Berkshire · 12 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
Help keep grassroots venues open in Reading
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Updated 13 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 3 |
| Venues tracked | 32 |
| Open mics | 17 |
| Busiest night | Saturday · 7 gigs |
12 gigs listed in Reading over the next 28 days across 3 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 7. In total we track 32 grassroots venues and 17 regular open mics here.
Only Friday to Sunday: the 5 gigs on in Reading this weekend. Among them: 19Eighties 80s Tribute at Bier Keller (Saturday), Langtree Sinfonia concert at St Mary Le More Church Wallingford (Saturday) and The Skids, Theatre of Hate at Newbury Corn Exchange (Sunday). Tap a card for times and tickets. Anything from Monday on is in the four-week list further down.
Starts19:00 19Eighties 80s TributeBier Keller · Binfield South & Jennett's Park · Reading 
Langtree Sinfonia concertSt Mary Le More Church Wallingford · Wallingford · Reading 19:00Sat 14 Nov 
Alison MoyetThe Anvil · Brookvale & Kings Furlong 19:00Sat 14 Nov 
The CMB 80s & 90s Big Night Out l AprèsBier Keller · Binfield South & Jennett's Park · Reading 21:00Sat 14 Nov 
The Skids, Theatre of HateNewbury Corn Exchange · Newbury Central 19:00Sun 15 Nov Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 44 gigs listed in and around Reading - first of 7 against its nearest places with live music. 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 | Reading area This page 32 venues · 17 open mics | 44 |
| 02 | Oxford area 35 venues · 23 open mics | 36 |
| 03 | Woking area 16 venues · 14 open mics | 24 |
| 04 | High Wycombe area 14 venues · 12 open mics | 21 |
| 05 | Farnborough area 6 venues · 4 open mics | 10 |
| 06 | Egham area 17 venues · 11 open mics | 7 |
| 07 | Aldershot area 16 venues · 14 open mics | 4 |
Four weeks of Reading gigs, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 12 listings from 3 rooms, with Saturdays the busiest. Where This Weekend stops at Sunday, this keeps going - earliest date first.
Starts19:00 19Eighties 80s TributeBier Keller · Binfield South & Jennett's Park · Reading Langtree Sinfonia concertSt Mary Le More Church Wallingford · Wallingford · Reading 19:00Sat 14 Nov Alison MoyetThe Anvil · Brookvale & Kings Furlong 19:00Sat 14 Nov The CMB 80s & 90s Big Night Out l AprèsBier Keller · Binfield South & Jennett's Park · Reading 21:00Sat 14 Nov The Skids, Theatre of HateNewbury Corn Exchange · Newbury Central 19:00Sun 15 Nov 
Kevin & Perry Having it large Kevin & Perry DJ SETThe Coppid Beech Hotel · Binfield South & Jennett's Park · Reading 20:00Sat 21 Nov 
Kevin & Perry Go Large DJ Set | AprèsBier Keller · Binfield South & Jennett's Park · Reading 21:00Sat 21 Nov 
BBO Big Band - In aid of Breast Cancer NowPangbourne Working Mens Club · Pangbourne · Reading 19:30Sun 22 Nov 
Whitney Queen of the NightThe Anvil · Brookvale & Kings Furlong · Basingstoke 19:30Fri 27 Nov 
Nick HeywardSt Nicolas Church · Newbury Central · Reading 18:45Thu 3 Dec | Search every Reading gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
Not the gigs - the rooms. These are the Reading venues with the most on in the next seven nights, counted from the listings above, so you can see where the city is busiest this week before you pick a night.
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| 01 | Bier Keller | 2 |
| 02 | Newbury Corn Exchange | 1 |
| 03 | St Mary Le More Church Wallingford | 1 |
| 04 | The Anvil | 1 |
Every grassroots venue we track in Reading - all 32, 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 600 cap Englefield HouseEnglefield, near Theale · Reading 
London Road CampusRedlands, Reading (London Road campus) · Reading Cap tbc 
Mates Rates Comedy ClubReadingHouse PA Cap tbc 
McCafferty's BarTown Centre · Reading Cap tbc 
Oakford Social ClubCity Centre · ReadingHouse PA 100Cap 
Palmer TavernReadingHouse PA 80Cap 
Pangbourne Working Mens ClubPangbourne · Reading 100Cap 
Playlist LiveTown Centre · Reading Cap tbc 
Prospect Park ReadingTilehurst · Reading 400Cap 
Purple TurtleCity Centre · ReadingFull kitEngineer 250Cap | All 32 Reading venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
17 regular open mics run around Reading 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-off19:30 The ButlerReadingNo feeHouse PA 
The Rising Sun Arts CentreReadingNo feeHouse PAMonthly 19:00Sun The PloughReadingNo feeHouse PA 19:30Sun Mates Rates Comedy ClubReadingNo feeHouse PA 19:30Mon The Castle TapReadingNo feeHouse PAMonthly 19:30Mon Purple TurtleCity Centre · ReadingNo feeFull kit 20:00Mon Palmer TavernReadingNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed South Street Arts CentreReadingNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed The LyndhurstReadingNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed The Fisherman's CottageReadingNo feeHouse PA 20:30Wed | All 17 Reading open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Reading still has 32 of them.
Reading's year-round scene runs through The Face Bar for heavier bands, SUB89 on Friar Street for club nights and touring acts, and pubs like The Retreat and The Lyndhurst for folk and open mics.
Grassroots rooms are disappearing: 78 stopped hosting live music in the year to July 2025, 30 of them for good, and pubs closed at around two a day in the first quarter of 2026. Lose them and you lose the first rung - the support slots and midweek nights every bigger act started on.
This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 12 gigs across Reading over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 32 grassroots venues and 17 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. Most of it happens at Bier Keller, Pangbourne Working Mens Club and SUB89, and the sound leans pop and rock.
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 Reading listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. If you have never been to an open mic, Mates Rates Comedy Club runs one every Monday.
12 gigs listed in Reading over the next four weeks, with 32 grassroots venues and 17 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Reading
—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 Reading. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Reading gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 3 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Saturday does not crowd out the quieter evenings. When fewer than four Reading 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. Rooms like Bier Keller (3 dates coming up) are easy to miss in a social feed; the email puts them in one place. Expect plenty of pop in Reading, with rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Further ahead. Gigs in Reading run week to week, but festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked are on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for the weekends you want.
| All Reading gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Reading venues32 grassroots rooms | |
| Reading open mics17 regular nights | |
| The Reading 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: Bracknell, Marlow, Farnborough, Newbury
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 12 Reading gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Reading
Live music in Reading over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 12 gigs listed in Reading over the next 28 days across 3 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 7. In total we track 32 grassroots venues and 17 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Reading gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Reading
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Last updated: 13 November 2026
This Weekend in Reading
Only Friday to Sunday: the 5 gigs on in Reading this weekend. Among them: 19Eighties 80s Tribute at Bier Keller (Saturday), Langtree Sinfonia concert at St Mary Le More Church Wallingford (Saturday) and The Skids, Theatre of Hate at Newbury Corn Exchange (Sunday). Tap a card for times and tickets. Anything from Monday on is in the four-week list further down.
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How Reading Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 44 gigs listed in and around Reading - first of 7 against its nearest places with live music. 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 Reading area This page 32 venues · 17 open mics 44
- #2 Oxford area 35 venues · 23 open mics 36
- #3 Woking area 16 venues · 14 open mics 24
- #4 High Wycombe area 14 venues · 12 open mics 21
- #5 Farnborough area 6 venues · 4 open mics 10
- #6 Egham area 17 venues · 11 open mics 7
- #7 Aldershot area 16 venues · 14 open mics 4
Gigs in Reading
Four weeks of Reading gigs, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 12 listings from 3 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
Not the gigs - the rooms. These are the Reading venues with the most on in the next seven nights, counted from the listings above, so you can see where the city is busiest this week before you pick a night.
- #1 Bier Keller 2
- #2 Newbury Corn Exchange 1
- #3 St Mary Le More Church Wallingford 1
- #4 The Anvil 1
Venues in Reading
Every grassroots venue we track in Reading - all 32, 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 Reading
17 regular open mics run around Reading 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 Reading
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Reading still has 32 of them.
Reading's year-round scene runs through The Face Bar for heavier bands, SUB89 on Friar Street for club nights and touring acts, and pubs like The Retreat and The Lyndhurst for folk and open mics.
Grassroots rooms are disappearing: 78 stopped hosting live music in the year to July 2025, 30 of them for good, and pubs closed at around two a day in the first quarter of 2026. Lose them and you lose the first rung - the support slots and midweek nights every bigger act started on.
This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 12 gigs across Reading over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 32 grassroots venues and 17 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. Most of it happens at Bier Keller, Pangbourne Working Mens Club and SUB89, and the sound leans pop and rock.
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 Reading listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. If you have never been to an open mic, Mates Rates Comedy Club runs one every Monday.
Go to one this month
12 gigs listed in Reading over the next four weeks, with 32 grassroots venues and 17 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Reading
—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 Reading. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Reading gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 3 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Saturday does not crowd out the quieter evenings. When fewer than four Reading 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. Rooms like Bier Keller (3 dates coming up) are easy to miss in a social feed; the email puts them in one place. Expect plenty of pop in Reading, with rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Further ahead. Gigs in Reading run week to week, but festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked are on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for the weekends you want.
What's on in Reading — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Reading, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Bracknell, Marlow, Farnborough, Newbury
Play or put on gigs in Reading?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 12 Reading gigs are already on GigXchange this month.