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Live Gigs in Preston

97 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Preston. Browse, filter, submit your own.

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Preston 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 Preston over the next four weeks. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Preston: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

Looking for related Preston pages? Browse the Preston live music hub, Preston open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Preston guide, or find a band in Preston. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Glasgow.

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97 upcoming gigs in Preston · sorted by date · page 4 of 5.

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DEC
12
Isle of Wright Festival - A Celebration of Simon Wright
The Ferret·City Centre, Preston
Saturday, 12 December 2026 · 15:00–23:45
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DEC
12
The Soul Federation Christmas Party
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Saturday, 12 December 2026 · 20:00–23:00
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  • GenreSoul
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DEC
13
Sinatra - The Spirit of Swing
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Sunday, 13 December 2026 · 19:00–22:00
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  • GenreSwing, Tribute Act
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DEC
17
Classic Queen
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Thursday, 17 December 2026 · 20:00–23:00
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DEC
18
Ultimate Rewind Party!
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Friday, 18 December 2026 · 20:00–23:00
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DEC
27
GirlyPop Live - Zara Larsson Takeover| Stage City, Preston
Stage City Preston·City Centre, Preston
Sunday, 27 December 2026 · 12:00–16:30
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  • GenrePop, Tribute Act
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JAN
9
CATSEYE | The Monaco Wigan
The Monaco·Hindley, Preston
Saturday, 9 January 2027 · 11:00–17:30
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  • GenreTribute Act
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JAN
9
CATSEYE | The Monaco, Wigan
The Monaco·Hindley, Preston
Saturday, 9 January 2027 · 11:00–17:30
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  • GenreTribute Act
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JAN
15
Rich Chance
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Friday, 15 January 2027 · 20:00–23:00
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JAN
23
Just Radiohead
53 Degrees·Plungington, Preston
Saturday, 23 January 2027 · 19:30–23:00
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JAN
23
Tony Christie
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Saturday, 23 January 2027 · 19:30–22:30
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  • GenreWorld Music
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JAN
29
The Quarkness: Tribute to the Spirit of Hawkwind
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Friday, 29 January 2027 · 20:00–23:00
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  • GenreTribute Act
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FEB
4
Seamus Fogarty
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Thursday, 4 February 2027 · 19:30–22:30
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  • GenreFolk
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FEB
5
A Celebration of Simon & Garfunkel
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Friday, 5 February 2027 · 18:45–22:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreAmbient, Funk
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FEB
13
Spend Valentines with Ebie Isaacs
Standish Labour Club·Standish with Langtree, Preston
Saturday, 13 February 2027 · 19:30–23:45
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  • GenreSoul, Motown
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FEB
19
The Paul Rose Band
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Friday, 19 February 2027 · 20:00–23:00
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FEB
27
Doing Fine @ The Stanley Club (Piledriver Tour Homecoming Show)
The Stanley Club Burscough·Burscough Town, Preston
Saturday, 27 February 2027 · 19:00–22:30
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FEB
27
The GlamRockerz - 70s Glam Rock Tribute
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Saturday, 27 February 2027 · 20:00–23:00
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  • GenreRock, Tribute Act
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FEB
28
CATSEYE | Stage City, Preston
Stage City Preston·City Centre, Preston
Sunday, 28 February 2027 · 11:00–17:30
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  • GenreTribute Act
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MAR
5
The Simon Hough Band
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Friday, 5 March 2027 · 20:00–23:00
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  • GenreCountry
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MAR
20
Twenty One Pilots - East Is Up (Preston Tribute Gig)
The Ferret·City Centre, Preston
Saturday, 20 March 2027 · 19:00–23:00
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APR
2
Pantera A.D.
The Continental·City Centre, Preston
Friday, 2 April 2027 · 20:00–23:00
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  • GenreMetal
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MAY
6
Manitoba Hal Workshop and Performance
Guild Ale House·City Centre, Preston
Thursday, 6 May 2027 · 19:00–21:30
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  • GenreBlues, Singer-Songwriter
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MAY
29
The Absolute Stone Roses @ the VC Britpop Weekender 2027
Vernon Carus Sports Club, Preston
Saturday, 29 May 2027 · 17:00–23:00
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  • GenrePop
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9 gigs · 5 venues · 9 artists
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Crawley
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Dublin
1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist
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London
1310 gigs · 209 venues · 978 artists
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Manchester
842 gigs · 145 venues · 736 artists
View Manchester gigs
Glasgow
774 gigs · 129 venues · 621 artists
View Glasgow gigs
Birmingham
631 gigs · 92 venues · 589 artists
View Birmingham gigs
Liverpool
462 gigs · 89 venues · 404 artists
View Liverpool gigs
Edinburgh
339 gigs · 63 venues · 279 artists
View Edinburgh gigs
Leeds
307 gigs · 56 venues · 269 artists
View Leeds gigs
Newcastle
264 gigs · 50 venues · 230 artists
View Newcastle gigs
Bristol
245 gigs · 47 venues · 233 artists
View Bristol gigs
Belfast
239 gigs · 37 venues · 228 artists
View Belfast gigs
Brighton
222 gigs · 55 venues · 210 artists
View Brighton gigs
Sheffield
204 gigs · 40 venues · 197 artists
View Sheffield gigs
Southampton
191 gigs · 31 venues · 169 artists
View Southampton gigs
Nottingham
151 gigs · 37 venues · 148 artists
View Nottingham gigs
Cardiff
145 gigs · 38 venues · 137 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
Aberdeen
91 gigs · 25 venues · 85 artists
View Aberdeen gigs
Hull
87 gigs · 20 venues · 84 artists
View Hull gigs
Wolverhampton
85 gigs · 30 venues · 82 artists
View Wolverhampton gigs
Northampton
81 gigs · 13 venues · 79 artists
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Leicester
77 gigs · 26 venues · 68 artists
View Leicester gigs
Blackpool
69 gigs · 19 venues · 68 artists
View Blackpool gigs
Exeter
63 gigs · 23 venues · 61 artists
View Exeter gigs
Bath
59 gigs · 18 venues · 58 artists
View Bath gigs
Reading
57 gigs · 21 venues · 54 artists
View Reading gigs
Wrexham
57 gigs · 20 venues · 54 artists
View Wrexham gigs
Middlesbrough
52 gigs · 18 venues · 52 artists
View Middlesbrough gigs
Dundee
51 gigs · 20 venues · 49 artists
View Dundee gigs
Bournemouth
48 gigs · 16 venues · 47 artists
View Bournemouth gigs
Rawtenstall
47 gigs · 15 venues · 47 artists
View Rawtenstall gigs
Norwich
46 gigs · 18 venues · 46 artists
View Norwich gigs
Stoke-on-Trent
41 gigs · 20 venues · 41 artists
View Stoke-on-Trent gigs
Watford
41 gigs · 7 venues · 40 artists
View Watford gigs
Hastings
39 gigs · 14 venues · 36 artists
View Hastings gigs
Basildon
38 gigs · 16 venues · 37 artists
View Basildon 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
29 gigs · 10 venues · 28 artists
View Cambridge gigs
Portsmouth
29 gigs · 9 venues · 28 artists
View Portsmouth gigs
Woking
28 gigs · 13 venues · 26 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
Ipswich
25 gigs · 11 venues · 24 artists
View Ipswich gigs
Swansea
25 gigs · 14 venues · 25 artists
View Swansea gigs
Plymouth
24 gigs · 14 venues · 23 artists
View Plymouth gigs
Broxbourne
23 gigs · 4 venues · 22 artists
View Broxbourne gigs
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
View Doncaster gigs
Egham
10 gigs · 6 venues · 10 artists
View Egham gigs
Swindon
10 gigs · 7 venues · 10 artists
View Swindon gigs
Carlisle
9 gigs · 5 venues · 9 artists
View Carlisle gigs
Newry
9 gigs · 4 venues · 9 artists
View Newry gigs
Chelmsford
8 gigs · 6 venues · 8 artists
View Chelmsford gigs
Hereford
8 gigs · 6 venues · 8 artists
View Hereford gigs
Gloucester
7 gigs · 5 venues · 7 artists
View Gloucester gigs
Margate
7 gigs · 4 venues · 7 artists
View Margate gigs
Boston
6 gigs · 4 venues · 5 artists
View Boston gigs
Sunderland
6 gigs · 5 venues · 6 artists
View Sunderland gigs
Waterlooville
6 gigs · 3 venues · 6 artists
View Waterlooville gigs
Weymouth
6 gigs · 6 venues · 6 artists
View Weymouth gigs
Accrington
5 gigs · 5 venues · 5 artists
View Accrington gigs
Grimsby
4 gigs · 2 venues · 4 artists
View Grimsby gigs
Aldershot
2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists
View Aldershot gigs
Billericay
2 gigs · 1 venue · 2 artists
View Billericay gigs
Horley
2 gigs · 1 venue · 2 artists
View Horley gigs
Welshpool
2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists
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Crawley
1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist
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Dublin
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Preston Gig Directory FAQs

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

The What’s On in Preston page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 12 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Preston venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 97 upcoming gigs.
97 upcoming gigs listed for Preston. 12 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Preston 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 and verified within 48 hours before going live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Preston open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Preston live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Preston. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Preston 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. 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).
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