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Live Gigs in London

1283 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

1283 Upcoming 125 This Week 0% Free 95 Venues Updated 20 Sept 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

Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight (6.30pm)

1901 Arts Club·Waterloo & South Bank, London

Friday, 23 July 2027 · 18:30–19:30

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Rhapsody in Blue by Candlelight

St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London

Friday, 23 July 2027 · 20:00–21:00

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Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight (9pm)

1901 Arts Club·Waterloo & South Bank, London

Friday, 23 July 2027 · 21:00–22:00

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Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight (6pm)

St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London

Saturday, 24 July 2027 · 18:00–19:00

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Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight (8pm)

St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London

Saturday, 24 July 2027 · 20:00–21:00

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Carnival of the Animals (Piano Duo) by Candlelight

St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London

Thursday, 29 July 2027 · 18:00–19:00

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The Strand International Piano Series - The Beethoven Sonatas

St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London

Thursday, 29 July 2027 · 20:00–21:00

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The Strand International Piano Series - The Beethoven Sonatas

St Mary Le Strand·St James's, London

Friday, 30 July 2027 · 18:00–19:00

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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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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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Schumann Piano Concerto by Candlelight (8pm)

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Saturday, 31 July 2027 · 20:00–21:00

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Glasgow

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Birmingham

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Liverpool

468 gigs · 84 venues · 396 artists

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Edinburgh

341 gigs · 71 venues · 283 artists

View Edinburgh gigs

Leeds

295 gigs · 52 venues · 254 artists

View Leeds gigs

Newcastle

265 gigs · 48 venues · 243 artists

View Newcastle gigs

Bristol

224 gigs · 47 venues · 213 artists

View Bristol gigs

Belfast

218 gigs · 33 venues · 211 artists

View Belfast gigs

Sheffield

210 gigs · 38 venues · 203 artists

View Sheffield gigs

Brighton

201 gigs · 49 venues · 189 artists

View Brighton gigs

Nottingham

160 gigs · 39 venues · 153 artists

View Nottingham gigs

Southampton

158 gigs · 29 venues · 137 artists

View Southampton gigs

Cardiff

141 gigs · 37 venues · 131 artists

View Cardiff gigs

Coventry

123 gigs · 29 venues · 119 artists

View Coventry gigs

Derby

115 gigs · 20 venues · 110 artists

View Derby gigs

Bradford

97 gigs · 28 venues · 96 artists

View Bradford gigs

Preston

88 gigs · 17 venues · 86 artists

View Preston gigs

Aberdeen

87 gigs · 27 venues · 80 artists

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Wolverhampton

86 gigs · 29 venues · 83 artists

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51 gigs · 20 venues · 48 artists

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Dundee

50 gigs · 18 venues · 47 artists

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Rawtenstall

50 gigs · 16 venues · 50 artists

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Norwich

49 gigs · 19 venues · 49 artists

View Norwich gigs

Middlesbrough

46 gigs · 16 venues · 46 artists

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Reading

45 gigs · 21 venues · 42 artists

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Watford

45 gigs · 11 venues · 44 artists

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Bournemouth

42 gigs · 15 venues · 42 artists

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Stoke-on-Trent

39 gigs · 20 venues · 38 artists

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38 gigs · 7 venues · 37 artists

View Milton Keynes gigs

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38 gigs · 9 venues · 38 artists

View Peterborough gigs

Basildon

37 gigs · 18 venues · 36 artists

View Basildon gigs

Portsmouth

36 gigs · 11 venues · 34 artists

View Portsmouth gigs

Lincoln

35 gigs · 13 venues · 35 artists

View Lincoln gigs

Maidstone

35 gigs · 17 venues · 35 artists

View Maidstone gigs

York

35 gigs · 12 venues · 35 artists

View York gigs

Cambridge

34 gigs · 9 venues · 33 artists

View Cambridge gigs

Inverness

34 gigs · 12 venues · 31 artists

View Inverness gigs

Scarborough

33 gigs · 6 venues · 22 artists

View Scarborough gigs

Hastings

31 gigs · 13 venues · 31 artists

View Hastings gigs

High Wycombe

31 gigs · 7 venues · 31 artists

View High Wycombe gigs

Bedford

30 gigs · 5 venues · 29 artists

View Bedford gigs

Plymouth

29 gigs · 17 venues · 28 artists

View Plymouth gigs

Woking

29 gigs · 13 venues · 27 artists

View Woking gigs

Broxbourne

28 gigs · 4 venues · 26 artists

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Newquay

26 gigs · 10 venues · 25 artists

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Ipswich

22 gigs · 13 venues · 19 artists

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Stockton-on-Tees

22 gigs · 7 venues · 22 artists

View Stockton-on-Tees gigs

Blackburn

20 gigs · 12 venues · 20 artists

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Oxford

20 gigs · 9 venues · 20 artists

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Durham

17 gigs · 7 venues · 17 artists

View Durham gigs

Luton

17 gigs · 10 venues · 17 artists

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Cheltenham

16 gigs · 13 venues · 15 artists

View Cheltenham gigs

Epsom

16 gigs · 8 venues · 14 artists

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Derry

15 gigs · 7 venues · 9 artists

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Sutton

15 gigs · 6 venues · 15 artists

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Farnborough

14 gigs · 3 venues · 14 artists

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Telford

14 gigs · 10 venues · 13 artists

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13 gigs · 8 venues · 13 artists

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8 gigs · 5 venues · 8 artists

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7 gigs · 5 venues · 7 artists

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7 gigs · 6 venues · 7 artists

View Hereford gigs

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7 gigs · 4 venues · 7 artists

View Tunbridge Wells gigs

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6 gigs · 5 venues · 6 artists

View Sunderland gigs

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6 gigs · 6 venues · 6 artists

View Swindon gigs

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5 gigs · 5 venues · 5 artists

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Boston

5 gigs · 5 venues · 5 artists

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Weymouth

5 gigs · 5 venues · 5 artists

View Weymouth gigs

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4 gigs · 4 venues · 4 artists

View Aldershot gigs

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4 gigs · 2 venues · 4 artists

View Grimsby gigs

Waterlooville

4 gigs · 3 venues · 4 artists

View Waterlooville gigs

Horley

3 gigs · 2 venues · 3 artists

View Horley gigs

Welshpool

3 gigs · 3 venues · 3 artists

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Billericay

2 gigs · 1 venue · 2 artists

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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 — 125 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 1283 upcoming gigs.

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

1283 upcoming gigs listed for London. 125 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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