November 2025
Issue 09
The clocks may have changed and the weather too, but there are well over 100 musical acts to enjoy this month - in the warm and dry! Support your local music scene - it needs you!
01.11.25 Saturday
An Audience with
Young Martyrs + Dave Burn
Tickets £15
Date: 01/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 22.30
Chapel Arts Centre, 9 Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR.
Special Album Launch gig! DIGGING FOR GOLD
Andy Burden Band
Date: 01/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 22.30
The Ram, 20 Widcombe Parade, Bath BA2 4LD, UK.
Speaking in Tongues
Date: 01/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW.
The Mighty High Times
Date: 01/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Rd, Bath BA2 3BW, UK.
Ritual Error + Plague The State + Menthol Lungs
Tickets £7 adv £4 U18/unwaged
Date: 01/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Pump,147 Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 8BN.
Junkyard Dogs
Pay what you want.
Date: 01/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 23.00
Old Road Tavern, Old Rd, Chippenham SN15 1JA, UK
The Bucky Rage + The Kidney Flowers + DJ Neil MacInnes
More Hang Ups DJ Neil MacInnes King of the fuzz 45’s IG
Date: 01/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA, UK.
02.11.25 Sunday
H_NGM_N + Brightr + Mexican Dave
Tickets £7 adv £5 U18/unwaged
Date: 02/11/25 Time: 12.30 - 16.00
The Pump,147 Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 8BN.
Joli Blon Cajun Band
Date: 02/11/25 Time: 13.00 - 15.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK
Live in Session:
Mark Harrison
Date: 02/11/25 Time: 14.00 - 16.00
The Electric Bar, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath BA1 1EP, UK.
Jodie Austen
Date: 02/11/25 Time: 16.00 - 18.00
The Grapes, 14 Westgate St, Bath BA1 1EQ.
Mirielle Mathlener Band
Date: 02/11/25 Time: 15.00 - 17.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA, UK.
The Breath
Tickets £21.50
Date: 02/11/25 Time: 20.30 - 22.30
Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ, UK.
03.11.25 Monday
Sliders
Date: 03/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
04.11.25 Tuesday
Monkeyboot presents
Nobody’s Dad + Pit Feeders + Bellyfull
Pit Feeders IG
Date: 04/11/25 Time: 20.30 - 23.00
The Jesters Comedy Club, 17 Alfred St, Bath BA1 2QU, UK.
05.11.25 Wednesday
Xaman X
Date: 05/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
06.11.25 Thursday
Will Lawton & Ludwig Mack + Freya Everest
Tickets £15
Date: 06/11/25 Time: 19.30 - 22.30
The Pound Arts Centre, 60 Pound Pill, Corsham SN13 9HX, UK.
07.11.25 Friday
Little Comets
Tickets £23
Date: 07/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
Komedia, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath BA1 1EP, UK.
Gopherit Events present
Daffodils + Guzzlers + Grave Danger + Point 5
Guzzlers IG
Tickets £7 or £10 otd
Date: 07/11/25 Time: 19.30 - 22.30
Burdall’s Yard, 7A Anglo Terrace, Bath BA1 5NH, UK.
Jasper Høiby’s 3Elements
Tickets £21.50/£13
Date: 07/11/25 Time: 19.30 - 22.30
Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ, UK.
Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra
Tickets £16.50
Date: 07/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 22.30
Chapel Arts Centre, 9 Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR, UK.
Neirin
Date: 07/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 22.30
Green Park Brasserie, 6 Green Park Rd, Bath BA1 1JB, UK
James Hollingsworth
Date: 07/11/25 Time: 20.30 - 23.00
The Ram, 20 Widcombe Parade, Bath BA2 4LD, UK.
Desmond’s Dawn
Date: 07/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Rd, Bath BA2 3BW, UK
Hacksaw, Hell Death Fury & Baroness Homme
FB Hacksaw
Date: 07/11/25 Time: 20.30 - 23.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA, UK.
Our Man in the Field + Grace Bland
Tickets £20
Date: 07/11/25 Time: 19.30 - 22.30
Ustinov Studio, 1 Saw Cl, Bath BA1 1EY, UK.
08.11.25 Saturday
Metal For Honour
Lost + Asylum + Redshift + Buried in Bermuda + These Foundations + Dirty Crows + Crooked Shapes + Tooth and Dagger + Recreance
Fund raiser £1
Date: 08/11/25 Time: 13.30 - 22.30
The Centurion Inn, Poolemead Rd, Bath BA2 1QR, UK.
Broken Fires + Truck
Tickets £8 adv, £5 U18/unwaged
Date: 08/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 23.00
The Pump,147 Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 8BN.
An Evening with Clive Deamer + Get The Blessing
DJ The Geesta
IGs - Clive Deamer - Get The Blessing
Tickets £11
Date: 08/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
Roseberry Road Studios, 28 Roseberry Rd, Bath BA2 3DX
The Houdinis
Date: 08/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Rd, Bath BA2 3BW, UK.
Motorik Road Trip + Tharsis
Date: 08/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA, UK.
Devil’s Doorbell + JP Oldfield + Jerry Shirazian
Jerry Shirazian IG
Pay what you want
Date: 08/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 23.00
Old Road Tavern, Old Rd, Chippenham SN15 1JA, UK
09.11.25 Sunday
Blue Midnight
Date: 09/11/25 Time: 13.00 - 15.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
Ragged Union
Date: 09/11/25 Time: 15.00 - 17.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA, UK.
10.11.25 Monday
Tryani Collective
Date: 10/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
11.11.25 Tuesday
12.11.25 Wednesday
Fromage en Feu
Date: 12/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK
13.11.25 Thursday
DG Solaris
Tickets £18
Date: 13/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 22.30
HydeAway, Search for the eagle, Frome BA11 1DR.
14.11.25 Friday
Ashley Campbell + 4 Piece Band
Tickets adv £23 otd £25
Date: 14/11/25 Time: 20.30 - 22.30
Chapel Arts Centre, 9 Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR, UK.
Thee Wild West Presents
Shoun Shoun + Leathers + Baroness Homme
Leathers IG
Date: 14/11/25 Time: 20.30 - 22.30
The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Rd, Bath BA2 3BW, UK.
Pasha Finn & The Ellipsis + Just Parsons + Jim Blackman
Just Parsons IG - Jim Blackman IG
Pay what you can
Date: 14/11/25 Time: 19.00 - 22.30
St Jame’s Wine Vaults, 10 St James’s St, Bath BA1 2TW.
The Pump Acoustic Club featuring
Brian Stone & the Masters of None
£4 otd
Date: 14/11/25 Time: 20.30 - 22.30
The Pump, Trowbridge, 147 Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 8BN, UK.
Nova Nights 2:
The Sunnies + Between The Lines + Half Life
£5
Date: 14/11/25 Time: 20.30 - 22.30
The Lamb, Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 8BN, UK.
15.11.25 Saturday
All proceeds support Project One Wave — a beach-debris repurposing initiative led by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation.
A full day of art, performance and community spirit at Rockaway Park, including:
Art and photography exhibitions
Light sculptures and installations
Creative workshops and live mural painting
Information and awareness stalls from marine conservation groups
Guest speakers
DJs and live performances
A screening of Ocean with David Attenborough
More details and Tickets - Donations from £5
Date: 15/11/25 Time: 12.00 - 21.00
Rockaway Park, Eastcourt Rd, Temple Cloud, Bristol BS39 5BU.
Keeno + Vio.let + Djs/
Tickets £20
Date: 15/11/25 Time: 16.00 - 23.00
Roseberry studios, 25, 28 Roseberry Rd, Bath BA2 3DX.
Thelivingroomatthegrapes present
Jim Godfrey (and Friends)
Tickets £10 (tickets limited)
Date: 15/11/25 Time: 19.30 - 22.30
Upstairs at The Grapes, 14 Westgate St, Bath BA1 1EQ, UK
Accelerated Mutation, SeAcide, Menthol Lungs, Sunflower Princess
Pay what you want
Date: 15/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 22.30
Old Road Tavern, Old Rd, Chippenham SN15 1JA, UK.
The Forgetting Curve
Date: 15/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA, UK.
Mighty Magic Animal + Duke Fishron + Panicscull
Tickets £6
Date: 15/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 23.00
The Pump 147 Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 8BN.
16.11.25 Sunday
Rag Mana Rag
Date: 16/11/25 Time: 13.00 - 15.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
The Jon Amor Trio
Date: 15/11/25 Time: 15.00 - 17.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA, UK.
17.11.25 Monday
Sexteto Gringo
Date: 17/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
18.11.25 Tuesday
19.11.25 Wednesday
Fundraiser for Dorothy House
Lunda + album listening event
Date: 19/11/25 Time: 19.30 - 22.30
The Waverley, 62-63 Market Pl, Chippenham SN15 3HG, UK.
Tunng + Pictish Trail
Tickets £26
Date: 19/11/25 Time: 19.30 - 22.30
Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ, UK
Clusterfunk
Date: 19/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
20.11.25 Thursday
21.11.25 Friday
Peter Hook & The Light
Tickets from £43
Date: 21/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
Komedia, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath BA1 1EP, UK.
The Worried Men
Date: 21/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Rd, Bath BA2 3BW, UK.
Album launch!
Mac Lloyd + Parkii
Parkii - IG
Tickets £6 - £8
Date: 21/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 22.30
Old Road Tavern, Old Rd, Chippenham SN15 1JA, UK.
Baka Beyond
Tickets £16 or £18 otd
Date: 21/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 22.30
Chapel Arts Centre, 9 Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR, UK.
Daisy Chapman + Bluebeard & The Desperate Hours
Date: 21/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Pump, Trowbridge, 147 Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 8BN, UK.
22.11.25 Saturday
Bugeye + Honeyglow
Tickets £8 adv £5 U18/unwaged
Date: 22/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 23.00
The Pump,147 Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 8BN.
Thee Wild West present
Ravenous Hounds + Leathers
Leathers IG
Date: 22/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA, UK.
Bill Frisell Trio (Rudy Royston and Thomas Morgan)
Tickets £21 - £38
Date: 22/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ, UK.
23.11.25 Sunday
Magic Violin Trio
Date: 23/11/25 Time: 13.00 - 15.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
The Backwood Redeemers
Date: 23/11/25 Time: 15.00 - 17.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA.
Gig at the end of the Universe: Geoffrey Breeze
Date: 23/11/25 Time: 18.30 - 20.30
The West Gate, 38 Westgate St, Bath BA1 1EL, UK.
24.11.25 Monday
Jitsuto, Moore & Jones
Eli Jitsuto (Snazzback) on guitar, Dan Moore (Modulus III) on organ and Matt Jones (The Brackish) on drums.
Date: 24/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
25.11.25 Tuesday
26.11.25 Wednesday
Robben Ford
Tickets £31
Date: 26/11/25 Time: 19.00 - 22.30
Komedia, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath BA1 1EP, UK.
Stone Cold Hustle
Date: 26/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
27.11.25 Thursday
(Christmas market Bath starts - get your wooden ties)
28.11.25 Friday
Elevator
Date: 28/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 23.00
The Claremont, 5 Claremont Rd, Bath BA1 6EH, UK.
The Tritones
Date: 28/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 23.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA.
Young Loud and Snotty present
Bunny Boilers + Bozos
Tickets £5
Date: 28/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 23.00
The Back Bar, The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
Screaming Dead + The Lone Sharks
Date: 28/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Rd, Bath BA2 3BW, UK.
Throned + These Foundations + Butane Skies
Pay what you want
Date: 28/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
Old Road Tavern, Old Rd, Chippenham SN15 1JA, UK.
Lucky Number Seven + Crooked Snout
Tickets £8 adv, £5 U18/unwaged
Date: 28/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 23.00
The Pump, Trowbridge, 147 Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 8BN, UK.
29.11.25 Saturday
Little Rituals present
Heliocentrics
A night of audio-visual psychedelia - with added cocktails.
Tickets £23
Date: 29/11/25 Time: 19.15 - 22.30
Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ, UK.
Wilswood Buoys + Concrete Prairie
Tickets £11 adv, £5 U18/unwaged
Date: 29/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 22.30
The Pump,147 Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 8BN.
Rumbrave + Dropping Like Flys
Date: 29/11/25 Time: 20.00 - 23.00
55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA.
The farewell show
Radiation Sickness
Pay what you want
Date: 29/11/25 Time: 21.00 - 23.00
Old Road Tavern, Old Rd, Chippenham SN15 1JA, UK.
30.11.25 Sunday
Old Baby Mackerel
Date: 30/11/25 Time: 13.00 - 15.00
The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BW, UK.
Super Blue Moon
Date: 30/11/25 Time: 15.00 - 17.00
The Three Horseshoes, 55 Frome Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA.
And finallys…
Congratulations to the team behind The Three Horseshoes in BOA for winning the Best Music Venue in Wiltshire award. Very well deserved.
Bath Open Mics, Jams & Join-ins
Weekly:
Monday 7pm - 9pm at The Pig & Whistle hosted by Drew Neirn IG
Tuesday 8pm at The Saracen’s Head hosted by Drew Neirn IG
Thursday 8pm at The Bell Inn “The Playgroup”. To book your slot email Pasha (pasha_finn@hotmail.com)
Monthly:
First Tuesday of the month 8pm at The Grapes “Howlin’ Hans Songwriters’ Circle”.
First Tuesday of the month 8pm The Royal Oak. Get a free drink! Turn up before 8pm or send a message pasha_finn@hotmail.com to play.
Second Tuesday of the month 8pm at The Grapes “Blues Jam Night” with Lloyd Edwards and Art Banymandhub. Speak to Lloyd or Art in advance to book your spot.
Third Tuesday of the month 8pm at The Grapes “Jam on Toast” free-spirited collaboration and musical experimentation. Whether you’re an experienced musician or just starting out come join in.
Last Tuesday of the month 7.30pm Back Bar of The Bell Fusion Jam - Jazz/Funk/Latin. Musicians welcome to join the Jam.
First Wednesday of the month 8pm - 10pm at The Curfew hosted by Bath Guitar School DM or email openmicbath@gmail.com to sign up IG
Second Wednesday of the month 8pm at The Grapes “Bath Skiffle Jam”.
Third Wednesday of the month 7- 9pm The Moorfields with Dee IG
Last Wednesday of the month 8pm “Bath Ukulele Meet-up” open to all levels playing everything from classic hits to modern tunes in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. FB
Last Thursday of the month (term time only) 7pm - 9pm at Music Workshop, Green Park. To take part email evie@musicworkshop.org.uk
Last Friday of the month 9pm at The Trinity Inn hosted by Jed Martin IG
Term time on Fridays and Mondays Music Workshop’s JamLab. For ages 11+ and adults. Each Jam Lab season is a 5 session workshop where musicians get to experience working with and performing as a band. The next season starts 14th November so apply now. There is a currently subsided price of £50 for 5 x 2hr including the performance night in the cafe.
In Bradford on Avon:
Fortnightly on Sunday Open Mic and Jam night 7pm - 10pm with Dan Sealey at The Coach House.
In Chippenham:
Third 3rd Tuesday of the month 7pm with Milly Hayward at The Waverley
Second Wednesday of the month 7pm at The Three Crowns
First and Third Thursday of the month for under 18’s 7 - 9pm at Cousin Norman’s hosted by Riverbank Studios.
Last Sunday of every month 8pm at the Old Road Tavern.
In Trowbridge:
Last Wednesday of the month 8pm at Stallards Inn hosted by Terry Sheppard.
First Sunday of the month 8pm at The Lamb Pub
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Recent local bands’ releases:
Time Travel - On the iPlayer there’s a great Julian temple BBC 4 documentary about The Clash and suddenly it’a 1977 again..
And now the 90’s...
Re-live/visit it here - nice. There’s a lot more cool music stuff on this substack.
Hey South West bands - DM me if you want to your new release to be listed in the gig guide next time ..
There’s an alternative to Bandcamp for musicians launching in December - check it out here.
Want to play The Shoes? They’re booking for 2026 now! Email - bands@theshoesboa.com Complete the auto-reply with all the details they need to get you booked in.
“We fill up fast and are pushing grassroots and bands that play originals, so don’t be offended if we don’t get back to you. We still love you x”.
Well that’s it, the deadline has arrived so the month’s gig guide has to be published. Hope you enjoyed it and feel inclined to check some of the gigs out. If you have feedback message me. A big thank you to all the readers and my 203 subscribers! Please share or subscribe to the guide. If you see me at a gig say hello. Till the end of November then, Mike J