music

music

We love music in St Albans

With a music school, bands, choirs, orchestras, tuition and live music every night there's something for everyone. View everything in this section or follow this link to sing and play.

Listen

Give your ears a workout. There's live music to suit all tastes at these venues:

  • The Horn - live gigs every night of the week
  • The Portland Arms - jazz jams, acoustic music on Sundays
  • The Boot - weekly acoustic sessions and live bands
  • The Maltings Arts Theatre - live jazz, blues, folk and acoustic
  • The Alban Arena - everything from rock, pop and indie to folk, jazz, blues and classical performances

See our pubs and bars section for more venues with live music.

Learn

St Albans Music School provides tuition for a wide range of instruments. Weekly musical activities for babies, toddlers, children and teenagers are listed in the children's section.

Classical, folk and easy listening

St Albans Choral Society (17 Apr) - BUY TICKETS

St Albans Choral Society (17 Apr) - BUY TICKETS

A performance of Haydn's Te Deum in C, Bach's Magnificat and Mozart's Great Mass. With guest soloists. The Abbey, Sat 17 Apr, 7.30pm. £5-£21.

Sat 13 Mar - Tchaikovsky Symphony Concert

Sat 13 Mar - Tchaikovsky Symphony Concert

St Albans Symphony Orchestra perform Symphony No. 4, with Dvorak's Cello Concerto & Rimsky Korsakov's Overture. St Saviour's Church, 7.30pm.

Sun 20 Mar - St Albans Bach Choir

Sun 20 Mar - St Albans Bach Choir

St Albans Bach Choir with Sinfonia Verdi and guest soloists perform Handel’s Solomon at St Albans Cathedral on Sun 20 Mar at 7.30 pm.

Tue 23 Mar - The New London Chamber Ensemble

Tue 23 Mar - The New London Chamber Ensemble

This ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon) perform works by Byrd, Ravel, Walton, Berio and Nielsen. Radlett Centre, 23 Mar, 8pm.

Rock, pop and beyond

Find a live gig tonight

Find a live gig tonight

You'll find live music at local pubs in St Albans every night of the week and most gigs are free. Visit Lemonrock for the most up to date guide.

6 to 14 Mar - MusicCity

6 to 14 Mar - MusicCity

Give your ears a workout and discover the vibrant live music scene in St Albans with free gigs, didgeridoo lessons and junk percussion workshops.

Thu 11 Mar - Who's Bad

Thu 11 Mar - Who's Bad

The Ultimate Michael Jackson show covering three decades of chart-topping music. Alban Arena, Thu 11 Mar, Tickets £23.50 / £21.50.

Thu 18 Mar - Hayseed Dixie

Thu 18 Mar - Hayseed Dixie

The hell raisers are back in town and bringing their 'Rock-grass' versions of great Rock numbers to the Alban Arena. Thu 18 Mar, 7.30pm.

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