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UK BLUES VENUES

100 Club
live blues and jazz

606 Club
live jazz and blues seven nights a week in Chelsea

Ain't Nothin' But
A Blues Bar, the small but well established blues bar in London has live blues 7 nights a week including a blues jam on Mondays.

Alexander's Jazz Theatre
Premier live music, jazz, blues and comedy venue in Chester, North West England.

Barnoldswick Blues Club
blues nights organised by Barnoldswick and Colne blues clubs at the Conservative Club in Colne and the Rolls Royce Social Club in Barnoldswick also known as Pendle Blues Club.

Pendle Blues Club
also known as Barnoldswick Blues Club, organises blues nights at Colne Conservative Club and Barnoldswick's Rolls Royce Social Social Club.

Barrelhouse Blues Club
Blues club based in Dorset with information on past and forthcoming gigs.

Basingstoke Blues Club
blues nights held at the Moose Centre

Blues Alive at The Half Moon, Bishop's Stortford
near London Stanstead Airport this blues club is described by Blues Review magazine as "the closest thing to a Delta Juke that you'll find in the United Kingdom" (Editor's column Oct.2000). with a wide variety of aritists including top UK and US names performing live blues in Bishop Stortford, Herts every Wednesday and occasional Saturdays. Gigs every fortnight with Jam nights on alternate Wednesdays.

Blues at the Fortune
Blues in the afternoon on Saturdays at 1-4pm live music bands start at 2pm. Listen to snippets online of bands that have played.

Blues Bar
located in Harrogate, North Yorkshire offers live blues music 7 days a week with exceptional bands that travel from all over the world.

Blues Dragon Club
live blues music in Cardiff, Wales every Thursday 8.30 to 11.00 pm in the upstairs bar from 9pm.

Blues Nights
the South Dorset Blues Appreciation Society website has full gig lists, links, audio samples, pictures etc.

Blues of the Month Club
Regular blues gigs held at the Queens Hotel in Cleethorpes.

Blues of the Month Club
at the Queens Hotel in Cleethorpes

Blues Of The Month Club
at the Beehive in Grimsby

Boaters Blues
The best in Blues & Roots music in Kingston, Surrey

Boogaloo Promotions
Blues & Boogie Club listings in Farnham, plus details of their annual Blues Festival in Farnham and blues weekends around the UK. Includes links to blues bands' sites, blues clubs and magazines.

BoomBoomLive
Live blues and rock in Sutton, Surrey.

Borderline
in the heart of Soho, London has all styles and musical genres

Bottleneck Blues Club
Holds regular blues nights at The Roffen, Rochester and The Jazz & Blues Cafe, Maidstone, Kent.

Bristol Blues Club
at The Bunch of Grapes, Denmark Street, Bristol held on Tuesday nights from 8.30pm. Mainly Free admittance with a pot being passed around during the second set

The Brook
blues pub based in Southampton.

Bullfrog Blues Club
meets most Thursdays on South Parade Pier in The Albert Tavern, Southsea, Portsmouth. Visit the Barking Spider website for information on this and other blues nights in the area.

The Bunch of Grapes
Denmark Street, Bristol - hosts the Bristol Blues Club live blues music every Tuesday night.

Catford Blues Club
The Green Man, Catford, London hosts blues bands every Wednesday night.

The Chicken Shed
Southgate, London has grown from it's humble roots from whence came the name!! Mainly Jazz orientated it also hosts blues artists/bands and the occasional rock band and jam night in the bar.

The Clarendon Arms
Chandlers Cross, Hertfordshire - hosts live music every Thursday.

The Clinton Arms
24 Albert road, Retford, Notts. DN22 6JD. Tel: 01777 702703, contact: Paul Rydel - Regular Blues, Rock, RnB, Covers, Tribute & Acoustic Bands & Artists.

Crawley Blues Club
Three Bridges Social Club, Haslett Avenue, Crawley West Sussex. Contact: TONY MOLLOY. Having very close connections to "The Hawth" in Crawley (a wonderful venue for all sorts od entertainment), the Crawley Blues club engages both National and International Blues performers. Currently, the Club promotes two performances per month, one being devoted to blues bands, and the second to solo accoustic blues artists. Membership is FREE. Door fees vary between £6 and £10 per head depending upon the artist(s). This is a well-organised, well attended friendly club.

The Crown
Leyhill, Bucks - hosts live music including blues acts/bands

Darlington R&B Club
hosts live blues and rock bands

The Dorset Blues Society
Dorchester Arts Centre, School Lane, The Grove, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XR + Telephone: +44 (0)1305 266926) holds regular blues nights with major and lesser known blues acts / bands.

The Edinburgh Blues Collective
A regular event which is held in Edinburgh site contains links to other Scottish Blues sites.

Fibbers Cafe Bar and Live Music Venue, York
live music every night from local and touring national bands.

Forest Arts
New Milton, Hampshire - blues and more

The Fortune
Laindon, Essex - regular blues at the Fortune.

The Fox and Hounds
Stony Stratford - live folk, blues & jazz.

Guisborough R&B Club
Guisborough Football Club, King George V Playing Field, Howlbeck Rd, Guisborough, Cleveland TS14 6LE. Organisers have a blues festival running this year, plus regular appearances from named and local artists, jam night etc.

The Globe
Brentford - blues and a variety of other music.

The Greyhound
School Lane, Harlow, Essex - live bands Thursday nights.

Gordon Craig Theatre
Stevenage, Herts hosts a variety of music including blues.

The Greys
Brighton - acoustic roots music.

Half Moon
Bishops Stortford - Blues Alive hosts a wide variety of top name US & UK artists on alternating Wednesdays with a blues jam and occasional Saturday gigs

Hooker's Blues Club
the only blues club in Wrexham!

The Irish Blues Club, J.J. Smyths, Dublin - very popular Tuesday night gigs have helped to finance their own CD's.

Jagz
Ascot club/bar/restaurant, stages the best in all forms of jazz & blues

Jazz And Blues At The Park
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire - new venue hosting Live Jazz and Blues.

The Joiners, Southampton
with a 30 year history of quality blues and rock music, this recently refurbished venue is launching an ambitious programme of authentic American blues, R ‘n’ B and acoustic roots music.

The Kite Club
The Downtown Bar, The Station Hotel, Talbot Road, Blackpool. Blues on Friday nights.

The Kings Head
Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, Tel: 01684 592621 or Fax: 01684 594256

Mojo Boogie
Sunday night blues at the 100 Club, Oxford Steet, London

Montuno's
138-139 Shoreditch High Street, (Corner of Rivington Street), London E1 6JE. Tel: (0)7005 947310. Regular jazz/funk/swing/blues most nights plus open mic/jam night every Tuesday lunchtime and evening.

The Moon and Sixpence
Glossop live music and blues.

The New Crawdaddy Blues Club
The BelvedereHarding Elms Road, Billericay, Essex CM11 2UH. Door open 8.30pm. For info Contact : Paul Dean - 01702-347007 or visit www.newcrawdaddyclub.co.uk - club history, gig guide, links to booked bands websites, live photo's of bands in action, info on resident band The Heaters, booking contact details and more, this is a customer and band friendly venue with " keeping Blues music live " as its main aim.

The New Crawdaddy Club
at The Belvedere, Basildon, Essex

Pete Feenstra
Promotes blues / rock / R&B / roots and quality tribute artists/bands of the calibre of Walter Trout, Omar & The Howlers, Mick Taylor, The Yardbirds, Larry Garner etc. at a variety of venues.

Reflex Blues Club
Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - hosting great blues music

RipleyBlues
promotes the best in blues/rock music on a non profit basis with occasional (special!) gigs at Ripley Town Hall near Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

The Running Horse
Nottingham live music venue with blues and open jam nights, live artists & bands, news, previews plus a ton of blues lyrics onsite.

The Robin Blues Clubs
Online Magazine of The Robin R & B Clubs, home of the Midlands best live music venues.

Ronnie Scott's
the world famous London jazz night club

The Shed
music and poetry venue in Brawby, near Malton, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England. International artists performing contemporary jazz, blues, folk, country, world & improvised music, comedy and poetry in front of an old shed door.

Spalding Blues Club
at the Red Lion Hotel, Spalding

The Station Tavern
excellent blues venue based in London.

Stormy Mondays@Bulls Head
Blues at the Bulls Head, Barnes, London.

The Sutton Blues Collective
meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month...guests include Ben Andrews, Steve James and Kent Duchaine.

Sutton Acoustic Music Club
Sutton Acoustic Music Club organises acoustic music events in South London. Their regular nights run at the Kings Head Pub, Merton High Street, South Wimbledon, London SW19, The club runs monthly on Sunday nights starting at 8pm.

Telford's Warehouse, Chester

The Top Bell, Barton under Needwood

The Torrington
North Finchley, London - has been a music venue for 33 years hosting local and top name acts/bands in all genres of music.

Tubby's Blues Club
Formed to help raise funds for Gloucester Hospital.

Warrington Rhythm & Blues Club
Warrington Town FC. Bringing you the Best R & B in the North West.

The Watering Hole is the venue in Perranporth, Cornwall for live music and parties. We hold B.B.Q.'s every Monday and Thursday throughout the summer as well as hosting live music most weekends.

The Wheatsheaf
Leighton Buzzard - has been hosting live music events for 11 years. This twice-weekly venue showcases bands on the National and International circuit from as far afield as Canada and Russia. Styles range through Rock, Blues, Indy and Celtic with both original and cover material being played. Bands are on normally every Saturday and alternate Wednesdays and Fridays.

Windlesham Live
Surrey - live music venue hosting various genres of music including blues.

The Woodman
Louth Town Center - upstairs bar hosts live music performances. A full sound system with a custom built mixing desk, a computerised lighting rig, and a resident sound engineer are all on hand.

Zoom Club
Blues at the George IV, Chiswick High Rd, London every Sunday.