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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.
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Thursday, December 14
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. The JJ Cale Story performed by JJ’s Escondidos. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Golden Farmer, Reeds Hill RG12 7LS. Karaoke. Details: 01344 302038.
KNOWL HILL – The Bird In Hand, Bath Road RG10 9UP. Gary Roman as Elvis. Details: 01628 826622.
READING – Hilton Hotel, Drake Way RG2 0GQ. Mimi and the Mulberries: Live music at OXBO. Details: 0118 916 9000.
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Found Native. Details: 0118 959 7196.
READING – South Street arts centre RG1 4QU. Empires, Empires and Friends. Details: 0118 960 6060.
WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open mic night. Details: 0118 979 9437.
Friday, December 15
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Compounds, Reckoner, Pioneer. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. 90s Jam. Details: 01344 303333.
EMMBROOK – The Emmbrook Inn, Emmbrook Road RG41 1HG. Hard Times. Details: 0118 978 2552
EVERSLEY CROSS – The Frog and Wicket, The Green RG27 0NS. Tequila Chase. Details: 0118 973 1126.
READING – Blue Collar Dining, Hosier Street RG1 7JL. Ibiza & House Classics with DJs Elle Cee & Kingpinn. Details: www.linktr.ee/blue.collar
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Open mic night. Friday Night Blues: The Rag and Moan Men. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Wolf Note. Details: 0118 958 0473.
READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Breaking Bass Christmas Showdown
Reading’s Home-grown Drum & Bass / Jungle / Techno / Old school / House Breaks. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – Hope and Bear, London Road RG1 5DE. Men Behaving Sadly. Details: 0118 935 4095.
READING – Milk, Merchants Place RG1 1DT. We Play House. 7pm. Details: milkreading.com
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. REMIX. Details: 0118 959 7196.
READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Wardour Street. Details: 0118 957 6930
SINDLESHAM – The Walter Arms, Bearwood Road RG41 5BP. DisCover. Details: 0118 977 4903.
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Piston Broke. Details: 0118 977 3706.
WOKINGHAM – The Foundry Bell, London Road RG40 1RD. Ellen Blake. Details: 0118 912 3260.
WOKINGHAM – The White Horse, Easthampstead Road RG40 3AF. Beatles and Buddy Holly tribute. Details: 0118 979 7402.
WOODLEY – The Good Companions, Loddon Bridge Road RG5 4AG. 4G. Details: 0118 969 3325.
YATELEY – The Cricketers, Cricket Hill Lane GU46 6BA. Bullseye. Details: 01252 872105.
Saturday, December 16
ARBORFIELD – Royal British Legion, Eversley Road RG2 9PR. Tequila Chase.
BINFIELD – The Binfield Club, Terrace Road RG42 4HP. The Silver Searchers. Details: 01344 420690.
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. The Mustard and Support. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Wow 80s. Details: 01344 303333.
CAVERSHAM – Caversham Working Men’s Club, Church Street. Christmas Soul: Jim Day, Louis and David Bunce. Details: 0118 954 5434.
CROWTHORNE – The Prince, High Street RG45 7AZ. Utter Madness. Details: 01344 772241.
READING – Blue Collar Dining, Hosier Street RG1 7JL. A very Street Food Christmas: Reading Community Gospel Choir, Street Food Santa, mulled wine & winter warmers, DJ sets, craft beer, live music from Damien A Passmore. Pure RnB + Old Skool with Rum n Donuts DJs. Details: www.linktr.ee/blue.collar
READING – The Botanist, Kings Road. The Parallels.
READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Olly Live. Details: 0118 402 7800.
READING – The Market House, Market Place RG1 2EQ. Christmas jumper party. Details: 0118 216 1750.
READING – Milk, Merchants Place RG1 1DT. The Legendary Club Rude Christmas Party at Milk. Details: milkreading.com
READING – O’Neill’s, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Ross Grillo. Details: 0118 960 6580.
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. The Skangsters Live. Details: 0118 959 7196.
READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. The Go Go Five. Details: 0118 376 9159.
READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. Mythicals. Details: 0118 926 5804.
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. FUEL Christmas party. Details: 0118 959 5395.
TILEHURST – The Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road RG31 5BB. Shaken Not Stirred. Details: 0118 942 9606.
TILEHURST – The Victoria, Norcot Road RG30 6BP. Caz and the Traitors. Details: 0118 941 5064.
WHITLEY – Whitley Social Club, RG2 7QA. Audiotonic. Details: 0118 374 0052.
WINNERSH – Royal British Legion RG41 5LP. Soul Consignment.
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. The Rough Sundays. Details: 0118 977 0918.
WOKINGHAM – The Gig House, The Plaza, Denmark Street. Rila’s Edge.
WOKINGHAM – The Three Frogs, London Road RG40 1SW. Loudshirts. Details: 0118 978 5925.
YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, Reading Road GU46 7LR. The Turn. Details: 01252 870648.
Sunday, December 17
ENGLEFIELD – Cobbs at Englefield, Wickcraft Farm, Theale RG7 5EA. Adam Winslet and Band Christmas Speical. Details: 0118 930 4064
READING – Blue Collar Dining, Hosier Street RG1 7JL. A very Street Food Christmas: Reading Community Gospel Choir, Street Food Santa, mulled wine & winter warmers, DJ sets, craft beer, live music from Damien A Passmore. Details: www.linktr.ee/blue.collar
READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk Christmas party. Details: www.readifolk.org.uk
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. David Sittineieri and Paul Malsom. Details: 0118 977 0918.
Monday, December 18
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Acoustic cafe. Details: 0118 977 0918.
Tuesday, December 19
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. New music Tuesday. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
READING – Pentahotel, Oxford Road RG1 7HR. Ellen Balne. Details: 0118 958 6222.
READING – The Market House, Market Place RG1 2EQ. Christmas quiz night. Details: 0118 216 1750.
Wednesday, December 20
READING – The Lyndhurst, Queen’s Road RG1 4DG. Fleur Stevenson’s Jazz Singers Night 10th anniversary celebration. Details: 0118 950 3888.
Thursday, December 21
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. The TR5’s, The Mike Lemin Band, Zac Boz, Veronica Drozdowski. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Golden Farmer, Reeds Hill RG12 7LS. Karaoke. Details: 01344 302038.
READING – The Market House, Market Place RG1 2EQ. Christmas drag bingo. Details: 0118 216 1750.
READING – O’Neill’s, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Jbmaclive. Details: 0118 960 6580.
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. The Remones live: Hey Ho Ho Ho Let’s Go. Details: 0118 959 7196.
WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open mic night. Details: 0118 979 9437.
Friday, December 22
BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Atomic Rapture and friends. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. 21st Century Abba. Details: 01344 303333.
BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Birch Hill Shopping Centre, Liscombe RG12 7DE. Anna Nightingale. Details: 01344 457318
EMMBROOK – The Emmbrook Inn, Emmbrook Road RG41 1HG. Christmas party with Stoney Lane. Details: 0118 978 2552
MORTIMER – De Vere Wokefield Estate, Goodboys Lane RG7 3AE. Michael Bublé Tribute Party Night. Booking essential. Over 18s only. Details: www.devere.co.uk/wokefield-estate
PLAYHATCH – The Flowing Spring, Henley Road RG4 9RB. Sing-alonga-a-Nicktivity Christmas show. Details: 0118 969 98978.
READING – Blue Collar Dining, Hosier Street RG1 7JL. Eighties night with Tigers on Vaseline DJs. Details: www.linktr.ee/blue.collar
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Open mic night. Tbloc and Puma Theory. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – Hope and Bear, London Road RG1 5DE. Blue Velvet. Details: 0118 935 4095.
READING – The Market House, Market Place RG1 2EQ. Je’Zell. Details: 0118 216 1750.
READING – Milk, Merchants Place RG1 1DT. December special: Pursuit of the Pimp Mobile. Details: milkreading.com
READING – O’Neill’s, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Just Grey Music. Details: 0118 960 6580.
READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount RG1 5HL. Jazz at Progress presents Moscow Drug Club. Details: www.jazzinreading.com
READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Bingo Loco Christmas cracker. Details: 0118 959 5395.
SINDLESHAM – The Walter Arms, Bearwood Road RG41 5BP. Decade Dance. Details: 0118 977 4903.
TILEHURST – The Atrium Health Club, Scours Lane RG30 6AY. RUEBEN IRIE sound JAH LION MOVEMENT BUMPKIN sound Three sounds inna roots n dub style. Details: Search Eventbrite for Reading dub club.
EMMBROOK – Emmbrook Sports & Social, Lowther Road RG41 1JB. The Purple Zeppelins.
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Side Hustle. Details: 0118 977 3706.
WOODLEY – The Good Companions, Loddon Bridge Road RG5 4AG. Loudshirts. Details: 0118 969 3325.
YATELEY – The Cricketers, Cricket Hill Lane GU46 6BA. Gary Roman as Elvis. Details: 01252 872105.
Saturday, December 23
ARBORFIELD – Royal British Legion, Eversley Road RG2 9PR. Rockin The Joint.
BINFIELD – The Admiral Cunningham, Priestwood Court Road. Winter Wonderland with Freddie Lineker.
BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Ultimate RnB tribute. Details: 01344 303333.
BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. From The Ashes. Details: 01344 422622
READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Swallow. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Ed Sheeran Experience. Details: 0118 959 5500.
READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. Rufus Rufcutt. Details: 0118 376 9159.
READING – Milk, Merchants Place RG1 1DT. Christmas special: The Trip with Jim B Donovan. Details: milkreading.com
SINDLESHAM – The Walter Arms, Bearwood Road RG41 5BP. KD Band. Details: 0118 977 4903.
YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, Reading Road GU46 7LR. The Silver Searchers. Details: 01252 870648.
Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24
WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Tomorrow Bird. Details: 0118 977 0918.
WOKINGHAM – The Rose Inn, Market Place RG40 1AP. Christmas Eve disco.
