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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Thursday 01 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map 
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: The Hanging Stars + Interesting Wallpaper - 7.30pm - Channelling the sounds of The Byrds, Big Star and The Flying Burrito Brothers, as well as hints of Mojave 3 and The Allah Las, The Hanging Stars mainline the dying embers of the early 70s psychedelic folk and cosmic country scenes. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester 
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Friday 02 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Slung + Strayers + The Colour Blind Monks - 7.30pm doors - ‘Somewhere between Mazzy Star and Mastodon, Slung flits masterfully between thundering momentum and sinister riffs, to a vulnerability so delicate it catches you entirely off guard. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 03 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Oaysis - 8pm doors - OAYSIS perform tunes such as Supersonic, Don't Look Back In Anger, Wonderwall and more with absolute accuracy. This is the closet thing to seeing OASIS live, check their videos. They'll bring the spirit of Knebworth to you! Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Sunday 04 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Laurence Henderson + Fast Trains + Foxpalmer + H is for Hawk - Doors 7pm - Touring Gigs UK is our bright idea to create a UK hot map of community led music showcases, gigs and events that bring exceptional touring artists to all parts of the UK, performing to new and engaged audiences. ALL promoters and venues on this first tour of the South of England sit in the heart of their communities and are dedicated to support and contribute to the grassroots music scene in their own way. The brilliant fast rising Southampton based blues rock artist Laurence Henderson and his band and Portsmouth based alt rock Fast Trains (acoustic set) will be joined by our two brilliant and established UK touring artists: Freshy launched for this tour, introducing a new collective project from Si Connelly – H is for Hawk, and lush indie-amerciana acoustic rock artist Foxpalmer. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 05 May 2025
- Early May Bank Holiday
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 06 May 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. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Thursday 08 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Hannah White Band + Rob Clump - 8pm doors - Hannah White began 2023 standing on the winner's podium at the Americana Music Association UK Awards, as a hugely popular winner for UK Song of the Year with the goosebump-inducing 'Car Crash. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 09 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Once Awake + Terrathorn + Shiversa + Evil Villains - 7.30pm doors - Hailing from Bergen, Norway, Once Awake are a modern metal band. Forging metal with influences from the early 2000s new wave of American metal as well as the Scandinavian melodic death metal scene, the Norwegians have made a mark for themselves in the underground scene. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 10 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Jack Francis + March - 8pm doors - Jack’s reputation as a stunning live performer has also put him in good company, opening for the likes of Flyte, Miles Hunt and Courtney Marie Andrews to name a couple, whilst also appearing at several festivals across the UK and Europe. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Sunday 11 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Kind of Blue - Miles Davis tribute - 8pm doors - On April 22nd 1959 at Columbia’s 30th street studio in New York City, Miles Davis completed his iconic album ‘Kind of Blue’ The album features Davis’s ensemble sextet consisting of saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, pianist Bill Evans, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, with Wynton Kelly appearing on the track ‘Freddie Freeloader’ The album was released on August 17th 1959 and sixty years on is still one of the most successful jazz albums of all time. Now, you can experience this album recreated LIVE onstage with a cast of outstanding jazz musicians. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 12 May 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 14 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Dawn Brothers + DSB - 8pm doors - Anyone who sees the Dawn Brothers play, inevitably gets sucked into the musical whirlwind soaring across the stage. It’s a clash of sounds and styles, with rock, folk, blues and soul being mixed and stirred into an irresistible cocktail. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Thursday 15 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Bible Club + Stone Branches + Benchy & The Gazers - Doors 8pm - Formed in 2021, Bible Club are a Bristol-based band creating an authentic fusion of Post Rock, Post Punk and Shoegaze. Constantly inspired by peers, pioneers and deep cuts, Bible Club are open to merging everything they enjoy and seeing how it comes together. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 16 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Dekker - 8pm doors - Dekker grew up in the midwest of America and after 5 years of marriage to his English wife, and the other half of the pair’s indie-folk band, Rue Royale, the couple picked up and moved to the UK seeing them tour the European continent extensively. For fans of Nick Mulvey, Jose Gonzalez and Bon Iver. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 17 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Stereoholics - Stereophonics tribute - 8pm doors - Their passion and addiction (hence the “holics” part of the bands name) has resulted in over 22 accurately rehearsed tracks, handpicked from the vast back catalogue created by the great Kelly Jones himself. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester 
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Sunday 18 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: The Deep Dark Woods - 8pm doors - Following his two sold-out shows last May, Ryan returns to Winchester, this time to the comfortable surroundings of the Railway Inn's upstairs room. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 19 May 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 20 May 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 22 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Freya Beer plus special guests My Black Poison + Bitchin' Hour - 8pm - ”Hailed as ‘a raw and thrilling new talent’, Freya Beer is a singer-songwriter from West London. Inspired by art and literature, alternative fashion and music. Freya distills her disparate influences through a gothic soul and devil-may-care spirit that dares to dream in the darkness.” Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Friday 23 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Poppyshow - Doors 7.30pm - ‘Poppyshow are a 4 piece that play a unique blend of AltRock/Punk/Sweet Beats and gut wrenching/Soul drenching finely honed tunes. Growing up in a small English town, trying to deal with life’s big feelings, one song at a time. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Sunday 25 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Nick Harper - 8pm doors - Recorded in Abbey Road Studio 2 on Earth Day 2024, ‘Earth Day Blue’ is the 14th studio album release from Nick Harper, the wildly talented and much loved singer-songwriter. With John Leckie in the producer’s chair (Stone Roses, Radiohead, Muse etc.) and Tchad Blake mixing (Tom Waits, Crowded House, Peter Gabriel etc.), the album is a flash mob of high calibre talent assembled for a few hours’ collaboration in a very special space. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 26 May 2025
- Spring Bank Holiday
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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Friday 30 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: The Fleetwood Collective - 8pm doors - Fleetwood Collective is a collaboration between some of Southampton’s finest musicians who have taken on the joyous task of meticulously recreating the Fleetwood Mac live shows, from their glorious peak in the 1970s and 80s. Songs featured in the set include all the classic fan favourites such as Rhiannon, The Chain and Go Your Own Way, as well as hidden gems, solo hits and album tracks, along with one or two surprises from the early years. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 31 May 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Ed Force One (Iron Maiden tribute) - 8pm doors - Now considered the best Iron Maiden tribute act in the UK, Ed Force One have “Maiden down to perfection”. The Bristol-based band were formed in 2017 and have rocked Maiden fans with their explosive stage show all across the UK. Always looking to deliver the full Maiden experience, the boys strive to perform an authentic show full of Maiden classics and a few surprises! Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 02 June 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 03 June 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. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 07 June 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: The Specialised (Specials Tribute) - Doors 8pm - A tribute to The Specials, covering the amazing songs by the pioneers of 2 Tone Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 09 June 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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Saturday 14 June 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Gaz Brookfield - Doors 8pm - UK Official Folk Chart number 1, and folk/punk festival favourite, Gaz Brookfield returns to The Railway, playing songs from his nine album strong back catalogue Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 16 June 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 17 June 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 19 June 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Rob Wheeler and The Hushtones + Hughzy - Doors 7.30pm - My heroes sang about cowboys and horses, desperados and drifters; but I write and sing about what I see and what I feel. And you know what, I believe that's the root of all great country music no matter where you’re from - sharing your true feelings in a song! Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 21 June 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Popscene – Performing The Music Of Blur - 8pm doors - Formed in 2023 entirely from life long fans, Popscene capture the energy and the sound of Blur live so authentically that you might think you’re watching the real thing Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 23 June 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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Friday 27 June 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live DJs
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Feel Love - Clubnight: Accidental Allies & DJ Perrell - 8pm doors Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Saturday 28 June 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
• Tribute
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Nirvanher (Female Nirvana Tribute) - 8pm doors - Nirvanher is an all-female tribute band based in and around London that injects fresh and powerful energy into Nirvana's legendary music Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Monday 30 June 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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Friday 26 September 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: The Scribes Boombox - 8pm - Consisting of lyricist/producer Ill Literate and beatbox maestros Milky & Minamus, the group’s unique talents have combined to make a trademark sound unlike any other, featuring a seamless blend of live instrumentation and sampling set against a block rocking backdrop of booming beatboxing. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Sunday 28 September 2025
Venue: The Railway map
Live music
Address: 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone: 01962 867795 Event: Mario Bakuna Band - 7.30pm - Mario Bakuna is a Brazilian artist currently based in London, UK. Over the past few years, he has emerged as a leading figure and a reference in the Brazilian Jazz Music scene in England. Venue's website: railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Spotlight
TOMORROW, Thursday 01 May 2025
The Hanging Stars + Interesting Wallpaper
Venue: The Railway
7.30pm
Channelling the sounds of The Byrds, Big Star and The Flying Burrito Brothers, as well as hints of Mojave 3 and The Allah Las, The Hanging Stars mainline the dying embers of the early 70s psychedelic folk and cosmic country scenes.