Winchester Gig Guide
The Arc
Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB - under ½ mile - mapWebsite: www.arcwinchester.org.uk
Contact: 01962 398046
The Arc Events:
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Thursday 24 April 2025
Venue: The Arc map 
Special interest
• Talk
• Books
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: IN CONVERSATION WITH: BETH O'LEARY - 7pm - In partnership with Winchester Library... Join us for 'In conversation with: Beth O'Leary' Beth will join us and be discussing her latest release ' Swept Away' This is a bold and epic twist on the romance genre – with high stakes, jeopardy, passion and her most awkward lovers-in-close-proximity concept yet, this is Beth’s most ambitious novel to date. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch 
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Saturday 26 April 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Burlesque
• Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: HUNDRED WATT CLUB - 7.30pm - The risqué, raunchy & ridiculous people of Hundred Watt Club return to The Arc, Winchester with another glittering and glorious evening of showgirls, vaudeville & comedy! Hundred Watt Club is proud to be one of the longest running burlesque revues in the UK...Expect the unexpected, but gear up for a good old fashioned, very grown up evening of variety entertainment. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 02 May 2025
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Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ACOUSTIC CAFE MAY 2025, PAUL ARMFIELD, LIZZY BETH & FRAGILE LUCY - 7.30pm Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 02 May 2025
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Live music
• Music festival
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Winchester Chamber Music Festival 2025 - Winchester Go LD Funky Lunch - 12.30pm-1pm - Zenith Quartet. Pop into the café to join us for this popular outreach event with our partner charity. Tickets: Free Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 09 May 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: BARRY FROM WATFORD: SHOOT FROM THE (NEW) HIP - 7.30pm - Demagogue? Iconoclast? Dilettante? Virtuoso? Ok, these words have nothing to do with the show but they do make it sound clever and that's what it's all about. Shooting from the (new) hip, still alive and kicking, the nation's favourite octogenarian and hit of Radio 2's Steve Wright in the Afternoon and Sky Atlantic's Common Ground returns with a brand new stand-up show armed with fierce one-liners, biting satire plus some effing and that sort of thing for the teens. A rip-roaring, fast-paced hilarious show. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Saturday 10 May 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: CONNOR SELBY + SUPPORT - 7.30pm - Connor Selby is a rising British star in the traditions of Eric Clapton and Peter Green, who has already performed with his band at Wembley Stadium, at the age of 22, at the behest of The Who. The young bandleader-guitarist-vocalist draws on influences as diverse as Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Free and Nick Drake, creating a soulful blend of hard-hitting blues and emotional, introspective song writing, which, at times, evokes a modern take on the best of the British blues boom of the 1960’s. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 16 May 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: BARNSTORMERS COMEDY, WITH STEVE DAY, DARIUS DAVIES & MARY BOURKE - 7.30pm - regular comedy night at The Arc, Barnstormers Comedy presents a line-up of three top acts from the London comedy circuit and beyond: many of them Comedy Store regulars Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Saturday 17 May 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Live music
• Theatre
• Dance
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: FLAMENCO EXPRESS - 7.30pm - Flamenco Express return to Britain delivering yet another new cargo of raw, heart-wrenching flamenco – with ‘sizzling soloist’ La Joaquina, guitar virtuoso Chris Clavo, the massive vocal presence of Antonio El Pola; plus the riveting talent of new guest, Kuky Santiago, a unique master of flamenco suspense, with hypnotic powers over his audience. For over thirty years, Flamenco Express has existed to do justice to the flamenco heritage by finding the best artists available, and allowing them total freedom of expression. The result is a collective experience of freedom and life in an uncertain world. A new emotional and artistic experience every night. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Saturday 24 May 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: TROY REDFERN - 7.30pm - Troy Redfern combines the rawness of Hound Dog Taylor, the free-form approach of Sonny Sharrock, the firebrand playing of Johnny Winter and the technique of Dave Hole, mixed with the ghost of Elmore James'. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 30 May 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ELLIE GOWERS - 7.30pm - Ellie Gowers is, quite literally, an all-singing, all-dancing folk polymath” (Jon Wilks, TradFolk). Emerging onto the UK folk scene with her debut album, ‘Dwelling by the Weir’ (2022), Ellie explored folklore and stories of her hometown, Warwick, through ecological, sociological, and personal themes (‘Full of delicacy, precision, and gentle delight’, The Guardian). It connected with wider audiences and secured her a place on the UK touring circuit. After the release of her celebrated album, Ellie has continued to firmly root herself in the songwriting scene. However this time, her new music amplifies her writing; referencing the more contemporary sounds of MIPSO and JeffBuckley. After a heavy year of touring away from home, themes of absence, push/pull, and longing emerge from this new and exciting direction. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Saturday 31 May 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: MIM GREY - 7.30pm - Born and raised in North London, Mim has performed all over the globe as the singer of choice of many noted bands and musicians with renowned music icon Sir Tom Jones declaring her as his favourite singer whilst Michael Ball hails her as 'the most beautiful voice to come out of the UK in a very long time'. Mim Grey's illustrious journey in the industry has seen her collaborating with the crème de la crème. The iconic Sir Paul McCartney is a devoted admirer, repeatedly inviting her to grace his personal engagements. More than just a great singer, Mim is also more than proficient on guitar, piano, percussion and more, and her creative prowess has seen her co-write songs for the likes of Kylie Minogue. Her own albums 'Grey Matters' and 'Chasing Tigers' have attracted well over 200 plays on BBC Radio 2 alone and her song, 'Xmas Kiss', also graced the heartwarming film 'Foster', starring Richard E Grant and Toni Collette. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Thursday 05 June 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: CHANTEL MCGREGOR + SUPPORT - 7.30pm - Chantel McGregor, the female guitar prodigy who defied industry norms, continues to captivate audiences across the UK. At fourteen, major labels told her, "girls don't play guitar like that!" Ignoring this, Chantel enrolled at Leeds College of Music, achieving the first-ever 100% pass mark and earning a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music and the Musician of the Year award. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch 
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Friday 13 June 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: SCOTT BENNETT: BLOOD SUGAR BABY - 7.30pm - One family, one condition, one hell of a hairy baby… Scott Bennett (from Live at the Apollo and The News Quiz) tells the amazing true story of how his daughter fell ill with a rare genetic condition, congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI). Never heard of it? Neither had Scott and Jemma. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Saturday 14 June 2025
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Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: THE SCRIBES - 7.30pm - The Scribes are a multi-award winning hip hop act from Bristol whose unique talents have combined to make a trademark sound quite unlike any other, featuring a seamless blend of live instrumentation and sampling set against a backdrop of head nodding boom bap breaks. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 20 June 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Live music
• Books
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: JANE AUSTEN 250: A CELEBRATION IN MUSIC & WORDS - LISA TIMBS - 7.30pm - Celebrate the 250th birthday of Jane Austen with music from her own collection, along with snippets of information about the musical thread running through her life and works. With an original 1826 Broadwood square piano and authentic replica clothing, pianist and historical interpreter Lisa Timbs and soprano Verity Joy, will take you back in time to the Regency era familiar to one of Britain’s national treasures. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 11 July 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: FLEETWOOD MAC, STEVIE NICKS AND TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS: THE LEGACY SHOW - 7.30pm - Europes only tribute to Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Two great live bands that are so closely tied together by the great Stevie Nicks. Hear and see all both bands classic songs along with The Traveling Wilburys and Stevie Nicks collaborations plus many more. A full two hour show from two titanic bands and one iconic female singer in one great evenings entertainment all performed by The Fleetwood Mac & Tom Petty Legacy. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Thursday 11 September 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: TOM HOUGHTON: DEEP - 7.30pm - After a phenomenal, sold-out, international tour. Plus, a second round of supporting Milton Jones. The man who asked us, “Do you ski?” is turning everything upside down and asking, “Do you scuba?” In a world full of relentless click bate, online distractions, and brain rotting content, Tom’s racing brain finally became too much for him. Having left the Western world behind, Tom found himself in Indonesia where he plunged into a journey of self-discovery. He submerged himself as far down in the ocean as possible, while asking the most profound questions of what truly makes someone who they are. And now he’s bringing his discoveries to you. It’s time to go “Deep” Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Sunday 21 September 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: HAL CRUTTENDEN: CAN DISH IT OUT BUT CAN’T TAKE IT - 7.30pm - Hal is back with a brand-new tour for 2025 with a show that promises to stick it to ‘The Man’, as long as ‘The Man’ doesn’t stick it back to him. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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TOMORROW, Thursday 24 April 2025
IN CONVERSATION WITH: BETH O'LEARY
Venue: The Arc
7pm
In partnership with Winchester Library... Join us for 'In conversation with: Beth O'Leary' Beth will join us and be discussing her latest release ' Swept Away' This is a bold and epic twist on the romance genre – with high stakes, jeopardy, passion and her most awkward lovers-in-close-proximity concept yet, this is Beth’s most ambitious novel to date.