January 2024
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Tuesday 02 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Poetry Platform - 7pm - Winchester's Maddest Open Mic welcomes writers and audience of old and new to our celebration of words and all their joy. Join the Poetry Platform Facebook Group at www.facebook.com/groups/155065747894935. Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Saturday 06 January 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The George Harrison Project - 7.30pm - Enjoy the UK’s leading live music tribute to George Harrison, celebrating his best-loved hits from The Beatles, his solo career, and The Traveling Wilburys. |
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Saturday 06 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Donny Brook - 7.30pm - Indie-Funk rockers from the South Coast are back on the scene with their funky new single release Gold Anaesthetics! Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Saturday 06 January 2024
Venue: Chestnut Tree Address: 227 Weyhill Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3LL Telephone: 01264 323886 Event: Dr Alibi - 9pm - Dr Alibi's website: dralibi.uk. Dr Alibi on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Dralibi. Indie, punk, rock, 60s and originals band Originally set up as a side project, Dr Alibi was formed during the end of the spring 2021 lockdown with the intention of playing songs by the likes of Rancid, UK Subs, The Interrupters to name a few. |
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Sunday 07 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: The Precious Lies - 7.30pm - With introspective lyrics at the heart of their music, the band’s live sets promise to be emotional experiences that switch from soulful keys one second to cackling guitars the next. Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Monday 08 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roots Night - 8.30pm - Winchester's Longest Running Open Mic Night Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Saturday 13 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: The ModCons - 7.30pm - ModCons are a Jam tribute act playing the music of the iconic Mod revival band – let us take you back to your youth! Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Sunday 14 January 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Down for the Count: A Century of Swing - 5.30pm - Join the UK's hardest swinging band Down for the Count All-Stars for "one hellova celebration of vintage music" (TimeOut London) as they celebrate A Century of Swing. |
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Monday 15 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roots Night - 8.30pm - Winchester's Longest Running Open Mic Night Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Tuesday 16 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Book Club at The Railway: Read It and Weep - 7pm - Join in with the book club on the third Tuesday of every month when they sink their teeth into a juicy book (and probably enjoy a glass of wine or three!). Each month they select a contemporary novel and offer a list of discussion points to get you thinking about what you have read to kick-start the conversations. To find out about this month's chosen novel, follow the Read It and Weep Facebook page: www.facebook.com/people/Read-It-And-Weep-Book-Club/100090113712429. Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Friday 19 January 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Oh What a Night! - 7.30pm - Oh What A Night! takes you back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. |
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Friday 19 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Ottewell (Gomez) + Sarah Rose - 8pm - He is one of the three lead singers of the English indie rock band Gomez Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Friday 19 January 2024
Venue: Hyde Tavern Address: 57 Hyde Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7DY Telephone: 01962 862592 Event: MANOS PUESTAS TRIO - 7.30pm doors - Manos Puestas Trio are a UK based group playing Gypsy Jazz, Be-bop, Latin and Rumba. Comprising 2 guitars, vocals and double bass, the Trio has many years experience between them, and all members have played throughout Europe including Montreux Jazz, WOMAD and Glastonbury Festivals. Re-interpreting jazz standards in a different style, Jon Lewis and Matt Sullivan play guitar with a Flamenco technique – that’s right, not a plectrum to be seen! This brings a unique feel to the tunes, particularly those of Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. In 2014, Matt Watson of Oxford based Cuban big-band Ran Kan Kan joined them on double bass and vocals, enhancing the Latin feel and leaving lots of room for improvisation and up-beat danceable rhythms. Venue notes: The Hyde Tavern hosts the Winchester Folk Club which presents top national and international acts from the world of folk music. The Folk Club also hosts regular "Singaround" evenings, which is a free, informal evening where everyone gets together for a drink and to sing a song or play a piece of music. Visit www.hydetavern.co.uk/2-2 for more details. |
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Saturday 20 January 2024
Venue: Winchester Cathedral Address: Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9LS Telephone: 01962 857275 Event: Handel Messiah Concert - 7.30pm |
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Saturday 20 January 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: SARAH MCQUAID - 7.30pm - Sarah McQuaid’s lush, chocolatey voice combines with her engaging personality, “subtle mastery onstage" and “brilliant musicianship” on acoustic and electric guitars, piano and (occasionally) drum to create a truly immersive experience. Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, holding dual Irish and American citizenship and now settled in rural England, she brings the eclecticism of her background to her “captivating, unorthodox songwriting” and choice of material, spanning genres and defying categorisation. All this is abundantly demonstrated by her new live album and video series The St Buryan Sessions — but needs to be savoured in person to be fully appreciated. |
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Saturday 20 January 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Pete Firman: TrikTok - 7.30pm - With over 175 million online views and countless TV appearances under his belt, Pete Firman is firmly established as the UK's top comedy magician. |
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Saturday 20 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Palindrones + Jayetal + GWFAA + KinKi - 8pm - Palindrones is a multi-instrumental electronic music duo from South East London. They craft immersive musical landscapes, mixing pounding electronic beats and blistering synth drones, with a lush ambience, hypnotic organic textures, subtle pop melodies and haunting, esoteric lyrics that draw the listener into a dream-like reverie. Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Saturday 20 January 2024
Venue: Angel Inn Address: 95 High Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1ND Telephone: 01264 357467 Event: Dr Alibi - 9pm - Dr Alibi's website: dralibi.uk. Dr Alibi on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Dralibi. Indie, punk, rock, 60s and originals band Originally set up as a side project, Dr Alibi was formed during the end of the spring 2021 lockdown with the intention of playing songs by the likes of Rancid, UK Subs, The Interrupters to name a few. |
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Sunday 21 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: JESCA HOOP - 8pm - California-born but now based in Manchester, UK, Jesca Hoop is what you’d call a musician’s musician. Discovered by Tom Waits, and brought on tour by Peter Gabriel to sing in his band Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Monday 22 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roots Night - 8.30pm - Winchester's Longest Running Open Mic Night Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Wednesday 24 January 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Viggo Venn: British Comedian - 7.30pm - Norwegian clown Viggo Venn moved to this country with one dream: to be a British comedian. The rest, you already know about. After blowing away the competition in an explosion of hi-vis jackets, balloons, and joyous idiocy, Viggo became the most talked-about new entertainer in the country by winning Britain's Got Talent in June 2023. Don't miss him as he staggers bewildered into your town for a first national tour. |
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Wednesday 24 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Hillbilly Vegas - 7.30pm - There’s no time to rest for Oklahoma based Southern Rock powerhouse, Hillbilly Vegas. Be it on the road, or in the studio, these guys have some work ethic. Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Thursday 25 January 2024
Venue: Hyde Tavern Address: 57 Hyde Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7DY Telephone: 01962 862592 Event: LIZ STRINGER - 7.30pm doors - Very excited to host Liz Stringer at the Hyde Tavern. Liz is one of Australia’s most admired and versatile songwriters and instrumentalists. A venerated guitarist and vocalist, her notoriously powerful live performances and melodically rich, story-based songs have earned her a unique place among the most important Australian songwriters of the modern era. Venue notes: The Hyde Tavern hosts the Winchester Folk Club which presents top national and international acts from the world of folk music. The Folk Club also hosts regular "Singaround" evenings, which is a free, informal evening where everyone gets together for a drink and to sing a song or play a piece of music. Visit www.hydetavern.co.uk/2-2 for more details. |
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Thursday 25 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Fruit Punch - 7.30pm - Fruit Punch: A fruity, fun and feisty queer hard rock and punk band from Winchester taking influence from artists like Muse, The Ramones, and beyond! Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Friday 26 January 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Jive Aces - 7.30pm - Together for over 25 years, The Jive Aces have been keeping the show on the road for three decades and become renowned worldwide for their high-energy live show having toured in over 40 countries. The band aim to spread smiles and cheer with their swingin' music and classic vintage style from crooning smooth ballads to blasting honking rhythm & blues. |
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Friday 26 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Faux Fighters (Foo Fighters Tribute) - 8pm - The Faux Fighters is the brain child of front man Jamie Deighton who spent 12 months in Seattle back in the mid 90’s and discovered the then newly formed Foo Fighters. Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Saturday 27 January 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Comedy - The Thinking Drinkers Pub Quiz: Fancy Another Round? - 7.30pm - After a 2022 sell-out run, the world's funniest alcohol experts are back in quizness with a brand new show that serves up FIVE DISCERNING DRINKS for everyone. A comedy quiz and illuminating tasting, it's funny, fascinating, you'll laugh a lot, learn loads and enjoy five first-class drinks. |
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Saturday 27 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Martin Stephenson (The Daintees) + Jim Chorley - 8pm - Inspired by early Cure and the Brighton scene, Martin Stephenson began his career as a busker aged 15. He developed his song-writing technique by firstly learning a few licks from a Spanish guitar book and repeated the process with Jazz, Blues, Country, Skiffle, Reggae etc. Eventually this glorious collision of styles would become the trademark which Martin has carried through his career of almost 40 years. Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Sunday 28 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Simon Maggs and People Like Us - 7.30pm - Simon is a singer-songwriter hailing from the north of England, now based in Winchester, back at The Railway Inn for a full band show as a part of People Like Us. Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Monday 29 January 2024
Venue: The Railway Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roots Night - 8.30pm - Winchester's Longest Running Open Mic Night Venue notes: ID is required on the door. For full details including start times and age restrictions visit the venue's website. |
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Tuesday 30 January 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: UB40 The Legacy - 7.30pm - Performed by the internationally acclaimed Johnny2bad Recreating the greatest sounds from Birmingham reggae legends UB40. Hear all the hits including Red Red Wine, Homely Girl, Kingston Town, Rat in mi Kitchen, Food For Thought and many more in an electrifying energetic performance by this 8 piece band, including a 3 piece horn section who have been personally endorsed by Ali Campbell. |
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Wednesday 31 January 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Elvis Years - 7.30pm - Now in its 20th year, The Elvis Years, led by original West End lead Mario Kombou, embarks on its biggest ever tour of the UK and beyond. Undoubtedly the UK’s premier Elvis theatre production, this stunning show takes the audience on a fantastic journey through all the years The King ruled the airwaves. |
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TUESDAY 05 DECEMBER 2023
Poetry Platform
Venue: The Railway
7pm
Winchester's Maddest Open Mic welcomes writers and audience of old and new to our celebration of words and all their joy. Join the Poetry Platform Facebook Group at www.facebook.com/groups/155065747894935.
