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East Midlands
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
Billy Bootleggers Nottingham https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Nottingham/Billy-Bootleggers-Nottingham/
Dubrek Studios Derby https://dubrek.co.uk/events/
Firebug Leicester https://firebugbar.net/whats-on/music-events/
FireRock Brewing Company Sutton in Ashfield https://www.facebook.com/FireRockBrewing/events
JT Soar Nottingham https://wegottickets.com/location/10969
Mist Rolling Inn Nottingham https://www.gigantic.com/venue/nottingham/the-mist-rolling-inn
The Black Market Venue Warsop https://www.blackmarketlive.co.uk/
The Bodega Nottingham https://www.bodeganottingham.com/gig-guide/
The Diamond Sutton in Ashfield https://www.thediamonduk.com/gigs
The Garrison Mansfield https://www.ents24.com/mansfield-events/the-garrison
The Grove Nottingham https://thegrovenotts.co.uk/
The Old Cold Store Nottingham https://www.ents24.com/nottingham-events/the-old-cold-store
The Pit at Newstead Newstead https://www.thepitatnewstead.co.uk/gigs-events/
The Running Horse Nottingham https://www.ents24.com/nottingham-events/running-horse
The Victoria Inn Derby https://www.thevicderby.co.uk/
West Midlands
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
Feathers Inn Lichfield https://feathersinn.co.uk/events/category/live-music/list/
Katie Fitzgerald’s Stourbridge https://www.katiessecretgarden.com/
KK’s Steel Mill Wolverhampton https://www.kkssteelmill.co.uk/
Marrs Bar Worcester https://marrsbar.co.uk/whats-on/
The Giffard Arms Wolverhampton https://www.ticketsource.com/whats-on/wolverhampton/the-giffard-arms
Yorkshire and the Humber
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
Café No9 Sheffield https://wegottickets.com/Cafe9/
Hebden Bridge Trades Club Hebden Bridge https://thetradesclub.com/
Holmfirth Picturedrome Holmfirth https://www.picturedrome.net/
Shakespeares Sheffield https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Sheffield/Shakespeare%27s/
Sidney & Matilda Sheffield https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Sheffield/Sidney-And-Matilda/
Small Seeds Huddersfield https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Huddersfield/Small-Seeds-Live-Music-BarClub/
The Adelphi Club Hull https://www.theadelphi.com/events/
The Crescent Community Venue York https://thecrescentyork.com/events/
The Fulford Arms York https://www.thefulfordarms.com/events/
The Grayston Unity Halifax https://thegraystonunity.co.uk/whats-on/
The Parish Huddersfield https://parishevents.seetickets.com/search/all
Yellow Arch Studios Sheffield https://www.yellowarch.com/events/
North West
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre Barnoldswick https://www.barnoldswickmusicandartscentre.com/
Brewery Arts Kendal https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/whats-on/live-music/
Foxtails Bar and Music Club Chorley https://foxtails.co.uk/category/whats-on/
Gullivers Manchester https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/Gullivers/
Kanteena Lancaster https://kanteena.co.uk/events/
Prohibition Recording Studios Liverpool https://www.prohibitionrecordingstudios.co.uk/live-music-events/
The Ferret Preston https://theferret.live/events
The Gregson Lancaster https://gregson.co.uk/events/category/music/
The Live Rooms Chester https://www.theliverooms.com/events/
The Peer Hat Manchester https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/The-Peer-Hat/
The Salty Dog Northwich https://www.fatsoma.com/p/the-salty-dog
The Waterloo Music Bar Blackpool https://www.waterloomusicbar.com/gigs
Ye Olde John O’Gaunt Lancaster https://www.facebook.com/johnogaunt/
East of England
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
Bedford Esquires Bedford https://www.bedfordesquires.co.uk/
Club 85 Hitchin https://club-85.co.uk/events/
Hot Box Live Chelmsford https://www.hotboxlive.co.uk/
The Blue Moon Cambridge https://cambridge.pub/blue-moon/
The Portland Arms Cambridge https://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/upcoming-events/
Three Wise Monkeys Colchester https://musiclivecolchester.com/venues/three-wise-monkeys
London
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
Aces & Eights Tufnell Park, London https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/
New Cross Inn London https://www.newcrossinn.com/gigs/
The Water Rats London https://www.thewaterratsvenue.london/listings/
Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub Walthamstow, London https://yeolderoseandcrowntheatrepub.co.uk/whats-on
South East
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
The Brunswick Hove https://www.brunswickpub.co.uk/listings
The Craufurd Arms Milton Keynes https://www.thecraufurdarms.com/gigs
The Pig Hastings https://thepighastings.com/
South West
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
The Palladium Club Bideford https://palladiumclub.uk/
The Pigs Nose Inn East Prawle https://www.pigsnoseinn.co.uk/whats-on
The Ropemakers Bridport https://theropemakers.com/events.html
North East
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
The Globe Newcastle upon Tyne https://theglobenewcastle.bar/whats-on/
The Little Buildings Newcastle upon Tyne https://www.littlebuildingslive.com/
Wales
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
The Tivoli Venue Buckley https://tivolivenue.com/live-shows/
Scotland
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
Backstage at The Green Hotel Kinross https://www.mundellmusic.com/
Staffordshire / Stoke area
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
Artisan Tap Stoke on Trent https://www.artisantap.com/
Riff Factory Stoke on Trent https://rifffactory.co.uk/gigs
The Rigger Venue Newcastle under Lyme https://www.theriggervenue.co.uk/upcoming-event-guide
Northamptonshire
Venue Town / City Live music / events listings
The Black Prince Northampton https://www.theblackprincepub.co.uk/
