This week's gig listings
Your guide to gigs in and around Newbury
Thursday, September 8:
The Canal Bar, Market Place, Newbury – Vinylized featuring SDM – different vibes every week (9pm-12pm, free entry)
O2 Academy 2, Oxford – Pearl Jem (Pearl Jam tribute, performing all of the album Ten, £10, doors 7pm)
The Lights, Andover – The Mersey Makers (7.45pm, £14)
Railway Tavern, Andover – Sarah Lockey (8pm)
Swindon Beehive – Mr Big CANCELLED
Friday, September 9:
The Dolphin Hotel, Newbury – Breeze (9pm until 2am, free entry)
The Vic, Swindon – Shepherds Pie (classic rock covers, 8pm, free entry)
Railway Tavern, Andover – Cole Stacey (8pm)
Saturday, September 10:
The Snooty Fox, Newbury – Riff Raff (9pm)
Newbury Corn Exchange – Dennis Locorriere (7.45pm, £15, £13 concessions)
Beenham Club – Jimmy Rocket (9pm)
Compton Swan, Compton – 3rd anniversary party, featuring music from: Alan Garmonsway (12pm-1pm), Michael Hill & Guests including Remi Harris (Gypsy Jazz) and Matt Backer (Rumer's guitarist) (1pm – 3pm), Talent Contest-discover the 7 Wonders of Compton (3pm – 5pm), The Silver Surfers, Bill James and Slim Pickins (5pm – 6pm), The Rascals (6pm – 7pm), Andy Mallen (7pm – 8pm), Yusuf B'layachi (8pm – 9pm), Luke Jackson (9pm – 10pm), Jack Harris (10pm – 11pm). Tickets £6 in advance and £7.50 on the day, call (01635) 579400.
The Vic, Swindon – The Dacoits + The Disco Pirates + The Vooz + The Racket (8pm, free entry)
Station Hotel, Andover – Less is More (pop covers band, 8.30pm)
The Lights, Anodver - Crispystock 2011 (music festival): Aphrodite and the Alphabet + Power Funk Trio + Sondura + Godsized + Ruins of Earth + Circles + Nokando + The Afterparty + Great Walls + Subject Matters + Dirty Rouge. Acoustic stage: Old Time Radio + Mary Spender + Hannah Bolsover + AK & Marc (SION) + Nothing To Lose + Gray Smith + The Widowmaker (charity concert, 1pm-midnight. Box office: 01264 368368 or www.thelights.org.uk)
Danebury Hotel, Andover – Torn off Strips (covers band, 8.30pm) Hatch Warren Beer Festival, Hatch Warren, Basingstoke – Funkline (8pm)
The Hope & Anchor, Wokingham – Red Aztek (rock covers, 8.30pm)
Sunday, September 11:
Lock, Stock and Barrel, Newbury – Jon Walsh (acoustic blues and jazz, 2.30pm)
The Canal Bar, Market Place, Newbury – open mic night (8.30pm)
Swindon Beehive – The Shudders (3pm)
Monday, September 12:
O2 Academy 2, Oxford – Rise to Remain + Bleed from Within + The Safety Fire (£8, doors 7pm)
The Vic, Swindon - Lydia twenty + Hotel 75 (8pm, free entry)
Tuesday, September 13:
O2 Academy, Oxford – Toots and the Maytals + The Nine Ton Peanut Smugglers + Count skylarkin' (doors 7pm, £24)
Town Mills, Andover – The Lamb Session (8pm)
Wednesday, September 14:
Compton Swan, Compton - The Silver Surfers – presenters on local community radio station
Reading4u. Country, folk and comedy (8pm, free entry)
Swindon Beehive – The Acoustic Buzz: Nuala Honan + Joshua Caole + Mat Gibson + Blind River Scare (8.30pm)
The Vic, Swindon - My First Tooth + Special Guests (8pm, free entry)
