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Live Music in Worthing
Worthing, West Sussex
Of the 9 venues that list their live nights, 6 put on music on Fridays and 5 on Saturdays. Of the 7 with a known size, 4 are small rooms under 150, 1 holds up to 500 and 2 are bigger halls.
Updated 4 November 2026
01 — The short answer
WorthingLive music in Worthing
Worthing has 14 venues listing live music, 92 gigs in the next 30 days and 45 open mic nights (both in and around Brighton). Below: the rooms to start with, the gigs on now, what acts are paid and where to go next, all read live from the same directory.
Worthing's music sits in a dedicated live venue, a rock and metal bar, a cafe bar with two open mics a week and an Irish bar with weekend bands - Brighton is twenty minutes along the coast.
The Factory Live is Worthing's dedicated live music venue. Soundcheck Bar in the town centre is the rock and metal bar, with live bands Thursday to Saturday. Bar Orange runs open mics twice a week and live music on other nights, New Amsterdam on the High Street has Tuesdays and weekends, and O'Connor's on Warwick Street has music and DJs every weekend. The Broadwater, a two-level pub, holds a monthly open mic on Sundays.
listing live music
| Gigsin the next 30 days · in and around Brighton | 92 |
| Open micsactive nights · in and around Brighton | 45 |
| On GigXchangeWorthing acts · with a profile you can browse | 2 |
02 — The scene
Live Music Scene Score — Worthing100
| Artists | 53 |
| Venues | 8 |
| Gigs 90d | 100 |
| Rates | 50 |
| Heritage | 80 |
| Activity | 0 |
03 — Rooms to know
4 roomsThe rooms to know
Two music rooms, a cafe-bar open mic and an Irish bar.
| Music venueThe Factory LiveWorthing's dedicated live music venue. Books: rock, indie, tribute.Getting on: Direct with the venue |
| Rock barSoundcheck BarRock and metal bar with bands Thursday to Saturday. Books: rock, metal.Getting on: Direct with the venue |
| Cafe barBar OrangeCafe bar with open mic twice a week. Books: open mic, acoustic.Getting on: Direct with the venue |
| Irish barO'Connor's On Warwick StreetLive music and DJs every weekend. Books: Irish, covers.Getting on: Direct with the venue |
04 — The week
Every weekLive music nights
Friday is the big night in Worthing: 6 venues list live music every week. Nothing regular is listed on Monday. Across the week, 9 venues list regular live nights and 9 open mics run on a fixed night - for what is on this week, see what's on in Worthing.
Regular live music nights in Worthing
Venues that list live music on that night, plus open mics that run on it every week.
| Tuesday3 venues · 2 open mics - The Corner House, New Amsterdam |
| Wednesday1 venue · 3 open mics - The Underground Bar, O'Connor's On Warwick Street |
| Thursday3 venues · 1 open mic - Bar Orange Ltd |
| Friday6 venues · 0 open mics |
| Saturday5 venues · 1 open mic - The Lock-In |
| Sunday2 venues · 2 open mics - The Fynn, The Thomas A Becket, Worthing |
05 — The scene
WorthingThe Worthing sound
Every venue, gig and open mic we list in Worthing is on the map - zoom in to see where each part of the scene plays, then read what each area is known for.
| The music venuesThe Factory Live and Soundcheck Bar carry the band and rock nights. |
| The open mic runBar Orange twice a week and the Broadwater monthly give new acts a stage. |
| Bars and pubsNew Amsterdam and O'Connor's keep the weekends going. |
| Room sizesSmall rooms under 150: 4 · mid-size up to 500: 1 · bigger stages: 2 - 7 rooms in Worthing with a known capacity. Every room's size and kit is on the Worthing venue directory. |
| The open mic circuit45 open mic nights run in and around Brighton - The Eagle and The Beach Littlehampton among them. The way in for new acts: every night, with sign-up times. |
Acts travel, and the next scene is one city over - Brighton, Crawley and Eastbourne.
| NearbyLive music in Brighton | |
| NearbyLive music in Crawley | |
| NearbyLive music in Eastbourne |
06 — Venues
14 roomsWhere live music happens
Live music in Worthing happens across 14 listed venues - Audioactive Worthing and Bar Orange among them. Each card shows its size, its kit and its live nights.
Photo: Google Audioactive WorthingCentral · WorthingHouse PAEngineer 
Bar OrangeTown Centre · Worthing 120Cap 
Cellar Arts ClubWorthing Cap tbc 
New AmsterdamWorthingFull kit 60Cap 
O'Connor's On Warwick StreetWorthingHouse PA 80Cap 
Pavilion, WorthingWorthing seafront / Pier · Worthing 1,050Cap 
Soundcheck BarWorthing town centre · Worthing Cap tbc 
The Corner House Free House & GardenWorthingHouse PA Cap tbc 
The Factory LiveWorthingHouse PA 285Cap 
The FynnGoring-by-Sea · Worthing Cap tbc Each card carries capacity, backline and opening hours. Browse them all on the Worthing venue directory, see what is booked on the Worthing gig directory, or check what the city pays in the GX Index.
| All live music venues in Worthing |
07 — Gigs
Next 6The next 30 days Worthing
92 gigs are listed in and around Brighton for the next 30 days, from free pub sets to ticketed shows - rebuilt nightly from the gig directory.
Starts19:00 Hothouse FlowersThe Factory Live · Gaisford · BrightonTickets 
Whitney Queen of the NightWorthing Assembly Hall 19:30Tonight 
Joshua Idehen, Murkage DaveBrighton Dome Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre · West Hill & North Laine · Brighton 19:00Thu 5 Nov 
Moon WalkerVolks Club · Kemptown · Brighton 19:00Thu 5 Nov 
Teenage FanclubBrighton Concorde 2 · Kemptown · Brighton 19:30Thu 5 Nov 
RepublicaDUST · Regency · Brighton 18:00Fri 6 Nov Every listing is a real Worthing date, rebuilt nightly from the Worthing gig directory. See the Worthing venues hosting them, or what these gigs pay in the GX Index.
| All Worthing gigs | |
| What's on in Worthing this weekthe weekly gig guide, by email |
08 — Next step
Pick yoursYour next step in Worthing
Whoever you are, Worthing has a page built for your next step: artists find rooms and open mics, venues and promoters find acts, and everyone sees what gigs actually pay. Pick yours.
| FansWhat's on in Worthing this weekthe Worthing gig guide, by email | |
| FansUpcoming gigs in Brightonevery listing, sorted by date | |
| ArtistsHow to get gigspay, venues that book, how to pitch | |
| ArtistsOpen mics in Brightonfree stage time, night by night | |
| BookersBook live musicprices, steps, licensing | |
| VenuesLive music venues in Brightonclaim yours free and keep it current |
09 — Pay
GX IndexWhat acts earn
One figure from the GX Index - what acts are actually paid, the UK median where it rests on 20+ fees. The full prices and the pay guide are one click away.
| What it costs to book live music in Worthingthe booking guide - every act size and event type | |
| What gigs pay in Worthingthe artist guide - the pay ladder and how to pitch | |
| The GX Indexevery UK fee table, open data |
10 — Compare
Nearest scenesHow Worthing compares
Worthing's scene, counted with the Brighton area, ranks first of 8 for live music venues against its 7 nearest city scenes - Portsmouth, Epsom, Aldershot, Woking, Crawley, Waterlooville and Tunbridge Wells. Each row is a city's wider area in our directory, nearby towns included: venues that list live music, weekly open mics and upcoming gigs, refreshed nightly.
| # | Area | Venues |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Worthing (Brighton area) This city 45 open mics · 241 upcoming gigs | 94 |
| 02 | Portsmouth 17 open mics · 36 upcoming gigs | 30 |
| 03 | Epsom 10 open mics · 14 upcoming gigs | 18 |
| 04 | Aldershot 14 open mics · 5 upcoming gigs | 16 |
| 05 | Woking 14 open mics · 27 upcoming gigs | 16 |
| 06 | Crawley 13 open mics · 2 upcoming gigs | 14 |
| 07 | Waterlooville 11 open mics · 13 upcoming gigs | 12 |
| 08 | Tunbridge Wells 9 open mics · 44 upcoming gigs | 10 |
11 — Questions9 answersFrequently asked questions
12 — Keep exploring
WorthingMore of Worthing
More live music resources for Worthing and the rest of the UK: fee guides, venue lists, open mic finders and how-to guides, all read from the same live directory.
| How to Book Live MusicVenue guide — local rates, genre fit, licensing, and a step-by-step booking walkthrough for Worthing. | |
| Upcoming Gigs in WorthingThe full Worthing gig calendar — touring shows, festivals, and venues hiring acts across the region. | |
| Open Mics in WorthingOpen mic nights near Worthing — directions, dates, and the grass-roots route into paid bookings. | |
| Worthing Rate BenchmarkWhat UK bands actually charge by city and gig type. Median fees from the live GigXchange Index. |
Everything live in Worthing — venues, open mics and upcoming gigs. Step-by-step playbooks for gigging and booking in Worthing. Artists and bands available around Worthing.
| GigsUpcoming gigs in Worthing — sorted by dateWhat's on in Worthing — the local gig directory. Upcoming gigs in Worthing, by date. One-off gigs at indie venues and community stages. Sorted by date, refreshed continuously. Free and ticketed shows both listed. Every gig links its venue.Worthing gigs · UK gig directory |
| VenuesGrassroots venues, pubs and stages in WorthingCapacity, backline and booking contacts for Worthing venues. Grassroots venues, pubs and stages in Worthing. Capacity and backline specs where known. Re-verified on a rolling cycle. Claim your venue to keep it current.Worthing venues · For venues |
| Open MicsFree stage time — Worthing open mic nightsJust starting out? Worthing open mic nights, re-verified on a rolling cycle. Weekly open mic nights across Worthing. Filter by night of the week. Free stage time — walk in, sign up, play. The grassroots pipeline to paid gigs.Worthing open mics · UK open mic finder |
| GuidesHow to get gigs and book live music in WorthingStep-by-step playbooks for gigging and booking in Worthing. How to get gigs. How to book live music. Find a band, city by city. Written for working musicians and venues.How to get gigs · How to book · Find a band |
| RatesWhat live acts earn in WorthingLive Worthing rate benchmarks from the GigXchange Index. Median fees by act size and event type. City-level benchmarks, updated nightly. Never a misleading average — real percentiles. Free to cite under CC BY 4.0.GigXchange Index · Pay-rate guide |
Two-level Worthing pub with a monthly hosted open mic
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Live Music in Worthing
Worthing's music sits in a dedicated live venue, a rock and metal bar, a cafe bar with two open mics a week and an Irish bar with weekend bands - Brighton is twenty minutes along the coast.
Last updated: 4 November 2026
Live Music in Worthing: the Short Answer
Worthing has 14 venues listing live music, 92 gigs in the next 30 days and 45 open mic nights (both in and around Brighton). Below: the rooms to start with, the gigs on now, what acts are paid and where to go next, all read live from the same directory.
Of the 9 venues that list their live nights, 6 put on music on Fridays and 5 on Saturdays. Of the 7 with a known size, 4 are small rooms under 150, 1 holds up to 500 and 2 are bigger halls.
The Factory Live is Worthing's dedicated live music venue. Soundcheck Bar in the town centre is the rock and metal bar, with live bands Thursday to Saturday. Bar Orange runs open mics twice a week and live music on other nights, New Amsterdam on the High Street has Tuesdays and weekends, and O'Connor's on Warwick Street has music and DJs every weekend. The Broadwater, a two-level pub, holds a monthly open mic on Sundays.
The Worthing Rooms to Know
Two music rooms, a cafe-bar open mic and an Irish bar. Each card below names the room, the nights it runs live music, what it tends to book and the way acts usually get on the bill.
Live Music Nights in Worthing
Friday is the big night in Worthing: 6 venues list live music every week. Nothing regular is listed on Monday. Across the week, 9 venues list regular live nights and 9 open mics run on a fixed night - for what is on this week, see what's on in Worthing. How the UK gig week compares.
Regular live music nights in Worthing
Venues that list live music on that night, plus open mics that run on it every week.
- Mon 0 0 venues
0 open mics - Tue 5 3 venues
2 open mics The Corner HouseNew Amsterdam - Wed 4 1 venue
3 open mics The Underground BarO'Connor's On Warwick Street - Thu 4 3 venues
1 open mic Bar Orange Ltd - Fri 6 6 venues
0 open mics - Sat 6 5 venues
1 open mic The Lock-In - Sun 4 2 venues
2 open mics The FynnThe Thomas A Becket, Worthing
The Worthing Sound and Where It Happens
Every venue, gig and open mic we list in Worthing is on the map - zoom in to see where each part of the scene plays, then read what each area is known for.
The Factory Live and Soundcheck Bar carry the band and rock nights.
Bar Orange twice a week and the Broadwater monthly give new acts a stage.
New Amsterdam and O'Connor's keep the weekends going.
Small rooms under 150: 4 · mid-size up to 500: 1 · bigger stages: 2 - 7 rooms in Worthing with a known capacity. Every room's size and kit is on the Worthing venue directory.
45 open mic nights run in and around Brighton - The Eagle and The Beach Littlehampton among them. The way in for new acts: every night, with sign-up times.
Acts travel, and the next scene is one city over - Brighton, Crawley and Eastbourne.
Where Live Music Happens in Worthing
Live music in Worthing happens across 14 listed venues - Audioactive Worthing and Bar Orange among them. Each card shows its size, its kit and its live nights. Browse by area or by night, then open a room to see its upcoming gigs.
Each card carries capacity, backline and opening hours. Browse them all on the Worthing venue directory, see what is booked on the Worthing gig directory, or check what the city pays in the GX Index.
The Next 30 Days in Worthing
92 gigs are listed in and around Brighton for the next 30 days, from free pub sets to ticketed shows - rebuilt nightly from the gig directory. Every listing links to the gig's own page, with the date, the doors time and where to buy a ticket.
Every listing is a real Worthing date, rebuilt nightly from the Worthing gig directory. See the Worthing venues hosting them, or what these gigs pay in the GX Index.
Your Next Step in Worthing
Whoever you are, Worthing has a page built for your next step: artists find rooms and open mics, venues and promoters find acts, and everyone sees what gigs actually pay. Pick yours.
What Acts Earn in Worthing
One figure from the GX Index - what acts are actually paid, the UK median where it rests on 20+ fees. The full prices and the pay guide are one click away.
How Worthing Compares
Worthing's scene, counted with the Brighton area, ranks first of 8 for live music venues against its 7 nearest city scenes - Portsmouth, Epsom, Aldershot, Woking, Crawley, Waterlooville and Tunbridge Wells. Each row is a city's wider area in our directory, nearby towns included: venues that list live music, weekly open mics and upcoming gigs, refreshed nightly.
- #1 Worthing (Brighton area) This city 45 open mics · 241 upcoming gigs 94
- #2 Portsmouth 17 open mics · 36 upcoming gigs 30
- #3 Epsom 10 open mics · 14 upcoming gigs 18
- #4 Aldershot 14 open mics · 5 upcoming gigs 16
- #5 Woking 14 open mics · 27 upcoming gigs 16
- #6 Crawley 13 open mics · 2 upcoming gigs 14
- #7 Waterlooville 11 open mics · 13 upcoming gigs 12
- #8 Tunbridge Wells 9 open mics · 44 upcoming gigs 10
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