Rough Trade East – January gig guide

Rough Trade East welcomes the new year with an exciting lineup for 2026, full of live events, music performances, DJ sets, Q&As and signings.

The record store and music venue will be hosting performances from indie rock band The Cribs, celebrating the release day of their new album, ‘Selling A Vibe’.

Also joining the programme is Cavetown, with an one-off acoustic performance and signing, to mark the release of his new album ‘Running With Scissors’ in style.

With even more artists and performances to discover through the month, find more information about Rough Trade East and discover the full January line-up:

● Thu 8th – PRAH Recordings: The Umlauts + Clémentine March + The Worm
● Fri 9th – The Cribs: Live Performance
● Fri 9th – The Cribs: Live + Signing
● Sat 10th – Dry Cleaning: Live + Signing
● Wed 14th – East Fest: Cabin + HaemoGOBLIN + Raining Blue (acoustic) + Swamp
● Fri 16th – Kid Kapichi: Live + Signing
● Sat 17th – Cavetown: Acoustic + Signing
● Tue 20th – Sleaford Mods: In Conversation with Stewart Lee (Matinee)
● Tue 20th – Sleaford Mods: In Conversation with Stewart Lee + Signing
● Wed 21st – Rifle: Live + Signing
● Thu 22nd – Rough Trade Recommends: The Wytches + Legss + San Vito Ryder
● Sat 24th – Dead Dads Club: Live + Signing
● Mon 26th – Nathan Evans & Saint PHNX Band: Live + Signing
● Wed 28th – PVA: Stripped Back + Signing
● Sat 31st – Tyler Ballgame: Live + Signing

Words by Alexandra Herlaut Reinhardt @herlaut_headlines