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Christmas gigs in the UK

18–26 Dec · 233 gigs listed · 5,501 upcoming in all

United Kingdom

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233 gigs

Genre Alternative1894 Rock1466 Metal845 Punk507 Indie400 Hardcore198 Ska98 Emo51 Grunge42

48Tonight 23Tomorrow 48This weekend 1,988This month 48Halloween 233Christmas 31New Year’s Eve £15Typical ticket

233 gigs are listed for Christmas 2026 in the UK: 182 over Christmas week (18–26 Dec) and 51 Christmas-themed shows either side of it. First up: Elvis Performed LIVE in Liverpool -Vegas Years Christmas Special at Camp And Furnace, Liverpool on Sunday 20 December.

Sunday 20 December 2026

21 gigs

18:00 Elvis Performed LIVE in Liverpool -Vegas Years Christmas Special Camp And Furnace, Liverpool · Rock £15–£25 Tickets
18:00 Heavy Jams Merry Metal XMAS Suburbia Southampton, Southampton · Metal Tickets
18:30 Green Lung Galvanizers SWG3, Glasgow · Rock Tickets
19:00 Dave Hill's Slade O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester · Rock Tickets
19:00 The Nightmare Before Christmas - Gothic Masquerade Ball Rebellion Club, Manchester · Metal £6.50–£12.50 Tickets
19:00 Maunder's Christmas Gig at AATMA Aatma, Manchester · Punk £5–£6 Tickets
19:00 CITY OF THE SUN Moth Club, London · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Echo and the Bunnymen Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Big Country - Edinburgh Liquid Rooms Liquid Room, Edinburgh · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Dark Earth presents... DARKHER (+ special guests) Nordic Church And Cultural Centre, Liverpool · Metal £23 Tickets
19:00 Elephant Sessions The Music Hall Aberdeen, Aberdeen · Alternative £29.50 Tickets
19:00 Hothouse Flowers The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Haze + Tiger Moth Tales Southampton 1865, Southampton · Rock Tickets
19:00 Louden Upstairs Inverness, Inverness · Rock £15 Tickets
19:00 Andy Crofts [full band] + Fallow Valley The Black Prince, Northampton · Indie £12 Tickets
19:30 Higher Ground, Celebrating 50 years of 'Songs in the key of Life The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh · Punk £15 Tickets
19:30 The Deadlians Hare and Hounds, Birmingham · Punk £18.10 Tickets
19:30 Slady - Blackbox, Hastings - Sunday 20th December 2026 Blackbox Hastings, Brighton · Rock £19 Tickets
19:30 AKA Noel Gallagher Cavern Club, Liverpool · Indie £17.50 Tickets
20:00 The Fillers The Flowerpot, Derby · Rock £18 Tickets
20:00 Modern Neutrals + Moon Haze at The Lab on 20th December 2026 The Lab, Northampton · Alternative £4–£5 Tickets

Monday 21 December 2026

7 gigs

16:00 Maunder's Xmas Acoustic show/Vocal Showcase at Jimmy's Jimmys, Manchester · Alternative £7 Tickets
18:30 Rachel Tucker - Coming Home For Christmas Waterfront Hall Auditorium, Belfast · Alternative Tickets
18:30 Ambient Sosltice presented by MusicForSpaces All Saints Church, Compton, Leek ST13 5PT, Stoke-on-Trent · Alternative £10 Tickets
19:00 CITY OF THE SUN YES (Pink Room), Manchester · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Hothouse Flowers Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister + fan favourites Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Wizards of Twiddly Archive Liverpool, Liverpool · Alternative £10 Tickets

Tuesday 22 December 2026

6 gigs

19:00 Echo and the Bunnymen Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Sing a Song: A Tribute to The Carpenters at Christmas Oran Mor, Glasgow · Rock Tickets
19:00 Dave Hill's Slade O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham · Rock Tickets
19:30 Strummer Night King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:30 The Nature Centre & Sean Murray Hare and Hounds, Birmingham · Alternative £10.60 Tickets
20:00 Fleetwood Bac The Flowerpot, Derby · Rock Tickets

Wednesday 23 December 2026

5 gigs

19:00 From the Jam Concorde 2, Brighton · Rock £33.50–£35 Tickets
19:00 Northbound live The Holburn Bar Aberdeen , Aberdeen · Indie £6 Tickets
19:00 Abba Angels Southampton 1865, Southampton · Rock Tickets
19:30 Baked a La Ska ‘Ska of Wonder’ Christmas Party Band On The Wall., Manchester · Ska £19.50 Tickets
19:30 The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience Fatbird Live Lounge, Warrington · Rock £10–£14.95 Tickets

Thursday 24 December 2026

2 gigs

18:00 Paul Gallagher Bluedog, Glasgow · Rock Tickets
21:30 Duffy & the Goods Bluedog, Glasgow · Rock Tickets

Saturday 26 December 2026

5 gigs

15:00 Reckless Raves: THE TEMPLE 009 [BOXING DAY SPECIAL] THE TEMPLE, Belfast · Hardcore £30–£40 Tickets
19:00 The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - The Homecoming 30s And Avenue, Glasgow · Rock £10–£14.95 Tickets
20:00 The Freddie & Queen Experience. Live at Empire Rochdale Empire Rochdale, Manchester · Rock Tickets
20:00 Tuggawar & The Warr Boxing Day Special Signature Brew Haggerston, London · Rock £20 Tickets
23:45 Duffy & the Goods Bluedog, Glasgow · Rock Tickets

Sunday 27 December 2026

2 gigs

16:30 Christmas Rocks O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle · Rock £27.50 Tickets
16:30 Christmas Rocks - Day 1 O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle · Rock Tickets

Monday 28 December 2026

2 gigs

16:30 Christmas Rocks - Day 2 O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle · Rock Tickets
19:30 PorkPie Live Christmas Special at MacArts, Galashiels MacArts, Edinburgh · Punk £25 Tickets

Tuesday 29 December 2026

2 gigs

16:30 Christmas Rocks O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle · Rock £27.50 Tickets
16:30 Christmas Rocks - Day 3 O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle · Rock Tickets

Wednesday 30 December 2026

1 gig

16:30 Christmas Rocks O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle · Rock £90 Tickets

Gigs in the UK: the basicsAnswers from today's listings

What gigs are on for Christmas 2026 in the UK?

233 gigs are listed: 182 over Christmas week (18–26 Dec) and 51 Christmas-themed shows either side of it. The earliest is Elvis Performed LIVE in Liverpool -Vegas Years Christmas Special at Camp And Furnace in Liverpool, from 18:00. See the gig.

When is Christmas 2026?

Friday 25 December 2026. Christmas week on Moshradar runs 18–26 Dec, from the last Friday before Christmas to Boxing Day.

Are there Christmas metal, punk and emo club nights?

84 of the 233 listings carry Christmas in the name: themed club nights and one-off shows. The rest are regular gigs falling in Christmas week.

How much do gig tickets cost in the UK?

Of the 2,321 listed gigs with a published price, the typical ticket is £15 and the cheapest is £2. The breakdown by genre, city and month is on UK gig ticket prices.

Which UK cities have the most Christmas gigs?

Glasgow (34), London (27), Liverpool (20) lead the listings. 40 UK cities have at least one Christmas gig listed.

Where are the Halloween gigs in the UK?

Every Halloween-themed show and club night in the UK, with the gigs falling on Halloween weekend (29 Oct – 1 Nov), is on the Halloween gigs page: 48 listed so far. Halloween gigs in the UK.

Where are the New Year’s Eve gigs in the UK?

Every New Year show and club night in the UK, with the gigs falling on New Year’s Eve (31 Dec), is on the New Year’s Eve gigs page: 31 listed so far. New Year’s Eve gigs in the UK.

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London27

Midlands

Birmingham14 Nottingham1

North

Leeds5 Liverpool20 Manchester13 Newcastle10 Sheffield8

Scotland

Edinburgh11 Glasgow34

Wales

Bristol1 Cardiff7

South East

Brighton6

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