Live music,
made local.
GigLocal brings brilliant local musicians and independent venues together — so there's a real gig on, in a real room near you, every night of the week.
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- Artists booked
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- Chester venues
- 7/7
- Nights a week
For musicians & entertainers
Get booked. Get paid. Get heard.
Whether you're a solo acoustic act, a full band, a DJ or something in between — we'll match you with venues that want your sound and put you in front of real crowds.
- ✓Paid gigs in vetted, welcoming rooms
- ✓Regular slots, not one-offs
- ✓We handle the venue admin so you play
- ✓Grow your following night by night
For pubs, bars, restaurants & clubs
Fill your room. Any night of the week.
Great live music brings people through the door and keeps them there. We curate the right acts for your space, your crowd and your vibe — from Monday to Sunday.
- ✓Hand-picked artists that fit your venue
- ✓Fill quiet nights, boost the busy ones
- ✓One point of contact for all bookings
- ✓Trusted by Chester venues already
The roster
Meet the
artists.
An artist-first directory. Every act on GigLocal is gig-tested in real Chester rooms. Search by instrument, genre, set length and more.
How it works
Three steps.
One local gig.
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Tell us who you are
Artist or venue — fill in a short form. We get to know your sound, your space and what you're after.
- 02
We make the match
Berni personally curates the pairing. No algorithms — 10 years of Chester gigging experience does the matching.
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The gig happens
You play. They host. Punters turn up. Everyone gets paid, everyone gets rebooked. That's the whole point.
Venues
List your venue with GigLocal
Tell us a little about your place and what nights you'd like live music on. Berni will be in touch.
- ✓ No upfront fees
- ✓ Hand-picked, vetted artists
- ✓ One point of contact for everything
The founder
Meet Berni Lee.
Berni has been gigging around Chester for over a decade. Ten years of playing every kind of room — from the tiny back-bar on a wet Tuesday to the packed-out Saturday headliner — taught her one thing.
The city is full of brilliant musicians looking for gigs, and full of venues who'd love to have them. What was missing was someone in the middle who knew both sides personally.
So she built GigLocal. 16 artists. 6 venues. A gig on, every single night. And she's only just getting started.
On the ground
Nights that
actually happen.
Snapshots from real GigLocal bookings across Chester. Real rooms, real artists, real crowds — no stock photography.
Word on the street
Chester's talking.
“Berni gets it. She sent me to venues that actually suited what I do, and now I've got regular slots I can build on.
“If you’re looking for someone to sort your live music, Berni is your person. She takes care of all the entertainment across our venues and honestly makes my life so much easier. Great acts, great communication, and she always seems to know exactly what will work. To top it all off, she’s not bad on the mic herself either! Absolute superstar and a pleasure to work with. Couldn’t recommend Berni and GIG Local enough
“Working alongside Berni is an absolute pleasure! She is always so incredibly organised in her work that we know that every detail has been taken into account and that makes booking our artists such a breeze, she knows the style and vibe you want to create and books her acts accordingly to the day/evening perfectly. We never will work with anyone else as the last few years have helped our venues become such a great place to be for live performances.
Come join in
Starting in Chester.
Coming to your city next.
Whether you're an artist looking for paid gigs or a venue ready for live music, pick your path and sign up. Berni will be in touch.