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 31 July 2023:
| When? | Where? | Where?? | Who? | Why/How? |
| Monday 31 July | Brighton | The Hope & Ruin | Pussyliquor + support | First hometown gig since 2019, it’ll be packed! Tickets |
| Monday 31 July | Birmingham (Moseley) | The Dark Horse | Rumkicks + 18 Fevers + more | Rebellion Warm Up # 3 for this scintillating South Korean trio and their fellow Seoul sisters, whose brand of ‘death punk disco’ sounds highly beguiling! Pay on the door |
| Tuesday 1 August | Liverpool | The Outpost | Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies + Rumkicks + 18 Fevers + more | Rebellion Warm Up # 4 for the Rumkicks – they should be feeling pretty toasty by the time they get there! Tickets |
| Wednesday 2 August | London (Brixton) | The Jamm | Estelle Mey + more | The Gallic guitar goddess’ last London gig for a bit…she’s on first, get there early! Tickets |
| Wednesday 2 August | London (Bethnal Green) | The Sebright Arms | Little Quirks + support | Australian trio of two sisters and a cousin with a punk-folky sound are on tour at the moment. Tickets |
| Wednesday 2 August | Worcester | Paradiddles | Deux Furieuses + more | Long-time LOUD WOMEN favourites have a few shows this week. Tickets |
| Wednesday 2 August | Manchester | The Peer Hat | The Sewer Cats + more | Supporting their fab new single ‘Get It’ (and you should!) Tickets |
| Thursday 3 August | Bath | Electric Bar (Komedia) | Deux Furieuses + more | The second west country show of the week for the Deux-some twosome. Tickets |
| Thursday 3 August | Brighton | The Hope & Ruin | Plastics + more | Monstrous Brighton punks play their first gig in a while. In London tomorrow too! Tickets |
| Friday 4 August | Brighton | Rybka (The Fish Likes To Swim) | Eville | Rambunctious Brighton trio supporting Indigo Riot – in a chip shop! £5 on the door. |
| Friday 4 August | London (New Cross) | New Cross Inn | Plastics + more | Tickets |
| Friday 4 August | London (Stockwell) | The Cavendish Arms | Thwack! + more | ***Gig Of The Week*** A simply amazing and highly tipped new London 5-piece, featuring a cello and violin! Tickets |
| Saturday 5 August | London (Hoxton) | The Stag’s Head | WOLFS + support | A rare gig for this elusive twosome and a rare chance to check them out before they play LOUD WOMEN Fest in September! Tickets |
| Saturday 5 August | Leeds | The Lending Room | Witch Of The East + more | A hometown show for Goth Goddess Aeris. Tickets |
| Saturday 5 August | Liverpool | The Invisible Wind Factory | Gen and the Degenerates + more | Exciting Manchester band, recently on tour with Calva Louise, playing the one-day ‘No Play Festival’ Tickets |
| Sunday 6 August | Eastbourne | The Grove Theatre (Library) | Estelle Mey + more | An acoustic gig at the seaside. Tickets |
| Sunday 6 August | Oldham | The Bank Top Tavern | The Sewer Cats + more | Manchester’s finest play the one day ‘Easyfest’ Free to get in! |
…and for those of you who prefer something bigger…
| Thursday 4 August to Sunday 6 August | Blackpool | The Winter Gardens | Penetration + I, Doris + Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies + Brix Smith + The Rezillos + Slady + Yur Mum + Problem Patterns + Jo Jo And the Teeth + Girls Like Us + The Ramonas + Rumkicks + A Void + Lambrini Girls + lots of acoustic sets by the likes of T-Bitch, Cassie Fox, Sally Pepper, + Helen McCookerybook! | Rebellion Festival – literally hundreds of bands across several days and several stages. Tickets |
| Saturday 5 August | Brighton | Preston Park | I, Doris + Steps + Melanie C + more than 100 other acts | Brighton and Hove Pride. The UK’s premier Pride event. Where else will you get to see the Dorises and Sporty Spice on the same bill? Tickets |