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Thursday, October 20
READING – The Botanist, Kings Road RG1 2HB. Request night. Details: 0118 959 5746.
READING – Concert Hall, Blagrave Street. Grace Petrie. Details: 0118 960 6060.
READING – The Outlook, Kings Road. Jam Night.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Blancmange. Details: 0118 959 5395.
Friday, October 21
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Whitney Houston Tribute. Details: 01344 303333.
BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. China Crisis. Details: 01344 484123.
BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. Solace. Details: 01344 422622.
BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Liscombe RG12 7DE. Soultrax Live with Anna Nightingale. Details: 01344 457318.
EMMBROOK – Emmbrook Sports & Social, Lowther Road RG41 1JB. Wokingham Music Club presents Never 42. Details: www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk
PLAYHATCH – The Flowing Spring, Henley Road RG4 9RB. Wild Willy Barrett’s Roaring Touring. Details: 0118 969 98978.
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Wardour Street. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Botanist, Kings Road RG1 2HB. Friday Night live. Details: 0118 959 5746.
READING – Lola Lo, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Waiola Fridays.
READING – O’Neill’s, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Live music. Details: 0118 960 6580.
READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount RG1 5HL. Jazz at Progress presents The Power of Three. Details: www.jazzinreading.com
READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Nothing Will Change IV – Masquerader, S0DDS, The Bourbon Massive. Details: 0118 986 6788.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. The James Taylor Quartet. Details: 0118 959 5395.
READING – Wild Lime, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Ripple Effect. Details: 0118 959 8950.
SHURLOCK ROW – The Shurlock Inn, The Street RG10 0PS. Steve Murano. Details: 0118 230 8315.
WINNERSH – The Pheasant, Reading Road RG41 4LR. The Grafters. Details: 0118 978 4529
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Live music. Details: 0118 977 3706.
Saturday, October 22
BINFIELD – The Binfield Club, Terrace Road RG42 4HP. The Silver Searchers. Details: 01344 420690.
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Spriggan Mist Ghostly Tales. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Hustler. Details: 01344 303333.
READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Crazy Cowboy Festival 8 from noon. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. PIG. Details: 0118 376 9159.
READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. The Echo. Details: 0118 957 6930.
READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. The Skavengers. Details: 0118 926 5804.
TILEHURST – The Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road RG31 5BB. Straight Eight. Details: 0118 942 9606.
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Indie City. Details: 0118 977 0918.
WOODLEY – The Good Companions, Loddon Bridge Road RG5 4AG. Arachna. Details: 0118 969 3325.
YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, Reading Road GU46 7LR. Sound Interiors. Details: 01252 870648.
YATELEY – The Royal Oak, Reading Road, GU46 7UG. Soul’d Out. Details: 01252 872459.
Sunday, October 23
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.
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. Motown’s Greatest Hits: How Sweet It Is. Details: 0118 969 8000.
Monday, October 24
READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Open mic night. Details: 0118 958 0473.
NETTLEBED – Village Club, High Street RG9 5DD. Nettlebed Folk Club presents: John McCusker Band 30th Anniversary. Details: www.nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk
Tuesday, October 25
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. New Music Tuesday. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. The Wave Pictures. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Hexagon, Queens Walk. Pop Princesses. Details: 0118 960 6060.
Wednesday, October 26
READING – The Hexagon, Queens Walk. 10CC. Details: 0118 960 6060.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Cats In Space Atlantis Tour 2020. Details: 0118 959 5395.
Thursday, October 27
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. The Suprnatural: A Celebration of the music of Peter Green. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
READING – The Botanist, Kings Road RG1 2HB. Request night. Details: 0118 959 5746.
READING – The Hexagon, Queens Walk. The Australian Pink Floyd. Details: 0118 960 6060.
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Found Native. Details: 0118 959 7196.
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. The Soap Girls Don’t Give A Damn UK Tour. Details: 0118 959 7196
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Tania Edwards. Details: 0118 959 5395.
EARLEY – Harley-Davidson, Wokingham Road RG6 8HN. Bottle Kids. Details: 0118 334 4300.
READING – Wild Lime, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Open mic: spoken word, music and vibes. From 6.30pm.
Friday, October 28
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Alt Rock Night with Schemata Theory, One Last Day, Masquerader. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. 70s Tribute: The Ultimate Night at the Disco. Details: 01344 303333.
BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. The Elton John Show. Details: 01344 484123.
READING – The Blagrave Arms, Blagrave Street. Sam Solace.
READING – The Botanist, Kings Road RG1 2HB. Friday Night live. Details: 0118 959 5746.
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Open mic night. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Jolly Anglers, Kennetside RG1 3EA. Sophie Henderson.
READING – Lola Lo, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Waiola Fridays.
READING – O’Neill’s, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Live music. Details: 0118 960 6580.
READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Doops. Details: 0118 986 6788.
READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. The Silver Searchers. Details: 0118 926 5804.
READING – South Street Arts Centre. Heavy Pop presents LoneLady. Details: 0118 960 6060.
READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. The Never Nevers . Details: 0118 957 6930.
SONNING – Reading Rugby Club, Sonning Lane RG4 6ST. FND Hope charity live music event: Piston Broke and Trupa. 6.30pm. Details: search eventbrite.co.uk for Live Music Night in aid of FND Hope UK
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Full Flavour. Details: 0118 977 3706.
WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Wokingham Music Club presents Los Pascaminos. £27.50. Details:www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk
YATELEY – The Cricketers, Cricket Hill Lane GU46 6BA. Anna Nightingale. Details: 01252 872105.
Saturday, October 29
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. !Daft!. Details: 01344 303333.
BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Liscombe RG12 7DE. Full Flabour Band. Details: 01344 457318.
EARLEY – The Seven Red Roses, Maiden Place RG6 3HA. Gary Roman as Elvis. Details: 0118 935 4103.
GORING – Goring Social Club, High Street RG8 9BA. Abba tribute night with Kiss The Teacher. Details: 01491 873105.
READING – Blue Collar Dining, Hosier Street RG1 7JL. Festival of the Dead. From 6pm. Details: www.linktr.ee/blue.collar
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. The Highwasters. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Moderation, Caversham Road RG1 8BB. The Mark II: Mayhem at the Mod. Details: 0118 959 5577.
READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Punkowe’en: Blondie, Remones, The Pistols. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Grumpy Goat, Smelly Alley (Union Street). Monster Mash Hallowe’en party. From 8pm. Fancy dress. Details: www.thegrumpygoat.co.uk
READING – St Laurence Church, The Forbury RG1 3EJ. On The Block Hip Hop Dance Battle. 2pm. Details: https://readingfringefestival.co.uk/
READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Retro Karaoke. Details: 0118 402 7800.
READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. The Junction. Details: 0118 926 5804.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Jungle Cakes Hallowe’en. Details: 0118 959 5395.
READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Dino’s. Details: 0118 957 6930.
TILEHURST – The Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road RG31 5BB. The Gas Trick Band. Details: 0118 942 9606.
TILEHURST – The Victoria, Norcot Road RG30 6BP. Far Away Trains. Details: 0118 941 5064.
WHITCHURCH – The Greyhound, High Street RG8 7EL. Hallowe’en party with music from Accoutsics. Fancy dress. Details: 0118 984 1485.
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Hallowe’en Battle of the Baldies. From 6pm. Details: 0118 977 3706.
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. The Tim Shez Band. Details: 0118 977 0918.
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Hallowe’en party with DJs Details: 0118 977 3706.
YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, Reading Road GU46 7LR. Majestix. Details: 01252 870648.
Sunday, October 30
BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. Wilde Sundays: Keiron Farrow, Little Lore, William and Julie. Details: 01344 484123.
READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: Terry St Clair. Details: www.readifolk.org.uk
READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Reinettes Resurrection. Details: 0118 959 5500.
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.
READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Arts For All: An Evening of Light. Details: 0118 986 6788.
SONNING – The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye RG4 6TY. The Freddie and Queen Experience. Details: 0118 969 8000.
