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Grass-Roots Gigs in Newcastle

144 upcoming gigs across Newcastle's indie venues, basement bars and community stages — sorted by date.

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144 Upcoming Gigs in Newcastle

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Newcastle has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Newcastle: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

Looking for related Newcastle pages? Browse the Newcastle live music hub, Newcastle open mics for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Newcastle guide, or bands for hire in Newcastle. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Glasgow.

Upcoming in Newcastle

Sorted by date. Each card shows headliner, venue, doors and entry. Click through for full details and ticket links.

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Lost Minds at Exhibition Park

Exhibition Park, Newcastle

Saturday, 11 July 2026 · 11am

Saturday, 11 July 2026 · 10:30pm

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Wolf Alice, In the Park presents (Newcastle), Keo at Exhibition Park

Exhibition Park, Newcastle

Sunday, 12 July 2026 · 5pm

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Musicmanmike at The Cluny

The Cluny, Newcastle

Sunday, 12 July 2026 · 7:30pm

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Midway Still

Little Buildings Venue And Rehearsal Rooms, Newcastle

Thursday, 16 July 2026 · 7pm

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D.K. Harrell at The Cluny

The Cluny, Newcastle

Thursday, 16 July 2026 · 7:30pm

Friday, 17 July 2026 · 7:30pm

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Symphonic Ibiza at NX

NX, Newcastle

Saturday, 18 July 2026 · 6pm

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Nirvana UK (Tribute to Nirvana) at O2 City Hall Newcastle

O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle

Saturday, 18 July 2026 · 7pm

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The Liquid Engineers at The Cluny

The Cluny, Newcastle

Saturday, 18 July 2026 · 7:30pm

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Goo + Support TBC (Matinee performance)

Little Buildings Venue And Rehearsal Rooms, Newcastle

Sunday, 19 July 2026 · 2pm

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Deviant Uk, PLAYDEAD, Stock Image at Trillians Rock Bar

Trillians Rock Bar, Newcastle

Sunday, 19 July 2026 · 7pm

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Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees and Beyond at Trillians Rock Bar

Trillians Rock Bar, Newcastle

Tuesday, 21 July 2026 · 7pm

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The Wombats, Red Rum Club at Times Square

Times Square, Newcastle

Friday, 24 July 2026 · 5pm

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Go Your Own Way at O2 City Hall Newcastle

O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle

Friday, 24 July 2026 · 6:30pm

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Arnocorps at The Cluny

The Cluny, Newcastle

Friday, 24 July 2026 · 7pm

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Day Fever at Boiler Shop

Boiler Shop, Newcastle

Saturday, 25 July 2026 · 3pm

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The Amy Winehouse Experience at O2 City Hall Newcastle

O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle

Saturday, 25 July 2026 · 6:30pm

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Park Drive Debut Tour - Newcastle

Zerox Newcastle, Newcastle

Saturday, 25 July 2026 · 7pm

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The Motown Sensations

Newcastle Community Cinema, Newcastle

Saturday, 25 July 2026 · 7:30pm

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Papa Shango at The Cluny

The Cluny, Newcastle

Saturday, 25 July 2026 · 7:30pm

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Castillo Nuevo Orquesta - Live Salsa!

PILGRIM, Newcastle

Thursday, 30 July 2026 · 7:30pm

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Absolute Bowie at O2 City Hall Newcastle

O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle

Friday, 31 July 2026 · 6:30pm

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Not.Greenday at The Cluny

The Cluny, Newcastle

Friday, 31 July 2026 · 7:30pm

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Newcastle Gig FAQs

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

144 upcoming gigs listed for Newcastle. 23 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.

Are these gigs free?

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

What counts as a grass-roots gig?

Any non-major-label, non-festival show at a UK indie venue, pub, basement bar or community stage. We list the gigs other directories miss — the early-career bands, the local promoter nights, the Tuesday-evening pub residencies. Both ticketed and free shows.

How do I list a Newcastle 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 Newcastle gigs and bookings?

For recurring weekly slots, see the Newcastle open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Newcastle live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Newcastle. To hire performers, bands for hire in Newcastle. Or browse the main UK gig directory.

How is the data sourced?

Listings are compiled from public APIs (Ticketmaster, Skiddle) 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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