Hertfordshire · 6 gigs · next 4 weeks
What's On in Hertford
4 Nov – 2 Dec
Help keep grassroots venues open in Hertford
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Updated 4 November 2026
At a glance
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 1 |
| Venues tracked | 3 |
| Open mics | 3 |
| Busiest night | Thursday · 2 gigs |
6 gigs listed in Hertford over the next 28 days across 1 venue. Thursday is the busiest night with 2. In total we track 3 grassroots venues and 3 regular open mics here.
01 — This weekend
0 gigsThis weekend in Hertford
No Hertford gigs are listed for this Friday to Sunday yet. The four weeks ahead are below, and the weekly open mics run regardless.
No weekend gigs yet - most venues add theirs by Thursday.
02 — Gigs
6 gigsGigs in Hertford
Four weeks of Hertford gigs, 4 Nov to 2 Dec: 6 listings from 1 room, with Thursdays the busiest. Where This Weekend stops at Sunday, this keeps going - earliest date first.
Starts18:30 Outlaws & SinnersHertford Corn Exchange · Hertford Castle · Hertford 
Courtney HadwinHertford Corn Exchange · Hertford Castle · Hertford 19:30Thu 19 Nov 
Kings of Lyon, The UK StrokesHertford Corn Exchange · Hertford Castle · Hertford 19:30Sat 21 Nov 
CongratulationsHertford Corn Exchange · Hertford Castle · Hertford 19:30Tue 24 Nov 
Poison TheRatHertford Corn Exchange · Hertford Castle · Hertford 20:00Thu 26 Nov 
Jesus JonesHertford Corn Exchange · Hertford Castle · Hertford 19:30Sat 28 Nov | Every gig in and around BroxbourneEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
03 — Venues
3 roomsVenues in Hertford
Hertford's grassroots venues, all 3 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.
Photo: Google Great Eastern TavernHertford 
Hertford Corn ExchangeHertford town centre · HertfordHouse PA 250Cap 
The Dog And WhistleHertford Cap tbc | All Broxbourne area venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
04 — Open mics
3 nightsOpen mics in Hertford
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 3 nights in Hertford. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
2-WKWed Kick-off20:00 The Hertford ClubHertfordNo feeFortnightly Great Eastern Tavernnear Hertford East station · HertfordNo fee1st Thu of the month 20:30Thu 
Hertford Corn ExchangeHertfordNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:00Tue | All Broxbourne area open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
05 — Support grassroots
Support grassroots music in Hertford
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Hertford still has 3 of them.
Live music in Hertford runs through historic coaching inns, riverside pubs and a tight local circuit — compact but consistently active in Hertfordshire's county town.
In the year to July 2025, 78 UK grassroots venues stopped putting on live music and 30 closed outright, while pubs shut at about two a day in early 2026. Each one was somewhere a band played its first paid gig or a songwriter tried a new song on a room of strangers.
Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 6 gigs in Hertford over the next four weeks, plus the 3 grassroots venues and 3 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed.
So go. Pick a night you would not normally choose, buy a ticket and a drink, and bring a friend. The sign-up below sends Hertford listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate.
Go to one this month
6 gigs listed in Hertford over the next four weeks, with 3 grassroots venues and 3 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. If you only go out once, Thursdays have the most choice.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Hertford
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Hertford. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What you get. A Monday-noon email for Hertford only: the week's gigs, drawn from the 6 listed on this page for the next four weeks, two a night at most. When fewer than four Hertford gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.
Why sign up. Hertford Corn Exchange alone has 6 dates on - the email is how you hear about them before the night, not after. Right now Hertford leans alternative rock and indie rock. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Hertford come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.
| All Broxbourne area gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Broxbourne area venuesThe grassroots rooms in and around it | |
| Broxbourne area open micsThe regular nights in and around it | |
| The Hertford sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you | |
| Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily | |
| UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig | |
| UK open mic finderStage time near you | |
| UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs |
06 — Questions9 answersWhat's on in Hertford
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What's On across the UKNearby: Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield
Play or put on gigs in Hertford?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 6 Hertford gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Hertford
Live music in Hertford over the next four weeks — 4 Nov – 2 Dec. 6 gigs listed in Hertford over the next 28 days across 1 venue. Thursday is the busiest night with 2. In total we track 3 grassroots venues and 3 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Hertford gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Hertford
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Hertford. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
Last updated: 4 November 2026
This Weekend in Hertford
No Hertford gigs are listed for this Friday to Sunday yet. The four weeks ahead are below, and the weekly open mics run regardless.
Gigs in Hertford
Four weeks of Hertford gigs, 4 Nov to 2 Dec: 6 listings from 1 room, with Thursdays the busiest. Where This Weekend stops at Sunday, this keeps going - earliest date first.
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Venues in Hertford
Hertford's grassroots venues, all 3 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.
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Open mics in Hertford
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 3 nights in Hertford. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
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Support grassroots music in Hertford
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Hertford still has 3 of them.
Live music in Hertford runs through historic coaching inns, riverside pubs and a tight local circuit — compact but consistently active in Hertfordshire's county town.
In the year to July 2025, 78 UK grassroots venues stopped putting on live music and 30 closed outright, while pubs shut at about two a day in early 2026. Each one was somewhere a band played its first paid gig or a songwriter tried a new song on a room of strangers.
Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 6 gigs in Hertford over the next four weeks, plus the 3 grassroots venues and 3 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed.
So go. Pick a night you would not normally choose, buy a ticket and a drink, and bring a friend. The sign-up below sends Hertford listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate.
Go to one this month
6 gigs listed in Hertford over the next four weeks, with 3 grassroots venues and 3 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. If you only go out once, Thursdays have the most choice.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Hertford
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Hertford. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What you get. A Monday-noon email for Hertford only: the week's gigs, drawn from the 6 listed on this page for the next four weeks, two a night at most. When fewer than four Hertford gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.
Why sign up. Hertford Corn Exchange alone has 6 dates on - the email is how you hear about them before the night, not after. Right now Hertford leans alternative rock and indie rock. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Hertford come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.
What's on in Hertford — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Hertford, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield
Play or put on gigs in Hertford?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 6 Hertford gigs are already on GigXchange this month.