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What's On in High Wycombe
4 Nov – 2 Dec
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Updated 4 November 2026
At a glance
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 1 |
| Venues tracked | 14 |
| Open mics | 12 |
| Busiest night | Friday · 8 gigs |
18 gigs listed in High Wycombe over the next 28 days across 1 venue. Friday is the busiest night with 8. In total we track 14 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mics here.
01 — This weekend
4 gigsThis weekend in High Wycombe
4 gigs are on in High Wycombe between Friday and Sunday. Among them: Totally Blondie at Norden Farm Centre For The Arts (Friday) and The Stylistics at The Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury (Sunday). Tap a card for times and tickets. Anything from Monday on is in the four-week list further down.
Starts19:30 Totally BlondieNorden Farm Centre For The Arts · Boyn Hill · High Wycombe£27
Classically Kate BushThe Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury · Aylesbury North 19:30Fri 6 Nov
James Church's Cabaret Night with Fra FeeNorden Farm Centre For The Arts · Boyn Hill · High Wycombe£26 20:00Sat 7 Nov
The StylisticsThe Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury · Aylesbury North 19:00Sun 8 Nov 02 — Compared
#3 of 3How High Wycombe compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 26 gigs listed in and around High Wycombe - third of 3 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Watford area (50). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.
| # | Place | Gigs |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Watford area 24 venues · 12 open mics | 50 |
| 02 | Reading area 31 venues · 17 open mics | 50 |
| 03 | High Wycombe area This page 14 venues · 12 open mics | 26 |
03 — Gigs
18 gigsGigs in High Wycombe
From 4 Nov to 2 Dec, High Wycombe has 18 gigs listed at 1 venue - Friday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
Starts14:00 Frank Sinatra Big Band Bash!Norden Farm Centre For The Arts · Boyn Hill · High Wycombe£24
Totally BlondieNorden Farm Centre For The Arts · Boyn Hill · High Wycombe£27 19:30Fri 6 Nov
Classically Kate BushThe Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury · Aylesbury North 19:30Fri 6 Nov
James Church's Cabaret Night with Fra FeeNorden Farm Centre For The Arts · Boyn Hill · High Wycombe£26 20:00Sat 7 Nov
The StylisticsThe Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury · Aylesbury North 19:00Sun 8 Nov
Nerina Pallot - Fire Escape Symphonies TourNorden Farm Centre For The Arts · Boyn Hill · High Wycombe£27 19:30Fri 13 Nov
John Horler Trio - Celebrating Bill EvansNorden Farm Centre For The Arts · Boyn Hill · High Wycombe£18 20:00Fri 13 Nov
Light EternalSt Mary's Church, Beaconsfield, HP9 2JW · Beaconsfield · High Wycombe 19:30Sat 14 Nov
Perfect Day DuoSt Leonards Church, Watlington · Watlington · High Wycombe 19:30Sat 14 Nov
JAZZ AT St LEONARD'S - An Evening of Live MusicSt Leonards Church, Watlington · Watlington · High Wycombe 19:30Thu 19 Nov | Search every High Wycombe gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
04 — Venues
14 roomsVenues in High Wycombe
High Wycombe's grassroots venues, all 14 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.
80 cap Holmer Green PlayersHigh Wycombe
Mad SquirrelHigh Wycombe Cap tbc
The Beech TreeHigh Wycombe Cap tbc
The Belle VueHigh Wycombe Cap tbc
The Front Room Coffee LoungeHigh Wycombe Cap tbc
Wycombe Arts CentreHigh WycombeEngineer Cap tbc
Friars Square Open MicAylesbury Cap tbc
Norden Farm Centre For The ArtsAltwood / Boyn Hill, Maidenhead · Maidenhead Cap tbc
Off The TapMaidenhead Cap tbc
Queens Park Arts CentreAylesbury 100Cap | All 14 High Wycombe venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
05 — Open mics
12 nightsOpen mics in High Wycombe
Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 12 open mic nights in and around High Wycombe. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.
MONTHThu Kick-off19:00 The Front Room Coffee Lounge9 Castle Street · High WycombeNo feeHouse PAMonthly
Mad SquirrelTown Centre · High WycombeNo feeHouse PA3rd Thu of the month 20:00Thu
The Beech TreeHazlemere · High WycombeNo feeHouse PADates vary 20:00Thu
Wycombe Arts CentreDesborough Road · High WycombeNo feeMonthly 19:30Fri
The Belle VueGordon Road · High WycombeNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:00Sat
The Rose and CrownThe Green, Dark Lane, Wingrave, HP22 4PD · AylesburyNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:30Wed
Off The TapMaidenheadNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:30Thu
The PloughHyde Heath · AmershamNo fee2nd Thu of the month 19:30Thu
The AristocratTown Centre · AylesburyNo feeHouse PA 20:30Thu
The Oasis Cafe100a Walton Street, HP21 7QP · AylesburyNo feeHouse PA1st Fri of the month 19:00Fri | All 12 High Wycombe open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
06 — Support grassroots
Support grassroots music in High Wycombe
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. High Wycombe still has 14 of them.
Live music in High Wycombe spans the 1,100-cap Wycombe Swan, a busy pub scene and regular open mics — the largest live circuit in South Bucks.
Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music - 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.
Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 18 gigs across High Wycombe in the next four weeks, alongside 14 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement.
The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up below sends High Wycombe listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. The The Aristocrat open mic on Thursdays is an easy first night out.
Go to one this month
18 gigs listed in High Wycombe over the next four weeks, with 14 grassroots venues and 12 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. Fridays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in High Wycombe
—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 High Wycombe. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, High Wycombe's week of live music from the 5 venues with gigs on, alongside 12 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable. When fewer than four High Wycombe 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. Norden Farm Centre For The Arts has the most coming up here, with 9 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Right now High Wycombe leans jazz and pop. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Further ahead. Gigs in High Wycombe run week to week, but festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked are on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for the weekends you want.
| All High Wycombe gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| High Wycombe venues14 grassroots rooms | |
| High Wycombe open mics12 regular nights | |
| The High Wycombe 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 |
07 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in High Wycombe
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Marlow, Amersham, Chesham, Rickmansworth
Play or put on gigs in High Wycombe?
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What's On in High Wycombe
Live music in High Wycombe over the next four weeks — 4 Nov – 2 Dec. 18 gigs listed in High Wycombe over the next 28 days across 1 venue. Friday is the busiest night with 8. In total we track 14 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get High Wycombe gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in High Wycombe
—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 High Wycombe. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
The High Wycombe scene
Venues, promoters, local rates and who is on GigXchange near you.
Browse wider
The same page exists for every city we cover — updated daily.
Last updated: 4 November 2026
This Weekend in High Wycombe
4 gigs are on in High Wycombe between Friday and Sunday. Among them: Totally Blondie at Norden Farm Centre For The Arts (Friday) and The Stylistics at The Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury (Sunday). Tap a card for times and tickets. Anything from Monday on is in the four-week list further down.
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How High Wycombe Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 26 gigs listed in and around High Wycombe - third of 3 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Watford area (50). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.
- #1 Watford area 24 venues · 12 open mics 50
- #2 Reading area 31 venues · 17 open mics 50
- #3 High Wycombe area This page 14 venues · 12 open mics 26
Gigs in High Wycombe
From 4 Nov to 2 Dec, High Wycombe has 18 gigs listed at 1 venue - Friday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
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Venues in High Wycombe
High Wycombe's grassroots venues, all 14 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 High Wycombe
Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 12 open mic nights in and around High Wycombe. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.
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Support grassroots music in High Wycombe
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. High Wycombe still has 14 of them.
Live music in High Wycombe spans the 1,100-cap Wycombe Swan, a busy pub scene and regular open mics — the largest live circuit in South Bucks.
Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music - 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.
Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 18 gigs across High Wycombe in the next four weeks, alongside 14 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement.
The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up below sends High Wycombe listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. The The Aristocrat open mic on Thursdays is an easy first night out.
Go to one this month
18 gigs listed in High Wycombe over the next four weeks, with 14 grassroots venues and 12 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. Fridays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in High Wycombe
—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 High Wycombe. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, High Wycombe's week of live music from the 5 venues with gigs on, alongside 12 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable. When fewer than four High Wycombe 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. Norden Farm Centre For The Arts has the most coming up here, with 9 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Right now High Wycombe leans jazz and pop. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Further ahead. Gigs in High Wycombe run week to week, but festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked are on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for the weekends you want.
What's on in High Wycombe — FAQs
Common questions about live music in High Wycombe, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Marlow, Amersham, Chesham, Rickmansworth
Play or put on gigs in High Wycombe?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 18 High Wycombe gigs are already on GigXchange this month.





