Suffolk · 12 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
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Updated 12 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 4 |
| Venues tracked | 35 |
| Open mics | 16 |
| Busiest night | Saturday · 5 gigs |
12 gigs listed in Ipswich over the next 28 days across 4 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 5. In total we track 35 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mics here.
This weekend in Ipswich, Friday to Sunday: 4 gigs. Highlights include Oasis Only at Coda (Friday), The Shires at Ipswich Regent Theatre (Saturday) and Mostack is coming to Escape Club at Escape Club (Saturday). Each card is one night at one venue, with the start time and the price where the venue publishes it; the four-week list below covers everything after Sunday.
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 47 gigs listed in and around Ipswich - second of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Norwich 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 |
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| 01 | Norwich area 38 venues · 20 open mics | 50 |
| 02 | Ipswich area This page 35 venues · 16 open mics | 47 |
| 03 | Basildon area 21 venues · 12 open mics | 42 |
| 04 | Cambridge area 31 venues · 17 open mics | 38 |
| 05 | Chelmsford area 13 venues · 8 open mics | 36 |
| 06 | Margate area 32 venues · 16 open mics | 12 |
| 07 | Billericay area 6 venues · 4 open mics | 3 |
The whole four weeks, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 12 gigs across 4 venues, busiest on Saturdays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.
Starts19:00 Oasis OnlyCoda · Colchester 
The ShiresIpswich Regent Theatre · Alexandra · Ipswich 18:30Sat 14 Nov 
Mostack is coming to Escape ClubEscape Club · Alexandra · Ipswich 21:00Sat 14 Nov 
Tony HadleyIpswich Regent Theatre · Alexandra · Ipswich 18:45Sun 15 Nov 
Alison MoyetIpswich Regent Theatre · Alexandra · Ipswich 18:30Sat 21 Nov 
The Specials LtdColchester Arts Centre · Castle · Colchester 19:00Sat 21 Nov 
Hothouse FlowersApex · Abbeygate · Ipswich 19:30Wed 25 Nov 
ABBA Tribute Band SensationThe Regal Stowmarket · St Peter's · Ipswich£23 19:30Sun 29 Nov 
Michael Starring BenIpswich Regent Theatre · Alexandra · Ipswich 19:30Thu 3 Dec 
Lost Robins, The Frestonians, Chris Asker, Jennifer NessThe Smokehouse · IpswichTickets 19:30Sat 5 Dec | Search every Ipswich gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
Which Ipswich rooms are busiest this week? This ranks venues by how many gigs they have in the next seven nights - a quick way to find where something is on most nights.
| # | Venue | Gigs |
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| 01 | Ipswich Regent Theatre | 2 |
| 02 | Coda | 1 |
| 03 | Escape Club | 1 |
Ipswich's grassroots venues, all 35 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 California Social ClubIpswich 
Corn Exchange IpswichKing Street · IpswichHouse PAEngineer 1,076Cap 
Halberd InnIpswichHouse PA Cap tbc 
Isaacs On The QuayIpswichHouse PA Cap tbc 
Steamboat TavernIpswichHouse PA Cap tbc 
Swan and Hedgehog InnIpswichHouse PA 80Cap 
The Arbor HouseChristchurch Park · Ipswich Cap tbc 
The BathsIpswichHouse PA 300Cap 
The Brickmakers ArmsIpswich Cap tbc 
The Church Cafe BarIpswich Cap tbc | All 35 Ipswich venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 16 nights in Ipswich. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
Kick-off19:00 Halberd InnIpswichNo feeHouse PA Swan and Hedgehog InnIpswichNo feeHouse PAMonthly 21:00Fri Steamboat TavernIpswichNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon 
Three Wise Monkeys IpswichIpswichNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon Thomas WolseyIpswichNo feeHouse PA 18:00Wed The SmokehouseInternational House, 6 South St · IpswichNo feeHouse PADates vary 20:00Wed Isaacs On The QuayIpswichNo feeHouse PAMonthly 19:30Thu Coda ColchesterTown Centre · ColchesterNo feeHouse PA 20:00Sun BAR 82 The Espresso LoungeTown Centre · ColchesterNo fee TBCMon Oakes BarnBury St EdmundsNo fee3rd Tue of the month 19:30Tue | All 16 Ipswich open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Ipswich still has 35 of them.
The Ipswich circuit runs from Venue 16 and The Smokehouse for original bands to the Corn Exchange on King Street for the big nights, with pubs like the Thomas Wolsey and the Steamboat Tavern carrying the weekend.
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: 12 gigs in Ipswich over the next four weeks, plus the 35 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed. Most of it happens at Colchester Arts Centre, Apex and Coda, and the sound leans rock and pop.
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 Ipswich listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. If you have never been to an open mic, Three Wise Monkeys Ipswich runs one every Monday.
12 gigs listed in Ipswich over the next four weeks, with 35 grassroots venues and 16 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. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Ipswich
—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 Ipswich. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Ipswich gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 3 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Saturday does not crowd out the quieter evenings. When fewer than four Ipswich 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. Ipswich Regent Theatre has the most coming up here, with 4 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Expect plenty of rock in Ipswich, with alternative rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Ipswich 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 Ipswich gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Ipswich venues35 grassroots rooms | |
| Ipswich open mics16 regular nights | |
| The Ipswich 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 |
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Colchester, Chelmsford, Norwich, Leigh-on-Sea
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 12 Ipswich gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Ipswich
Live music in Ipswich over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 12 gigs listed in Ipswich over the next 28 days across 4 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 5. In total we track 35 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Ipswich gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Ipswich
—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 Ipswich. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
This Weekend in Ipswich
This weekend in Ipswich, Friday to Sunday: 4 gigs. Highlights include Oasis Only at Coda (Friday), The Shires at Ipswich Regent Theatre (Saturday) and Mostack is coming to Escape Club at Escape Club (Saturday). Each card is one night at one venue, with the start time and the price where the venue publishes it; the four-week list below covers everything after Sunday.
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How Ipswich Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 47 gigs listed in and around Ipswich - second of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Norwich 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 Norwich area 38 venues · 20 open mics 50
- #2 Ipswich area This page 35 venues · 16 open mics 47
- #3 Basildon area 21 venues · 12 open mics 42
- #4 Cambridge area 31 venues · 17 open mics 38
- #5 Chelmsford area 13 venues · 8 open mics 36
- #6 Margate area 32 venues · 16 open mics 12
- #7 Billericay area 6 venues · 4 open mics 3
Gigs in Ipswich
The whole four weeks, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 12 gigs across 4 venues, busiest on Saturdays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.
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Where It's On This Week
Which Ipswich rooms are busiest this week? This ranks venues by how many gigs they have in the next seven nights - a quick way to find where something is on most nights.
- #1 Ipswich Regent Theatre 2
- #2 Coda 1
- #3 Escape Club 1
Venues in Ipswich
Ipswich's grassroots venues, all 35 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 Ipswich
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 16 nights in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Ipswich still has 35 of them.
The Ipswich circuit runs from Venue 16 and The Smokehouse for original bands to the Corn Exchange on King Street for the big nights, with pubs like the Thomas Wolsey and the Steamboat Tavern carrying the weekend.
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: 12 gigs in Ipswich over the next four weeks, plus the 35 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed. Most of it happens at Colchester Arts Centre, Apex and Coda, and the sound leans rock and pop.
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 Ipswich listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. If you have never been to an open mic, Three Wise Monkeys Ipswich runs one every Monday.
Go to one this month
12 gigs listed in Ipswich over the next four weeks, with 35 grassroots venues and 16 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. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Ipswich
—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 Ipswich. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Ipswich gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 3 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Saturday does not crowd out the quieter evenings. When fewer than four Ipswich 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. Ipswich Regent Theatre has the most coming up here, with 4 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Expect plenty of rock in Ipswich, with alternative rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Ipswich 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 Ipswich — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Ipswich, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Colchester, Chelmsford, Norwich, Leigh-on-Sea
Play or put on gigs in Ipswich?
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