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Gigs this month in the UK

October 2026 · 1,151 gigs listed · 5,914 upcoming in all

United Kingdom

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1,151 gigs

Genre Alternative2103 Rock1530 Metal898 Punk541 Indie397 Hardcore227 Ska105 Emo69 Grunge44

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1,151 gigs are listed this month in the UK (October 2026). First up: The Lilacs: Album Launch Show at Jacaranda Baltic, Liverpool, from 20:00.

Sunday 18 October 2026

9 gigs

20:00 The Lilacs: Album Launch Show Jacaranda Baltic, Liverpool · Rock £17.95–£31.59 Tickets
20:00 ASH: 30th Anniversary '1977' Stripped Back Album Show Kanteena, Preston · Rock £19.32–£45.23 Tickets
20:00 Cancer Bats THE DEPO, Plymouth · Punk £25 Tickets
20:00 Crash Test Dummies The Brook, Southampton · Alternative Tickets
20:30 Mid-Life Dirtbags Night and Day, Manchester · Punk £10 Tickets
20:30 Bitchin Bajas (Drag City Records) Golden Lion Todmorden, Manchester · Alternative £14 Tickets
20:30 The 5.6.7.8's 100 Club, London · Punk £27.50 Tickets
20:30 Letz Zep - The UK's Leading Led Zeppelin Tribute La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh · Rock £20–£25 Tickets
20:30 Iguana Death Cult + Las Vedas Hare and Hounds, Birmingham · Punk £10–£13.10 Tickets

Monday 19 October 2026

14 gigs

18:30 Alison Moyet Hexagon Theatre, Reading · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Cabaret Voltaire's Final UK Tour Albert Hall, Manchester · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Angine de Poitrine Troxy, London · Rock Tickets
19:00 Stephen Wilson Jr. - Gary the Torch Tour O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow · Rock Tickets
19:00 UCHE YARA - BODYSCANNER Tour 26 The Poetry Club SWG3, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Music Tonbridge | Rock Through The Ages North Kent College Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells · Rock £8 Tickets
19:30 The Shamrocks Cambridge Theatre, London · Alternative Tickets
19:30 Bitchin Bajas Brudenell Social Club, Leeds · Indie Tickets
19:30 Pebbledash Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds · Alternative Tickets
20:00 The Lilacs: Album Launch Show & Signing Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham · Rock £16.59–£31.59 Tickets
20:00 ASH: 30th Anniversary '1977' Stripped Back Album Show Old Fire Station, Carlisle · Rock £19.32–£45.23 Tickets
20:30 LSD and the Search For God Manchester Gorilla, Manchester · Alternative £24.75 Tickets
20:30 Puppy Teeth debut EP release show Castle Hotel, Manchester · Grunge £8.50–£10 Tickets
20:30 Really Good Time Hare and Hounds, Birmingham · Rock £7.50–£10.60 Tickets

Tuesday 20 October 2026

36 gigs

18:00 The Devil Wears Prada Electric Bristol, Bristol · Metal Tickets
18:30 Duran Duran Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham · Alternative Tickets
18:30 Pet Needs Hidden, Dundee · Punk Tickets
19:00 Transvision Vamp O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester · Alternative Tickets
19:00 ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR O2 Academy Brixton, London · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Twin Atlantic Islington Assembly Hall, London · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Courtney Barnett O2 Forum Kentish Town, London · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Alison Moyet Eventim Apollo, London · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Angine de Poitrine Troxy, London · Rock Tickets
19:00 Melanie C Galvanizers SWG3, Glasgow · Indie Tickets
19:00 Stephen Wilson Jr. - Gary the Torch Tour O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow · Rock Tickets
19:00 Chameleons TV Studio SWG3, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:00 beaux King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Saint Clair McChuills, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Welly The Poetry Club SWG3, Glasgow · Rock Tickets
19:00 Punk Rock Factory Liquid Room, Edinburgh · Punk Tickets
19:00 Dan Parks Sneaky Pete's., Edinburgh · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Foy Vance Town Hall Birmingham, Birmingham · Alternative Off sale
19:00 MAKESHIFT ART BAR Green Door Store, Brighton · Alternative Tickets
19:00 The Sewing Club HEADROW HOUSE, Leeds · Rock Tickets
19:00 The Exploited - POSTPONED Southampton 1865, Southampton · Punk Tickets
19:00 Bobbie Dazzle Plus Guests KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton · Rock Tickets
19:30 Andy Crofts Bush Hall, London · Indie Tickets
20:00 Vera Signum Presents The Discovery Circle The Peer Hat, Manchester · Indie £8 Tickets
20:00 Nadeem Din-Gabisi + Ellen Beth Abdi + Meme Gold + Obeka in MCR! Renae, Manchester · Alternative £12 Tickets
20:00 Florentenes Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham · Indie £13.50 Tickets
20:00 Girl In The Year Above + Rageflower Hare and Hounds, Birmingham · Alternative £15.60 Tickets
20:00 Lime Garden + Sarah Crean *SOLD OUT* The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham · Rock £15 Tickets
20:00 Skids & Theatre Of Hate EngineRooms, Southampton · Punk £30 Tickets
20:00 Dundee Dub Club Canvas Dundee, Dundee · Ska Tickets
20:30 CancelledMobius Loop | Right To Roam Tour | MANCHESTER The Carlton Club Manchester, Manchester · Ska
20:30 My First Time + Pip Hare and Hounds, Birmingham · Alternative £12.60 Tickets
20:30 Bitchin Bajas Kazimier Stockroom, Liverpool · Alternative £15 Tickets
20:30 Shane Parish (USA) plays Autechre Guitar Live in Sowerby Bridge Sowerby Bridge Fire And Water, Leeds · Alternative £10–£12 Tickets
20:30 DC Presents: Iguana Death Cult (NL) + Wax Head Delicious Clam, Sheffield · Punk £12.50 Tickets
20:45 Peter Cat, Faithful Johannes & Neocia, Suspirium Disgraceland, Stockton-on-Tees · Alternative £7 Tickets

Wednesday 21 October 2026

1 gig, more on the next page

18:00 I Promised The World New Cross Inn, London · Metal Tickets

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

What gigs are on this month in the UK?

1,151 gigs are listed this month in the UK (October 2026). The earliest is The Lilacs: Album Launch Show at Jacaranda Baltic in Liverpool, from 20:00. See the gig.

How much do gig tickets cost in the UK?

Of the 2,728 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 gigs?

London (144), Manchester (125), Glasgow (99) lead the listings. 64 UK cities have at least one upcoming gig.

Browse gigs by city64 cities with something on this month

London

London144

Midlands

Birmingham85 Norwich5 Nottingham26

North

Leeds64 Liverpool75 Manchester125 Newcastle41 Sheffield31

Scotland

Edinburgh38 Glasgow99

Wales

Bristol34 Cardiff19

South East

Brighton36

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Aberdeen13 Ashford2 Belfast30 Blackpool2 Bournemouth4 Bradford4 Cambridge1 Carlisle12 Chester1 Cumbria1 Derby19 Dundee7 Dunfermline2 Ely1 Exeter4 Gateshead2 Grimsby1 Guildford1 Hertford4 Hull22 Inverness5 Kinross3 Leamington Spa3 Leicester10 Llandudno3 Luton1 Margate1 Milton Keynes8 Morecambe3 Northampton18 Nuneaton1 Oxford7 Plymouth16 Portsmouth8 Preston18 Reading4 Southampton26 Southend-On-Sea2 St Albans2 Stockport11 Stockton-on-Tees5 Sunderland1 Swansea2 Torquay2 Tunbridge Wells3 Warrington16 Whitby2 Wolverhampton10 Wrexham2 York3

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