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Events in London this weekend

We track every ticketed music event within 20 miles of London city centre, so you can see what is actually on this weekend without opening five apps. There are currently 60 events listed, with tickets from £4.50. That includes stadium shows, 300-capacity basements, student nights and warehouse raves, sorted so the soonest and closest things appear first.

60 events listed

Arcadia at Duke Of York's Theatre
CLUBFri 21 Aug, 20:00

Arcadia

Duke Of York's Theatre, London · 1.5 mi

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You And It at Kings Head Theatre
CLUBFri 21 Aug, 20:00

You And It

Kings Head Theatre, London · 1.8 mi

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Where to go out in London

London nightlife clusters around Shoreditch, Brixton, Peckham and Hackney Wick, and most of the venues we list are within a short walk or a single taxi fare of each other. The rooms appearing most often in our London feed right now are Zoo Bar & Club, Popworld - Watling Street, Vortex Jazz Club and ABBA Arena. If you are new to the city, start with a mid-size venue on a Friday: capacity between 300 and 800 usually means a proper sound system, a real line-up, and door prices that stay under £20.

Getting home matters as much as getting in. Night Tube on Friday and Saturday plus 24-hour bus routes covers most of the routes people actually use after a night out. Because our search works from a postcode, you can put in the code for where you are staying and sort every music event by distance rather than guessing which side of town it sits on.

What's on this weekend in London

The next confirmed date in our London listings is Wait and Bleed - Nu Metal Terrace Party (Camden) on Fri 21 Aug, 17:00. After that the calendar keeps filling: promoters typically announce a fortnight to three months ahead, and late releases drop on the day itself when guest lists close.

Musically the London programme leans on Club Nights, CLUB, Jazz and Gigs. Weeknights skew towards student nights, open decks and touring bands, while Friday and Saturday belong to club promoters and multi-room raves. Every listing on this page links straight to the official seller — Ticketmaster, Skiddle, Fatsoma, Eventbrite, See Tickets or the venue's own box office — so you are never buying from a tout.

Cheap and free things to do in London

Not every night out needs a £40 ticket. Our cheapest London listing this weekend starts at £4.50, and you can cap the price filter on the results page to hide anything above your budget. Free entry before a certain time, student concessions and early-bird tiers are common at Ministry of Sound, Printworks, XOYO and O2 Academy Brixton, especially Sunday to Thursday.

If you are booking for a group, buy in one transaction where possible: allocation is released in tiers, so the fourth ticket can cost noticeably more than the first. Set the date filter to a single night, compare the two or three events that look closest, then use the distance figure to decide.

How Ticket Finder UK ranks London events

We are a discovery layer, not a ticket seller. Events are ordered by start time and distance from the postcode you search, never by how much commission a seller pays us. When you tap Get Tickets you go directly to the official seller's checkout; if a sale earns us an affiliate commission it costs you nothing extra, and we say so on every page.

Listings come from official APIs and from promoters who add their own events through our submission form, which is why smaller London raves and one-off warehouse parties appear here even when they are missing from the big aggregators. Spotted something we have wrong, or promoting a night we are missing? Send it over and it goes live the same day.

Frequently asked questions

What events are on in London this weekend?
There are 60 ticketed music events listed this weekend in and around London, across venues including Zoo Bar & Club, Popworld - Watling Street, Vortex Jazz Club and ABBA Arena. The full list on this page updates every few hours and links straight to official ticket sellers.
How do I find events near me in London tonight?
Enter your postcode in the search bar — for example EC1 — and set the date filter to Today. Results are sorted by distance from that postcode, with the mileage shown on every card, so the nearest event on tonight appears first.
How much do London club nights and events cost?
Tickets on this page start at £4.50. Most London club nights sit between £8 and £25 depending on the line-up and how early you book, while touring live shows are typically £20 to £45. You can set a maximum price on the results page.
Are there free or cheap events in London?
Yes. Free-entry-before promotions, student nights and early-bird tiers appear regularly, particularly midweek at Shoreditch, Brixton, Peckham and Hackney Wick. Filter by price on the results page to surface the cheapest options first.
Where do I buy tickets for these London events?
Every event links to its official seller — Ticketmaster, Skiddle, Fatsoma, Eventbrite, See Tickets or the venue box office. Ticket Finder UK does not resell tickets and never marks prices up.