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PLAYING OUT LOUD AUGUST 2002

ANDOVER (top)
Cricklade Theatre
, Charlton Road (01264 365698)
Look out for new season in September

BASINGSTOKE (top)
The Anvil
, Churchill Way (01256 844244)
Look out for new season in September

BOTLEY (top)
Brewery Bar
, Winchester Street (01489 782324)
Jazz on Sunday lunchtimes & Wednesday evenings

BOURNEMOUTH (top)
Mr. Smiths

Sun 4th - Stink 182 - Blink 182 tribute
Wed 7th - Acoustic night
Thu 8th - Orca
Fri 9th - Freeway - Rock
Sat 10th - Galahad - Indie
Wed 14th - Acoustic night
Thu 15th - Connie Lush & Blueshouter - Belting blues
Fri 16th - Molby K’s - Indie
Sat 17th - Blue Riff + Carve - Funk/Rock
Wed 21st - Acoustic night
Thu 22nd - The Hub - Indie
Fri 23rd - Dirty DC - Tribute
Sat 24th - The Psychics
Wed 28th - Acoustic night
Thu 29th - Adequate 7 - Ska
Fri 30th - Amor - Ex-Hoax Jon Amor’s rocking crew
Sat 31st - 20 Dead Camels - Ska

EASTLEIGH (top)
Concorde Club
, Stoneham Lane (02380 613989)
Sun 4th - Bob Dwyers Hot Seven
Wed 7th - Voxtet
Sun 14th - American All-Stars
Wed 18th - Gambit Jazzmen
Sun 21st - American All-Stars
Wed 25th - Gerry Brown’s Mission Hall Jazzmen
Sun 28th - No gig!

The Point, Leigh Road (02380 652333)
Look out for new season in September

FAREHAM (top)
Ashcroft Arts Centre
, Osborn Road (01329 235161)
Look out for new season in September

Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road (01329 231942)
Thu 15th - Dominic Kirwan
Wed 21st to Fri 24th - "Annie"

HYTHE (top)
Fountain Court Hotel
, Frost Lane (02380 846310)
Live music every Friday

LEE ON SOLENT (top)
Bellevue Hotel
, Seafront (023 9255 0258)
Entertainment every night of the week with live rock on Sundays

LYMINGTON (top)
Long’s Wine Bar
, High Street (01590 677550)
Thu 1st - Jazz Vortex
Fri 2nd - Bob Pearce Trio
Sat 3rd - Axel & The Wheels
Wed 7th - Jam session
Thu 8th - Jazz In Mind
Fri 9th - Trouble In Mind
Sat 10th - The Fender Twins
Wed 14th - Eddie Vortex
Thu 15th - Andy Trim Jazz Band
Fri 16th - Eddie Vortex
Sat 17th - The Werewolves of London
Wed 21st Trouble In Mind
Thu 22nd - Jazz In Mind
Fri 23rd - The New Wrecking Crew
Sat 24th - Pete Leigh & The Union
Sun 25th - Caribbean Night with Wayne Gibson
Wed 28th - TBC
Thu 29th - Ray D’Inverno Trio
Fri 30th - The Bluescasters
Sat 31st - Ronnie & Johnny

The Thomas Tripp
Sun 4th - Micky Steele Band - Blues
Wed 7th - Matt Black - Boogie Woogie piano
Sat 10th - Cavendish - Acoustic
Wed 14th - Matt Black
Thu 15th - The Dodge Brothers - Bluegrass
Sat 17th - Hot Rod Jesus - Rock
Sun 18th - Sunny Jim Syanide - Old school punk
Wed 21st - Matt Black
Wed 28th - Matt Black

LYNDHURST (top)
Waterloo Arms
, High Street (02380 282113)
Sunday lunchtimes - Ron Spack’s Jazz Sounds

NEW MILTON (top)
Forest Arts Centre
(01425 612393)
Thu 1st - Black Umfulosi - Exuberant song & dance from Zimbabwe

PLAITFORD (top)
Shoe Inn
, Salisbury Road (01794 322397)
Fri 2nd - 9Ft Sergeant - Lively Irish band
Sun 4th - Bluescasters - Blues
Fri 9th - Beggars Choice - Blues
Sun 11th - Tramp - R&B
Fri 16th - Shebeen - Irish music
Sun 18th - Sunflower - Jazzy blues
Fri 23rd - Jazz Gitanes - Django-style jazz
Sun 25th - Steam Machine - West Coast R&B

PORTSMOUTH (top)
The Contented Pig,
Fratton Road (02392 821963)
Live music, mainly rock, nearly every night

New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk (02392 649000)
New season starts in September

Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square (02392 834773)
New season starts in September

Wedgewood Rooms, Albert Road, Southsea (02392 293301)
Thu 1st - Indigo Girls -
Tue 6th - The Pattern - Punk-soul-boogie oufit from USA
Wed 7th - Bands 02 - Heat 5
Thu 8th - Seminal Hatred + Aconite Thrill + 3 more heavy metal bands
Fri 9th - Hipshaker
Sat 10th - Binary Nation 4
Tue 13th - Bands 02 - Heat 6
Wed 14th - Rock The Abbey Revisited - Girls on Top etc
Thu 15th - Rock The Abbey Revisited - Rachel Stamp etc
Fri 16th - Comedy Club
Sat 17th - Funkt-If-Ino
Sun 18th - Unplugged Night - Chris Perrin, Emma Mac etc
Mon 19th - Bands 02 - Heat 7
Tue 20th - Feeder
Fri 23rd - Not The Reading Festival - Whitefake etc
Sat 24th - Deltawave - Trance night
Thu 29th - Ground Level - Indie night
Fri 30th - Comedy Club
Sat 31st - Release

ROMSEY (top)
Luzborough House
, Botley Road (01794 523816)
Sun 4th - Austen - Andover’s top young indie-rockers
Sun 11th - Burn - Combustible rock
Sun 18th - N.V. - Rock
Sun 25th - World Machine - 80s Rock

SALISBURY (top)
Arts Centre,
Bedwin Street (01722 321744)
New season starts in September

City Hall, Malthouse Lane (01722 327676)
Sat 31st - Summer Concert - Wilts & Swindon Youth Orchestra entertain

SOUTHAMPTON (top)
Bent Brief
, 17-19 Lodge Road (02380 322151)
Fri 2nd - Midway - Soulful covers
Sat 3rd - Bob Pearce - Southampton’s grandpa of the blues
Fri 9th - Ronnie & Johnny - Sax/guitar jazzy blues
Sat 10th - Arnie Cottrell & Mo Thomas - Blues
Fri 16th - Lucy Kitchen
Sat 17th - Claude Bourbon - A Frenchman sings the blues
Fri 23rd - Ronnie & Johnny
Sat 24th - Arnie & Mo
Fri 30th - Pete Harris & Mark Houghton - Guitar/harmonica blues
Sat 31st - TBC

Bitterne Park Hotel, 2-4 Cobden Avenue (02380 322445)
Fri 2nd - Purple Monkey - Glam rock
Sat 3rd - Both Worlds - Rock covers
Fri 9th - Crash - Rock
Sat 10th - Get A Grip - Rock
Fri 16th - Lynchpin - Heavy metal covers
Sat 17th - Orange Street - Rock
Fri 23rd - Rock Doctors - Rock
Sat 24th - Barracuda - Rock
Fri 30th - Tramp - 50s throwbacks
Sat 31st - TBC

The Brook, Portswood Road (02380 555366)
Sat 3rd - 2Tonic + The Automatics -
Fri 9th - Into The Bleach - Bouncy Blondie tribute band
Sat 10th - Los Pacaminos - Fun Tex-Mex with Paul Young & co
Fri 16th - More Specials - Saluting the heroes of 2Tone
Sat 17th - Wilko Johnson Band - More manic old-style R&B
Thu 22nd - Wayne Hussey - Former lead singer with The Mission
Fri 23rd - Mambo Jambo - Big Latin sounds with Oren & friends
Sat 24th - Rufus Stone - Southampton’s Sultans of Soul
Fri 30th - RU40 - UB40 tribute
Sat 31st - 69 - Bryan Adams tribute

Dolphin, Osborne Road, St Denys (02380 399369)
Tue 6th - Irish Session with Pat & Colm
Wed 7th - Contraband
Tue 13th - Irish Session
Wed 14th - Arnie Cottrell & Tim Payne
Tue 20th - Irish Session
Wed 21st - Contraband
Tue 17th - Irish Session
Wed 28th - Arnie Cottrell & Tim Payne

Fo’c’sle Folk Club, Duke of Wellington, Bugle Street (02380 456337)
No gigs during August - resumes every Friday in September

Guildhall, West Marlands Road (02380 632601)
No music presentations during August

The Hobbit, 134 Bevois Valley Road (02380 232591)
Thu 1st - Tom Bombadil’s open mic night - Amateurs get a chance to show off
Fri 2nd - Mainstream - Rock
Sat 3rd - Connect 4 - Melodic indie
Sun 4th - Jhassisinthelk - Jazzy stuff with great female vocalist
Mon 5th - James & Denovo
Tue 6th - Eek & Denovo
Wed 7th - Kalisti - Celtic folk rock
Thu 8th - Open mic night
Fri 9th - Harsh - Upcoming punk band
Sat 10th - Dave & Andy - Acoustic duo
Sun 11th - Jhassisinthelk -
Mon 12th - James & Denovo -
Tues 13th - Eek & Denovo
Wed 14th - Kalisti - Celtic folk rock
Thu 15th - Open mic night
Fri 16th - Snaffler - Indie rock
Sat 17th - Mayz - Rock & pop
Sun 18th - Jhassisinthelk
Mon 19th - James & Denovo
Tue 20th - Eek & Denovo -
Wed 21st - Kalisti
Thu 22nd - Open mic night
Fri 23rd - Durango 75 -
Sat 24th - Rufus Stone - The Dinosaurs of Soul!
Sun 25th - Jhassisinthelk
Mon 26th - Bank Holiday Special
Tue 27th - Eek & Denovo
Wed 28th - Kalisti
Thu 29th Open mic night
Fri 30th - Lustria - Contemporary rock
Sat 31st - Loki - Funky blues rock

The Joiners, St Mary Street (02380 229319)
Thu 1st - Adria, Spyder Baby, Hidden Agenda, FaceLift-Wired
Fri 2nd - Brezhnef + Howards Alias + 40ft Fall + Newtown Grunts
Sat 3rd - Shine + Candlefire +Aubrey Lemmon -
Sat 10th - Long Tall Shorty + The Rowed Out + more tbc

King Alfred, Old Northam Road (02380 630130)
Live music Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun

The Platform Tavern, Town Quay (02380 337232)
Thu 1st - Gerry & Rick Hearns - Acoustic blues
Sun 4th - Bob Pearce - The grandfather of blues returns
Tue 6th - Jo Long - Appealing folk singer
Thu 8th - George Smerin - Latin jazz sounds
Sun 11th - Matt Empson - Boogie woogie piano maestro
Weds 14th Derrrin Nauendorf & Dave Downing - Aussie blues/roots sensations
Thu 15th - Midway - Soulful covers
Sun 18th - Will Killeen - Husky acoustic bluesman
Thu 22nd - Claude Bourbon - A Frenchman seengs zee blues
Sun 25th - Ronnie & Johnny - Jazzy sax/guitar duo
Tue 27th - Showcase - New talent gets a chance to shine
Thu 29th - Lucy Kitchen - 60s/70s covers

Roddington Forge, Allington Lane, West End (02380 613325)
Country & western music every Friday and Saturday

St Denys Hotel, 1 Aberdeen Road, St Denys
Acoustic folk & blues every Thursday

Southampton Jazz Club, John Arlott Bar, University Campus (02380 768030)
Jazz every Tuesday night during University term

The Swan, 219 Portsmouth Road, Woolston (02380 447747)
Thu 1st - Jam session
Sat 3rd - The Rhinomen - Rock with Roger and friends
Sun 4th - If 6 Was 9 - Hendrix rockers
Thu 8th - Jam session
Fri 9th - N.V. - Rock
Sat 10th - Electric Images - Rock
Sun 11th - Both Worlds - Rock
Thu 15th - Jam Session -
Fri 16th - Bone Idle - Rock
Sat 17th - 9 Volt Lizards - Rock with a young local band
Sun 18th - Purple Monkey - 70s glam rock
Thu 22nd - Jam session
Fri 23rd - K-Kara - Indie rock
Sat 24th - Karoaoke
Sun 25th - Roadhouse - Blues
Thu 29th - Jam session
Fri 30th - Alibi - Rock covers
Sat 31st - Disco

Talking Heads, Portswood Road (02380 678446)
Thu 1st - Blyth Power - Driving roots rock with Joseph Porter & co
Fri 2nd - Redeye Band - Powerhouse blues trio
Sat 3rd - Sambando Carnival Night - Banda Bat-2-K host samba night
Sun 4th - Candle Club Showcase - Cream of new local talent
Tue 6th - Poetry Slam - Open poetry competition - cash prizes
Fri 9th - The Headhunters - Quality electric blues
Sat 10th - Skimmer - Home grown songs for home grown people
Thu 15th - Rhythm of Resistance - Heavy steppin’ dub DJ’s
Fri 16th - Mary Jane - Rising young folk-rock band
Sat 17th - Ramshaka - Rollicking reggae sounds
Tue 20th - Unique Audio - Club & chart sounds
Wed 21st - The New Wrecking Crew - Soul, funk, jazz & R n’ B line-up
Thu 22nd - Barrington - Melodic original songs from a fresh young band
Fri 23rd - The Underground - Three-piece freakbeat throwback
Sat 24th - Arnie Cottrell Band - ‘The Master’ returns with some electric blues
Wed 28th - Rat:daddy, Loose Thread + The Egos - New bands showcase
Thu 29th - Near Dark - Katy Kitten & Ko get scary
Fri 30th - Bates Motel - Cornish psycho-celts whip up a storm
Sat 31st - Batanai Marimba - 9-piece Southern African roots band

WARSASH (top)
The Ferryman
,
Sat 3rd - Fair Warning

WINCHESTER (top)
Railway Inn
, 3 St Pauls Hill (01962 867795)
Sun 11th - Fare Has A Driver + Red Shift + Without Motive
Mon 12th - Roots Night
Wed 14th - Naked Apes + The Bastards
Thu 15th - Drowning By Numbers + Daughters Courageous
Fri 16th - Dionysus + Dead Neighbours
Sun 18th - Burst Rondo + Downtown Maniacs + Gilamonsters
Mon 19th - Roots Night
Tue 20th - The Sense + supports
Wed 21st - Amoeba + supports
Thu 22nd - Idoru + The Sunset Sound
Fri 23rd - Full Deaf
Mon 26th - Roots Night
Thu 29th - The Brian Hayward Experience
Sat 31st - The Good Time Charlies

Theatre Royal, Jewry Street (01962 840440)
New season starts in September

Tower Arts Centre, Romsey Road (01962 867986)
New season starts in September

FESTIVAL CORNER - AUGUST (top)
Fri Aug 2nd - Fri Aug 9th - SIDMOUTH FESTIVAL
Fri Aug 23rd - Sun 25th - READING FESTIVAL

Featured artists:
Skimmer
@ Talking Heads
(Soton)
Sat Aug 10th


Derrin Nauendorf & David Downing
@ Platform Tavern
(Soton)
Wed Aug 14th


Jamie Moses
of Los Pacaminos
@ The Brook
(Soton)
Sat Aug 10th.


Harsh
@ The Hobbit
(Soton)
Fri Aug 9th.

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