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Corfe
Crawley
Dorchester
Droxford
Eastleigh
Fareham
Farnham
Ferndown
Fordingbridge
Gosport
Hambledon
Havant
Hayling Island
Hinton St Michael
Holbury
Hythe
I.O.W - Newport
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I.O.W - Shanklin
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Kingsworthy
Linwood
Longham
Lulworth
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Pennington
Petersfield
Plaitford
Poole
Portland
Portsmouth, Rowlands Castle & Southsea
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Romsey
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ALDERSHOT (top)
West End Centre, Queens Road (01252 330040)

Free acoustic nights in the bar every Wednesday +
Fri 2nd - Larry Miller - World-class blues-rock guitarist
Wed 7th - Yat-Kha - Amazing musicians from Tuva, Siberia
Fri 9th - The Sonny Black Band - Versatile blues guitarist
Sat 10th - Asere - Soulful 7-piece band from Cuba

ALRESFORD (top)
Arlebury Park Club, The Avenue,

Regular jazz sessions

ALTON (top)
Star Inn, Bentworth (01420 581244)

Jam sessions on Sundays

ANDOVER (top)
Enham Club, 15 Newbury Road, Enham Alamein (01264 352098)

Rock every Saturday night inc:
Sat 24th - Plane Jane

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)

Sat 3rd & Sun 4th - London International Wind Band Festival
Wed 7th - Philharmonia at the Movies
Sat 10th - Hampshire County Youth Orchestra & Southampton Pops Orchestra
Fri 16th - Gwyneth Herbert & Will Rutter
Sat 17th - Music from Five Continents
Sun 18th 2pm & 7pm - Basingstoke Academy of Dancing
Fri 30th & Sat 31st - Basingstoke Tappers & Jazz Dance Co.

The Bang Bar, 5 The Parade (01256 357757)
Live blues/rock on Saturday night

Basingstoke Blues Club, Moose Centre, Churchill Way (01256 321837)
Sat 3rd - Ronnie & Johnny - Jazzy guitar/sax blues duo from Southampton

Central Studio, Queen Mary’s College, Cliddesden Road (01256 418318)
Wed 14th - Fri 16th - Little Shop of Horrors - Musical

Haymarket Theatre, Wote Street (01256 465566)
Thu 1st - Sat 3rd - Mozart’s Magic Flute
Sun 11th - Sun 18th - Basingstoke Dance Centre Showtime
Sat 17th - Footsteps Dance School
Sat 24th - An Evening with Willard White - A tribute to Paul Robeson

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:
Tue 6th - Singaround with a special feature spot - Claire Coxwell & Dave Hunter
Tue 13th - Singaround
Tue 20th - Singaround
Tue 27th - Session Night

BOTLEY (top)
Brewery Bar, Winchester Street, (01489 782324)

Traditional jazz Sunday lunchtimes + Chris Paradine’s Ocean Jazz Monday eve

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)
Thu 1st - Bonnie Raitt + Eric Bibb
Wed 28th - Sept 11 - That'll Be The Day - Rock musical

Camels,
Thu 1st - Perico
Thu 15th - Perico

Cellar Bar, Boscombe,
Regular live music inc:
Sat 24th - Sugar Mama - Blues

Cottonwood Hotel, East Cliff (01202 553183)
Jazz every Friday

Durley Hall Hotel, Durley Chine Road,
Jazz every other Monday:

Gander On The Green, 2 Holdenhurst Rd (01202 290294)
Thu 1st - CandleFire + Circa + Dawn Parade
Sat 3rd - Hot Rod Jesus - Rock
Thu 8th - Ad Nauseam + Cordia + Philtre
Fri 9th - The Hedge Monkeys - Punk-folk
Sun 11th - Juju Men - R&B
Thu 15th - Maine Street + The Old Psychiatrists Club + Heavy Smoke
Fri 16th - Hoffman Sloth - Rock
Thu 22nd - Corporation Blend + True Swamp Neglect + GFN
Sun 25th - Lady Winwood’s Maggot - Punk-folk
Thu 29th - Chamfer + Cold Earth + Penny Come Quick

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:
Fri 2nd - Bazuzu + Edenlite
Sun 4th - Bang Lassy
Wed 7th - Mr Fungus
Sun 11th - Andy Stone & Bobby Burke
Thu 15th - Bang Lassy

Klute & Brees, 20 Exeter Rd (01202 298866)
Jazz every Wednesday night:

Mr. Smiths, (01202 291617)
Acoustic Solutions every Wednesday + mostly upcoming indie rock bands:
Thu 1st - Kody + Idol Hands
Fri 2nd - First Born + Aura Sun + Dopamine
Sat 3rd - Snub
Sun 4th - Inciders + Sidewalk Riot + Abuse + Zero Tolerance (1)
Mon 5th - Fresh Metal Night: 9 Months Waiting + Your Heart Kills
Tue 6th - Eight Page Pullout + One Above Nothing + None the Wiser + Drawn
Thu 8th - Incurable
Fri 9th - No Comply + 3 Storeys High + Full Out 40
Sat 10th - Someday + Minus Elizabeth + Hollow Point + Beyond the Shadow
Sun 11th - The Furangs + Robolint + Blame it on Edd + Pickled Duck
Mon 12th - Fresh Metal Night: The River Club + One Sentence Story + Minus
Elizabeth
Tue 13th - Paintest Idea + Flaming Homer + Odd One Out
Thu 15th - The Morning
Fri 16th - Jam Fest Round One
Sat 17th -The Super Heroes
Mon 19th - Fresh Metal Night: Third Degree Burn + Denzil
Tue 20th - Dynamics
Thu 22nd - Two Day Rule + Paul Went Home + Ashes Fall + Insiders
Fri 23rd - Budmisers + Robolint + Mr Shiraz
Sat 24th - Streebeck
Sun 25th - Skindred + PDHM + Decimate + Jor + Animosity + Influx
Mon 26th - Fresh Metal Night: Five Second Hand Rule + Hollow Point
Tue 27th - The Furangs + Dubheart + Budmisers
Thu 29th - Ella + Jets vs Sharks + Mr Miagi + December Kills
Fri 30th - Fever Tree
Sat 31st - Spitroast + Demonic Upchucks + Taxidermist + Corner

O’Neills, 231 Old Christchurch Road,
Regular rock music inc:
Fri 2nd - Four Blokes & A Bird
Fri 30th - Loose Chippings

Pavilion Theatre, (01202 456456)
Thu 1st & Fri 2nd - Doors - Children’s song & dance production
Sat 3rd - Bournemouth Music Competition Festival's Gala Concert
Sun 4th - A Chance to Dance - Young dance students perform
Thu 15th -Sat 17th - Can't Stop The Beat - Song & dance from Big Little Theatre
School
Mon 19th & Tue 20th - Beyond The Barricades - Songs from the musicals
Mon 26th - Aug 8 - Dance of Desire - Spectacular Irish dance show

Pier Theatre,
Sun 4th - A Glenn Miller Evening - Big band show
Sun 18th - The Magnificent Music Hall 18/7/2004
Sun 25th - Sept 19 - Summer Seaside Special with Susan Maughan & The Bachelors

The Villa, 140/142 Holdenhurst Road (01202 551802)
Fri 9th - Mr Fungus

BRADFORD ON AVON (top)
The Bear Inn,

Live bands on Fridays

George Inn, Wooley St (01225 865650)
Jazz most Mondays

Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road (01225 860100)
Sat 3rd - Piano Music For A Summer Evening: Allan Schiller
Mon 5th - Jazz Factory
Wed 7th - St Laurence Summer Concert
Sat 10th - Raising The Rafters - A Rousing Feast Of Singing: Akabella + Paraskevi + Singing In The Round + West Wiltshire Young Singers
Sat 24th - An Evening With Gordon Langford: Bratton Silver Band

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

Thornden Hall, Winchester Road (02380 265852)
No live music during July

CHICHESTER (top)
Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park (01243 784437)

To Sept 25 - Out of This World - Cole Porter musical

The Fountain, 34 Southgate (01243 781352)
Jazz with The Dave Murrell Trio every Friday, + live music Tue/Sat inc:

The George,
Fri 23rd - Lady Winwood’s Maggot
Fri 30th - The Hedge Monkeys

The Venue, off Quarry Lane (01243 775888)
Regular live music inc:
Sat 3rd - Show of Hands

Lamb Inn, Winkton (01425 672427)
Live jazz every Wednesday with Spirit Of New Orleans

CHRISTCHURCH (top)
Regent Centre, 51 High Street (01202 499148)

Sun 18th - Back To Basie Orchestra - Paul Lacey leads 17-piece band
Fri 23rd - Sun 25th - Monique - Joie de Vivre - Chanson around the world
Sat 31st - Coppelia From Scratch - From Ballet Creations Workshops
31st - Venus, Mars & Chocolate Cake - Musical revue in Studio Cabaret

Salisbury Arms,
Thu 8th - Olas + Jinder

Stourvale, 259 Barrack Road,
Regular live music inc:
Sat 10th - Tequila Mockingbird

Thomas Tripp, Wick Lane (01202 490498)
Live music Sat/Sun & Tue/Wed including:
Sat 3rd - Divided by Three
Wed 7th - Claire & Simon
Thu 8th - Derrin Nauendorf & Dave Downing - Blues/roots
Sat 10th - Be Sharp
Sun 11th - Crosscut Saw - Rock
Wed 14th - Indian Summer - Acoustic duo
Sat 17th - Bewley Brothers
Sun 18th - Alliance + Terry Nash
Wed 21st - Bang Lassy - Folky duo
Sat 24th - Roads - Pop
Sun 25th - Bafaana
Wed 28th - Autopilot
Sat 31st - Ratrace - Rock

Ye Old George, 2a Castle Street ( 01202 479383)
Regular live music

CORFE (top)
The Greyhound, The Square

Live music at weekends

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 24th - Touchwood - Eclectic Australian folk trio
Sat 31st - Bollywood Workshop/Bollywood Blast - Indian music & dance

DROXFORD (top)
Upland Park Hotel, Garrison Hill,

Jazz every Thursday night

EASTLEIGH (top)
Breezers, Southampton Rd (02380 619090)

Live music at weekends

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 Gambit Jazzmen
Wed 7th - Alan Barnes Quintet with Michael Hashim
Sun 11th - Geoff Cole's Red Hot Five
Wed 14th - European Classic Jazz Kings
Sun 18th - New Gateway Jazz Band
Wed 21st - Geoff Eales Trio
Sun 25th - Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazz Band
Wed 28th - Danny Moss & Jimmy Hastings

The Point, Leigh Road ( 02380 652333)
Sat 3rd - Silk & Bamboo - Richard Harvey & Hucky Eichelmann - World music duo
Sun 11th - E-Minor Pop Concert
Sat 17th - 20th Birthday Celebration
Wed 21st - Sat 24th - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Musical
Fri 30th - The UK Beach Boys - Keeping Summer Alive tour

Roddington Forge, Allington Lane,
Occasional live music - great venue to hire!

FAREHAM (top)
Ashcroft Arts Centre, Osborn Road (01329 235161)

Sat 10th - Elvis Is Back & This Time It’s Personal - with Steve Rowley

Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road (01329 231942)
Sat 3rd - Fareham Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra
Sun 4th - Bachelor Boy - Cliff & The Shadows tribute
Fri 9th - Legends of Swing 2 - A Tribute to the Music & Songs of Frank, Judy & Bing
Sat 10th - Havant Symphony Orchestra - Ravel, Elgar etc
Wed 14th & Thu 15th - Bayhouse School Concert
Fri 16th - Snap Dance Night for 11-16 year olds

Village Folk Club, The Limes Hotel, Catisfield (02392 522500)
Sat 3rd - Anything Goes/Session Night

FARNHAM (top)
The Maltings, Bridge Square (01252 726234)

Thu 1st - Cellar Bar Blues - Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers
Mon 5th - The Hamsters
Thu 8th - Guy Tortora
Fri 9th & Sat 10th - Cosi Fan Tutte - Mozart’s opera
Fri 9th - Cellar Bar - Acoustic Friday
Thu 15th - Cellar Bar Blues - The Mustangs + Roy Mette
Thu 22nd - Grapevine + Graham Robins
Thu 29th - Big Boy Bloater & His Southside Stompers

The Pit, Itchel Lane (01252 850789)
Ring for details

FERNDOWN (top)
Barrington Theatre, Ferndown Community Centre (01202 894858)

Dances on Friday nights & other regular live music inc:
Tue 6th - 'Sounds Nostalgic' Evening Dance
Wed 7th - Ferndown Music Makers with Tony Stace
Sat 10th - FCA - Our Show
Fri 16th - Gentlemen of Jazz concert
Sat 17th - P & P The Choir presents "Encore"

Bridge House Hotel, Longham,
Jazz every Friday night inc:
Fri 2nd - Bourne Valley Jazzmen
Fri 16th - Chris Walker Swingtet
Fri 23d - Tim Eyles & The Gentlemen of Jazz

Foresters Arms, 61-63 Anns Hill Rd
Regular jazz sessions

FORDINGBRIDGE (top)
Ashburn Hotel,

Regular jazz sessions inc:

GOSPORT (top)
Alverbank Country House Hotel,

Regular jazz sessions

Gosport Jazz Club, Thorngate Halls, Bury Road (ring Stoke Gallery 02392 522834)
Jazz every Wednesday night:
Wed 7th - New Orleans Heat
Wed 14th - Colin Kingwell’s Jazz Bandits
Wed 21st - The New Stompers
Wed 28th - Brian Carrick’s Algiers Stompers

HAMBLEDON (top)
Hambledon Folk Club, Youth Hut, Village Hall (023 92 632812)

Wed 14th - Shebeen - Irish folk

HAVANT (top)
Havant Arts Centre, East Street (02392 472700)

Tue 6th - Sarah Prichard - Jazz

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:

Lord Bute Hotel,
Supper Jazz every Wednesday evening:

HINTON ST MICHAEL (top)
East Close Jazz Club, East Close Hotel, (01425 672404)

Jazz on Tues/Fri with the Bernie Farrenden Quartet + guests

HOLBURY (top)
The Old Mill,

Fri 4th - Jubilee Jazzmen

HYTHE (top)
Fountain Court Hotel, Frost Lane, (02380 846310)

Live music every Friday

Gleneagles,
Thu 1st - Blue State

ISLE OF WIGHT - NEWPORT (top)
Medina Theatre (01983 527020)

Sat 10th - Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra
Sat 17th 7pm & Sun 18th Jul 2.30pm & 7pm - Hilary Hall School of Dance -
Musical Mayhem
Sat 24th - Abba Gold - All the Abba hits
Sun 25th - 2.30pm - IOW Youth Concert Band

Quay Arts Centre (01983 822490)
Fri 16th - Seckou Keita - Mandinka music from Africa
Fri 23rd - Blake Wilner Quartet - Australian modern jazz guitarist & friends

ISLE OF WIGHT - RYDE (top)
Ryde Theatre

Sun 25th - The Levellers
Fri 30th - Apple Beatles & Gyspy Ladyland Experience

Yelf’s Hotel, Cellar Bar,
Tue 6th - Jake Rodrigues - A Night With Major Chicken
Wed 7th - 'Serendipity In The Cellar' with Keith Gore

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
White Hart, Havenstreet
Travellers Joy, Northwood
Pointers Inn, Newchurch
Riverside Centre, Newport
Solent Inn, Ryde
The Commical, Sandown
Fountain Inn, Sandown
The Tap, Sandown
The Mill Bay, Ventnor,
The Spy Glass, Ventnor
The Volunteer, Ventnor
Winter Gardens, Ventnor


KINGSWORTHY (top)
Cart & Horses,

Details to follow

LINWOOD (top)
Red Shoot Inn, Toms Lane (01425 475792)

Live rock music on Sundays inc:

LONGHAM (top)
Bluebird Club, Ham Lane,

Country music every Tuesday night inc:

LULWORTH (top)
Lulworth Castle

Fri 9th - Ben Waters - Blues

LYME REGIS (top)
Marine Theatre,

Sat 24th - Otis Grand & His Big Blues Band
Sat 31st - Gordon Haskell

LYMINGTON (top)
Hobler Pub, (01590 623291)

Jazz on Tuesday nights

Long’s Wine Bar, High Street (01590 677550)
Live music throughout the week inc:
Sat 10th - Blues Etc

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 inc:
Thu 8th - The Dodge Brothers
Sat 24th - The Hedge Monkeys

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 2nd - Cafe Concert with Southern Sinfonia
Thu 8th - Gumbo Jumbo - Blues, world music & humour
Fri 9th - Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band - 60s legend dips into the soul pot

NEW MILTON (top)
Forest Arts Centre, (01425 612393)

Fri 9th - Hazel O’Connor & The Subterraneans

Rydal Hotel,
Regular live music inc:
Thu 1st - The Morning
Thu 8th - Diesel
Thu 29th - Stone Cold Sober

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 - John Spiers & Jon Boden

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 - Mo Thomas & Steve Roberts - Blues
Sun 4th - Bluescasters - Blues
Fri 9th - Arnie Cottrell & Tim Payne - Guitar Blues
Sun 11th - Okeh Wranglers - Cajun Flavoured Music
Fri 16th - Matt Harper - Traditional & Contemporary Folk
Sun 18th - Sunflower - Jazzy Blues
Fri 23rd - Axel & The Big Wheels - Swing
Sun 25th - Arnie Cottrell & Pete Catlin’s Electric Band - Blues
Fri 30th - Tim Payne & The Wrecking Crew

POOLE (top)
Angel Inn, (01202 666431)

Regular live music inc:
Thu 1st - Madison
Thu 8th - Andi James

Blue Boar, 29 Market Close (01202 682247)
Folk on Weds, mainly blues/rock on Fri -
Fri 2nd - The Recliners
Fri 9th - Crosscut Saw
Fri 16th - Deep Red
Fri 23rd - Wireless Set
Fri 30th - Mission Impossible

Central Hotel, Lower Parkstone (01202 743970)
Folk Club Sundays + regular live music inc:T
Thu 1st - Super Heroes
Thu 15th - Elan + Witch Boy
Fri 16th - Harry Skinner & The House Band
Fri 23rd - Longplay + Thrive
Sat 24th - Decora + The Stand-Ins
Wed 28th - Sean Jones & Billy Joyce
Fri 30th - Maine Street

Jazz Cafe Fleur, 33 Haven Road, Canford Cliffs (01202 706007)
Thu 1st - Zoe Schwarz & Rob Koral - Vocal/guitar jazz
and every Thursday?

Lighthouse, Kingland Rd ( 01202 685222)
BSO classical concerts every Wednesday +
Fri 2nd - Images of Dance - London Studio Centre
Sat 3rd - Family Prom Concert - Wessex Youth Orchestra
Sat 3rd - Jazz Dance Company - London Studio Centre
Tue 13th - Sun 18th - Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
Sat 17th - We’ll Meet Again - Concert commemorating D-Day

Lord Nelson,
Regular live music inc:
Fri 16th - Crosscut Saw

Mr Kyps, 8a Parr St, Ashley Cross, Lower Parkstone (01202 748945)
Fri 2nd - Raymond Froggatt - Prolific singer-songwriter
Sat 3rd - The Agency - Soul/funk
Wed 7th - Walter Trout & The Radicals - USA blues-rock guitarist & vocalist
Thu 8th - The Beat + Rat Race - Ska/two tone special
Fri 9th - Perfect Alibi - Pink Floyd Tribute.
Sat 10th - Jak The Lad + Tattoed Love Gods - Rock covers
Wed 14th - Rockin The Joint - Old time rock & roll
Thu 15th - The Logical Tramps + Anthony Clayton & Siemy Di..
Fri 16th - The Rat Pack - Saluting Sammy, Frank, Dean etc
Sat 17th - Dire Traits - Dire Straits tribute
Fri 23rd - Suspiciously Elvis - Salute to The King
Sat 24th - Dirty DC - AC/DC tribute
Fri 30th - The Jamm - Jam tribute
Sat 31st - Jamfest Punk Festival 2004 - Warm Up Night

Salterns Hotel,
Sundays at 2pm - G13 - Jazz

Waters Edge, 2 High Street (01202 672911)
Thu 22nd - Pronghorn

PORTLAND (top)
George Inn,

Regular live music

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 1st - Aynsley Lister
Thu 8th - White Knuckle Blues Band
Thu 15th - King Rollo’s Upfoot Blues Band
Thu 22nd - The Mick Downes Band
Thu 29th - Evening Sun

(The) Cellars, Eastney, Southsea (02392 826249)
Regular live music

Eastney RMA Tavern, 100 Cromwell Rd, Southsea (02392 826246)
Jazz on Fridays and Sundays +
Sat 24th - Dan Phelps & Matthew Fox

Fountain Inn, 34 The Green, Rowlands Castle (02392 412291)
Jam Sessions on Tue/Wed, live duos etc Fri/Sat inc:

Kings Theatre, (02392 828282)
Fri 2nd & Sat 3rd - Art of Dance - Giselle School of Dance

New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth (02392 649000)
Closed for refurbishment - reopening in September

Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square (02392 834773)
Tue 6th - Jerry Lee Lewis & Chuck Berry - Veteran rock & rollers
Wed 7th - Jamie Cullum - New face of jazz
Sat 10th - Steve Winwood + support
Mon 19th - Brian Wilson - Beach Boys genius
Rosie’s Vineyard, Southsea
Jazz Sunday lunchtimes

South Parade Pier, Southsea (02392 8638911)
Sun 13th - Chas n’ Dave & Country Joe McDonald

Southsea Bandstand
Free Sunday afternoon concerts throughout summer commence at 1pm:
Sun 4th - Cadillac Kings & Johnny Gunner & The Raiders
Sun 11th - Hazel 0’Connor & The Subterraneans
Sun 18th - Sonny Black & The Dukes + Claude Bourbon
Sun 25th - Jazz All Stars featuring Chris Walker

Wedgewood Rooms, Albert Road, Southsea (02392 293301)
Acoustic night every Tuesday +
Fri 2nd - Dirty DC - AC/DC tribute band
Tue 6th - Showcase 04, Heat One - Cracking Amy + The Deadstars + Kody + Kjunga Thu 8th - Under The Knife with Ferral + Goffman + Batala etc
Sat 10th - Pink Fraud - Pink Floyd tribute
Sun 11th - Howards Alias + No Comply
Tue 13th - Showcase 04, Heat 2 - D2D + Uncle Blowfish + Duri + Psyattica
Wed 14th - Jimmy Cliff + Special Guests - Grammy Award winning reggae star
Thu 15th - Cranes + Support
Sat 17th - Wedgeweb - Trust No One + Rolling Dog + Poke + Kev Hardy
Sun 18th - Reel Sound Music presents Penfold + Andy Comley + Exit To Eden
Tue 20th - Piebald + Audio Karate + My Awesome Complitation
Thu 22nd - Vallenbrosa + Blunt + Birthstone + Bloodshot Dawn
Sun 25th - 3 Colours Red + Kubrick + Bitch Alert
Wed 28th - Kasabian + Mad Action
Fri 30th - The Silver Beatles - The fab four return
the Lovable Mop Tops

RINGWOOD (top)
Crown Hotel, Southampton Road (01425 472708)

Occasional live music - ring for details

Elm Tree Inn
Folk Club meets every Tuesday night:
Tue 6th - Threlfall Ellison Edwards - Jane & Amanda Threlfall, Martin Ellison & Roger
Edwards
Tue 13th - Informal singaround
Tue 20th - Johnny Coppin - Singer/songwriter, composer & poetry anthologist. 27th Tue 27th - Informal singaround

Inn on the Furlong, 12 Meeting House Lane (01425 475139)
Live music on Tuesday nights inc:

London Tavern, Linford Road, Poulner
Live music Saturdays + Rob Jones on piano Sunday lunchtime
Sat 10th - Martin Boucher

Moors Valley Country Park
Fri 9th - Gambit Jazzmen

ROMSEY (top)
Abbey Folk Club, Abbey Hotel, 11Church Street (01794 513360)

Every second Thursday each month - Innominata

Mill Arms, Dunbridge,
Thu 1st - Late Coming

Old House at Home,
Sat 10th - 2pm - 5pm - Blues Etc

Romsey Tavern
Fri 2nd - Lewis & The Sound of the Suburbs

Star Inn, The Horsefair (01794 516353)
Live folk music every Saturday night

Tudor Rose,
Sat 31st - Blues Etc trio with Chris Collins Trio - Blues

SALISBURY (top)
Arts Centre, Bedwin Street (01722 321744)

Closed for extension - events taking place at other venues

City Hall, Malthouse Lane (01722 327676)
Sat 3rd - Elkie Brooks - Hear “No More The Fool” & all those 70s/80s hits
Wed 7th - Sarum Chamber Orchestra - Concert Series
Thu 8th - Beach Ball
Sat 10 th - The Best of En Masse
Wed 14th - SAYM Festival Orchestra in Concert
Thu 22nd - Thats All Right Mama - CANCELLED!

Cloisters, Ivy Street (01722 338102)
Live music every Thursday night

The Duck, Duck Lane, Laverstock, (01722 327678)
Live music every Friday night

Kings Arms,
Sat 31st - Sugar Mama - Blues

Salisbury Jazz Club, Livestock Market, Netherhampton Rd (01722 712293)
Jazz on Friday nights

Salisbury Playhouse (01722 320333)
New season begins in September

The Old Ale House, Crane Street (01722 333111)
Regular live music - ring for details

The Retreat Inn, 33 Milford St, (01722 338686)
Jazz on Sunday evenings

SHAFTESBURY (top)
Shaftesbury Arts Centre, 13 Bell St (01747 854321)

Details to follow

SHEDFIELD (top)
The Wheatsheaf

Regular live music

SOUTHAMPTON (top)
African Caribbean Centre, St Mary’s

Fri 16th - Pukaar Curry Party - Fancy a bit of Bhangra & a curry?

Bent Brief, 17-19 Lodge Road (02380 322151)
Jam Sessions on Wednesdays, Irish night Thursdays + live music Fri/Sat inc:
Sat 17th - Chris Collins Trio

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 - La Vida Santana - Carlos Santana tribute
Sat 3rd - Whole Lotta Led - Led Zeppelin tribute
The Brook then closes for improvements & will reopen at end of September

The Cricketers, Carlton Place
Jazz on Sunday evenings 6.30pm

De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel, (02380 633505)
Fri 16th - Robbie Wllliams tribute night

Dock Gate 4
Thu 1st - Rick Brown - Soul in the City

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 - Keith Kendrick & Lynne Heraud
Fri 16th - Anything Goes
Fri 23rd - Suntrap - Folk duo
Fri 30th - Anything Goes - End of season event - closed til Sept 24

The Gate, 140 Burgess Road (02380 678250)
Live music on Thursdays

Guildhall, West Marlands Road (02380 632601)
Thu 1st - Richard Cartridge - BBC Radio Solent star sings
Sat 3rd - City of Southampton Orchestra
Sun 4th - Royal British Legion 60th Anniversary Gala Concert
Fri 9th - Sat 10th - Ballroom: Nuffield Theatre Company
Fri 15th - Omar + Laura Vane - Soul
Sun 18th - Organ Concert: Michael Wooldridge

The Hobbit, 134 Bevois Valley Road (02380 232591)
Regular acoustic gigs on Sundays & Tuesdays, Open mic on Thursday +

The Joiners, St Mary Street, (02380 225612)
Sun 4th - X Is Loaded
Tue 6th - Godsize + Path of Betrayal
Mon 5th - New Rhodes + Distorted Ego + Marcelles
Tue 6th - Path of Betrayl + Godsize + Not Advised
Wed 7th - Minus + My Mantra
Thu 8th - Brockenhurst College Presents - Bands TBC
Fri 9th - Quench II featuring Hijera
Sat 10th - Fandangle + The Perverts (featuring Rob from Whitmore) + Working Lunch + Speaking of Losers
Sun 11th - 209 + Psyattica + Sounds of Panic
Mon 12th - John Lester + Andy Comley + Alistair Goodwin
Tue 13th - The Dead Stars + The Naked Apes + I Used to Burn Stuff
Wed 14th - X-Pssibles + Stockyard Stoics + Disgruntled + Kristtina
Thu 15th - Not Advised + Blind Summit + Minus Elizabeth + T.R.O.A.N.
Fri 16th - 65 Days of Static + Bonemachine + Dilutral + Brenda
Sat 17th - Mentazm Dance Night
Sun 18th - Lo*Chine + Claytown Troupe + Obsessive Compulsive + Chin Music
Tue 20th - Pere Ubu presents Die So Fluid + Support
Wed 21st - Rival Joustas + Shindig + Murmur + Kin Liberation + Such Harsh Words
Thu 22nd - Afterglow + Maine Street + Riptide + Emerald Ocean
Fri 23rd - Murmur + Freezerburn + more
Sat 24th - Route 215 + Akehurst + Paul Went Home + Zero Consent
Sun 25th - Future Ex-Wife + Flaming Homer + Red 5
Mon 26th - Rolling Dog + Eve’s Only Son + Random Hero + Screaming Tricks
Tue 27th - Brave Captain (ex-Boo Radleys) + Her Space Holiday + Weevil
Fri 30th - Dead!Dead!Dead! + Alaskan Pipeline + Wirelwss
Sat 31st - Out of Order Dance Night


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)
Tue 6th - Sat 17th - The Full Monty
Wed 21st - Freddie Starr
Mon 26th - Sat Aug 7th - Footloose - The Musical

Nuffield Theatre, University Road (02380 671771)
Thu 1st - Little Shop of Horrors - Musical performed by Barton Peverill College
Sat 3rd - Fri 9th - Nunsense - Comedy musical in which 5 nuns put on a cabaret

The Platform Tavern, Town Quay ( 02380 337232)
Thu 8th - Keith James - Nick Drake covers & more classics
Sun11th - Ronnie & Johnny - In Yer Face R&B
Thu 15th - Jinder - Rising acoustic artist
Sun 18th - Surprise Blues Artist -Who will it be?
Tue 20th - Derrin Nauendorf - Solo show from the Aussie fave
Thu 22nd - Midway - Upbeat covers and soulful originals
Sun 25th - Ron Trueman Border - Blues/Folk debut
Thu 29th - Rory Ellis - Aussie blues/folk

Roddington Forge, Allington Lane, West End (02380 613325)
Live music every Friday and Saturday +

St Denys Folk & Blues Club, St Denys Conservative Club ( 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)
Closed for the summer

The Swan, 219 Portsmouth Road, Woolston (02380 447747)
Rock at weekends

Talking Heads, Portswood Road (02380 678446)
Candle Club open mic on Mondays + Squeeze 18 on Fridays+
Thu 1st - Tauntons College Big Band
Sat 3rd - Horace X - High energy reggae-dance fusion
Sun 4th - Eleanor McEvoy - This year's winner of the Irish World Newspaper Awards
'Best International Female Performer'
Fri 9th - The Stix - Mark Hill’s slick, stylish & soulful 13-piece collective
Sat 10th - Loonaloop - Ex-members of Tribal Drift peform a high energy mix of
electro/dance music
Tue 13th - Solent City Jazzmen - Old-style New Orleans jazz
Wed 14th - Which Way To The End Of The World? - Showcasing four top acts:
Fleeing New York, Six Nation State, Swing Time In Honalulu & Ed
Fri 16th - Big Red - The maestros of R 'n' B and soul strut their funky stuff
Sat 17th - Private Function
Sat 24th - Hypnotic Regression - Hardcore drum 'n' bass
Thu 20th - Steve Freund + Pete Leigh & The Union - Blues
Sat 31st - Atlantico - Latin American dance music from Colombia

Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton (02380 592223)
Sat 10th - City of Southampton (Albion Band & Pluederhausen Musikanten Music
Extravaganza

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 inc:
Fri 2nd - Vince’s Teeth

STURMINSTER NEWTON (top)
Barrelhouse Blues Club

Currently without a venue - watch this space for more news

TIPTOE (top)
Plough Inn

Thu 1st - Trouble in Mind - Blues
Thu 8th - Bone Idle - Rock
Sun 18th - Blues Etc - Blues
Sun 25th - The Hedge Monkeys - Punk-folk

TISBURY (top)
The Crown Inn

Regular live music

TROWBRIDGE (top)
Arc Theatre (01225 769132)

Sat 3rd - Eleanor McEvoy - Talented Irish singer-songwriter
Sat 24th - Sun 25th - DanceXpress - Wiltshire Youth Dance Festival

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
Thu 1st - The Ghettobillies

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,
Thu 8th - Tonight I’m Going To Be.....- Talent show
Sat 18th - Mamma Mia - Celebrated Abba show
Thu 22nd - Tonight I’m Gointg To Be.. - Talent show

WIMBORNE (top)
Tivoli Theatre, (01202 848014)

Sat 10th - Shake, Ripple & Roll - Stagewise Theatre School

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

Lainstone Hotel,
Sat 3rd - Zoe Schwarz & Rob Koral - Vocal/guitar jazz duo

The Mash Tun, 60 Eastgate Street (01962 861440)
Acoustic jazz & blues every Tuesday

O’Neills, 90-91 High Street,
Regular live music

Railway Inn, 3 St Pauls Hill, (01962 867795)
Roots Night every Monday + music throughout week inc:
Thu 1st - Red Sky + Freezerburn + Lost Weekend + Jean Claude Van Canning
Sat 3rd - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - The God of Hellfire returns
Tue 6th - Howards Alias + Support
Wed 7th - Juliet Turner + Pierce Pettis + Support
Thu 8th - Dlugokecki + Alone Me + Dali's Cat + Loopy
Fri 9th - The Nob Out Room - The Home of Hip Hop and Electronica
Sat 10th - The Equidistant Sound
Sun 11th - Second Monday + Support
Tue 13th - The Dynamics + Support
Wed 14th - Taken + Support
Thu 15th - Dam + Tenfold Truth + Christian Blood + Fear of God
Fri 16th - Cast Iron Shores + Alphaline + Blue Sky Research
Sat 17th - Ten Benson + Black Jewler
Tue 20th - Inhalate + Support
Thu 22nd - Beerzone + Five Dead Men + Two Finger Salute + The Experiments
Sat 24th - The Parkiinsons + The Automatics + The Exciters + The Usual
Wed 28th - Stories and Comets + Through Silence + Slingshot Around The Moon +
Dying in Circles + Rocket Kid + Flare Lit Sky
Thu 29th - The Undefined
Fri 30th - Mindzai

Theatre Royal, Jewry Street (01962 840440)
No live music during July

Tower Arts Centre, (01962)
Thu 1st - Hank Wangford & The Lost Cowboys - Country & western legends
Thu 8th - Hazel O’Connor & The Subterraneans - Will You? star & top-notch band
Thu 15th - Chris T-T + Kate Stables - Cream of local talent
Fri 16th - The Toxic Twins - Aerosmith tribute
Tue 20th - Kent DuChaine - Bluesman Kent gives Leadbessie another hammering

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

YEOVIL (top)
Octagon Theatre,

Sun 4th - Last Night of the Proms - British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Wed 7th - Images of Dance - Classical ballet for all the family
Sun 11th - Wessex Big Band Concert
Tue 20th - Thu 22nd - Disco Crazee - Feast of 70s hits
Sat 24th - The Kosmic Krew - Space musical

JULY
Featured artists:
(see
Articles for info)

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Hazel O'Connor - Tower Arts Centre, Winchester - Thursday July 8
Hazel O'Connor Tower Arts Centre, Winchester Thursday July 8

StiX - Talking Heads, Southampton - Friday July 9
StiX
Talking Heads, Southampton
Friday July 9

Dionne Warwick - Eastleigh Summer Festival, Eastleigh - July 29
Dionne Warwick Eastleigh Summer Festival, Eastleigh Thurs July 29

Nigel Kennedy - Larmer Tree Festival, Tollard Royal - Saturday July 10
Nigel Kennedy Larmer Tree Festival, Tollard Royal Saturday July 10

Chuck Berry - Prtsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth - Tuesday July 6
Chuck Berry Prtsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth
Tuesday July 6

Zoe Schwarz - Various gigs throughout Hampshire in July
Zoe Schwarz
Various gigs throughout Hampshire in July

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