As we enter the festive season there are some real treats in store for you Southampton. This week we can feast ourselves on the beautiful folk legends from Plymouth, Mad Dog Mcrea from the West of the South, and the intriguing art-folk sounds of Hannah Moule & The Moulettes from the East. Alestorm are here to drink our beer, Slade are determined to knock you out of the Noddy Game, and Up The Highstreet launch a daily Christmas cracker of local live lounge acts. Bridget Hart is returning home to launch her new book, a poetry queer retelling of Grease. There's even a live version of A Question of Sport. Something for everyone and we love it.
Photo from last week: Junco Shakers, The Dolphin (St Denys)
==== TUESDAY 30 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Alestorm, Gloryhammer and Bootyard Bandits | Southampton Guildhall <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/452446799328983
==== THURSDAY 02 DECEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Gaslight Sessions | Platform Tavern <20:00> ft. Emily Mongan, Owen Hackett, Our Hero From Horse Country www.facebook.com/gaslightsessions
Live Music Showcase - In Memory of Bob Clark | The Art House <19:30> ft. Saire Herschel, Steve Lowis, Rob Clamp, The Real Raj www.facebook.com/events/230047672488086
==== SATURDAY 04 DECEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Slade (if you're playing The Noddy Game with The Asylum on Voice FM, you have been warned!) | Engine Rooms www.facebook.com/events/601915530449119
---- DJs and Club Nights ---- Jungle Cakes | Engine Rooms <22:00> ft. Benny Page, Ed Solo, Deekline, Aries, Hannibal, Murky Dubz, MC Sye www.facebook.com/events/292251142624595
Once again we have a wide variety of events in our fair city this week, with acts as diverse as Rob Brydon, Roni Size, the sublime My Baby and even Circus of Horrors. Plus, Sounds of Southampton returns with another album full of the city's great hip hop and grime waiting to be discovered.
Photo: Millie Manders and The Shutup, The Joiners, by Rick Wilson-rose
==== TUESDAY 23 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Sounds of Southampton: Volume 2 (rap, hip hop, grime) | MAST (Mayflower Studios) <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/1760863454097694
==== THURSDAY 25 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- El Moono (indie rock, Brighton) + Death Goals | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/884058312233587
==== FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Chicago 9 (Blues, Southampton) : The Platform Tavern, Town Quay, Southampton SO14 2ny | The Platform Tavern <21:30> www.facebook.com/events/397833168614348
Punk at The Hobbit | The Hobbit <19:00> ft. Blind Falcon (Southampton), Meat Sweats, Gutter Rats and Electric Shakes (all from Bournemouth) www.facebook.com/events/862343667785783
==== SUNDAY 28 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Leif Erikson (indie, London) + Me and the Moon (Portsmouth) + Georgia Turnbull | The Joiners <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/1068385843901721
---- Live Music (Covers) ---- Soul Queen UK (soul tributes, Southampton) | Woolston & District Trades & Labour Club <15:00> www.facebook.com/events/568097490870648
Dub Pistols, The 1865 (photo by Carla Stockbridge)
From the Southampton city lights switch-on (and Christmas Market!) to great music from Undercover Hippy. Macka B, Wild Front, Katherine Jenkins and Paul Weller, there's something for everyone this week. Feast your eyes on way more than 100 events, Southampton!
==== TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Pavel Kolesnikov and Goldberg Variations | Turner Sims <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/575821426924673
Self Esteem | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/2994609167465776
Average White Band | Southampton Guildhall <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/3295236017201659
---- Shows ----
Though This Be Madness | MAST Mayflower Studios <13:30> www.facebook.com/events/467900704738987
---- Events ---- Argentine Tango Beginners Course | Tracie's Latin Club <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/411690627029676
The Regents X Music Quiz | Regents Park Southampton <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/302660585022165
Willow Star Workshop with Jaxarts Willow Sculpture and Craft Workshops | The Mercantile Flea <18:00> www.facebook.com/events/962043764391738
Southampton Common Health Walks | Hawthorns Urban Wildlife Centre <14:00> www.facebook.com/events/970216690503994/?event_time_id=970221787170151
Mario Party Superstars Tournament | The Angel <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/263111855829296
==== WEDNESDAY 17 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Open Mic Night | Suburbia <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/4384130551663354/?event_time_id=4384130578330018
The Undercover Hippy | The 1865 <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/1822892674685151
Wonk Unit + The Mistakes | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/294485318665470
---- DJs and Club Nights ---- Music Bingo Pop-punk & Rock | London Road Brew House <20:30> www.facebook.com/events/3082900988633804
---- Events ---- Author Talk: Telling Other Histories (early Black History in Soton C1500-1900) by Cheryl Butler | October Books <18:30> www.facebook.com/events/3068778043391817
Swearing Is Good for You: With Dr Emma Byrne | The Bookshop Alehouse <18:45> www.facebook.com/events/250452186996154
==== THURSDAY 18 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Macka B & The Roots Ragga Band | The 1865 <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/730521520779297
The Wanted | The Brook <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/999945544278772
Jon Walsh | Belgium and Blues <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/576849463619918
Open Mic | The Rockstone <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/966371014221575
---- DJs and Club Nights ---- Abba Winter Wonderland | Switch <22:00> www.facebook.com/events/576897813579627
---- Shows ---- Night of the Living Dead - Live | Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/3043363842550000
---- Events ---- Southampton's Christmas Lights Switch On | Southampton City Centre <17:00> www.facebook.com/events/305580474372418
Salsa Classes Held Every Week with Salsa | Tracie's Latin Club <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/1200176687174198
Community Pantry & Cafe Drop-in | The Art House <11:00> www.facebook.com/events/669544640700775
Comedy Special | Revolution Southampton <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/524131808871225
==== FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER ====
---- Live Music ---- Wild Front Acoustic Session | Vinilo Record Store <18:00> www.facebook.com/events/576289310330800
The Wubworld Band & Daddy Witch | Heartbreakers <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/1217760888746751
Reawaken (Female-fronted rock, Southampton) | The Joiners <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/2870589253271354
Pioneers | The 1865 <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/371481714674196
Sinitta | The Stage Door <22:30> www.facebook.com/events/561431491789053
Thomas Ford | Belgium and Blues <21:30> www.facebook.com/events/219039016917121
The Hiwatts | The Robin Hood, Sholing <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/1991644421017915
Hair Trigger | The Dolphin, St Denys <20:30> www.facebook.com/events/374640067586834
Kings Ov Leon | The Brook <20:15> www.facebook.com/events/3319013138172165
A Tribute to Amy Winehouse by Stacey Lou | Woolston & District Trades & Labour Club <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/462686701661834
Sara Colman Band | Turner Sims <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/348862260175144
Skaema | The Hobbit <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/197506928782260
Rich Baxter | The Bittern <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/443983470495032
Sax on Fire | One Oxford <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/425462785760419/?event_time_id=425462805760417
Disco with DJ Nick | Brass Monkey <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/281517850508687
---- Shows ----
Baga Chipz - SO Drag | Stage Door <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/506962407319099
Traveling Talesman - Pages from Books Never Written | The Art House <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/327513809129987
---- Events ---- Transgender Day of Remembrance - Poetry Open Mic | The Art House <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/2115596355264622
Queen's Gambit Club | Board in the City <18:00> www.facebook.com/events/431528551720431
Beat the Committee & Trustees Game Night | Board in the City <16:00> www.facebook.com/events/1401737136895677
Booksigning: Habitat Man by Denise Baden | October Books <12:30> www.facebook.com/events/4424555837620958
Knit the Walls | God's House Tower <12:00> www.facebook.com/events/4935097636514380/?event_time_id=4935097666514377
Community Pantry & Cafe Drop-in | The Art House <11:00> www.facebook.com/events/2783950271903892
Christmas Fayre | Bitterne Park United Reformed Church <11:00> www.facebook.com/events/2703585669947323
Litter Pick | St Denys <10:00> www.facebook.com/events/920217495243923
MAST Scratch Night | MAST Mayflower Studios <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/469264731101026
Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil | The Queens Peace Fountain, Southampton <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/945821542687041
Bitterne Christmas Lights Switch on | Bitterne Village <16:00> www.facebook.com/events/2884571741873680
St Denys Repair Cafe | St Denys Community Centre <10:30> www.facebook.com/events/1588294444840602
Christmas Market | St Denys Church <10:30> www.facebook.com/events/1217211855358111
Christmas Market | St James Church, West End <10:00> www.facebook.com/events/634283904125516
==== SUNDAY 21 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time - Mayflower Ensemble | Southampton City Art Gallery <16:00> www.facebook.com/events/380958277143982
This week we celebrate Greening the City Festival a celebration of our green spaces as part of the city-wide the campaign to make Southampton a National Park City. There's also Dub Pistols, the culmination of Southampton Film Week, a Japanese artist that featured in a recent Legend of Zelda game, Chicago the musical, and lots of other goodies. What are you looking forward to?
==== TUESDAY 09 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Albertine Sarges (singer-songwriter, Berlin) | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/299758764945690
Steve Lowis | The Winston <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/630706538088453
---- Events ---- Live Storytelling | The Butcher's Hook <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/1202400746837297
November Radical Reading Group: Black Resistance to British Policing | October Books <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/243561461120578
Quiz | The Regents Park Pub <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/939469136655541
==== WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- The Balzary Sessions | The Mercantile Flea <19:30> Accoustic showcase ft. Dan O' Farrell, Dan Owers, Sam Weeks www.facebook.com/events/1246859406088444
A Certain Ratio (post-punk, Manchester) | Engine Rooms <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/682465449034029
---- Events ---- November Book Club: The Lost Continent | The Bookshop Alehouse <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/907742053483151
Introduction to Cold Water Swimming | Andark Lake <18:00> www.facebook.com/events/408497180968825
==== THURSDAY 11 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Wishbone Ash (classic 70s rock, Torquay) | The Brook <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/1105098196506780
Eliana Cargnelutti (blues rock, Italy), Felix Rabin | The 1865 <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/340045467216449
---- Live Music (Covers) ---- Thomas Heppell (blues) | Belgium and Blues <20:30> www.facebook.com/events/593115725288681
---- DJs and Club Nights ---- Conducta (UKG, Brighton) s Crib | Bunker Southampton <23:00> www.facebook.com/events/359143759092510
---- Events ---- The Greedy Flea Pop Quiz | The Mercantile Flea <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/611395633387807
Life Is Brutalist | Wyndham Court <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/871367649974304
Dig Brew Co. Tap Takeover | Belgium and Blues <16:00> www.facebook.com/events/919398532017834
==== FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- The Jonah Band (indie-rock) | The Platform Tavern <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/4590800410982554
Rough Cut (Multi-genre Covers and Originals, Portsmouth) | The Dolphin, St Denys <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/372566933868949
Swamp Stomp String Band (americana, London) | Belgium and Blues <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/343723717497463
Kanadia (alt-rock, Oxford) Live in the Dungeon | The Hobbit <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/915129246092208
Jack Francis (alt-folk, Southampton) 12.11.21 | Heartbreakers <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/1530254310652460
Declan Welsh and the Decadent West (indie-rock, Glasgow) | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/639380880074494
Chateaux Bateaux Band (country, Southampton) and Polly Gone Wrong | MAST Mayflower Studios <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/512276969836375
The Kopycat Killers (Killers tribute) | The Brook <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/198365021867413
Greek Live Vol.2 ft. Andreas Ioannou and Sofia Oratiou | Fever & Vibe <21:30> www.facebook.com/events/213236090924639
Jack Dale & Bastien Terraz | Mbuntu Cocktail Bar & Bistro <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/3017893605196871
---- Live Music (Covers) ---- Mafia (classic rock) | The Robin Hood, Sholing <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/625976315062223
Pop Pickers | Ice House <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/4608190752544863
---- DJs and Club Nights ---- Hive Presents Andy C (DnB, Walsall) | Engine Rooms <22:30> www.facebook.com/events/399171215024791 ft. Solardo
Pop Is Cool Djs | Heartbreakers <22:00> www.facebook.com/events/1030021844253885
Feelin' This (Blink-182 Party) | The Hobbit <23:00> www.facebook.com/events/409046567408675
Pop Punk vs Punk Rock | Beards & Boards <17:00> www.facebook.com/events/877559733120215
---- Events ---- Southampton Film Week: Cyrano De Bergerac (with live music, 1925) | Turner Sims <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/293285792444419
Launch: The Stones of GHT | God's House Tower <17:30> www.facebook.com/events/3001582013503274
'Knit the Walls' - Knitting in Progress Exhibition | God's House Tower <11:00> www.facebook.com/events/413543506935416
==== SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Paraffin, The New America | Heartbreakers <22:00> www.facebook.com/events/408534990649169
Sunflower | The Platform Tavern <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/253211780056309
Soul Shoes (Northern soul, Southampton) at the Boat Club | St Denys Boat Club <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/612518653207786
Club Paradiso | Belgium and Blues <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/227519512762071
---- Events ---- Southampton National Park City: Greening the City Festival | Across Southampton <09:00> Events on Saturday and Sunday in Peartree Green, Riverside Park, Ropewalk Community Garden, St Denys, Freemantle Lake Park, Bitterne Park Triangle, Southampton City Gallery, Swaythling, Town Quay Park, St James Park, Portswood Rec, Sholing Valley www.facebook.com/events/303395711259777
Queen's Gambit Club | Board in the City <18:00> www.facebook.com/events/660631134919090
==== SUNDAY 14 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Jon Gomm (guitarist, Leeds) Live | The Joiners <19:00> Support: www.facebook.com/events/1205426223141233
The Straights, Strangeways, The Ben Baker Fiasco | Heartbreakers <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/312775226854195
1865 Showcase | The 1865 <17:15> ft. Days in Wake, Slackrr (Pop punk, Southampton), Brash Bullets, Aventurine, Jimmy B, MMA, Riteoff (grunge, Southampton) www.facebook.com/events/548434209556084
The Peas | The Platform Tavern <17:00> www.facebook.com/events/853693738647131
Hedgehogs | The Dolphin, St Denys <16:00> www.facebook.com/events/4572646986126965
Steve Lowis | Marcos Bar Ristorante <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/278534394145755
Gwenifer Raymond and Ichiko Aoba (Japanese folk singer, featured in the soundtrack for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake) | MAST Mayflower Studios <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/544120880257071
==== MONDAY 15 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes | Southampton Guildhall <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/271965924730787
This week sees the return of Southampton Dub Club, the launch of Southampton Film Week. We'd like to congratulate City Of Southampton Orchestra on their 50th anniversary, the piece about Southampton they commissioned for the event sounds great. Huge names such as Biffy Clyro and Pete Tong and the Welsh National Opera sit alongside local legends such as These Septic Stars and Grant Sharkey this week. What are you looking forward to? We'd love to hear your thoughts on our Facebook post.
The Sweetchunks Band Halloween Special at The Black Phoenix
==== TUESDAY 02 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- La Serenissima (17th Centuary Venetian ensemble) Great Italian Concertos | Turner Sims <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/1689233827917109 - Their Honary Patron is the Italian Ambassador to the UK
Will Varley (folk, Brixton) | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/5960388630669403
Old Selves + Canavar + Helestios | Suburbia <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/355452885454987
November Jam, Part One | Gusto lounge <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/464851814906621
---- DJs and Club Nights ---- Halloween Learning Difficulties Club Night | The Edge <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/297744165140165
---- Shows ---- Welsh National Opera - Madam Butterfly / The Barber of Seville | Mayflower Theatre <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/485796932490202
==== WEDNESDAY 03 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Biffy Clyro (rock, Glasgow) | Southampton Guildhall <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/575298883138860
White Flowers (dream pop, Preston) Heka + Superdrone | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/810633156554413
Last week's excellent Open Mic at Suburbia
Open Mic | Suburbia www.facebook.com/events/4384130578330018
---- DJs and Club Nights ---- Salt Sweat Riot (Rocktail Riot vs Salt Sweat Sugar) - Alt + Pop Night | The Shooting Star <22:00> www.facebook.com/events/471944354152187
---- Events ---- November Book Club | The Art House <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/2226444707509520
Kickboxing & Fitness | Drummond Centre <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/4482943028479224
Wednesday Women - Monthly Conversations | Arches Studios <18:00> www.facebook.com/events/320147783249006
==== THURSDAY 04 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Isobel Thatcher (blues, London) Live at Belgium & Blues | Belgium and Blues <20:30> www.facebook.com/events/600361624415962
TV Priest (punk, London) | Heartbreakers <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/2824225661158330
Open Mic with Fragile Lucy | The Rockstone <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/605273627177748
Higher Power (punk, Leeds) + Static Dress | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/426289722205267
Jazz Brew ft. Sundail | Mettricks Guildhall <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/570157264060751
The Henrys | The Arches Artist Studios, Captains Place <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/387733563002008
---- DJs and Club Nights ---- Full Phat - Ego Trippin & T95 | Engine Rooms <22:00> www.facebook.com/events/1039875723480745
Bad Advice Hotline 'Burn Everything Party' | Suburbia <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/930401521163157
---- Shows ---- Klub Kids: The Lawrence Chaney Show | Southampton <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/324863259106213
Itchen for a Laugh: Russell Kane and Friends | St Mary's Stadium <18:00> www.facebook.com/events/454859922545661
==== FRIDAY 05 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- Manu Delago (handpan player and composer, Austria) | Turner Sims <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/2947572862237309
Vicki Delirious Presents an Evening of Comedy and Music | The Firehouse <20:30> ft. These Septic Stars (Experimental Alt Rock, Southampton), Rick Murtagh, Glenn Braley, Spydey www.facebook.com/events/802753803744977
Pylon Poets (alt rock, Torquay) + Jukebox Antics | The Hobbit <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/2044518985705265
Wren (singer with evolving electronic collective, South Coast) | The Brook <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/3009564136030149
Grant Sharkey (Double Bass / Comedy, Southampton) Album Launch | The Art House <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/907881356525929
---- Live Music (Covers) ---- New Age (modern rock) | The Hinkler <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/923417441588850
Somethin'else (classic rock, Southampton) | The Dolphin, St Denys <20:30> www.facebook.com/events/920342965495302
---- DJs and Club Nights ---- Joining Dots - DJ Sangmatron | Mettricks Guildhall <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/541534363588008
Kevin & Perry Go Large - Tribute Gig | Engine Rooms <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/368707771599751
Juiced - Disney Takeover | Switch <22:00> www.facebook.com/events/202516455300036
Karaoke with DJ Daz | Brass Monkey <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/1394399274290498
Karaoke Party Night | Pre-Bar <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/471735980820554
Beyond Blues with Justin P | Belgium and Blues <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/466563007948986
Pop Punk vs Punk Rock | Beards & Boards <17:00> www.facebook.com/events/270123101679546
---- Shows ---- Solve Along a Murder She Wrote: The Corpse Flew First Class | The Stage Door <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/399531751673435
---- Events ---- Southampton Film Week Launch ft. Film Week Shorts | MAST Mayflower Studios <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/342395107656817
Saints vs Aston Villa | St Mary's Stadium <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/391573665652496
Southampton Careers Fair | St Mary's Stadium <10:00> www.facebook.com/events/340369607541359
==== SATURDAY 06 NOVEMBER ==== ---- Live Music ---- City Of Southampton Orchestra 50th Anniversary: Premier of a piece comissioned by John Traill celebrating Southampton | Turner Sims <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/6338648686176184
Hound Dogs for Hire (blues, Bournemouth) | Belgium and Blues <21:30> www.facebook.com/events/945409426047866
