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What's On in Newbury

1 Nov – 29 Nov

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Updated 1 November 2026

At a glance

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Gigs in
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in Newbury, 1 Nov – 29 Nov
In detail
Venues with something on0
Venues tracked5
Open mics5

We have no gigs listed in Newbury for the month ahead yet. The city has 5 grassroots venues on GigXchange, so check back — listings update daily.

01 — This weekend

0 gigs

This weekend in Newbury

Only Friday to Sunday - and nothing is listed in Newbury 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 gigs

Gigs in Newbury

The nearest listings, in and around Reading, are below - each card names its town and links its own page.

We're not tracking any gigs in Newbury right now.

Here's what's on nearby: in and around Reading
Every upcoming gig in and around ReadingThe nearest place with gigs listed

03 — Venues

5 rooms

Venues in Newbury

Every grassroots venue we track in Newbury - all 5, 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.

All Reading area venuesCapacity, backline and opening times

04 — Open mics

5 nights

Open mics in Newbury

5 regular open mics run around Newbury on a fixed night each week or month - no tickets, just turn up. Cards show the sign-up time, the slot length and any fee.

All Reading area open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night

05 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Newbury

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Newbury still has 5 of them.

In Newbury the open stages carry the scene: Thursdays on The Newbury's rooftop, Fridays at the Old London Apprentice and ACE Space, and the first Sunday at the Corn Exchange.

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.

Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 0 gigs across Newbury in the next four weeks, alongside 5 grassroots venues and 5 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 Newbury listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. The The Newbury Pub & Terrace open mic on Thursdays is an easy first night out.

Go to one this month

0 gigs listed in Newbury over the next four weeks, with 5 grassroots venues and 5 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.

Help keep grassroots venues open in Newbury

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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 Newbury. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.

All Reading area gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date
Reading area venuesThe grassroots rooms in and around it
Reading area open micsThe regular nights in and around it
The Newbury 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 Newbury

Nothing is listed in Newbury for this weekend (Sun 1 Nov) yet - see the next 28 days below, or the Reading area open mics, which run every week.
We currently list 0 gigs in Newbury between 1 Nov and 29 Nov. 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 every upcoming gig in and around Reading in the gig directory or every city we cover.
None of the Newbury gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Reading area open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.
There is no clear busiest night in Newbury at the moment — the 0 listed gigs are spread thinly across the 28-day window. Listings update daily.
We track 5 grassroots venues in Newbury — see the Reading area venue directory for capacity, backline and opening times.
Newbury has 5 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 Reading area open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.
Most Newbury venues in our listings do not publish a ticket price in advance. 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. Newbury still has 5 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 Reading area gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. 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.
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What's On in Newbury

Live music in Newbury over the next four weeks — 1 Nov – 29 Nov. We have no gigs listed in Newbury for the month ahead yet. The city has 5 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 Newbury gigs in your inbox — and go to one.

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Updated daily · 0 gigs in Newbury over the next four weeks

Last updated: 1 November 2026

This Weekend in Newbury

Only Friday to Sunday - and nothing is listed in Newbury for this weekend yet. The four-week list below shows what is coming, and the open mics further down run every week.

Gigs in Newbury

The nearest listings, in and around Reading, are below - each card names its town and links its own page.

We're not tracking any gigs in Newbury right now.

Here's what's on nearby: in and around Reading

NOV
1
Alex Clarke, Sax, with The Terry Hutchins Qrt
Pangbourne Working Mens Club·Pangbourne, Reading
Sunday, 1 November 2026 · 19:30–22:00
  • Entry—
  • Tickets—
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreJazz
View details›
NOV
5
Wigwam Live at The Purple Turtle, Reading
The Purple Turtle·Abbey, Reading
Thursday, 5 November 2026 · 19:00–23:00
  • Entry—
  • Tickets—
  • AgeAll ages
  • Genre—
View details›
NOV
5
Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Hexagon Theatre, Reading
Thursday, 5 November 2026 · 19:30
  • Entry—
  • Tickets—
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreR&B
View details›
NOV
6
Music Bingo | Bier Keller
Bier Keller·Binfield South & Jennett's Park, Reading
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00–23:45
  • Entry—
  • Tickets—
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, DJ / Electronic, R&B
View details›
NOV
6
Chocolate Starfish & Nickelback GB
The FaceBar·Abbey, Reading
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00–23:00
  • Entry—
  • Tickets—
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreTribute Act
View details›
NOV
6
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
Corn Exchange·Wallingford, Reading
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:30–21:30
  • Entry—
  • Tickets—
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreTribute Act
View details›
NOV
12
Slip-NOT, Chopsuey, A7Xperience
Sub89·Abbey, Reading
Thursday, 12 November 2026 · 19:00
  • Entry—
  • Tickets—
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Metal
View details›
NOV
14
19Eighties 80s Tribute |Bier Keller
Bier Keller·Binfield South & Jennett's Park, Reading
Saturday, 14 November 2026 · 19:00–23:45
  • Entry—
  • Tickets—
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreTribute Act
View details›
NOV
14
Alison Moyet
The Anvil·Brookvale & Kings Furlong, Reading
Saturday, 14 November 2026 · 19:00
  • Entry—
  • Tickets—
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Alternative Rock
View details›

Every upcoming gig in and around Reading →

Venues in Newbury

Every grassroots venue we track in Newbury - all 5, 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
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ACE Space Newbury
Newbury★★★★★ (—)
Volunteer-run Newbury arts centre with a monthly live folk and music programme.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard (TBC)
  • Vocal mics (TBC)
  • In-house engineer (TBC)
  • Mon09:00–23:00
  • Tue09:00–23:00
  • Wed09:00–23:00
  • Thu09:00–23:00
  • Fri09:00–23:00
  • Sat09:00–23:00
  • Sun09:00–23:00
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Photo: Google
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Corn Exchange
Newbury★★★★★ (—)
First-Sunday open mic in the Balcony Bar of Newbury's arts centre
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • 2 vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue10:00–16:00
  • Wed10:00–16:00
  • Thu10:00–16:00
  • Fri10:00–16:00
  • Sat10:00–16:00
  • Sun11:00–16:00
View venue›
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The Club Bar and Lounge
Newbury★★★★★ (—)
A grassroots music venue in Newbury.
  • PA system (TBC)
  • Drum kit (TBC)
  • Guitar amp (TBC)
  • Bass amp (TBC)
  • Keys / keyboard (TBC)
  • Vocal mics (TBC)
  • In-house engineer (TBC)
  • MonClosed
  • Tue18:00–22:30
  • Wed18:00–22:30
  • Thu18:00–22:30
  • Fri11:30–23:30
  • Sat11:30–23:30
  • Sun11:30–22:00
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The Newbury Pub & Terrace
Newbury★★★★★ (—)
Thursday open mic on the rooftop terrace
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • 2 vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon—
  • Tue—
  • Wed—
  • Thu—
  • Fri—
  • Sat—
  • Sun—
View venue›
Photo: Google
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The Old London Apprentice
Newbury★★★★★ (—)
Traditional Newbury pub with open mic and folk nights
  • PA system (TBC)
  • Drum kit (TBC)
  • Guitar amp (TBC)
  • Bass amp (TBC)
  • Keys / keyboard (TBC)
  • Vocal mics (TBC)
  • In-house engineer (TBC)
  • Mon—
  • Tue—
  • Wed—
  • Thu—
  • Fri—
  • Sat—
  • Sun—
View venue›

All Reading area venues →

Support grassroots music in Newbury

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Newbury still has 5 of them.

In Newbury the open stages carry the scene: Thursdays on The Newbury's rooftop, Fridays at the Old London Apprentice and ACE Space, and the first Sunday at the Corn Exchange.

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.

Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 0 gigs across Newbury in the next four weeks, alongside 5 grassroots venues and 5 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 Newbury listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. The The Newbury Pub & Terrace open mic on Thursdays is an easy first night out.

Go to one this month

0 gigs listed in Newbury over the next four weeks, with 5 grassroots venues and 5 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.

Help keep grassroots venues open in Newbury

—

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 Newbury. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.

What's on in Newbury — FAQs

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

Nothing is listed in Newbury for this weekend (Sun 1 Nov) yet - see the next 28 days below, or the Reading area open mics, which run every week.
We currently list 0 gigs in Newbury between 1 Nov and 29 Nov. 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 every upcoming gig in and around Reading in the gig directory or every city we cover.
None of the Newbury gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Reading area open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.
There is no clear busiest night in Newbury at the moment — the 0 listed gigs are spread thinly across the 28-day window. Listings update daily.
We track 5 grassroots venues in Newbury — see the Reading area venue directory for capacity, backline and opening times.
Newbury has 5 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 Reading area open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.
Most Newbury venues in our listings do not publish a ticket price in advance. 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. Newbury still has 5 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 Reading area gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. 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.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages

What's On across the UKNearby:  Reading, Swindon, Oxford, Bracknell

All 139 other cities, A–ZGigs
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