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 9 October 2023.
| When? | Where? | Where?? | Who? | Why/How? |
| Monday 9 October | Bournemouth | Vinilo Records | Gėnn | The Brighton based quartet’s instore shows in support of their “unum” album continue all week with events through to Thursday at Southampton, Southsea and Kingston On Thames respectively. Entrance conditional to buying the album or CD Tickets |
| Monday 9 October | Manchester | Yes Basement | Spyres + Gen and the Degenerates + Ava In The Dark | This strong three hander continues all week with shows in Leeds (10th) and Glasgow (11th) Tickets |
| Monday 9 October | London (Stockwell) | The Cavendish Arms | Dogviolet + more | A return to this cosy and cool South London venue for a band who played their first ever gig there in 2022. Tickets |
| Tuesday 10 October | Brighton | The Prince Albert | Trunc + Gürl | The ‘Death By Pink’ tour starts tonight Tickets |
| Tuesday 10 October | London (Camden Town) | The Dublin Castle | Winnx + more | 5 bands for a fiver every Tuesday at the DC Tickets |
| Tuesday 10 October | Folkestone | The Quarterhouse | Big Joanie + Fräulein + Pink Suits | Pink Suits added to the 2023 Hercury Prize winners’ ongoing tour for this gig only. Last UK show before the tour heads off to the EU Tickets |
| Wednesday 11 October | Brighton | The Pipeline | Miss Kill + Shallow Honey + more | A rare south coast show from Bristol semi-legends (and sisters) Alannah and Felicity, with top tier support from local Brighton favourites SH and 2 more bands Tickets |
| Wednesday 11 October | Portsmouth | The Wedgewood Rooms | Coach Party + support | The poptastic Isle-Of-Wighters’ UK tour ends with a sold out show in Brighton on Friday. Catch them here or in London tomorrow if you haven’t seen them yet Tickets |
| Thursday 12 October | London (King’s Cross) | The Scala | Coach Party + support | Tickets |
| Friday 13 October | Blackpool | The Bootleg Social | Lime Garden + support | Strictly Come Moshing! Hayley Williams’ new favourite band travel from Brighton to Blackpool. Tickets |
| Friday 13 October | Brighton | Komedia | Gėnn + Ladylike | A ‘proper’ gig to end this week’s run of instore shows, and the official launch for “unum” Tickets |
| Friday 13 October | London (Brixton) | The Windmill | Man/Woman/Chainsaw + support | Launch gig for the lively quartet’s new single “What Lucy Found There” Tickets |
| Friday 13 October | Fareham | The Ashcroft Arts Centre | The Pearl Harts | First date of a long tour, supporting the Jim Jones All Stars Tickets |
| Friday 13 October | London (Walthamstow) | Signature Brew | Queer Cuntry – Pink Suits + The Northdown Rodeo + The Pegwells + The Cybils | Lennie and Ray bring their ‘other show’ from the south coast to north London. It will be fun, y’all Tickets |
| Friday 13 October | Dundee | Scrap Antics Studios | The Sewer Cats + support | Cass and Josh take their terrific small band/big noise north of the border Tickets |
| Friday 13 October | London (Camden Town) | The Assembly | Tokky Horror + support | Mollie and Ava are belatedly touring their recent album release “Kappacore” Tickets |
| Saturday 14 October | Peterborough | Here We Aren’t | Lilith Ai + Fyzz Wallis | An all ages afternoon (1600-1900) show for Lilith and local favourite Fyzz Tickets |
| Saturday 14 October | Pontypool | Baffle Haus | Message From The Ravens | A free-to-get-in afternoon show from MFTR (1400 – 1800) |
| Saturday 14 October | Brighton | The Rossi Bar | Beige + more | Fuzzy noisy loudness from Leanna and the lads on their home turf. They’re supporting Sabres and are on first. A fiver on the door. |
| Saturday 14 October | Manchester | The Deaf Institute | Trunc + Gürl | A Hometown gig for Trunc, sure to be a packer. Tickets |
| Saturday 14 October | London (Islington) | The Hope And Anchor | LOUD WOMEN: Maita (USA) + Hagar The Womb + I, Doris + Twat Union + The Red Stains + The Baby Seals | ***Gig Of The Week*** Our 8th Birthday party! Splendid musical entertainment is guaranteed from 1800 onwards. Tickets |
| Sunday 15 October | Canterbury | The Lady Luck Bar | Pryma + Midwich Cuckoos + Jo Jo & The Teeth + The Calveras + Morgana | Free entry to a LOUD WOMEN show with an early start (1700). Always worth a visit! |