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Gigs around Reading and Wokingham borough and beyond – November 23-December 2, 2023

by Phil Creighton
November 22, 2023
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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 in Reading and Wokingham boroughs – and a few beyond too.

Are your gigs not listed here? Drop us an email at events@wokingham.today and we’ll add them here.

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Thursday, November 23

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Chor Bandido: The Music of South America. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

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

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

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Ding Dong Daddios. Mr Sango presents Found Native. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Reading Biscuit Factory, Broad Street Mall RG1 7QE. Music Meet Up: Charlie Charles, Paul Collins, and Vickt Thompson.

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

Friday, November 24

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

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Ed Sheeran experience. Details: 01344 303333.

CAVERSHAM – Fox and Hounds, Gosbrook Road RG4 8BN. Winter’s King of Craft event: DJs, bands, cocktails and craft beer. Details: 07915 540926.

READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. FRIYAY with Limpopo Groove and friends. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Jagged Little Alanis. Details: 0118 959 5500.

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

READING – Pentahotel, Oxford Road RG1 7HR. JW. Details: 0118 958 6222.

READING – Pitcher & Piano, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Karaoke with Stars In Their Minds. Details: 0118 958 8964.

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

READING – Rising Sun Arts Centre, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Club Velocity presents:Puma Theory/This/Bored Slippy. Details: risingsunartscentre.org

READING – South Street arts centre RG1 4QU. Martyn Joseph. Details: 0118 960 6060.

UPPER BUCKLEBURY – The Cottage Inn, Broad Lane RG7 6QJ. Brand Substance. Details: 01635 864544.

WINNERSH – Royal British Legion, Woodward Close RG41 5LP. Wokingham Music Club presents: Simply Dan. Details: www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk

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

WOKINGHAM – The Foundry Bell, London Road RG40 1RD. Lily Beck. Details: 0118 912 3260.

WOKINGHAM – The Ship Inn, Peach Street RG40 1XH. Bangla Night. Details: 0118 978 0389.

WOKINGHAM – The Two Poplars, Finchampstead Road RG41 2NU. Beatles and Buddy Holly tribute. Details: 0118 978 0590.

WOKINGHAM – The White Horse, Easthampstead Road RG40 3AF. Open mic night. Details: 0118 979 7402.

Saturday, November 25

BRACKNELL – The Bridge, Wokingham Road RG42 1PP. Utter Madness. Details: 01344 862912.

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Men Behaving Sadly. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

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

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

CAVERSHAM – Fox and Hounds, Gosbrook Road RG4 8BN. Winter’s King of Craft event: DJs, bands, cocktails and craft beer. Details: 07915 540926.

CROWTHORNE – Royal British Legion, Wellington Road RG45 7LJ. Mostly Matt. Details: 01344 772161.

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

READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Dolly and the Clothespegs. Details: 0118 958 0473.

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. The Sex Pissed Dolls. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Great Hall, The University of Reading, London Road RG1 5AQ. The Whiskey Affair. Samples, live music and more. 1pm-5pm and 6pm-10pm. Details: www.thewhiskeyaffair.co.uk

READING – The Hexagon, Queens Walk RG1 7QF. Far From Saints. Details: 0118 960 6060.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. The Scarlet Vixens Burlesque Show. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. Jamie Howell. Details: 0118 376 9159.

READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. Damo and the Dynamites. Details: 0118 926 5804.

SHIPLAKE – The Plough, Plough Lane RG9 4BX. Flight Club: rhythm and blues. Details: hello@bigbettyfoodco.com

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

TILEHURST – The Victoria, Norcot Road RG30 6BP. Mollys Jam. Details: 0118 941 5064.

WHITLEY – Whitley Social Club, RG2 7QA. Hazysoul. Details: 0118 374 0052.

WOKINGHAM – The Redan, Peach Street RG40 1XG. Incline. Details: 0118 989 1177.

WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Longshot: Rock and Indie Hits. Details: 0118 979 9437.

Sunday, November 26

CAVERSHAM – Fox and Hounds, Gosbrook Road RG4 8BN. Winter’s King of Craft event: DJs, bands, cocktails and craft beer. Details: 07915 540926.

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Club Velocity/New Mind Promotions presents Mozart Estate. Details: 0118 959 5500.

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

READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. Jazz afternoon with Stuart Henderson, Simon Price and guests. From 3pm. Details: 0118 376 9159.

Monday, November 27

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Club Reckless. Turtle Underground live music: Adomania, Lake Acacia, The Medicine. Details: 0118 959 7196.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Acoustic cafe. Details: 0118 977 0918.

Tuesday, November 28

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

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

READING – Pentahotel, Oxford Road RG1 7HR. Lily. Details: 0118 958 6222.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. WOBZ drum and bass round 28: B2B special. Details: 0118 959 7196.

Wednesday, November 29

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

READING – The Lyndhurst, Queen’s Road RG1 4DG. Fleur Stevenson’s Jazz Singers Night. Details: 0118 950 3888.

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

READING – Reading Minster Church, Chain Street RG1 2HX. Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight. Details: concertsbycandlelight.com

Thursday, November 30

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. The Marc Woosnam Band. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

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

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Pet Needs. Details: 0118 959 5500.

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

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Glen Matlock. Details: 0118 959 5395

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

Friday, December 1

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Tides of Ire, Greyemere, and Unlucky at Midnight. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Bon Giovi. 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 Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Larkham and Hall. Details: 0118 958 0473.

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Moretallica. Details: 0118 959 5500.

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

READING – Pitcher & Piano, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Karaoke with Stars In Their Minds. Details: 0118 958 8964.

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

RISELEY – The Bull at Riseley, Basingstoke Road RG7 1QL. Soul’d Out. Details: 0118 343 0565.

SINDLESHAM – The Walter Arms, Bearwood Road RG41 5BP. Deaf Shepherd. Details: 0118 977 4903.

WHITLEY – Whitley Social Club, RG2 7QA. Band Substance. Details: 0118 374 0052.

WOKINGHAM – The Foundry Bell, London Road RG40 1RD. Ellen Blake. Details: 0118 912 3260.

Saturday, December 2

BINFIELD – The Binfield Club, Terrace Road RG42 4HP. Leech. Details: 01344 420690.

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. The Take That Experience tribute. Details: 01344 303333.

CAVERSHAM – Milestone Centre, Northbrook Road RG1 . The Lord John Band. Details: 0118 334 1040.

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

EARLEY – Earley Home Guard Social Club, Pitts Lane RG6 1BT. Move It. Details: 07757 406235.

PURLEY – St Mary’s Church, RG8 8BJ. Katie Spencer in concert. 7pm. Details: villageconcerts.co.uk

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

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Joshfest Vol III. Details: 0118 959 5500.

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

READING – Milk, Merchants Place RG1 1DT. Rum n Donuts. 7pm. Details: milkreading.com

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

READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. Jive Alive. From 3pm. Details: 0118 376 9159.

READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Tribute night: Motown. Details: 0118 986 6788.

READING – South Street arts centre RG1 4QU. Afterschool Teatime, Lingua Della Strega, Dom James. Details: 0118 960 6060.

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

SINDLESHAM – The Walter Arms, Bearwood Road RG41 5BP. Beer O’Clock. Details: 0118 977 4903.

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

WOODLEY – Bull and Chequers, Woodley Green RG5 4QP. Wardour Street. Details: 0118 969 9756.

Sunday, December 3

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

READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: Craig Joiner. Details: www.readifolk.org.uk

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Eric Paslay. Details: 0118 959 5395

WOKINGHAM – The Warren, Forest Road RG40 5SB. Georgey’s Memory Lane. 6pm. Details: 01344 304446.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Christmas open mic. 3pm. Details: 0118 977 0918.

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