ALDERSHOT (top)
Princes Hall, Princes Way (01252 329155)
Thu 6th - That’ll Be The Day - Rock & roll musical

West End Centre, Queens Road (01252 330040)
Free acoustic nights in the bar every Wednesday +
Sat 8th - The John Otway Big Band - Now a two-hit wonder
Fri 14th - Hans Theessink - Jazz, folk & world music
Fri 21st - Eric Roche - Jazz/folk
Thu 27th - Kevin Ayers - Singer-songwriter
Sat 29th - The Baghaddies - World music

ALRESFORD (top)
Arlebury Park Club, The Avenue,
Regular jazz sessions

ALTON (top)
Star Inn, Bentworth (01420 581244)
Jam sessions on Sundays

ANDOVER (top)
Cricklade Theatre, Charlton Road (01264 365698)
Sat 1st - Oliver! - Andover Musical & Operatic Society
Sat 8th - A Spring Concert with Test Valley Brass
Sat 15th - Mad About The Musicals - Song & dance spectacular
Fri 21st - Hants Very Much - Literary & musical journey through Hampshire

Enham Club, 15 Newbury Road, Enham Alamein (01264 352098)
Rock every Saturday night

Guildhall,
Fri 28th - Careless + Stout - Rock

Lower Chute Village Hall,
Sat 15th - The Chris Walker Swingtet - Jazz

Merrie Monk,
Sat 8th - Eddie Vortex - Old-style rock & roll

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 1st & Sun 2nd - BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year
Wed 5th - The Animals & Friends - With original members Steel & Gallagher
Thu 6th -The James Taylor Quartet - Hammond guru’s jazz-funk outfit
Fri 7th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Strauss & Tchaikovsky
Sat 8th - Basingstoke Area Youth Orchestras & Choirs - Youth music
Sun 9th - 12.30pm John Jones Trio - Folk roots
Tue 11th - Sat 15th - Oliver! - Lionel Bart musical
Sun 16th - Ralph McTell - Folky singer-songwriter
Tue18th - The Opera Group: American Opera - Weill, Bernstein etc
Wed19th - Lesley Garrett - Opera singer appears with Northern Sinfonia
Thu 20th - Elkie Brooks - Ex-Vinegar Joe singer Reborn in the USA
Fri 21st - Richard Thompson + Jim Moray - Folk-pop-country with peerless guitarist
Sat 22nd - Cesaria Evora - Soulful blues with African, Brazilian & Cuban rhythms
Sun 23rd - 12.30pm - Nancy Kerr & James Fagan - BBC Folk Award 2003 winners
Sun 23rd - 7.30pm - Joe Brown & Marty Wilde - sold out!
Wed 26th - 7.30pm - Don Pasquale -Romanian State Opera Brasov
Wed 26th - 8.00pm - Fianna - Hungarian/British folk collaboration
Thu 27th - Stephen Triffitt - Celebrating Sinatra classics
Fri 28th - Jacques Loussier Trio - French jazz pianist & trio
Sat 29th - Spirit of the Dance - Irish dance + tango, flamenco etc
Sun 30th - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Holst, Mozart etc

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

Basingstoke Blues Club, Moose Centre, Churchill Way (01256 321837)
Sat 8th - The Mick Clarke Band + Stompin' John Crampton
Fri 21st - Jam Session - Drummers & bass players required!

Central Studio, Queen Mary’s College, Cliddesden Road (01256 418318)
Sat 8th - The Carl Palmer Band - Of Emerson, Lake & Palmer fame
Sat 22nd - The Andy Dickens Jazz Band
Sat 29th - Revue-ing the Situation - Musical theatre

Haymarket Theatre, Wote Street (01256 465566)
No live music in May

Pizza Express, The Whitehouse, Winchester Road (01256 354439)
Jazz on Wednesday nights

BISHOPS WALTHAM (top)
Nonsuch Folk Club, The Social Club
Folk sessions every Tuesday and featured artists first Tuesday of each month
Tue 4th - Apicella

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

Bella Italia
Sun 2nd - Zoe Schwarz - Jazz

Belvedere Hotel (01202 297556)
Jazz every Fri/Sat/Sun

BIC (01202 456456)
Sat 1st - Chris Rea
Sun 2nd - James Last Orchestra
Mon 3rd - David Cassidy
Sat 22nd - Don Williams
Sun 23rd - George Benson - Give Me The Night star with jazz/pop/R&B

Cellar Bar, Boscombe,
Regular live music
Sat 1st - Olas & Jinder
Fri 14th - Rhythm Section - Jazz
Sat 22nd - Zoe Schwarz - Jazz

The Consortium,
Mon 3rd - Substance + Cold Earth & more bands
Mon 10th - Chris Tempest + Maine Street etc
Mon 17th - Penny come Quick, Aquaphase etc
Mon 24th - Toupe, Morbo Hates Humans etc

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

Cricketers,
Sat 1st - Hot Rod Jesus -
Sat 29th - Double Trouble - Pop/rock/country

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

Gander On The Green, 2 Holdenhurst Rd (01202 290294)
Thu 6th - Toupé + Pure + Ten To Never
Thu 13th - Precious Mackenzie + Saved By Zero + Farther
Fri 14th - Fly Casual + Hoffman Sloth
Thu 20th - The No-No-s + Mouth + Meat Draw
Sat 22nd - The Hedge Monkeys
Thu 27th - The Optimist Club + Murmur + Erm

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:
Sat 1st - Prime Audio Soup
Sun 2nd - Vin Garbutt
Sun 9th - Bang Lassy
Thu 20th - State of Undress - Rock/folk
Thu 27th - Zoe Schwarz - Jazz

Jumpin’ Jaks, Pier Approach
Thu 6th - The Beat

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

Mr. Smiths, (01202 291617)
Acoustic Solutions every Wednesday +
Sat 1st - The Lillettes
Sun 2nd - Chemeatrium
Mon 3rd - Pink Hyde
Sun 16th - Bates Motel
Sun 23rd - Johari
Fri 28th - Battered Action Figure + Blackbox Theory + Cherry Atrium - Punk
Sat 29th - Maine Street
Sun 30th - The Getouts - Punk

O’Neills, 231 Old Christchurch Road,
Regular live music inc:
Sat 1st - Billy Twomates - Pop
Sat 22nd - Loose Chippings

Pavilion Theatre, (01202 456456)
Sat 1st - That’ll Be The Day - Rock & roll musical
Mon 3rd - 1pm - A Seaside Organ Concert
Thu 6th - Alvin Lee & Edgar Winter Group + Tony McPhee - Rock/blues
Sat 8th - Stephen Triffitt celebrates Sinatra
Sun 9th - Dominic Kerwan - MOR favourite
Fri 14th - Voulez Vous - Abba spectacular
Sat 15th - A Night at the Opera - BSO
Sat 22nd - Gala Charity Concert with Salvation Army Choir
Mon 24th - Elvis - The Vegas Years - That’s Las not Johnny
Thu 27th - Ballet Fireworks 2

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

Wessex Hotel
Sun 23rd - Swing Unlimited Big Band

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 1st - Kal - Balkan Gypsy Band
Mon 3rd - Wiltshire Youth Jazz Festival
Wed 5th - St Laurence Spring Concert
Sat 8th - City Of London Sinfonia, Catherine Bott
Fri 14th - An Elizabethan Musical Treat: The Renaissance Ensemble
Sat 15th - Duelling Pianos
Sun 16th - Danu
Wed 19th - Just East Of Jazz

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)
Fri 14th - Thornden School Summer Concert
Sat 22nd - The Waynflete Singers - Romantics in Summer - Elgar, Brahms etc
Mon 24th - Thornden Community Wind Band - Free!

CHICHESTER (top)
Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park (01243 784437)
No live music in May

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

The Venue, off Quarry Lane (01243 775888)
Regular live music inc:

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

CHRISTCHURCH (top)
Reef Nightclub, 25/27 Bargates
Sun 2nd - Hot Rod Jesus

Regent Centre, 51 High Street (01202 499148)
Sun 2nd - Karen Carpenter Experience - Karen Barnett sings Carpenters
Sun 9th - Forever in Blue Jeans - Rock & roll musical
Sat 15th - Legends of Swing II
Sat 22nd - All That Jazz
Sun 23rd - Summer Concert with Bournemouth Concert Brass
Sun 30th - Singers Unlimited - Forces Sweethearts

Salisbury Arms,
Sat 1st - Midnight Hour - Soul
Sat 22nd - Crosscut Saw - Rock
Sun 30th - Olas & Jinder

Stourvale, 259 Barrack Road,
Regular live music inc:
Sat 15th - The Hedge Monkeys

Thomas Tripp, Wick Lane (01202 490498)
Live music Sat/Sun & Tue/Wed including:
Sat 1st - Roads
Sun 2nd - The Bossmen - R&B
Sun 9th - The Jujumen - Old-style R&B
Wed 19th - Claire & Simon
Sat 22nd - Pronghorn - Cowpunk
Sun 23rd - The Hedge Monkeys
Wed 26th - Indian Summer - Acoustic duo

Ye Old George, 2a Castle Street ( 01202 479383)
Regular live music inc:
Fri 7th - The Hedge Monkeys + Mary Jane - Great folk-rock double bill
Fri 21st - Tom Paine’s Bones - Folk

CORFE (top)
The Greyhound, The Square
Live music at weekends

CORFE MULLEN (top)
The Mount
Sat 15th - Ian Bruce - Folk

CRAWLEY (near Winchester) (top)
Rack & Manger, Stockbridge Road (01962 776281)
Live music Fridays & Saturdays

DORCHESTER (top)
Dorchester Arts Centre, School Lane, The Grove (01305 266926)
Sat 15th - King Rollo - Blues/Ragtime/Country
Sun 16th - Watermelon Slim - Blues

DROXFORD (top)
Upland Park Hotel, Garrison Hill,
Jazz every Thursday night:
Thu 6th - Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazz Band
Thu 13th - Alan James & All That Jazz
Thu 20th - Tim Eyles & The Gentlemen of Jazz
Thu 27th - TBC

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 2nd - Cuff Billett New’s Europa Jazz Band
Wed 5th - TBC
Sun 9th - T J Johnson's J & B Band
Wed 12th - Modesto Briseno
Sun 16th - New Gateway Jazz Band
Wed 19th - Pizza Express All Stars w Barbara Jay
Sun 23rd - New Black Eagle Jazz Band
Tue 25th & Wed 26th - Stacey Kent & Band -
Sun 30th - Colin Kingwell’s Jazz Bandits

The Point, Leigh Road ( 02380 652333)
Sat 1st - Simon Dinnigan - Classical pianist
Tue 4th - Sat 8th - Anything Goes - Eastleigh Operatic Society
Fri 14th - 20 Years Man and Boy: Kit And The Widow
Thu 20th - Blowing It: Company Gavin Robinson
Sat 22nd - The International Southern Minstrels
Thu 27th - Abba Gold

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

FAREHAM (top)
Ashcroft Arts Centre, Osborn Road (01329 235161)
Sat 1st - Antonio Forcione Quartet - Guitar sensation from Italy
Sat 15th - Angel Brothers & Satnam Singh - Superb Anglo-Asian folk fusion
Thu 20th - Flook - Flutey folk
Sat 22nd - Azul - Latin jazz
Sat 29th - Peatbog Faeries - Folk from the Isle of Skye

Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road (01329 231942)
Sat 1st - South Pacific - Musical

Village Folk Club, The Limes Hotel, Catisfield (02392 522500)
Sat 1st - Anything Goes - Session night

FARNHAM (top)
The Maltings, Bridge Square (01252 726234)
Thu 6th - Cellar Bar Blues - Eugene Hideaway Bridges
Fri 7th - Lilliana Chachian & Negrocan - Nujazz, world, funk & Latin
Thu 13th - Cellar Bar Blues - King Earl Boogie Band
Thu 20th - Cellar Bar Blues - Robin Bibi Band + Will Shackleton Band
Thu 27th - Cellar Bar Blues - Roadhouse CD launch

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

FERNDOWN (top)
Barrington Theatre, Ferndown Community Centre (01202 894858)
Tue 4th - Sounds Nostalgic Evening Dance
Wed 5th - Ferndown Music Makers
Fri 14th - Purbeck Big Band Dance
Sun 16th - European Ballet Spectacular
Wed 23rd - Roll Out The Barrel - Musical trip down memory lane
Fri 28th & Sat 29th - West Moors Singers Spring Concert

Bridge House Hotel, Longham,
Jazz every Friday night inc:
Fri 14th - The New Gateway Jazz Band
Fri 21st - The Chris Walker Swingtet
Fri 28th - Tim Eyles & The Gentlemen of Jazz

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

FORDINGBRIDGE (top)
Ashburn Hotel,
Regular jazz sessions inc:
Thu 20th - Alan James & All That Jazz

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 5th - John Maddocks Jazz Band
Wed 12th - The Louisiana Joymakers
Wed 19th -Tiger Tim's Ragamuffins
Wed 26th - Papa Joe's All Stars

HAMBLEDON (top)
Hambledon Folk Club, Youth Hut, Village Hall (023 92 632812)
Wed 12th - Jed Grimes

HAVANT (top)
Havant Arts Centre, East Street (02392 472700)
Tue 11th - US - Herbie Flowers Band - Ex-Sky man & 10-piece band
Sat 15th - Daniel Smith Blues Band
Fri 28th - Taiko to Tabla - Duo play world music from Africa, Cuba & India

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:

HIGHCLIFFE (top)
Highcliffe Castle
Wed 12th - Swinging The Blues with Light & Shade

Lord Bute Hotel,
Wed 5th - The Chris Walker Trio
Wed 12th - Jazzing Around with Pete Gilmour & Don Hardiman

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 7th - The Jubilee Jazzmen

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

ISLE OF WIGHT - NEWPORT (top)
Medina Theatre (01983 527020)
Thu 6th - An Evening with Barry Mason - Hit songwriter sings “Delilah” etc
Fri 14th - Letz Zep - Led Zeppelin tribute act
Sun 23rd - Mugenkyo - Taiko Drummers from Japan

Quay Arts Centre (01983 822490)
Sun 9th - The Angel Brothers & Satnam Singh - Superb Anglo-Asian folk fusion
Sun 23rd - Jaleo Flamenco - Spanish music/dance spectacular

Riverside Centre
Sun 16th - Liz & Yvonne Kane - Irish fiddle sisters

ISLE OF WIGHT - RYDE (top)
Ryde Theatre
Sun 2nd - Kevin Montgomery & The Roadtrippers - Alt country stars from USA
Sat 8th - Neville Staple - Northern soul from former Specials frontman
Fri 28th - Desmond Dekker - Reggae man of “Israelites” fame

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 +

Winter Gardens
Sat 15th - Sam Brown + Jump

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
Solent Inn, Ryde
The Commical, Sandown
Fountain Inn, Sandown
The Tap, Sandown
The Mill Bay, Ventnor,
The Spy Glass, Ventnor
The Volunteer, Ventnor

KINGSWORTHY (top)
Worthies Social Club
Regular live music at weekends

LINWOOD (top)
Red Shoot Inn, Toms Lane (01425 475792)
Live rock music on Sundays inc:
Sun 2nd - Tequila Mockingbird

LONGHAM (top)
Bluebird Club, Ham Lane,
Country music every Tuesday night inc:

LYME REGIS (top)
Marine Theatre,
Sat 1st - The Yardbirds - Two original members, still a great R&B band
Thu 20th - Sat 22nd - Orpheus in the Underworld - Lyme Operatic Society
Sat 29th - Paul Lamb & The Kingsnakes + Blackbud -
Sun 30th - Ken Colyer Trust Band - Trad jazz

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

Long’s Wine Bar, High Street (01590 677550)
Sat 1st - Trouble In Mind - Blues
Sun 2nd - Dec & Dan - Irish
Wed 5th - Jam Session
Fri 7th - Headrush - Jazz
Fri 14th - Eddie Vortex - Old-time rock & roll
Sat 22nd - The Bluescasters
Sat 29th - John Crampton - Foot-stompin’ blues

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:
Sat 1st - Band of Blokes

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 7th - The Blue Hourse - Barb Jungr, Philip Jeays, in cabaret
Sat 29th - The Counterfeit Stones

NEW MILTON (top)
Forest Arts Centre, (01425 612393)
Sat 8th - Danu
Fri 28th - The Baghdaddies

Rydal Hotel,
Regular live music inc:

NORTH BOARHUNT (top)
Boarhunt Village Blues Club, Memorial Hall, Trampers Lane
Blues on Friday nights

Forest Folk Club (01329 833625)
Mon 3rd - Singaround
Mon 17th - Brass Monkey

PARK GATE (top)
British Legion Club
Wed 5th - Clive New Big Band

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)
Sun 2nd - Sunflower - Jazzy Blues
Fri 7th - Arnie Cottrell & Tim Payne - Blues
Sun 9th - Bluescasters - Blues
Fri 14th - Beggar’s Choice - Blues
Sun 16th - Arnie Cottrell & Pete Catlin’s Electric Band - Blues
Fri 21st - Geoff & Ben - Guitar Blues
Sun 23rd - Bluestate - Blues/R&B/Funk
Fri 28th - Reavers Rant -Celtic
Sun 30th -Harry Skinner & The House Band - Blues

POOLE (top)
Angel Inn, (01202 666431)
Regular live music

Blue Boar, 29 Market Close (01202 682247)
Folk on Weds, mainly blues/rock on Fri -
Sat 1st - Pronghorn - Cowpunk
Sun 2nd - The Worried Men - R&B
Wed 5th - Ronnie Mayer - Folk
Wed 12th - Pete Christie - Folk
Sun 16th - Whoppachoppa - Rock
Wed 19th - TBC
Wed 26th - Chris Lambert & friends - Folk

Central Hotel, Lower Parkstone (01202 743970)
Folk Club Sundays + regular live music inc:T
Wed 5th - Olas & Jinder
Fri 7th - T.S.H. - Punk
Sat 8th - Olas & Jinder
Sat 22nd - Harry Skinner - Blues

Grasshopper,
Fri 14th - Indian Summer

Lighthouse, Kingland Rd ( 01202 685222)
BSO classical concerts every Wednesday +
Thu 6th - Lunchtime recital
Fri 7th - Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate - World music, rock & jazz fusion
Sun 9th - British Voices Kokoro - Britten, Hywel Davies premiere
Thu 13th - Lunchtime recital
Sat 15th - The Hilliard Ensembe & Red Priest - 2 inventive classical outfits
Thu 20th - Lunchtime recital
Thu 20th - Just East of Jazz - Fusion of Indian music & jazz with Gilad Atzmon etc

Lord Nelson,
Regular live music

Mr Kyps, 8a Parr St, Ashley Cross, Lower Parkstone (01202 748945)
Sun 2nd - Perfect Alibi - Pink Floyd tribute
Wed 5th - Riccardi -
Thu 6th - Carl Palmer Band - Of Emerson, Lake &...fame
Fri 7th - Limehouse Lizzy - The best Thin Lizzy tribute band
Sat 8th - RU40 - UB40 Tribute
Fri 14th - The Best - Tina Turner Tribute
Sat 15th - Scott McKeon (Divided by Three) - Rocking blues
Sun 16th - Deep Red & Mission Impossible
Fri 21st - Eugene Hideaway Bridges - Soulful blues from USA
Sat 22nd - By Jovi - Bon Jovi tribute act
Wed 26th - Rockin The Joint - Old-style rock & roll
Thu 27th - Ezio + Derrin Nauendorf - Could just be Mr Kyps’ gig of the month!
Fri 28th - Karnataka - Classic rock
Sat 29th - Dayglo Pirates - Jethro Tull Tribute
Sun 30th - Mentallica - Metallica tribute

Salterns Hotel,
Sundays at 2pm - G13 - Jazz

Waters Edge, 2 High Street (01202 672911)
Thu 13th - 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 6th - Claude Bourbon - French blues singer
Thu 13th - Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans - Blues from San Francisco
Thu 20th - Hans Theesnick - Dutch guitarist & vocalist
Thu 27th - The Mustangs

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

Eastney RMA Tavern, 100 Cromwell Rd, Southsea (02392 826246)
Jazz on Fridays and Sundays +
Sat 15th - Pete Harris Blues Band
Tue 25th - State of Undress - Folk-rock

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

Kings Theatre, (02392 828282)
Thu 20th& Fri 21st - Vienna Festival Ballet present Swan Lake
Sat 22nd - Halfway to Paradise - Billy Fury musical

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

Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square (02392 834773)
Tue 4th - Alvin Lee & Edgar Winter Group + Tony McPhee - Rock/blues special
Thu 6th - Joe Longthorne - MOR singer
Sun 9th - Royal Marines Band - By Land & Sea
Tue 11th - Spirit of the Dance - Dance spectacular
Thu 13th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Sibelius, Mozart etc
Sat 29th - Milton Glee Club - Music in May with London Show Orchestra

Pyramid Centre, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea (02392 799977)
Tue 4th - Franz Ferdinand - SOLD OUT!
Tue 11th - The Beta Band

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

Rosie’s Vineyard, Southsea
Jazz Sunday lunchtimes +
Fri 14th - Big Jim Sullivan & Doug Pruden

South Parade Pier, Southsea (02392 8638911)
Tue 11th - Terry Allen - Country rock from Kansas

Wedgewood Rooms, Albert Road, Southsea (02392 293301)
Acoustic night every Tuesday +
Sun 2nd - Haven + Crackout
Tue 4th - The Bronx + Danko Jones + 400 Blows
Thu 6th - The Zutons + Dead 60s
Fri 7th - Comedy Club
Mon 10th - Explosions In The Sky + Support
Wed 12th - Jesse Malin + Support
Sat 15th - Binary Nation - Breakin>Electro>Techno>Funk + Subgiant & Blue Tuesday
Tue 18th - Rich Hall & Mike Wilmot - Stars of BBC4's Rich Hall's Fishing Show Fri 21st - Comedy Club
Sat 22nd - The Killers + Support
Sun 23rd - Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - TBC
Tue 25th - Hope of the States
Fri 28th - Freed + Purple Haze - Free & Hendrix tribute acts
Mon 31st - My Chemical Romance + Hondo Maclean

RINGWOOD (top)
Crown Hotel, Southampton Road (01425 472708)
Occasional live music - ring for details

Elm Tree Inn
Folk Club meets every Tuesday night:
Tue 4th - Informal singaround
Tue 11th - Informal singaround
Tue 18th - Kristina Olsen & Peter Grayling
Tue 25th - Siansa

Inn on the Furlong, 12 Meeting House Lane (01425 475139)
Live music on Tuesday nights
Tue 18th - Crosscut Saw - Rock

London Tavern, Linford Road, Poulner
Live music Saturdays + Rob Jones on piano Sunday lunchtime
Sun 1st - Bob & John - Acoustic Irish folk
Sat 22nd - Indian Summer - Acoustic duo

Moors Valley Country Park
Fri 7th - Traditional Barn Dance
Fri 28th - Digby Fairweather & The Chris Walker Quintet - Tribute to Artie Shaw

ROMSEY (top)
Abbey,
Sat 8th - Winchester & County Music Festival - Botley Choral Society etc
Sat 22nd - City of Southampton Orchestra - Berlioz, Mendelssohn & Tchakovsky
Sat 29th - Salisbury Festival - Academy of Ancient Music -Play Bach

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

Tudor Rose,
Sat 15th - Eddie Vortex - Old-style rock & roll

SALISBURY (top)
Arts Centre, Bedwin Street (01722 321744)
Closed for extension - events taking place at other venues

City Hall, Malthouse Lane (01722 327676)
Sat 1st - Joe Brown & Marty Wilde - 50s/60s Rock legends
Wed 5th - Joe Longthorne - MOR singer
Thu 6th - Whole Lotta Led - Quality Led Zeppelin tribute
Fri 7th - The Fureys & Davey Arthur - Legendary Irish folk outfit
Wed 12th - Sat 15th - HMS Pinafore - Salisbury Amateur Operatic Society
Thu 20th - That’ll Be The Day - Rock n’ roll musical
Fri 21st - The Ball - Ballet Lorent - Salisbury Festival presentation
Sun 23rd - Yat Kha - Storm Over Asia
Fri 28th - Les Dangereuses - Shubha Mudgal, Kandia Kouyate & Juliet Roberts
Sat 29th - Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Jazz from Sweden
Sun 30th - Earthworks Underground Big Band - Bill Bruford, Tm Garland - Jazz rock

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

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

Salisbury Jazz Club, Livestock Market, Netherhampton Rd (01722 712293)
Jazz on Friday nights inc:
Fri 14th - The Old Thumper Jazz Band

Salisbury Playhouse (01722 320333)
Details to follow

The Old Ale House, Crane Street (01722 333111)
Sun 16th - Fleeing New York

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

Winchester Gate,
Sat 6th - Maine Street

SHAFTESBURY (top)
Shaftesbury Arts Centre, 13 Bell St (01747 854321)
Sat 1st - Greg Allen & Barbara J Hunt
Fri 14th & Sat 15th - Talking Pictures - Starlite Dance Company

SHEDFIELD (top)
The Wheatsheaf
Sun 2nd - Arnie Cottrell
Sat 8th - Manor Rapidos - Latin Jazz
Wed 12th - Pete Harris & Marc Houghton - Guitar/harmonica blues
Sat 15th - Bob Jenkins Trio - Jazz
Sat 22nd - Peter Harris Blues Duo
Fri 28th - The Bluescasters
Sat 29th - This Way Up - Jazz

SOUTHAMPTON (top)
Bent Brief, 17-19 Lodge Road (02380 322151)
Jam Sessions on Wednesdays, Irish night Thursdays + live music Fri/Sat inc:
Sat 8th - Kelly’s Tattoo - Irish

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

The Brook, Portswood Road (02380 555366)
Sat 1st - Bee Gees Fever - Bee Gees tribute
Sun 2nd - Lesley West & Mountain - Legendary rockers
Wed 5th - Cancelled
Thu 6th - Ten Years After - Legendary rock band
Fri 7th - T-Rextasy - The best T-Rex tribute around
Sat 8th - Rufus Stone - Saturday night soul party
Sun 9th - Colin Vearncombe - Formerly better known as Black plays acoustic set
Thu 13th - Cancelled
Fri 14th - Bog Rolling Stones - Amusing Stones tribute with support from The .........
Sat 15th - Newcastle Brown Comedy Club - Sit down for some stand-ups
Wed 19th - Karnataka - Classic rock outfit
Thu 20th - Glenn Tilbrook Band - Book early for the human jukebox
Fri 21st - Climax Blues Band - Cool electric blues with Colin Cooper & friends
Sat 22nd - No Jacket Required - Phil Collins tribute
Sun 23rd - Aynsley Lister - Acoustic blues special
Thu 27th - Babylon Project - The best local bands get a chance to shine
Fri 28th - Marcus Malone - Blues
Sat 29th - Free Again - Playing the best of Free
Sun 30th - Al Stewart - Legendary folk performer

The Cricketers, Carlton Place
Jazz on Sunday evenings 6.30pm

Dolphin, Osborne Road, St Denys (02380 399369)
Irish sessions every Tuesday, plus live music on Weds/Thurs

Ferryman & Firkin, High Street (02380 225458)
Indie rock bands at weekends

Fo’c’sle Folk Club, Duke of Wellington, Bugle Street (02380 456337)
Fri 7th - Craig, Morgan & Robson - That’s Moira, Sarah & Carolyn
Fri 14th - Anything Goes
Thu 20th - At Turner Sims - Danu
Fri 21st - TBC
Fri 28th - Anything Goes

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

Guildhall, West Marlands Road (02380 632601)
Mon 3rd - Supergrass
Sat 8th - Southampton Philharmonic Choir
Tue 11th - The Hothouse Flowers
Wed 12th -The Vines
Sat 15th - Steeleye Span
Sat 22nd - Southampton Youth Orchestra
Sun 30th - Gomez

The Hobbit, 134 Bevois Valley Road (02380 232591)
Regular acoustic gigs on Sundays & Tuesdays, Open mic on Thursday +
Mon 3rd - John Otway + Spyderbaby
Fri 14th - Alistair Goodwin

The Joiners, St Mary Street, (02380 225612)
Showcasing up & coming new bands including:
Sat 1st - Biscuit's Texas Bombs + Four Letter Word + Intent + Spit Roast + Argonauts
Sun 2nd - Punk Showcase: Krittina + Paul Went Home + Your Heart Kills + Scutterball
Mon 3rd - Electric Eel Shock + Antiproduct + Careless
Wed 5th - Breed 77 + 209 + Solitude
Thu 6th - Alaskan Pipeline + Bailey + Elleni
Fri 7th - Dilutral + HFM + Seven Days At Knifepoint
Sat 8th - Black Blue Fish...Very Beautiful + Toupe + Dead!Dead!Dead!
Mon 10th - Ran For Days + One Word Answer + Jets Vs Sharks
Tue 11th - Rest At Nothing + The Draw + Days Of Grace + Silent Demise
Thu 13th - Xavier Floyd Firebird + Engine + Birdpen + Lo*chine
Fri 14th - Jim Bob Carter + Chris T-T
Sun 16th - Cherry Atrium + Five Second Hand Rule + Life Before This
Mon 17th - Trend Abuse + First Born + Make Her Cry + This Is (Not) Prologue
Tue 18th - Reuben
Thu 20th - Hijera + Bushcraft + Sub Rosa + Bonemachine
Fri 21st - Flaming Homer + Rival joustas + Stout + My Mantra
Sun 23rd - Amor - Jon Amor’s rocking crew
Mon 24th - Halo (1) + Rival Joustas + Inhalate
Tue 25th - Dlugokezki
Wed 26th - Stampin' Ground + Snub + Ella + Abuse
Thu 27th - Mark Joseph
Fri 28th - Against Me
Sat 29th - Cherrybomb Showcase
Sun 30th - Dukes Spirit

King Alfred, Old Northam Road (02380 630130)
Regular live music

Legends, 42-44 Bevois Valley Road (02380 837105)
Regular live music four or five nights a week - ring for details

Mayflower Theatre, Commercial Road (02380 711811)
To Sat 8th - Cats - Spectacular Andrew Lloyd Webber musical
Tue 11th - Sat 15th - Carousel - Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
Tue 18th - Sat 22nd - American Patrol - 32-piece orchestra salutes Glenn Miller

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

Old Fat Cat, Above Bar
Tue 11th - SixNationState
Fri 14th - Battered Action Figure

The Platform Tavern, Town Quay ( 02380 337232)
Sun 2nd - Sons of the Delta - Blues
Thu 6th - Stew’s birthday surprise gig - Latin Jazz
Sun 9th - Arnie Cottrell & Tim Payne - Blues, Cajun & more
Thu 13th - Kangaroo Half Moon - Celtic Aussies
Sat 15th - Beer Festival - Irish music
Sun 16th - Dave Peabody - Blues
Thu 20th - Jim Reynolds - Folky covers
Sat 22nd - The Spike Drivers - Feelgood blues
Thu 27th - Foo Foo - Female duo play blues, jazz, folk
Sun 23rd - Bob Still - Blistering Bob sings the blues
Sun 30th - King Rollo - Husky blues

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

Sobar, 98-102 Bevois Valley Road (02380 236421)
Mon 31st - Dirty Side Skanz All-dayer with The Pickpockets etc

Soul Cellar, 78 West Marlands Road (02380 710648)
Live Jazz funk & soul at weekends inc:
Sat 8th - Ola Onabule
Fri 7th - Smerin’s Anti-Social Club
Sat 22nd - Rapid City
Sat 29th - The Hideaways

Southampton Jazz Club, John Arlott Bar, University Campus (02380 768030)
Tue 4th - SUJO - Southampton University Jazz Orchestra
Tue 11th - Hothouse - Jazz quintet play Art Blakey, hard bop & fusion
Tue 18th - New Gateway Jazz Band - Salute to Fats Waller with Martin Litton etc
Tue 25th - Coe, Horler & Burgess - Tony, John & Sam, that is

Southampton University Students Union,
Sat 8th - The Wildhearts + Therapy? + Glitterati

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

Talking Heads, Portswood Road (02380 678446)
Candle Club open mic on Mondays +
Sat 8th - Arnie Cottrell Band - Folk, blues & more
Tue 11th - Solent City Jazzmen - Old-style Dixieland jazz
Wed 12th - Michael Marra - Witty Scottish singer-songwriter
Thu 13th - Nayfumble - Indian rhythms meet rootsy folk
Sat 15th - The Bowie Experience - All the David Bowie hits
Sun 16th - Johnny Jet - Comedy songs of love, lust & medical negligence
Wed 19th - Uni Jazz Event - University musicians - bands & open jamming
Thu 20th - Joshua Caleb Thompson - Intimate acoustic set
Sat 22nd - Dorsi & The Dots - Regga, ska & calypso favourites
Sun 23rd - Kristina Olsen & Peter Grayling - Rootsy guitar/cello duo - a
don’t miss!
Tue 25th - Solent City Jazzmen - Another dose of trad jazz
Wed 26th - Southampton Youth Jazz Orchestra - Bags of young talent
Sat 29th - Kissmet - Spectacular East/West fusion band back by public demand

Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton (02380 592223)
Thu 6th - Billy Cobham’s Art of Five - Legendary jazz drummer with line-up including
Julian Joseph & Guy Barker
Sat 8th - 2.30pm - Dvorak Discovery Session
Sat 8th - 8pm - Skampa Quartet - Dvorak Weekend
Sun 9th - Teatime special with classical pianist Melvyn Tan playing Dvorak
Tue 11th - Tord Gustavsen Trio - Scandinavian folk/jazz/gospel/Caribbean fusion
Tue 18th - Paul Lewis - World-class pianist plays Chopin, Busoni etc
Thu 20th - Danu - Irish BBC Folk Award Winners - In association with The Fo’c’sle
Sun 23rd - London Mozart Players - Inc Jonathon Dove’s The Crocodiamond

The Venue, Town Quay
Sun 30th - State of Undress - Folk-rock

Woolston & Netley Folk Club, Prince Consort, Netley Abbey (02380 434209)
Folk every Friday

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

STURMINSTER NEWTON (top)
Barrelhouse Blues Club
Currently without a venue - watch this space for more news

TIPTOE (top)
Plough Inn
Sun 16th - Crosscut Saw - Rock
Thu 20th - Pronghorn

TISBURY (top)
The Crown Inn
Regular live music

TOTTON (top)
Totton Football Club
Fri 7th - The Bluenote Jazzmen

TROWBRIDGE (top)
Arc Theatre (01225 769132)
Fri 7th - The Dave Southall Big Band
Sat 8th - Village Pump Folk Night: Alan Briars + Peewee Hunt + John Aldersdale etc
Fri 14th - Sgt Pepper's Only Dart Board Band
Sat 22nd - Only The Lonely: Pip Utton
Fri 28th - Barrelhouse Blues Band

Pig Club, 46-47 Church Street
Regular live music

Terry’s Club, Hill Street (01225 351100)
Live music on Fridays

The White Swan, 6 Church Street
Regular live music

VERWOOD (top)
Three Swans,
Regular live music

WEYMOUTH (top)
Regular live music at:
Area 52, 52 The Esplanade (01305 766901)
Excise House, Brewers Quay,
FInn McCouls, 26 Westham Road (01305 778098)
George Inn, Custom House Quay
Isobar,
Pavilion Theatre,

WIMBORNE (top)
Layard Theatre
Sat 8th - An African Entertainment
Fri 28th - Expresion Cubana - 10-piece Cuban band

Tivoli Theatre, (01202 848014)
Sat 8th - Ten Years After

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

The Black Boy, 1 Wharf Hill (01962 861754)
Regular live music

County Arms, Romsey Road (01962 851950)
Regular live music

The Foresters,
Jazz Gitanes every Sunday night

The Green Man, 53 Southgate Street (01962 865429)
Regular live music

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

O’Neills, 90-91 High Street,
Regular live music inc:
Thu 6th - The Swamp Things

Railway Inn, 3 St Pauls Hill, (01962 867795)
Roots Night every Monday + music throughout week inc:
Sun 2nd - The UK Subs
Fri 7th - When Gravity Fails (Ex-Cortizone)
Thu 13th - Mohair
Sun 18th - Charlemagne
Thu 27th - Peter Bruntnell - Superb alt-country singer with band
Fri 28th - Katastrophy Wife + White Town
Sun 30th - Manifest

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

Tower Arts Centre
Thu 6th - Limehouse Lizzy - Excellent Thin Lizzy tribute
Tue 25th - Paul Jones & Dave Kelly - Authentic blues

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

Stacey Kent Concorde Club, Eastleigh
Tuesday May 25 Wednesday May 26

Peter Bruntnell
The Railway Inn, Winchester Thursday May 27

Eugene Bridges
Mr Kyps,
Poole
Friday May 21

Yat Kha
Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury
Sunday May 23

Michael Marra Talking Heads, Southampton Wednesday May 12 Tower Arts Centre, Winchester
Saturday May 15

Danu
Turner Sims, Southampton Thursday May 20