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Gigs today: Kavus Torabi + Tom Peplow at Hot Box Chelmsford · Roots & Grooves Open Mic 09/02/2026 at Roots & Grooves Café · Monday Night Group Sing - 09/02/2026 at Three Wise Monkeys · Fire & Dust: A Woody Guthrie Story - Reg Meuross & The Strike at Colchester Arts Centre

Today


One of Britain's most inventive songwriters over numerous bands and projects
Earlier start tonight to allow more performers
Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
An unforgettable evening of music, storytelling and social history

This Week


A tribute to Lee Scratch Perry
Join us at the Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night every Tuesday night
Ladhood + The Enquiries + Kerosene
Open mic night every 2nd, 3rd, 4th and (5th) Wednesday
The fortnightly jam sesh is on Wednesdays down in the Speakeasy gin bar at Three Wise Monkeys in Colchester
Keep Colchester Cool and Best Days Vintage presents
One of the world's finest guitarists and melodeon players in the Celtic and contemporary folk scene
Join the band - every Thursday from 8:30pm
Sad music for nice folks
Tribute band
Unlucky Valentine night
Hosted by Stu E. Skinner
Saturday
Party band
The third Sunday of every month means the Hot Box blues jam, featuring The Roots Collective as house band
Georgia is back!
Acclaimed British country and Americana duo
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess

This Month


Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
Exquisite folk from one of the country’s most exciting duos
Open mic is every Monday night at Roots and Grooves in Colchester City centre
Open mic night is fortnightly on the first and third Tuesday of each month
Organist Emeritus, Norwich Cathedral
Join us at the Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night every Tuesday night
Open mic night every 2nd, 3rd, 4th and (5th) Wednesday
Independent band from Greater Manchester, UK
Celebrating the hits of the Swinging Sixties
Join the band - every Thursday from 8:30pm
Peonie + Marianne Leigh + Flores Bue + Leon O'Leary
Formed in 2019 by XTC's drummer Terry Chambers, performing classic XTC material
Tribute band
Singer/songwriter from Essex, UK. I write indie-pop songs about my life and its disasters!
My Chemical Romance tribute band
A live music show celebrating the works of Sir Paul McCartney
21 Feb 2026
High-octane, wild UK rockabilly band that play originals and cover songs
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess
Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
Soaring sibling harmony, inspired guitar playing and a rich array of acoustic instruments
Open mic is every Monday night at Roots and Grooves in Colchester City centre
Join us at the Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night every Tuesday night
Open mic night every 2nd, 3rd, 4th and (5th) Wednesday
The fortnightly jam sesh is on Wednesdays down in the Speakeasy gin bar at Three Wise Monkeys in Colchester
Join the band - every Thursday from 8:30pm

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