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Gigs this month in the UK

October 2026 · 1,149 gigs listed · 5,912 upcoming in all

United Kingdom

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1,149 gigs

Genre Alternative2103 Rock1530 Metal897 Punk540 Indie397 Hardcore227 Ska105 Emo69 Grunge44

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1,149 gigs are listed this month in the UK (October 2026). First up: Skate Shop Pop Up at Tiki Surf, Exeter, from 19:30.

Thursday 22 October 2026

26 gigs

19:30 Skate Shop Pop Up Tiki Surf, Exeter · Punk £3.50 Tickets
20:00 Cusp - Manchester Deaf Institute, Manchester · Alternative £13 Tickets
20:00 Pina Palau The Abbey, Manchester · Indie £10 Tickets
20:00 The Herons + Thrush + Dither + Lunatique The Troubadour, London · Alternative Tickets
20:00 Dytona Greye Nice n Sleazy, Glasgow · Alternative £10 Tickets
20:00 Ann Para - Live At McChullis McChuills, Glasgow · Rock £6 Tickets
20:00 Scream Sessions The Record Factory, Glasgow · Punk £10 Tickets
20:00 Atomic Rooster The Factory Live, Brighton · Rock £15–£20 Tickets
20:00 ed fisher* Live At The Kazimier Stockroom Kazimier Stockroom, Liverpool · Rock £5 Tickets
20:00 Faeda Liverpool Jacaranda, Liverpool · Rock £12 Tickets
20:00 Parallel Delusion w: Krucible | Heel | Waiting for Breath Arundel Emporium, Sheffield · Metal £7 Tickets
20:00 The Rock Orchestra: Arena of Fire Utilita Arena Cardiff, Cardiff · Rock Tickets
20:00 The Guilty Men The Gregson Centre, Preston · Rock £20 Tickets
20:00 Punk Rock Factory EngineRooms, Southampton · Punk £26.50 Tickets
20:00 Independent Band Night @ Kola Kola, Portsmouth · Rock £8 Tickets
20:30 Cooper T, Congratulations, and Voka Gentle at the Night & Day Night and Day, Manchester · Alternative £14 Tickets
20:30 Airbag Manchester Academy, Manchester · Metal £7 Tickets
20:30 Bel Cobain Hare and Hounds, Birmingham · Alternative £14.10 Tickets
20:30 Good Habits Hare and Hounds, Birmingham · Indie £10.60–£15.60 Tickets
20:30 The Sound of Springsteen Old Fire Station, Carlisle · Rock £21 Tickets
20:30 Reillo Live at Side Door Wigan Side Door, Warrington · Rock £5 Tickets
21:00 Starscreen - Live @ Billy's Billy Bootleggers, Nottingham · Rock Tickets
21:00 Parakeet: All-Ireland Indie Night Queens University Belfast, The Union Bar, Belfast · Rock £8 Tickets
21:00 Freshly Squeezed LIVE! Bask Stockport, Stockport · Indie £5–£8 Tickets
22:00 SleazeBox: HUEY MORGAN unofficial After Party The Good Mixer, London · Indie Tickets
22:30 Connection Indie Night The Dockyard, Portsmouth · Alternative £14 Tickets

Friday 23 October 2026

34 gigs, more on the next page

00:00 Whip-Round | THURSDAYS AT DEAF INSTITUTE Deaf Institute, Manchester · Punk £1–£5 Tickets
12:00 Mutations Festival Multiple Venues, Brighton, Brighton · Punk £22 Tickets
15:00 Mutations Festival 2026 - Weekend Ticket (Friday + Saturday) Various Brighton Venues, Brighton · Alternative Tickets
15:00 Mutations Festival 2026 - Friday Day Ticket - Fat Dog + More Various Brighton Venues, Brighton · Alternative Tickets
17:00 The Devil Wears Prada Electric Brixton, London · Metal Tickets
17:00 The Devil Wears Prada Electric Brixton, London · Metal Tickets
18:00 Nerorgasmo New Cross Inn, London · Punk Tickets
18:00 Foy Vance - World Tour O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London · Alternative Tickets
18:00 Chameleons KOKO, London · Alternative Tickets
18:15 Rock am River 2026 The Continental, Preston · Rock £13.75–£23 Tickets
18:30 Deco Scala, London · Alternative Tickets
18:30 PANCHIKO Electric Bristol, Bristol · Alternative Tickets
18:30 Stephen Wilson Jr. - Gary the Torch Tour The Prospect Building, Bristol · Rock Tickets
18:30 THE REYTONS Utilita Arena Cardiff, Cardiff · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Lake Street Dive Eventim Apollo, London · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Twin Atlantic Galvanizers SWG3, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:00 RescheduledLucia & the Best Boys Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Lana Wild Nice n Sleazy, Glasgow · Emo Tickets
19:00 Gurriers O2 Institute Birmingham, Birmingham · Rock Tickets
19:00 LENE LOVICH UK 2026 TOUR Exchange Bristol, Bristol · Alternative Tickets
19:00 James Smith Rough Trade Bristol, Bristol · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Big Condo Records Presents Unplugged The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool · Rock £10 Tickets
19:00 Sunday Mourners HEADROW HOUSE, Leeds · Rock Tickets
19:00 Twenty One Pilots Appreciation Party (Leeds) HiFi Club, Leeds · Alternative £7–£10 Tickets
19:00 Cancelledbeaux Sidney and Matilda, Sheffield · Alternative
19:00 Divorced Dad Rock: Early Halloween Club (Newcastle) Digital Newcastle, Newcastle · Rock £7–£9 Tickets
19:00 The Reytons The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff · Indie Tickets
19:00 Overpass Empire Music Hall, Belfast · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Huey Morgan, The Fun Lovin’ Criminal: 2026 Autumn Tour Southampton 1865, Southampton · Alternative Tickets
19:00 IMOUT Weekender An Seomar, Inverness · Indie Tickets
19:00 Punk Rock Factory KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton · Punk Tickets
19:00 JULIETS NOT DEAD + SUPPORT FROM HEARTS & SOUL & SKIES TURN BLACK Nightrain, Bradford · Rock Tickets
19:00 Dopamine Music Hall, Dundee, Dundee · Alternative Tickets
19:00 Blackmores Blood - A Tribute to Richie Blackmore Platform, Morecambe · Rock Tickets

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

What gigs are on this month in the UK?

1,149 gigs are listed this month in the UK (October 2026). The earliest is Skate Shop Pop Up at Tiki Surf in Exeter, from 19:30. See the gig.

How much do gig tickets cost in the UK?

Of the 2,698 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 (124), 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 Manchester124 Newcastle41 Sheffield31

Scotland

Edinburgh38 Glasgow99

Wales

Bristol34 Cardiff19

South East

Brighton36

More cities

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 Southampton25 Southend-On-Sea2 St Albans2 Stockport11 Stockton-on-Tees5 Sunderland1 Swansea2 Torquay2 Tunbridge Wells3 Warrington16 Whitby2 Wolverhampton10 Wrexham2 York3

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