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Gig guide: Live music and more across Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell – November 24-December 4

by Phil Creighton
November 23, 2022
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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, November 24

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Heartfakers (the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers). Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BURGHFIELD – The Hatch Gate, Reading Road RG30 3TH. Elvis night with Mike NOva. Details: 0118 983 2059.

READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Fundraiser for Ukraine – The Highwasters + Rev John H & The Revelations. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Botanist, Kings Road RG1 2HB. Request night. Details: 0118 959 5746.

READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Man The Lifeboats.Details: 0118 958 0473.

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READING – The Hexagon, Queen’s Walk. Noel Fitzpatrick. Details: 0118 960 6060.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Found Native. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – The Roseate, The Forbury. Heavy Pop presents The Roseate Sessions with Dolly and the Clothes Pegs. Details: whatsonreading.com

Friday, November 25

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Weird Boyfriends and 1 For The Road. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

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

CROWTHORNE – Crowthorne Sports & Social Club, Wellington Road RG45 7LD. Utter Madness Duo. Details: 01344 773389.

PLAYHATCH – The Flowing Spring, Henley Road RG4 9RB. Slightly Plugged Night. Details: 0118 969 98978.

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

READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Breaking Bass. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Hexagon, Queen’s Walk. Joanne Shaw Taylor. Details: 0118 960 6060.

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

READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount RG1 5HL. Jazz at Progress presents The Nat Steele MJQ Quartet. Details: www.jazzinreading.com

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Housebase. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. B-Sydes. Details: 0118 986 6788.

READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. No Good Sons and Redhead. Details: 0118 957 6930

WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Wokingham Part 3 Details: 0118 977 3706.

Saturday, November 26

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Alphawave Radio presents Instrinsic, DJ Ratty, J Majik, Chippie and more. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Ultra 90s tribute. Details: 01344 303333.

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

BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Liscombe RG12 7DE. Large Portion. Details: 01344 457318.

CHARVIL – The Wee Waif, Old Bath Road RG10 9RJ. Moon Hill presents karaoke and disco.

READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Hard Times. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Straighten Out, a tribute to The Stranglers. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Gateway Pub, Greyfriars Road RG1 1PA. A Night for Scotty with music from Danny Tennyson. Details: 0118 959 0376.

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

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

READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street. Pushpin.

READING – The Palmer Tavern, Wokingham Road RG6 1JL. Paddington. Details: 0118 935 1009.

READING – Pentahotel, Oxford Road. Soulful Soiree.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Scarlet Vixens Purple Geekshow. King Kuda plus support. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Club Velocity presents Ben Marwood, Non Canon and Jay Newton. SOLD OUT. Details: 0118 986 6788.

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

WINKFIELD ROW – Carnation Hall, RG42 7PA. The Supertonics Big Band, plus guest vocalist Sarah Jane Eveleigh. £12. Details: 07739 314261 or www.thesupertonics.co.uk

WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Wise Monkeys. Details: 0118 977 3706.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Plato and the Bees. Details: 0118 977 0918.

WOODLEY – Bull and Chequers, Woodley Green RG5 4QP. Lack of Faith. Details: 0118 969 9756.

YATTENDON – Village Hall, Yattendon Road RG18 0UE. The Budapest Cafe Orchestra. Details: www.facebook.com/budapestcafeorchestra

Sunday, November 27

READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter. Details: www.readifolk.org.uk

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Reggae Sundays. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Queens Head, Christchurch Road RG2 7AZ. Northern Soul Social Sunday. 2pm-5pm. Details: 0118 931 0232.

READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. Jazz with Stuart Henderson, Simon Price and Guests. Details: 0118 376 9159.

SONNING – The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye RG4 6TY. The Rat Pack at Christmas. Details: 0118 969 8000.

Monday, November 28

NETTLEBED – Village Club, High Street RG9 5DD. Nettlebed Folk Club presents: Dervish. Details: www.nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk

READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Open mic night Details: 0118 958 0473.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Acoustic Cafe: The Tim Shez Band. Details: 0118 977 0918.

Tuesday, November 29

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. New Music Tuesday. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

Wednesday, November 30

READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Club Velocity/New Mind presents Gemma Rogers with Jopy and Uncle Peanut. Details: 0118 959 5500.

Thursday, December 1

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Emma Wilson Blues Band. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

READING – Milk, Merchants Place RG1 1DT. Sami Switch presents Milk My Words Christmas party: live music, spoken word and more from Who We Are, Leopard Boy, Cameron Bloomfield, Cam Holmes, Effie, B2B set Osifa, Thomas Jules. £10. 7pm. Details: www.milkreading.com

READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Jazz Singers night Christmas special. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Found Native. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Reading Biscuit Factory, Broad Street Mall RG1 7QE. Club Velocity presents An Evening with Dave Robinson, co-founder Stiff Records, tour manager for Jimi Hendrix. 7.30pm. Details: www.wegottickets.com/event/554403

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. The Wurzels. Details: 0118 959 5395.

WOKINGHAM – The Rose Inn, Market Place RG40 1AS. Festive music in the Parlour Room: Jack Frank. Booking advised. Details: www.therosewokingham.co.uk/bookings

Friday, December 2

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Slacker, Bacchanal, Missing The Scene. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. George Michael solo tribute. Details: 01344 303333.

BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. Bracknell Jazz: Esther Bennett’s Duncan Lamong Songbook. Details: 01344 484123.

EMMBROOK – Emmbrook Sports & Social, Lowther Road RG41 1JB. Wokingham Music Club presents Gordon Giltrap. £21. Details: www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk

PANGBOURNE – Woking Men’s Club, Whitchurch Road, RG8 7BS. Kitty Mazinsky Quartet at Christmas evening. From 6pm.

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

READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Joshfest v2. Details: 0118 959 5500.

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

READING – The Jolly Anglers, Kennetside RG1 3EA. Jessie Phelps.

WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Chestnuts. Details: 0118 977 3706.

YATELEY – The Cricketers, Cricket Hill Lane GU46 6BA. Gary Roman as Elvis. Details: 01252 872105.

Saturday, December 3

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Bye Bye Baby: Jersey Boys. Details: 01344 303333.

BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. Lewis and the Sound of the Suburbs. Details: 01344 422622

BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Liscombe RG12 7DE. The Lee Aaron Band. Details: 01344 457318.

CHARVIL – The Wee Waif, Old Bath Road RG10 9RJ. Christmas Carol-oke.

CROWTHORNE – The Crowthorne Inn, High Street RG45 7AD. The Cherries. Details: 01344 530615.

READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Long Tall Texans. Details: 0118 959 5500.

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

READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Michael Jackson tribute. Details: 0118 402 7800.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Sound Jam. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Tribute Night Christmas Special. Details: 0118 986 6788.

READING – The Queen’s Head, Christchurch Road RG2 7AZ. P’Jam. Details: 0118 931 0232.

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

READING – St Laurence Church, The Forbury RG1 3EJ. Crazy Diamond, a tribute to the music of Pink Floyd.

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Aurie Styla. Details: 0118 959 5395

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

RISELEY – The Bull at Riseley, Basingstoke Road RG7 1QL. The Haystacks. Details: 0118 343 0565.

SONNING COMMON – Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge School, RG4 9LN. South Chiltern Choral Society presents A Christmas Celebration: O Come Emmanuel by Alan Bullard, plus carols. 7.30pm. £15, £12 in advance or £7.50/£6 advance for under 21s. Details: http://www.southchilternchoralsociety.org.uk/

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. 4th Era. Details: 0118 977 0918.

Sunday, December 4

PANGBOURNE – Woking Men’s Club, Whitchurch Road, RG8 7BS. Andy Dickens and Al NIchols, Saxes with the Terry Hutchins Quartet. Details: 07500 333743.

READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: theme night – Weather or Not. Details: www.readifolk.org.uk

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Reggae Sundays. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Queens Head, Christchurch Road RG2 7AZ. Northern Soul Social Sunday. 2pm-5pm. Details: 0118 931 0232.

SONNING – The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye RG4 6TY. The Rat Pack at Christmas. Details: 0118 969 8000.

TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road. The Bullfrogs Sunday Session. Details: 07889 226309.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Super Chilled Open Mic with Gemma Foster. 3pm. Details: 0118 977 0918.

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