Lancashire · 0 gigs · next 4 weeks
What's On in Lancaster
1 Nov – 29 Nov
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Updated 1 November 2026
At a glance
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 0 |
| Venues tracked | 11 |
| Open mics | 8 |
We have no gigs listed in Lancaster for the month ahead yet. The city has 11 grassroots venues on GigXchange, so check back — listings update daily.
01 — This weekend
0 gigsThis weekend in Lancaster
Only Friday to Sunday - and nothing is listed in Lancaster for this weekend yet. The four-week list below shows what is coming, and the open mics further down run every week.
No weekend gigs yet - most venues add theirs by Thursday.
02 — Gigs
0 gigsGigs in Lancaster
The nearest listings, in and around Blackpool, are below - each card names its town and links its own page.
We're not tracking any gigs in Lancaster right now.
Starts19:30 Ferocious DogKendal Brewery Arts Centre · Kendal Highgate 
Hejira, Hejira, HejiraKendal Brewery Arts Centre · Kendal Highgate 19:30Fri 6 Nov 
Cut CapersKendal Brewery Arts Centre · Kendal Highgate 20:00Fri 6 Nov 
Dom MartinPlatform · West End 19:00Sat 7 Nov 
Steely Don liveThe Warehouse Arts Centre, Southport · Duke's · Blackpool 19:30Sat 7 Nov 
HoneyfeetKendal Brewery Arts Centre · Kendal Highgate · Blackpool 19:30Sat 7 Nov 
Scott Slattery - Kings CommsKings Commrades, Fleetwood · Pharos · Blackpool 20:00Sat 7 Nov 
Mad Dog McReaKendal Brewery Arts Centre · Kendal Highgate 19:30Thu 12 Nov 
East 17Central Pier Showbar Blackpool · Bloomfield · BlackpoolTickets 19:00Fri 13 Nov | Every upcoming gig in and around BlackpoolThe nearest place with gigs listed |
03 — Venues
11 roomsVenues in Lancaster
Every grassroots venue we track in Lancaster - all 11, whether or not it has a gig listed right now - with its capacity, kit and opening times. Use it to find a room near you, then check its page for what is on.
Photo: Google 90 cap Golden LionCity Centre · Lancaster 
Gregson Arts & Community CentreLancasterHouse PA Cap tbc 
KanteenaLancaster (Canal Quarter) · Lancaster 700Cap 
The BoroughDalton Square · LancasterHouse PAEngineer 122Cap 
The GregsonLancasterHouse PA Cap tbc 
The Jailor's BarrelLancaster 80Cap 
The Stonewell TapLancasterHouse PA Cap tbc 
The WaterwitchAldcliffe Rd · Lancaster Cap tbc 
The Wobbly CobblerScotforth · LancasterHouse PA 80Cap 
Ye Olde John O'GauntLancasterHouse PA 150Cap | All Blackpool area venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
04 — Open mics
8 nightsOpen mics in Lancaster
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 8 nights in Lancaster. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
Kick-off20:00 Ye Olde John O'GauntCity Centre · LancasterNo feeHouse PA The Wobbly CobblerScotforth · LancasterNo feeHouse PA 18:00Tue The Golden LionMoor Lane · LancasterNo feeFull kit 20:00Tue The GregsonMoorgate · LancasterPaid3rd Wed of the month 19:30Wed The WaterwitchLancasterNo fee 20:00Wed The Jailor's Barrel64 Market Street · LancasterNo fee1st Thu of the month 20:00Thu The Stonewell TapLancasterNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu Gregson Arts & Community CentreLancasterNo feeHouse PADates vary 18:00Fri | All Blackpool area open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
05 — Support grassroots
Support grassroots music in Lancaster
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Lancaster still has 11 of them.
In Lancaster Kanteena in the Canal Quarter takes the bigger gigs, the Gregson runs a poetry open mic, and the Golden Lion and the Stonewell Tap keep pub music on most of the week.
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: 0 gigs across Lancaster in the next four weeks, alongside 11 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement.
The best support is a full room. Turn up to something new, stay for the support act, and buy from the bar. For a weekly round-up of Lancaster gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: Ye Olde John O'Gaunt hosts an open mic each Sunday.
Go to one this month
Between now and 29 Nov there are 0 gigs in Lancaster, and 11 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Lancaster
—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 Lancaster. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
| All Blackpool area gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Blackpool area venuesThe grassroots rooms in and around it | |
| Blackpool area open micsThe regular nights in and around it | |
| The Lancaster 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 Lancaster
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Blackpool, Preston, Blackburn, Accrington
Play or put on gigs in Lancaster?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 0 Lancaster gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Lancaster
Live music in Lancaster over the next four weeks — 1 Nov – 29 Nov. We have no gigs listed in Lancaster for the month ahead yet. The city has 11 grassroots venues on GigXchange, so check back — listings update daily.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Lancaster gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Lancaster
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Last updated: 1 November 2026
This Weekend in Lancaster
Only Friday to Sunday - and nothing is listed in Lancaster for this weekend yet. The four-week list below shows what is coming, and the open mics further down run every week.
Gigs in Lancaster
The nearest listings, in and around Blackpool, are below - each card names its town and links its own page.
We're not tracking any gigs in Lancaster right now.
Here's what's on nearby: in and around Blackpool
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Venues in Lancaster
Every grassroots venue we track in Lancaster - all 11, whether or not it has a gig listed right now - with its capacity, kit and opening times. Use it to find a room near you, then check its page for what is on.
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Open mics in Lancaster
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 8 nights in Lancaster. 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 Lancaster
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Lancaster still has 11 of them.
In Lancaster Kanteena in the Canal Quarter takes the bigger gigs, the Gregson runs a poetry open mic, and the Golden Lion and the Stonewell Tap keep pub music on most of the week.
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: 0 gigs across Lancaster in the next four weeks, alongside 11 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement.
The best support is a full room. Turn up to something new, stay for the support act, and buy from the bar. For a weekly round-up of Lancaster gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: Ye Olde John O'Gaunt hosts an open mic each Sunday.
Go to one this month
Between now and 29 Nov there are 0 gigs in Lancaster, and 11 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Lancaster
—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 Lancaster. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What's on in Lancaster — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Lancaster, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Blackpool, Preston, Blackburn, Accrington
Play or put on gigs in Lancaster?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 0 Lancaster gigs are already on GigXchange this month.