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


ANDOVER, THE LIGHTS
APRIL

Mon 16 – Acoustic Night
Thu 10 – Nightmare Songs – Opera Della Luna
Fri 20 – Richard Digance
Sat 21 – C’mon Everybody
Tue 24 – Acoustic Fairport Convention

MAY

Tue 1 – Sat 5 – My Fair Lady
Wed 9 – Oysterband Acoustic
Fri 11 – Gordon Giltrap
Fri 18 & Sat 19 – One Night With Elvis
Mon 21 – Acoustic Night in The Arena
Fri 25 & Sat 26 – Sing-a-long-a-Sound of Music


BASINGSTOKE, THE ANVIL
APRIL

Sun 1 – Basingstoke Choral Society
Wed 4 & Thu 5 – 10.30am & 1.30pm – Tweenies Live!
Wed 11 – The Hollies
In The Forge – Adel Salameh
Fri 13 – Could It Be Magic – The Music of Manilow & More
In The Forge – Dan Arborise
Sun 15 – 3pm – National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain
Tue 17 – Philharmonia Orchestra
Wed 18 – Hampshire Music Service
Thu 19 – Aida
Fri 20 – Tosca
Sat 21 – The Queen Symphony
Wed 25 – London Mozart Players
Thu 26 – Curtis Stigers
Fri 27 – Mayor’s Charity Ball
Sat 28 – Hampshire County Youth Orchestra
Sun 29 – Russian Cossack State Dance Company
In The Forge – Michael Roach

MAY

Thu 3 – BBC Symphony Orchestra
Fri 4 – Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
Sat 5 – Basingstoke Area Youth Orchestra
Sun 6 – Martin Simpson
Tue 8 – Thriller – Musical celebration of Michael Jackson & Jackson 5
Wed 9 – Philharmonia Orchestra
Fri 11 – Los Lobos
Sat 12 – The Best Disco in Town - Rose Royce, Three Degrees etc
Sun 13 – Marty Wilde
Tue 15 – Fire Burning In Snow – Ex Cathedral Consort & Ensemble
Thu 17 – Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Fri 18 – The Von Trapp Children
In The Forge – Gwyneth Herbert
Sat 19 – Elgar Day – Philharmonia Orchestra
Sun 20 - One Night With Elvis – Lee ‘Memphis’ King & Orchestra
In The Forge – Eliza Gilkyson
Tue 22 – John Martyn
Fri 25 – Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sat 26 – Think Floyd
Sun 27 – Wine, Women & Song – Gretchen Peters, Matraca Berg & Suzy Bogguss
Wed 30 – The Marriage of Figaro – Classical Opera Company


BOURNEMOUTH, BIC
APRIL

Tue 3 - Sugababes - Greatest Hits Tour
Sun 8 - Incubus
Fri 27 - Deep Purple

MAY

Tue 8 - The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Tue 15 – Sun 20 - Riverdance
Wed 30 - Girls Aloud - Greatest Hits Tour


BOURNEMOUTH PAVILION
APRIL

Thu 5 - Magic - A Kind of Queen - We are the Champions
Sat 7 & Sun 8 - The Ken Dodd Happiness Show
Wed 18 - Donovan
Fri 20 - The Meat Loaf Trilogy
Raymond Froggatt and Band
Sat 21 - Last Night of the Pavilion Proms

MAY

Fri 6 - That'll Be The Day Bank Holiday Special
Wed 9 - The Best Disco in Town
Thu 10 - Marty Wilde 10/5/2007
Thu 11 - Could It Be Magic- starring Darren Day
Fri 12 - The Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Sat 13 - BSO One Fine Day
Mon 15 – Sat 19 - Swan Lake On Ice
Sat 26 - Beyond The Barricade
Sun 27 - That'll Be The Day Bank Holiday Special


BRADFORD ON AVON, WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE
APRIL

Wed 4 – Julie Fowlis
Thu 5 – Somerset County Youth Orchestra
Sun 15 – Wiltshire & Swindon Youth Orchestra
Sat 21 – Medieval Music by Candlelight – Orlando Consort
Fri 27 - Buille

MAY

Sun 6 – Virginals – Sophie Yates
Mon 7 – Wiltshire Youth Jazz Festival – Wiltshire Youth Jazz Orchestra
Fri 11 – Change of Heart
Sat 12 – Britten Sinfonia
Sun 20 – Boka Halat
Sat 26 – Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment


CHRISTCHURCH, THOMAS TRIPP
APRIL

Fri 6 – The Hamsters
Fri 13 – Papa George Band
Sat 14 – Stipe
Fri 20 – The Queens
Sat 21 – Roxy Magic
Wed 25 – Sam & Craig
Fri 27 – Highway + Support
Sat 28 – Roadhouse + Support

MAY

Fri 4 – Viva Santana + Sam & Craig
Sat 5 – Dayglo Pirates – Jethro Tull Night
Sat 12 – Bad Influence
Fri 18 – Tim Hain + Robin Bibi Band
Fri 25 – Wellalive + Support
Sat 26 – The Agency
Wed 30 – Sam & Craig


HAVANT ARTS CENTRE
APRIL

Fri 6 – James Taylor Quartet
Tue 10 – Anton Browne
Thu 12 – Gig Night
Fri 13 – Matt Schofield
Thu 19 – Indian Dance
Fri 20 – Dave Pegg & PJ Wright

MAY

Tue 15 – The Hothouse Quintet
Thu 17 – Phil Beer
Fri 18 – Wizz Jones
Fri 25 – Steve Knightley


NEW MILTON, FOREST ARTS
APRIL

Sat 14 – Carla Ulbrich – Words & Humour
Fri 20 – Modern Fighting Vehicles
Sat 21 – ColvinQuarmby

MAY

Watch this space!


POOLE LIGHTHOUSE
APRIL

Fri 13 & Sat 14 - Coppelia
Sun 15 – McFly
Mon 16 – The Seraglio – English Touring Opera
Tue 17 – Spirit of Vienna – English Touring Opera
Wed 18 – Eugene Onegin – English Touring Opera
Thu 26 – Sultans of the Saxophone

MAY

Sat 5 – Justitia – Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company
Sat 12 – The Fairy Queen – Armonico Consort


POOLE, MR KYPs
APRIL

Sun 1 – Comedy Night
Wed 4 – Rockin’ The Joint
Thu 5 – The Agency
Fri 6 – The Jamm
Sat 7 & Sun 8 – JK as Robbie Williams
Wed 11 – John Renbourne & Robin Williamson
Fri 13 – Limehouse Lizzy
Sat 14 – The Complete Stone Roses
Fri 20 – US4U2 + Sweet Black Angels
Sat 21 – Acoustic Ladyland + Support
Sun 22 – Simon Kirk of Free & Bad Company in the round
Wed 25 – Adam Bomb + Voodoo Vegas
Thu 26 – The Muffin Men
Fri 27 - Fleetwood Bac
Sat 28 – Nine Below Zero + Bloozer

MAY

Wed 2 – Rockin’ The Joint
Fri 4 – Jan Akkerman
Sat 5 – The Zombies
Sun 6 – Nick Harper
Fri 11 – Animals & Friends + Jak The Lad
Fri 18 – The Bowie Experience
Sat 19 – Legends – A Tribute to Bob Marley
Wed 23 – Keith James plays the songs of Nick Drake
Thu 24 – Sam Brown + Radars
Sun 27 – Never The Bride


PORTSMOUTH GUILDHALL
APRIL

Tue 3 – Dennis Locorriere
Wed 4 – The Cooper Temple Clause
Fri 6 – The Young Knives
Tue 10 – Solid Silver 60s Show – The Searchers, Merseybeats etc
Wed 11 – McFly
Wed 18 – Broadway!
Thu 19 – Trivium
Fri 20 – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Tue 24 – at Portsmouth Cathedral – Ensemble 360
Sun 29 - The Australian Pink Floyd Show

MAY

Fri 4 – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Tue 8 – The Waterboys
Wed 9 – Marty Wilde
Thu 10 – That’s Amore – A celebration of Dean Martin & friends
Mon 21 – Funeral For a Friend
Wed 23 – G4
Fri 25 – At Portsmouth Cathedral – Cropper/Welsh/Roscoe Trio
Sat 26 – UK Live & Unsigned South Coast Idol


PORTSMOUTH NEW THEATRE ROYAL
APRIL

Thu 19 – Alpana Sengupta Dance

MAY

Thu 3 – Bacchic – Music & dance
Thu 10 - Mapdance
Sun 13 – Dave Pearson Big Band Orchestra
Sat 19 – University of Portsmouth Choir & Orchestra
Thu 24 – Driven Motionhouse Dance Theatre


PORTSMOUTH PYRAMIDS
APRIL

Tue 3 – Scott Matthews
Wed 25 – Juliette & The Licks
Mon 30 – Cradle of Filth

MAY

Thu 17 – Klaxons – SOLD OUT!
Mon 28 – The Twang


PORTSMOUTH, WEDGEWOOD ROOMS
APRIL

Sun 1 – The Horrors
Wed 4 – Rolling Dog + Midnight Dance Party + Cut The Blue Wire + Midnight
Assembly
Tue 10 – Clutch
Thu 12 – Will Haven
Sun 15 – Bayside + Moneen
Mon 16 - Mumm-Ra + Support
Wed 18 – Fields + Support
Thu 19 – Cold War Kids + Support
Sat 21 - Beatmakers
Sun 22 – 36 Crazyfists
Mon 23 – Sonic Boom Six
Tue 24 – Hatebreed
Thu 26 – The Maccabees + Support
Fri 27 – The Jamm
Sat 28 – Theatre of Hate + Support
Sun 29 – The Ataris + Support

MAY

Thu 3 – Thea Gilmore
Mon 7 – The Sunshine Underground + Support
Thu 10 – Lou Rhodes + Support
Fri 11 – Kosheen + Support
Wed 16 – 65 Days of Static + Support
Sun 20 – Mr Hudson & The Library + Support
Fri 25 – Who’s Who present Quadrophenia
Sun 27 – Bruce Foxton & Rick Buckler from The Jam


SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
APRIL

Fri 6 – Robbing Williams
Sat 7 – Rufus Stone
Fri 13 – Into The Bleach – Blondie tribute
Sat 14 – Phat Funk
Fri 20 – Dirty DC
Sat 21 – Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen tribute
Wed 25 – Lisa Knap, Julie Murphy & Jenna Reid – Folk
Fri 27 – The Smyths + Re-Order
Sat 28 – Bon Jovi Experience
Sun 29 – Johnny Winter + Larry Miller

MAY

Fri 4 – Roxy Magic + U Rythmics
Sat 5 – Kenny Jones & The Jones Gang
Thu 10 – The Zombies
Sat 12 – Greenish Day + Cherrygun
Thu 17 – Ruff Blues Caravan
Fri 18 – ELO Experience
Sat 19 – Jeff Healey Blues Band
Tue 22 – Roy Harper
Fri 25 – Maetloaf
Wed 30 – Matt Berry (The Mighty Boosh)

SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL

APRIL

Sat 1 – Barenaked Ladies
Thu 19 – The View
Sat 21 – Jamie T
Sun 22 – Loudon Wainwright III
Sat 28 – Southampton Philharmonic Choir
Sun 29 – Organ Concert

MAY

Tue 1 – Maximo Park
Thu 22 – Jason Donovan
Mon 28 – Mia Dolan
Wed 30 – Ray Davies


SOUTHAMPTON, THE JOINERS
APRIL

Mon 2 – Cherry Ghost + Support
Tue 3 – Satori + Chris Murray + The Scrub + Support
Wed 4 – Camera Obscura + Support
Thu 5 – Pickled Dick + Weapons of Brass + Destruction + Schoolboy Error + Jollynotso
Fri 6 – SixNationState + The King’s Shilling + Thomas Tantrum
Sat 7 – Toupe + Echobeat + Inept + Fuzz Eddie
Sun 8 – Jump The Underground + Boys With XRay Eyes + Miles From Anywhere
Mon 9 – Dopamine + Dufresne + Ex Boy Racer + My Makeshift Wings
Tue 10 - The Blackout + Kids In Glass Houses + Not Advised
Wed 11 – Shitdisco + Scarlet Soho
Thu 12 – Ghosts on Pegasus Bridge + My Turn To Kill + Closest Thing To Closure + A Broken Disciple
Fri 13 – The Warm + Showing Off to Thieves + Subdued
Sat 14 – Pelican + These Arms Are Snakes + Stout + Brenda
Sun 15 – Ghosts
Tue 17 – Blueprint To a Downfall + Ella + Ambuscade + This September Fire
Wed 18 – Voodoo Glowskulls + Grown At Home + Random Hand
Wed 18 – Little Green + Blanket
Thu 19 – Mybe + Herbarley + Support
Fri 20 – Panama International + Orange Street + Support
Sat 21 – Rock The Schools! – The Final – 4 young bands Love Ends Disaster
Mon 23 – The Zico Chain + Support
Wed 25 – Luke Toms
Thu 26 – Luke Pickett + The Black Atlantic
Fri 27 – Amen + The Inbreds + Hinterland
Sat 28 – (Spunge) + 01Nowon + Zero Consent + A View From Nowhere
Sun 29 - The Electric Soft Parade + Support
Mon 30 – Peter & The Test Tube Babies + Stu-Dent & The Wankers

MAY

Wed 2 – Luke Leighfield + Sam Isaac + Support
Thu 3 – Dixie Witch + Firebird
Fri 4 – Gutworm + Stars Driven By Devils + Black Element + Terrathorn + Mask
Of Judas
Sat 5 – Minifest! – Furisode + Solrun + Humongous Douglas + 3 more bands
Sun 6 – All Dayer – Thomas Truax + The Strange Death of Liberal England +
Betika + Kumiss + The Scarlet Letter Union
Tue 8 – Dirty Rig + Voodoo Vegas + Support
Wed 9 – Devil Sold His Soul + Support
Fri 11 – Echobeat + In So Far + Support
Sat 12 – Orange Goblin + Solace + Support
Sun 13 – Ephel Duath + Negura Bunget + Bossk + Support
Sat 19 – Vice Squad + Support
Thu 24 – Big D & The Kids Table + Support


SOUTHAMPTON MAYFLOWER THEATRE
APRIL

To Sat 7 – Starlight Express
Tue 10 – Sat 14 – Scooby Doo
Wed 25 – Sat 28 – The Rat Pack

MAY

Tue 1 – Sat 12 – Guys & Dolls starring Nigel Harman
Sun 13 – Sing-a-long-a Abba
Mon 21 – Sat 26 – Footloose The Musical


SOUTHAMPTON, TALKING HEADS
APRIL

Sun 1 – Candle Club Showcase
Mon 2 – Candle Club
Tue 3 – Solent City Jazzmen
Thu 5 – The Rebs + I Falter
Fri 6 – Jurassic Mark presents…The Warm + Beautiful Life + 3 more bands
Sat 7 – Atlantico
Sun 8 – Charity Showcase
Mon 9 – Candle Club
Tue 10 – The Organ Donors
Thu 12 – Red Stripe Music Award – Hijera + The Young Brothers Band + I Falter
Fri 13 – The Strand
Sat 14 – Doris & The Dots
Mon 16 – Candle Club
Tue 17 – Solent City Jazzmen
Wed 18 – Private Party
Thu 19 – UKRockoff & UKUsigned
Fri 20 – Soton Monsters of Rock – Hellcyon + Club Le Shark + Lux Nova etc
Sat 21 – The Intruders + Steve Smith
Mon 23 – Candle Club
Tue 24 – The Organ Donors
Wed 25 – Jurassic Mark presents….The Young Brothers + Sidecar 46 + more
Thu 26 – The Dodge Brothers
Fri 27 – FleeingNewYork + Birdpen + The Hola
Sat 28 – Smerins Anti-Social Club
Sun 29 – You Jest Comedy Night

MAY

Fri 4 - Babyhead


WINCHESTER, RAILWAY INN
APRIL

Mon 2 – Roots Night
Thu 5 – Feverdog + Enmores + Between The Lines + Count In Tens
Mon 9 – Roots Night
Mon 16 – Roots Night
Thu 19 – Anti Nowhere League + Supports
Fri 20 – Sonic Dragolgo
Sat 21 – The Bully Cats + Support
Mon 23 – Roots Night
Mon 30 – Roots Night

MAY

Watch this space!


WINCHESTER THEATRE ROYAL
APRIL

Tue 3 – Sat 7 – West Side Story

MAY

Watch this space!


WINCHESTER, TOWER ARTS CENTRE
APRIL

Fri 13 - Hummingbird - Roots
Tue 17 - The Ian Siegal Band - Blues
Fri 20 - Carla Ulbrich - Comedy/Music
Fri 27 - Claptonite

MAY

Watch this space!


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