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What's On in Liverpool

Live music in Liverpool over the next four weeks — 20 Sept – 18 Oct. 127 gigs listed in Liverpool over the next 28 days across 24 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 45. In total we track 92 grassroots venues and 27 regular open mics here.

Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Liverpool gigs in your inbox — and go to one.

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Updated daily · 127 gigs in Liverpool over the next four weeks

Last updated: 20 September 2026

Support grassroots music in Liverpool

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Liverpool still has 92 of them.

From Mathew Street to the Baltic Triangle, Liverpool's music heritage is unmatched. Planning a private party instead? See [booking live entertainment in Liverpool](/gigs/live-entertainment-liverpool) for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See [corporate entertainment in Liverpool](/gigs/corporate-entertainment-liverpool) for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.

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 127 gigs across Liverpool over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily — alongside the 92 grassroots venues and 27 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 Liverpool listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you.

Gigs in Liverpool

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

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SEPT
26
Johnsysshots Presents: Rock Night
The Shipping Forecast·City Centre South, Liverpool
Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 19:00–22:45
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock
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SEPT
26
(Hed) P.E., Cold, Divergent Promotions
Arts Club, Liverpool
Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 19:00
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Pop
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SEPT
26
The Get Back Beats Mod 60's Beats
The Brickhouse·St Helens Town Centre, Liverpool
Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 19:00–00:30
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SEPT
26
Johnsysshots Presents: Pink Night
Heebies Tunnel·City Centre South, Liverpool
Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 19:00–22:45
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreDJ / Electronic
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SEPT
26
The Room - Doom Pop! album launch
81 Renshaw·City Centre South, Liverpool
Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 19:30–23:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenrePop
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SEPT
26
ParrJazz Presents: Jazz Saturdays at Ma Boyles
Ma Boyles Alehouse And Eatery·City Centre North, Liverpool
Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 20:30–23:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreHouse, Jazz, World Music
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SEPT
26
Nashville Nights Liverpool
Red Dog Saloon Liverpool Restaurant·City Centre South, Liverpool
Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 21:00–23:30
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreCountry
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SEPT
27
Cilla & The Sixties Tribute Show
The Bentley·City Centre North, Liverpool
Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 13:30–17:00
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenrePop, Tribute Act
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SEPT
27
Big Condo Records Presents Aftermath 8
The Hold The Shipping Forecast·City Centre South, Liverpool
Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 14:00–18:30
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  • AgeAll ages
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SEPT
27
Sunday Afternoon Jazz with The Groove Jazz Band
The Brickhouse·St Helens Town Centre, Liverpool
Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 15:00–18:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreJazz
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SEPT
27
Everyone Says Hi : Album Launch Show
The Jacaranda Club·City Centre South, Liverpool
Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 17:00–19:00
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SEPT
27
Big Condo Records Presents Donno Ourtime Single Launch Party
Kazimier Stockroom·City Centre South, Liverpool
Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 18:00–22:30
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SEPT
27
Gurriers: Album Launch Show
Jacaranda Baltic·Dingle, Liverpool
Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 19:00–21:00
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SEPT
29
Gallus: Album Launch Show
The Jacaranda Club·City Centre South, Liverpool
Tuesday, 29 September 2026 · 19:00–21:00
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  • AgeAll ages
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SEPT
29
Aziz Ibrahim
The Red Dyserth·Dyserth, Liverpool
Tuesday, 29 September 2026 · 19:00–23:30
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  • AgeAll ages
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SEPT
30
SOFY: Album Launch Show
The Jacaranda Club·City Centre South, Liverpool
Wednesday, 30 September 2026 · 19:00–21:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreAcoustic
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OCT
1
New Music Social - Wigwam Live & Ditto Coffee
Ditto Coffee·City Centre South, Liverpool
Thursday, 1 October 2026 · 18:00–21:00
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  • AgeAll ages
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OCT
1
The Amazons
Camp And Furnace·City Centre South, Liverpool
Thursday, 1 October 2026 · 19:00–23:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreIndie Rock
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OCT
1
Josefin Ohrn: Album Launch + Signing
The Jacaranda Club·City Centre South, Liverpool
Thursday, 1 October 2026 · 19:00–21:00
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  • AgeAll ages
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OCT
2
Tribute to Hans Zimmer by Mystery Ensemble
St. George's Hall·City Centre North, Liverpool
Friday, 2 October 2026 · 18:30–20:15
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreWorld Music, Tribute Act
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OCT
2
AC/DC performed LIVE in Liverpool by Dirty DC
Camp And Furnace·City Centre South, Liverpool
Friday, 2 October 2026 · 19:00–23:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, House, Tribute Act
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OCT
2
Johnsysshots Presents:
Heebies Tunnel·City Centre South, Liverpool
Friday, 2 October 2026 · 19:00–22:45
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  • AgeAll ages
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OCT
2
Crapsons (Acoustic) - Album Launch Show
Jacaranda Record Shop·City Centre South, Liverpool
Friday, 2 October 2026 · 19:00–20:30
  • Entry
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenrePunk Rock, Acoustic, Rap
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OCT
2
Madra Salach
Arts Club Liverpool - Theatre, Liverpool
Friday, 2 October 2026 · 19:00
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreIndie Rock, Folk
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Venues in Liverpool

Where live music actually happens in Liverpool.

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Haydock Conservative Club
Saint Helens Haydock★★★★★ (—)
Social club with soul, Motown and tributes.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon12:00–21:30
  • Tue09:00–21:00
  • Wed09:00–23:00
  • Thu19:00–23:00
  • FriClosed
  • Sat18:30–23:00
  • SunClosed
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Heebie Jeebies
Liverpool★★★★★ (—)
Late-night Liverpool music institution on Seel Street (with EBGBS basement).
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  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue17:00–03:00
  • Wed17:00–03:00
  • Thu17:00–04:00
  • Fri15:00–04:00
  • Sat13:00–04:00
  • Sun15:00–03:00
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Heebies Tunnel
Liverpool Liverpool city centre★★★★★ (—)
Liverpool venue with tribute and club nights.
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon
  • Tue17:00–03:00
  • Wed17:00–03:00
  • Thu17:00–04:00
  • Fri15:00–04:00
  • Sat13:00–04:00
  • Sun15:00–03:00
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Hobo Kiosk
Liverpool Baltic Triangle★★★★★ (—)
Strangest little pub in Liverpool, punk and acoustic.
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  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • Wed17:00–22:00
  • Thu17:00–22:00
  • Fri17:00–00:00
  • Sat13:00–00:00
  • Sun14:00–20:00
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Hot Water Comedy Club
Liverpool 15-17 Blackstock St★★★★★ (—)
Liverpool's biggest comedy club at Blackstock Market — with daily live music before and after shows.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • WedClosed
  • Thu17:30–23:00
  • Fri17:30–00:00
  • Sat11:30–00:00
  • Sun12:30–23:00
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ink. Art Gallery & Lounge
Colwyn Bay Town Centre★★★★★ (—)
Grassroots live music venue in Colwyn Bay with a regular open mic night.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue09:00–23:00
  • Wed09:00–23:00
  • Thu09:00–23:00
  • Fri09:00–00:00
  • Sat09:00–00:00
  • Sun13:00–23:00
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1,500
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Invisible Wind Factory
Liverpool North Docks★★★★★ (—)
North docks industrial arts space.
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  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
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Jacaranda Baltic
Liverpool Baltic Triangle★★★★★ (—)
Record store and Baltic Triangle live venue.
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  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
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Kazimier Garden
Liverpool★★★★★ (—)
Liverpool's legendary outdoor garden venue.
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  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon16:00–00:00
  • Tue16:00–00:00
  • Wed16:00–00:00
  • Thu16:00–00:00
  • Fri16:00–01:00
  • Sat14:00–01:00
  • Sun14:00–00:00
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Kazimier Stockroom
Liverpool Ropewalks★★★★★ (—)
A 100-capacity grassroots room off Kazimier Garden for left-field live music.
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  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
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Le Viet Social
Liverpool Parliament Square★★★★★ (—)
Vietnamese restaurant and bar with a Thursday open mic, 6pm to 10pm
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue11:00–22:00
  • Wed11:00–22:00
  • Thu11:00–22:00
  • Fri11:00–23:00
  • Sat11:00–23:00
  • Sun11:00–22:00
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LIVERPOOL CONTENT STANHOPE ST, LIVERPOOL L8 5RE
Liverpool Cains Brewery Village★★★★★ (—)
Content venue for live music and Bongo's Bingo.
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  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
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  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
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Liverpool Arts Bar
Liverpool★★★★★ (—)
Hope Street grassroots arts bar.
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  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon10:00–00:00
  • Tue10:00–00:00
  • Wed10:00–00:00
  • Thu10:00–00:00
  • Fri10:00–02:00
  • Sat10:00–02:00
  • Sun10:00–00:00
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2,300
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LIVERPOOL GUILD OF STUDENTS MOUNTFORD HALL
Liverpool Mount Pleasant★★★★★ (—)
University Mountford Hall for pop and DJ.
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  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
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Liverpool Irish Centre
Liverpool Everton★★★★★ (—)
59-year-old beacon of Irish culture.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon06:00–21:00
  • Tue10:00–16:00
  • Wed10:00–21:00
  • Thu10:00–21:00
  • Fri14:00–00:00
  • Sat10:00–00:00
  • Sun12:30–21:00
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250
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Liverpool Naval Club
Liverpool Broadgreen★★★★★ (—)
Naval club with soul and Motown functions.
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  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • WedClosed
  • Thu12:00–16:00
  • Fri19:00–02:00
  • Sat12:00–02:00
  • Sun12:00–23:00
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Liverpool Olympia
Liverpool★★★★★ (—)
Indie and folk live music venue.
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  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon10:00–16:00
  • Tue10:00–16:00
  • Wed10:00–16:00
  • Thu10:00–16:00
  • Fri10:00–16:00
  • SatClosed
  • SunClosed
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Ma Boyles Alehouse And Eatery
Liverpool City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Georgian alehouse with jazz and world music.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon11:30–23:00
  • Tue11:30–23:00
  • Wed11:30–23:00
  • Thu11:30–23:00
  • Fri11:30–00:00
  • Sat09:00–00:00
  • Sun09:00–23:00
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Meraki
Liverpool Ten Streets★★★★★ (—)
Independent 300-cap club and outdoor garden venue in Liverpool's Ten Streets
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  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
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Metrocola
Liverpool City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Smithdown's tuesday-night free open mic at Metrocola — PA + vocal mic, walk-in sign-up from 7:30pm, 10-minute slots, all ages.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
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Navy Bar 2.1
Liverpool Stanley Street, Liverpool★★★★★ (—)
Cocktail bar with bottomless afternoons.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • WedClosed
  • ThuClosed
  • Fri20:00–00:00
  • Sat20:00–02:00
  • SunClosed
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250
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Newton Functions
Newton-le-Willows★★★★★ (—)
Function venue with live entertainment.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • WedClosed
  • ThuClosed
  • Fri09:00–17:00
  • Sat09:00–23:30
  • Sun09:00–23:00
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Ormskirk Civic Hall
Ormskirk★★★★★ (—)
Heart of Ormskirk since 1899.
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  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon09:00–22:00
  • Tue09:00–19:30
  • Wed09:00–22:00
  • Thu09:00–20:00
  • Fri09:00–17:00
  • Sat09:00–17:00
  • SunClosed
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Outpost Liverpool
Liverpool Renshaw Street★★★★★ (—)
Liverpool rock and grunge venue.
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  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • WedClosed
  • Thu16:00–22:00
  • Fri16:00–23:00
  • Sat16:00–23:00
  • Sun16:00–21:00
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Open mics in Liverpool

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

Hosted by Katie Mac
MONTH
Tue
Future Yard
Birkenhead, Liverpool
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots10 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • BacklineFull
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Tue
Metrocola
Smithdown, Liverpool
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots10 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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1ST
Tue
The Cornmarket
Old Ropery, Fenwick Street, Liverpool
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up
  • Slots
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic, poetry
View details
Liverpool's music institution
EVERY
Tue
The Zanzibar
City Centre, Liverpool
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • BacklineFull
  • Open tomusic
View details
EVERY
Wed
Arts Bar Baltic
Liverpool, Liverpool
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
The Penrhyn Arms
Penrhynside, Llandudno
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up
  • Slots
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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Poetry welcome
MONTH
Thu
Blue Sky Cafe
City Centre, Bangor
Starts 19:00
  • Sign-up19:00
  • Slots10 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic, poetry
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EVERY
Thu
The Pilgrim
Liverpool, Liverpool
Starts 19:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
View details
2ND
Thu
Sheldons Cafe Bar
Town Centre, Colwyn Bay
Starts 19:30
  • Sign-up
  • Slots
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic, poetry, comedy, spoken_word
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EVERY
Thu
The Fulwood Arms
Aigburth, Liverpool
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Thu
The Belvedere
Liverpool, Liverpool
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Thu
Porter's
City Centre, Bangor
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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What's on in Liverpool — FAQs

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

We currently list 127 gigs in Liverpool between 20 Sept and 18 Oct, across 24 venues. 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 Liverpool gig directory or every city we cover.
None of the Liverpool gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Liverpool open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.
Saturday, with 45 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 45 gigs · Friday: 39 gigs · Sunday: 18 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.
Right now: 718eafe8-8bb2-4d54-8147-b39dde15fa3c, 2fcbb912-0fed-4f93-b9aa-b36fa5156b55, 8c9418bc-d877-4ed8-beb0-d62fa0444379. In total we track 92 grassroots venues in Liverpool, of which 24 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Liverpool venue directory.
Liverpool has 27 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 Liverpool open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.
Where a Liverpool venue publishes a price, the average ticket is £6.00. 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. Liverpool still has 92 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 Liverpool 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

127 gigs listed in Liverpool over the next four weeks, across 92 grassroots venues and 27 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.

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