ALDERSHOT
Princes Hall, Princes Way (01252 329155)
Sat 1st - At The Hop - Rocking 50s musical
Tue 4th - Coppelia - Vienna Festival Ballet
Fri 7th - SingalongAbba - Get your free party bag and sing Waterloo etc
Wed 12th - Hart Male Voice Choir - Young singers get a chance to shine
Thu 13th - Magic - Queen tribute act
Sat 15th - Farnborough Symphony Orchestra - Inspirations from Austria
Mon 24th - Sat 29th - Chess - The Musical

West End Centre,
Free acoustic nights in the bar every Wednesday +
Fri 14th - Preston Reed - Guitar phenomenon from USA
Sat 29th - Abdelkaader Saadoun - Rai music from North Africa

AMPFIELD
Village Hall (02380 254040)
Sat 8th 4pm - Gordon Giltrap guitar workshop
8pm - Gordon Giltrap in concert

ANDOVER
Cricklade Theatre, Charlton Road (01264 365698)
Sat 1st - Double Bill - Andover Light Orchestra & Test Valley Brass
Sat 22nd - Builth Wells Male Voice Choir - Welsh & international songs
Thu 27th - London Mozart Chamber Ensemble - Also playing Brahms, Strauss etc
Sat 29th - 40th Anniversary Concert by Hampshire County Youth Band

Enham Club,
Rock bands on Saturdays inc:
Sat 1st - Q.E.D.- Rock

The Swallow, River Way (01264 395190)
Blues jam on third Monday of each month, jazz sessions on the fourth Monday of month

BASINGSTOKE
The Anvil, Churchill Way (01256 844244)
Sat 1st - Maceo Parker Band - Tight funky stuff from ex-James Brown saxman
Sun 2nd - Kit & The Widow - The Fat Lady Sings with Melanie Marshall
Tue 4th - Jake & Elwood - The Blues Brothers Show - Featuring the Black Rhino Band
Wed 5th - The Be Good Tanyas - Beguiling Canadian country trio
Thu 6th - Jacques Loussier Trio - Taking Bach & other composers to the future
Fri 7th & Sat 8th - Dox Quixote - Moscow Ballet perform
Fri 7th in The Forge - Barb Jungr - Cabaret singer with chanson, blues & more
Thu 13th - Richard Thompson Band - Standing tickets only left for folk-rock legend
Fri 14th - Solid Silver 60s Show with The Searchers, Dave Dee & Co
Sat 15th - Philharmonia Orchestra play Prokofiev etc
Sun 16th - Julie Felix at noon in the Foyer - 60s folk icon sings
Sun 16th - The Hollies - 40th anniversary tour with Carl Wayne on lead vocals
Tue 18th - Dionne Warwick - SOLD OUT!
Thu 20th - Krystian Zimerman - Renowned classical pianist plays Brahms etc
Fri 21st - Midge Ure - Former Ultravox man plays it solo
Sat 22nd - Dedication Orchestra - Music illuminated by the African sun
Sun 23rd - Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra play Verdi’s Requiem
Thu 27th - Dennis Locorriere - The Voice of Dr Hook unplugged
Fri 28th - Rockin’ on Heaven’s Door - Musical saluting Elvis, Buddy & co
Fri 28th in The Forge - Robert Mitchell - Exciting young jazz pianist
Sat 29th - Russian Film Spectacular - Music from the Movies

Basingstoke Blues Club, Moose Centre, Churchill Way (01256 321837)
Sat 1st - Pete G & The Magnitones - UK Chicago-style blues four-piece

Central Studio,
Sun 2nd - No Strings Attached - Woodwind band entertain
Sat 8th - Bill Bruford’s Earthworks - Jazz-rock
Sat 15th - Christine Collister - Outstanding vocalist who can sing in any style
Sat 29th - The Poozies - Feisty female folkies
Sun 30th - Dave & Maggie Hunt - Songs, games & dances for kids

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

BOURNEMOUTH
Bar Tonka, 39 Toole Hill (01202 522733)
Regular live rock music including:
Thu 20th - The Absolute Darlings - Lorafab & co with some totally original stuff

BIC (01202 456456)
Tue 4th - Popstars - The Rivals etc - CANCELLED DUE TO POOR SALES!
Fri 7th - Liberty X - “Just A Little” tour touches down
Thu 13th - Jackson Browne - American singer/songwriter sings country rock
Fri 14th - Donny Osmond - Charismatic former teen hero returns
Sun 23rd - Dionne Warwick - Stylish interpreter of Bacharach & David
Fri 28th - James Taylor - Still one of the finest American singer songwriters around
Sun 30th - Stars In Their Eyes - Bradley Walsh comperes as amateurs ape idols

Gander On The Green, 2 Holdenhurst Rd (01202 290294)
Rock bands Fri/Sat including:
Sat 1st - Entity - Rock

Green Room, 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:
Sat 1st - Seamonkeys
Fri 7th -TBC
Sat 8th - Mr Miagi + 40ft Fall
Fri 14th - Rude Awakening
Sat 15th - Zoe Schwartz Trio - Cool jazz vocalist
Fri 21st - Funhouse
Sat 22nd - 16 Circles
Fri 28th - Too Bad
Sat 29th - TBC

Klute & Brees, 20 Exeter Rd (01202 298866)
Jazz every other Tuesday inc:
Tue 4th - Litsa Davies
Tue 18th - Marlene Ver Plank & Geoff Eales Trio

Mr. Smiths, (01202 291617)
Acoustic Solutions every Wednesday, & live music at weekends including:
Sat 1st - Northern Lights
Sun 2nd - Dub Heart
Sat 8th - TBC
Mon 10th - Koala Attacks + Shooter + Tube
Thu 13th - Abuse + Animosity - Heavy metal
Fri 14th - John Otway - The original prat out of hell
Sat 15th - Secret Agency - Soul
Thu 20th - Carve - Funk-rock
Thu 27th - Aubrey Lemmon + The Hub - Rock
Fri 28th - Dutch Husband + Sub Rosa + True Swamp Neglect
Sat 29th - Limehouse Lizzy - Convincing Thin Lizzy tribute act

Old Fire Station, 36 Holdenhurst Road (01202 503889)
Wed 12th - Biffy Clyro - Aggressive Glaswegian popcore trio
Wed 26th - Kerrang! tour - thisGIRL

Pavilion Theatre, (01202 456456)
Mon 3rd - UK Global Rock Challenge
Fri 7th - Rockin’ on Heaven’s Door - Saluting Elvis, Eddie, Buddy & co
Sat 8th - Glenn Miller Army Airforce Orchestra Tribute Concert - Classic swing
Sun 9th - Tribute to Gershwin - Duncan Lamont All Star Big Band with Elaine Delmar
Mon 10th - The 3Bs - Ball, Barber & Bilk, that is, with some traditional jazz
Sat 15th & Sun 16th - Colours of Dance - 150 young dancers do their thing
Fri 21st - Abba Gold - Yet another Abba tribute show
Sat 22nd - BSO British Light Classics - Including Novello, Coates etc


The Villa, 140/142 Holdenhurst Road (01202 551802)
Fri 14th - Junk DNA = Animosity + Rate of Depress - Heavy metal night

BRACKNELL
South Hill Arts Centre (01344 484123)
Sat 1st - Gang Show 2003
Sun 2nd - Hakan Vramsmo - Classical singer tackles Schubert etc
Wed 5th - Soma - Mindbodysou l- Contemporary dance
Fri 7th - Suuf + Les Freres Guisse - UK/Senegal musical collaboration
Sun 9th - Beradine Evaristo
Fri 14th - Gilad Atzmon And The Orient House Ensemble
Sat 15th - Ola Onabule + Josephine Oniyama - Two soulful singers
Sun 16th - Sarah Thurlow + Nigel Clayton - Virtuoso classical clarinettist
Tue 18th - Sat 22nd - Copacabana: Starmaker Theatre Company
Sun 23rd - Cosi Fan Tutte: Candlelight Opera
Wed 26th - Hazel O'Connor - Will You? star in torch songs tour
Sun 30th - Gala Concert: Pendulum Jazz Orchestra


BRADFORD ON AVON
Wiltshire Music Centre
Sun 2nd - Bath Symphony Orchestra - Playing Chopin etc
Tue 4th - Alistair Anderson, Catriona McDonald & friends - Folk music
Sat 8th - West Wilts Young Musicians - Woodwind band
Wed 12th - Kenny Drew Jr Trio - Jazz
Sat 15th - The Schubert Ensemble - Classical quartet
Fri 28th - Dave Southall Big Band - Swing fest with Basie, Miller etc
Sat 29th - The Trowbridge Orchestra - Featuring Julie Payne on oboe

BROCKENHURST
Brockenhurst Village Hall ((01590 622366)
Sat 1st - Can’t Sing, Want To Sing Workshop - Roots Quartet

BURITON
Buriton Village Hall (01730 231760)
Sat 1st - Swing Factory

BURLEY
Queens Head
Live jazz on Friday nights

White Buck Inn
Jazz with The Jazz Aces every Thursday


CHANDLERS FORD
Jones’s Wine Bar, Fryern Arcade, Winchester Rd (02380 275237)
Live music at weekends - ring for details

CHICHESTER
Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park (01243 784437)
Thu 6th - English Chamber Orchestra - Two Bach concertos with Tasmin Little on violin

The Fountain, 34 Southgate (01243 781352)
Jazz with The Dave Murrell Trio every Friday, plus:
Sat 1st - The Kings of Rock N’ Roll

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

Regent Centre, 51 High Street (01202499148)
Sun 9th - Buddy Holly & The Cricketers - 10th Anniversary Tour
Sat 15th - La Boheme - Puccini’s masterpiece
Wed 19th - Sat 22nd - Annie Get Your Gun - Wild West musical
Sat 29th - Joe Brown & The Bruvvers - Timeless pop & rockabilly classics

Thomas Tripp, Wick Lane (01202 490498)
Live music Sat/Sun & Tue/Wed including:
Sat 1st - Aubrey Lemmon + Nine Dogs Deep -
Sun 2nd - Lemongrove - Jazz
Sat 8th - B Sharp - Rock
Sun 9th - The Bossmen - R&B
Sat 15th - Ratpack - Rock
Sun 16th - Snatch - Rock
Sat 22nd - The Secret Agency - Soul
Sun 23rd - Stone Cold Sober - Rock
Wed 26th - Barrington - Melodic pop
Sat 29th - Torn Apart - Rock
Sun 30th - Renegade - Rock/blues

Ye Old George, 2a Castle Street ( 01202 479383)
Folk Club on Wednesdays, live music Thu/Fri inc:
Thu 6th - Le Club Tabou - Jazz
Fri 7th - Folk night
Thu 13th - Not The Becker Brothers - Jazz
Fri 14th - Folk night
Thu 20th - Bossa Rio - Latin jazz
Fri 21st - Lady Winwood’s Maggot - Punk folk
Thu 27th - Hot House - Jazz
Fri 28th - Folk night

CLIDDESDEN
Millennium Village Hall (01256 325652)
Sat 15th - Daniel Smith Blues Band

CRANLEIGH
Cranleigh Arts Centre, Cranleigh, Surrey (01483 278000)
Sat 22nd - Osibisa - “Sunshine Day” 1970s hitmakers

CRAWLEY (near Winchester)
Rack & Manger, Stockbridge Road (01962 776281)
Live music Fridays & Saturdays including:
Sat 1st - Rick & Gerry Hearn - Duo from Lynchpin rock band
Fri 7th - Dave

DORCHESTER
Dorchester Arts Centre, School Lane, The Grove (01305 266926)
Sat 1st - Jim Crawford - Delta-style blues from a Devon-based singer/guitarist

EASTLEIGH
Concorde Club, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh (02380 613989)
The cream of British, American & world jazz including:
Sun 2nd - The Tailgate Six
Wed 5th - Alan Barnes Sherlock Holmes Suite
Sun 9th - The Delta Jazz Band
Wed 12th - Digby Fairweather's Half Dozen & George Melly
Sun 16th -The Excelsior Vintage Jazz Band
Wed 19th - Marlene VerPlanck
Sun 23rd - TBC
Wed 26th - TBC
Sun 30 - Bob Dwyer's Hot Seven

The Point, Leigh Road ( 02380 652333)
Sat 1st - Freedom - Musical
Sat 8th - Sun 9th - Oh What A Circus! - Musical loosely based on “Barnum”
Sat 15th - The Bohemians - Queen Tribute Band
Sat 22nd - City of Southampton (Albion) Band - Classics & pop
Sat 29th - The Southern Minstrels - Song & dance revue with French guests

FAIR OAK
Fair Oak Village Hall (02380 696272)
Sat 8th - Swing Factory

FAREHAM
Ashcroft Arts Centre, Osborn Road (01329 235161)
Sat 8th - Fapy Lafertin Quartet - Top gypsy guitarist & crew
Sat 15th - Ceide - Young Irish folk five-piece
Sat 22nd - Juliet Roberts - Jazz, soul & R&B from Juliet & her band

Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road (01329 231942)
Thu 6th - Moscow Ballet - Don Quixote

Limes Hotel, Catisfield
Sat 1st - Father Jack - Celtic folk

FERNDOWN
Barrington Theatre, Ferndown Community Centre (01202 894858)
Dances on Friday nights plus:
Sat 22nd - Bryn Haworth - Singer-songwriter in concert

Bridge House Hotel, Longham
Fri 7th - New Gateway Jazz Band

FORDINGBRIDGE
Ashburn Hotel
Wed 5th - Tony Carter guests with Alan James & All That Jazz

GOSPORT
Gosport Jazz Club, Thorngate Halls, Bury Road (ring Stoke Gallery 02392 522834)
Wed 5th -Nat Gonella Tribute with Rod Mason’s Hot Five
Wed 12th - Laurie Chescoe’s Good Time Jazz with Val Wiseman
Wed 19th - John Maddock’s Jazzmen
Wed 26th - Barry Palser’s Savoy Allstars

HALE
Hale Village Hall (01725 511116)
Sat 8th - Sheena Davis Group - Playing some classic pop & standards
Sat 29th - The Gilbert & Sullivan Story - Talk with musical excerpts

HARTLEY WINTNEY
Victoria Hall (01252 842269)
Fri 28th - Swing Factory

HAVANT
Havant Arts Active, East Street (02392 472700)
Sat 8th - Boka Halat - Six-piece world music outfit
Tue 11th - The Andy Stancliffe Quartet - Jazz pianist plays Peterson, Garner, etc
Fri 14th - Bill Jones Trio - That’s Belinda Jones, young folk musician & singer

HAYLING ISLAND
Inn On The Beach, 97 Seafront (02392 460043)
Live music several nights a week with Jam Session on Mondays, New Band Night on Tuesdays, live bands on Friday nights and jazz on Sunday lunchtimes

HIGHCLERE
Village Hall (01635 254026)
Sat 1st - Sheena Davis Group - Classic songs by Carole King, Ray Charles etc

HINTON ST MICHAEL
East Close Jazz Club, East Close Hotel, (01425 672404)
Jazz on Tues/Fri with the Bernie Farrenden Quartet + guests

HOLBURY
Holbury Inn (02380 243292)
Sat 1st - Rock Solid

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

ISLE OF WIGHT -COWES
Trinity Theatre
Fri 7th - Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol - Folk legends in concert

NEWPORT
Medina Theatre (01983 527020)
Sun 2nd - Isle of Wight Youth Concert Band
Thu 13th - Richard Digance - Engaging singer & comedian back on the live circuit
Sun 16th - Musical Variety Show for Abbeyfield Nursing Home
Sun 22nd - Cantata Choir
Sun 23rd - Jet Harris & His Shadows, plus guests John Leyton, Mike Berry
Sun 30th - Cass Casswell Big Band - 16 top musicians swing

Quay Arts Centre (01983 822490)
Sun 2nd - The English Acoustic Collective - Chris Wood/Robert Harbron/John Dipper
Sun 23rd - Abdelkader Saadoun - Rai music from North Africa

RYDE
Royal Yacht Squadron,
Fri 7th - Tribute To Nothing + Neglected Youth - punk night

Ryde Theatre (01983 568099)
Sat 8th - Heaven Can Wait - The Meat Loaf story

SANDOWN
Trouville Hotel, The Esplanade (01983 402141)
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd - Denise Lawrence Band - Jazz

VENTNOR
Ventnor Towers Hotel,
Fri 7th - Jacqui Dankworth - Jazz

Winter Gardens
Sat 15th - Festival of Bands inc. IOW Youth Wind Band

KINGSCLERE
Village Club (01635 298059)
Sat 15th - Sid Kipper - Folk raconteur

LEE ON SOLENT
Bellevue Hotel, Seafront (023 9255 0258)
Live rock on Sundays including:
Sun 2nd - Roadhouse
Sun 9th - Superfly

LINWOOD
Red Shoot Inn, Toms Lane (01425 475792)
Live music on Sundays including:
Sun 2nd - Mafia

LOCKS HEATH
Lock, Stock & Barrel
Fri 7th - Fair Warning - Rock

LYMINGTON
Long’s Wine Bar, High Street (01590 677550)
Jazz & blues til late several nights a week including
Sat 1st - The Werewolves of London - Stonking rock/blues act
Wed 5th - Jam Session - All welcome
Thu 6th - Jazz in Mind featuring Tim Eyles
Fri 7th - Eddie Vortex - Old-style rock duo
Sat 8th - Ronnie & Johnny - Jazzy blues
Wed 12th - Eddie Vortex - Rock n’ Roll duo
Thu 13th - The Ray d Inverno Jazz Trio
Fri 14th - The Bill Mudge Trio -R&B
Sat 15 th - The Bluescasters - Blues
Wed 19th - Trouble in Mind - Rock/ Pop
Thu 20th - Jazz in Mind featuring Tim Eyles
Fri 21st - Trouble in Mind - Rock /Pop
Sat 22nd - Original Reggae and Soca Night
Thu 27th - The Andy Daniels Jazz Band
Fri 28th - Tongue in Groove - Rock
Sat 29th - Blues Etc

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:
Sun 23rd - Stringybark McDowell - Original Aussie bluesman

LYNDHURST
Fox & Hounds, High Street
Jam session on Thursdays

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

MAPLEDURWELL & UP NATELY
Village Hall (01256 328526)
Sat 15th - Gordon Giltrap - Guitar troubador

MILFORD-ON-SEA
All Saints Church Hall (01590 645905)
Sat 15th - Sheena Davis Group - Classic songs by Ray Charles, Carole King etc

NEWBURY
Corn Exchange, Market Place (01635 522733)
Thu 6th - Phil Beer & Debs Sandland - Folk duo
Fri 28th - The Fabulous 50s & Swinging 60s - Rock musical
Sat 29th -Newbury Symphony Orchestra play Berlioz & Mahler

NEW MILTON
Forest Arts Centre, (01425 612393)
Sat 15th - Florentine String Quartet - Playing Borodin, Mozart etc
Sat 29th - Baka Halat - Multi-cultural band merge Gambian rhythm & English melodySat 01

Rydal Hotel
Live music on Thursdays including:
Thu 6th - Stone Cold Sober - Rock
Thu 13th - TBC
Thu 20th - Lady Winwood’s Maggot - Punky folk
Thu 27th - Renegade - Blues/rock

NORTH BOARHUNT
Forest Folk Club, Boarhunt Social Club, Trampess Lane
Mon 17th - Martin Carthy - Folk veteran

PENNINGTON
The White Hart
Live music at weekends including:
Fri 7th - Lady Winwood’s Maggot - Punky folk
Sat 8th - Rock Solid - Rock, we presume

PETERSFIELD
Traders Club, 36a High Street (01730 233022)
Live music Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday inc:
Sun 2nd - The Mustangs - Rock
Sun 16th - Abba Night - Sing along to Abba hits
Sun 23rd- Calquohoun - Caribbean Reggae night
Sun 30th - Plug - Rock

PEWSEY
Coopers Arms,
Live music on Fridays including:
Fri 7th - The Worried Men - Blues

PLAITFORD
The Shoe Inn, Salisbury Road (01794 322397)
Sun 2nd - Geoff & Ben featuring Timmy Payne - Blues
Fri 7th - Matt Harper - American Folk
Sun 9th - Sunflower - Jazzy Blues
Fri 14th - Arnie Cottrell & Timmy Payne - Cajun/folk/blues
Sun16th - No Previous - Blues
Fri 21st - Nuages - Django-style Jazz
Sun 23rd - Bluestate - Blues
Fri 28th - 9ft Sergeant -Traditional Irish music
Sun 30th - Pete Catlin Experience - Blues

POOLE
Angel Inn, (01202 666431)
Thu 6th - The Infidels

Blue Boar, 29 Market Close (01202 682247)
Sun 2nd - Gypsy's Kiss - Folk
Wed 5th - Roots Music Club - Sue Pugh
Fri 7th - The Reptiles
Sun 9th - Deep Red
Wed 12th - Roots Music Club - Djambo - Latin/Celtic sounds
Fri 14th - Eden - Rock
Sun 16th - Wireless Set - Rock
Wed 19th - Roots Music Club - Joh Whitley
Fri 21st - Average Blues Band - Blues
Sun 23rd - Dont Untie The Drummer
Wed 26th - Roots Music Club - Free Toast
Fri 28th - Mission Impossible - Rock
Sun 30th - Secret Agency - Soul

Central Hotel, Lower Parkstone (01202 743970)
Blues, rock & folk - Ring for details

Lighthouse, formerly Poole Arts Centre, Kingland Rd ( 01202 685222)
Sun 2nd - Maceo Parker Band - Former James Brown sax player with some funky stuff
Thu 6th - Tony Lee Trio - Jazz
Sun 9th - Wayne Shorter - Jazz
Wed 12th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Thu 13th - Alan Gresty & Brian White Ragtimers
Sun 16th - Bob Geldof - Former Boomtown Rat in concert
Wed 19th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Thu 20th - Jazzcotheque with Tony Smith
Fri 21st - Arakatuba with Bosco d'Oliveira
Wed 26th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Thu 27th - Dedication Orchestra
Thu 27th - Bill Bruford’s Earthworks - Progressive rock

Lord Nelson,
Sat 15th - Los Tres Diables

Mr Kyps, 8a Parr St, Ashley Cross, Lower Parkstone (01202 748945)
Sat 1st - “Free” tribute - Bad Co - Featuring vocalist Paul Cox
Thu 6th - The Wurzels - Somerset legends
Fri 7th - Emergenza Battle of the Bands
Sat 8th - Emergenza Battle of the Bands
Fri 14th - Ceide - Celebrate St Patrick's day early with this Irish band
Sat 15th - John O’Leary’s Band - Featuring Jack Bruce’s son, Malcolm on keyboards.
Thu 20th - Gerry Brown & the Mission Hall band - Traditional New Orleans jazz
Fri 21st - 2 Tonic - Lively ska band debut
Sat 22nd - Genesis In The Cage
Thu 27th - Emergenza Battle of the Bands
Sat 29th - Perfect Alibi - Pink Floyd tribute

PORTLAND
Portland Road Hotel, Castledown (01305 823311)
Mon 17th - Ceide - Lively contemporary Irish folk five-piece band

PORTSMOUTH, ROWLANDS CASTLE & SOUTHSEA
Bullfrog Blues Club, The Albert Bar, South Parade Pier (02392 436267)
Thu 6th - The Juke Joints
Thu 13th - Helen Watson
Thu 20th - This Way Up
Thu 27th - Larry Miller Band

(The) Cellars, Eastney, Southsea (02392 826249)
Live music at weekends including:
Sat 1st - Portia Danielle - Pop covers from 60s to present day
Fri 8th - Zoo - Clare & Steve sing covers
Sat 9th - Jim & Steve of Turtleneck Longthorn & The Smut Band

City Bar, next to Portsmouth Guildhall ( 02392 739731)
Tue 4th - Stewart Carr & Dennis Reeves-Baker - Acoustic blues

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

Kings Theatre, Albert Road (02392 828282)
Tue 11th & Wed 12th - English Touring Opera - Die Fledermaus/Ariadne auf Naxos
Thu 13th - Voulez Vous - The ultimate Abba show
Fri 14th - The Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra - Two hours of big band heaven
Sat 15th -The Blues Brothers - Jake & Elwood return with some soul & R&B
Mon 17th - Sat 22nd - Carousel - Amateur production of fairground musical

New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth (02392 649000)
Sun 23rd (pm) - Carolyn Johnson piano recital including music by Haydn & Liszt
Sun 23rd (eve) - Chris Watford’s Chicago Feetwarmers play Bechet & Johnny Dodds
Sat 29th - A Little Bit of French - Gallic cabaret: Piaf, Aznavour etc
Sun 30th - Southern Music School Festival of Music

Portsmouth Arts Centre, Reginald Road, Southsea ( 02392 837373)
Fri 21st - Voodoo Vaudeville - With Lennie & Morris: music, comedy, dance & art

Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square (02392 834773)
Sat 1st - Band of HM Royal Marines and Hants Constabulary
Sun 2nd - Iris Barnes School of Dance Show
Wed 5th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play Vaughan Williams & Beethoven
Thu 6th - Concert Spectacular by the Band of Royal Marines School of Music
Wed 12th - Bryan Ferry - Ex-Roxy Music singer turned smoothie
Fri 21st - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play Strauss, Schumann etc
Mon 24th & Tue 25th - Rock Challenge - Power FM Rock Challenge
Thu 27th - Liberty X - "Just A Little" Tour touches down
Sat 29th - The Swinging Blue Jeans, Merseybeats, Fourmost & The Pete Best Band
Sun 30th - Beth Orton - Folk/dance favourite

Pyramid Centre, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea (02392 799977)
Fri 14th - Reef - West Country rockers
Sat 15th - Turin Brakes - SOLD OUT!
Fri 28th - Finch - Hard rockers

Railway Folk Club, The Alma Arms, 139 Highland Road, Southsea
Folk every Monday

Wedgewood Rooms, Albert Road, Southsea (02392 293301)
Tue 4th - Tom McRae - Rising singer-songwriter
Thu 6th - Richard Hawley - Sheffield singer-songwriter who has worked with Pulp
Sat 8th - Placebo
Sun 9th - H20
Mon 10th - Opeth
Tue 11th - Something Corporate
Sat 15th - Ladytron
Sun 16th - Rich Hall as Otis Lee Crenshaw with The Black Liars
Mon 17th - The Thrills-
Tue 18th - Biffy Clyro - Aggressive Glaswegian popcore trio
Wed 19th - Snib + 50 Calibre + 4 more heavy metal bands
Thu 20th - The Blood Brothers
Mon 24th - Hazel O’Connor - Beyond Breaking Glass tour
Tue 25th - The Mad Capsule Markets
Thu 27th - Zion Train
Fri 28th - The Jamm + The Paul Weller Connection

RINGWOOD
Elm Tree Inn
Folk Club meets Tuesday evenings:
Tue 4th - Dr Stomp
Tue 11th - Singaround
Tue 18th - Jeremy Taylor
Tue 25th - Singaround

Inn on the Furlong, 12 Meeting House Lane (01425 475139)
Live music on Tuesday nights inc:
Tue 25th - Crosscut Saw - Blues/rock

London Tavern, Linford Road, Poulner
Live music Saturdays + Rob Jones on piano Sunday lunchtime

ROMSEY
Abbey (tickets via Romsey Tourist Information Centre 01794 512987)
Sat 15th - Southampton University Symphony Orchestra - Bruckner, Elgar etc

Abbey Folk Club, Abbey Hotel, 11Church Street (01794 513360)
Every second Thursday each month - Innominata

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

SALISBURY
Arts Centre, Bedwin Street (01722 321744)
Sat 8th - Kaleidoscope - Dance Showcase for the Mayor’s Appeal
Sat 15th - Seckou Keita - West African harp player
Wed 19th - Entirely Spider - Poetry & jazz fusion with Debbie Cassell etc
Thu 20th - Subitango - Sultry tango dance extravaganza

City Hall, Malthouse Lane (01722 327676)
Sat 8th - Verdi’s Masked Ball - Compagnia d’Opera Italiana di Milano
Wed 12th - The Levellers - Storming punk-folk act
Fri 14th - G2 - The definitive Genesis tribute band, apparently
Thu 20th - The Illegal Eagles - Welcome to the Hotel California etc
Fri 21st - That’ll Be The Day - Spectacular trip through the rocking 50s, 60s & 70s
Wed 26th - The BIG Chris Barber Band - Celebrating 50 years of jazz
Fri 28th - Solid Silver 60s Show - The Searchers, Dave Dee & Co, Dakotas etc
Sat 29th - Salisbury Orchestral Society present Greig, Sibelius & Nielsen
Sun 30th - Salisbury Area Young Musicians Annual Concert

Ebbesbourne Wake Village Hall (01722 780717)
Wed 19th - Show of Hands - Multi-instrumentalist folk duo Steve & Phil

Five Bells, Salt Lane ((01722 322584)

Laverstock Club
Sat 22nd - The Hedge Monkeys

Salisbury Jazz Club, Livestock Market,Netherhampton Rd (01722 712293)
Fri 14th - Apex Jazzmen

The Old Ale House, Crane Street (01722 333111)
Live music on Thursday nights including:
Thu 6th - The Worried Men - Blues

SOUTHAMPTON
Bent Brief, 17-19 Lodge Road (02380 322151)
Blues Jam Sessions on Wednesdays, Irish night Thursdays +
Sat 1st - Bob Pearce Trio - Blues
Fri 7th - Ronnie & Johnny - Jazzy blues
Sat 8th - Arnie & Mo - Folk, Cajun & more
Fri 14th - Lucy Kitchen - Sweet-voiced singer
Sat 15th - Pete Harris - Blues
Fri 21st - Ronnie & Johnny
Sat 22nd - Arnie & Mo
Fri 28th - Gary Miles - Singing covers
Sat 29th - Foo Foo - Upbeat female duo from Dorset

Bitterne Park Hotel, 2-4 Cobden Avenue (02380 322445)
New band night on Thursdays, & rock Fri/Sat
Sat 1st - Barracuda
Fri 7th - T.N.T.
Sat 8th - Bullfish
Fri 14th - TBC
Sat 15th - TBC
Fri 21st - TBC
Sat 22nd - TBC
Fri 28th - TBC
Sat 29th - TBC

The Brook, Portswood Road (02380 555366)
Sat 1st - RU40 - Impressive UB40 tribute act
Tue 4th - Eric Bibb - Sublime folk-blues & gospel from a master singer & guitarist
Thu 6th - The Hamsters - Getting their teeth into ZZ Top, Hendrix & more
Fri 7th - Bernie Marsden’s Big Boy Blue Band - Ex-Whitesnake guitarist’s blues band
Sat 8th - Perfect Alibi - Pink Floyd tribute
Sun 9th - Pierce Pettis - Contemporary US folk singer from Atlanta, Georgia
Wed 12th - Mick Taylor Band - Ex-Rolling Stones & The Bluesbreakers guitarist
Thu 13th - Big Brother & The Holding Co - Janice Joplin’s original band from USA
Fri 14th - Private Party
Sat 15th - Newcastle Brown Comedy Club - Three stand-ups aim for laughs
Wed 19th - Roger Chapman & The Short List - Chappo roars back
Thu 20th - Paul Di ‘Anno & The Killer - Legendary original Iron Maiden wildman
Fri 21st - Silver Beatles - Playing The Beatles songs for fun
Sat 22nd - Rufus Stone - Southampton soul men, now in their 25th year
Thu 27th - Karnataka - Much touted six-piece classic rock outfit with female vocalist
Fri 28th - Bernard Allison Band - Blues/soul/funk from Chicago USA
Sat 29th - Whole Lotta Led - Climb a Stairway To Heaven with Led Zeppelin tribute

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:
Sat 1st - Amino
Sat 8th - Babelfish
Sat 15th - Murmur
Sat 22nd - Lustria
Sat 29th - Spyderbaby

Fo’c’sle Folk Club, Duke of Wellington, Bugle Street (02380 456337)
Fri 7th - Anything Goes - Play, sing, read a poem or get the beers in
Fri 14th - Cherrington & Ward - Pamela & Paul, that is, from Northampton
Fri 21st - Joe Stead - Banjo player with a repertoire of hundreds of songs
Fri 28th - Anything Goes - All join in again

Greene Cellars, 78 West Marlands Road (02380 710648)
Live Jazz & funk at weekends including:
Sat 1st - Ona Onabule - Stylish soul singer
Sat 22nd - Dennis Rollins Badbone & Co - Funky outfit

Guildhall, West Marlands Road (02380 632601)
Fri 14th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Fri 28th - Mersey Beat - Swinging Blue Jeans, Merseybeats, Fourmost, Pete Best

The Hobbit, 134 Bevois Valley Road (02380 232591)
Regular gigs: Sundays - Jassisinthelk - Jazz duo by candlelight; Monday - James & Denovo; Tuesday - Eek & Denovo; Wed 4th - Kalisti - Folk rock, Thursday - Open mic
Sat 1st - Lost Aura - Indie rock
Wed 5th - Mary Jane - Fresh new folk
Fri 7th - mr E - Indie rock
Sat 8th - Aubrey Lemmon + Nine Dogs Deep - Rock
Fri 14th - Afterglow - Melodic rock
Sat 15th - 12 noon - Environmental Rock All-Dayer - with Barrington, Lochine etc
Fri 21st - Yellowstone - Indie rock
Sat 22nd - The Bully Cats - Funk outfit
Fri 28th - Mary Jane - Contemporary folk outfit
Sat 29th - Nicholas + Orpheus - Indie rock

The Joiners, St Mary Street, (02380 229319)
Showcasing up and coming new bands including:
Thu 6th - Mohair + Carnation
Fri 7th - Solipsis
Sat 8th - Ricky + support
Mon 10th - The Kills
Tue 11th - Clearlake
Thu 13th - Jump
Fri 14th - Stag
Sun 16th - Farse
Fri 21st - Sacred Ace + supports
Sat 22nd - Boshed
Thu 27th - TBC
Sat 29th - Fleeing New York

Jumpin Jaks,
Tue 4th - Battle of the Bands - Six local bands compete
Tue 18th - The Bluetones

King Alfred, Old Northam Road (02380 630130)
Live music weekends inc:
Fri 7th - The HiWatts + support - Rock covers
Fri 28th - Aubrey Lemmon + Nine Dogs Deep - Rock

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)
1st - The Nutcracker/Sensational Ice - Russian Ice Stars spectacular
11th - 15th -Coppelia - National Ballet interpret light-hearted ballet
19th - 22nd - Welsh National Opera - Three different operas over four days
Sun 23rd - Salute to Sinatra - Louis Hoover sings just like Frank
24th - 29th - Saturday Night Fever - Legendary disco musical
30th - David Essex - 70s charmer returns with a sensible haircut
31st - 5th Apr - Spirit Of The Dance - Around the world with dance

Nuffield Theatre, University Road (02380 671771)
Sat 1st - Strings in Bollywood Nights - South Asian music & dance
Wed 5th- Sat 8th - Orpheus in the Underworld - LopSoc present Offenbach operetta
Sun 23rd - Julie Felix - “You Can’t Kill The Spirit” - Folk singer’s messages of hope

The Platform Tavern, Town Quay (02380 337232)
Sun 2nd - Tony Fahrino and Lawrie McVay - The Werewolves of London duo
Tue 4th - George Smerin - Latin Jazz
Thu 6th - Rick & Jerry Hearn - Acoustic rock from Lynchpin duo
Sun 9th - Pete Welland - Harmonica-fuelled blues
Tue 11th - Derrin Nauendorf & Dave Downing - Last Platform gig for 3 months! Thu 13th - Arnie & Tim - Blues/Folk/Cajun
Sun 16th - Rag Mama Rag - Country blues/Cajun
Tue 18th - Stringybark McDowell - Swampy Aussie roots/blues
Thu 20th - Owen Gerrard - Irish music at its best
Sat 22nd - Private Party
Sun 23rd - Bob Pearce - Southampton’s Grandfather of the blues
Tue 25th - Showcase Night
Thu 27th - Geoff Lai & Ben Jones - Talented young duo
Sun 30th - Surprise blues artists

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

St Denys Folk & Blues Club, Riverside Club, St Denys Sailing Club, Priory Avenue ( 02380 446217)
Meets every Wednesday

Southampton Jazz Club, John Arlott Bar, University Campus (02380 768030)
Tue 4th - Pat Crumley Quartet - Jazz standards & Latin originals in hard-bop style
Tue 11th - Weller, Newton, Miles & Brown - Jazz supergroup starring saxman Don
Tue 18th - Jam Session
Tue 25th - Marie Murphy Quartet - Scottish chanteuse sings jazz standards

Southampton University Students Union
Sat 8th - The Cognition - Rock
Sat 22nd - Lender - Rock
Wed 26th - Pitchshifter - Rock

The Swan, 219 Portsmouth Road, Woolston (02380 447747)
Rock/blues/roots Jam Sessions every Thursday +
Sat 1st - Late Coming -Rock
Sun 2nd - Front Line - Rock
Fri 7th - Alibi- Rock covers
Sat 8th - Makes - Rock
Sun 9th - Heifer - Rock
Fri 14th - HiWatts - Rock
Sat 15th - Power of 3 - Blues
Sun 16th - T.N.T. - Blues
Fri 21st - Frendz - Rock
Sat 22nd - Peeping Toms - Punk/Hill Billy/Rock
Sun 23rd - Lynchpin - Rock Metal Covers
Fri 28th - Skynny Lennard - Rock Tribute
Sat 29th - Wale - Rock Anthems
Sun 30th - SuperFly - Melodic Rock

Talking Heads, Portswood Road (02380 678446)
Candle Club Acoustic Cabaret every Monday +
Sat 1st - Pronghorn - Mayhem with the kings of cowpunk
Sun 2nd - Candle Club Showcase - Four acts get a chance to shine
Wed 5th - Haves & Haves - Husband & wife country/roots duo
Fri 7th - Blues Club - Bob Pearce, Pete Welland & friends get bluesy
Sat 8th - Urban Rhythm + Orange Street - Top ska bands
Fri 14th - Future World Fusion - Featuring funk/hip hop outift Cantaloop
Sat 15th - Bluehorses - Fiddle-driven Celtic rockers long awaited return
Sun 16th - Jock Tamson’s Bairns - Scottish folk five-piece
Wed 19th - The New Wrecking Crew - Soul/jazz
Fri 21st - Elephant Talk - Afro-Celtic dance music sensations
Sat 22nd - The Velvet Doonicans - Arnie Cottrell & the usual suspects
Sun 23rd - Preston Reed - Jaw-dropping guitar virtuoso
Tue 25th - Solent City Jazzmen - Monthly blast of Dixieland jazz
Wed 26th - Motor City Josh & The Big Three - Blues all the way from Atlanta
Thu 27th - Southampton University Jazz Orchestra - Stars of tomorrow entertain
Fri 28th - Pete Catlin’s Birthday Bash - Blues party
Sat 29th - Horace X - World music meets reggae
Sun 30th - The Poozies - Renowned four-piece female Scottish folk unit

Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton (02380 592223)
Thu 6th - Maggini Quartet - Bax Quartets Series
Tue 11th - Academy of Ancient Music - Corelli Revisited with huge ensemble
Fri 14th - Tommy Emmanuel - Ace guitarist from Australia
Sun 16th - Kenny Drew Jr Trio - Jazz with former Mingus Big Band pianist & trio
Tue 18th - Kyung-Wha Chung - Dazzling violinist plays Mozart, Brahms etc
Wed 19th - The Touaregs of Algeria - Trance-like music from Sahara Desert nomads
Tue 25th - London Mozart Players - Featuring director Howard Shelley
Sat 29th - The Parley of Instruments - Italian barouque music

STUBBINGTON
The Red Lion, Gosport Road (01329 662003)
Live music on Fridays inc:
Fri 7th - Bluestate

STURMINSTER NEWTON
Bullfrog Blues Club
Thu 6th - The Juke Joints

SUTTON SCOTNEY
Victoria Hall (01962 760858)
Thu 20th - Harmony Singing Workshop - Roots Quartet
Sat 22nd - Swing Factory - Performing the best of Berlin, Porter etc

SWANAGE
Swanage Blues Weekend
Fri 7th - Sun 9th - Blues bands entertain at venues around the town

TIPTON
Plough Inn
Live music on Thursdays inc:
Thu 20th - Rock Solid - Rock
Thu 27th - Lady Winwood’s Maggot - Punk folk

TROWBRIDGE
Arc Theatre (01225 769132)
Sat 1st - Julie Felix - 60s folk icon sings from the heart
Sat 22nd - Barrelhouse Blues - Back-to-basics blues trio
Fri 28th - Pete Allen - Multi-instrumentalist entertains on sax, banjo & clarinet
Sat 29th - Village Pump Folk Night with Tinker’s Cuss & much more

VERWOOD
Three Swans
Thu 13th - Renegade - Blues/rock

WEYMOUTH
Excise Inn, Brewers Quay
Wed 5th - Gerry Brown & The Mission Hall Jazz Band

FInn McCouls, 26 Westham Road (01305 778098)
Live music at weekends, mainly rock and blues including:
Fri 21st - The Worried Men - Blues

George Inn, Custom House Quay
Live music at weekends inc:
Fri 7th - Freak Circus - Punk

Isobar,
Regular live music inc:
Mon 3rd - Zoe Schwarz - Young jazz singer

WHITCHURCH
The White Hart
Fri 7th - Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazz Band - Dixie-style jazz

WIELD
Wield Village Hall (01420 563961)
An Elvis Experience - With Elvis impersonator Steve Rowley

WIMBORNE
Tivoli Theatre, (01202 848014)
Sat 8th - Val Doonican - Cardigan king croons on

WINCHESTER
Bar Iguana, 16 Jewry Street (01962 849600)
Live music on Wednesday nights

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:
Sat 1st - Six bands including Undefined, Downtown Maniacs & Piano
Thu 6th - Dustball + Stand + Lake Aurora
Fri 7th - Black Blue Fish + Very Beautiful + The Bully Cats + The Blood Group
Sat 8th - Brainchild
Thu 13th - Ciccone + Reverend Pike + The Go Waves
Fri 14th - Full Deaf
Sat 15th - Miss Machine + The Undefined
Sun 16th - The Chocolate Teapots + The Average Jewish band + Chris Hopgood
Thu 20th - The Brian Hayward Experience
Sat 22nd - The Final Scratch Night
Wed 26th - Kobalt Trigger + Influx
Fri 28th - The Horror
Sat 29th - The Good Time Charlies + The Downtown Maniacs
Sun 30th - Antihero

Theatre Royal, Jewry Street (01962 840440)
Wed 5th - King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys - Crumbs! A rocking jazzy 6-piece
Tue 11th - Private Angelo - Comedy musical
Fri 21st - The Great British Jazz Band - Ten-piece band formed by Digby Fairweather
Thu 27th - Vivaldi by Candlelight - Locrian Ensemble perform in period costume
Sat 29th - Plainsong - Multi-instrumental folk-rock with Iain Matthews & friends

Tower Arts Centre, Romsey Road (01962 867986)
Tue 4th - Deb Sandland & Phil Beer - Folk duo
Thu 6th - Hazel O’Connor - Torch To Flame -Classic torch songs from Will You? star
Fri 14th - Tim Dalling - Solo outing for Old Rope String Band accordion player
Thu 20th - Preston Reed - Phenomenal guitarist from USA

Westgate Hotel, 2 Romsey Road (01962 820222)
Jazz with Andy Dickens Band every Monday night