Preston

Metal, rock, punk and alternative listings. 93 upcoming gigs across 38 venues, next on 27 September.

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Preston currently has 93 upcoming metal, punk and alternative shows across 38 venues, including The Continental, The Ferret, 53 Degrees. The next gig is Songwriters in the Circle on September 27, 2026. Tickets start at £2.5 and typically run £12.5. 1 of them is on this weekend. Moshradar tracks the Preston underground scene — gig listings, venue guides — updated as new shows are announced.

Overview

What's onThe next 8 of 93

All gigs

Sun 27 Sep Songwriters in the Circle The Continental £15 Tickets
Thu 1 Oct The Ferret 20th Weekender ft Evil Blizzard, tAngerinecAt & more The Ferret £3–£17 Tickets
Fri 2 Oct The Monochrome Set / 14 Iced Bears / DJ Dave Chambers The Continental £15 Tickets
Fri 2 Oct RYZN 2: The Rise ARTCH Studios Tickets
Sat 3 Oct The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience Kanteena £10–£15 Tickets
Sat 3 Oct Spitalfield New Continental Preston The Continental £20 Tickets
Sat 3 Oct Doing Fine @ The Stanley Club (Piledriver Tour Homecoming Show) The Stanley Club Burscough £10 Tickets
Thu 8 Oct Lancaster Music Festival Lancaster City Centre Tickets

Where they playBusiest rooms in Preston

All venues

The Continental30 The Ferret14 53 Degrees7 Kanteena6 Bad Habitz3

Gigs

Upcoming gigs in Preston93 listed

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Sun 27 Sep Songwriters in the Circle The Continental £15 Tickets
Thu 1 Oct The Ferret 20th Weekender ft Evil Blizzard, tAngerinecAt & more The Ferret £3–£17 Tickets
Fri 2 Oct The Monochrome Set / 14 Iced Bears / DJ Dave Chambers The Continental £15 Tickets
Fri 2 Oct RYZN 2: The Rise ARTCH Studios Tickets
Sat 3 Oct The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience Kanteena £10–£15 Tickets
Sat 3 Oct Spitalfield New Continental Preston The Continental £20 Tickets
Sat 3 Oct Doing Fine @ The Stanley Club (Piledriver Tour Homecoming Show) The Stanley Club Burscough £10 Tickets
Thu 8 Oct Lancaster Music Festival Lancaster City Centre Tickets
Fri 9 Oct Revofest ft. Trampolene, Spangled, Rosellas & MORE! The Ferret £15–£24 Tickets
Fri 9 Oct House of Ska NW Lea Social Club £5 Tickets
Sat 10 Oct Polish Music Night with Kate S The Continental £2.50–£5 Tickets
Sat 10 Oct PorkPie Live plus Pretty Green (The Jam) at 53 Degrees, Preston 53 Degrees £24 Tickets
Sat 10 Oct Hard Techno in Blackpool (ROUND 5) - 666 Systems Bad Habitz £7 Tickets
Wed 14 Oct Damselfly + We Bless This Mess + Corah The Ferret £6–£7 Tickets
Thu 15 Oct Annie-Claude Deschênes (Montreal) The Ferret £12–£13 Tickets
Thu 15 Oct Letz Zep - The UK's Leading Led Zeppelin Tribute The Alhambra Theatre £20–£25 Tickets
Thu 15 Oct Cold Flame perform the music of Jethro Tull The Continental £10 Tickets
Fri 16 Oct A Certain Ratio Bootleg Social £26 Tickets
Fri 16 Oct Nic Cage Against The Machine The Ferret £12.50–£13.50 Tickets
Fri 16 Oct Metallica Reloaded Kanteena £15 Tickets
Sat 17 Oct Acoustic Floyd The Continental £10 Tickets
Sun 18 Oct ASH: 30th Anniversary '1977' Stripped Back Album Show Kanteena £19.32–£45.23 Tickets
Wed 21 Oct Yumi And The Weather The Ferret £8–£9 Tickets
Fri 23 Oct Rock am River 2026 The Continental £13.75–£23 Tickets
Fri 23 Oct Luke Combs UK - Preston Stage City Preston £28 Tickets
Sat 24 Oct The Fargo Railroad Co. The Ferret £12.50–£13.50 Tickets
Fri 30 Oct Paul Quinn of Saxon The Ferret Preston 30/10/2026 The Ferret £20 Tickets
Fri 30 Oct Black Parade - 00's Emo Anthems Halloween Party | Darwen Sunbird Records £6–£8 Tickets
Sat 31 Oct Tennessee Whiskey The Continental £14 Tickets
Sat 31 Oct Bonanza Blackpool Halloween stomp trick core Treat Bad Habitz £6–£10 Tickets
Sat 31 Oct Black Parade - 00's Emo Anthems Halloween Party | Lancaster Kanteena £7–£10 Tickets
Sun 1 Nov Shake Yer Hips Chew's Yard Tickets
Tue 3 Nov Swell plus The Room The Ferret £17.50 Tickets
Wed 4 Nov The March Violets - Unnatural History Tour Pt 2 The Ferret £15–£16 Tickets
Thu 5 Nov The Rolling People + Florentenes The Ferret £12–£13 Tickets
Thu 5 Nov Los Fastidios The Continental £12 Tickets
Fri 6 Nov Callis plus Secret Admirer and Lottie Brazier Vinyl Tap Preston £6 Tickets
Fri 6 Nov One Eighty Two: UKs #1 blink-182 Tribute The Continental £12 Tickets
Sat 7 Nov Tyla's Dogs D'amour Vinyl Tap Preston £20 Tickets
Sat 7 Nov Eddie and the Hot Rods + Department S & Sweet Knuckle The Continental £12 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov MC Devvo The Ferret £15–£16 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Black Velvet: Guilty Pleasure Rock Indulgence! The Continental £12 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Torridon + guests The Ferret £12.50–£13.50 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Whatever - Oasis Tribute The Continental £10 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Hawklords Vinyl Tap Preston £19 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov The Monsters of Rock LIVE in Lancaster 2026 Kanteena £15 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov China Crisis The Continental £30 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov A night with The Killerz a Killers tribute band Poplar Social Club £10–£11 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Straighten Out: The #1 Stranglers Tribute The Continental £12.50 Tickets
Wed 25 Nov Beans on Toast The Continental £18 Tickets
Fri 27 Nov Tuesday Night Whites - Preston 53 Degrees £12 Tickets
Fri 27 Nov Eclipse: The Pink Floyd Experience The Continental £16 Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Freakshow for cancer The Sound Lounge Darwen £9.99 Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Mobius Loop | Right To Roam Tour | LANCASTER The Gregson Centre £12.50–£15 Tickets
Sat 28 Nov A2Z Events X Bad Habitz Presents: SUB:BASS // 001 Bad Habitz £2.50 Tickets
Sun 29 Nov Cillirion 5th Anniversary Tour @ The Gregson Centre, Lancaster The Gregson Centre £15 Tickets
Sun 29 Nov Communiqué - Tribute to Dire Straits The Continental Tickets
Tue 1 Dec Paul Heaton: Matinee Album Launch Show 53 Degrees £19.77–£40.68 Tickets
Tue 1 Dec Big Special Bootleg Social £20 Tickets
Tue 1 Dec Paul Heaton: Album Launch Show 53 Degrees £19.77–£40.68 Tickets
Thu 3 Dec John Bramwell of I Am Kloot The Continental £25 Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Holy Coves Album Release Tour - Autumn/Winter 2026 The Ferret £15 Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Mothership: Led Zeppelin Tribute The Continental £12 Tickets
Wed 9 Dec Hey Colossus The Continental £15 Tickets
Fri 11 Dec The Script: Matinee Album Launch Show 53 Degrees £19.77–£36.13 Tickets
Fri 11 Dec The Hornbeats The Continental £10 Tickets
Fri 11 Dec The Script: Album Launch Show 53 Degrees £19.77–£36.13 Tickets
Sat 12 Dec Beatles Complete Kanteena £19.97 Tickets
Sat 12 Dec Pretty Green - A tribute to The Jam The Inn On The Wharf £10 Tickets
Thu 17 Dec Classic Queen The Continental £12 Tickets
Fri 18 Dec Ultimate Rewind Party! The Continental £15 Tickets
Sat 19 Dec Parka Monkeys Crimbo Indie Disco Bootleg Social £7–£33 Tickets
Sat 9 Jan You've been Dolted Stanhill Working Mens Club £11 Tickets
Fri 15 Jan Rich Chance The Continental £20 Tickets
Sat 23 Jan Just Radiohead 53 Degrees £19.50 Tickets
Fri 29 Jan Rock the Gardens Winter Gardens Blackpool £8 Tickets
Fri 29 Jan The Quarkness: Tribute to the Spirit of Hawkwind The Continental £12 Tickets
Fri 19 Feb The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience Layton Institute £5–£14.95 Tickets
Fri 19 Feb The Paul Rose Band The Continental Tickets
Sat 27 Feb The GlamRockerz - 70s Glam Rock Tribute The Continental £12 Tickets
Fri 5 Mar Space Cowboy - The Ultimate Tribute To Jamiroquai The Platform £15 Tickets
Fri 5 Mar The Simon Hough Band The Continental £10 Tickets
Fri 12 Mar CorrosionFest 2027 Alhambra Live £12.50–£25 Tickets
Fri 2 Apr Pantera A.D. The Continental £15 Tickets
Sat 29 May Vernon Carus Britpop Weekender 2027 Vernon Carus Sports Club £20 Tickets
Sat 29 May The Absolute Stone Roses @ the VC Britpop Weekender 2027 Vernon Carus Sports Club £15 Tickets
Sun 30 May The Cortinas @ the VC Britpop Weekender 2027 Vernon Carus Sports Club £10 Tickets
Sat 19 Jun Leyland Festival Worden Park Tickets
Wed 30 Jun Lytham Festival Lytham Green Tickets
Fri 2 Jul Midnight Sun Festival Alhambra Live £20 Tickets
Thu 5 Aug Rebellion Punk Music Festival Winter Gardens Blackpool £50 Tickets
Fri 6 Aug ChorFest Astley Park Tickets
Fri 13 Aug SnugFest 2027 - Fell Foot Wood Fell Foot Wood Newby Bridge Ulverston LA12 8NN £30–£90 Tickets

Venues

Venues in Preston38 listed, busiest first

The Continental South Meadow Lane Preston, PR1 · 30 upcoming The Ferret 55 Fylde Road · 14 upcoming 53 Degrees Brook St · 7 upcoming Kanteena Brewery Lane · 6 upcoming Bad Habitz 94 Talbot Road · 3 upcoming Bootleg Social 30 Topping Street · 3 upcoming Vernon Carus Sports Club The Clubhouse, Factory Lane, Penwortham · 3 upcoming Vinyl Tap Preston 28-30 adelphi street · 3 upcoming Alhambra Live Alhambra Buildings, 56 Marine Road West · 2 upcoming The Gregson Centre 33-35 Moorgate · 2 upcoming Winter Gardens Blackpool The Winter Gardens, 97 Church Street, Blackpool · 2 upcoming ARTCH Studios 22-24 Gradwell Street · 1 upcoming Astley Park Astley Park · 1 upcoming Chew's Yard 103-111 Market St W, Preston · 1 upcoming Fell Foot Wood Newby Bridge Ulverston LA12 8NN fell foot wood · 1 upcoming Lancaster City Centre Castle Park · 1 upcoming Layton Institute 30 Westcliffe Drive · 1 upcoming Lea Social Club 872 Blackpool Road · 1 upcoming Lytham Green Clifton Beach, Lytham St. Annes · 1 upcoming Poplar Social Club Wellington Street · 1 upcoming Stage City Preston 53 Tithebarn Street · 1 upcoming Stanhill Working Mens Club 40 Stanhill Lane · 1 upcoming Sunbird Records 4 The Circus, Darwen BB3 1BS · 1 upcoming The Alhambra Theatre 56 Marine Road West · 1 upcoming The Inn On The Wharf Manchester Road · 1 upcoming The Platform Old Station Building, Central Promenade, Morecambe, Lancs · 1 upcoming The Sound Lounge Darwen 12 Wellington Fold · 1 upcoming The Stanley Club Burscough 1 Liverpool Road North, · 1 upcoming Worden Park Worden Lane · 1 upcoming Blackburn Empire Theatre Aqueduct Road Central Pier Showbar Blackpool Promenade Colne Cricket Club Byron Rd Hopworks Brewery 335 Ranglet Road, Walton Summit, Bamber Bridge John O'Gaunt 53 Market Street Ruskins Bar Yard 2, Stricklandgate The Golden Lion Lancaster 33 Moor Lane The Southport Coaster 137-141 Lord Street The Warehouse Arts Centre, Southport 30 West Street

Map

Gigs on the mapPreston venues with something coming up

Browse Preston gigsBy genre, by night, by month

By genre

Rock gigs40 Alternative gigs16 Punk gigs13 Metal gigs10 Indie gigs7 Hardcore gigs4 Ska gigs3 Rock gigs UK Alternative gigs UK Punk gigs UK Metal gigs UK

When are you going?

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Who's playing soonActs with upcoming Preston dates

A Certain Ratio Annie-Claude Deschênes Arienas Ash Autocamper Bad Manners Bar Stool Preachers Beans On Toast Becky Hill Big Special Black Rain Buster Shuffle

Gigs in Preston: the basics

How many gigs are on in Preston?

There are 93 upcoming gigs listed in Preston across 38 venues. The next is Songwriters in the Circle on 27 September 2026.

Are there any gigs in Preston this weekend?

Yes — 1 gig is listed in Preston this weekend (25–27 September).

What are the best live music venues in Preston?

The Preston venues with the most upcoming shows listed are The Continental, The Ferret, 53 Degrees, Kanteena, Bad Habitz.

Which bands are playing in Preston soon?

Acts with upcoming Preston dates include A Certain Ratio, Annie-Claude Deschênes, Arienas, Ash, Autocamper, Bad Manners, Bar Stool Preachers, Beans On Toast, Becky Hill, Big Special, Black Rain, Buster Shuffle.

What genres of live music can you see in Preston?

Upcoming shows in Preston cover Rock, Alternative, Punk, Metal, Indie, Hardcore, Ska.

How much do gig tickets cost in Preston?

Across the 85 upcoming Preston gigs with a published price, the typical ticket is £12.5 and the cheapest is £2.5. 78 of them are £20 or under, starting with Polish Music Night with Kate S at The Continental on 10 October.

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