Feeling the pinch? Pocket your pennies and still see some awesome live music with our round-up of the best venues for free and cheap gigs in London.
RECOMMENDED: Free music in London
Get us in your inbox
🙌 Awesome, you're subscribed!
Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon!
Strapped for cash but still desperate for the thrill of live music? Here's our guide to getting tickets for free gigs and shows under £5 in London
Feeling the pinch? Pocket your pennies and still see some awesome live music with our round-up of the best venues for free and cheap gigs in London.
RECOMMENDED: Free music in London
The people behind Bedroom Bar have relocated to Hackney Wick, taking their policy of unlimited free music gigs throughout the week with them.
Super-friendly and free day concert with a pleasant hippy vibe and a drawing space for young and old concertgoers to get creative.
Extremely popular free Sunday afternoon recitals from visiting organists making the most of the Abbey’s Harrison & Harrison organ for 30 sublime minutes.
Access to your favourite artists doesn’t get much closer than these live instore shows and signings. The only catch is that the free entry is often dependent on forking out for the album.
Not only do you get to snaffle your packed lunch while listening to quality musicians at these free concerts, they also give a short – and honestly entertaining – introduction to the pieces and their instruments.
A regular programme of free gigs with a jazz bent taking over the café of this bustling arts centre in Finchley.
Free afternoon concerts from contemporary jazz bands within the Hall’s Italian restaurant Verdi. Probably only actually free if they let you order a tap water.
Freshly dreamt-up garage and house night that will set you back exactly zero pounds.
A healthy percentage of the gigs at this convivial pub are free with the odd show no more than £5. Well worth checking out.
Discover the best new music and book tickets to the hottest concerts before everyone else does
Discover Time Out original video