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Live Guide
JANUARY 2004
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ALDERSHOT (top)
Princes Hall, Princes Way (01252 329155)
To 4th - Dick Whittington with Ripley & Scuff
West End Centre, Queens Road (01252 330040)
Free acoustic nights in the bar every Wednesday
ALRESFORD (top)
Arlebury Park Club, The Avenue,
Thu 15th -Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazz Band
ALTON (top)
Star Inn, Bentworth (01420 581244)
Jam sessions on Sundays
ANDOVER (top)
Cricklade Theatre, Charlton Road (01264 365698)
Fri 16th & Sat 17th - Dick Whittington - Bridge Street Players annual panto
Thu 22nd - The Bingham String Quartet - Andover Music Club presentation
Enham Club, 15 Newbury Road, Enham Alamein (01264 352098)
Rock every Saturday night
King Edward V11 Memorial Hall, Upper Clatford (01264
364732)
Sat 10th - Ensemble Champagne - Entertaining classical outfit
Railway Tavern, 71 Weyhill Road (01264 362474)
Live music most Saturday nights
The Swallow, River Way (01264 395190)
Blues jam on third Monday of each month, jazz sessions on last Monday of month
BASINGSTOKE (top)
The Anvil, Churchill Way (01256 844244)
To Jan 4 - Cinderella - Pantomime starring Chris Jarvis, Sarah Thomas etc
Sat 10th - Viennese Evening - BSO play Strauss
Sun 11th - 3.30pm - Hants County Youth Orchestra & Band - Joint New Year Concert
Thu 22nd - London Mozart Players - Not playing Mozart, but Schubert, Dvorak etc
Sat 24th - Tony Hadley vs Peter Cox & Go West - Reborn 80s popsters combine
Sun 25th - Rockin' On Heaven's Door - Musical tributes to Elvis, Buddy, Roy & co
Fri 30th - Mamma Mia - The Concert - Not just Abba hits but Barry White, Grease
etc
Fri 30th - (In The Forge) - Adel Salameh - Arab lute virtuoso
Sat 31 st - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Playing Tchaikovsky & Mahler
The Bang Bar, 5 The Parade (01256 357757)
Live blues/rock on Saturday night
Basingstoke Blues Club, Moose Centre, Churchill Way (01256
321837)
Sat 17th - John Idan - Currently lead singer with The Yardbirds, Top Topham -
Original guitarist with The Yardbirds, Bobby Taylor - Bass (Ben E King, Garnett
Mimms),
Dave Raeburn - Drums (Hoax, Bob Hall), Dave Rose - Keys (Alan Price, Dick
Heckstall-Smith) - All-star line-up for a special blues evening
Central Studio, Queen Mary’s College, Cliddesden
Road (01256 418318)
No live music during January
Haymarket Theatre, Wote Street (01256 465566)
No live music in January
Pizza Express, The Whitehouse, Winchester Road (01256
354439)
Jazz on Wednesday nights
BISHOPS WALTHAM (top)
Nonsuch Folk Club, The Social Club
Folk sessions every Tuesday and featured artists first Tuesday of each month
BOTLEY (top)
Brewery Bar, Winchester Street, (01489 782324)
Traditional jazz Sunday lunchtimes + Chris Paradine’s Ocean Jazz Monday eve +
Wed 7th - Tim Eyles & The Gentlemen of Jazz
BOURNEMOUTH (top)
Bar Tonka, 39 Toole Hill (01202 522733)
Regular live rock music
Belvedere Hotel (01202 297556)
Jazz every Fri/Sat/Sun
BIC (01202 456456)
Tue 3rd - Thu 22nd - UK Dance Championships
Gander On The Green, 2 Holdenhurst Rd (01202 290294)
Live music Fri/Sat + including
Fri 9th - The Hedgemonkeys
Green Room, The Portman, 97 Ashley Road, Boscombe
(01202 393499)
Sunday afternoon “Headhunters” sessions to develop local talent, Sunday evenings
Shenanigans Folk Night, plus rock bands on Fri/Sat inc:
Sun 4th - Perico
Sun 11th - Duncan McCartney -Guitarist playing original roots-influenced
material Sun 18th - Eclectic Mix - Group of folksinger-guitarists playing for
charity
Sun 25th - Djambo - Globally tribal - bombala!
Klute & Brees, 20 Exeter Rd (01202 298866)
Jazz every Wednesday night
Mr. Smiths, (01202 291617)
Acoustic Solutions every Wednesday +
Fri 2nd - Mirrorball + Precious Mckenzy + Adam Boucher
Fri 16th - Rolling Dog + Dhalla
O’Neills, 231 Old Christchurch Road,
Wed 28th - Food, Sex & Violence: Lead To Wine + Bang Lassy + Lullabye Blue
Pavilion Theatre, (01202 456456)
To 11th - Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Panto
Sat 17th - The Australian Pink Floyd Show - Spectacular Pink Floyd tribute
Thu 22nd - Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings - Stones’ bassman & distinguished guests
Sat 31st - The Kings of Swing - Live In Concert - Celebrating Rat Pack era music
The Villa, 140/142 Holdenhurst Road (01202 551802)
Live music at weekends
BRADFORD ON AVON (top)
The Bear Inn,
Live bands on Fridays
Black Cat, Riverside
Regular live music
George Inn, Wooley St (01225 865650)
Jazz most Mondays +
Fri 9th - 16 Speed
Fri 30th - Rattlesnake Shake
Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road (01225 860100)
Sat 3rd - Wiltshire & Swindon Youth Orchestra
Sun 4 th - Wiltshire & Swindon Youth Orchestra
Sat 10th - The Gig: Jazz Factory + Dave King + GBH Big Band
Sat 31st - London Winds
BURLEY (top)
Queens Head
Live jazz on Friday nights
White Buck Inn
Free Jazz with The Jazz Aces every Thursday
CHANDLERS FORD (top)
Jones’s Wine Bar, Fryern Arcade, Winchester Rd (02380 275237)
Live music at weekends
CHICHESTER (top)
Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park (01243 784437)
To Jan 3 - The Wizard of Oz - Youth Theatre musical production
The Fountain, 34 Southgate (01243 781352)
Jazz with The Dave Murrell Trio every Friday, + live music Tue/Sat inc:
The Venue, off Quarry Lane (01243 775888)
Regular live music
CHRISTCHURCH (top)
Lamb Inn, Winkton (01425 672427)
Live jazz every Wednesday with Spirit Of New Orleans
Regent Centre, 51 High Street (01202 499148)
Sun 4th - New Year Viennese Concert - Hear the music of Strauss
Sun 11th - Tina May - I'll Take Romance - Classy jazz singer
Sun 25th - Sun 31st - Jack and the Beanstalk - Pantomime
Stourvale, 259 Barrack Road,
Sat 24th - Chameleon - Blues/rock
Thomas Tripp, Wick Lane (01202 490498)
Live music Sat/Sun & Tue/Wed including:
Wed 14th - Indian Summer - Acoustic duo
Ye Old George, 2a Castle Street ( 01202 479383)
Details to follow
CORFE (top)
The Greyhound, The Square
Live music at weekends
CORFE MULLEN (top)
The Mount,
Sat 10th - The Joyce Gang - Folk
Sat 17th - Quicksilver - Folk
CRAWLEY (near Winchester) (top)
Rack & Manger, Stockbridge Road (01962 776281)
Live music Fridays & Saturdays
DORCHESTER (top)
Dorchester Arts Centre, School Lane, The Grove (01305 266926)
Sat 3rd - The Paddy Milner Band - Blues & boogie
EASTLEIGH (top)
Breezers, Southampton Rd (02380 619090)
Live music at weekends - ring for details
Sat 10th - Ska-Gazm + Careless -
Concorde Club, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh (02380 613989)
Open every night of the week with the cream of British, American & world jazz
inc:
Sun 4th - The Delta Jazz Band
Wed 7th - John Maddocks Trio
Sun 11th - Excelsior Vintage Jazz Band
Wed 14th - Shirley Morgan's Showtime Big Band
Sun 18th - Gerry Brown & Mission Hall Band
Wed 21st - Sportinghouse Strings
Sun 25th - The Antique Six
Mon 26th - Hampshire Jazz Orchestra Charity Night
Wed 28th - Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band
Phoenix Club, Fire & Rescue HQ
Sat 17th - Vintage Jazz
The Point, Leigh Road ( 02380 652333)
Wed 14th - Sat 17th - Jack & The Beanstalk - Panto
Wed 21st - Sat 24th - Babes In The Wood - Panto
Wed 28th - Lullaby - Dance event
FAREHAM (top)
Ashcroft Arts Centre, Osborn Road (01329 235161)
Sat 24th - Michael Messer - Acoustic blues award winner
Sat 31st - Chris Newman & Marie Ni Chathasaigh - Folk & world duo
Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road (01329 231942)
To Jan 11th - Dick Whittington with Keith Harris etc - Panto
Fri 23rd - Schools Charity Prom
Sun 25th - Dance Crazy - Contemporary dance
Village Folk Club, The Limes Hotel, Catisfield (02392
522500)
Sat 3rd - Anything Goes/Session Night
FARNHAM (top)
The Maltings, Bridge Square (01252 726234)
Thu 15th - The Guv’nors with special guest Dorris Henderson - blues in the
Cellar Bar with superb Afro-American blues/gospel singer Dorris Henderson
Thu 22nd - Cryin’ Out Loud - Rock, blues & funk in the Cellar Bar
Thu 29th - Kate Pereira & The Tone Kings - Soulful blues in the Cellar Bar
The Pit, Itchel Lane (01252 850789)
Ring for details
FERNDOWN (top)
Barrington Theatre, Ferndown Community Centre (01202 894858)
Dances on Friday nights +
Tue 6th - 'Sounds Nostalgic' Evening Dance
Wed 7th - Ferndown Music Makers with Andrew Nix
Fri 16th - Rock & Roll Concert with Mike Hurst (Ex-Springfields) & his All Stars
Tue 27th - Sat 31st - Ferndown Phoenix Musical Society Panto 'Little Miss Muffet'
Bridge House Hotel, Longham,
Fri 2nd - The New Gateway Jazz Band
Fri 23rd - The John Maddocks Jazzmen
Foresters Arms, 61-63 Anns Hill Rd
Regular jazz sessions
FORDINGBRIDGE (top)
Ashburn Hotel,
Thu 15th - Entico Tomasso guests with Alan James and “All That Jazz”
GOSPORT (top)
Alverbank Country House Hotel,
Sat 24th - Scott Hamilton Quartet
Gosport Jazz Club, Thorngate Halls, Bury Road
(ring Stoke Gallery 02392 522834)
Jazz every Wednesday night:
Wed 7th - The Old Thumper Jazz Band
Wed 14th - Richard Bennett’s New Orleans Jazz Band
Wed 21st - The Antique Six
Wed 28th - The Vintage Jazzband
HAMBLEDON (top)
Hambledon Folk Club, Youth Hut, Village Hall (023 92 632812)
Wed 14th - Reavers Rant
HAVANT (top)
Havant Arts Centre, East Street (02392 472700)
Tue 6th - Sat 10th - Fame - The Musical - Dynamo Youth Theatre
Tue 13th - David Newton & Mick Hanson - Jazz guitar/piano duo
Thu 22nd - Robert Max & Zoe Solomon - Cello & piano classical duo
Sat 31st - Preston Reed - Pop & rock guitarist
Royal Oak Folk Club, Langstone
Singarounds every third Sunday
HAYLING ISLAND (top)
Newtown House Hotel,
Every Tuesday night - Cockle Rythe Jazz Band
Inn On The Beach, 97 Seafront (02392 460043)
Jazz Sunday lunchtimes, Jam Session on Mondays, New Band Night on Tuesdays, plus
other live music inc:
HINTON ST MICHAEL (top)
East Close Jazz Club, East Close Hotel, (01425 672404)
Jazz on Tues/Fri with the Bernie Farrenden Quartet + guests
HORDLE (top)
WI Hall, (01425 615123)
Fri 16th - Isla St Clair - Folk
HYTHE (top)
Fountain Court Hotel, Frost Lane, (02380 846310)
Live music every Friday
ISLE OF WIGHT - NEWPORT (top)
Medina Theatre (01983 527020)
Sat 3rd - Isle of Wight Youth Symphony Orchestra - Britten, Sibelius etc
Sun 18th - 2:45pm - Island Concert Band
Quay Arts Centre (01983 822490)
Thu 29th - Le Gop - Highly original French Band
ISLE OF WIGHT - SHANKLIN (top)
Portico Theatre, Priory Road (01983 730930)
Regular live music - ring for details
ISLE OF WIGHT - VENTNOR (top)
Ventnor Towers Hotel,
Every Tuesday night - Tim Saul Trio & guests +
More Isle of Wight live music at the following venues:
Anchor Inn, Cowes
Vine Inn, Freshwater
The Woodvale, Gurnard
Travellers Joy, Northwood
Pointers Inn, Newchurch
The Commical, Sandown
Fountain Inn, Sandown
The Tap, Sandown
The Mill Bay, Ventnor,
The Spy Glass, Ventnor
LINWOOD (top)
Red Shoot Inn, Toms Lane (01425 475792)
Live rock music on Sundays
LONGHAM (top)
Bluebird Club, Ham Lane,
Country music every Tuesday night:
LYMINGTON (top)
Hobler Pub, (01590 623291)
Jazz on Tuesday nights
Long’s Wine Bar, High Street (01590 677550)
Live music at weekends - ring for details
Mooses, Ashley Lane, off High Street (01590 675370)
Live music on Wednesdays
Stanwell House, 14 High Street (01590 677123)
Live music, mainly jazz, every Tuesday from 8pm
The Thomas Tripp, Stanford Road (01590 689047)
Matt Black the piano man every Wednesday plus live music Sat/Sun
LYNDHURST (top)
Coburns, High Street
Occasional live music
Fox & Hounds, High Street
Jazz on Thursdays with the Paul Styles Duo
Waterloo Arms, High Street (02380 282113)
Sunday lunchtimes - Jazz with Mark Tubbs Duo
NETLEY ABBEY (top)
Woolston & Netley Folk Club, The Prince Consort (02380 434209)
Meets every Friday night
NEWBURY (top)
Corn Exchange, Market Place (01635 522733)
Fri 16th - 1pm - Southern Sinfonia Cafe Concert
Thu 29th & Fri 30th - Voulez Vous - All the Abba hits
Sat 31st - Southern Sinfonia String Sensations - Elgar, Dvorak etc
NEW MILTON (top)
Forest Arts Centre, (01425 612393)
Sat 17th - CD Launch: Undressed: State Of Undress - Folk-rock
Fri 23rd - King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
Rydal Hotel,
Regular live music
NORTH BOARHUNT (top)
Boarhunt Village Blues Club, Memorial Hall, Trampers Lane
Blues on Friday nights
Forest Folk Club (01329 833625)
Mon 5th - Singaround
Mon 19th - Paul Downes
PENNINGTON (top)
The White Hart
Live music at weekends
PETERSFIELD (top)
Traders Club, 36a High Street (01730 233022)
Live music Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday
PLAITFORD (top)
The Shoe Inn, Salisbury Road (01794 322397)
Fri 2nd - Arnie Cottrell & Tim Payne - Blues, Cajun & more
Sun 4th - No Previous - Blues
Fri 9th - Mo Thomas & Steve Roberts - Blues
Sun 11th - Timmy Payne - More blues!
Fri 16th - 9 Ft Sergeant - Irish folk
Sun 18th - Arnie Cottrell & Pete Catlin’s Electric Band - Blues
Fri 23rd - Lou Stonehill - Inner Space
Sun 25th - The Bluescasters
Fri 30th - Reavers Rant - Folk
POOLE (top)
Angel Inn, (01202 666431)
Regular live music
Blue Boar, 29 Market Close (01202 682247)
Live music at weekends, mainly blues/rock
Sun 7th - Eden
Fri 9th - The Recliners
Sun 14th - Renegade
Fri 16th - The Reptiles
Fri 23rd - Wireless Set
Fri 30th - Mission Impossible
Central Hotel, Lower Parkstone (01202 743970)
Folk Club Sundays + regular live music inc:
Sat 24th - Stout
Lighthouse, Kingland Rd ( 01202 685222)
BSO classical concerts every Wednesday +
To January 10th - Peter Pan - Panto with Matthew Kelly, Tracey Childs etc
Thu 1st - New Year Viennese Gala
Sat 17th - Take It To The Max - Kokoro, the contemporary music ensemble of BSO
celebrate the music of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies in his presence
Lord Nelson,
Regular live music
Mr Kyps, 8a Parr St, Ashley Cross, Lower Parkstone (01202
748945)
Thu 8th - Ian Parker Band - Rising soulful blues singer & band
Sat 10th - Stipe - REM tribute
Tue 13th - Rockin The Joint - 4-piece playing 50s rock & roll, rockabilly etc
Fri 16th - Toxic Twins - Aerosmith tribute
Sat 17th - Mentallica - Metallica tribute
Thu 22nd - Arlen + Djambo - Folk
Fri 23rd - The Bowie Experience - Sounds like David Bowie then
Sat 24th - Deepest Purple - Deep Purple tribute
Fri 30th - Dirty DC - AC/DC tribute
Sat 31st - Larry Miller - Rock & blues with a world-class guitarist
Salterns Hotel,
Sundays at 2pm - G13 - Jazz
Waters Edge, 2 High Street (01202 672911)
Thu 22nd - Juju Men - R&B
PORTLAND (top)
Jolly Sailor, 24 Castletown (01305 822322)
Regular live music
PORTSMOUTH, ROWLANDS CASTLE & SOUTHSEA (top)
Albert Tavern, South Parade (02392 732283)
Regular live music
Bullfrog Blues Club, The Albert Bar, South Parade
Pier, Southsea (02392 43626)
Thu 8th - Lyndon Anderson Band - The Albert Tavern
Thu 15th - Kent Duchaine -The Albert Bar
Thu 22nd - Dave Spectre with Sonny Black - The Albert Tavern
Thu 29th - The Jive Aces - The Albert Tavern
(The) Cellars, Eastney, Southsea (02392 826249)
Regular live music
Eastney RMA Tavern, 100 Cromwell Rd, Southsea (02392
826246)
Jazz on Fridays and Sundays +
Fountain Inn, 34 The Green, Rowlands Castle (02392 412291)
Jam Sessions on Tue/Wed, live duos etc Fri/Sat
Kings Theatre, (02392 828282)
Details to follow
New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth (02392
649000)
Details to follow
Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square (02392 834773)
Tue 20th - Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings
Fri 23rd - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven, Shostakovitch etc
Wed 28th - Children's Concert
Pyramid Centre, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea (02392
799977)
Thu 29th - Him
Railway Folk Club, The Alma Arms, 139 Highland Road,
Southsea
Folk every Monday
Rosie’s Vineyard, Southsea
Jazz Sunday lunchtimes plus:
South Parade Pier, Southsea (02392 8638911)
Details to follow
Wedgewood Rooms, Albert Road, Southsea (02392 293301)
Acoustic night every Tuesday +
Fri 16th - Earls Court '75: Whole Lotta Led - Led Zeppelin tribute special
Sat 17th - Deltawave - Psy Trance Club featuring Kneebone + Wak + Venus Sun 18th
- The Black Keys + Special Guests
Tue 20th - Homegrown + Allister + The Early November +Didden In Plain View
Sat 24th - Alex Paterson (The Orb) + Vortechral Live + Simon Heartfield
Sun 25th - Lloyd Cole - Solo Tour 2004
Mon 26th - Brand New + Stray Light Run (ex-Taking Back Sunday) + Moneen
Wed 28th - Longview + Special Guests
Fri 30th - The Alarm - In The Poppy Fields Tour
RINGWOOD (top)
Crown Hotel, Southampton Road (01425 472708)
Occasional live music - ring for details
Elm Tree Inn
Folk Club meets Tuesday evenings
Inn on the Furlong, 12 Meeting House Lane (01425 475139)
Live music on Tuesday nights
London Tavern, Linford Road, Poulner
Live music Saturdays + Rob Jones on piano Sunday lunchtime
Moors Valley Country Park (01425 470721)
ROMSEY (top)
Abbey Folk Club, Abbey Hotel, 11Church Street (01794 513360)
Every second Thursday each month - Innominata
Plaza Theatre,
Tue 13th - Sat 24th - Cinderella - Family panto
Star Inn, The Horsefair (01794 516353)
Live folk music every Saturday night
SALISBURY (top)
Arts Centre, Bedwin Street (01722 321744)
No live music during January
City Hall, Malthouse Lane (01722 327676)
Sat 3rd - New Year Viennese Spectacular - Johann Strauss Centenary Concert
Fri 23rd - Voulez Vous - Costume changes galore in Abba spectacular
Sat 24th - Australian Pink Floyd Show - Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary
Tour
Fri 30th - The Blues Band - Paul Jones & co with some authentic blues
Sat 31st - Sarum Chamber Orchestra - Mozart, Beethoven & more
Cloisters, Ivy Street (01722 338102)
Live music every Thursday night
Salisbury Jazz Club, Livestock Market,
Netherhampton Rd (01722 712293)
Jazz on Friday nights inc:
Fri 9th - Roger Wells & His New Orleans Hotshots
Salisbury Playhouse (01722 320333)
To Jan 10 - Aladdin - Panto with singing, dancing, humour & a magic lamp
The Old Ale House, Crane Street (01722 333111)
Live music every Thursday:
The Retreat Inn, 33 Milford St, (01722 338686)
Jazz on Sunday evenings
Winchester Gate,
Sat 24th - Suicidal Pussy Cat
SHAFTESBURY (top)
Shaftesbury Arts Centre, 13 Bell St (01747 854321)
Details to follow
SOUTHAMPTON (top)
Bent Brief, 17-19 Lodge Road (02380 322151)
Jam Sessions on Wednesdays, Irish night Thursdays + live music Fri/Sat:
Bitterne Park Hotel, 2-4 Cobden Avenue (02380 322445)
New band night on Thursdays, & rock Fri/Sat
The Brook, Portswood Road (02380 555366)
Fri 2nd - Larry Miller - Guitar-led blues rock
Sat 3rd - Wilko Johnson - Inspired R&B with former Dr Feelgood ace
Fri 9th - The Ian Parker Band - Young, soulful, bluesy band on the up
Sat 10th - BeeGees Tribute - High pitched tribute act
Thu 15th - Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack - Stan The Man still plucking and clucking
Fri 16th - T-Rextasy - Get it on with Danielz’s award-winning T-Rex tribute band
Sat 17th - Comedy Club - 3 top stand-ups aim to amuse
Fri 23rd - Steve Gibbons - Charismatic rock veteran returns
Sat 24th - Trafficker - Bluesy guitar-led outfit featuring Tommy Allen
Wed 28th - Jadis - Atmospheric progressive rock
Thu 29th - Tyla Gang - Sean Tyla’s tight rocking blues outfit
Fri 30th - Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band - Soul legend returns
Sat 31st - By Jovi - Spot-on Bon Jovi tribute act
Central Hall,
Sat 17th - 11.00am - Family Concert - City of Southampton Orchestra
The Cricketers, Carlton Place
Jazz on Sunday evenings 6.30pm
Dolphin, Osborne Road, St Denys (02380 399369)
Irish sessions every Tuesday, plus live music on Weds/Thurs
Ferryman & Firkin, High Street (02380 225458)
Indie rock bands at weekends
Fo’c’sle Folk Club, Duke of Wellington, Bugle Street
(02380 456337)
Fri 2nd - Anything Goes
Fri 9th - Julian Longden
Fri 16th - Anything Goes
Fri 23rd - Tabbush Sisters - Carolyn Robson & Paul Tabbush's wonderful daughters
Fri 30th - Anything Goes
The Gate, 140 Burgess Road (02380 678250)
Live music on Thursdays
Greene Cellars - see Soul Cellar
Guildhall, West Marlands Road (02380 632601)
Sat 3rd - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Wed 21st - Primal Scream
Sun 25th - Organ Concert
The Hobbit, 134 Bevois Valley Road (02380 232591)
Regular acoustic gigs on Sundays & Tuesdays, Open mic on Thursday +
Sat 31st - Rolling Dog
Full list to follow
The Joiners, St Mary Street, (02380 229319)
Showcasing up & coming new bands including:
Thu 8th - Captain Everything + Belvedere
Tue 13th - Fleeing New York + Auto Circus + Alaskan Pipeline
Fri 16th - Stout + Rival Joustas + Freezerburn
Thu 22nd - Toupe
Fri 30th - Matchbook Romance + Spyderbaby
King Alfred, Old Northam Road (02380 630130)
Regular live music
Legends, 42-44 Bevois Valley Road (02380 837105)
Regular live music four or five nights a week - ring for details
Mayflower Theatre, Commercial Road (02380 711811)
To Feb 1 - Aladdin the Adventure with Jim Davidson
Nuffield Theatre, University Road (02380 671771)
To Jan 10 - Robin Hood - Panto
Old Fat Cat, Above Bar
Live music on Fridays
The Platform Tavern, Town Quay ( 02380 337232)
Sun 4th - Rag Mama Rag - Excellent Bluegrass/Hillbilly duo
Thu 8th - Nayfumble - Tabla, guitar & vocals
Thu 15th - Alistair Goodwin - Electric cello, guitar & vocals
Sun 11th - Arnie Cottrell & Tim Payne - Folk, Cajun & more
Sun 18th - Dave Peabody -
Thu 22nd - The Two Timers - Female vocalist + ex-Dr Feelgood guitarst - £5 Adv
Sun 25th - TBC
Thu 29th - Kangaroo Half Moon - Aussie festival favourites
Roddington Forge, Allington Lane, West End (02380 613325)
Live music every Friday and Saturday
St Denys Folk & Blues Club, Riverside Club, St Denys
Sailing Club, Priory Avenue ( 02380 446217)
Meets every Wednesday
Soul Cellar, 78 West Marlands Road (02380 710648)
Live Jazz & funk at weekends
Southampton Jazz Club, John Arlott Bar, University Campus
(02380 768030)
Tue 20th - S M C Big Band with Ray d'Inverno & Lee Goodall
Tue 27th - Peter King Quartet
The Swan, 219 Portsmouth Road, Woolston (02380 447747)
Rock at weekends - details to follow
Talking Heads, Portswood Road (02380 678446)
Candle Club open mic on Mondays +
Fri 2nd - Blues Club with Bob Pearce & the band + guests
Sun 4th - Candle Club Showcase
Tue 13th - Solent City Jazzmen - Old-style New Orleans jazz from local
6-piece
Wed 14th - Showcase Night with Barrington , Lochine & more ?
Thu 15th Panto – Rainbow Reloaded, adults only! followed by drag act Pearl
Neckliss
Fri 16th - Panto – Rainbow Reloaded 7pm – 9:30pm adults only!
Followed by Dave Specter – highly rated US bluesman fronts Sonny Black and the
band
Sat 17th- Panto, Rain bow Reloaded followed by Doris And The Dots Mon 19th Open mic night, all welcome 8.30 FREE
Tue 20th - Uni Jazz Event - Live bands, open jamming, top jazz/funk Thu 22rd - Panto – Rainbow Reloaded, adults only!
Fri 23rd - Panto followed by Harold Guillory & Zfunk – excellent Zydeco
outfit fronted
by Louisiana legend Harold Guillory
Sat 24th Panto - Rainbow Reloaded followed by The Automatics (R&B)
Tue 27th - Solent City Jazzmen - Old-style New Orleans jazz from local
6-piece
Thu 29th - Private Function- Front bar open as normal
Fri 30th - The Velvet Doonicans - Arnie Cottrell’s terrific acoustic roots
band
Sat 31st - Future World Fusion
Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton (02380
592223)
Sat 10th - Huw Warren and John Surman - Piano/sax jazz collaboration
Mon 12th - Lunchtime Concert - Ioana Pectu-Colan (violin) & James Cheung (piano)
Tue 13th - The Academy of Ancient Music - SOLD OUT!!
Thu 22nd - Julian Lloyd Webber - Few tickets left for world-class cellist
Sat 24th - Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks - Inspired by Kafka’s journals
Sat 31st - Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Thrilling jazz from Sweden
Woolston & Netley Folk Club, Prince Consort,
Netley Abbey (02380 434209)
Folk every Friday
STUBBINGTON (top)
The Red Lion, Gosport Road (01329 662003)
Live music on Fridays
STURMINSTER NEWTON (top)
Barrelhouse Blues Club
Currently without a venue - watch this space for more news
TIPTOE (top)
Plough Inn
Regular live music
TISBURY (top)
The Crown Inn
Regular live music
TROWBRIDGE (top)
Arc Theatre (01225 769132)
Thu 8th - Sat 10th - Dick Whittington & His Cat - Footlights Panto
Pig Club, 46-47 Church Street
Regular live music
Terry’s Club, Hill Street (01225 351100)
Live music on Fridays
The White Swan, 6 Church Street
Regular live music
VERWOOD (top)
Three Swans,
Regular live music
WEYMOUTH (top)
Regular live music at:
Area 52, 52 The Esplanade (01305 766901)
Excise House, Brewers Quay,
FInn McCouls, 26 Westham Road (01305 778098)
George Inn, Custom House Quay
Isobar,
Pavilion Theatre
WIMBORNE (top)
Hamworthy Recreation Club,
Fri 16th - Swing Unlimited Big Band
Tivoli Theatre, (01202 848014)
Sat 17th - Whole Lotta Led - Whole lotta Led Zeppelin classics
Sat 24th - The Blues Brothers Experience + Utter Madness
WINCHESTER (top)
Bar Iguana, 16 Jewry Street (01962 849600)
Live music on Wednesday nights
The Black Boy, 1 Wharf Hill (01962 861754)
Regular live music
County Arms, Romsey Road (01962 851950)
Regular live music
The Foresters,
Jazz Gitanes every Sunday night
The Green Man, 53 Southgate Street (01962 865429)
Regular live music
The Mash Tun, 60 Eastgate Street (01962 861440)
Acoustic jazz & blues every Tuesday
Railway Inn, 3 St Pauls Hill, (01962 867795)
Roots Night every Monday + mainly up-coming bands:
Thu 8th - The Primary Acoustic Store + Oka + Webbman Jones + John Doe - Indie
Fri 9th - Private Party
Tue 13th - Alternative Karaoke
Wed 14th - A Case of Grenada/ Second Monday /Minus Elizabeth/ This Above All
Thu 15th - Kikkoman + Dead! Dead! Dead! + Jmu + Dali's Cat - Indie
Fri 16th - Fulldeaf - Hard House/Hard Trance
Sat 17th - The Good Time Charlies + The Automatics + Careless
Sun 18th - Modular Series + Hurt
Wed 21st - Faetal + Hidden Agenda + Judas Kisses
Thur 22nd - Afterglow + Krumbock - Acoustic
Fri 23rd - Black Blue Fish + Very Beautiful + Dj's
Sat 24th - Private party
Wed 28th - My Deaf Audio + Forty Winks + Lake Aurora + Calpol
Thu 29th - The Brian Hayward Experience
Fri 30th - Alternative Karaoke
Sat 31st - Pink Flamingo : Die So Fluid + Selected Dj's
Theatre Royal, Jewry Street (01962 840440)
Fri 2nd - Sun 4th - Sleeping Beauty
Tower Arts Centre, Romsey Road (01962 867986)
Fri 9th - The Rollin’ Stoned - Tribute to Mick, Keith & Co
Fri 16th - Kevin Dempsey & Joe Broughton - Folk, jazz, blues & more
Tue 20th - Dave Spectre - Electric guitar blues from Chicago
Thu 29th & Fri 30th - The Phil Beer Band
Wessex Hotel (0870 400 8126)
Regular jazz sessions
Westgate Hotel, 2 Romsey Road (01962 820222)
Jazz with Andy Dickens Band every Monday night
WINTON (top)
The Talbot
Regular live music
WORTH MATRAVERS (top)
Square & Compass ( 01929 439229)
Regular live music - ring for details
YEOVIL (top)
Octagon Theatre,
Details to follow
