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Gig guide: Live music and more across Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell – April 13-23

by Phil Creighton
April 12, 2023
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Live music events taking place across Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell Picture: Prihodko Danik from Pixabay

Live music events taking place across Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell Picture: Prihodko Danik from Pixabay

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Thursday, April 13

ARBORFIELD – Royal British Legion, Eversley Road RG2 9PR. Flying Visit.

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Mr Pineapple. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Golden Farmer, Reeds Hill RG12 7LS. Karaoke. Details: 01344 302038.

EARLEY – St Nicolas Church, Sutcliffe Avenue RG6 7JN. Iftar dinner time: Ramandan community dinner organised by the Dialogue Society. 6pm. Entry free, by tiket, donations to Victims of Earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Details: reading@dialoguesociety.org

READING – The Blagrave Arms, Blagrave Street RG1 1PW. Karaoke. Details: 0118 958 6775.

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READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Hugh Turner Funk Quartet Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – Lola Lo, Friar Street. Skint Thursdays: Skint Rock, pop punk and classic rock, plus house and techo. Details: Twitter @skintmondays

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Club Velocity presents Shonen Knife 40th anniversary tour. Details: 0118 959 5395.

WOKINGHAM – The Grasshopper, Rose Street RG40 1XU. Live at the Grasshopper: Mark Warner’s Full Swing. From 6.30pm. Details: 0118 901 2678.

WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open mic night. Details: 0118 979 9437.

Friday, April 14

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Scarlet Vixens Burlesque Show. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Black Market. Details: 01344 303333.

GORING – Community Centre, The Old School Station Road RG8 9HB. Hugh Turner quartet. 8pm. £10.

READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Open mic night. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. The Swamp – Morass of Molasses hometown show. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – Lola Lo, Friar Street. Wendy Allen saxophonist

READING – Pentahotel, Oxford Road RG1 7HR. One Eyed Man. Details: 0118 958 6222.

READING – Pitcher & Piano, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Stars in the their Minds karaoke. Details: 0118 958 8964.

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr. Details: 0118 959 5395.

WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Plato and the Bees. Details: 0118 977 3706.

Saturday, April 15

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. The Slough Dominican Association presents Still Doing It For Dominica. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Ultimate Party Band. Details: 01344 303333.

BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. Tequila Chase. Details: 01344 422622

CAVERSHAM – Working Men’s Club, Church Street RG4 8AU. David Bunce Presents. Details: 0118 954 5434.

LOWER EARLEY – Maiden Place Social Club, Maiden Place RG6 3HD. Gary Roman as Elvis. Details: 0118 986 8995.

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Skanna Audio presents Stomptopia. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – Fisherman’s Cottage, Kennet Side RG1 3DW. Wardour Street.

READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Chasing Mumford. Details: 0118 402 7800.

READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. Audiotonic. Details: 0118 926 5804.

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Tuffbreaks 360° audio-visual showcase Details: 0118 959 5395.

READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Big Black Boots. Details: 0118 957 6930.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Bottlekids. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 977 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The White Horse, Easthampstead Road RG40 3AF. Matt Bond. Details: 0118 979 7402.

Sunday, April 16

READING – The Blagrave Arms, Blagrave Street RG1 1PW. Sunday Karaoke. Details: 0118 958 6775.

READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: The Foxglove Trio. 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. Dire Straits Money For Nothing. Details: 0118 969 8000.

Monday, April 17

READING – The Hexagon, Queens Walk RG1 7QF. Ward Thomas. Details: 0118 960 6060.

Tuesday, April 18

BAGSHOT – The Foresters Arms, London Road. Bracknell Folk Club. Details: www.bracknellfolk.org.uk

BRACKNELL – The Golden Farmer, Reed’s Hill RG12 7LS. Tim Shez Band. Details: 01344 302038.

READING – The Hexagon, Queens Walk RG1 7QF. Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. Details: 0118 960 6060.

Wednesday, April 19

BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. Night of the Guitar: Tom Gamble, Dale Harris and Amrit Sond. Details: 01344 484123.

WOKINGHAM – Martin & Pole Acution House, Milton Road RG40 1DB. Antique and Vintage Furniture, Pictures, Collectables, Ceramics, Glass, Silver and Jewellery sale. 10am. Details: https://www.martinpole.co.uk/antique-auctions/

Thursday, April 20

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Alite and support. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Golden Farmer, Reeds Hill RG12 7LS. Karaoke. Details: 01344 302038.

READING – The Blagrave Arms, Blagrave Street RG1 1PW. Karaoke. Details: 0118 958 6775.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. BBC Introducing: Deva St John, Split The Dealer, Who Ate All The Crayons. Details: 0118 959 7196.

WOKINGHAM – The Grasshopper, Rose Street RG40 1XU. Live at the Grasshopper: Mark Warner’s Full Swing. From 6.30pm. Details: 0118 901 2678.

WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open mic night. Details: 0118 979 9437.

Friday, April 21

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Supersonic Queen. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. I Got Soul: Soul Fusions Seven. Details: 01344 303333.

READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Open mic night. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. The Reunion, K32, Tunnel Crew, Itsy Bitsy, BB Crew. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – Hope and Bear, London Road RG1 5DE. Goldeneye. Details: 0118 935 4095.

READING – Lola Lo, Friar Street. Skint Thursdays: Skint Rock, pop punk and classic rock, plus house and techo. Details: Twitter @skintmondays

READING – Pitcher & Piano, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Stars in the their Minds karaoke. Details: 0118 958 8964.

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Resurrection: The Stone Roses Tribute and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Carpets. Details: 0118 959 5395.

Saturday, April 22

BINFIELD – The Victoria Arms, Terrace Road North RG42 5JA. Piston Broke. Details: 01344 483856.

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Slackrr, Flash Daddy and Small Town Saviours. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. The Lee Aaron Band. Details: 01344 303333.

BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. White Light. Details: 01344 422622.

HENLEY – Christ Church Centre URC, Reading Road RG9 1AG. Henley Rotary Club Blues Night with Papa George. £15, under 18s £9. Details: https://henleyrotary.club/

READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. The Runaway Killers, Stimulation Muse. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Hard Jokes by One Away. Details: 0118 402 7800.

READING – The Jazz Cafe, Select Car leasing Stadium RG2 0FL. The Chain Gang. Details: 0118 968 1442.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Dr Syntax and Pete Cannon. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Reading Biscuit Factory, Broad Street Mall RG1 7QE. Certain Sound Records record sale. 10am-5pm.

READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. Watt4. Details: 0118 926 5804.

READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Band Substance. Details: 0118 957 6930.

TILEHURST – The Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road RG31 5BB. The Highwasters. Details: 0118 942 9606.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. The Filthy Llamas. Details: 0118 977 0918.

WINKFIELD ROW – The Woodcutters, Bere Road RG12 0XS. Arachna.

Sunday, April 23

READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: The Twagger Band. 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. The Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly Show. Details: 0118 969 8000.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Live acoustic music with Harley Jutchinson. Details: 0118 977 0918.

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