County Durham · 9 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
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Updated 13 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 3 |
| Venues tracked | 16 |
| Open mics | 8 |
| Busiest night | Friday · 3 gigs |
9 gigs listed in Stockton-on-Tees over the next 28 days across 3 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 3. In total we track 16 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mics here.
This weekend in Stockton-on-Tees, Friday to Sunday: 1 gig. Tap a card for times and tickets. Anything from Monday on is in the four-week list further down.
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 25 gigs listed in and around Stockton-on-Tees - fifth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Newcastle area (283). 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 | Newcastle area 75 venues · 25 open mics | 283 |
| 02 | Scarborough area 17 venues · 11 open mics | 51 |
| 03 | Middlesbrough area 27 venues · 11 open mics | 40 |
| 04 | York area 48 venues · 27 open mics | 27 |
| 05 | Stockton-on-Tees area This page 16 venues · 8 open mics | 25 |
| 06 | Durham area 17 venues · 10 open mics | 11 |
| 07 | Sunderland area 23 venues · 13 open mics | 11 |
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Stockton-on-Tees has 9 gigs listed at 3 venues - Friday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
Starts19:15 Comedy at the Elm Tree Pub in Stockton-on-TeesElm Tree Pub · Stockton-on-Tees
Squeeze, Billy BraggStockton Globe · Stockton Town Centre · Stockton-on-Tees 19:00Tue 17 Nov
SaboteursAngels Cut Bar · Park East · Stockton-on-Tees 19:30Fri 20 Nov
Foo Fighters GBThe Georgian Theatre · Stockton Town Centre · Stockton-on-Tees 19:00Sat 21 Nov
FlyteThe Georgian Theatre · Stockton Town Centre · Stockton-on-Tees 20:00Fri 27 Nov
Pork PieThe Georgian Theatre · Stockton Town Centre · Stockton-on-Tees 20:00Sat 28 Nov
Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues OrchestraStockton Globe · Stockton Town Centre · Stockton-on-Tees 19:30Wed 2 Dec
Shed Seven, The AcademicStockton Globe · Stockton Town Centre · Stockton-on-Tees 19:00Thu 3 Dec
Handmade & HarmoniesDr.inks Cocktail Bar · Darlington 19:00Thu 10 Dec | Search every Stockton-on-Tees gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
Every grassroots venue we track in Stockton-on-Tees - all 16, 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 550 cap ARC Stockton Arts CentreStockton Town Centre · Stockton-on-TeesHouse PA
Cafe Bar LocoTown Centre · Stockton-on-Tees Cap tbc
Hydes BarNorton · Stockton-on-Tees Cap tbc
KUStockton-on-Tees Cap tbc
Norton Cricket ClubNorton · Stockton-on-Tees Cap tbc
Stockton GlobeStockton town centre (High Street) · Stockton-on-Tees 3,000Cap
The Georgian TheatreTown Centre · Stockton-on-TeesHouse PAEngineer 200Cap
The Green RoomTheatre Yard, Stockton-on-Tees · Stockton-on-Tees 60Cap
The LinkStockton-on-Tees 200Cap
3 Rivers Bar & Coffee LoungeIngleby Barwick Cap tbc | All 16 Stockton-on-Tees 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 - 8 nights in Stockton-on-Tees. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
Kick-off19:30 Norton Cricket ClubNorton · Stockton-on-TeesPaid
Hydes BarNorton · Stockton-on-TeesNo fee 19:30Wed
Cafe Bar LocoTown Centre · Stockton-on-TeesNo fee1st Thu of the month 19:00Thu
3 Rivers Bar & Coffee LoungeSandgate Park Shopping Centre · Ingleby BarwickNo fee1st Tue of the month 19:00Tue
The Forum Music CentreDarlingtonNo fee1st Wed of the month 19:30Wed
Billingham Catholic ClubBillinghamNo fee 20:00Thu
Darlington Folk Acoustic ClubDarlingtonNo feeFortnightly 20:00Thu
The Wellington InnWolvistonNo fee 20:30Thu | All 8 Stockton-on-Tees open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Stockton-on-Tees still has 16 of them.
Stockton's music sits along the High Street and Theatre Yard: the Georgian Theatre, ARC's live room, KU and the micro-venue The Green Room, with Norton's bars and folk club just north.
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: 9 gigs across Stockton-on-Tees in the next four weeks, alongside 16 grassroots venues and 8 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 Stockton Globe, The Georgian Theatre and Angels Cut Bar, and the sound leans rock and alternative 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 Stockton-on-Tees gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. The Norton Cricket Club open mic on Mondays is an easy first night out.
9 gigs listed in Stockton-on-Tees over the next four weeks, with 16 grassroots venues and 8 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. If you only go out once, Fridays have the most choice.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Stockton-on-Tees
—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 Stockton-on-Tees. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What you get. A Monday-noon email for Stockton-on-Tees only: the week's gigs, drawn from the 9 listed on this page for the next four weeks, two a night at most (Friday is the busiest, with 3 dates). When fewer than four Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton Globe (3 dates coming up) are easy to miss in a social feed; the email puts them in one place. Expect plenty of rock in Stockton-on-Tees, with alternative rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Further ahead. Gigs in Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton-on-Tees gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Stockton-on-Tees venues16 grassroots rooms | |
| Stockton-on-Tees open mics8 regular nights | |
| The Stockton-on-Tees 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: Middlesbrough, Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 9 Stockton-on-Tees gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Stockton-on-Tees
Live music in Stockton-on-Tees over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 9 gigs listed in Stockton-on-Tees over the next 28 days across 3 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 3. In total we track 16 grassroots venues and 8 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Stockton-on-Tees gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Stockton-on-Tees
—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 Stockton-on-Tees. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
The Stockton-on-Tees scene
Venues, promoters, local rates and who is on GigXchange near you.
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Last updated: 13 November 2026
This Weekend in Stockton-on-Tees
This weekend in Stockton-on-Tees, Friday to Sunday: 1 gig. Tap a card for times and tickets. Anything from Monday on is in the four-week list further down.
How Stockton-on-Tees Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 25 gigs listed in and around Stockton-on-Tees - fifth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Newcastle area (283). 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 Newcastle area 75 venues · 25 open mics 283
- #2 Scarborough area 17 venues · 11 open mics 51
- #3 Middlesbrough area 27 venues · 11 open mics 40
- #4 York area 48 venues · 27 open mics 27
- #5 Stockton-on-Tees area This page 16 venues · 8 open mics 25
- #6 Durham area 17 venues · 10 open mics 11
- #7 Sunderland area 23 venues · 13 open mics 11
Gigs in Stockton-on-Tees
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Stockton-on-Tees has 9 gigs listed at 3 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 Stockton-on-Tees
Every grassroots venue we track in Stockton-on-Tees - all 16, 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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Support grassroots music in Stockton-on-Tees
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Stockton-on-Tees still has 16 of them.
Stockton's music sits along the High Street and Theatre Yard: the Georgian Theatre, ARC's live room, KU and the micro-venue The Green Room, with Norton's bars and folk club just north.
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: 9 gigs across Stockton-on-Tees in the next four weeks, alongside 16 grassroots venues and 8 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 Stockton Globe, The Georgian Theatre and Angels Cut Bar, and the sound leans rock and alternative 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 Stockton-on-Tees gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. The Norton Cricket Club open mic on Mondays is an easy first night out.
Go to one this month
9 gigs listed in Stockton-on-Tees over the next four weeks, with 16 grassroots venues and 8 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. If you only go out once, Fridays have the most choice.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Stockton-on-Tees
—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 Stockton-on-Tees. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What you get. A Monday-noon email for Stockton-on-Tees only: the week's gigs, drawn from the 9 listed on this page for the next four weeks, two a night at most (Friday is the busiest, with 3 dates). When fewer than four Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton Globe (3 dates coming up) are easy to miss in a social feed; the email puts them in one place. Expect plenty of rock in Stockton-on-Tees, with alternative rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Further ahead. Gigs in Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton-on-Tees — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Stockton-on-Tees, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Middlesbrough, Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead
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