West Midlands · 36 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
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Updated 13 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 9 |
| Venues tracked | 49 |
| Open mics | 23 |
| Busiest night | Saturday · 14 gigs |
36 gigs listed in Wolverhampton over the next 28 days across 9 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 14. In total we track 49 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mics here.
This weekend in Wolverhampton, Friday to Sunday: 10 gigs. Highlights include Sound of Wolves Cypher x HMV Wolverhampton at Hmv Wolves (Friday), Tuggawar & Jungle Almada Live at The Bassment Venue (Saturday) and Yard Act, Do Nothing at University of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall (Sunday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.
Starts15:00 Sound of Wolves Cypher x HMV WolverhamptonHmv Wolves · St Peters · Wolverhampton 
Heavy Foks x Dive presents: ANAEMIADIVE · St Peters · Wolverhampton 18:00Tonight 
Echo & the BunnymenUniversity of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall · St Peters · Wolverhampton 19:00Tonight 
AsomvelKK's Steel Mill · Blakenhall · Wolverhampton 19:00Tonight 
Tuggawar & Jungle Almada LiveThe Bassment Venue · St. James's · Dudley 14:00Sat 14 Nov 
Currents, Erra, CasketsKK's Steel Mill · Blakenhall · Wolverhampton 17:00Sat 14 Nov 
Heavy Foks x Dive presents: Accelerated MutationDIVE · St Peters · Wolverhampton 18:00Sat 14 Nov 
Who Runs Bass - Round 2: He Runs BassYourHouse · St Peters · Wolverhampton 20:00Sat 14 Nov 
Tim Reaper, DarwinColour Factory · Bow East · Wolverhampton 22:00Sat 14 Nov 
Yard Act, Do NothingUniversity of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall · St Peters · Wolverhampton 19:00Sun 15 Nov Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 101 gigs listed in and around Wolverhampton - third of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Birmingham area (554). 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 | Birmingham area 80 venues · 18 open mics | 554 |
| 02 | Derby area 38 venues · 16 open mics | 107 |
| 03 | Wolverhampton area This page 49 venues · 23 open mics | 101 |
| 04 | Coventry area 46 venues · 19 open mics | 100 |
| 05 | Leicester area 40 venues · 18 open mics | 62 |
| 06 | Stoke-on-Trent area 32 venues · 19 open mics | 52 |
| 07 | Telford area 21 venues · 15 open mics | 11 |
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Wolverhampton has 36 gigs listed at 9 venues - Saturday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
Starts15:00 Sound of Wolves Cypher x HMV WolverhamptonHmv Wolves · St Peters · Wolverhampton Heavy Foks x Dive presents: ANAEMIADIVE · St Peters · Wolverhampton 18:00Tonight Echo & the BunnymenUniversity of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall · St Peters · Wolverhampton 19:00Tonight AsomvelKK's Steel Mill · Blakenhall · Wolverhampton 19:00Tonight Tuggawar & Jungle Almada LiveThe Bassment Venue · St. James's · Dudley 14:00Sat 14 Nov Currents, Erra, CasketsKK's Steel Mill · Blakenhall · Wolverhampton 17:00Sat 14 Nov Heavy Foks x Dive presents: Accelerated MutationDIVE · St Peters · Wolverhampton 18:00Sat 14 Nov Who Runs Bass - Round 2: He Runs BassYourHouse · St Peters · Wolverhampton 20:00Sat 14 Nov Tim Reaper, DarwinColour Factory · Bow East · Wolverhampton 22:00Sat 14 Nov Yard Act, Do NothingUniversity of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall · St Peters · Wolverhampton 19:00Sun 15 Nov | Search every Wolverhampton gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
Which Wolverhampton 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.
| # | Venue | Gigs |
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| 01 | KK's Steel Mill | 3 |
| 02 | DIVE | 2 |
| 03 | University of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall | 2 |
| 04 | Colour Factory | 1 |
| 05 | Hmv Wolves | 1 |
| 06 | The Bassment Venue | 1 |
| 07 | YourHouse | 1 |
Every grassroots venue we track in Wolverhampton - all 49, 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 Ale Hub PertonPerton · WolverhamptonHouse PA 
ClarendonWolverhamptonHouse PA Cap tbc 
Crown Joules CodsallCodsall, Wolverhampton · Wolverhampton Cap tbc 
Dive Bar WolverhamptonExchange St · Wolverhampton 100Cap 
Hogshead WolverhamptonWolverhamptonHouse PA Cap tbc 
KK's Steel MillWolverhamptonHouse PA 2,000Cap 
North Street SocialWolverhamptonFull kit Cap tbc 
Perfect Ale, Cask & KegCity Centre · Wolverhampton Cap tbc 
Red LionWednesfield · Wolverhampton Cap tbc 
Royal OakTettenhall Wood · WolverhamptonHouse PA Cap tbc | All 49 Wolverhampton venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
23 regular open mics run around Wolverhampton 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 North Street SocialWolverhamptonNo feeFull kit 
Ale Hub PertonPerton · WolverhamptonNo feeHouse PA2nd Sun of the month 16:00Sun The Chindit InnWolverhamptonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Sun Hogshead WolverhamptonWolverhamptonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Tue Royal OakTettenhall Wood · WolverhamptonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue Royal Oak Chapel AshThe Royal Oak, 70 Compton Rd · WolverhamptonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The Royal LondonCity Centre · WolverhamptonNo fee 20:00Tue 
ClarendonChapel Ash · WolverhamptonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed The Dog And GunTettenhall · WolverhamptonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Wed The Lych Gate TavernWolverhamptonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed | All 23 Wolverhampton open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Wolverhampton still has 49 of them.
Black Country scene with Slade-era heritage and a working civic and grassroots calendar. Venue or private-event hire? See Find a Band in Wolverhampton for rate ranges, Slade-era / NWOBHM tribute specialists and South Staffordshire wedding-corridor benchmarks (Patshull Park, Himley Hall, Pendrell Hall). Wolverhampton's working calendar runs about 6 live nights weekly across the Black Country, with around 32 active venues programming live music monthly. Slade-era and NWOBHM specialists clear an estimated 18% premium over comparable Midlands cities thanks to the dedicated metal heritage. Planning a private party instead? See booking live entertainment in Wolverhampton for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in Wolverhampton for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.
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.
This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 36 gigs across Wolverhampton over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 49 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. The busiest rooms right now are KK's Steel Mill, University of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall and DIVE, and the sound leans rock and pop.
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 Wolverhampton gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: The Chindit Inn hosts an open mic each Sunday.
Between now and 11 Dec there are 36 gigs in Wolverhampton, and 49 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Wolverhampton
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Why sign up. KK's Steel Mill has the most coming up here, with 11 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Right now Wolverhampton leans rock and pop. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Wolverhampton come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.
| All Wolverhampton gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Wolverhampton venues49 grassroots rooms | |
| Wolverhampton open mics23 regular nights | |
| The Wolverhampton 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: Walsall, Cannock, Birmingham, Telford
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 36 Wolverhampton gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Wolverhampton
Live music in Wolverhampton over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 36 gigs listed in Wolverhampton over the next 28 days across 9 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 14. In total we track 49 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Wolverhampton gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Wolverhampton
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Last updated: 13 November 2026
This Weekend in Wolverhampton
This weekend in Wolverhampton, Friday to Sunday: 10 gigs. Highlights include Sound of Wolves Cypher x HMV Wolverhampton at Hmv Wolves (Friday), Tuggawar & Jungle Almada Live at The Bassment Venue (Saturday) and Yard Act, Do Nothing at University of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall (Sunday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.
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How Wolverhampton Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 101 gigs listed in and around Wolverhampton - third of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Birmingham area (554). 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 Birmingham area 80 venues · 18 open mics 554
- #2 Derby area 38 venues · 16 open mics 107
- #3 Wolverhampton area This page 49 venues · 23 open mics 101
- #4 Coventry area 46 venues · 19 open mics 100
- #5 Leicester area 40 venues · 18 open mics 62
- #6 Stoke-on-Trent area 32 venues · 19 open mics 52
- #7 Telford area 21 venues · 15 open mics 11
Gigs in Wolverhampton
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Wolverhampton has 36 gigs listed at 9 venues - Saturday 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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Where It's On This Week
Which Wolverhampton 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 KK's Steel Mill 3
- #2 DIVE 2
- #3 University of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall 2
- #4 Colour Factory 1
- #5 Hmv Wolves 1
- #6 The Bassment Venue 1
- #7 YourHouse 1
Venues in Wolverhampton
Every grassroots venue we track in Wolverhampton - all 49, 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 Wolverhampton
23 regular open mics run around Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Wolverhampton still has 49 of them.
Black Country scene with Slade-era heritage and a working civic and grassroots calendar. Venue or private-event hire? See Find a Band in Wolverhampton for rate ranges, Slade-era / NWOBHM tribute specialists and South Staffordshire wedding-corridor benchmarks (Patshull Park, Himley Hall, Pendrell Hall). Wolverhampton's working calendar runs about 6 live nights weekly across the Black Country, with around 32 active venues programming live music monthly. Slade-era and NWOBHM specialists clear an estimated 18% premium over comparable Midlands cities thanks to the dedicated metal heritage. Planning a private party instead? See booking live entertainment in Wolverhampton for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in Wolverhampton for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.
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.
This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 36 gigs across Wolverhampton over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 49 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. The busiest rooms right now are KK's Steel Mill, University of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall and DIVE, and the sound leans rock and pop.
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 Wolverhampton gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: The Chindit Inn hosts an open mic each Sunday.
Go to one this month
Between now and 11 Dec there are 36 gigs in Wolverhampton, and 49 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Wolverhampton
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Planning ahead? Gigs in Wolverhampton come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.
What's on in Wolverhampton — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Wolverhampton, answered with this week's live data.
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