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What's On in Swansea

13 Nov – 11 Dec

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All Swansea gigs This month

Updated 13 November 2026

At a glance

Gigs in
4 weeks

in Swansea, 13 Nov – 11 Dec

In detail

Venues with something on	5
Venues tracked	34
Open mics	22
Busiest night	Wednesday · 4 gigs

9 gigs listed in Swansea over the next 28 days across 5 venues. Wednesday is the busiest night with 4. In total we track 34 grassroots venues and 22 regular open mics here.

01 — This weekend

0 gigs

This weekend in Swansea

No Swansea gigs are listed for this Friday to Sunday yet. The four weeks ahead are below, and the weekly open mics run regardless.

No weekend gigs yet - most venues add theirs by Thursday.

02 — Compared

#5 of 7

How Swansea compares

Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 23 gigs listed in and around Swansea - fifth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Bristol area (247). 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
01	Bristol area 86 venues · 35 open mics	247
02	Cardiff area 63 venues · 34 open mics	159
03	Bath area 36 venues · 13 open mics	56
04	Exeter area 48 venues · 24 open mics	49
05	Swansea area This page 34 venues · 22 open mics	23
06	Hereford area 23 venues · 21 open mics	11
07	Gloucester area 21 venues · 13 open mics	6

03 — Gigs

9 gigs

Gigs in Swansea

The whole four weeks, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 9 gigs across 5 venues, busiest on Wednesdays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.

Wed18Nov Starts20:00 Greg Abate with Dave Cottle TrioSwansea Jazz Club @The Observatory · Waterfront · Swansea

Omega NebulaSin City · Swansea 19:00Fri 20 Nov

The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience + Sam Offender + CatfishPatti Pavilion Swansea · Uplands · SwanseaTickets 19:00Sat 21 Nov

Dookie a tribute to Green DayThe Bunkhouse Swansea · Castle · SwanseaTickets 19:30Sat 21 Nov

Remi Harris Hot Club TrioSwansea Jazz Club @The Swigg · Waterfront · Swansea 20:00Wed 25 Nov

Supernauts/Three Smiles Wide/MoletrapCwrw · Carmarthen Town North and South · Swansea 19:30Sat 28 Nov

Jazz Jam Session (Free Entry)Swansea Jazz Club @The Swigg · Waterfront · Swansea 20:00Wed 2 Dec

Black HavanaThe Bunkhouse Swansea · Castle · Swansea 19:00Fri 4 Dec

Claire Martin & Karen Sharp with Dave Cottle TrioSwansea Jazz Club @The Observatory · Waterfront · Swansea 20:00Wed 9 Dec

Search every Swansea gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks

04 — Venues

34 rooms

Venues in Swansea

Swansea's grassroots venues, all 34 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 Bay ViewSwanseaHouse PA

Black BoyKillay · SwanseaHouse PA 80Cap

Brangwyn HallUplands · Swansea Cap tbc

Cinema & CoCity Centre · SwanseaHouse PA 100Cap

Cockett InnY Cocyd · SwanseaHouse PA 80Cap

Elysium Gallery & BarSwanseaHouse PA Cap tbc

Hangar 18City Centre · SwanseaHouse PA 370Cap

Jack MurphysSwansea Cap tbc

No Sign BarSwanseaHouse PA Cap tbc

Patti Pavilion SwanseaVictoria Park · Swansea 900Cap

All 34 Swansea venuesCapacity, backline and opening times

05 — Open mics

22 nights

Open mics in Swansea

Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 22 open mic nights in and around Swansea. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.

Mon16Nov Kick-off21:00 Uplands TavernUplands · SwanseaNo feeFull kit

Bay ViewSwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue

Mozart'sCity Centre · SwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue

The Greenfield InnErw Road, Llanelli · SwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue

The VicMumbles · SwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue

St George Swansea30 Walter Rd · SwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed

The Wig & PenSwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed

Black BoySwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu

Cockett InnSwanseaNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:00Thu

Elysium Gallery & BarSwanseaNo feeHouse PALast Thu of the month 20:00Thu

All 22 Swansea open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night

06 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Swansea

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Swansea still has 34 of them.

Swansea's music scene punches well above its size. Sin City, The Bunkhouse, Cinema & Co and Hangar 18 anchor the original-music circuit, while the Brangwyn Hall books mid-cap touring acts. Welsh-language and indie are core to the city's identity.

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.

Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 9 gigs in Swansea over the next four weeks, plus the 34 grassroots venues and 22 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed. Swansea Jazz Club @The Observatory, The Bunkhouse Swansea and Swansea Jazz Club @The Swigg have the most on, and the sound leans jazz and house.

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 Swansea listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. The Uplands Tavern open mic on Mondays is an easy first night out.

Go to one this month

Between now and 11 Dec there are 9 gigs in Swansea, and 34 grassroots venues and 22 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. If you only go out once, Wednesdays have the most choice.

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What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Swansea gigs for the week ahead, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Wednesday does not crowd out the quieter evenings. When fewer than four Swansea 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. Small rooms post their dates in a dozen different places; the email is the one place Swansea's gigs are all together. Expect plenty of jazz in Swansea, with house close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.

Further ahead. Gigs in Swansea 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 Swansea gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date
Swansea venues34 grassroots rooms
Swansea open mics22 regular nights
The Swansea 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

07 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Swansea

What's on in Swansea this weekend?

Nothing is listed in Swansea for this weekend (Fri 13 Nov – Sun 15 Nov) yet - see the next 28 days below, or the Swansea open mics, which run every week.

How does live music in Swansea compare to nearby cities?

Counting every upcoming date, there are 23 gigs listed in and around Swansea - fifth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Bristol area (247).

What live music is on in Swansea over the next four weeks?

We currently list 9 gigs in Swansea between 13 Nov and 11 Dec, across 5 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Swansea in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Are there free gigs in Swansea?

None of the Swansea gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Swansea open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.

What is the busiest night for live music in Swansea?

Wednesday, with 4 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Wednesday: 4 gigs · Saturday: 3 gigs · Friday: 2 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Which Swansea venues have the most on?

Right now: Swansea Jazz Club @The Observatory, The Bunkhouse Swansea, Swansea Jazz Club @The Swigg. In total we track 34 grassroots venues in Swansea, of which 5 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Swansea venue directory.

Where can I find open mic nights in Swansea?

Swansea has 22 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Swansea open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

How much does a gig cost in Swansea, and what should an artist be paid?

Most Swansea venues in our listings do not publish a ticket price in advance. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.

Why do grassroots venues in Swansea matter?

Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. 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 for good. Swansea still has 34 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves hold TheMusicLicence from PPL PRS and navigate local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.

How do I get a Swansea gig or venue listed on GIGXCHANGE?

Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Swansea gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.

Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages

What's On across the UKNearby: Bridgend, Cardiff, Bristol, Hereford

All 139 other cities, A–ZGigs

Aberdeen27 Accrington7 Aldershot Amersham Aylesbury Ayr

Barnsley Basildon11 Bath23 Bedford9 Belfast95 Berkhamsted Billericay2 Birmingham188 Blackburn3 Blackpool25 Bolton Borehamwood Bournemouth22 Bracknell Bradford39 Bridgend Brighouse Brighton85 Bristol105 Broxbourne9 Bushey

Cambridge17 Cannock Canterbury Cardiff64 Carlisle34 Chelmsford6 Cheltenham8 Chesham Cheshunt Chester Colchester Coventry29 Crawley

Derby37 Derry Doncaster3 Dundee12 Dunfermline Durham2

Eastbourne Edinburgh121 Egham6 Epsom10 Exeter15

Farnborough6 Frome

Gateshead Glasgow298 Gloucester2 Grimsby Guildford

Halifax Harpenden Harrogate Hastings12 Hatfield Hemel Hempstead Hereford3 Hertford High Wycombe13 Hitchin Hoddesdon Huddersfield Hull35

Inverness16 Ipswich12

Lancaster Leeds89 Leicester22 Leigh-on-Sea Lincoln7 Liverpool180 London520 Luton8

Maidstone11 Manchester310 Margate4 Marlow Middlesbrough18 Milton Keynes13

Newbury Newcastle109 Newquay13 Newry2 Northampton18 Norwich19 Nottingham93 Nuneaton

Oxford21

Paisley Perth Peterborough11 Plymouth8 Portsmouth14 Potters Bar Preston31

Rawtenstall17 Reading12 Rickmansworth Rochdale

Scarborough14 Sheffield57 Shrewsbury Southampton55 Southport St Albans Stevenage Stirling Stockport Stockton-on-Tees9 Stoke-on-Trent16 Sunderland3 Sutton10 Swindon2

Telford7 Torquay Tring Tunbridge Wells8

Wakefield Walsall Waterlooville4 Watford16 Welwyn Garden City Weymouth3 Whitby Widnes Woking9 Wolverhampton36 Worcester Worthing Wrexham21

York14

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Q: What live music is on in Swansea over the next four weeks?

We currently list 9 gigs in Swansea between 13 Nov and 11 Dec, across 5 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Swansea in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Q: What is the busiest night for live music in Swansea?

Wednesday, with 4 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Wednesday: 4 gigs · Saturday: 3 gigs · Friday: 2 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Q: Which Swansea venues have the most on?

Right now: Swansea Jazz Club @The Observatory, The Bunkhouse Swansea, Swansea Jazz Club @The Swigg. In total we track 34 grassroots venues in Swansea, of which 5 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Swansea venue directory.

Q: Where can I find open mic nights in Swansea?

Swansea has 22 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Swansea open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

Live music in Swansea over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 9 gigs listed in Swansea over the next 28 days across 5 venues. Wednesday is the busiest night with 4. In total we track 34 grassroots venues and 22 regular open mics here.

Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Swansea gigs in your inbox — and go to one.

Help keep grassroots venues open in Swansea

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Every grassroots gig we hold for Swansea between 13 Nov and 11 Dec.

Wednesday is the busiest night — 4 gigs
Wednesday: 4 gigs
Saturday: 3 gigs
Most listed genres: Jazz (3), House (2), Reggae (1), Tribute Act (1)
Imported daily from Ticketmaster, Skiddle and direct submissions

See the listings All upcoming gigs

5 different Swansea venues have something on in the next 28 days.

Swansea Jazz Club @The Observatory — 2 gigs
The Bunkhouse Swansea — 2 gigs
Swansea Jazz Club @The Swigg — 2 gigs
Sin City — 1 gig
29 more tracked venues with nothing listed yet
Capacity, backline and opening times on every card

See the listings Swansea venues

22 regular open mic nights running in Swansea. Turn up, put your name down, play.

Weekly and fortnightly nights across the city
Most are free to attend and free to play
Re-verified on a rolling cycle

See the listings Swansea open mics

Everything the Swansea scene has beyond tonight's listings.

City guide: Swansea venues, promoters and bookers
Local rate benchmarks before you book or quote
Members near you on GigXchange

See the listings Swansea scene

What’s on near you, wherever you are — the same page for every city we track.

Gigs, venues and open mics per city
One email a week with live music near you
Free to browse — no account needed

See the listings Browse every city

Updated daily · 9 gigs in Swansea over the next four weeks

Last updated: 13 November 2026

This Weekend in Swansea

No Swansea gigs are listed for this Friday to Sunday yet. The four weeks ahead are below, and the weekly open mics run regardless.

How Swansea Compares

# Place Gigs
#1 Bristol area 86 venues · 35 open mics 247
#2 Cardiff area 63 venues · 34 open mics 159
#3 Bath area 36 venues · 13 open mics 56
#4 Exeter area 48 venues · 24 open mics 49
#5 Swansea area This page 34 venues · 22 open mics 23
#6 Hereford area 23 venues · 21 open mics 11
#7 Gloucester area 21 venues · 13 open mics 6

Gigs in Swansea

The whole four weeks, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 9 gigs across 5 venues, busiest on Wednesdays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.

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Greg Abate with Dave Cottle Trio

Swansea Jazz Club @The Observatory·Waterfront, Swansea

Wednesday, 18 November 2026 · 20:00–22:30

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