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Thursday, September 29
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Skylines: tribute to the music of Camel. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
READING – The Botanist, Kings Road RG1 2HB. Request night. Details: 0118 959 5746.
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. Found Native. Details: 0118 959 7196
READING – The Roseate, The Forbury. Heavy Pop presents The Roseate Sessions with Bethia and Phantom Booth. Details: whatsonreading.com
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Beardyman. Details: 0118 959 5395.
READING – Wild Lime, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Open mic: spoken word, music and vibes. From 6.30pm.
Friday, September 30
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Moments of Pleasure: Kate Bush Tribute. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Ed Sheeran Experience. Details: 01344 303333.
EMMBROOK – Emmbrook Sports & Social, Lowther Road RG41 1JB. Wokingham Music Club presents Marky Dawson piano heroes. CANCELLED Details: www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk
PINGEWOOD – Lagoona Beach Park, Pingewood Road South RG30 3UH. ASubfactory presents end of summer and 17th birthday party. Ticket only. Details: www.fatsoma.com
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 Facebar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Gaz Brookfield. Details: 0118 956 8188.
READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Retro Karaoke night. Details: 0118 402 7800.
READING – Hope and Bear, London Road RG1 5DE. The Tim Kay Band. Details: 0118 935 4095
READING – The Jolly Anglers, Kennetside RG1 3EA. DJ Mark Antony.
READING – Phantom Brewery, The Haunt, Units 2-3, Meadow Road RG1 8LB. Rockotober Fest. Ticket only Details: https://www.phantombrew.com/
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Housebase. Details: 0118 959 7196.
READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Club Velocity presents Pink Diamond Revue w/ Rodney Cromwell & Uncle Peanut. Details: 0118 986 6788.
READING – O’Neill’s, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Live music Fridays. Details: 0118 960 6580.
READING – South Street Arts Centre. The Cromagnon Band and Revbjelde. Details: 01180 960 6060.
READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Black Shot Rose Band. Details: 0118 957 6930.
READING – Zerodegrees, Bridge Street RG1 2LR. Friday night live, from 6pm. Details: 0118 959 7959.
RISELEY – The Bull at Riseley, Basingstoke Road RG7 1QL. Bazooka Joe. Details: 0118 343 0565.
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Side Hustle. Details: 0118 977 3706.
WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Spandau Ballet’s Steve Norman.
Saturday, October 1
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Rock Night with Broken Calling, Divide The Truth, Stone Soup. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. The Originals. Details: 01344 303333.
BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. Eat Candy. Details: 01344 422622.
BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Liscombe RG12 7DE. Lewis and the Sound of the Suburbs. Details: 01344 457318.
CAVERSHAM – The Last Crumb, Prospect Street RG4 8JN. Beer, Beats and BBQ: family fun times, retro DJs and more. Details: dodopubs.com/locations/the-last-crumb
GORING – Goring Social Club, High Street RG8 9BA. The Midnight Rebel Band. Details: 01491 873105.
PURLEY – St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Avenue RG8 8BJ. Sam Carter. Details: 0118 942 4390.
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Rock and Roll Night. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Larkham and Hall. Details: 0118 958 0473.
READING – Phantom Brewery, The Haunt, Units 2-3, Meadow Road RG1 8LB. Rockotober Fest. Ticket only Details: https://www.phantombrew.com/
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Soundjam. Details: 0118 959 7196.
READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. Fusion 6. Details: 0118 376 9159.
READING – Queens Head, Christchurch Road RG2 7AZ. P’Jam. Details: 0118 931 0232
READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. WATT4. Details: 0118 926 5804.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Riot Promotions presents Goddard, Cryptik, Faded Audio and more. Details: 0118 959 5395.
READING – South Street Arts Centre. Double Dot Bash!
READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. The Highwasters. Details: 0118 957 6930.
READING – The Wishing Well, Oxford Road. Abi Powell.
TADLEY – The George and Dragon, Wolverton Townsend RG26 5ST. The Beatin’ Hearts. Details:01635 298292
TILEHURST – The Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road RG31 5BB. Gary Roman as Elvis. Details: 0118 942 9606.
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. The Bootlegs Band. Details: 0118 977 0918.
WOKINGHAM – The Three Frogs, London Road RG50 1SW. Beatles and Buddy Holly Tribute. Details: 0118 978 5925.
WOKINGHAM – The White Horse, Easthampstead Road RG40 3AF. Pink Fish. Details: 0118 979 7402.
YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, Reading Road GU46 7LR. Silver Searchers. Details: 01252 870648.
Sunday, October 2
READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner. 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 – Coppa Club, The Great House, Thames Street. Live lounge. 3pm-5pm.
SONNING – The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye RG4 6TY. Sounds of the 60s Show with the Zoots. Details: 0118 969 8000.
TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road. The Bullfrogs Sunday Session. Details: 07889 226309.
Monday, October 3
NETTLEBED – Village Club, High Street RG9 5DD. Nettlebed Folk Club presents: Andy Irvine. Details: www.nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk
STOKE ROW – Crooked Billet RG9 5PU. From The Jam. Details: 01491 681048.
Tuesday, October 4
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. New Music Tuesday. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
READING – The Lyndhurst, Queen’s Road RG1 4DG. Open mic night. Details: 0118 950 3888.
SHERFIELD-ON-LODDON – The Four Horseshoes. Equinox jazz night with Simon Allen Quartet. Details: 01256 882296.
STOKE ROW – Crooked Billet RG9 5PU. From The Jam. Details: 01491 681048.
Wednesday, October 5
READING – The Hexagon, Queens Walk. Boyzlife. Details: 0118 960 6060.
READING – Veeno, Valpy Street RG1 1AR. The Lily beck Trio. 7pm. Free. Details: 0118 950 5493.
STOKE ROW – Crooked Billet RG9 5PU. From The Jam. Details: 01491 681048.
Thursday, October 6
BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. The Greatest Hits of Motown: How Sweet It Is. Details: 01344 484123.
READING – Blue Collar Dining, Hosier Street RG1 7JL. Grand reopening party with Jamie Reynolds (Klaxons) DJ set. Free entry, table bookings available. Details: www.linktr.ee/blue.collar
READING – The Botanist, Kings Road RG1 2HB. Request night. Details: 0118 959 5746.
READING – Q Club, Friar Street. The ABBA Disco.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Black Sabbitch. Details: 0118 959 5395.
Friday, October 7
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Tim Shez Band and The Evening Edition. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Ultimate RnB tribute: A flavour of the Old Skool. Details: 01344 303333.
BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. Bracknell Jazz: Tony Woods Project. Details: 01344 484123.
CHARVIL – The Wee Waif, Old Bath Road RG10 9RJ. Rewind 90s.
READING – The Botanist, Kings Road RG1 2HB. Friday Night live. Details: 0118 959 5746.
READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Sham 69. Details: 0118 956 8188.
READING – Hope and Bear, London Road RG1 5DE. Greg The Axxeman Winters. Details: 0118 935 4095
READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Big Untidy presents All That Jazz. Details: 0118 986 6788.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Resurrections: The Stone Roses Tribute and Noel Gallager’s High Flying Carpets. Details: 0118 959 5395.
READING – Zerodegrees, Bridge Street RG1 2LR. Friday night live, from 6pm. Details: 0118 959 7959.
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Neon Daze. Details: 0118 977 3706.
YATELEY – The Cricketers, Cricket Hill Lane GU46 6BA. Je’Zell. Details: 01252 872105.
Saturday, October 8
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Sell By, Holler, The Cover Up. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Bridge, Wokingham Road RG42 1PP. Self Preservation Society. Details: 01344 862912.
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. The Altitudes. Details: 01344 303333.
BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. California Dreamers: POSTPONED Details: 01344 484123.
READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Rocket Kings. Details: 0118 958 0473.
READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Leanne Harper as Beyonce Details: 0118 402 7800.
READING – The Jazz Cafe, Select Car leasing Stadium RG2 0FL. Sound Intentions. Details: 0118 968 1442.
READING – The Pond House, Oxford Road RG30 1EH. Wardour Street. Details: 0118 958 3664.
READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. The Sidemen. Details: 0118 376 9159.
READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. Storm King. Details: 0118 926 5804.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Hedex. Details: 0118 959 5395.
READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Syn City Rockers. Details: 0118 957 6930.
TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road. BAT. Details: 07889 226309.
YATELEY – The Royal Oak, Reading Road, GU46 7UG. The Congakeyz. Details: 01252 872459.
Sunday, October 9
READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: Theme night, A Sting in the Tail. Details: www.readifolk.org.uk
SONNING – The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye RG4 6TY. The Rod Stewart Experience. Details: 0118 969 8000.
