Winchester Gig Guide
The Railway
3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE - under ½ mile - mapWebsite: railwayinn.pub
Contact: 01962 867795
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The Railway Events:
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Tuesday 21 October 2025
Venue: The Railway map 
Special interest
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Read It and Weep book club - 7pm - Join us on the third Tuesday of every month in Platform 2 for The Railway Inn’s new book club, Read It and Weep, as we sink our teeth into a juicy book (and probably enjoy a glass of wine or three!) Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester 
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Thursday 23 October 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Battle of the Bands – Winchester - 7.30pm doors - Weekend Offender Records are proud to bring you a great night of live music with 4 Local Acts competing for the Opportunity to have their music releases on a limited run of 7” records…. The only way to vote is to be there on the night so come and support live music, the artists who make it and the venues that make it happen! Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 24 October 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Tuba Libres + Key Lime Pi - 8pm doors - Tuba Libres have unleashed a wave of brassy goodness on the south coast Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester 
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Saturday 25 October 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Hey Pixies (Pixies Tribute) - CANCELLED - Hey Pixies are the UK’s most gigantic Pixies tribute band! Formed late 2015 in Manchester by four talented musicians who have each previously notched up many gigs with original and other cover bands. The guys (and gal) came together through their shared love of The Pixies. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 25 October 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: The Roves - CANCELLED - 8pm - The Roves are a British rock and roll 4 piece from London who have cultivated a small cult following over the years somewhat. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 27 October 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Open mic
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roots Open Mic Night - 7.30pm - Winchester's longest running open mic night. Free entry every Monday. Signups from 7.30pm, music from 8.00pm. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Wednesday 29 October 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: The Undercover Hippy - 8pm doors - This October, The Undercover Hippy takes to the road for a 20-date UK tour Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Thursday 30 October 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Comedy
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Having The Track Comedy - 7.30pm doors - Having The Track Comedy is back for another fantastic night of laughs this October! Grab a ticket in advance to avoid missing out! Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester |
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Thursday 30 October 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Zappa Halloween! Treacherous Cretins – Frank Zappa tribute - 8pm doors - Treacherous Cretins present a show of the scariest, spine-chilling songs from Zappa’s catalogue interspersed with their interpretations of your favourite classics. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 31 October 2025
- Halloween
Venue: The Railway map
Live DJs
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Rave to the Grave - 8pm-2am - Free entry - Halloween Club Night Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 01 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Funke and the Two Tone Baby - 8pm doors - Funke and the Two Tone Baby hits the road this October and November for the Rig 8 Tour. Showcasing his latest musical explorations, before hitting the studio to record album No. 5. Over the last decade, Funke’s sound has grown and evolved alongside the musical machine he uses to create it. Unveiling the 8th iteration of his gigging rig promises yet another levelling up. The beats have got wider, the sound has got larger, and the processes are more refined. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 03 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Open mic
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roots Open Mic Night - 7.30pm - Winchester's longest running open mic night. Free entry every Monday. Signups from 7.30pm, music from 8.00pm. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Tuesday 04 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Open mic
• Poetry
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Poetry Platform - 7.30pm - 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's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Thursday 06 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Boo Hewerdine & Reg Meuross - 8pm doors - One Night, Two Luminaries: Boo Hewerdine & Reg Meuross Co-Headline Tour 2025 Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 07 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Chris Payn & The Parade - 7pm doors - Chris Payn is a dynamic rock/pop artist whose musical genius shines through his electrifying vocals, multi-instrumental prowess, and unforgettable songs. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 08 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Biffy McClyro - doors 8pm - Biffy McClyro has been formed by die hard Biffy fans, for die hard Biffy fans Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Sunday 09 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Bones Ate Arfa + Tegalü Cat + Cheap Faith - 7.30pm doors - Bones Ate Arfa are a UK psychedelic street punk/desert rock three piece, made up of Bones (guitar), 8 (drums), and Arfa (vocals & bass). Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 10 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Open mic
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roots Open Mic Night - 7.30pm - Winchester's longest running open mic night. Free entry every Monday. Signups from 7.30pm, music from 8.00pm. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Thursday 13 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip - 8pm doors - Mik Artistik is a poet, performer, artist and comedian. Delightful, frightening, strange and hysterically funny, Mik throws shapes and straws and croons like a dream - sometimes. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 14 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: John Bramwell (IAMKLOOT) - 7.30pm doors - The Railway Inn by arrangement with Outsider Artists present John Bramwell Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 15 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live DJs
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Winchella 25′ - doors 8pm - Now in its 3rd year, come join us on the dance floor for a night of house & disco. After all - it’s FREE ENTRY! Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Sunday 16 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Dominie Hooper + Polly Gone Wrong - 7.30pm doors - Dominie Hooper is a singer, songwriter crafting spellbinding music rooted in folklore, ritual, and emotional transformation. Her songs simmer with raw intensity and lyrical barbs, blending growling cello, textured guitar, and collective vocals into something dark, unsettling, and beautiful. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 17 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Open mic
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roots Open Mic Night - 7.30pm - Winchester's longest running open mic night. Free entry every Monday. Signups from 7.30pm, music from 8.00pm. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Tuesday 18 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Books
• Special interest
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Read It and Weep book club - 7pm - Join us on the third Tuesday of every month in Platform 2 for The Railway Inn’s new book club, Read It and Weep, as we sink our teeth into a juicy book (and probably enjoy a glass of wine or three!) Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Tuesday 18 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: His Lordship - 8pm doors - A maximum rock’n’roll trio conceived during lockdown to blow the cobwebs away and remind us of what music has been missing, the band are made up of the powerhouse duo of James Walbourne (The Pretenders, The Pogues, The Rails) and Kristoffer Sonne (Chrissie Hynde, Willie Nelson). Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Wednesday 19 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Josi & Alex - 7.30pm doors - With a sound that balances chaos and clarity. JOSI & ALEX channel the pulse of their generation into songs that stay with you long after the last note fades. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Thursday 20 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: A Formal Horse - 8pm doors - “Avant-rock awkward squad” Prog Magazine readers poll “Best Unsigned Band” 2019 Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 22 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Deeply Purple : Monsters of Classic Rock - 8pm doors - Not to be missed! Deeply Purple are renowned for their organ rocking, guitar kerranging, virtuoso recreations of Deep Purple music. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 24 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Open mic
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roots Open Mic Night - 7.30pm - Winchester's longest running open mic night. Free entry every Monday. Signups from 7.30pm, music from 8.00pm. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Wednesday 26 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Danny & the Champions of the World - 8pm doors - You Are Not A Stranger Here’ is the long-awaited new album by Danny & The Champions of the World. Their seventh studio release and the first since 2017’s ‘Brilliant Light,’ ‘You Are Not A Stranger Here’ is the sound of a band exploring new and surprising musical terrain. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 28 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live DJs
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Feel Love Club Night - 8pm doors - Get ready for round two we’re back with bigger beats and wilder vibes. The dance floor won’t stop moving all night long! Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 29 November 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Rob Clamp and The Ashmen - 7.30pm doors - Rob Clamp brings his full band, The Ashmen to Winchester for a ‘one off’ special show at the venue where it all started for him, The Railway Inn. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 01 December 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Open mic
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roots Open Mic Night - 7.30pm - Winchester's longest running open mic night. Free entry every Monday. Signups from 7.30pm, music from 8.00pm. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Tuesday 02 December 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Open mic
• Poetry
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Poetry Platform - 7.30pm - 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's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Thursday 04 December 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Black Kat Boppers + Bobrats - 7.30pm doors - Black Kat Boppers are a UK 4 piece who play their own brand of authentic rock'n'roll! Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 05 December 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Provincials + Roxy's Revenge + The Ben Moss Trio - 8pm doors - Provincials - Experimental / pop band. We play widescreen music in the dark Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 06 December 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: John Otway - 8pm doors - Cor Baby that’s a PhD! That’ll be Dr Otway if you please as so called ‘Rock’s greatest failure’ is granted a doctorate! Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Sunday 07 December 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Skinny Bob Album Launch Show - 7.30pm doors - Their songs are loud, unique, original, fun, at times soulful and are guaranteed to have a crowd singing along and jumping around! Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Wednesday 31 December 2025
- New Year's Eve
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: The Third Annual Rootsenanny - 8pm - Grab your tickets for The Third Annual Rootsenanny now! It's going to be the best NYE party in town. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 06 March 2026
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Slackrr - 7.30pm doors - Slackrr on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Slackrr. Pop punk/melodic punk from Southampton. The pop punk trio are armed with huge sing-along choruses combined with big danceable riffs and heartfelt, relatable lyrics covering day-to-day life, mental health awareness whilst echoing their message of hope for the future and an energetic, chaotic and fun live show. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 10 April 2026
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Roving Crows - 7.30pm doors - Roving Crows are an Irish Folk Rock band who deliver the goods with unbounded amounts of riotous energy and banter. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Spotlight
TODAY, Tuesday 21 October 2025
Read It and Weep book club
Venue: The Railway
7pm
Join us on the third Tuesday of every month in Platform 2 for The Railway Inn’s new book club, Read It and Weep, as we sink our teeth into a juicy book (and probably enjoy a glass of wine or three!)