 gigs · 19 venues · 68 artists

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65 gigs · 23 venues · 63 artists

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59 gigs · 18 venues · 58 artists

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Reading

57 gigs · 21 venues · 54 artists

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Wrexham

57 gigs · 20 venues · 54 artists

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Middlesbrough

52 gigs · 18 venues · 52 artists

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Dundee

51 gigs · 20 venues · 49 artists

View Dundee gigs

Bournemouth

49 gigs · 16 venues · 48 artists

View Bournemouth gigs

Rawtenstall

48 gigs · 15 venues · 47 artists

View Rawtenstall gigs

Norwich

47 gigs · 18 venues · 47 artists

View Norwich gigs

Stoke-on-Trent

42 gigs · 20 venues · 42 artists

View Stoke-on-Trent gigs

Basildon

41 gigs · 17 venues · 40 artists

View Basildon gigs

Watford

41 gigs · 7 venues · 40 artists

View Watford gigs

Hastings

39 gigs · 14 venues · 36 artists

View Hastings gigs

Maidstone

38 gigs · 19 venues · 38 artists

View Maidstone gigs

Peterborough

38 gigs · 11 venues · 38 artists

View Peterborough gigs

Milton Keynes

37 gigs · 8 venues · 36 artists

View Milton Keynes gigs

York

36 gigs · 13 venues · 36 artists

View York gigs

High Wycombe

34 gigs · 6 venues · 34 artists

View High Wycombe gigs

Inverness

34 gigs · 12 venues · 31 artists

View Inverness gigs

Lincoln

32 gigs · 11 venues · 32 artists

View Lincoln gigs

Scarborough

32 gigs · 6 venues · 21 artists

View Scarborough gigs

Cambridge

30 gigs · 10 venues · 29 artists

View Cambridge gigs

Portsmouth

29 gigs · 9 venues · 28 artists

View Portsmouth gigs

Woking

29 gigs · 13 venues · 27 artists

View Woking gigs

Stockton-on-Tees

27 gigs · 9 venues · 27 artists

View Stockton-on-Tees gigs

Newquay

26 gigs · 9 venues · 26 artists

View Newquay gigs

Swansea

26 gigs · 14 venues · 26 artists

View Swansea gigs

Ipswich

25 gigs · 11 venues · 24 artists

View Ipswich gigs

Plymouth

24 gigs · 14 venues · 23 artists

View Plymouth gigs

Broxbourne

23 gigs · 4 venues · 22 artists

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Derry

22 gigs · 6 venues · 12 artists

View Derry gigs

Bedford

21 gigs · 4 venues · 20 artists

View Bedford gigs

Oxford

21 gigs · 8 venues · 21 artists

View Oxford gigs

Blackburn

20 gigs · 12 venues · 20 artists

View Blackburn gigs

Sutton

20 gigs · 4 venues · 20 artists

View Sutton gigs

Durham

17 gigs · 7 venues · 17 artists

View Durham gigs

Cheltenham

16 gigs · 12 venues · 16 artists

View Cheltenham gigs

Epsom

16 gigs · 10 venues · 14 artists

View Epsom gigs

Luton

16 gigs · 11 venues · 15 artists

View Luton gigs

Telford

16 gigs · 12 venues · 15 artists

View Telford gigs

Farnborough

12 gigs · 3 venues · 12 artists

View Farnborough gigs

Tunbridge Wells

12 gigs · 7 venues · 12 artists

View Tunbridge Wells gigs

Doncaster

11 gigs · 8 venues · 11 artists

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Egham

10 gigs · 6 venues · 10 artists

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10 gigs · 7 venues · 10 artists

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9 gigs · 5 venues · 9 artists

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9 gigs · 4 venues · 9 artists

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8 gigs · 6 venues · 8 artists

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8 gigs · 6 venues · 8 artists

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Gloucester

7 gigs · 5 venues · 7 artists

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Margate

7 gigs · 4 venues · 7 artists

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Boston

6 gigs · 4 venues · 5 artists

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Sunderland

6 gigs · 5 venues · 6 artists

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Waterlooville

6 gigs · 3 venues · 6 artists

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Weymouth

6 gigs · 6 venues · 6 artists

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Accrington

5 gigs · 5 venues · 5 artists

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Grimsby

4 gigs · 2 venues · 4 artists

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Aldershot

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

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Billericay

2 gigs · 1 venue · 2 artists

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Horley

2 gigs · 1 venue · 2 artists

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Welshpool

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

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Crawley

1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist

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London Gig Directory FAQs

Common questions about grass-roots gigs in London, answered with live data.

What's on in London over the next four weeks?

The What’s On in London page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 151 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 1349 upcoming gigs.

How many grass-roots gigs are coming up in London?

1349 upcoming gigs listed for London. 151 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.

Are these gigs free?

None of the listed London gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.

What counts as a grass-roots gig?

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.

How do I list a London gig here?

Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.

Where else can I find London gigs and bookings?

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.

How is the data sourced?

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).

What other GIGXCHANGE directories are there?

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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