Intimate Venues in the South East Hosting the Next Big Thing

The Hope and Ruin

Vital Brighton grassroots gig venue

The Hope and Ruin is a lively, laid-back pub with a reclaimed vibe, for craft beers and live bands. They strive to support the independent music scene and will play host to Heavy Lungs, Slotface & Ida May in their current listings.

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Patterns

The small space with huge vibes

Providing a platform for underground club culture since 2015, Patterns is now firmly established as one of the favourite grassroots venues in the region. See you at the front at the shows of Aussie rockers, Bad Dreems, soul stalwarts Stone Foundation and Geordie lad Andrew Cushin!

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The 1865

Southampton's largest independent music venue

Grassroots venues don’t get any better than The 1865 – the biggest independent stage in the whole of Southampton. Secure your tickets now for unmissable bands such as Black Spiders, Wheatus & Wargasm.

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Moonshine

Enjoy the best gigs every night

Moonshine is Portsmouth's cultural destination which opened its doors in the 80s and has since championed the music scene. The coming months see unmissable shows from incredible bands such as Black Spiders, Creedence Clearwater Review & Tool Shed.

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The Bullingdon

Check out the iconic Oxford venue

Infamous Oxford venue The Bullingdon has been serving customers for over 135 years. Join in the rich legacy by seeing Welsh alt-rockers Trampolene, electronic reggae icons, Dreadzone and multi-instrumentalist N'Flay Kouyate as they take the stage in the coming months.

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The Face Bar

Reading’s premiere rock spot

The bar and rock club has a reputation for hosting the wildest rock gigs. Get rocked this gigging season down at The Face Bar and secure your tickets for the likes of indie rock newcomers, The Bug Club, energetic punk rockers Personal Trainer & Manc funk-punk masters, A Certain Ratio.

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Tyber's Reggae Bar

Keeping Tunbridge Wells jamming!

Tyber's Reggae Bar is the home of The Dualers and gives ska and reggae the special home they deserve. Support the scene this year with shows from Tyber & Pete From The Dualers, Susan Cadogan & The Decatonics.

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Wedgewood Rooms

Essential Southsea music and comedy venue

The Wedgewood Rooms plays home to both music and comedy gigs. Simply named The Wedge by locals; gig-goers are looking forward to shows from Welsh alt-rockers The Joy Formidable, Electronic maestros, The Orb & rock icons Inspiral Carpets.

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