Reading · 51 upcoming · 7 venues

Live gigs in Reading

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

2 tonight · 2 this weekend · 4 this week. Refreshed continuously.

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Reading

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at 7 Reading venues

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This week	4 gigs
Free entry	None listed
Venues	7
Gig Scene Score	70 /100

01 — Find a gig

51 gigs

Pick your night

When

Entry

Has

City

Fri23Oct Starts19:00 Absolute U2 Tribute U2 | Bier KellerBier Keller · Binfield South & Jennett's Park

The OrbSUB89 · Abbey · Reading 19:30Tonight

I Got Soul - Day Time Rave FREE ENTRY | AprèsBier Keller · Binfield South & Jennett's Park · Reading 16:00Sat 24 Oct

Justin HaywardThe Anvil · Brookvale & Kings Furlong · Reading 19:00Sat 24 Oct

Luck & Neat and Artful Dodger | AprèsBier Keller · Binfield South & Jennett's Park · Reading 19:00Fri 30 Oct

JUST A BIT OF UK GARAGE Ft DJ Luck & MC Neat & Artful DodgerCoppid Beech Hotel · Binfield South & Jennett's Park 21:00Fri 30 Oct

Underground audio x Wobz - Halloween sub89Sub 89 · Abbey · Reading 23:00Fri 30 Oct

Halloween Silent Disco @ The Great Hall, ReadingThe Great Hall, University Of Reading · Redlands · ReadingTickets 17:00Sat 31 Oct

Nothin But Covers Halloween Fancy Dress Party | Bier KellerBier Keller · Binfield South & Jennett's Park · Reading 19:00Sat 31 Oct

Alex Clarke, Sax, with The Terry Hutchins QrtPangbourne Working Mens Club · Pangbourne · Reading 19:30Sun 1 Nov

02 — The scene

Gig Scene Score

Out of
100

Strong — affordability and coverage lead the mix, with room to grow on schedule.

Ranked against UK cities (0-100)

Activity	73
Schedule fixed scale	57
Variety	69
Venues	62
Coverage	75
Affordability	97

03 — Other cities

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Aberdeen98 Accrington8 Aldershot3

Basildon36 Bath50 Bedford20 Belfast242 Billericay3 Birmingham569 Blackburn16 Blackpool63 Boston6 Bournemouth45 Bradford102 Brighton218 Bristol234 Broxbourne25

Cambridge33 Cardiff143 Carlisle9 Chelmsford7 Cheltenham12 Coventry115 Crawley1

Derby118 Derry20 Doncaster11 Dublin2 Dundee51 Durham18

Edinburgh338 Egham8 Epsom12 Exeter56

Farnborough11

Glasgow778 Gloucester6 Grimsby5

Hastings33 Hereford9 High Wycombe28 Horley1 Hull72

Inverness34 Ipswich32

Leeds263 Leicester63 Lincoln33 Liverpool501 London1303 Luton20

Maidstone36 Manchester780 Margate7 Middlesbrough44 Milton Keynes39

Newcastle276 Newquay21 Newry9 Northampton80 Norwich45 Nottingham161

Oxford20

Peterborough34 Plymouth25 Portsmouth30 Preston87

Rawtenstall39

Scarborough26 Sheffield181 Southampton170 Stockton-on-Tees21 Stoke-on-Trent44 Sunderland5 Sutton57 Swansea21 Swindon10

Telford13 Tunbridge Wells45

Waterlooville7 Watford41 Welshpool1 Weymouth7 Woking25 Wolverhampton83 Wrexham48

York32

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READING · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY

Live Gigs in Reading

2 gigs tonight · 2 this weekend · 4 this week. 51 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Reading.

Reading Gig Scene Score

70 /100

Strong — affordability and coverage lead the mix, with room to grow on schedule.

51Upcoming Gigs

4This Week

0%Free Entry

7Venues

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Grass-Roots Gigs in Reading

51 Upcoming 4 This Week 0% Free 7 Venues Updated 23 Oct 2026

Reading has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights, and you can get the Reading weekly gig guide, the next four weeks night by night. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Reading: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

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

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

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MAY

The Shadow Shuffle 4

The Face Bar·Abbey, Reading

Saturday, 1 May 2027 · 12:30–23:45

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JUN

The Park Series Reading presents UB40 ft Ali Campbell

Palmer Park·Park, Reading

Friday, 4 June 2027 · 14:00–22:00

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JUN

Mosh Spice (Spice Girls Metal Tribute) - Sub89, Reading

SUB89·Abbey, Reading

Friday, 4 June 2027 · 19:00–22:00

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GenreMetal, Pop, World Music

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Glasgow

778 gigs · 124 venues · 637 artists

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Birmingham

569 gigs · 87 venues · 537 artists

View Birmingham gigs

Liverpool

501 gigs · 87 venues · 429 artists

View Liverpool gigs

Edinburgh

338 gigs · 66 venues · 285 artists

View Edinburgh gigs

Newcastle

276 gigs · 50 venues · 237 artists

View Newcastle gigs

Leeds

263 gigs · 55 venues · 235 artists

View Leeds gigs

Belfast

242 gigs · 36 venues · 232 artists

View Belfast gigs

Bristol

234 gigs · 49 venues · 218 artists

View Bristol gigs

Brighton

218 gigs · 55 venues · 209 artists

View Brighton gigs

Sheffield

181 gigs · 36 venues · 178 artists

View Sheffield gigs

Southampton

170 gigs · 30 venues · 148 artists

View Southampton gigs

Nottingham

161 gigs · 35 venues · 149 artists

View Nottingham gigs

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143 gigs · 39 venues · 131 artists

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Bradford

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Rawtenstall

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Basildon

36 gigs · 15 venues · 34 artists

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Maidstone

36 gigs · 17 venues · 36 artists

View Maidstone gigs

Inverness

34 gigs · 14 venues · 31 artists

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34 gigs · 10 venues · 34 artists

View Peterborough gigs

Cambridge

33 gigs · 12 venues · 32 artists

View Cambridge gigs

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33 gigs · 12 venues · 31 artists

View Hastings gigs

Lincoln

33 gigs · 11 venues · 32 artists

View Lincoln gigs

Ipswich

32 gigs · 15 venues · 30 artists

View Ipswich gigs

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View York gigs

Portsmouth

30 gigs · 9 venues · 29 artists

View Portsmouth gigs

High Wycombe

28 gigs · 7 venues · 28 artists

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26 gigs · 5 venues · 16 artists

View Scarborough gigs

Broxbourne

25 gigs · 3 venues · 24 artists

View Broxbourne gigs

Plymouth

25 gigs · 15 venues · 24 artists

View Plymouth gigs

Woking

25 gigs · 12 venues · 23 artists

View Woking gigs

Newquay

21 gigs · 8 venues · 21 artists

View Newquay gigs

Stockton-on-Tees

21 gigs · 6 venues · 21 artists

View Stockton-on-Tees gigs

Swansea

21 gigs · 12 venues · 21 artists

View Swansea gigs

Bedford

20 gigs · 4 venues · 19 artists

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20 gigs · 6 venues · 11 artists

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20 gigs · 12 venues · 19 artists

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20 gigs · 8 venues · 20 artists

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Durham

18 gigs · 8 venues · 18 artists

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16 gigs · 9 venues · 16 artists

View Blackburn gigs

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13 gigs · 11 venues · 12 artists

View Telford gigs

Cheltenham

12 gigs · 9 venues · 12 artists

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12 gigs · 8 venues · 11 artists

View Epsom gigs

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11 gigs · 8 venues · 11 artists

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11 gigs · 3 venues · 11 artists

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10 gigs · 6 venues · 10 artists

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7 gigs · 5 venues · 7 artists

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7 gigs · 4 venues · 7 artists

View Margate gigs

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7 gigs · 5 venues · 7 artists

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7 gigs · 6 venues · 7 artists

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6 gigs · 4 venues · 5 artists

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6 gigs · 5 venues · 6 artists

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5 gigs · 3 venues · 5 artists

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5 gigs · 4 venues · 5 artists

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3 gigs · 1 venue · 3 artists

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2 gigs · 1 venue · 1 artist

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04 — Small print 8 answers Common questions Reading Gig Directory FAQs

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

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

The What’s On in Reading page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 4 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Reading venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 51 upcoming gigs.

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

51 upcoming gigs listed for Reading. 4 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.

Are these gigs free?

None of the listed Reading 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 Reading gig here?

Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed before they go live.

Where else can I find Reading gigs and bookings?

For recurring weekly slots, see the Reading open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in Reading. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Reading. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Reading 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. 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).

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.

Promoting a gig in Reading? List it free.

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