Music
Gigs, concerts and live music in Reading. Local bands, touring acts, music festivals and who’s playing at Reading’s top music venues.
Local and Year of the Kite produce a live soundtrack for the 1927 cult sci-fi film Metropolis. See it live at South Street Arts Centre.
Pip Blom on touring the UK, playing in Reading, epic music playlists and the best album of all time.
Matt Dyson shows why you should explore the best of Reading’s local bands. This month it’s six-piece alt-pop band Adam & Elvis and their art rock anthems.
To coincide with their appearance at this year’s Are You Listening? Festival, Reading-based band Shoals…
Explore Reading’s editors and writers share the bands they’ll be watching at Are You Listening Festival 2019 – including TVAM, Workin Man Noise Unit, Rozi Plain and Bad Sounds.
Reading’s psych rock three-piece band Doops will wrap you up in wide-eyed fuzzy melody and zip you through the languid dark existential angst
‘EP 1’, the four track first release from Reading band Head Drop, goes right for the jugular with nasty, dirty unforgiving riffs of utter filth.
Readipop Festival returns to Christchurch Meadows for its fourth year in 2019 with its strongest and most diverse music line up yet – The Brand New Heavies, Sleeper, The Orb, CassetteBoy and Audiobullys.
Start your year off well with our pick of the five best gigs happening in Reading in January 2019 including The Keep Cats, Cancer Bats, Citrus and Soup for Readipop’s launch party.
Discover the best gigs to watch in December in Reading, including Who Killed Nancy Johnson?, John Otway, Bad Manners and Roves.
