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Gigs today: ALB Festival 2026 - Saturday at Colchester Castle Park · Essex Deathfest 2026 at Three Wise Monkeys · Brentwood Mac at Alresford Hall · Chemistry: A Tribute To Rush at Colchester Arts Centre

Today


Scouting for Girls + Heather Small + Jon & Jo from S Club 7 + Sweet Love + Rick Parfitt Junior
A full day of the hardest in death, hardcore and crossover
Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits in the beautiful Walled Garden

Tomorrow


Popular live rock and pop covers band based in Essex
Country music comedy act
Singer-songwriter
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess

This Week


All creatives welcome, house guitar supplied
Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
One of our most celebrated songsmiths
Take a journey back in time to remember Michael Jackson with Ben Bowman
An unforgettable night of modern alternative music
Pulse of the Darkside Tour 2026-27

This Month


Formerly know as The Audacity, formerly known as Karilla
The greatest tribute night to the music that was never just a phase
Charity concert by Festival Orchestra and singers
Fiery three-piece rockabilly band from Suffolk
Captivating songwriting and fiery tunes that combine mandolin, fiddle, guitar and banjo
aka. Kevin Pearce
Tribute act
Proper songs, with catchy melodies and memorable lyrics that you can hear
Faux Fighters UK, the UK's finest tribute to the music of the Foo Fighters!
Classic rock and vintage pop covers band
A fantastic folk double-header!
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the classic albums Howlin' Wind and Heat Treatment

October


A truly unique brand of folk music
Some of Essex’s most experienced and accomplished musicians
Reimagining traditional melodies through pizzicato grooves, intricate guitar and boundless improvisation
Speed + thrash metal comes to Three Wise Monkeys
Folk/punk festival favourite
An unforgettable night of smooth tunes, sweet harmonies, and soul-stirring performances
Celebrating over three decades of Celtic rock excellence
Stories of sisterhood, human struggle, the joy of living and the vitality of song
The Time Was tour 2026
The world’s leading tribute to country megastar Luke Combs
An evening of ambient electronic sounds - for a seated audience
Part of the Edgelands festival of leftfield/experimental music running 15-18th October.
Six tribute bands, one night. You chose the anthems
Part of the Edgelands festival of leftfield/experimental music running 15-18th October

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