ALDERSHOT
Princes Hall, Princes Way (01252 329155)
Fri 2nd - Tony Hadley - Former Spandau Ballet man back at the top
Wed 7th - Voulez Vous - Glamourous show featuring all the Abba hits
Fri 9th - Foster & Allen - Irish favourites
Sat 17th - Carmina Burana - Fleet & District Choral Society
Fri 30th - Russian Spectacular - Central Band of White Russian Army

West End Centre, Queens Road (01252 330040)
Free acoustic nights in the bar every Wednesday +
Fri 2nd - Dave Kelly Band - Blues with Blues Band guitarist
Sat 3rd - Wayne Hussey - Ex-Sisters of Mercy & The Mission cult hero
Tue 6th - Jan Akkerman Band - Focus guitar hero
Thu 22nd - Batanai Marimba - 9-piece African band
Fri 23rd - Tony McManus - Celtic guitarist

ALRESFORD
Arlebury Park Club, The Avenue, New Alresford
Check with venue.

ANDOVER
Cricklade Theatre, Charlton Road (01264 365698)
Sat 10th - Test Valley Brass Spring Concert
Sat 31st - The Gasman Cometh - Celebrating the songs of Flanders & Swann

Enham Club, 15 Newbury Road, Enham Alamein (01264 352098)
Rock bands on Saturdays inc:
Sat 3rd - Superfly
Sat 10th - Fair Warning

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

BASINGSTOKE
The Anvil, Churchill Way (01256 844244)
Thu 1st - London Mozart Players - Also playing Mendelssohn & Brahms
Fri 2nd - Brighton Hill Community College Biennial Concert - With choir from Alencon
Sat 3rd - Hampshire County Youth Orchestra + The Purcell School - Strauss etc
Tue 6th - Mersey Beat - Swinging Blue Jeans, Fourmost etc
Thu 8th - Tony Hadley - Former Spandau Ballet vocalist back at the top
Sat 10th - An Evening of Youth Music - Basingstoke Area Youth Orchestra & Choirs
Sun 11th - Dave Brubeck Quartet - Giants of modern jazz
Sun 11th - 8pm in the Forge - Boo Hewerdine Trio - Talented composer & singer
Tue 13th - Gwyneth & The Green Knight - Musical romp
Wed 14th - Foster & Allen - Irish duo who have sold over 18 million records
Thu 15th - Think Floyd - Toys In The Attic - Pink Floyd classics
Fri 16th - Capercaillie - Scottish folk band withn singer Karen MAtheson
Sun 18th - 12.30pm in the Foyer - Dick Gaughan - Scottish folk singer
Mon 19th - BBC Symphony Orchestra - Playing Sibelius, Prokofiev etc
Wed 21st - Andrew Hill & Anglo-American Big Band - Jazz pianist & band
Thu 22nd - Glitz, Blitz & 70s Hitz - Showaddywaddy , Sweet, Rubettes
Fri 23rd - Kiri Te Kanawa - Just about the most popular soprano in the world
Tue 27th & Wed 28th - Adventures of Paddington Bear - Musical
Fri 30th - Hollywood & Broadway - Musical extravaganza
Sat 31st - Paul Young - 80s soulster with a hatful of hits

Basingstoke Blues Club, Moose Centre, Churchill Way (01256 321837)
Sat 10th - Honey Boy Hickling & the DT's

Central Studio, Queen Mary’s College, Cliddesden Road (01256 418318)
Thu 8th - Duo Escualo - Jovan Bogosavljevic on violin, Isil Bengi on piano
Sat 24th - Ridgeriders - Folk with Phil Beer, Ashley Hutchings & co
Sat 31st - Schubert 175 with Richard Baker & James Lisney

Haymarket Theatre, Wote Street (01256 465566)
Tue 13th - Sat 17th - Oklahoma! - Basingstoke Amateur Theatrical Society

BIGHTON
Village Hall (01962 732181)
Check with venue.

BOTLEY
Brewery Bar, Winchester Street, (01489 782324)
Traditional jazz on Sunday lunchtimes & Wednesday evenings inc:
Wed 28th - New Gateway Jazz Band

BOURNEMOUTH
Bar Tonka, 39 Toole Hill (01202 522733)
Regular live rock music.

BIC (01202 456456)
Sat 10th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Chilled Out Classics
Sun 11th - Darius - The most persistent pop star on the planet entertains
Tue 13th - Monsters of Rock - Whitesnake, Gary Moore etc
Wed 14th - Blazin’ Squad

Gander On The Green, 2 Holdenhurst Rd (01202 290294)
Rock bands Fri/Sat including:
Saturday 17th May - Without Reason + Hidden Agenda
Friday 23rd May - Shirley Temple Pilots
Saturday 24th May - Idle Hands
Friday 30th May - Side Sweeper
Saturday 31st May - Metallicish

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 - Tequila Mockingbird
Sat 3rd - Drifa Jay + The Hub
Fri 30th - Infidels

Klute & Brees, 20 Exeter Rd (01202 298866)
Jazz every other Tuesday inc:
Tue 6th - Geoff Eales Trio with Alan Barnes
Tue 20th - Geoff Eales Trio with Kevin O’Brien

Mr. Smiths, (01202 291617)
Acoustic Solutions every Wednesday, +
Thu 1st - The Lillettes - Punk
Fri 2nd - Cherry Atrium - Punk
Sat 3rd - Karnataka - Classic Rock + Pink Hyde - Folk-rock
Thu 8th - Aura Sun
Thu 15th - Adam
Sat 24th - Perfect Alibi - Pink Floyd tribute
Thu 29th - Tribute To Nothing - Rock

Old Fire Station, 36 Holdenhurst Road (01202 503889)
Wed 14th - The 22-20s

Pavilion Theatre, (01202 456456)
Sat 3rd -Sun 25th - That’ll Be The Day - Rock & Roll musical
Tue 6th - Joe Longthorne & Orchestra
Wed 7th - The Counterfeit Stones - Rolling Stones facsimiles
Sat 10th - The Very Best of Brass Fodens Richardson Band - Top brass band
Tue 13th - Rick Wakeman - With the Great British Rock Ensemble
Thu 15th - Russian Ice Stars - The Nutcracker
Fri 16th - Russian Ice Stars Sensational Ice Spectacular
Sun 18th - Dominic Kirwan - Massively popular Irish singer
Thu 22nd - Golden Years of Variety featuring Ronnie Ronalde
Fri 23rd - Elvis on Tour - The Way It Was
Fri 23rd? - Come Dancing
Sun 25th - Voulez Vous - All the Abba hits
Tue 27th - Stephen Triffit Celebrates Sinatra
Fri 30th - Gene Pitney - Sings all the hits with the Maurice Merry Orchestra

The Villa, 140/142 Holdenhurst Road (01202 551802)
Live music at weekends

BRADFORD ON AVON
Wiltshire Music Centre
Sat 3rd - Fantasia Flute Ensemble - Largest flute choir in South of England entertain
Mon 5th - Deluxe & Wiltshire Youth Jazz Festival
Fri 9th - Rare Music Club - Linuckea play some rarities
Sat 10th - An Das Clavier - Sophie Yates plays the clavichord
Sun 11th - Mediva - Bella Donna sing
Sat 17th - Bradford Choral perform Bach etc

BURLEY
Queens Head
Live jazz on Friday nights

White Buck Inn
Free 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)
The Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan runs to August 23

The Fountain, 34 Southgate (01243 781352)
Jazz with The Dave Murrell Trio every Friday, plus:

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

Regent Centre, 51 High Street (01202 499148)
Sun 11th - Forever In Blue Jeans - Rock musical
Sat 17th - Fiesta En Espana - Spanish music fiesta
Fri 23rd - Pete Allen Jazz Band - 25th Anniversary Tour

Thomas Tripp, Wick Lane (01202 490498)
Live music Sat/Sun & Tue/Wed including:
Sat 3rd - Aubrey Lemmon - Indie rock
Sun 4th - Crosscut Saw - Rock
Wed 7th - Sugar Mama - Blues
Sat 10th - The Agency - Soul
Sun 11th - Smerin’s Anti-Social Club - Latin jazz
Wed 14th - Jinder - Rock
Sat 17th - Torn Apart - Rock
Sun 18th - Blow The House Down - R&B
Sat 24th - Ratpack - Rock
Sun 25th - Secret Agency - Soul
Sat 31st - Freeway - Acoustic pop covers

Ye Old George, 2a Castle Street ( 01202 479383)
Folk Club on Wednesdays, live music Thu/Fri inc:
Thu 1st - Dave Quincy Quartet - Jazz
Thu 8th - Rob Koral & Sue Hawker - Jazz
Thu 15th - TBC
Thu 22nd - The Phil Clark Quartet - Jazz
Thu 29th - Groove-O-Matic - Jazz

CRAWLEY (near Winchester)
Rack & Manger, Stockbridge Road (01962 776281)
Live music Fridays & Saturdays including:
Fri 2nd - Fast Forward - Blues/rock
Sat 3rd - Jukehouse - Rock
Fri 9th - Eddie Vortex - Old-time rock & roll
Sun 11th - Fair Warning
Fri 16th - Below The Belt - Rock
Sat 17th - TBC
Fri 23rd - TBC
Sat 24th - Headhunters - Rock
Fri 30th - Rock Doctors

DORCHESTER
Dorchester Arts Centre, School Lane, The Grove (01305 266926)
Sat 10th - Dance - The Mission 2003
Sat 17th - Geoff Muldaur - Blues, folk, gospel & jazz
Sat 24th - Julian Tucker & &he TJC Trio - Jazz

EASTLEIGH
Breezers, Southampton Rd (02380 619090)
Fri 30th - Wee Willie Harris + Mike Berry - Rock & roll special

Concorde Club, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh (02380 613989)
Jazz in The Moldy Fig on /Mon/Tue/Thu + the cream of British, American & world jazz:
Sun 4th - The Apex Jazz Band
Wed 7th - The Scott Hamilton Quartet
Sun 11th - New Gateway Jazz Band
Wed 14th - 9.20 De Luxe
Sun 18th - TBC
Wed 21st - Brian White/Alan Gresty Ragtimers - “Bing & Bob the fabulous Crosbys”
Sun 25th - TBC
Wed 28th - Spike’s Young Lions with Derek Nash & Mark Crooks

Phoenix Club, Fire Service HQ, Leigh Road
Sat 17th - New Gateway Jazz Band

The Point, Leigh Road ( 02380 652333)
Sat 3rd - Xuefei Yang - Classical guitar from a remarkable Chinese student
Tue 6th - Sat 10th - - Half a Sixpence - Eastleigh Operatic & Musical Society

EAST MEON
Ye Old George
Check with venue for details.

FAREHAM
Ashcroft Arts Centre, Osborn Road (01329 235161)
Sat 3rd - Acaysha - Trio mix American old-time, Bluegrass, Irish & English folk
Sat 17th - The Songs of Nick Drake - Keith James & Band
Sat 24th - Aziz Ibrahim - Asian blues from former Stone Roses man
Wed 28th - The Bisserov Sisters & Their Daughters - Bulgarian folk & dance

Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road (01329 231942)
Thu 29th - Rick Wakeman - With the Great British Rock Ensemble

FARNHAM
The Pit, Itchel Lane, Crondall, Surrey (01252 850789)
Sat 17th - Jacqueline Dankworth & David Gordon - Soulful jazz
Sat 31st - Geoff Muldaur - Sings folk, blues, gospel, jazz

FERNDOWN
Barrington Theatre, Ferndown Community Centre (01202 894858)
Dances on Friday nights plus:
Wed 7th - Ferndown Music Makers with John Bowdler
Mon 12th - Line Dance
Fri 23rd & Sat 24th - Die Fliedermaus by Johann Strauss

Bridge House Hotel, Longham
Fri 30th - New Gateway Jazz Band - Traditional Dixieland jazz

FORDINGBRIDGE
Ashburn Hotel
Fri 30th - Alan James & All That Jazz with Bruce Adams

GOSPORT
Gosport Jazz Club, Thorngate Halls, Bury Road (ring Stoke Gallery 02392 522834)
Jazz every Wednesday night:
Wed 7th - Alan Beechey’s Bright Stars of Jazz
Wed 14th - The Antique Six
Wed 21st - The Apex Jazz Band (Georgian Suite)
Wed 28th - The Gambit Jazz Band

HAVANT
Havant Arts Active, East Street (02392 472700)
Mon 19th - Guy Davis - Delta-style blues from a native New Yorker

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

The Station Theatre, Station Road
Sat 24th - Christine Collister - Powerful singer with great vocal range

HEDGE END
Rose Bowl (Atrium Bar) Hampshire Cricket Club
Sun 4th - 6.30pm - 9.30pm - New Gateway Jazz Band - Free jazz after match

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

HOOK
The Raven
Sat 10th - The Chris Walker Swingtet - Jazz
Sat 17th - Colin Kingwell’s Jazz Bandits

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

ISLE OF WIGHT - NEWPORT
Medina Theatre (01983 527020)
Fri 2nd - Dictionary of Soul Show with Roy G Hemmings of The Drifters etc
Sun 4th 2.30pm - IOW Youth Concert Band Concert
Thu 8th - Hunger For Justice Christian Aid Concert
Fri 16th - Think Floyd - Toys In The Attic - Pink Floyd Tribute
Fri 23rd & Sat 24th - Ballet Russe - La Fille Mal Cardee
Wed 28th - Ten Years After - 60s Woodstock legends with 3 original members

Quay Arts Centre (01983 822490)
Fri 2nd - Quay Ceiledh - Folk get-together
Sat 17th - Eugene Hideaway Bridges - Soulful blues from the USA
Fri 23rd - Emily Slade - Rising young folk singer & guitarist

Ryde Theatre,
Sat 3rd - Carl Palmer Band - He of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Sat 17th - Steve Harley - Former Cockney Rebel singer entertains
Fri 30th - The Hamsters - Rodent rockers from Essex play Hendrix etc

LINWOOD
Red Shoot Inn, Toms Lane (01425 475792)
Live music on Sundays.

LIPHOOK
Millennium Hall (01428 723889)
Check with venue for details.

LYMINGTON
Hobler Pub, (01590 623291)
Jazz on Tuesday nights

Long’s Wine Bar, High Street (01590 677550)
Jazz & blues til late several nights a week

Stanwell House, 14 High Street (01590 677123)
Live music, mainly jazz, every Tuesday from 8pminc:
Tue 6th - Zoe Schwarz Trio

The Thomas Tripp, Stanford Road (01590 689047)
Matt Black the piano man every Wednesday plus live music Sat/Sun inc:

LYNDHURST
Crown Stirrup, Clay Hill (02380 282272)
Occasional live music - ring for details

Fox & Hounds, High Street
Jazz on Thursdays with the Paul Styles Duo

Swan Inn (02380 282203)
Occasional live music - ring for details

Waterloo Arms, High Street (02380 282113)
Sunday lunchtimes - Jazz with Mark Tubbs Duo

NEWBURY
Corn Exchange, Market Place (01635 522733)
Fri 2nd - Diversions - The Dance Company of Wales
Sat 3rd - Salvage: The Cooper Temple Clause
Thu 8th - Greenham Folk with Chris Wood & Andy Cutting
Sat 10th - Gamelan Lilacita - Balinese music & dance
Sun 11th - Black Dyke Band - Legendary brass band
Mon 12th - Mediva Young Artists Lunchtime recital
Tue 13th - An Audience with Evelyn Glennie
Wed 14th 12.30pm - Hakan Vramsmo (baritone) & Lyr Williams (piano)
Wed 14th 7.30pm - Tina May & The Scott Hamilton Quintet - Jazz
Thu 15th 2.30pm - Pass The Port - Noel Coward Musical
Thu 15th 7.30pm - An Evening with Maria Ewing
Fri 16th 12.30pm - Mathew Trusler (violin) Alexander Taylor (piano)
Fri 16th 7.30pm - Bernie Marsden Band - Rock & blues
Sat 17th 3pm - Children’s Concert with Newbury Symphony Orchestra
Sat 17th 7.30pm - Anoushka Shankar- Ravi’s daughter with some sitar music
Sun 18th 3pm - Joanna MacGregor - Innovative pianist
Mon 19th - 12.30pm - Maximiliano Martin (clarinet), Javier Negrin (piano)
Tue 20th - Cosi Fan Tutte - Mozart Opera
Wed 21st 12.30pm - Gwilym Simcock Jazz Quintet
Wed 21st 7.30pm - Tango Siempre
Thu 22nd - Mark Latimer Jazz Trio
Fri 23rd 12.30pm - Lyr Williams - Classical pianist
Fri 23rd 7.30pm - Back To Basie Orchestra - Saluting the Count
Sat 24th - Cleo Laine, John Dankworth & friends
Fri 30th 1pm - Light Lunch with Society Jazz Quartet
Fri 30th 7.45pm - Phantom At The Opera - Highlights from musicals

NEW MILTON
Forest Arts Centre, (01425 612393)
Sat 3rd - The Bearcat Cajun Playboys - Good-time Cajun dance music
Sat 17th - Les Bohemes
Fri 23rd - The Ridgeriders - Folk
Fri 30th - Tommy Emmanuel - Guitar wizardry

Rydal Hotel
Live music on Thursdays inc:
Thu 22nd - Stone Cold Sober - Rock

PENNINGTON
The White Hart
Live music at weekends including:
Sat 31st - The Hedge Monkeys - Punk folk
Sun 11th - Fair Warning - Rock

PETERSFIELD
Traders Club, 36a High Street (01730 233022)
Live music Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday

PEWSEY
Coopers Arms,
Live music on Fridays

PLAITFORD
The Shoe Inn, Salisbury Road (01794 322397)
Live music on Fridays and Sundays
Fri 2nd - 9Ft Sergeant - Traditional Irish music
Sun 4th -Whiteparish Cricket Club All Star Big Band - R & B
Fri 9th - Arnie Cottrell & Tim Payne - Blues, folk & Cajun
Sun 11th - Sunflower - Jazzy Blues
Fri 16th - Geoff & Ben - Blues
Sun 18th - Pete Catlin Blues Experience - Blues
Fri 23rd - Mick Ray Duo - Blues
Sun 25th - Bluescasters - Blues
Fri 30th - Julie Burridge Trio - Jazz

POOLE
Angel Inn, (01202 666431)
Regular live music - ring for details

Blue Boar, 29 Market Close (01202 682247)
Fri 2nd - The Worried Men
Sat 3rd - Pronghorn - Cow-punk
Sun 4th - Secret Agency - Soul
Wed 7th - Roots Music Club
Fri 9th - The Recliners - Blues
Sun 11th- Stone Cold Sober - Rock
Wed 14th - Roots Music Club - Monday’s Wine
Fri 16th - Eden - Rock
Sun 18th - Wireless Set - Rock
Wed 21st - Roots Music Club - Chico Holton
Fri 23rd -Average Blues Band - Blues
Sun 25th - Dont Untie The Drummer - Rock
Wed 28th - Roots Music Club
Fri 30th - Mission Impossible - Rock

Central Hotel, Lower Parkstone (01202 743970)
Blues, rock & folk inc:
Sat 10th - Renegade
Sat 31st - Bazuzu
 
Lighthouse, formerly Poole Arts Centre, Kingland Rd ( 01202 685222)
Thu 1st 1.05pm - Harold Lester - Classical recital
Thu 1st 8pm - Martin Drew’s Jazz Couriers - Tribute to Tubby Hayes/Ronnie Scott
Thu 8th - Looks Like Jazz - Unique Jazz And Video Night: Deirdre Cartwright
Thu 8th - Recitals Summer 2003: 19th Century Developments
Sat 10th - Ladysmith Black Mambazo - The sound of Africa
Sat 10th - Pinski Zoo
Sun 11th - Francesca Martinez
Thu 15th - Jazzcoteque + DJ Perry Louis + Derek Nash
Thu 15th - Recitals Summer 2003: The 20th Century
Thu 22nd - Jazz Summer 2003: Guy Barker's International Quintet
Thu 22nd - Recitals Summer 2003: The Piano Duet
Sun 25th - Rob Deering
Thu 29 May - Fri 30 May -Plants and Ghosts: Siobhan Davies Dance Company

Lord Nelson,
Live music at weekends inc:
Sat 10th - Crosscut Saw
Fri 16th - Loose Connections

Mr Kyps, 8a Parr St, Ashley Cross, Lower Parkstone (01202 748945)
Fri 2nd - Larry Miller + Crosscut Saw - World class guitarist plus rocking support
Sat 3rd - Galahad - Classic prog rock with a fantastic light show
Fri 9th -The Rubettes - Remember Sugar Baby Love & Juke Box Jive?
Sat 10th - Eddie Martin & The Texas Blues Kings + Dallah - Blues
Thu 15th - The Yardbirds + Stone Cold Sober - Classic 60s blues rock band Fri 16th - Big Red - Eight-piece soul/swing blues band fronted by dynamic Eddie Goodall
Thu 22nd -The Bowie Experience - The ultimate David Bowie tribute band
Fri 23rd - The Troggs - Rare UK performance by “Wild Thing” Reg Presley & co
Sat 24th - By Jovi - Award-winning Bon Jovi tribute band
Fri 30th - One Step Behind - Energetic tribute to Madness
Sat 31st - The Rat Pack - Dean Martin classics with nine piece Jazz/Swing band
Sammy Davis Junior and Ol' Blue

Oyster Quay
Thu 1st - Lemongrove + Mango Santamaria + Nine Foot Sergeant

PORTSMOUTH, ROWLANDS CASTLE & SOUTHSEA
Bullfrog Blues Club, The Albert Bar, South Parade Pier, Southsea (02392 436267)
Thu 1st - Marcus Malone
Thu 8th - Dick Wardell - Country blues
Tue 13th - In the Gaiety Bar -The Jive Aces -The UK's top 50's style jive dance band Thu 15th - King Rollo -Eccentric & enthralling bluesman from the Humber Delta
Thu 22nd - White Knuckle Blues Band - Steve Roux's high class electric blues band
Mon 26th - The Soul Suspects
Tue 2th - Geoff Muldaur + Reet, Petite & Gone

(The) Cellars, Eastney, Southsea (02392 826249)
Live music at weekends

Eastney 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, Albert Road (02392 828282)
Check with venue for details.

New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth (02392 649000)
Sat 3rd - Perfect Alibi - Pink Floyd tribute with spectacular light show
Sat 10th - University of Portsmouth Big Band

Portsmouth Arts Centre, Reginald Road, Southsea (02392 837373)
Check with venue for details.

Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square (02392 834773)
Fri 2nd - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven, Brahms & Walton
Tue 6th - Rick Wakeman & the Great English Rock Ensemble
Sat 10th - The Portsmouth Chorus Spring Concert
Sun 11th - Chris Dean & Syd Lawrence Orchestra - Glenn Miller Army Airforce
Orchestra tribute concert
Thu 15th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play Prokofiev
Fri 16th - The Solid Silver 60s Show - The Searchers, Dave Dee & Co, etc
Sat 17th - Milton Glee Club Spring concert
Sun 18th - Sing With The Stars - Singalong to the music of Buddy Holly, Beatles etc
Wed 28th - Judith Durham - The Diamond Tour - Ex-Seekers singer returns
Thu 29th - Busted - Plus Special Guests
Fri 30th - Philharmonia Orchestra - Bernstein/Gershwin/Copland 7:30 pm - £7-00

Pyramid Centre, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea (02392 799977)
Sat 3rd - Wildhearts
Tue 6th - Hell Is For Heroes,
Wed 14th - Electric Six
Thu 22nd - Goldfrapp
Sat 24th - Shed 7

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

South Parade Pier
Sun 4th - The Muffin Men with Jimmy Carl Black - Zappa magic
Wed 7th - Fairport Convention - Folk-rock heroes
Mon 19th - John Beland - Former Flying Burrito Brothers star

Wedgewood Rooms, Albert Road, Southsea (02392 293301)
Sun 4th - Nada Surf + The Mendoza Line + Tennason
Wed 7th- Cave In + Damn Personals
Thu 8th - Ska/Punk night with Mighty Snortin Power Rangers, Fire Kills Children etc
Sun 11th - The Raveonettes + Stellastarr
Mon 12th - The Delgados + support
Tue 13th - Mogwai + Kling Klang
Wed 14th - Hot Water Music + support
Fri 16th - T-Rextasy - Tribute to Beautiful Boogie Boy Marc Bolan and T-Rex
Sat 17th - The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster + support
Sun 18th - Flogging Molly + support
Mon 19th - The Sleepy Jackson + The Hidden Cameras
Tue 20th - The Bluetones + Archie Bronson Outfit
Wed 21st - The Cooper Temple Clause + Mew
Thu 22nd - Voodoo Glow Skulls + King Prawn -Ska Punk Double Bill
Wed 28th - Randy + support
Thu 29th -Taking Back Sunday + Brand New Emo
Fri 30th -The Bog Rolling Stones - Get your rocks off with Mick Slacker & co

RINGWOOD
Elm Tree Inn
Folk Club meets Tuesday evenings:
Tue 6th - The Copper Family
Tue 13th - Singaround
Tue 20th - Siansa
Tue 27th - Singaround

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, Ashley Heath (01425 470721)
Check with venue for details.

ROMSEY
Romsey Abbey
Sat 10th - Winchester & County Music Festival - Handel & Mendelssohn
Sat 24th - City of Southampton Orchestra play Berlioz 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)
New season to be announced

City Hall, Malthouse Lane (01722 327676)
Fri 2nd - The Billy Fury Story - Colin Gold as Billy backed by original Tornados
Sat 3rd - Foster & Allen - MOR Irish favourites
Wed 7th - Sat 10th - Orpheus in the Underworld - Salisbury Amateur Operatic
Wed 14th - The Counterfeit Stones - Rolling replicas of Paint It Black etc
Sat 24th & Sun 25th - Tiger Lillies Circus - Bizarre cabaret meets erotic circus
Thu 29th - Ensemble Tartit - All-female vocal ensemble from Mali in Africa
Sat 31st - Stacey Kent - American jazz singer with her quartet

Saint Thomas’ Church
Fri 30th - Chilingirian String Quartet - Chamber music inc. Schubert & Bartok
Sat 31st - Trilok Gurtu Band - Bhangra electronica, juju soul & Afro-Asian funk

Salisbury Cathedral
Fri 23rd - Jan Garbarek Quartet - Jazz with Norwegian saxophonist
Sat 24th - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra play Schubert & Mahler
Tue 27th - Ravi Shankar & Anoushka Shankar - Father & daughter sitar magic
Wed 28th - The Orchestra of the 18th Century play Mozart etc
Sat 31st - The Symphony of Harmony & Invention + The Sixteen Choir

Salisbury College Drama Studio
Sun 25th - Midnight Sun - Salisbury Festival event with Norwegian jazz quartet

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

The Old Ale House, Crane Street (01722 333111)
Sun 18th - Willow

SANDBANKS
Jazzy’s, 28a Shore Road
Check with venue for details.

SHIPTON BELLINGER
Village Centre (01980 842429)
Check with venue for details.

SOUTHAMPTON
Bent Brief, 17-19 Lodge Road (02380 322151)
Jam Sessions on Wednesdays, Irish night Thursdays + live music Fri/Sat inc:
Fri 2nd - Mo & Steve - Blues
Sat 3rd - Bob Pearce - Blues
Tue 6th - Richard & Ritchie - Skimmer men play original songs
Fri 9th - Ronnie & Johnny - Jazzy blues
Sat 10th - Arnie & Mo - Blues
Fri 16th - Bruce Roberts - Southampton soul legend
Sat 17th - TBC
Tue 20th - Richard & Ritchie
Fri 23rd - Gary Myles - Sings covers
Sat 24th - Arnie & Mo - Blues
Fri 30th - Ronnie & Johnny
Sat 31st - Midway - Popular acoustic soul duo

Bitterne Park Hotel, 2-4 Cobden Avenue (02380 322445)
New band night on Thursdays, & rock Fri/Sat - ring for details

The Brook, Portswood Road (02380 555366)
Thu 1st - Jeff Scott Soto - Soulful US vocalist currently playing with SAS Band
Fri 2nd - Jan Akkerman Band - Focus on a master rock guitarist
Sat 3rd - Climax Blues Band - Colin Cooper’s stylish Chicago blues outfit
Wed 7th - Jadis - Classic Rock with Gary Chandler, Martin Orford etc
Thu 8th - Babylon Project Showcase - Presenting the best of local talent
Fri 9th - Wilko Johnson - Manic R&B with three ex-Blockheads
Sat 10th - Rufus Stone - Party night with the best of 60s & 70s soul
Fri 16th - The Real Thing - 70s/80s Chart stars of “You To Me Are Everything” fame
Sat 17th - Newcastle Brown Comedy Club with Dave Haddingham etc
Wed 21st - Edgar Winter Band - Blues-rock from the USA
Fri 23rd - Bob Catley Band & Danny Vaughn - Heavy metal heaven
Sat 24th - Gwyn Ashton Band - Brash & rocking blues act from Australia
Wed 28th - Mostly Autumn - More classic rock with a touch of folk
Thu 29th -Ten Years After - 60s rock legends who appeared at Woodstock
Fri 30th - T-Rextasy - Get It On with the best of Marc Bolan & T Rex
Sat 31st - Meatloaf - The Show - Just like a Bat Out of Hell..............

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 - ring for details

Fo’c’sle Folk Club, Duke of Wellington, Bugle Street (02380 456337)
Fri 2nd - Anything Goes
Thu 8th - Cara Dillon - Concert at Turner Sims Concert Hall with Seth & Sam Lakeman
Fri 9th - Anything Goes - Fo’c’sle’s 40th Birthday celebrations
Fri 16th - Club closed for Winchester Folk Festival May 16-18
Fri 23rd - Anything Goes
Fri 30th - Gordon Tyrrall - Consummate guitarist & sincere singer

Greene Cellars, 78 West Marlands Road (02380 710648)
Live Jazz & funk at weekends
Wed 14th - Carleen Anderson + Jono - Soul-funk from USA plus local support

Guildhall, West Marlands Road (02380 632601)
Wed 7th - Melanie C - Ex-Spice Girl in concert
Thu 8th - Erasure
Fri 16th - Less Than Jake - SOLD OUT!

The Hobbit, 134 Bevois Valley Road (02380 232591)
Regular gigs: Sundays - Jassisinthelk - Jazz duo by candlelight; Monday - James & Denovo; Tuesday - Eek & Denovo; Thursday - Open mic +
Fri 2nd - Mayz + N.N. - Rock
Sat 3rd - 0898 - Punk
Mon 5th - Bank Holiday All-Dayer with The Wurzels, Miles High On Mars & more
Wed 7th - Carnation + Moocha
Fri 9th - Moocha + Power Of 3
Sat 10th - Lost Aura
Fri 16th - A Million Bells - Rock
Sat 17th - Sheriff - Rock
Fri 23rd - Nemnosyne - Rock
Sat 24th - Kid Gloves - Rock
Mon 26th - All Day Bank Holiday Festival with Claire Hamill, Afterglow, Tonic etc
Fri 30th - TBC
Sat 31st - TBC

The Joiners, St Mary Street, (02380 229319)
Showcasing up and coming new bands including:
Thu 1st - Serafin - Indie rock
Fri 2nd - Solipsis
Sat 3rd - Naked Apes + Surfless
Sun 4th - Tribute To Nothing + Three Minute Poetry + Dead Jack
Wed 7th - Funeral For A Friend
Mon 12th - Violent Delight
Thu 22nd - Whitmore
Sun 25th - Kill II This

King Alfred, Old Northam Road (02380 630130)
Live music at weekends.

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)
Closed for refurbishment

Nuffield Theatre, University Road (02380 671771)
No live music in May

The Platform Tavern, Town Quay ( 02380 337232)
Thu 1st - Pete Christie - Very well received on last visit
Sun 4th - Mo Thomas & Danny Krieg - Blues, a welcome return for Mo + new pairing!
Tue 6th - Arnie Cottrell Special - Stew's Birthday, drinks welcome!
Thu 8th - Alistair Goodwin & Nigel Rippon - Singer/songwriter debut + cellist
Sun 11th - Sons of the Delta - Another blues debut!
Tue 13th - Stringybark McDowell - Aussie bluesman introduces some new toys!
Thu 15th - Bruce Roberts - Southampton soulster back to his best
Sat 17th - Platform Beer Festival!!! with FA Cup Final & live music!
Sun 18th - Mike West - Huge welcome back for New Orleans maestro
Tue 20th - Blues Special - Harry Skinner & Dave Saunders - £3 advance tickets
Thu 22nd - George Smerin - Funky Latin jazz
Sun 25th - Bob Pearce - Grandpa Pearce is still knocking 'em dead!
Tue 27th - Derrin Nauendorf - Back from the Antipodes with Dave
Thu 29th - Foo Foo - Funtastic chix from the stix

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

Southampton Jazz Club, John Arlott Bar, University Campus (02380 768030)
Tue 6th - Jam Session - Join the Greg Painter Trio with your bassoon or whatever
Tue 13th - Mark Nightingale - Top trombone player with Ray D’Inverno Trio
Tue 20th - Bob Pearce & The Jazz Assassins - Blues meets jazz
Tue 27th - Spotlight on local jazz with Highfield Jazz Quintet & Baz Terraz Band

The Swan, 219 Portsmouth Road, Woolston (02380 447747)
Rock/blues/roots Jam Sessions every Thursday +
Sat 3rd - The Usual Suspects
Sun 4th - The HiWatts
Sat 10th - TBC
Sun 11th - Lynchpin
Sat 17th - Lip Service
Sun 18th - Heifer
Sat 24th - Odds On
Sun 25th - If 6 Was 9 - Hendrix tribute
Sat 31st - Bull Fish

Talking Heads, Portswood Road (02380 678446)
Candle Club Acoustic Cabaret every Monday +
Thu 1st - Bob Pearce - Southampton’s grandfather of the blues
Fri 2nd - The Big Chill Sound System - DJs plus live Laura B etc
Sat 3rd - Maroon Town - Breakbeat-ska-rap-dub fusion - sensational!
Sun 4th - Candle Club Showcase
Wed 7th - Stringybark McDowell - Blues, tattoos & home-made guitars from Oz
Thu 8th - Mark Robson - The man from Kangaroo Moon goes solo
Fri 9th - Scott McKeon - The “enfant terrible” of rock & blues returns
Sat 10th - Flatville Aces - Rip-roaring Cajun sounds from Jock & co
Sun 11th - Clive Gregson - Much respected singer-songwriter
Thu 15th - Oh Susanna + Stephen Fearing - Gentle songs from Canadian songstress
Fri 16th - Jalikunda Cissokho - Explosive African music from a 13-piece band
Sat 17th - Big Red - Top local soul/swing outfit led by effervescent Eddie
Sun 18th - Drum Clinic - Afternoon skin session
Tue 20th - Solent City Jazzmen - Old-style New Orleans jazz
Wed 21st - New Wrecking Crew - Soul, funk & R&B from the house band
Thu 22nd - Eastern Tracks + Primary Acoustic Store
Fri 23rd - Unforgiven Kingdom - Highly popular Southampton rockers
Sat 24th - TBC
Tue 27th - Fri 30th - Soton Uni Jazz & Pop Studies exams
Sat 31st - Jamie Marshall Band - Pop, soul & roots

Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton (02380 592223)
Tue 6th - Dave Douglas Septet - Jazz trumpet phenomenon
Thu 8th - Cara Dillon - Dazzling young folk singer with the Lakeman brothers
Fri 9th - London Mozart Players Chamber Ensemble -With John Harle on saxophone
Sat 10th - Sally Matthews & Friends - 'Music for Maytime' - Light opera
Tue13th - Uighur Music from the Kashgar region of Central Asia
Thu 15th - Maggini Quartet - Play Haydn, Bax & Beethoven
Sat 17th - An Evening with Evelyn Glennie - SOLD OUT!
Sun 18th - Jazzmanix

STUBBINGTON
The Red Lion, Gosport Road (01329 662003)
Live music on Fridays.

STURMINSTER NEWTON
Barellhouse Blues Club
Sun 18th - Johnny Mars & Barrelhouse Blues Club Orchestra
Sat 31st - Robbie MacIntosh + ABB

TIPTON
Plough Inn
Live music on Thursdays inc:
Thu 1st - Crosscut Saw - Rock

TROWBRIDGE
Arc Theatre (01225 769132)
Ring for details

Holt Blues, Holt Bowls Club (01225 782700)
Check with venue for details.

WEYMOUTH
Regular live music at the following venues:

Excise Inn, Brewers Quay

FInn McCouls, 26 Westham Road (01305 778098)

George Inn, Custom House Quay

Isobar,

WHITCHURCH
White Hart
Fri 2nd - Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazzmen

WILTON
Wilton Church
Sun 25th - Steven Isserlis - Salisbury Festival Concert with Ana-Maria Vera

WIMBORNE
Layard Theatre, Canford School (01202 849134)
Sat 3rd - Gilbert & Sullivan Gala Evening
Wed 14th - Intoto Dance - Young company with some energetic dance & music

Tivoli Theatre, (01202 848014)
Thu 8th - Turn On The Taps - A Tap tribute to Kelly, Astaire & Rogers
Fri 9th - European Ballet present The Nutcracker
Fri 16th - The Manfreds - Sing along with Mighty Quinn, Fox On The Run etc
Sat 17th - American Festival of the Blues - Bobby Parker, Deitra Farr, Louisiana Red
Fri 30th - Ten Years After - Woodstock 60s legends featuring 3 original members

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

County Arms, Romsey Road (01962 851950)
Regular live music - ring for details

The Green Man, 53 Southgate Street (01962 865429)
Regular live music - ring for details

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 1st - Peter Bruntnell + Horse Stories
Fri 2nd - Blame It on Edd + Alternative Carpark + Ditzy Micro + Azir
Sat 3rd - Little Red Car + Wrapped In Plastic + Illicit
Sun 4th - Punk All-Dayer with Manifest2 + Mahumodo + Den Maine + Dilutral etc
Tue 6th - Escanna + Lebatoll + After Rome + more
Wed 7th - Aura Sun + Lake Aurora + This Above All
Thu 8th - The Samurai Seven + The Sonic Underground + The Profumo Affair
Fri 9th - The Horror
Sat 10th - The Bully Cats + Book Harrison + Polly + Dj Lewis
Sun 11th - The Mars Pattern + Supports
Tue 13th - Branching Out - Boy Allagoo + Maya-Kush Orme + Tali Trow etc
Wed 14th - Daniel Rachel + Kung Fu Finga Pik and The Lovestik + Rachel + Geko
Thu 15th - The Misnomers + Grebo + Second Monday
Fri 16th - Scott McKeon Band + Samo
Sat 17th - Mary Jane + Arlene - Two upcoming young folk bands
Sun 18th - Caretaker + Cryfire
Wed 21st - HFM
Thu 22nd - Thirst
Fri 23rd - Tribal Hammerhead
Sat 24th - My Awesome Compilation
Tue 27th - Rydell + Jets Vs Sharks + Placid Storm + Three Finger
Wed 28th - Branching out Featuring TBC
Thur 29th - Samo + Fleeing New York + Dead! Dead! Dead!
Fri 30th - Seasons End
Sat 31st - The Parkinsons + Selected DJ's

Theatre Royal, Jewry Street (01962 840440)
Sat 3rd - Three Other Tenors - Michael Clifton-Thompson, Philip Lloyd Holtam & Simon Curtis from the Welsh National Opera sing
Thu 15th - John Shuttleworth - Pillock of the Community - Songs & humour
Fri 30th - Zum - Gypsy Tango Inferno

Tower Arts Centre, Romsey Road (01962 867986)
Sat 3rd - 6pm - An Audience with Jimmy Carl Black
Sat 3rd - 8pm - The Muffin Men featuring Jimmy Carl Black - Zappa magic
Thu 8th - John Otway - Now a two-hit wonder!
Fri 16th - Geoff Muldaur - Excellent singer-songwriter
Thu 22nd - Ridgeriders - Ashley Hutchings, Phil Beer & folky friends
Fri 30th - Wayne Hussey - Ex-The Mission cult hero

Wessex Hotel (0870 400 8126)
Fri 16th - Lyn Harrison Quartet - Jazz

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