We’re back with our second installment of upcoming gigs and tours that hopefully make your bank account scream at you after buying a ticket. We’ve added a bunch of new shows for August and September as well as listings for October as well. Unfortunately, none of these bands will offer the opportunity to watch the show on a screen from the side of the stage for £60.
Every month we’re going to put together some listings of upcoming gigs and tours we think you should really consider taking a punt on where the face value* of the ticket won’t be more than £20 (unless you’re in London, then it might be a few quid more again, sorry about that). You can check them out first, or maybe just go inblind, there’s nothing better than being blown away by a band you’ve never even heard of before. We’re going to show you some highlights coming up this month, and list some more happening from August to October that you can take a look into as well. Whether you’re into Death Metal, Hardcore, Pop-Punk or something that leans to the more Folky side of things, there should hopefully be something for you here!
*Prices are approximate as they may change from city to city and promoter to promoter, and we’re going off of face value as booking fees can also vary depending on where you purchase your ticket from. We’ll do our best!
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AUGUST
New World Man w/ No Idols – £5 – £15
If you like your Hardcore thrashy and fast, then you should absolutely be making an effort to make it down to one of New World Man’s upcoming shows alongside No Idols. They’ll be doing a handful of headline shows with various local support, as well as playing with Merauder in Manchester and at United & Strong Fest in London with the likes of Fury and The Flex, and if you’re up north then tickets for Leeds are only five quid (that’s £1 per band!)
1 August – Glasgow, Old Hairdresser’s
2 August – Newcastle, The Lubber Fiend
3 August – Manchester, The Bread Shed (supporting Merauder SOLD OUT)
4 August – Leeds, BOOM – A FIVER!!!
5 August – Brighton, Daltons
8 August – United and Strong Fest – London
Leeched £10 – £15
All has been quiet in the Leeched camp for quite some time now, but the Manchester grind trio will finally be performing their first live shows since 2020! They’ll be at The Black Heart in London with Break Fifty and Only Pain before a set at ArcTanGent that weekend. And then exactly 1 month later they will be at the Star & Garter for a homecoming show with Flesh Creep and Only Pain. These shows are sure to be punishing and for less than £20 you really can’t go wrong. If you like Nails, Trap Them or Neurosis then DO NOT MISS THIS.
18 August – London – The Black Heart (Break Fifty / Only Pain)
18 September – Manchester – The Star & Garter (Flesh Creep / Only Pain)
Prostitute £12.50 – £16.50
Dearborn, Michigan’s noise-rock quintet will be returning to the UK and Ireland for some shows in the middle of their European tour this month. Their debut album, Attempted Martyr, released in 2024 to critical acclaim, with post-rock and middle-eastern influences in their music, and dealing with themes like politics and religion, the album is as raw as their live show. They will be performing 6 headline shows on this run, with a set at Green Man Festival thrown in to the middle too. Be sure to check them out if you like stuff along the lines of Swans or At The Drive-In.
18 August – Brighton – Dust
19 August – Newcastle – The Lubber Fiend
20 August – Nottingham – Billy Bootleggers
23 August – Belfast – Ulster Sports Club
24 August – Dublin – Workman’s Club
26 August – London – The Dome
Celestial Sanctuary w/ Insidious Void & Indominus – £15
6 August – Belfast – Voodoo
200 Stab Wounds £18 – £20
8 August – Brighton – Dust
10 August – Leeds – The Key Club (Mutagenic Host / Fracture)
11 August – London – Downstairs at The Dome (Celestial Sanctuary / Mutagenic Host)
Castle Rat £20
10 August – Southampton – 1865
Itoldyouiwouldeatyou w/ Joshua Zero £5
12 August – The George Tavern – London
Pulled Apart By Horses – £10
14 August – Bradford, Live At The Courtyard
The Infernal Sea w/ Oneiros, ARROGANT DESTRUKTOR, Misko Boba & Old Corpse Road £15.50
23 August – Manchester – Rebellion
Teen Mortgage £20
25 August – Sheffield, Yellow Arch Studios
26 August – Newcastle, Think Tank?
28 August – Glasgow, Room 2
29 August – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
30 August – Tunbridge Wells, The Forum
The Shits – £10 – £20
28 August – Something Must Be Done Fest, Wharf Chambers, Leeds
17 September – Newcastle, The Lubber Fiend
24 September – Manchester, The Star And Garter
26 September – London, The Windmill
SEPTEMBER
Shallowater – FREE – £16
September 2 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – FREE!!!
September 3 – Mono, Glasgow
September 4 – Quarry, Liverpool
September 6 – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
September 8 – YES (Basement), Manchester
September 9 – MOTH Club, London
September 10 – The Louisiana, Bristol
September 11 – The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
Mil-Spec – £13
3 September – Audio Lounge, Glasgow
4 September – Boom, Leeds
5 September – New River Studios, London
6 September – Doyle’s Corner, Dublin
Spy w/ Spaced & Dry Socket £15 – £18 (£24 – London)
4 September – Torquay – Burn It Down Fest
5 September – Liverpool – No Play Fest
6 September – Glasgow – Mono
8 September – Newcastle – The Grove
9 September – Leeds – Boom
10 September – London – Underworld
11 September – Bristol – Exchange * No Spaced
12 September – Brighton – The Hope and Ruin * No Spaced
Endless Swarm £10 – £20
4 September – Newcastle – The Head of Steam
5 September – Edinburgh – Wee Red Bar
12 September – Glasgow – The Audio Lounge
Drug Church w/ Downward & Liquid Mike £20 (£22.50 – London)
6 September – Leeds — Brudenell Social Club (Evening Show SOLD OUT / Matinee show AVAILABLE)
7 September – Manchester — Gorilla (SOLD OUT)
8 September – Glasgow — Slay
10 September – Bristol — Trinity
11 September – London — Electric Ballroom
Model/Actriz £16
8 September – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms
King Parrot £15 – £18
10 September – Bridgwater, The Cobblestones
11 September – Swansea, The Bunkhouse
12 September – Derby, Victoria Inn
13 September – Birmingham, The Castle & Falcon
14 September – Liverpool, District
15 September – Southampton, 1865
16 September – London, Nambucca
17 September – Norwich, The Brickmakers & B2 Venue
18 September – Glasgow, Ivory Blacks
Gutalax £19 – £20 – (London £25)
16 September – Cambridge – The Portland Arms
17 September – London – The Underworld
18 September – Bristol – Exchange
19 September – Manchester – Rebellion
20 September – Slay, Glasgow
Split Chain w/ False Reality & Roman Candle £18.50 – £20
18 September – Southampton – The Joiners
19 September – Birmingham – The Flapper
20 September – Manchester – The Deaf Institute
22 September – Glasgow – G2
23 September – Leeds – Boom
24 September – Bristol – The Exchange
25 September – London – The Underworld
False Reality w/ Manic Aggression + Claymore + Disarmed – £12
21 September – Newcastle – The Grove
Downpour w/ Waves Like Walls, VARIOUS LOCAL SUPPORT – £12 – £13
September 16 – The Black Heart, Camden, London
September 17 – Rough Trade Records, Bristol
September 18 – The Head Of Steam, Newcastle Upon Tyne
September 20 – The Deaf Institute – Manchester
October 16 – Heartbreakers – Southampton
October 17 – The Vic Inn – Derby
October 18 – Fuel – Cardiff
Man/Woman/Chainsaw w/ Bathing Suits – £16 – £17.50
19 September – Belfast, UK – Ulster Sports Club
20 September – Dublin, Ireland – Whelan’s
22 September – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
23 September – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
24 September – Newcastle, UK – The Grove
25 September – Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s
26 September – Sheffield, UK – Float Along Festival
29 September – Guildford, UK – The Boileroom
30 September – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
1 October – Portsmouth, UK – The Wedgewood Rooms
2 October – Bristol, UK – Thekla
3 October – Cardiff, UK – The Globe
5 October – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
6 October – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
7 October – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
Baest – £16
29 September – Southampton, Joiners
30 September – Leeds, The Key Club
01 October – Glasgow, Garage Attic
02 October – Belfast, Ulster Sports Club
03 October – Dublin, Sound House
05 October – Nottingham, Rough Trade
06 October – Manchester, Star & Garter
07 October – Birmingham, The Flapper
08 October – Bristol, The Croft
09 October – London, Downstairs At The Dome
Burner – £13 – £15
September 26 – The Lower Third, London
October 24 – Billy Bootleggers, Nottingham
October 25 – Boom, Leeds
October 26 – The Lubber Fiend, Newcastle upon Tyne
October 27 – Audio, Glasgow
October 28 – Corporation, Sheffield
October 29 – The Flapper, Birmingham
October 30 – The Joiners, Southampton
October 31 – The Croft, Bristol
November 01 – Green Door Store, Brighton
OCTOBER
Pebbledash – £12.50 – £14
October 8 – Brighton, The Green Door Store
October 9 – London, St Pancras Old Church
October 10 – Southampton, Heartbreakers
October 12 – Reading, The Face Bar
October 13 – Bristol, The Louisiana
October 19 – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club
October 20 – Manchester: Gullivers
October 29 – Limerick, Dolan’s Kasbah
October 30 – Leitrim, The Dock
October 31 – Cork, St Luke’s
November 1 – Dublin, The Workman’s Club
November 10 – Glasgow, The Hug & Pint
November 11 – Edinburgh, Voodoo Rooms
November 12 – Newcastle, The Lubber Fiend
Din of Celestial Birds w/ Wildernesses – £13 – £14
10 October – London – Strongroom Bar (Telepathy coheadliner, no Wildernesses)
11 October – Bristol – Jam Jar (matinee show)
23 October – Leeds – Boom
24 October – Cambridge – MASH
25 October – Manchester – The Yard
22 November – Glasgow – Nice N Sleazy (matinee show)
Khemmis – £18 – £20
13 October – Birmingham, The Flapper
14 October – Manchester, The Bread Shed
15 October – London, The Underworld
16 October – Portsmouth, Kola
Gurriers w/ Tramhaus (14th – 25th), Enola Gay (28th & 29th), Child of Prague (Nov 1) – £20
October 14: SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow
October 15: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
October 16: New Century Hall, Manchester
October 17: Project House, Leeds
October 19: Crookes Social Club, Sheffield
October 20: The Waterfront, Norwich
October 22: Electric Bristol, Bristol
October 23: O2 Institute2, Birmingham
October 24: Electric Brixton, London
October 25: Concorde 2, Brighton
October 28: Ulster Hall, Belfast
October 29: Dublin, Vicar Street
November 1: Dublin, 3 Olympia Theatre
King Woman – £20
October 16 – London, The Oslo
October 17 – Manchester, Rebellion
October 18 – Glasgow, G2
I Promised The World w/ Rosasharin – £18 – £19.50
20 October – BRIGHTONS Daltons
21 October – LONDON New Cross Inn
22 October – BIRMINGHAM The Flapper
23 October – LEEDS Boom
24 October – MANCHESTER The White Hotel
25 October – GLASGOW Classic Grand
27 October – NEWCASTLE The Grove
28 October – BRISTOL Exchange
Stormo & Believe In Nothing – £10 – £17.90
22 October – London, The Black Heart
23 October – Tunbridge Wells, The Sussex Arms
24 October – Bristol, Moor Brewery
25 October – Manchester, The Peer Hat
26 October – Liverpool, Archive
27 October – Norwich, Deadwax
28 October – Leeds, Wharf Chambers
29 October – Brighton, Daltons
Tortured Demon w/ Unburier and Pustulant Flesh – £13 – £15
22 October – Glasgow, Audio
23 October – Leeds, The Key Club
24 October – London, Downstairs at The Dome
25 October – Bristol, Exchange
27 October – Southampton, The Joiners
28 October – Swansea, The Bunkhouse
29 October – Nottingham, The Old Cold Store
30 October – Manchester, Manchester Academy 3
Stay tuned for a new Gigs That (Hopefully) Won’t Break The Bank Column every month!
