There's a bit of an American these this week with plenty of bands from across the Atlantic. Perhaps they're trying to compete with the allure of Eurovision? The Allergies gig on Thursday looks very tasty too.
==== TUESDAY 10 MAY ====
---- Live Music ----
Illumanti Hotties (indie rock, Los Angeles - USA) | The Joiners <19:30>
Support: Ducks Ltd, Mal
www.facebook.com/events/510790237431702
Softcult (synth-pop-rock, Ontario - Canada) | Suburbia <19:00>
www.facebook.com/events/254959459960463
Fit for an Autopsy (deathcore, New Jersey - USA) | The Loft <18:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1241108159731968
Groove Bakers: Blues Jam Session | Cricketers Bedford Place <20:30>
www.facebook.com/events/704461804223288
Phil Lyons | The Doghouse in The Guide Dog <20:00>
www.facebook.com/events/311167817695926
Open Mic | The Lion <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/777676429819596
---- DJs and Club Nights ----
Amps Events Presents 90s/2000s Party | Buddha Lounge - Southampton <09:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1173968390024452
---- Shows ----
An Evening of Live Storytelling | MAST (Mayflower Studios) <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/313750247539354
The Sound of Music | The Point, Eastleigh <19:30> - Daily Until Saturday
www.thepointeastleigh.co.uk/events/the-sound-of-music-may-2022
---- Events ----
May Reading Group: White Skin, Black Fuel | October Books <19:00>
www.facebook.com/events/368346595354724
In Conversation: Ruth Maclennan and Ben Rawlence | John Hansard Gallery <18:00>
www.facebook.com/events/5967386096610438
Speed Quizzing | Regents Park <20:00>
www.facebook.com/events/4802858956487521
Mental Health Week - Natural Mindfulness Walk | Itchen Valley Country Park <10:30>
www.facebook.com/events/982026909373156
Poker Night | The Gate Craft Bar, Park Gate <19:00>
www.facebook.com/events/401391594965753
==== WEDNESDAY 11 MAY ====
---- Live Music ----
Knucks (rapper, London) - Alpha Place | The Brook <19:00>
www.facebook.com/events/659126625153866
Sydney Fate (metal, Cardiff) | The Hobbit <19:00>
www.facebook.com/events/456146406300293
Support: Speaking of Witches, S0dds
---- Shows ----
Mortimer and Whitehouse | Southampton Guildhall <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/3022544077997123
---- Events ----
May Book Club: A Journal of the Plague Year | The Bookshop Alehouse <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/379530824014584
Kickboxing & Fitness | Drummond Centre <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/736062964511650
Sapphic Cafe Spring Gathering | The Art House <19:00>
www.facebook.com/events/369996121845236
Smash Bros Gathering | Board in the City <18:30>
www.facebook.com/events/1637300466625834/?event_time_id=1637300469959167
Beginners Yoga Course | Merryoak Community Centre <18:15>
www.facebook.com/events/703106871110599/?event_time_id=703106881110598
Community Cafe and Pantry Wednesday Evenings | The Art House <18:00>
www.facebook.com/events/507242074427645
Community Club | St. James' Park <11:00>
www.facebook.com/events/251449560296144/?event_time_id=251449713629462
==== THURSDAY 12 MAY ====
---- Live Music ----
Chai Wallahs presents: The Allergies (hip-hop / funk, Bristol) | The Brook <19:30>
Support: Izo Fitzroy (funk / blues, London) + Jimi Needles (hip-hop DJ, Bristol) + Diplomats of Sound DJs
www.facebook.com/events/613669150085262
Theo Croker (jazz trumpeter, Florida - USA) | Turner Sims <20:00>
www.facebook.com/events/2030372840464191
Thursday Open Mic Night | The Dolphin, St Denys <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/3239579119652431/?event_time_id=3239579172985759
Miles Kane (indie rock, Wirral) | Engine Rooms <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/455322602181884
Noahfinnce (pop-punk, Buckinghamshire) + The Tyne | The 1865 <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/323050546375018
Coach Party (indie, Isle of Wight) | Heartbreakers <19:00>
www.facebook.com/events/3696641090448450
---- DJs and Club Nights ----
Rehab Thursday - Anything Goes Karaoke | The Shooting Star <22:00>
www.facebook.com/events/663538834716712
---- Shows ----
Edinburgh Fringe Preview - Jarlath Regan and Bilal Zafar | Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/4539269039510403
And There it Was… For the Curious (grow your writing skills) | In Focus Creative Space, Fairways House <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/722738639139110
Vibrant Forest Tap Takeover & Yea Buoy Launch | The Butcher's Hook <16:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1036249523934317
Mayfield Men's Shed | Mayfield Nurseries <10:00>
www.facebook.com/events/536160347894219/?event_time_id=536160354560885
==== FRIDAY 13 MAY ====
---- Live Music ----
Sam Sweeney (folk, Stroud) Band 2022 | Turner Sims <20:00>
www.facebook.com/events/249493363374171
Tom Robinson Band (punk rock, London) | The 1865 <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/327081232002629
Forlorn (melodic Viking metal, Stavanger - Norway) | The Hobbit <19:00>
Support: Helestios, My Black Poison
www.facebook.com/events/675409250240011
Bruce Juice (Springsteen tribute) | Engine Rooms <19:00>
www.facebook.com/events/624118152196353
No Ordinary Joe | The Painted Wagon <19:15>
www.facebook.com/events/689496082357207
---- DJs and Club Nights ----
Crocksteddy Heavy Rock / Alt Djs | Heartbreakers <22:00>
www.facebook.com/events/697766294979364
DJ Ace (BBC Radio 1xtra) | Buddha Lounge <21:00>
www.facebook.com/events/490656616187787
Ravertude Presents Carnage | Sobar <20:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1682311625446128
Rhythm & Bruges | Belgium and Blues <20:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1243084689557821
Karaoke with DJ Rob | Brass Monkey <20:00>
www.facebook.com/events/980608099241219
---- Shows ----
Lexi Wolfe Presents: The Baker Street Ladies (in Person & Online) | The Art House <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/898292334179983
---- Events ----
Mental Health Week - Conservation Task | Itchen Valley Country Park <10:00>
www.facebook.com/events/384103353330487
Saabs at Beaulieu 2022 | National Motor Museum <15:00>
www.facebook.com/events/2927015540944953
Silver Rings Workshop | Joanne Tinley Jewellery <10:00>
www.facebook.com/events/290714656319509
==== SATURDAY 14 MAY ====
---- Live Music ----
Jim Hammond Duo (blues and boogie, Brighton) | Belgium and Blues <21:30>
www.facebook.com/events/396295595356519
Isobel Thatcher (blues, London) & Her Band | The Platform Tavern <21:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1137588330118157
Chicago 9 (Blues, Southampton | The Dolphin, St Denys <21:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1007024496910776
Bear's Den Outstore (acoustic) | The 1865 <20:00>
www.facebook.com/events/950130722357899
Whole Lotta Led (tribute) | The Brook <20:00>
www.facebook.com/events/190626958756841
Floyd in the Flesh (tribute) | Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/2873464732898214
Bare Jams (reggae fusion, Surrey) | The Joiners <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/661047678414948
Good Habits (indie folk, Manchester) | The Art House <19:30>
Support: Pegasuses
www.facebook.com/events/437560748067155
The Sherlocks (Alt rock, Sheffield) | Engine Rooms <19:00>
www.facebook.com/events/562094068455186
King 810 (nu metal, Michigan - USA) | The Loft <19:00>
Support: Afterlife, Yavid, Born a New
www.facebook.com/events/173180801687342
---- Live Music (Covers) ----
Nemesis (rock) | Hop inn <21:00>
www.facebook.com/events/523815585985586
The Smugglers Band (metal, Southampton) | The Firehouse <21:00>
www.facebook.com/events/322814723290452
---- DJs and Club Nights ----
SO3 Collective Garden Party | 5 Rivers <16:00>
www.facebook.com/events/437740134749686
Seaschells Garden Party 2022 | The Alexandra <14:00>
www.facebook.com/events/361687059126586
Jungle vs Garage Rooftop Day Party | Cafe Parfait <16:00>
www.facebook.com/events/708755080311952
Projekt Saturday | Switch <22:30>
www.facebook.com/events/1046696515882192
---- Shows ----
Welsh National Opera: Play Opera Live | MAST (Mayflower Studios) <15:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1609005699441571
---- Events ----
Council of Faiths Peace Walk | East Park (Andrews Park) <00:15>
www.facebook.com/events/551814176482109
Bat Detectives - Ivcp | Itchen Valley Country Park <20:00>
www.facebook.com/events/344257190993249
5 Rhythms Dance | Tracie's Latin Club <16:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1119092042204288
Author Talk: Held in Contempt by Hannah White | October Books <15:00>
www.facebook.com/events/366452302154111
Plant Sale | St. James Road Methodist Church <13:30>
www.facebook.com/events/377015454063133
Encaustic Art | D.@rt Centre, Hedge End <13:00>
www.facebook.com/events/2228470783975781
For the Duration Launch | Unity Brewing Co Tap <12:00>
www.facebook.com/events/572338517435780
Greener City Community Day 2022 | Southampton City Art Gallery <11:00>
www.facebook.com/events/5008847315897649
Community Cafe Saturday Daytimes | The Art House <11:00>
www.facebook.com/events/2859917687633967
Spring Fayre | Sholing Valleys Study Centre <11:00>
www.facebook.com/events/313982160690116
==== SUNDAY 15 MAY ====
---- Live Music ----
Triathalon (psychedelic-pop, New York - USA) | The Joiners <19:30>
www.facebook.com/events/364266335610662
SUSWO Summer Concert 2022 | Turner Sims <17:30>
www.facebook.com/events/5062546050492121
Rash Decision (punk, Cornwall) / Inhuman Nature (metal, London) / Bitterman | The Hobbit <17:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1274332783090739
---- Live Music (Covers) ----
The Decs (ska, Dorset) | 5 Rivers <14:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1283265128862226
Mal Lawrence… a Tribute to the Stars | The Dolphin, St Denys <15:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1156035005190594
---- Shows ----
That'll Be the Day | Mayflower Theatre <19:00>
www.facebook.com/events/995759777639764
---- Events ----
Riverside Park Community Fun Day with Friends of Bitterne Station | Riverside Park <12:00>
www.facebook.com/events/1461748454244162
Litter Pick | Peartree Green <10:00>
www.facebook.com/events/490220569356542
Park Yoga | Southampton Common <09:30>
www.facebook.com/events/381928117138613/?event_time_id=381928130471945
==== MONDAY 16 MAY ====
---- Events ----
Moosickal Veg Out Community Cafe with Jaquie and Steve | October Books <12:30>
www.facebook.com/events/401280488521012
Community Club | St. James' Park <11:00>
www.facebook.com/events/251449560296144/?event_time_id=251449680296132
