Never forget, there’s lots of other events on our calendar, for families and everyone of all ages. But this weekend is a bank holiday, and those local live music hunters will be out on the prowl, so here’s what we’ve found for them….
Thursday 21st August, Just Parsons plays the Foyer Sessions at Chippenham’s Neeld Hall, that’s a freebie. Wild Isles & Plummie Racket are at The Castle, Swindon, free, while The Illegal Eagles are at The Wyvern, ticketed. There’s a Fayre on Salisbury’s Market Square with The Kings of Lounge Trio, and that’s free.
It’s the Welcome to the free Wildwest Country fringe festival at the Three Horseshoes in Bradford-on-Avon, ongoing throughout this week and weekend with a whole lot of circus and music. The Headrush Brass Band plays a hospitality jamboree there on Thursday 21st.
Friday 22nd, and things are really rolling, there’s even a Music for Miniatures at St Andrew’s Church, Devizes, 10:30am, for the under fours!
Staying in Devizes for anyone over the age of four, try out Brogan Pearce singing covers at The Condado Lounge, or a “Haze Session” with Marcus Boll at The Three Crowns. HoneyFest kicks off at The Barge on Honeystreet, camp up for that one all weekend, ticketed, for they’ve The Undercover Hippy, RSVP and The Scribes headlining; sweet as mate.
Zack Linton plays The Lamb on the Strand, with new Zia Pizza company and organised by Bird is the Word. The Free Spirits Band at The Royal Oak, Hawkeridge, a Red Hot Chilli Peppers Tribute at The Wheatsheaf, Calne, and The Blue Moon Band at The Rising Sun, Christian Malford, near Chippenham.
Not Quite Bob at Aldbourne Sports & Social Club. It’s the E-Fest Music Festival in Swindon, and Supersonic Queen at Town Gardens Bowl. A Summer Beer Gin & Rum Festival at The Hop Chapel, but we’re heading into Swindon for a Talk in Code single launch at The Vic, with Riviera Arcade and Flora Fiora in support; bang tidy that’ll be!
Trips out for Devizes-based acts this weekend: No Alarms and No Devizes are not in Devizes, they’re at the Boathouse in Bradford-on-Avon, Jon Amor Trio are at The Royal Oak in Bath. The Vintage Explosion plays Komedia, Bath, but they’re not from around here, I was just running off the Bath paragraph, not to avoid any confusion!
P!nk tribute Vicky Jackson at the Cheese & Grain, Frome. Little Joe at the Coach and Horses, in Salisbury. Fayre on the Square continues at the Market Place in Salisbury with
Rock The Boat DJs. Lonely Road Band at the Wig and Quill, Summer Beer Festival at the Old Mill with Lucas Hardy, and Jetback and Wilton Voices at The Bear.
Don’t forget Flock Steady Beats festie at The Music Baa near Salisbury, ticketed, hurry up, Buster Shuffle and The Dub Pistols headline, with a host of offbeat goodies, including Captain Accident over the course of the weekend; mint sauce me up!
Tucker’s Cider & Music Festival at Tucker’s Grave in Faulkland, El Toro headline Saturday, with Russ Barnes, 41 Fords, The Usual Suspects, Call the Shots, more on Sunday too!
Saturday then, the 23rd August 2025; Bone Chapel at The Southgate, Devizes, and Jambon Chapeau at The Pelican. The Sylvertones at The Duke in Bratton.
Humdinger at The Cooper’s Arms, Pewsey. Sophie Henderson at the Crown, Aldbourne.
Room 101 play The Lamb, Trowbridge, whilst The Twelve Bells have a Punk Picnic. Tex & The Troubadours at Melksham Rock n Roll Club’s monthly dance.
Bradford-on-Avon, you groovy lot! With the Welcome to the free Wildwest Country fringe festival at the Three Horseshoes still going down, there’s CastleFest at the Castle, with a great lineup too.
Thomas Arnold Hall in Warminster has an Ultimate 80’s Revival Disco. Ex Stiff Little Finger XSLF at The Vic in Swindon. Total Rex, a Marc Bolan & T Rex Tribute at Chapel Arts, Bath, and the Big Disco at Komedia.
Forwards Festival over Clifton Downs, Bristol, and we’re heading south, the Tin Shack Band are at The Ram in Tidworth. Jolyon Dixon & Rachel Sinnetta make a welcome return to The Kings Arms, Amesbury.
Sleepwalker at the Fayre on the Market Square in Salisbury. Slingshot at Qudos. Jon Bailey at The Royal George. Hop Back Blues Band at The Duke of York. Timespan at The Horse & Groom. Salisbury Live has a Summer Beer Festival, with Black Iris at The Old Mill and The Bear Inn has an August Bank Holiday Beer Festival with Break Cover, Bob Primmer and Ben Vuckovic.
Sunday 24th, then, the fun never stops! 30+ Daytime Clubbing at The Exchange, Devizes.
Eddie Martin will be at The Southgate around 5pm, and the Roughcut Rebels have got The Three Crowns covered. Potterne Cricket Club’s ever popular Potterne Festival is likely sold out, but you never know your luck!
Talbot-Fest at the Talbot in Calne, then; Dorothy House fundraiser, all free, see the poster, wicked lineup, Talboterrians!!
The Sylvertones are at The Crown in Westbury. Unpredictables at the Boathouse, Bradford-on-Avon. Rorke’s Drift at The Vic Swindon.
Johnny G at The Bell, Bath, Kenyan musician Vonj at Komedia.
Coach & Horses Sunday Session in Salisbury has our homegrown marvel, JP Oldfield. Fayre on the Square continues in the Market Place Salisbury with Park Island, as does the Old Mill’s Summer Beer Festival: with Route 3. Salisbury Live are at The Horse & Groom with The Norfolks, Lucas Hardy and The Late Starters. August Bank Holiday Beer Festival continues at The Bear Inn with Slingshot, Above Board, The Reel Deal. Pudenski Bros at The Goat, and a Picnic in the Park at Redlynch Sports & Social Club with the Woodfalls Band.
The Hammervilles’ Bank Holiday Beach Party at the Cheese & Grain, Frome.
Bank Holiday Monday; yay!! Drew Bryant is at The Three Crowns, Devizes from 3pm, and of course, it’s Black Rat Monday at The British Lion, an annual outdoor Bank Holiday Monday extravaganza, all free, local live bands, they won’t tell us who, a charity BBQ raising funds for Dorothy House.
Box Rocks is of course the other stalwart of August bank holiday, at The Queen’s Head, Box, they’ve got a fantastic lineup including our good friend Chandra; nice one!
The Americania Boatfest is another damn fine option, at the Boat House in Bradford-on-Avon; too many bands to mention, but I’m told our Burn The Midnight Oil will be there, and that’s worth the trip over alone! Staying in Bradford, The Lamb Yard are celebrating 25 years, with Talk in Code headlining, Fly Yeti Fly and The Trapdoor Spiders. It’s all free in Bradford!
Bath, and there’s another free community fest at Komedia, Rusty Shackle, True Strays, and Concrete Prairie, with added Courting Ghosts and Barney Kenny. Barrel House Vipers are at The Bell.
Salisbury, and Pete Donnelly is at The Duke of York, and there’s the last day of the Old Mill’s Summer Beer Festival with SO Uncool.
That’s all we’ve found…….so far….folks, summer is OVER!! I’m sure many will jump on the bandwagon and make me add more to our event calendar really soon!! There’s only one link you need to keep up to date, and its HERE! Have a great weekend!
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