Cambridgeshire · 11 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
Help keep grassroots venues open in Peterborough
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Updated 13 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 4 |
| Venues tracked | 22 |
| Open mics | 12 |
| Busiest night | Friday · 5 gigs |
11 gigs listed in Peterborough over the next 28 days across 4 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 5. In total we track 22 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mics here.
Only Friday to Sunday: the 1 gig on in Peterborough this weekend. Each card is one night at one venue, with the start time and the price where the venue publishes it; the four-week list below covers everything after Sunday.
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 26 gigs listed in and around Peterborough - sixth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Nottingham area (210). 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 | Nottingham area 79 venues · 32 open mics | 210 |
| 02 | Northampton area 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 | Cambridge area 31 venues · 17 open mics | 38 |
| 06 | Peterborough area This page 22 venues · 12 open mics | 26 |
| 07 | Bedford area 14 venues · 10 open mics | 14 |
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Peterborough has 11 gigs listed at 4 venues - Friday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
Starts19:30 Vigilantes + special guests Iona Sky & Wounded NewtThe Met Lounge · Central · Peterborough 
Nick HeywardPeterborough Cathedral · Central · Peterborough 18:45Mon 16 Nov 
Smokescreen 25 Years of RiffageMama Liz's Voodoo Lounge · Stamford St Mary's · Peterborough 19:30Fri 20 Nov 
Courtney Hadwin + special guests MuddibrookeThe Met Lounge · Central · Peterborough 19:30Fri 20 Nov 
Austin Gold + Bon Rogers BandThe Met Lounge · Central · Peterborough 19:30Sat 21 Nov 
The Amy Winehouse BandNew Theatre Peterborough · Central · Peterborough 19:30Sat 21 Nov 
Look Mum No Computer - Hometown show!!The Met Lounge · Central · Peterborough 19:30Fri 27 Nov 
'Blondish' - The Ultimate Tribute show to Blondie + Aunt SpikerThe Met Lounge · Central · Peterborough 19:30Sat 28 Nov 
Dead Reynolds/ We Three Kings/ Attic Theory/ Fizzy CherryThe Met Lounge · Central · Peterborough 19:00Fri 4 Dec 
GirlyPop Live's Magical XmasThe Cresset · Bretton · Peterborough 12:00Sat 5 Dec | Search every Peterborough gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
Peterborough's grassroots venues, all 22 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.
Photo: Google 120 cap 33 1/3 Bar And Performing Arts VenuePeterborough 
BijouPeterborough 120Cap 
Charters BarCity Centre · Peterborough Cap tbc 
Embassy, Flares And Red Room PeterboroughPeterborough 538Cap 
Here We Aren'tPeterborough Cap tbc 
New Theatre PeterboroughPeterborough 400Cap 
Queen's HeadCity Centre · Peterborough Cap tbc 
The Boulevard ClubPeterborough Cap tbc 
The Brewery TapCity Centre · Peterborough Cap tbc 
The CressetBretton · PeterboroughHouse PAEngineer 1,200Cap | All 22 Peterborough venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
12 regular open mics run around Peterborough 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.
Kick-off20:00 The Woolpack (R.A.R.E Sounds)Stanground · PeterboroughNo feeLast Fri of the month 
The Brewery TapCity Centre · PeterboroughNo fee1st Sun of the month 18:00Sun The Met LoungeCity Centre · PeterboroughNo fee 19:30Wed Here We Aren'tWoodston · PeterboroughNo fee1st Thu of the month 18:45Thu The Shed Tap Room & DeliFletton Quays · PeterboroughNo fee 19:00Thu BijouCity Centre · PeterboroughNo feeDates vary 19:30Thu The Ostrich InnCity Centre · PeterboroughNo fee2nd Thu of the month 20:00Thu Mama Liz's Voodoo LoungeStamfordNo feeLast Sun of the month 16:00Sun The Duck and DrakeYaxleyNo fee2nd Tue of the month 19:30Tue The Boat InnWhittlesey, Peterborough · WhittleseyNo fee3rd Tue of the month 20:00Tue | All 12 Peterborough open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Peterborough still has 22 of them.
The Met Lounge is Peterborough's alternative live-music club, the New Theatre on Broadway takes concerts, and The Shed at Fletton Quays and The Woolpack in Stanground run the open mics.
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: 11 gigs across Peterborough in the next four weeks, alongside 22 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement. The busiest rooms right now are The Met Lounge, Mama Liz's Voodoo Lounge and New Theatre Peterborough, and the sound leans rock and pop.
So go. Pick a night you would not normally choose, buy a ticket and a drink, and bring a friend. The sign-up below sends Peterborough listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. Start small: The Met Lounge hosts an open mic each Wednesday.
Between now and 11 Dec there are 11 gigs in Peterborough, and 22 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Fridays are the busiest for gigs here.
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.
What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Peterborough gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 3 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Friday does not crowd out the quieter evenings. When fewer than four Peterborough 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 Met Lounge has the most coming up here, with 7 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Expect plenty of pop in Peterborough, with rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Beyond this week. Gigs in Peterborough are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.
| All Peterborough gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Peterborough venues22 grassroots rooms | |
| Peterborough open mics12 regular nights | |
| The Peterborough 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: Cambridge, Bedford, Northampton, Leicester
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 11 Peterborough gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Peterborough
Live music in Peterborough over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 11 gigs listed in Peterborough over the next 28 days across 4 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 5. In total we track 22 grassroots venues and 12 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.
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.
Last updated: 13 November 2026
This Weekend in Peterborough
Only Friday to Sunday: the 1 gig on in Peterborough this weekend. Each card is one night at one venue, with the start time and the price where the venue publishes it; the four-week list below covers everything after Sunday.
How Peterborough Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 26 gigs listed in and around Peterborough - sixth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Nottingham area (210). 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 Nottingham area 79 venues · 32 open mics 210
- #2 Northampton area 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 Cambridge area 31 venues · 17 open mics 38
- #6 Peterborough area This page 22 venues · 12 open mics 26
- #7 Bedford area 14 venues · 10 open mics 14
Gigs in Peterborough
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Peterborough has 11 gigs listed at 4 venues - Friday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
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Venues in Peterborough
Peterborough's grassroots venues, all 22 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.
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Open mics in Peterborough
12 regular open mics run around Peterborough 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 Peterborough
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Peterborough still has 22 of them.
The Met Lounge is Peterborough's alternative live-music club, the New Theatre on Broadway takes concerts, and The Shed at Fletton Quays and The Woolpack in Stanground run the open mics.
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: 11 gigs across Peterborough in the next four weeks, alongside 22 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement. The busiest rooms right now are The Met Lounge, Mama Liz's Voodoo Lounge and New Theatre Peterborough, and the sound leans rock and pop.
So go. Pick a night you would not normally choose, buy a ticket and a drink, and bring a friend. The sign-up below sends Peterborough listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. Start small: The Met Lounge hosts an open mic each Wednesday.
Go to one this month
Between now and 11 Dec there are 11 gigs in Peterborough, and 22 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Fridays are the busiest for gigs here.
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.
What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Peterborough gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 3 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Friday does not crowd out the quieter evenings. When fewer than four Peterborough 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 Met Lounge has the most coming up here, with 7 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Expect plenty of pop in Peterborough, with rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Beyond this week. Gigs in Peterborough are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.
What's on in Peterborough — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Peterborough, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Cambridge, Bedford, Northampton, Leicester
Play or put on gigs in Peterborough?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 11 Peterborough gigs are already on GigXchange this month.