Thu, Oct 15 - OVO Hydro Glasgow
Duran Duran
Duran Duran bring arena-ready alternative rock to UK venues, joined by Pigeon on selected dates.
Rock Gigs from September 2026
Featuring duran duran, pigeon, arab strap, penelope isles, yard act, jake xerxes fussell, kiwi jr., man/woman/chainsaw and more.
Thu, Oct 15 - HOWARD ASSEMBLY ROOM Leeds
New Releases
Rock-focused Leeds shows include Arab Strap’s indie rock and Yard Act’s sharp, guitar-driven sets across multiple venues.
Thu, Oct 15 - O2 Academy Brixton London
A*Pop World Tour
A*Pop bring alternative rock with electronic and futurepop elements across Brixton and Manchester dates.
Thu, Oct 15 - O2 Institute Birmingham
SHED SEVEN
Shed Seven bring alternative rock and jangle pop to O2 Institute Birmingham.
Thu, Oct 15 - Chalk Brighton
Live Music Events at Chalk, Brighton 2026
Rock at Chalk Brighton in 2026 includes Afghan Whigs, The Amazons, Tigercub and Big Special shows.
Thu, Oct 15 - O2 Academy2 Leicester
The bEAT: DANCE CRAZED TOO UK TOUR + The Selecter + DJ Rhoda Dakar
Rock shows include The Wonder Stuff with Inspiral Carpets plus tribute sets from Close To Tears and Inxs Uk.
Thu, Oct 15 - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire London
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire October Shows
Big Big Train’s crossover prog date on 17 October 2026 brings progressive rock to O2 Shepherds Bush Empire’s October run.
Thu, Oct 15 - O2 Academy Leeds
An Evening With Band of Horses: Celebrating 20 Years of Everything All The Time
Rock-led dates at O2 Academy Leeds include The Wedding Present and the joint bill from The Wonder Stuff + Inspiral Carpets.
Thu, Oct 15 - The Grand Social Dublin 1
SPORTS - '26 uk/europe tour.
Indie rock from Sports leads this rock bill at The Grand Social with support from Pool Girl.
Thu, Oct 15 - O2 Academy Brixton London
O2 Academy Brixton
Rock at O2 Academy Brixton ranges from The Black Keys’ garage rock to The Hu’s alternative metal and folk rock.
Thu, Oct 15 - O2 Academy2 Leicester
The bEAT: DANCE CRAZED TOO UK TOUR + The Selecter + DJ Rhoda Daka
Rock fans can catch The Wonder Stuff, Inspiral Carpets and tribute acts across this O2 Academy2 Leicester tour run.
Thu, Oct 15 - Chalk Brighton
LOUT Gigs in Brighton
Rock fans get alternative and indie rock from The Afghan Whigs and Teenage Fanclub across Chalk and Concorde 2.
Thu, Oct 15 - HOWARD ASSEMBLY ROOM Leeds
NEW RELEASES
Arab Strap’s indie rock date at Howard Assembly Room Leeds anchors the rock side of the New Releases listing.
Thu, Oct 15 - QMU Glasgow
Mercury Rev
Experimental rock and dream pop from Mercury Rev at QMU Glasgow, plus Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo.
Thu, Oct 15 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds
And So I Watch You From Afar + Caspian
Instrumental rock from And So I Watch You From Afar with Caspian at Brudenell Social Club Leeds.
Thu, Oct 15 - Castle and Falcon Birmingham
LSD and the Search for God
Lsd And The Search For God lead a psychedelic rock and dream pop bill at The Castle and Falcon with Triage.
Thu, Oct 15 - Newcastle University Students Union upon Tyne
Gurriers
Rock fans can catch Gurriers’ alternative and indie rock alongside Tramhaus in Newcastle in October 2026.
Thu, Oct 15 - The 1865 Southampton
The Wedding Present - Seamonsters 35th Anniversary Tour
The Wedding Present bring c86-inflected indie rock to 1865 for the Seamonsters 35th Anniversary Tour.
Thu, Oct 15 - Trinity Centre Bristol
Crash Test Dummies
Crash Test Dummies bring guitar-led alternative and indie rock to Bristol Trinity.
Thu, Oct 15 - Cavern Exeter
Cancer Bats
Hard-edged rock collides with hardcore punk when Cancer Bats and Ignite hit The Cavern in Exeter.