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A word about our listings
A guide for Customers
These days artists and bands tend to book their tours months in advance. In order to give you the best notice of up and coming shows we list events once they have been confirmed by the band or their management.
The downside of this is that dates can change due to unforeseen circumstances, sometimes at very short notice. We do our best to ensure that this site is kept as up to date as is possible, with updates happening at least once a week.
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Coming to The Musician in January 2017
Sun 1st Jan 2017
CLOSED
Mon 2nd Jan 2017
CLOSED
Tue 3rd Jan 2017
CLOSED
Wed 4th Jan 2017
CLOSED
Thu 5th Jan 2017
CLOSED
Fri 6th Jan 2017
Soft Touch Fund Raiser.
A Soft Touch Arts Charity event.
£5.00
feat: Produkty jesuscarfish and guests.
Doors 8:00pm - 1:00am
Pay what you can but £5 suggested donation and all proceeds to Soft Touch Arts.
Sat 7th Jan 2017
Private Party
Sun 8th Jan 2017
CLOSED
Mon 9th Jan 2017
The City Acoustic Club
Open Mic Night
Free
Doors 8:00pm
For up to date info and news please join The City Acoustic Club Facebook group!
Tue 10th Jan 2017
Promoter and Festival Showcase
£3.00
feat: Rock Savage, The Mini Nukes and Chris Duckett
Doors 8:00pm
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Wed 11th Jan 2017
CLOSED
Thu 12th Jan 2017
Promoter and Festival Showcase
£3.00
feat: Mystery Train, Cash Carter & The Whiskey Chasers and Chris Moody & The Underground Kings
Doors 8:00pm
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Fri 13th Jan 2017
Promoter and Festival Showcase
£3.00
plus Super 73, Escapade and Kynch
Doors 8:00pm
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Sat 14th Jan 2017
King Ghengis
Andy Wright presents
£5.00 Pay on door
feat: The Wyres and Real Teeth
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Sun 15th Jan 2017
CLOSED
Mon 16th Jan 2017
CLOSED
Tue 17th Jan 2017
Promoter and Festival Showcase
£3.00
feat: Idle Empire, The Albion, Those Acoustic Lads and Stupid Boots
Doors 8:00pm
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Wed 18th Jan 2017
Promoter and Festival Showcase
£3.00
feat: The Whiskey Rebellion, The Deadbeats, Dust and Debris and Joe Doyal
Doors 8:00pm
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Thu 19th Jan 2017
Promoter and Festival Showcase
£3.00
feat: James Cull & The Black Storm Nation, The Burnout, The Coterie, Earles and Dr X
Doors 8:00pm
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Fri 20th Jan 2017
Fallen
A Tribute To The Music Of Evanescence
£6.00adv £8.00door
Doors 8:00pm
Right from the dramatic intro of their set, Fallen recreate the epic, dark and lush sound of Evanescence, combining heavenly, soaring vocals and hard-hitting guitars with orchestral, choral and electronic elements.
Fallen are currently the only Evanescence tribute act in the UK and the band members all have many years gigging experience behind them. The person filling the Amy Lee slot, Kyle Newman, is a classically-trained professional vocalist and the keyboard player, Rob Lindop, is also a professional musician.
Formed in November 2013, the band has subsequently gone from strength to strength and is now playing at some of the biggest and best music venues in the UK.
Playing songs from all three of the most well-known albums, Fallen accurately reproduce the sound of this innovative, unique and genre-setting band.
Fallen are currently the only Evanescence tribute act in the UK and the band members all have many years gigging experience behind them. The person filling the Amy Lee slot, Kyle Newman, is a classically-trained professional vocalist and the keyboard player, Rob Lindop, is also a professional musician.
Formed in November 2013, the band has subsequently gone from strength to strength and is now playing at some of the biggest and best music venues in the UK.
Playing songs from all three of the most well-known albums, Fallen accurately reproduce the sound of this innovative, unique and genre-setting band.
Sat 21st Jan 2017
Wake up presents
£5.00
feat: The DOCs, The Scrubs and The Earls
Sun 22nd Jan 2017
CLOSED
Mon 23rd Jan 2017
The City Acoustic Club
Open Mic Night
Free
Doors 8:00pm
For up to date info and news please join The City Acoustic Club Facebook group!
Tue 24th Jan 2017
Promoter and Festival Showcase
£3.00
feat: KellyJenns, Brandon Neal, Kevin Hewick and Nile McGregor
Doors 8:00pm
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Thank you. Andy.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Thank you. Andy.
Wed 25th Jan 2017
Promoter and Festival Showcase
£3.00
feat: Aztec Temples, The Keepers and Les Hayden
Doors 8:00pm
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Thu 26th Jan 2017
Promoter and Festival Showcase
£3.00
feat: Ferris, Tom Lewitt & The Scharenheuvels, Mae Hill and Becky Edwards
Doors 8:00pm
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Fri 27th Jan 2017
RENEGADES - The Very Best of Thin Lizzy
£10.00adv £12.00door
plus Tres Hombres
Doors 8:00pm
Renegades are four mega-talented, Midlands-based musicians with one thing in common; an undying love of the timeless and unforgettable music of Irish superstar rock band Thin Lizzy.
The quartet locked themselves away in the rehearsal studios for almost 12 months to nail note for note renditions of the famed twin guitar fronted, legendary band's evergreen repertoire before they would attempt to play in public.
But when they were ready to rock, boy oh boy oh boy did they rock? Now, a few months down the line, the band have a handful of sizzling gigs under their belt and have speedily built up a solid reputation; as THE band to watch if you are a fan of Lizzy's music. If you can get in, that is!
The quartet locked themselves away in the rehearsal studios for almost 12 months to nail note for note renditions of the famed twin guitar fronted, legendary band's evergreen repertoire before they would attempt to play in public.
But when they were ready to rock, boy oh boy oh boy did they rock? Now, a few months down the line, the band have a handful of sizzling gigs under their belt and have speedily built up a solid reputation; as THE band to watch if you are a fan of Lizzy's music. If you can get in, that is!
Sat 28th Jan 2017
Who's Who
£11.00adv
Doors 8:00pm
Since their humble beginnings in West London in 1996 to now, Who’s Who, the longest established Who Tribute Show in the UK, have received incredible reactions across Europe and beyond for their exciting live performances. Pete Townshend’s leaping and Roger Daltrey’s microphone whirling antics have all but transformed the standard of tribute shows and set a benchmark within the industry for others to follow.
Widely recognised and respected by their musical peers and acknowledged by members of (and those close to) The Who, as the group that most interprets the songs of Pete Townshend and the legendary live performances of The Who with honesty and integrity.
Giving nothing less than 100% during a performance, Who’s Who ensure that a night to remember is guaranteed for those people who are lucky enough to be able to attend.
Widely recognised and respected by their musical peers and acknowledged by members of (and those close to) The Who, as the group that most interprets the songs of Pete Townshend and the legendary live performances of The Who with honesty and integrity.
Giving nothing less than 100% during a performance, Who’s Who ensure that a night to remember is guaranteed for those people who are lucky enough to be able to attend.
Sun 29th Jan 2017
Prostaid Jazz Bash
£15.00adv £17.50door
Doors 12:00am - 10:00pm
The 13th annual fundraiser in support of ProstAid
Featuring
THE WELLAND VALLEY STOMPERS
J FOR JAZZ
STEVE FEARN AND FRIENDS
THE TITANIC JAZZBAND
RUSS MERRYFIELD
THE SECRET JAZZBAND
THE KOOL DUDES
NIGHTTRAIN
Featuring
THE WELLAND VALLEY STOMPERS
J FOR JAZZ
STEVE FEARN AND FRIENDS
THE TITANIC JAZZBAND
RUSS MERRYFIELD
THE SECRET JAZZBAND
THE KOOL DUDES
NIGHTTRAIN
Mon 30th Jan 2017
Mandolin Orange
£15.00adv
plus Jess Bishop
Doors 7:30pm - 10:30pm
"Mandolin Orange has been quietly gathering local and faraway fans since its debut album was released back in 2010. The North Carolina duo's music -- laced with bluegrass, country and folk -- is often wistful and contemplative without being somber, and always firmly grounded in the South."
Lean in to Mandolin Orange’s new album, ‘Blindfaller,’ and it’s bound to happen. You’ll suddenly pick up on the power and devastation lurking in its quietude, the doom hiding beneath its unvarnished beauty. You’ll hear the way it magnifies the intimacy at the heart of the North Carolina duo’s (Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz) music, as if they created their own musical language as they recorded it.
Released on Sept. 30 on Yep Roc Records, ‘Blindfaller’ builds on the acclaim of Mandolin Orange’s breakthrough debut on the label, 2013’s ‘This Side of Jordan,’ and its follow-up, last year’s ‘Such Jubilee.’ Since then they’ve steadily picked up speed and fans they’ve earned from long stretches on the road, including appearances at Newport Folk Festival, Austin City Limits Fest, and Telluride Bluegrass.
They’ve always been keen on the notion that drawn-out recording sessions don’t necessarily yield better results. A good song, and just one good take, will always shine through any studio sorcery. The passage of time, and the regret that often accompanies it, courses through these songs.
A ‘faller’ is someone who fells trees, and in this case that person is blind to his/her own actions and those of the world.
Lean in to Mandolin Orange’s new album, ‘Blindfaller,’ and it’s bound to happen. You’ll suddenly pick up on the power and devastation lurking in its quietude, the doom hiding beneath its unvarnished beauty. You’ll hear the way it magnifies the intimacy at the heart of the North Carolina duo’s (Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz) music, as if they created their own musical language as they recorded it.
Released on Sept. 30 on Yep Roc Records, ‘Blindfaller’ builds on the acclaim of Mandolin Orange’s breakthrough debut on the label, 2013’s ‘This Side of Jordan,’ and its follow-up, last year’s ‘Such Jubilee.’ Since then they’ve steadily picked up speed and fans they’ve earned from long stretches on the road, including appearances at Newport Folk Festival, Austin City Limits Fest, and Telluride Bluegrass.
They’ve always been keen on the notion that drawn-out recording sessions don’t necessarily yield better results. A good song, and just one good take, will always shine through any studio sorcery. The passage of time, and the regret that often accompanies it, courses through these songs.
A ‘faller’ is someone who fells trees, and in this case that person is blind to his/her own actions and those of the world.
Tue 31st Jan 2017
Promoter and Festival Showcase
£3.00
feat: Jitterz, The Jangles and Dan Wright
Doors 8:00pm
The Promoter and Festival
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.
Showcase is not a competition or audition for any specific event but simply a showcase gig
allowing us to see you. Giving us the opportunity to further champion and promote you during 2017 and spread the word to other promoters and bookers.
Doors open at 8pm all artists on stage from 8:15pm and finish around 11pm for all of the above. Adm is just £3 on the door.
(For artists) There is a house drum kit with stands please bring everything else you need. Soundcheck from 6pm and specific times will be given to all artists on the night.