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Due to public demand we are introducing this new section to enable you to plan ahead. Coming Soon will give basic live music listings over the next couple of months after the current month. Full listings with details of music genres will of course appear in the monthly listings later. Please don’t forget to have a look at Festival Focus for lineups right through to the end of September! This section will be constantly updated throughout each month, so keep coming back!

ANDOVER, THE LIGHTS
MAY
Thu 1 – The Cavern Beatles
Sat 3 – Sing-A-Longa-Joseph
Thu 8 – Richard Digance
Thu 15 – Sat 17 – Thoroughly Modern Millie
Wed 23 – Magic of The 80s
Thu 24- T-Rextasy

JUNE
Watch this space!

BASINGSTOKE, THE ANVIL
MAY
Thu 1 – Magic – A Kind of Queen
In The Forge – Adriano Adewale Group
Fri 2 – Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
Sat 3 – An Evening of Youth Music
Sun 4 – Hampshire County Youth Orchestra
Wed 7 – Razumovsky Ensemble
Sat 8 – Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Fri 9 – Thriller Live
Tue 13 – Sat 17 – Crazy For You
Wed 21 – Digby Fairweather’s Half Dozen
In The Forge – Julie Felix
Thu 22 – Glitz, Blitz & 70s Hits – Sweet, Rubettes etc
Sat 24 – West End Rocks
In The Forge – Mor Karbasi Band
Sun 25 – Christian Zimerman (Piano)
Wed 28 – Philharmonia Orchestra

JUNE
Wed 4 – The Lady Boys of Bangkok
In The Forge – Steve Tilston
Sat 7 – The Philharmonia Orchestra
Thu 12 – The Counterfeit Stones
In The Forge – Kris Drever
Fri 13 – Bjorn Again
In The Forge – Lucy Kaplanski
Sat 14 – David Essex
Sun 15 – Last Night At The Proms
Fri 20 – The Zombies + The Yardbirds
In The Forge – Bella Hardy
Sat 21 – Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra
Wed 25 – Basingstoke Primary Schools Music
Fri 27 – Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Sun 29 – Berkshire Maestros

BOURNEMOUTH BIC
MAY
Sat 10 & Sun 11 – Girls Aloud

JUNE
Tue 3 – Avril Lavigne
Wed 4 – Ali Campbell (UB40)
Sat 21 – David Essex
Fri 27 – Russell Watson

CHRISTCHURCH, THOMAS TRIPP LATE & LIVE
MAY
Thu 1 – Giggles Comedy Club
Fri 2 – The Secrets
Sat 3 – Bon Jovi Experience
Wed 7 – Students Band Night
Thu 8 – Mick Pini Band – Blues
Fri 9 – Blackberry Jam Band
Sat 10 – Stray + Permanent Vacation
Mon 12 – Best of the Best Awards
Wed 14 – Student Bands Night
Thu 15 – Diabolus In Musica
Fri 16 – Next Big Thing
Sat 17 – Big Boy Bloater & His South Side Stompers + Hullabalues
Wed 21 – Student Bands Night
Sat 24 – Ola Onabule + Goodfoot
Wed 28 – Student Bands Night
Thu 29 – Diabolus In Musica
Fri 30 – Lady Winwood’s Maggot
Sat 31 – Secret Police

JUNE
Wed 4 – Student Bands Night
Thu 5 – Giggles Comedy Club
Wed 11 – Student Bands Night
Thu 12 – Bad Influence + Bloozer
Fri 13 – Loose Chippings
Sat 14 – Imagine The Beatles
Wed 18 – Student Bands Night
Thu 19 – Diabolus In Musica
Fri 20 – Guns Of Navarone
Sat 21 – Wellalive + Sirpico
Wed 25 – Student Bands Night
Thu 26 – Battle of the Bands
Sat 28 – Sack Sabbath + Club Le Shark

EASTLEIGH, CONCORDE CLUB
MAY
Sun 4 – John Maddocks Jazzmen
Wed 7 – Kyle Eastwood Band
Sun 11 – New Orleans Heat
Wed 14 – John Dankworth & Friends
Sun 18 – Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazz Band
Wed 21 - TBC
Sun 25 – Gambit Jazzmen
Wed 28 – TBC

JUNE
Sun 1 – Mission Hall Jazz Band
Wed 4 – Swedish Jazz Kings
Sun 8 – Colin Kingswell’s Jazz Bandits
Wed 11 - TBC
Sun 15 – Sussex Jazz Kings
Wed 18 – 10th Avenue Jazz Band
Sun 22 – Okeh All Stars
Wed 25 – Jivin’ Miss Daisy
Sun 29 - TBC

FAREHAM, ASHCROFT ARTS CENTRE
MAY
Thu 1 – Gareth Pearson
Thu 8 – Patrick Street
Sat 17 – Mas Y Mas
Thu 22 – Bob Brozman
Sat 24 – Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
Wed 28 – Strictly Dance Evening Salsa
Sat 31 – The Park Bench Social Club

JUNE
Thu 5 – The Specialists
Sat 7 – The New Scorpion Band
Sat 14 – Mor Karbasi
Sat 21 – Tiny Tin Lady
Wed 25 – Strictly Dance Evening Rock N’ Roll


FAREHAM, FERNEHAM HALL
MAY
Sun 4 – Band of HM Royal Marines
Wed 14 – Route 66 – Country rock/pop
Sat 17 – Havant Chamber Orchestra
Thu 29 – Sat 31 – Kiss Me Kate – Stage One Youth Theatre

JUNE
Thu 5 – The Motown Show
Wed 11 – We’ll Meet Again
Sun 15 – Dancemania
Fri 20 – Moscow By Night

NEW MILTON, FOREST ARTS CENTRE
MAY
Sat 3 – Lau (Kris Drever, Martin Green, Aidan O’Rourke) – Folk
Sat 10 – Michael Weston King
Sat 17 – Chimanimani – African Dance Band
Wed 28 – The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
Sat 30 – Pluck: The Specialists

JUNE
Sat 7 – Katzenjammer
Fri 20 – Tiny Tin Lady
Fri 27 – Last Night’s Fun

POOLE, MR KYPs
MAY
Fri 2 – Sgt Pepper’s Only Dart Board Band
Sat 3 – Elton John performed by Ed Hintze + Catalys
Sun 4 – Comedy Night
Fri 9 – The Jamm
Sat 10 – Ruby Turner
Wed 14 – Rockin’ The Joint
Fri 16 – The Bowie Experience
Sat 17 – Green Bay
Sun 18 – The Martin Harley Band
Fri 23 – Purple Rain – Prince tribute
Wed 28 – Ian Parker Band + Dani Wild
Fri 30 – Mentallica
Sat 31 – UK Subs

JUNE
Sun 1 – Comedy Night
Sat 7 – The Rat Pack
Wed 11 – Rockin’ The Joint
Sat 21 – Dirty DC
Fri 27 – Whole Lotta Led

PORTSMOUTH GUILDHALL
MAY
Sat 24 – Prom Praise
Tue 27 – The Pigeon Detectives
Thu 29 – One Night With Elvis – Lee ‘Memphis’ King

JUNE
Fri 13 – David Essex
Mon 23 – Russell Watson


PORTSMOUTH, WEDGEWOOD ROOMS
MAY
Thu 1 – Lethal Bizzle + Support
Sun 4 – The Orb + Support
Fri 16 – The Smyths
Sat 17 – The Strange Death of Liberal England + The Dawn Chorus + Fresh
Legs + Melodramas
Thu 22 – Fightstar + Support
Sun 25 – Joe Lean & The Jin Jan Jong
Fri 30 – Bog Rolling Stones

JUNE
Tue 24 – Enochian Theory + Mayz + Akakios + Frosthold

SALISBURY ARTS CENTRE
MAY
Fri 2 – Salisbury Area Young Musicians Rock School
Sun 4 – Big Band Brunch
Sun 11 – Keen Dance Latin Evening
Fri 16 – Whole Lotta Led
Sat 17 – Live Lunch with Head To Head
Sat 24 – N’Faly Kouyate & Dunyakan
Mon 26 – Ashley Hutchins: Lark Rise To Candleford
Wed 28 – Bach To The Future – Stewart Collins & Harry
Fri 30 – Pluck

JUNE
Sat 1 – Instant Sunshine
Thu 5 – Slava & Leonard Grigoryan
Fri 6 – Kissmet
Sun 8 – Allegri String Quartet
Thu 12 – Limehouse Lizzy
Sun 15 – Sue Hawker & Guy Gardner
Sat 21 – Jansa Moto
Fri 27 – Beerex Beer Festival


SALISBURY CITY HALL
MAY
Wed 7 – Sat 10 – The Pirates of Penzance
Mon 12 – Glitz Blitz & 70s Hitz – Showaddywaddy, The Sweet etc
Wed 14 – Beyond The Barricade
Thu 15 – All Our Yesterdays
Fri 16 – That’ll Be The Day
Sat 17 – Rick Wakeman’s Grumpy Old Picture Show
Fri 23 – Laurie Anderson – Stories From The Elevator
Sun 25 – Tinariwen + Justin Adams & The Juldeh Camara Trio
Thu 29 – Dennis Rollins

JUNE
Tue 3 – Supergrass
Mon 9 – David Essex
Thu 12 – Simply Ballroom
Thu 19 – Dolly – A Musical Appreciation of the Leading Lady
Tue 24 – The Lady Boys of Bangkok
Wed 25 – The Zombies + The Yardbirds

SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
MAY
Thu 1 – The Buzzcocks
Fri 2 – Johnny Winter
Sat 3 – Smerin’s Anti Social Club
Fri 16 – The Bluetones
Sun 18 – Julie Felix
Wed 21 – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Thu 22 – Comedy Night
Sun 25 – Andy McKee
Wed 28 – Robin Trower
Thu 29 – Mostly Autumn

JUNE
Wed 11 – Eric Bibb
Sun 29 – Midge Ure


SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL
MAY
Sat 3 – Adele
Wed 7 – Pendulum
Fri 16 – The Charlatans
Fri 30 – The Guillemots

JUNE
Sat 14 – Craig David
Wed 25 – Queensryche

SOUTHAMPTON, THE JOINERS
MAY
Thu 1 – Fearne + Max Raptor + Hopeless Attendance
Fri 2 – Angus & Julia Stone + Support
Thu 8 – Underground Heroes + Support
Fri 9 – Terrathorn + Nephwrack
Sat 10 – Black Couch + They Went To Portugal + The Warm + Virtue
Mon 12 – Captain Phoenix + Support
Fri 16 – The Whip + Support
Sat 17 – Lahayna + Support
Mon 19 – Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer + Pickled Dick
Thu 22 – BigD & The Kid’s Table + Sonic Boom Six + Random Hand
Sat 24 – The Reason + Support

JUNE
Watch this space!


SOUTHAMPTON MAYFLOWER THEATRE
MAY
To Sat 10 – High School Musical
Tue 13 – Sat 17 – Nutcracker!
Sun 25 – Thriller Live
Fri 30 – Sun June 1 – Lazy Town Live

JUNE
Sun 1 – Lazy Town Live
Tue 3 – Sat 7 – Hello Dolly with Anita Dobson
Tue 24 – Sat 28 – Dr Dolittle with Tommy Steele


SOUTHAMPTON, TALKING HEADS
MAY
Thu 1 – Ejector Seat Presents…

JUNE
Fri 20 – Blissfields In The City


SOUTHAMPTON, TURNER SIMS CONCERT HALL
MAY
Thu 1 – Bill Bruford & Michiel Borstlap
Tue 6 – Leslie Howard
Thu 8 – Juan Martin Flamenco Ensemble
Sun 11 – Flook
Thu 15 – Mendelssohn’s Octet
Sat 17 – Jason Moran
Sun 18 – Tcha Limberger’s Budapest Gypsy Orchestra
Thu 22 – Kate Royal & Christine Rice

JUNE
Sun 1 – Southampton University Sinfonietta
Mon 2 – Free Lunchtime Concert
Fri 6 – Free Lunchtime Concert
Sat 7 & Sun 8 – Southampton University Symphony Orchestra
Mon 9 – Free Lunchtime Concert
Fri 13 – Free Lunchtime Concert
Sat 28 – Pops Incorporated

WINCHESTER, RAILWAY INN
MAY
Fri 2 – The Eyes
Mon 5 – InMe + Sion (At The Vault)
Fri 9 – Joe Dangerous
Sat 10 – Maddison Heights
Fri 16 – Dyverse + Great Walls
Fri 23 – Sine Star Project + Silvery
Sat 24 – Nepwrack + Terrathon
Wed 28 – Kill The Arcade + Waiting For Sirens
Fri 30 – The Winchell Riots + Jonny Dare

JUNE
Watch this space!


WINCHESTER THEATRE ROYAL
MAY
To Sat 2 – The Sorcerer
Tue 6 – Gravitas
Sat 10 – The Puppini Sisters
Tue 27 – Sat 31 – Danny Champion Of The World

JUNE
Thu 12 – Transglobal Underground

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FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
THE BROOK, SOUTHAMPTON
SAT APRIL 19


CHUCK PROPHET
& THE MISSION EXPRESS
RAILWAY INN, WINCHESTER TUESDAY APRIL 22


XUEFEI YANG
 TURNER SIMS CONCERT HALL, SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY – 3PM, FRIDAY APRIL 18


BECK SIAN
QUAY ARTS,
NEWPORT,
ISLE OF WIGHT
SAT APRIL 19


MILLER ANDERSON THE CELLARS AT EASTNEY,
 SOUTHSEA,
 SUNDAY APRIL 20


RACHEL UNTHANK
& THE WINTERSET
THE JOINERS, SOUTHAMPTON THURSDAY APRIL 24 & SALISBURY ARTS
WED APRIL 30