Every week we bring you our top pick of gigs that are too good to miss – featuring female, non-binary and queer bands that we love.
These are our top tips for week commencing 3 July 2023:
| When? | Where? | Where?? | Who? | What?/Why?/How? |
| Wednesday 5 July | London | The Social | Lauran Hibberd + support | ***GIG OF THE WEEK*** First gig (of three) of Lauran’s short ‘MOT Tour’ of low-key venues. Tickets |
| Thursday 6 July | Salford | The Eagle Inn | Nervous Twitch + more | Supporting Rats! Rats! Rats! No advance tickers – a fiver on the door, strictly old school! |
| Thursday 6 July | London | Signature Brew Haggerston | Berries + Deux Furieuses | A strong double header in this agreeable East London venue. Tickets |
| Thursday 6 July | London | The Shacklewell Arms | Ghum + Fräulein + Dogviolet + Pyncher | Spoiled for choice in East London tonight! Tickets |
| Thursday 6 July | Bristol | The Louisiana | Lauran Hibberd + Support | Second of Lauran’s three ‘MOT Tour’ gigs in support of a new track ‘Honda Civic’. Tickets |
| Friday 7 July | Brighton | The Latest Music Bar | Noah and the Loners + more | A must see for anyone who lives by the seaside! Part of The National Lottery’s ‘United By Music’ tour. Tickets |
| Friday 7 July | Manchester | The Castle Hotel | Lauran Hibberd + support | The Last of Lauran’s three MOT Tour gigs. She’s also playing the Transmt Festival in Glasgow tomorrow. Tickets |
| Saturday 8 July | Leeds | Wharf Chambers | Crumbs + Dancer + Small Gauge | Crumbs’ first gig since they played for us at LOUD WOMEN’s 2019 Festival! Tickets |
| Saturday 8 July | Manchester | The Klondyke | Olivia Browse + Tay Temple + lots more | Two of Manchester’s very best singer-songwriters open the 16-band ‘Neck Of The Woods’ all dayer’ Get there early or you’ll miss them! Tickets |
| Saturday 8 July | Hove | The Brunswick | Belmondo + Livvy English + lots more | ‘Belugafest’ brings you 22 acts across two floors and a garden in this agreeable pub just west of central Brighton… Tickets |
| Saturday 8 July | Brighton | Stanmer Park | English Teacher + The Big Moon + Gemma Rogers + more | …They’re all supporting Paolo Nutini! Tickets |
| Sunday 9 July | Manchester | The Retro Bar | The Darts (US) + support | The UK leg of this terrific trio’s extensive European tour kicks off tonight and continues all next week… Tickets |