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What's On in High Wycombe

Live music in High Wycombe over the next four weeks — 20 Sept – 18 Oct. 16 gigs listed in High Wycombe over the next 28 days across 1 venue. Saturday is the busiest night with 7. In total we track 13 grassroots venues and 11 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.

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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.

Updated daily · 16 gigs in High Wycombe over the next four weeks

Last updated: 20 September 2026

Support grassroots music in High Wycombe

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. High Wycombe still has 13 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.

This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 16 gigs across High Wycombe over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily — alongside the 13 grassroots venues and 11 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on.

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 above sends High Wycombe listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you.

Gigs in High Wycombe

Every grassroots gig we hold for High Wycombe in the next four weeks — 20 Sept – 18 Oct. Updated daily.

Showing 16 of 16 gigs
SEPT
21
Marillion
The Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury·Aylesbury North, High Wycombe
Monday, 21 September 2026 · 18:00
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Pop
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SEPT
23
Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte from Barefoot Opera
Norden Farm Centre For The Arts·Boyn Hill, High Wycombe
Wednesday, 23 September 2026 · 19:30–21:30
  • Entry£30.00
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreOpera, Comedy / Spoken Word
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SEPT
24
What's Love Got to do With it - Tina Turner Tribute
The Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury·Aylesbury North, High Wycombe
Thursday, 24 September 2026 · 19:30
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • Genre
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SEPT
26
ADS Charity Concert
Norden Farm Centre For The Arts·Boyn Hill, High Wycombe
Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 17:00–19:00
  • Entry£20.00
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • Genre
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OCT
2
The Alter Eagles
Norden Farm Centre For The Arts·Boyn Hill, High Wycombe
Friday, 2 October 2026 · 20:00–22:00
  • Entry£26.00
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • Genre
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OCT
3
Come & Sing Duruflé Requiem
The Beaconsfield School·Beaconsfield, High Wycombe
Saturday, 3 October 2026 · 10:30–17:30
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  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • Genre
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OCT
3
The Royal Harmonics - 25th Anniversary Concert
Norden Farm Centre For The Arts·Boyn Hill, High Wycombe
Saturday, 3 October 2026 · 19:30–21:30
  • Entry£18.00
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • Genre
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OCT
3
Rachael McShane & The Cartographers
Norden Farm Centre For The Arts·Boyn Hill, High Wycombe
Saturday, 3 October 2026 · 20:00–22:00
  • Entry£19.00
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreFolk, Rap
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OCT
9
Grumpy O Sheep
Norden Farm Centre For The Arts.·Boyn Hill, High Wycombe
Friday, 9 October 2026 · 20:00–22:00
  • Entry£18.00
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Punk Rock, Celtic / Irish
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OCT
10
St John’s Chamber Orchestra
Norden Farm Centre For The Arts.·Boyn Hill, High Wycombe
Saturday, 10 October 2026 · 19:30–21:30
  • Entry£22.00
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreChamber Music
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OCT
11
Steve Hackett
The Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury·Aylesbury North, High Wycombe
Sunday, 11 October 2026 · 18:00
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Pop
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OCT
14
Justin Hayward
The Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury·Aylesbury North, High Wycombe
Wednesday, 14 October 2026 · 19:00
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Pop
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OCT
14
The Searchers & The Hollies Experience
Norden Farm Centre For The Arts.·Boyn Hill, High Wycombe
Wednesday, 14 October 2026 · 19:30–21:30
  • Entry£26.00
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreTribute Act
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OCT
15
Tony Blackburn
The Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury·Aylesbury North, High Wycombe
Thursday, 15 October 2026 · 19:30
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Pop
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OCT
17
Day Glow: The Norden Farm Daytime Rave
Norden Farm Centre For The Arts·Boyn Hill, High Wycombe
Saturday, 17 October 2026 · 14:00–17:00
  • Entry£12.00
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreDJ / Electronic
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OCT
17
Dark Side of the Wall
Norden Farm Centre For The Arts·Boyn Hill, High Wycombe
Saturday, 17 October 2026 · 20:00–22:30
  • Entry£25.00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • Genre
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Venues in High Wycombe

Where live music actually happens in High Wycombe.

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Friars Square Open Mic
Aylesbury★★★★★ (—)
Free first-Sunday lunchtime open mic in Aylesbury's shopping centre
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon09:00–18:00
  • Tue09:00–18:00
  • Wed09:00–18:00
  • Thu09:00–18:00
  • Fri09:00–18:00
  • Sat09:00–18:00
  • Sun10:30–16:30
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Holmer Green Players
High Wycombe★★★★★ (—)
Community theatre and performance space.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • Wed18:30–22:30
  • ThuClosed
  • FriClosed
  • SatClosed
  • SunClosed
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Mad Squirrel
High Wycombe★★★★★ (—)
Craft beer, wood-fired pizza and live music on Church Street
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • 2 vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue16:00–22:00
  • Wed16:00–22:00
  • Thu12:00–23:00
  • Fri12:00–00:00
  • Sat12:00–00:00
  • Sun12:00–20:00
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Norden Farm Centre For The Arts
Maidenhead Altwood / Boyn Hill, Maidenhead★★★★★ (—)
Maidenhead arts centre with live performances.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue10:45–23:00
  • Wed10:45–23:00
  • Thu10:45–23:00
  • Fri10:45–23:00
  • Sat09:45–23:00
  • SunClosed
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Off The Tap
Maidenhead★★★★★ (—)
Maidenhead's independent craft beer bar with a fortnightly Thursday open mic.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • 2 vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon12:00–00:00
  • Tue12:00–00:00
  • Wed12:00–00:00
  • Thu12:00–00:00
  • Fri12:00–01:00
  • Sat12:00–01:00
  • Sun
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Queens Park Arts Centre
Aylesbury★★★★★ (—)
Community arts centre in Queen's Park.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon10:00–21:30
  • Tue10:00–21:30
  • Wed10:00–21:30
  • Thu10:00–21:30
  • Fri10:00–16:00
  • Sat10:00–12:30
  • SunClosed
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The Aristocrat
Aylesbury★★★★★ (—)
Aylesbury's longest-running weekly open mic, every Thursday night.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon12:00–23:30
  • Tue12:00–23:30
  • Wed12:00–23:30
  • Thu12:00–23:30
  • Fri12:00–01:30
  • Sat12:00–01:30
  • Sun12:00–23:30
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The Bee
Slough★★★★★ (—)
Grade II listed corner pub at the top of Burnham High Street with Saturday live music and a first-Friday open mic.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue12:00–22:00
  • Wed12:00–22:00
  • Thu12:00–23:00
  • Fri12:00–00:00
  • Sat12:00–00:00
  • Sun12:00–22:00
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The Beech Tree
High Wycombe★★★★★ (—)
A grassroots music venue in High Wycombe.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon14:00–22:00
  • Tue14:00–22:00
  • Wed12:00–22:00
  • Thu12:00–22:00
  • Fri12:00–00:00
  • Sat12:00–00:00
  • Sun12:00–22:00
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The Belle Vue
High Wycombe★★★★★ (—)
Backstreet community pub keeping live music alive in Wycombe.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • 2 vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon16:00–22:00
  • Tue16:00–23:00
  • Wed16:00–22:00
  • Thu16:00–23:00
  • Fri14:00–01:00
  • Sat14:00–01:00
  • Sun14:00–22:00
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The Front Room Coffee Lounge
High Wycombe★★★★★ (—)
Award-winning independent High Wycombe coffee lounge hosting live music and jazz nights
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • 2 vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon08:00–18:00
  • Tue08:00–18:00
  • Wed08:00–18:00
  • Thu08:00–18:00
  • Fri08:00–21:00
  • Sat10:00–21:00
  • Sun10:00–16:00
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The Oasis Cafe
Aylesbury★★★★★ (—)
Sober Sounds community open mic in Aylesbury
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • Sun
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Wycombe Arts Centre
High Wycombe★★★★★ (—)
One of the area's friendliest open mic nights, on the second Friday of every month
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon
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Open mics in High Wycombe

Turn up, put your name down, play. Most are free.

1ST
Sun
Friars Square Open Mic
Friars Square Shopping Centre, town centre, Aylesbury
Starts 12:00
  • Sign-up12:00
  • Slots15 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic, poetry
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MONTH
Wed
The Rose and Crown
The Green, Dark Lane, Wingrave, HP22 4PD, Aylesbury
Starts 20:30
  • Sign-up20:30
  • Slots15 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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MONTH
Thu
The Front Room Coffee Lounge
9 Castle Street, High Wycombe
Starts 19:00
  • Sign-up19:00
  • Slots10 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic, poetry
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2-WK
Thu
Off The Tap
Maidenhead, Maidenhead
Starts 19:30
  • Sign-up
  • Slots
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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OTHER
Thu
The Beech Tree
Hazlemere, High Wycombe
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:45
  • Slots15 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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MONTH
Thu
Mad Squirrel
Town Centre, High Wycombe
Starts 20:30
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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Longest-running mic in town
EVERY
Thu
The Aristocrat
Town Centre, Aylesbury
Starts 20:30
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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1ST
Fri
The Oasis Cafe
100a Walton Street, HP21 7QP, Aylesbury
Starts 19:00
  • Sign-up
  • Slots
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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MONTH
Fri
Wycombe Arts Centre
High Wycombe, High Wycombe
Starts 19:30
  • Sign-up
  • Slots15 min
  • EntryFree
  • PA
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic, comedy, poetry
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1ST
Fri
The Bee
Slough, Slough
Time to be confirmed
  • Sign-up
  • Slots
  • EntryFree
  • PA
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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MONTH
Sat
The Belle Vue
Gordon Road, High Wycombe
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots15 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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What's on in High Wycombe — FAQs

Common questions about live music in High Wycombe, answered with this week's live data.

We currently list 16 gigs in High Wycombe between 20 Sept and 18 Oct, across 1 venue. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse the High Wycombe gig directory or every city we cover.
None of the High Wycombe gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. High Wycombe open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.
Saturday, with 7 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 7 gigs · Wednesday: 3 gigs · Thursday: 2 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.
Right now: c6f0ca95-97bc-48ce-87fb-2610c8204e47. In total we track 13 grassroots venues in High Wycombe, of which 1 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the High Wycombe venue directory.
High Wycombe has 11 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the High Wycombe open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.
Where a High Wycombe venue publishes a price, the average ticket is £21.60. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.
Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. 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 for good. High Wycombe still has 13 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves navigate PRS licensing and local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.
Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the High Wycombe gig directory and it is verified within 48 hours. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.

Go to one this month

16 gigs listed in High Wycombe over the next four weeks, across 13 grassroots venues and 11 open mic nights. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before — it is the single most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these.

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.

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