What's On in Peterborough
Live music in Peterborough over the next four weeks — 14 Aug – 11 Sept. 3 gigs listed in Peterborough over the next 28 days across 2 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 2. In total we track 12 grassroots venues and 4 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Peterborough gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
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Last updated: 14 August 2026
Support grassroots music in Peterborough
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Peterborough still has 12 of them.
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 3 gigs across Peterborough over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily — alongside the 12 grassroots venues and 4 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 Peterborough listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you.
Gigs in Peterborough
Every grassroots gig we hold for Peterborough in the next four weeks — 14 Aug – 11 Sept. Updated daily.
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- GenreIndie Rock, Chart Pop
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- GenreTribute Act
Venues in Peterborough
Where live music actually happens in Peterborough.
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- MonClosed
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- Fri22:00–05:00
- Sat21:00–05:00
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- Mon12:00–23:00
- Tue12:00–23:00
- Wed12:00–23:00
- Thu12:00–23:00
- Fri12:00–02:00
- Sat12:00–04:00
- Sun12:00–22:30
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- Mon08:00–17:30
- Tue08:00–17:30
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- Thu08:00–17:30
- Fri08:00–17:30
- Sat10:00–15:00
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- MonClosed
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- Fri19:30–03:00
- Sat19:30–03:00
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- Mon12:00–23:00
- Tue12:00–23:00
- Wed12:00–23:00
- Thu12:00–00:00
- Fri12:00–01:00
- Sat11:00–01:00
- Sun12:00–23:00
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- Mon11:00–23:00
- Tue11:00–23:00
- Wed11:00–23:00
- Thu11:00–23:00
- Fri11:00–23:00
- Sat12:00–00:00
- Sun12:00–22:30
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- Mon08:00–21:00
- Tue08:00–21:00
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- Thu08:00–22:00
- Fri08:00–23:00
- Sat10:00–23:00
- Sun12:00–19:00
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- MonClosed
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- Wed17:00–22:00
- Thu17:00–22:00
- Fri17:00–23:00
- Sat12:00–00:00
- Sun12:00–18:00
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- Mon16:00–23:00
- Tue16:00–23:00
- Wed16:00–23:00
- Thu16:00–23:00
- Fri13:00–22:30
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- Mon16:00–23:00
- Tue16:00–23:00
- Wed16:00–23:00
- Thu12:00–23:00
- Fri15:00–23:30
- Sat12:00–23:30
- Sun12:00–22:00
Open mics in Peterborough
Turn up, put your name down, play. Most are free.
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What's on in Peterborough — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Peterborough, answered with this week's live data.
Go to one this month
3 gigs listed in Peterborough over the next four weeks, across 12 grassroots venues and 4 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 Peterborough
—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 Peterborough. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.