Each week, we print the biggest local gig guide you’ll find anywhere.
And now we’re bringing it in pixels to your computer. The reason? There’s too many gigs to fit into our print edition, so we’ve had to be selective.
The following gigs are all taking place within 10 miles of Wokingham’s town centre, including other towns and villages in the borough
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Thursday, February 2
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. The Bluepers and Support. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BURGHFIELD – The Hatch Gate Inn, Reading Road RG30 3TH. Elvis night with Mike Nova. Details: 0118 983 2059.
READING – The Blagrave Arms, Blagrave Street RG1 1PW. Karaoke. Details: 0118 958 6775.
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Fusion 6t. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – Gun Street Garden, Gun Street. Playground.
READING – Lola Lo, Friar Street. Skint Thursdays: Skint Rock, pop punk and classic rock, plus house and techo. Details: Twitter @skintmondays
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. The MxX Rock Covers Band. Details: 0118 959 7196.
WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open mic night. Details: 0118 979 9437.
Friday, February 3
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. One Last Day, Divide The Truth, The Whiskey Knights Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. I Got Soul: D-Funkt. Details: 01344 303333.
EMMBROOK – The Dog and Duck, Matthewsgreen Road RG41 1JT. Karaoke. Details: 0118 978 0544.
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Open mic night. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Heavy Pop presents Pip Blom with special guests. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount RG1 5HL. Jazz at Progress presents Gary Willcox’s Drummer/Composer Project … a celebration of the jazz ‘engine room’. Details: www.jazzinreading.com
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Genesis: Visible Touch. Details: 0118 959 7196.
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. OCD&B. Details: 0118 959 7196.
READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Club Velocity presents: Cities In Dust, This, As Loud As A Mouse. Details: 0118 986 6788.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Genesis Visible Youch: The Shapes Album at 40. Details: 0118 959 5395
READING – 3sixty Reading University Students’ Union Reading RG6 6EH. BBC Introducing Live ft. Maddie Ashman, Emily Craig, Henjila. Booking essential. Details: www.rusu.co.uk/events
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. The Gas Trick Band. Details: 0118 977 3706.
WOKINGHAM – The Station Tap, Station Road RG40 2AD. Karaoke with Waynie. Details: 0118 977 4548.
WINNERSH – The Royal British Legion Club, Woodward Cl, Winnersh, Wokingham RG41 5LP. Wokingham Music Club presents The Wonder of Stevie: Celebrating the music of Stevie Wonder . Details:www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk
Saturday, February 4
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Simply Weller. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Sound Intentions. Details: 01344 303333.
PURLEY – St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Avenue,RG8 8BJ. James Kirby in concert. 7pm. £15, Under 17 £10. Details: www.stmaryspurley.org.uk
READING – High Spirits Cocktail Company, Kings Road. Glow Party. Details: Bookings@highspiritscc.com
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. SoundJam. Details: 0118 959 7196.
READING – Queens Head, Christchurch Road RG2 7AZ. Jenny Fay and Friends. Details: 0118 931 0232.
READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Club Velocity presents: Tom Webber, Darcey Hope, Uncle Peanut. Details: 0118 986 6788.
READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. The Skangsters. Details: 0118 926 5804.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Resist launch paty. Details: 0118 959 5395
READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Paddington. Details: 0118 957 6930
TILEHURST – The Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road RG31 5BB. Uptown Traffic. Details: 0118 942 9606.
TILEHURST – The Victoria, Norcot Road RG30 6BP. Rigsby. Details: 0118 941 5064.
WINNERSH – The Royal British Legion Club, Woodward Close RG41 5LP. Wokingham Music Club presents Some Kinda Wonderful: the music of Stevie Wonder. Details: www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Kohazi!. Details: 0118 977 0918.
WOKINGHAM – The Station Tap, Station Road RG40 2AD. DJ Bounce. Details: 0118 977 4548.
YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, Reading Road GU46 7LR. The Turn. Details: 01252 870648.
Sunday, February 5
PANGBOURNE – Woking Men’s Club, Whitchurch Road, RG8 7BS. Pangbourne Jazz Club: Simon Bates. 7.30pm £10.
READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: Singers Night. Details: www.readifolk.org.uk
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Reggae Sundays. Details: 0118 959 7196.
SONNING – The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye RG4 6TY. Sounds of the 70s with The Zoots. Details: 0118 969 8000.
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Super chilled open mic. 3pm.. Details: 0118 977 0918.
Monday, January 6
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Club reckless alternative club night. Details: 0118 959 7196.
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Acoustic Cafe. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 977 0918.
Tuesday, February 7
BAGSHOT – The Foresters Arms, London Road. Bracknell Folk Club. Details: www.bracknellfolk.org.uk
PLAYHATCH – The Flowing Spring, Henley Road RG4 9RB. Unplugged Night. Details: 0118 969 98978.
SHERFIELD-ON-LODDON – The Four Horseshoes. Equinox jazz night with Sarah Jane Eveleigh. Details: 01256 882296.
WOKINGHAM – The Grasshopper, Rose Street RG40 1XU. Live at the Grasshopper: Mark Warner’s Full Swing. From 6.30pm. Details: 0118 901 2678.
Wednesday, February 8
BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. Prog Rock night: Ruby Dawn and The Far Meadow. Details: 01344 484123.
READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Monthly Shanty Session. Details: 0118 958 0473.
STOKE ROW – Crooked Billet RG9 5PU. Status Quo’s John Coghlan Quo Reimagined Jazz. Details: 01491 681048.
Thursday, February 9
READING – Lola Lo, Friar Street. Skint Thursdays: Skint Rock, pop punk and classic rock, plus house and techo. Details: Twitter @skintmondays
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Acoustic night with Harley Hutchinson. Details: 0118 977 0918.
WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open mic night. Details: 0118 979 9437.
Friday, February 10
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. London Beat Club, The Julia Set, Elephant Hawk. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. All About You. Details: 01344 303333.
GORING – Goring Community Centre, The Old School, Station Road RG8 9HB. Goring Community Jazz Club presents Mingus Mingus Mingus. Details www.ticketsource.co.uk/goring-community-jazz-club
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Open mic night. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Valentine’s Masquerade ball. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Jazz Cafe, Select Car leasing Stadium RG2 0FL. Valentine’s weekender. Details: 0118 968 1442.
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Peach and the Prairie Dogs. Details: 0118 977 3706.
WOKINGHAM – The Station Tap, Station Road RG40 2AD. Karaoke with Waynie. Details: 0118 977 4548.
WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Wokingham Music Club presents Chris Difford. 7.30pm. Details:www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk
Saturday, February 11
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. British Bluescasting Corporation. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Bottlekids. Details: 01344 303333.
CAVERSHAM – Caversham Park Village Social Club, Northbrook Road, Caversham Park Village RG4 6PF. Neon Daze. Details: 0118 334 1040.
CROWTHORNE – Royal British Legion, Wellington Road RG45 7LJ. Gary Roman as Elvis. Details: 01344 772161.
PLAYHATCH – The Flowing Spring, Henley Road RG4 9RB. Sing-along-a-Nick Valentine’s Special. Details: 0118 969 98978.
READING – The Blagrave Arms, Blagrave Street RG1 1PW. DJ F’Unkle. Details: 0118 958 6775.
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Syn City Rockers. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Jazz Cafe, Select Car leasing Stadium RG2 0FL. Valentine’s weekender. Details: 0118 968 1442.
READING – Phantom Brewing, Meadow Road RG1 8LB. Brewery tour and tasting. Noon. Booking essential. Dark Days, Dark Beers with Darklands. Details: www.phantombrew.com
READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. The Gas Trick Band. Details: 0118 926 5804.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Fat Lip. Details: 0118 959 5395
READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Judas Rising. Details: 0118 957 6930
TILEHURST – The Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road RG31 5BB. Full Flavour. Details: 0118 942 9606.
TILEHURST – The Victoria, Norcot Road RG30 6BP. Live music. Details: 0118 941 5064.
WOKINGHAM – WADE, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Dance night with Abi Powell. 7.30pm. £11, includes snakcs. Free parking at Masonic Hall opposite. Bring your own drinks and glasses. Details: wadecentre.org.uk/events
WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Wokingham Music Club presents Andy Fairweather Low and the Low Riders. 7.30pm. CANCELLED. Details:www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk
WOKINGHAM – The Station Tap, Station Road RG40 2AD. DJ Bounce. Details: 0118 977 4548.
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Rage Against The Machine tribute. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 977 0918.
WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Revolver. Details: 0118 979 9437.
Sunday, February 12
BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. Wilde Sundays: Marc Woosnam, Marshpoem, Jack Frank. Details: 01344 484123.
READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: Skinner and T’Witch Details: www.readifolk.org.uk
READING – The Jazz Cafe, Select Car leasing Stadium RG2 0FL. Valentine’s weekender. Details: 0118 968 1442.
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Reggae Sundays. Details: 0118 959 7196.
SONNING – The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye RG4 6TY. West End Meets Broadway. Details: 0118 969 8000.
