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 14 August 2023:
| When? | Where? | Where?? | Who? | How/Why? |
| Wednesday 16 August | London (Brixton) | The Windmill | Ich Bin Finn + Ruby Hillcoat + The Ondines + more | IBF officially launch their excellent new album ‘Breakfast Pizza’ Tickets |
| Wednesday 16 August | London (Finsbury Park) | The Night Owl | Charley Stone + more | Charley is in All The Bands but is playing a solo gig tonight (and is on first). Free to get in! |
| Wednesday 16 August | Gillingham | The Ship Inn | Estelle Mey + more | Last chance to catch Estellle live for the summer – she’s going off to do some acting! Pay on the door. |
| Wednesday 16 August | Milton Keynes | The Craufurd Arms | Witch Fever + more | The first of 12 shows in August and September for the Manchester quartet with 3 more this week (see below) Tickets |
| Thursday 17 August | Brighton | The Hope And Ruin | A Void + more | A quick return to the seaside for the popular Anglo-Gallic trio. Tickets |
| Thursday 17 August | Ramsgate | Music Hall | Witch Fever + more | See above – gig number two this week! Tickets |
| Friday 18 August | London (Haggerston) | Signature Brew | Yur Mum + more | YM’s official launch party for their new single ‘New Beginnings’ Tickets |
| Friday 18 August | Colchester | The Three Wise Monkeys | Witch Fever + more | Third of four gigs for this week for the Mancs! Tickets |
| Saturday 19 August | Luton | The Castle | WOLFS + 8 other bands | The Vandalism All Dayer – doors open at 1400, ends 0300 Sunday Tickets |
| Saturday 19 August | Plymouth | The Underground | Dinosaur Skull + lots more | Thornton Heath’s finest play a West Country punk all dayer – pay on the door. |
| Saturday 19 August | Derby | Dubrek Studios | Witch Fever + more | Last of the first four shows – tour resumes August 30 Tickets |
| Saturday 19 August | London (New Cross) | The Old Library | Piney Gir + Hurtling +Deux Furieuses + Gabi Garbutt + more | ***Gig/Weekender Of The Week*** A two-day celebration of Joyzine’s 20th Anniversary featuring a host of top talent across both (day two directly below). Day and weekender tickets available! Tickets |
| Sunday 20 August | London (New Cross) | The Old Library | Breakup Haircut + I, Doris + Masca + more | See above – all profits for the weekender go to Hope Not Hate. Tickets |
| Sunday 20 August | London (Camden Town) | The Underworld | Hanabie + more | Japanese Harajukucore trio, not to be confused with Hadda Be! Tickets |
| Sunday 20 August | Glasgow | Broadcast | Be Your Own Pet + Fräulein | LW favourites support the re-formed early noughties Nashville-based noisemakers on six shows of the UK leg of their tour over the next couple of weeks – this is the first. Tickets |