Folk Gigs from September 2026

Tue, Oct 6 - The Great Hall Cardiff

AMBLE - Love And All Its Wares

Irish folk trio Amble headline all dates on the Love And All Its Wares UK tour from 2026 to 2027.

Tue, Oct 6 - The Key Club Leeds

Spitalfield

Jonah Matranga’s singer-songwriter set adds folk-leaning material beside Spitalfield at The Key Club in Leeds.

Tue, Oct 6 - The Tree House Frome

Tom McRae

Indie folk textures from Tom Mcrae shape this Frome show at The Tree House.

Tue, Oct 6 - Bridgewater Hall Manchester

What The World Needs Now: The Burt Bacharach Songbook

Singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt adds folk-influenced songwriting to The Burt Bacharach Songbook gig.

Tue, Oct 6 - St Luke's Glasgow

Jake Xerxes Fussell

Jake Xerxes Fussell brings contemporary folk-rooted Americana to St Luke's in Glasgow.

Wed, Oct 7 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds

James McMurtry

James Mcmurtry and Betty Soo draw on folk traditions within a broader Americana and singer-songwriter bill.

Wed, Oct 7 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds

ROO ROK NEW RELEASES OUT THIS WEEK

Folk rock colours The Tubs’ Brudenell Social Club set, adding a folk thread to ROO ROK.

Wed, Oct 7 - Hyde Park Book Club Leeds

NEW RELEASES

The Mary Wallopers’ folk punk and Irish folk show at O2 Academy Leeds drives the folk focus of New Releases.

Wed, Oct 7 - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire London

Band of Horses

Band Of Horses bring indie folk and folk rock to UK stages including London, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and Bristol.

Wed, Oct 7 - The Craufurd Arms Milton Keynes

Spitalfield + Jonah Matranga + Jon Walker

Singer-songwriter Jonah Matranga brings intimate, folk-leaning material to support Spitalfield in Milton Keynes.

Wed, Oct 7 - BUSH HALL London

John Craigie

Folk fans can catch John Craigie’s narrative-driven songs at Bush Hall, Shepherds Bush, on 7 October 2026.

Wed, Oct 7 - Philharmonic Hall Liverpool

What The World Needs Now: The Burt Bacharach Songbook

Singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt adds folk-rooted storytelling to The Burt Bacharach Songbook performance.

Thu, Oct 8 - Backstage Kinross

ALBERT LEE

Folk guitarist Albert Lee plays two intimate headline gigs at Backstage in Kinross in October 2026.

Thu, Oct 8 - The Trades Club Hebden Bridge

TOM MCRAE

Indie folk songwriter Tom Mcrae plays The Trades Club on 8 October 2026.

Thu, Oct 8 - O2 Academy Brixton London

AMBLE UK 2026

Thu, Oct 8 - O2 Academy Brixton London

AMBLE UK 2026

Thu, Oct 8

Brudenell Presents Live at The Attic

Folk at The Attic centres on Jim Ghedi’s contemporary folk date and Wendy Eisenberg’s experimental folk show.

Thu, Oct 8 - O2 Academy Brixton London

O2 Academy Brixton

Folk at O2 Academy Brixton comes from Amble’s Irish folk set and The Hu’s folk metal and folk rock show.

Thu, Oct 8 - O2 Academy Brixton London

O2 Academy Brixton

Folk at O2 Academy Brixton comes via Amble’s Irish folk show and The Hu’s folk metal and folk rock in October 2026.

Thu, Oct 8 - St George’s Church Ramsgate

NERINA PALLTOT - FIRE ESCAPE SYMPHONIES UK + IRELAND TOUR

Song-led, storytelling arrangements place Nerina Pallot’s St George’s Church show comfortably alongside modern folk bills.