What's On in Newcastle
Live music in Newcastle over the next four weeks — 20 Sept – 18 Oct. 96 gigs listed in Newcastle over the next 28 days across 19 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 27. In total we track 59 grassroots venues and 25 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Newcastle gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
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Last updated: 20 September 2026
Support grassroots music in Newcastle
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Newcastle still has 59 of them.
From Ouseburn's converted warehouses to Jesmond's late-night bars, the Toon's live music scene is fiercely loyal and genuinely grassroots. Planning a private party instead? See [booking live entertainment in Newcastle](/gigs/live-entertainment-newcastle) for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See [corporate entertainment in Newcastle](/gigs/corporate-entertainment-newcastle) 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 96 gigs across Newcastle over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily — alongside the 59 grassroots venues and 25 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 Newcastle listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you.
Gigs in Newcastle
Every grassroots gig we hold for Newcastle in the next four weeks — 20 Sept – 18 Oct. Updated daily.
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Venues in Newcastle
Where live music actually happens in Newcastle.
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- Mon17:00–23:30
- Tue17:00–23:30
- Wed17:00–00:00
- Thu17:00–00:00
- Fri17:00–00:00
- Sat14:00–00:00
- Sun17:00–23:00
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- Sat12:00–23:30
- Sun12:00–23:30
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- Sat12:00–23:00
- Sun12:00–23:00
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- Sat15:00–17:00
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- Mon10:00–01:00
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- Mon19:30–03:00
- Tue19:30–03:00
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- Thu19:30–03:00
- Fri19:30–03:00
- Sat19:30–03:00
- Sun19:30–03:00
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- Fri14:00–00:00
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- Sun14:00–23:00
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- Thu12:00–23:00
- Fri12:00–01:00
- Sat12:00–02:00
- Sun17:00–23:00
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- Sun19:00–03:00
Open mics in Newcastle
Turn up, put your name down, play. Most are free.
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What's on in Newcastle — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Newcastle, answered with this week's live data.
Go to one this month
96 gigs listed in Newcastle over the next four weeks, across 59 grassroots venues and 25 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 Newcastle
—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 Newcastle. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.