Northamptonshire · 18 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
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Updated 13 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 7 |
| Venues tracked | 26 |
| Open mics | 14 |
| Busiest night | Saturday · 7 gigs |
18 gigs listed in Northampton over the next 28 days across 7 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 7. In total we track 26 grassroots venues and 14 regular open mics here.
This weekend in Northampton, Friday to Sunday: 4 gigs. Among them: Secret Affair, Purple Hearts at Roadmender (Friday), The Best of Bublé Home for Christmas at The Old Savoy Home Of The Deco Theatre (Friday) and John Hackett Band + Dorie Jackson at The Black Prince (Saturday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.
Starts19:00 Secret Affair, Purple HeartsRoadmender · Castle · Northampton 
The Best of Bublé Home for ChristmasThe Old Savoy Home Of The Deco Theatre · Castle · NorthamptonTickets 19:30Tonight 
John Hackett Band + Dorie JacksonThe Black Prince · Castle · NorthamptonTickets 19:00Sat 14 Nov 
Depeche Mode Tribute Band - Enjoy the Silence UKPicturedrome Northampton · Abington & Phippsville · Northampton 20:00Sat 14 Nov Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 68 gigs listed in and around Northampton - second of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Coventry area (100). 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 | Coventry area 46 venues · 19 open mics | 100 |
| 02 | Northampton area This page 26 venues · 14 open mics | 68 |
| 03 | Leicester area 40 venues · 18 open mics | 62 |
| 04 | Milton Keynes area 18 venues · 10 open mics | 39 |
| 05 | Peterborough area 22 venues · 12 open mics | 26 |
| 06 | Luton area 16 venues · 7 open mics | 19 |
| 07 | Bedford area 14 venues · 10 open mics | 14 |
Four weeks of Northampton gigs, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 18 listings from 7 rooms, with Saturdays the busiest. Where This Weekend stops at Sunday, this keeps going - earliest date first.
Starts19:00 Secret Affair, Purple HeartsRoadmender · Castle · Northampton The Best of Bublé Home for ChristmasThe Old Savoy Home Of The Deco Theatre · Castle · NorthamptonTickets 19:30Tonight John Hackett Band + Dorie JacksonThe Black Prince · Castle · NorthamptonTickets 19:00Sat 14 Nov Depeche Mode Tribute Band - Enjoy the Silence UKPicturedrome Northampton · Abington & Phippsville · Northampton 20:00Sat 14 Nov 
The StylisticsRoyal and Derngate · Castle · Northampton 19:00Wed 18 Nov 
Abba Merry ChristmasThe Old Savoy Home Of The Deco Theatre · Castle · Northampton£30Tickets 19:30Thu 19 Nov 
Gumdrop On Tour!The Lab · Castle · Northampton 19:30Thu 19 Nov 
Small Pleasures + The Barratts + The Good FridaysThe Black Prince · Castle · Northampton 19:30Fri 20 Nov 
Forbidden Nights 2026The Old Savoy Home Of The Deco Theatre · Castle · Northampton£26Tickets 19:30Fri 20 Nov 
Echoes Of The Bunnymen + The HurricanesThe Black Prince · Castle · NorthamptonTickets 19:30Sat 21 Nov | Search every Northampton gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
The venues doing the most in Northampton over the next seven nights, ranked by gigs listed. Use it to spot the rooms worth a walk-in when you have not planned ahead.
| # | Venue | Gigs |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Old Savoy Home Of The Deco Theatre | 2 |
| 02 | Picturedrome Northampton | 1 |
| 03 | Roadmender | 1 |
| 04 | Royal and Derngate | 1 |
| 05 | The Black Prince | 1 |
| 06 | The Lab | 1 |
Every grassroots venue we track in Northampton - all 26, 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 Althorp Coaching InnGreat Brington · Northampton 
Black Diamond NorthamptonNorthamptonHouse PA 500Cap 
Caribbean DutchpotNorthampton Cap tbc 
King Billy Music BarTown Centre · Northampton Cap tbc 
Mail Coach NorthamptonNorthamptonHouse PA Cap tbc 
Olde EnglandNorthamptonHouse PA 80Cap 
Olde Red LionKislingbury · NorthamptonHouse PA 80Cap 
RoadmenderNorthampton 850Cap 
Royal and DerngateNorthampton Cap tbc 
ShipmansNorthamptonHouse PA 100Cap | All 26 Northampton venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
14 regular open mics run around Northampton 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.
2-WKSun Kick-off20:00 ShipmansNorthamptonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly The Artichoke InnMoulton · NorthamptonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Sun Althorp Coaching InnGreat Brington · NorthamptonNo fee1st Tue of the month 19:00Tue The ArtizanArtizan Road · NorthamptonNo feeHouse PAMonthly 19:30Tue Olde EnglandNorthamptonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue Olde Red LionKislingbury · NorthamptonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Tue The Black DiamondSemilong · NorthamptonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The Lamplighter66 Overstone Road · NorthamptonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue THE LABNorthamptonNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:00Wed The Wig and PenSt Giles Street · NorthamptonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Wed | All 14 Northampton open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Northampton still has 26 of them.
Northampton has a proper rock heartland - the Roadmender and Black Diamond - with smaller stages at THE LAB and pubs like The Wig and Pen, and the Royal and Derngate for theatre-scale shows.
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: 18 gigs across Northampton in the next four weeks, alongside 26 grassroots venues and 14 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement. The Black Prince, Roadmender and The Old Savoy Home Of The Deco Theatre have the most on, and the sound leans tribute act and rock.
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 Northampton gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. The The Black Diamond open mic on Tuesdays is an easy first night out.
Between now and 11 Dec there are 18 gigs in Northampton, and 26 grassroots venues and 14 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. If you only go out once, Saturdays have the most choice.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Northampton
—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 Northampton. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Northampton's week of live music from the 9 venues with gigs on, alongside 14 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable. When fewer than four Northampton 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. The Black Prince alone has 6 dates on, Roadmender 3 - the email is how you hear about them before the night, not after. Right now Northampton leans tribute act and rock. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Northampton 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 Northampton gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Northampton venues26 grassroots rooms | |
| Northampton open mics14 regular nights | |
| The Northampton 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: Milton Keynes, Bedford, Coventry, Leicester
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 18 Northampton gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Northampton
Live music in Northampton over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 18 gigs listed in Northampton over the next 28 days across 7 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 7. In total we track 26 grassroots venues and 14 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Northampton gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Northampton
—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 Northampton. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
Last updated: 13 November 2026
This Weekend in Northampton
This weekend in Northampton, Friday to Sunday: 4 gigs. Among them: Secret Affair, Purple Hearts at Roadmender (Friday), The Best of Bublé Home for Christmas at The Old Savoy Home Of The Deco Theatre (Friday) and John Hackett Band + Dorie Jackson at The Black Prince (Saturday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.
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How Northampton Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 68 gigs listed in and around Northampton - second of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Coventry area (100). 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 Coventry area 46 venues · 19 open mics 100
- #2 Northampton area This page 26 venues · 14 open mics 68
- #3 Leicester area 40 venues · 18 open mics 62
- #4 Milton Keynes area 18 venues · 10 open mics 39
- #5 Peterborough area 22 venues · 12 open mics 26
- #6 Luton area 16 venues · 7 open mics 19
- #7 Bedford area 14 venues · 10 open mics 14
Gigs in Northampton
Four weeks of Northampton gigs, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 18 listings from 7 rooms, with Saturdays the busiest. Where This Weekend stops at Sunday, this keeps going - earliest date first.
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Where It's On This Week
The venues doing the most in Northampton over the next seven nights, ranked by gigs listed. Use it to spot the rooms worth a walk-in when you have not planned ahead.
- #1 The Old Savoy Home Of The Deco Theatre 2
- #2 Picturedrome Northampton 1
- #3 Roadmender 1
- #4 Royal and Derngate 1
- #5 The Black Prince 1
- #6 The Lab 1
Venues in Northampton
Every grassroots venue we track in Northampton - all 26, 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 Northampton
14 regular open mics run around Northampton 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.
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Support grassroots music in Northampton
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Northampton still has 26 of them.
Northampton has a proper rock heartland - the Roadmender and Black Diamond - with smaller stages at THE LAB and pubs like The Wig and Pen, and the Royal and Derngate for theatre-scale shows.
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: 18 gigs across Northampton in the next four weeks, alongside 26 grassroots venues and 14 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement. The Black Prince, Roadmender and The Old Savoy Home Of The Deco Theatre have the most on, and the sound leans tribute act and rock.
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 Northampton gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. The The Black Diamond open mic on Tuesdays is an easy first night out.
Go to one this month
Between now and 11 Dec there are 18 gigs in Northampton, and 26 grassroots venues and 14 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. If you only go out once, Saturdays have the most choice.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Northampton
—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 Northampton. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Northampton's week of live music from the 9 venues with gigs on, alongside 14 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable. When fewer than four Northampton 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. The Black Prince alone has 6 dates on, Roadmender 3 - the email is how you hear about them before the night, not after. Right now Northampton leans tribute act and rock. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Northampton 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 Northampton — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Northampton, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Milton Keynes, Bedford, Coventry, Leicester
Play or put on gigs in Northampton?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 18 Northampton gigs are already on GigXchange this month.