Lancashire · 17 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
Help keep grassroots venues open in Rawtenstall
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Updated 12 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 5 |
| Venues tracked | 25 |
| Open mics | 12 |
| Busiest night | Saturday · 9 gigs |
17 gigs listed in Rawtenstall over the next 28 days across 5 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 9. In total we track 25 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mics here.
This weekend in Rawtenstall, Friday to Sunday: 5 gigs. Look out for Live at the Log Cabin - Big Lix perform Bowie at The Log Cabin Greenmount Cricket Club (Friday), Metallicish. Live at Empire Rochdale (Friday) and Paul Hand, Tribute To Liam Gallagher & Oasis at Elton Liberal Club In Bury (Saturday). 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.
Starts20:00 Live at the Log Cabin - Big Lix perform BowieThe Log Cabin Greenmount Cricket Club · North Manor · Rawtenstall
Metallicish. LiveEmpire Rochdale · Central Rochdale · Greater - ManchesterTickets 20:00Tonight
Paul Hand, Tribute To Liam Gallagher & OasisElton Liberal Club In Bury · Elton · Bury 18:30Sat 14 Nov
Kieran Arnold Album LaunchWax And Beans · Bury East · Rawtenstall 19:00Sat 14 Nov
Amnesia - LiveEmpire Rochdale · Central Rochdale · Rawtenstall 20:00Sat 14 Nov Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 31 gigs listed in and around Rawtenstall - fourth of 6 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Manchester area (763). 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 | Manchester area 164 venues · 59 open mics | 763 |
| 02 | Bradford area 42 venues · 19 open mics | 120 |
| 03 | Preston area 28 venues · 17 open mics | 75 |
| 04 | Rawtenstall area This page 25 venues · 12 open mics | 31 |
| 05 | Blackburn area 11 venues · 5 open mics | 14 |
| 06 | Accrington area 12 venues · 8 open mics | 10 |
The whole four weeks, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 17 gigs across 5 venues, busiest on Saturdays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.
Starts20:00 Live at the Log Cabin - Big Lix perform BowieThe Log Cabin Greenmount Cricket Club · North Manor · Rawtenstall
Metallicish. LiveEmpire Rochdale · Central Rochdale · Greater - ManchesterTickets 20:00Tonight
Paul Hand, Tribute To Liam Gallagher & OasisElton Liberal Club In Bury · Elton · Bury 18:30Sat 14 Nov
Kieran Arnold Album LaunchWax And Beans · Bury East · Rawtenstall 19:00Sat 14 Nov
Amnesia - LiveEmpire Rochdale · Central Rochdale · Rawtenstall 20:00Sat 14 Nov
Daddy G (Massive Attack)The Golden Lion · Todmorden West · Rawtenstall 19:00Fri 20 Nov
Ladies Night - Pleasure Boys UK - LiveEmpire Rochdale · Central Rochdale · Rawtenstall 20:00Fri 20 Nov
Nov 21 - The Box at The Met - Bury, UK @ 3:00 PMThe Met · Bury East · Bury£18 15:00Sat 21 Nov
Eminem Show. LiveEmpire Rochdale · Central Rochdale · Greater - ManchesterTickets 20:00Sat 21 Nov
Square peg / bleak valley choir double headline showGolden Lion Live Lounge Todmorden · Todmorden West · Rawtenstall 19:30Sun 22 Nov | Search every Rawtenstall gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
Which Rawtenstall rooms are busiest this week? This ranks venues by how many gigs they have in the next seven nights - a quick way to find where something is on most nights.
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| 01 | Empire Rochdale | 2 |
| 02 | Elton Liberal Club In Bury | 1 |
| 03 | The Log Cabin Greenmount Cricket Club | 1 |
| 04 | Wax And Beans | 1 |
Rawtenstall's grassroots venues, all 25 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 Blind TigerRawtenstall
Buffer StopsRawtenstall · RossendaleHouse PA Cap tbc
Champness HallCentral Rochdale · Rochdale Cap tbc
Doffcocker InnDoffcocker · BoltonHouse PA Cap tbc
Elton Liberal ClubBury 140Cap
Empire RochdaleRochdale 80Cap
Golden Lion TodmordenFielden Square, Todmorden · Todmorden 250Cap
Horse + BambooRossendale Cap tbc
Irwell Works BreweryRamsbottom · BuryHouse PA Cap tbc
Masons ArmsEgerton · Bolton 80Cap | All 25 Rawtenstall venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 12 nights in Rawtenstall. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
Kick-offTBC Blind TigerRawtenstallNo fee
Rose & CrownRamsbottomNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Fri
The Barlow InstituteEdgworthNo fee1st Fri of the month 20:00Fri
Robin Hood InnHelmshore · RossendaleNo fee1st Sun of the month 17:00Sun
Royal British Legion (Astley Bridge and District) Club LimitedBoltonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Mon
Doffcocker InnBoltonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue
The Plough InnHarwood · BoltonNo fee 20:00Tue
Irwell Works BreweryRamsbottom · BuryNo feeHouse PA2nd Wed of the month 19:30Wed
The Chetham ArmsChapeltown · BoltonNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:00Wed
Masons ArmsEgerton · BoltonNo feeMonthly 20:30Wed | All 12 Rawtenstall open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Rawtenstall still has 25 of them.
In Rawtenstall the Blind Tiger carries the week from its Wednesday open mic, Horse and Bamboo in Waterfoot mixes folk and ska, and Rochdale's Empire and White Lion add band nights.
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.
Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 17 gigs across Rawtenstall in the next four weeks, alongside 25 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement. Most of it happens at Empire Rochdale, The Log Cabin Greenmount Cricket Club and Elton Liberal Club In Bury, and the sound leans tribute act and house.
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 Rawtenstall gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: Blind Tiger hosts an open mic each Wednesday.
Between now and 11 Dec there are 17 gigs in Rawtenstall, and 25 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Saturday is the night with most on.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Rawtenstall
—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 Rawtenstall. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Rawtenstall's week of live music from the 7 venues with gigs on, alongside 12 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable. When fewer than four Rawtenstall 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. Empire Rochdale alone has 9 dates on - the email is how you hear about them before the night, not after. Right now Rawtenstall leans tribute act and house. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Beyond this week. Gigs in Rawtenstall 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 Rawtenstall gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Rawtenstall venues25 grassroots rooms | |
| Rawtenstall open mics12 regular nights | |
| The Rawtenstall 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: Accrington, Rochdale, Blackburn, Bolton
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 17 Rawtenstall gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Rawtenstall
Live music in Rawtenstall over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 17 gigs listed in Rawtenstall over the next 28 days across 5 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 9. In total we track 25 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 Rawtenstall gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Rawtenstall
—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 Rawtenstall. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
The Rawtenstall scene
Venues, promoters, local rates and who is on GigXchange near you.
Browse wider
The same page exists for every city we cover — updated daily.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
This Weekend in Rawtenstall
This weekend in Rawtenstall, Friday to Sunday: 5 gigs. Look out for Live at the Log Cabin - Big Lix perform Bowie at The Log Cabin Greenmount Cricket Club (Friday), Metallicish. Live at Empire Rochdale (Friday) and Paul Hand, Tribute To Liam Gallagher & Oasis at Elton Liberal Club In Bury (Saturday). 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.
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How Rawtenstall Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 31 gigs listed in and around Rawtenstall - fourth of 6 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Manchester area (763). 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 Manchester area 164 venues · 59 open mics 763
- #2 Bradford area 42 venues · 19 open mics 120
- #3 Preston area 28 venues · 17 open mics 75
- #4 Rawtenstall area This page 25 venues · 12 open mics 31
- #5 Blackburn area 11 venues · 5 open mics 14
- #6 Accrington area 12 venues · 8 open mics 10
Gigs in Rawtenstall
The whole four weeks, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 17 gigs across 5 venues, busiest on Saturdays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.
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Where It's On This Week
Which Rawtenstall rooms are busiest this week? This ranks venues by how many gigs they have in the next seven nights - a quick way to find where something is on most nights.
- #1 Empire Rochdale 2
- #2 Elton Liberal Club In Bury 1
- #3 The Log Cabin Greenmount Cricket Club 1
- #4 Wax And Beans 1
Venues in Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall's grassroots venues, all 25 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 are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 12 nights in Rawtenstall. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
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Support grassroots music in Rawtenstall
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Rawtenstall still has 25 of them.
In Rawtenstall the Blind Tiger carries the week from its Wednesday open mic, Horse and Bamboo in Waterfoot mixes folk and ska, and Rochdale's Empire and White Lion add band nights.
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.
Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 17 gigs across Rawtenstall in the next four weeks, alongside 25 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement. Most of it happens at Empire Rochdale, The Log Cabin Greenmount Cricket Club and Elton Liberal Club In Bury, and the sound leans tribute act and house.
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 Rawtenstall gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: Blind Tiger hosts an open mic each Wednesday.
Go to one this month
Between now and 11 Dec there are 17 gigs in Rawtenstall, and 25 grassroots venues and 12 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Saturday is the night with most on.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Rawtenstall
—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 Rawtenstall. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Rawtenstall's week of live music from the 7 venues with gigs on, alongside 12 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable. When fewer than four Rawtenstall 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. Empire Rochdale alone has 9 dates on - the email is how you hear about them before the night, not after. Right now Rawtenstall leans tribute act and house. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Beyond this week. Gigs in Rawtenstall 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 Rawtenstall — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Rawtenstall, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Accrington, Rochdale, Blackburn, Bolton
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