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Don't forget to check with the venue before setting out to a gig to make sure it's still on, especially if travelling a distance. Rocking the Blues does its best to ensure information is accurate but can not accept liability for any inaccurate information that may appear within its pages. If you know of a good venue not listed let us know. 

Where possible the postcode of the venue is included so you can look at a map on  www.streetmap.co.uk   or www.multimap.com   

If you are searching for gigs have a look on the A-Z of Bands page as there are links to bands websites and many more gigs.

 

Keep Blues Alive - See It Live!!!
See as many live gigs as you can and tell your friends

Two Travelling Shoes gigs

Friday 18th July 9pm

The Nags Head

London Road,High Wycombe, Bucks

For directions, click here:

Saturday 19th July 9pm

The Winkfield

Lovel Road,Winkfield, Nr Ascot, Berks

For directions, click here:

Blues Clubs

 

Blues Club and Venue Focus

Monday Blues in Oxford At Last Has Website!

Philip Guy Davis and Tony Jezzard of The Monday Blues in Oxford have some great news;

"Never thought it would happen, but we now have just launched a website for our show which will grow & become increasingly interesting as it matures, I do hope you like it & will tell  those people out there living out of the 'Famous Monday Blues' shining rays, what's going on & will realise the joyous nights they have been missing!!!!

A lot of love goes out to you all for your wonderful support, so all you have to do is log on to  www.famousmondayblues.co.uk   & enjoy."

AT THE “BULLINGDON”

162 COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD, ENGLAND. (opposite Tesco's)

VENUE TEL. 01865 244516. PROMOTER TEL:- 01865 557849

Click here to see the article

21 July 2008

Larry Miller

Larry Miller is one of the UK's premier 'rockin' blues' guitarists. His legendary performances have won him acclaim around the world.

28 July 2008

Jon Cleary

 

Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen play searing live funk and blues led by Jon Cleary on piano. You'll probably hear great originals like  When You Get Back, Mo Hippa, and New Orleans classics like Just Kissed My Baby, Tipitina's, much more.  

The Monday Blues' has been established since 1984 and has moved home from The Red Lion in Oxford (also known as The Brewhouse and The Fuggle and Firkin over the years) to Jongleurs in 2001, to its' present day venue at The Bullingdon on the Cowley Road in Oxford.

Philip Guy Davis is your host for this unique club hosting an array of artists and bands from around the world. Philip prides himself on bringing the best in blues to Oxford. The atmosphere is friendly and attracts those who want to dance as well as those who just want to listen.

The most recent development is the club coming into the modern world with a website.

www.famousmondayblues.co.uk

There is a gig every Monday and admission is  usually £7 although may vary depending on the artist or band.

for the gig list June to August 08 click here

 
  Sharrie Williams website  
 

         

Rocking the Blues at

The Limelight

 

Queens Park Centre, Queens Park, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 7RT

Info and tickets -  venue Tel:01296 424332

   For tickets and info call 01296 424332. For more info click here

Monday Blues at The Bullingdon

 

162, Cowley Road Oxford

Venue tel: 01865 244516

This is the famous Monday night blues club in Oxford now settled into its new home at The Bullingdon. Quality blues acts from each side of the Atlantic in an intimate friendly club. For more info email: philip_euroamerican_music@yahoo.co.uk  or visit; www.famousmondayblues.co.uk
Shades of Blues   The Maltings Art Centre

St Albans, Herts AL1 3HL

  Monthly Blues Club

Contact: bobayre@f2s.com

www.shadesofblues.co.uk

Dusty's HGSA Music Club

 

Holmer Green Sports Club, Watchet Lane, Holmer Green near High Wycombe, Bucks

Every other Wednesday. Club set up by local musician Dusty featuring lots of good  bands, mostly blues and blues/rock. For more info www.hgsamusic.co.uk

New Crawdaddy Blues Club 

 

Belvedere, Hardings Elms Road, Crays Hill, Billericay, CM11 2UH

The club is run by the house band The Heaters.   Now returned to it's old venue. Check out the website; www.newcrawdaddyclub.co.uk 

Bishop Blues Club 

 

The Half Moon, Bishops Stortford

Venue T. 01279 834500

 For info on the club visit;     www.bluesalive.co.uk

Bottleneck Blues Club

 

Operates from various venues around Maidstone & Rochester, Kent, not far from M25 (see website)

For more info Contact Richard Dobney

richard@bottleneckblues.com

Blues  Folk & Roots Club at The Granary

 

The Granary, Junction Arms, Buckingham every month on various nights

International and quality artists. For future events

email  enquires@empty-rooms.com  or for further info. www.empty-rooms.com  

'Mighty Martyn Blues'

BLUES CLUB

  Wheatsheaf Old Bath Road Leckhampton Cheltenham GL53 9AJ Tel: 01242 525371
 
  Every 2nd Friday in the month
 
Bluescene

 Live at The Lion

  The LION, 27 Wick Road, Teddington, TW11 9DN  020 8977 3199   Regular Blues Club held in pub, featuring top blues circuit bands -  visit; www.bluescene.co.uk
 

Blues & Boogie in the Cellar Bar 

  Farnham Maltings
Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR,
(near Farnham BR Station) 
  Regular Blues Club with consistent good line ups. For more information or Tel: 01252 726234 or visit; www.boogaloopromotions.com 

 

Warrington Blues Club

 

 

Warrington Town F.C. Lousher Lane Warrington WA4 2RS

 

New gigs in For more information  visit website   www.wrbcblues.co.uk

 

Blues at the Red
 

  The Red Lion, High Street, Old Town, Stevenage, Herts   Every Sunday.
Trevor Keeling, Promoter
trevor@mayfest.org.uk  
01438 350719 or 07720 329130
http://www.tandooriblues.co.uk

 

Ripley Blues

 
The Town Hall
Ripley
HG3 3AX

 

  For tickets, visit www.ripleyblues.com or call Andy Herrington on 01423 860340 

Darlington Arts Centre RnB Club

  Darlington Arts Centre   www.darlington-r-n-b-club.co.uk 

Blues Front Blues Room

 

The Miners Arms  Whitecroft, Lydney, Glos  GL15 4PE

 

www.bluefrontbluesroom.org

Tel:01594-562483

Brooks Blues Bar

  The Telegraph Pub, Telegraph Road, Putney Heath, London SW5 3TU    

www.brooksbluesbar.co.uk

0208 788 2011

 

Guisborough R&B Club

 
Guisborough Football Club
King George V Playing Field, Howlbeck Rd , Guisborough, Cleveland TS14 6LE
  www.guisrnbclub.co.uk
         
         
   

Dani Wilde On Tour  Sept 17th to Oct 19th

 21 year old Dani Wilde grew up in the tiny one shop, one pub village of Hullavington in Wiltshire, only a few doors away from the home of jazz superstar Jamie Cullum. In the same way that Jamie has taken jazz music to mainstream acceptance, Dani injects youth & vitality into another  non-commercial musical genre – blues music; taking it to much wider audience.

 Dani has the genuine, authentic texture of real blues and soul in her voice, a quality rarely heard in singers of her age. She soars far beyond the usual limitations of youth with a conviction and emotion that defies her years.

What the critics say:-

“She releases a sort of diesel roar from her throat, pierced with little darts of high falsetto. It’s like two voices. … whooping and slurring like an old boy from the Delta” - Alan Franks  The Times

“ Seething vocals……..real talent”                                         Henry Yates    Classic Rock

 “Believe the hype, this girl is phenomenal”                                            Blues in Britain

Her debut album ‘Heal My Blues’ was released by Ruf Records in  February ’08,  and was  voted album of month by Blues Matters magazine.

For more info visit her website;

www.daniwilde.com

 
   
         
   

www.blueslegacy.net

   
         
   

The Bullfrogs

http://www.bullfrogband.co.uk/        http://www.myspace.com/thebullfrogband

Wild nights of dirty rhythms.

 

18th July - The Old Ford, Lynchford Road, North Camp, Ash Vale, Nr Farnborough, Hampshire, GU12 5QA  Map click here

   
         
   

IN THE CELLAR BARBLUES & BOOGIE

 

 

More information from www.boogaloopromotions.com or Tel 01252 793430 
 
Doors at 8.30pm.. band on stage 9pm

New club listings for the July 2008-Dec 2008 click here
 

   
         
   

GILES HEDLEY

Thursday 17  The Oval Tavern 131 Oval Road, Croydon, CR0 6BR. Duo: acoustic early blues with Richard Sadler on upright bass. The Oval is the biz for blues! 

Saturday 19 The Green Note Café, 106 Parkway, Camden Town,
London, NW1 7AN. Solo acoustic early blues at cosy music café  www.greennote.co.uk

 Sunday 20 Upton Blues Festival, Social Club, Upton on Severn. 4.30 start. Electric blues with The Aviators at this great festival. See www.uptonbluesfestival.org.uk

Saturday 26 Gloucester Blues Festival 8.30 start. Coots Bar, National Waterways Museum Gloucester.  Electric blues with The Aviators. See www.gloucesterblues.co.uk

AUGUST

 Saturday 23 August Colne Blues Festival. Solo acoustic early blues in the Municipal Hall, 7.30 pm start. See www.bluesfestival.co.uk

   
         
   
 
   
         
   
Debbie Giles Band
19 Jul 2008 21:00
The Bell Swindon, Wilts, London and South East
   
         
   
ROBIN BIBI GIGS
 
PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR THE UP TO DATE GIG LIST
 
Bookings, Enquiries etc. 07980 552048
Website  www.robinbibiband.co.uk    
 
   
         
   

Zoom @The Moon SE24

The Half Moon, 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London SE24 9HU – 0207 274 2733

Bookings / Info: 0208 761 9078 / www.feenstra.co.uk / Doors 8.30pm

   
         
   

Groovin' at The Greenwood


The Whitton Rooms, The Greenwood Inn, 674 Whitton Avenue West , Northolt, Middx UB5 4LA

www.feenstra.co.uk  

   
         
       
         
   

 

   
         
   

Dusty's Music Club

The Holmer Green Sports Association  Watchet Lane, Holmer Green, Bucks HP15 6UF

Tel. 01494 711485.

www.hgsamusic.co.uk

Present a variety of mainly blues bands with some R&B, rock and roll, Jazz-funk and a little bit of country. DUSTY's runs fortnightly on a Wednesday at 9 -11pm 'ish. Arrive early for a good seat. Admission is £5 for visitors and £4 for members.

Contact Geoff Swaffield on: tel:01494 459731, email:
geoff42@onetel.com  

   
         
   

The Nags Head in High Wycombe

The Nags Head is a historic venue! (Musically) having played host to many great artist including Jethro Tull, The Who, Clash, The Jam and sex pistols.

Today, live music is very much at the forefront of this pub, with gigs up to five days a week. They have a designated ‘Blues Night’ on Fridays playing everything from Delta to Blues rock! They also have a blues jam every 3rd Sunday afternoon of the month hosted by Leroy Sears. Other live music at the London Road, High Wycombe venue is;

Monday – Acoustic/ Singer song writer, Thursday – Jam Night (Free Drink if you play), Friday – Blues Night, Saturday – Live Music (Jazz – Thrash), Sunday – Live music  afternoons and evenings (Jams/Sessions/Regular Gigs). For more info contact; Tom Hart Tel – 07738 622526 Email – tom.hart@sky.com

There is a New Band for Nag's Head Blues Jam.
Rupert Butterfield and Pete Hedley have put together a 6-piece band to include Storm Warning's Son Maxwell, to play at The Nag's Head Blues Jam.
It is held only on the first Thursday of each month
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The New Band is called THE NAG'S BLUES BAND.
Five of the band live in or close to Wycombe, and five are good pro or semi-pro musicians.

 

The line-up is -
STUART 'SON' MAXWELL*(Pro Harp/Vocals with Storm Warning),
JIM MAVING (Semi-Pro Lead Guitar/Vocals; The Kickback),
PETE HEDLEY (Pro Drummer; Lily Allen, Giles Hedley and others),
BOB TAYLOR* (Pro Bass; Ben E King, Kiki Dee,Top Topham, John Idan, Dave Dee, Taka Boom),
DUNCAN GREENWOOD*(Semi-Pro; Keyboards Big Rain),
& yours truly RUPERT BUTTERFIELD (aka RUPE of Rupe's Gig Guide on Electro-Acoustic Rhythm Guitar/Vocals),
PLUS other 'Blues Friends' including SAM KELLY* (Papa George Band, Station House) when available.

Bob Taylor used to organize and play in the charity R&B nights at the Swan Theatre for five years.

If you want to play 'The Blues', whatever style, or just listen, come on down, and have some fun.

 

   
         
   
Blues n Trouble and the fabulous Missing Cat

are playing at The Liquid Rooms on the 19th July!

 
Venue: The Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
Price: £12
Date: 19/07/08
Tickets available from: Ticket Scotland, Ripping Records and Shore Sounds Music
 
   
         
   

John Crampton Gigs

July 2008
19th Saturday The Maypole, High Hurstwood, Sussex 8pm
27th Sunday PRIVATE PARTY
31st Thursday Monmouth Music Festival, The Three Horseshoes, Monmouth 9pm
 
August 2008
2nd Saturday Lion & Lobster, Brighton, Sussex 9pm
5th Tuesday Little Johhny Russells, Albert Road, Southsea, Hants 9pm
7th Thursday The Oval, Oval Road, Croydon, Surrey 9pm
9th Saturday Brecon Jazz & Blues Festival, Christ College Stage, Brecon, Wales 1pm
18th Monday Hastings Arms, Hastings, Sussex 9pm
25th Monday The Fat Fox, 31-35 Victoria Road South, Southsea, Hants 9pm
30th Saturday Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden, London 9pm
www.greennote.co.uk
31st Sunday Stevanage Blues Club, The Red Lion, High Street, Stevanage, Herts 9pm

www.johncrampton.co.uk

www.myspace.com/johncramptonmusic

 

   
         
   

Saturday 26th July

Earl Gater Band - Chicago Blues

New Inn, 111, Corn Street, Witney, Oxon, OX28 6AU

01993-703807 9.00pm

Saturday 2nd August

Earl Gater Band ( www.halfwayhousebarnes.co.uk  ) Chicago Blues

Halfway House, 24, Priests Bridge Road, SW14 8TA.

020-886-5472   9.00pm

   
         
   
Missing Cat are playing with Blues n Trouble at the Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh on Saturday 19th July.
   
         
    Bluescene at The Lion,

27 Wick Road, Teddington, TW11 9DN

Tel: 020 8977 3199
Doors open 8.30pm - £7.50 adm

Sat, Sep 27 - The Papa George Band
Sat, Oct 25 - Sam Kelly's Station House
Sat, Nov 29 - Bad Influence

   
         
   
 Monthly Blues Jam in Bangor, Co Down.
 
At The Imperial Bar, Central Ave, Bangor on the first Tuesday of every month. Starts at 9.30 pm and admission is only £2.50.

We encourage all musicians of all ages and abilities to join us for some stompin' sessions.If you need more info contact:

Ciaran "Ciarz" Gorman   Ciarzo69@aol.com
   
         
   

WEDNESDAY

JAM-NIGHT with MIXED NUTS* @ THE BRITANNIA, Little Marlow Road, Marlow, Bucks ; around 9-11pm or later.

This is a relatively new music venue, with good facilities, plenty of space, Real Ales, easy parking and good atmosphere.

for more info visit Rupes Gig Guide www.RupesGigGuide.co.uk  
 

   
         
   

TUESDAY NIGHT JAM
@ The Golden Fleece Hatters Lane
High Wycombe
HP13 7LY
8.30 (ish)

   
         
       
Pete Feenstra Feenstra Website - Gig guide for Pete Feenstra's venues in London plus info on bands.

click here for Zoom @ The Moon info South London venue and click here for Boom Boom Club info (Sutton, Surrey)

www.feenstra.co.uk

Venues

Bedford Unplugged (and electric too) is a site promoting live music in and around Bedford - Blues, Jazz, Folk, Rock and more. Visit;  www.bedfordunplugged.co.uk

New list of Boogaloo Promotions Blues Weekend - The new list for  Blues  weekends at Warner Counrty House Hotels is now available click here

The Star Inn  -  Bentworth, Alton, Hampshire. GU34 5RB Tel: 01420 561224 www.star-inn.com

The Riga Music Bar in Essex now has a page on the Rocking the Blues site. To view the gigs click here and to visit their website www.rigamusicbar.co.uk 

Brooks Blues Bar  - at The Telegraph Pub Putney Heath. Brooks Blues Bar specialises in acoustic roots blues www.brookesbluesbar.co.uk   Also some gigs at The Green Note, Parkway in Camden.

The Musician in Leicester - Club type atmosphere putting on some great bands and artists.

Scratchers at The Three Lions, Meadrow, Farncombe, Godalming, Surrey GU7 3HR. 01483 417 880. Live music on Friday and Saturday night and mostly quality blues artists.

Cellar Blues & Boogie Bar at The Maltings, Farnham, Surrey every Thursday evening.

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