Thursday Mar 14

Built For Comfort, 8.30pm, Beehive, 55 Prospect Hill, Old Town, Swindon. 01793 523187. Their musical style draws on their love of rhythm and blues and explores an eclectic range of influences including traditional British folk, Latin, American roots music and wider European traditions.

John Reilly and Lewis Nitikman, 7.30pm, The Old Stables, High Street, Cricklade. £12.50. 01793 295164. A totally live duo performance featuring vocals, guitar, bass drums and percussion. This is an up close and personal evening of original, moving, passionate songs. A chance to chill, listen and relax and be amazed by the talent of these two gentlemen.

Jonathan Taylor Trio, 8pm, The Prince of Wales, 14 High Street, Shrivenham. Free. 01793 782268.

Lewis Clark & The Essentials, 8.30pm, The Victoria, 88 Victoria Road, Old Town, Swindon. £3. 01793 535713. Bristol based live musician Lewis Clark and his band Lewis Clark & The Essentials. Original compositions and little heard of folk, soul and blues gems. Acoustic Based with roots in folk and blues… hard to pigeon-hole!

Rail house Rocks, 6pm, Level 3, 73 Commercial Road, Swindon. £8. 01793 534238. A night of live music by railway bands raising awareness of Testicular Cancer and funds for Its in the Bag Cancer Support charity.

The Animals & Friends, 8pm, Arlington Arts Centre, Mary Hare, Newbury. £22. 01635 244246

The August List, 8.30pm, The Tuppenny, 58-59 Devizes Road, Swindon. The August List are a boy / girl two-piece who play backwards country / porch folk with a startling rock ‘n’ roll attitude. Acoustic guitars, kick drums, harmonicas, found instruments and their voices are deployed with verve and passion on songs concerning the frailty of human existence, the awesomeness of nature and other fun things.

Chiseldon Jammers, 8pm, Moonrakers, Cricklade Road, Swindon. Free. 01793 740331. Jam night all musicians welcome. Every Thursday.

Open mic/jam session, 8pm, The Sun, Coate Water, Swindon. Free. 01793 523297. Play or sing or just enjoy the friendly atmosphere. Every Thursday.

Jam Session, 7pm, The Tap & Barrel, Manchester Road, Swindon, 01793 432587. Free

Friday 15/03/2019

ABBA Tribute Night, 7.30pm, Marlborough Town Hall, High Street, Marlborough. Tickets are £17 from White Horse Book Shop. 07794 354725. Tickets are selling out fast. If you want to secure your place at this fantastic ABBA tribute night then get yours from White Horse Book Shop or Sound Knowledge, or if paying by card contact info@marlboroughlionsclub.org.uk or visit our website www.marlboroughlionsclub.org.uk

Breeze, 9pm, The Moonrakers, Cricklade Road, Swindon. 01793 721017.

Drew Bryant, 9pm, Village Inn, Shaw Village Centre, Ramleaze Drive, Swindon. 01793 874601. One man, a guitar, a stomping foot and some classic strum-a-licious sing along songs from across the decades.

East Meets West, 6.30pm, Supermarine Sports and Social Club, South Marston, Swindon. £15 Adult, £7.50 Child (age 14 and under) Under. 07771 556185. Swindon families are being invited to a flavour- filled taste of the East this March, when local businesses come back together for the fourth year to host a special event to raise awareness and funds of non-directed kidney donation (the act of a healthy living person donating a kidney to someone in need of one). Ticket-holders will be able to dance the night away with family and friends. DJ Gamma will be playing floor-filling tunes from Bhangra to Bollywood, from the 70s to the present, and a delicious hot Punjabi buffet is included in the ticket price. There is also a licensed bar on premises. Song requests are welcome in advance.

Glas, 9pm, The Rolleston, 73 Commercial Road, Swindon. Free. 01793 534238. To capture the vibe and feel of classic blues, rock and roll, country, and R+B in a modern and contemporary way is no mean feat. Step forward GLAS, a three piece band from S Wales.

Kevin Dempsey, 8pm, RAFA Swindon Social Club, 41-43 Belle Vue Road, Swindon. £5.One of the most sought-after musicians on the UK folk scene.

Penfold, 8.30pm, The Victoria, 88 Victoria Road, Old Town, Swindon. Free. 01793 535713. Swindon's premier indie party covers band.

The Eighties Experience, 9pm, Swiss Chalet, Chapel Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon. 01793 535610. Bringing you the very best in 80’s pop.

The Skandals, 9pm, The Queen's Tap, 74 Station Road, Swindon. Free. 01793 535395.

The Varukers, 8.30pm, Level 3, 73 Commercial Road , Swindon. £8. 01793 534238. The Varukers 40th anniversary tour 2019 and a new album on the horizon.

Disco, 7pm, The Tap & Barrel, Manchester Road, Swindon, 01793 432587. Free

Karaoke Fridays, 7.30pm, Swiss Chalet, Gorse Hill, Swindon. Free. 01793 535610.

Saturday 16/03/2019

Binomial, 9.30pm, Swiss Chalet, Chapel Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon. Free. 01793 535610. Sensational synth-pop band.

Emergency Banter, 9pm, The Rolleston, 73 Commercial Road, Swindon. 01793 534238. High energy rock covers band from Oxfordshire.

Locarno Beat, 9pm, The High Street Club, 8a High Street, Swindon. Small entry fee to non-members.

Moretallica and Let There B/DC, 8.30pm, Level 3, 73 Commercial Road, Swindon. £10. 01793 534238. Double header with Metallica and AC/DC tribute bands.

No Middle Ground, 9pm, The Queen's Tap, 74 Station Road, Swindon. Free. 01793 535395.Rock, indie, pop and punk covers band.

Rockers Reunited, 9pm, RAFA Swindon Social Club, 41-43 Belle Vue Road, Swindon.

Six O'Clock Circus, 9pm, The Cross Keys, 136 High Street,Wootton Bassett. 01793 790302. A covers band playing predominately Brit Pop and indie rock.

Ska Bucks, 9pm, Woodlands Edge, Midwinter Close, Swindon. 01793 887635. 6 piece Ska party band

Swindon Choral Society Brahms German Requiem, 7.30pm, Marlborough College Chapel, Bath Road, Marlborough. £18 accompanied under 18's free. 01793 533268. Swindon Choral Society Spring Concert. Brahms German Requiem and Dvorak Te Deum. Conductor Robin Nelson. Professional Soloists Soprano Leigh Michelow, Baritone, Jon Stainsby. Piano Duet and organ accompaniment Ian Crabbe and Shelly Morgan. Tickets from www. Swindonchoral.org.uk Sound Knowledge or The White Horse Bookshop Marlborough.

The Bulltown Boys, 8.30pm, The Lamb Inn, The Parade, Marlborough. 01672 512668.A 4 piece Rockabilly band from Wales and Gloucestershire. Playing a variety of original songs and covers.

Sunday 17/03/2019

Eric Bell, 7.30pm, Level 3, 73 Commercial Road, Swindon. £15. 01793 534238. Co-founder of Thin Lizzy comes to Swindon.

Jimmy Moore, 7pm, The Tap & Barrel, 115 Manchester Road, Swindon. 01793 321213.

O’Fiddleary, 4pm, Coleview Community Centre, Towcester Road, Swindon. 01793 824780. Ofiddleary are a father and son duo playing Irish, country, bluegrass, cajun, pop, rock n roll.

The Bootleg Shadows, 7.30pm, Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon. £21.50. 01793 524481. It’s hard to believe it’s over 50 years since Hank B Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris and Tony Meehan recorded Apache. This was the monster hit that launched The Shadows' instrumental career and founded a nation of bespectacled guitarists dreaming of acquiring their very own Fender Stratocaster, so we are delighted to welcome The Bootleg Shadows back by popular demand to Swindon Arts Centre. With their immaculate appearance, synchronised dance movements and clean, pure melodic sound, The Shadows chalked up 35 hits of their own (not counting another 33 hits with Cliff Richard), giving them more hits than any other British group and securing them a unique place in the annals of popular music. Today The Shadows make few live appearances but The Bootleg Shadows keep their ‘live’ sound alive by performing a fantasy concert that encompasses The Shadows' amazing career from 1960 up until the early 80s. Concert audiences are invited to relive fantastic hits such as Apache, Foot Tapper, Man of Mystery, Atlantis, Wonderful Land, Kon Tiki, Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, FBI plus many, many more.

John Illsley, 7.30pm, Melksham Assembly Hall, Market Place, Melksham. £25. 01225 709887. From Dire Straits.

10cc, 7.30pm, Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine's Parade, Bristol. £38.65 - £42.65. 0844 847 2341

The Damm, 4pm, The Moonrakers, Cricklade Road, Swindon. 01793 721017.Live music.

The Sweetchunks Band and the Devil's Prefects, 9pm, The Waiting Room, 59 Fleet Street, Swindon.

Unplugged: Fundraising Concert, 6pm, Christ Church, Old Town, Cricklade Street, Swindon. Free Entry. Join us for a special evening celebrating pure unplugged musicianship raising much-needed funds for our very own cherished Christ Church. Entry is free but there will be a retiring collection to raise money.

Will Edmonds Trio, 3pm, Royal Oak, 24 Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon. Free. 01793 524303.Will Edmonds – Guitar/Vocals, Jerry Soffe – Bass, Tom Gilkes – Drums

Monday 18/03/2019

Swindon Male Voice Choir, 7.30pm, St John The Baptist Church Hall, Whitbourne Avenue, Swindon. 01793 822495. New members welcome.

Mess session, 8.30pm, Beehive, Prospect Hill, Old Town, Swindon. Free. 01793 523187.

Tuesday

Dale Hambidge/John Paul Gard/Tom Gilkes Trio, 8pm, The Plough Inn, 26 Devizes Road Swindon Wiltshire , Swindon. Free. 01793 610694.

JTPTrust Junior Singing Classes, 5.30pm, Haydonleigh School, Haydon Court Drive, Swindon. 01793 535185. For children led by teachers experienced in solo work, choral and Musical Theatre.

Jam session, Beehive, Prospect Hill, Old Town, Swindon. 8.30pm. Free.

Open Mic Night, The Queen’s Tap, Station Road, Swindon. Free. 01793 535395. Hosted by Matt Chipperfield, pa provided, everyone welcome.

Hot rockin gospel, 7.30pm, St John's Church, Whitbourne Avenue, Swindon. £3. 07913816245

Swindon Gilbert and Sullivan Society rehearsals, Wroughton Workingmen’s club, Devizes Road, Wroughton. Every Tuesday between September and June. New members welcome. For more details visit http://swindongilbertandsullivan.weebly.com/

Wednesday

Jam night, Regent Hotel, Victoria Road, Old Town, Swindon. 8.30pm. Free. 01793 536313 Hosted by Tiffany Townsend every Wednesday.

Hot rockin' gospel, 7.30pm, St John's Church, Whitbourne Avenue, Swindon. £3. 07913816245.

Jam night Open Mic, 9.30pm, Swiss Chalet, Gorse Hill, Swindon. Free. 01793 535610.

Wacky Wednesday, 8pm, The Victoria, Old Town, Swindon. Free. 01793 535713.

U3A Guitar Wednesday, Community Centre, Savernake Street, Old Town, Swindon. Improve your guitar playing.. Every fortnight. 01793 771735